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Vocabulary p17
Communication p 18
Writing bank p 153
2.1 Silver sereen
2.2 Built to last
2.8 Stories in the news
Vocabulary p 31
Communication p32
Writing bank p 154
8.1 Your place or mine?
8.2 City life
3.8 Beo-homes
Vocabulary p 45,
Communication p 46
Writing bank p 155
4.1 Catch me if you can
4.2 Getting rich quick:
4.8 Spend moret
Vocabulary p59
Communication p 60
Writing bank p 156
5.1 Are you creative?
5.2 Time well spent?
5.3 Memorable meals
Vocabulary p73
Communication p74
Writing bank p157
Encourage further conversation by ‘Auxiliary verbs (do, be, have)
‘expressing interest in what Is said
‘Start a conversation witha stranger Present Simple and Present
Continuous
Retell simple narrative in your own words Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple
Phrasal verbs
Describe a friend
‘Wire a semi-formal emai introduce yours How t.. ite informal/semifermal emails
Give opinions and agree/disagree Defining relative clauses
Describe an object The passive
Describe an important event from your Ufe Past Simple and Past Continuous
In the news
Describe a fim
Write a description ofan event How to... sequence a narrative
‘Make a complaint Future plans
Compare cities ‘Comparatives and superatves
Take notes while listening Future possibilty
Prefixes and suffixes
Describe hopes, dreams and ambitions
‘Write an email of complaint How t...complain
Use intonation to check and confirm ‘Question tags
information
Carry out a survey and present results Modal vers of obligation and
prohibition
‘Ask for and give claificaion Zero and First Conditionals with if
Wwhen/unless[as soon as
Confusing words
‘Give reasons for opinions
Write a report on factual information How to..use formal inkers
Describe your response to a picture Present Perfect Continuous and
Present Perfect Simple
Describe a pastime Verb patterns with «Ing and infinitive
Describe a restaurant ‘Countable and uncountable nouns
Explaining what you mean
Make a short presentation
Write a detailed description ofan object How to... describe an objectContents
Intonation in echo questions, ‘Unusual hobbies
Not in my culture.
Personality Sounds and spelling: ‘eat bestfriend
How to...starta conversation witha stranger How many friends should you have?
Arguing Falling outwith someone
Brotherly love?
Reference p19, Review and practice p 20
Word stress on word endings: The news,
News stories
‘Reference p 33, Review and practice p34
How to... complain politely Yourhome-Myhome
Ahome exchange
Problems with the home exchange
GityHlove
Kyoto, Japan
Why not move to.
Compound nouns ‘Word stress in compound nouns ‘What does the future hold?
Future predictions
Reference p 47, Review and practice p 48
How to. ask for clarification How you are persuaded to buy more
Behavioural advertising
Reference p 61, Review and practice p 62
How to... describe your response to a picture Describing paintings
‘Weak forms 3 Ways to become more creative
Describing pastimes ‘Sounds and speling:‘a" Hannah Cheung - film-maker
Reviews,
Food How to. describe a restaurant ‘The world’s best restaurant
‘restaurant in Bruges
Reference p 75, Review and practice p76| Contents
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6 6.1 Across Africa Describe a memorable photo ast Perfect Simple
BEC
6.2 Down under Get around a new place Uses of ike
ed
6.3 Travellers’ tales Talk about unexpected evens tiles
Vooubulary p87 Expressions with get
Communication p 8 Suggest and respond to ideas
Writing banke p 158 Wite a detaed description ofa pace How to...wite adescipton ofa place
77.1 Learning from experience Describe a learing experience Subject and object questions
|
17.2 Great teachers Describe a teacher rom your past Used and would
17. Is never too late Carry out an interview Modal of abit, ast and present
Vocabulary p :ot Learning: iioms and phrasal verbs
Communication » 102 Discuss options and make a decison
Writing banke p59 Summarieashort article How to. wie a summary
8.1 Changing the rules Discuss problems and suggest changes Second Conditional
Change
8.2 Change the world Express and respond to opinions: Adverbs
perer)
8.8 Making the right decisions Describe the effect of important decisions Third Conditional
Vocabulary p 5 Word butding
Communication 916 Express and respond to eetings
Writing bank p 160 Wie aout change Howto. witea personal email
| 9.1 Freedom at work Ask tor datcation "Moke, let; allow
9.2 Skills and experience Take notes while listening, i Reported speech
9.3 New on the job Describe jo sis Past obligation/permisson
Vooabulary p29 Uk and US Engh
Communication p30 Answer interview questions
Writing bank p 161 ‘Write a formal email/letter of application How to... write a formal email/letter of application
10 10.1 Childhood memories Respond toa poem 1 wishlf ony
preety
10.2 Memorable people Briefly describe a famous person Review of past tenses
Pea
103 Saying goodbye Understand cultural ferences Phrasal verbs
Voosbulary p43 The senses
Communiontion 144 Talking about memories
Writing bank p12 Wie simple essay How tox ite sinple essay
eee Cr Lee uenceContents
Descriptive language How to... describe a memorable photo ‘Extract from Travels Across Africa
Travel photos
Places in a city around a new place ‘Travelling around Australia
Intonation in questions Danni Minogue in Melbourne
Traveling ‘Sentence stress Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Strange things happen when you travel.
Reference p 9, Review and practice p90
Education Connected speeck
How tow carry out an interview Tnever to late
Old age
Reference p 103, Review and practice 9104
The law How to.. discuss problems and suggest changes ‘The Forbidden Apple
Chis | Edinburgh and Madrid
Global issues ‘Sounds and speling:'o" omic marathon man raises £200,000
How to...express attitude and respond to opinions Changes in the world
Life decisions ‘Sentence stess in the Third Conditional Your ie, your decisions
Important decisions
Reference p17, Review and practice p18
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Job requirements
hterent bs
Reference p 131, Review and practice p132
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Childhood memory
Erma Bombeck
Biographies Pronouncng numbers Some famous people
How tooesay numbers ohm
‘Word stress in phrasal verbs We're letting you 20
How to...say goodbye (in person) Some goodbyes
Saying goodbye on the phone
Reference p 145, Review and practice p146
Coonekeckcd ean eaeDo you know.
EBB a Complete the mind maps with words from the
box.
2 Do you know these tenses? Match the
sentences (1-7) with the tenses (a-g)..
1 Ive ved here since Iwas a cil
2. She's studying French atthe Sorbonne. beach coffee colleague daughter
Bbartaresere ase eran doorbell hall husband island potato
(oof sightseeing stepmother tourist
44 already eaten lunch so | wasn't hungry. ee eae
5 He was playing his guitar when the string broke,
6. tinteaving the company in uly.
7 Irie about fiteen emails a day. .
a Present Simple Crave) od an and drin a Pome) losin
Present Continuous for ongoing actions)
€ Present Continuous (fr future actions)
4. Present Perfect, 2
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Past Perfect
Bb Complete the sentences withthe tenses (2-8)
from exercise 1a.
1 Weuse the ___ to describe something that
started and finished in the past.
2 Weuse the ___ to describe a future plan.
3 Weuse the ___ to describe something that
started in the past and continues in the present.
'b Underline any /2/ sounds in the words in
exercise 3a.
© Add some more words to each mind map.
CMB a complete the table withthe comect verbs,
44 Weuse the to deserbe something thats 2 oe
state, habit or general tt
5 Weuse the to describe a temporary verb houn adjective
situation tats happening round now. educate | educated
6 We use the ___ to describe something that @ improvement _|improved
happened before another event nthe past ——e fae
Weuse the to describe somethin —
7” femporay that was in progress ata time Inthe oven fea a
ah 100K [expense o
700 beauty ©
GAB can you recognise the underlined parts of the attract attraction o.
sentences? Label them wit the headings in the w appteation [wai
box.
‘Mark the main stress in the words in the table
in exercise 4a. How many syllables are there in
each word?
fiom (x2) phrasal verb (x2)
suffix (2)
prefix (x2)
GBB Put the words in the correct order to make useful
phrases for the classroom.
1. The story was unbelievable!
Can you give me a hand with this?
could/a/
She grew up in Ecuador. 1
3
4 Wve given up eating chocolate!
5 This meat is overcooked.
6 Happiness is the most important thing,
7. This is the poem that | learned by heart.
8 Iwas always useless at Maths.
le speak/you/please/up ?
dictionary,/I/could/your/borrow ?
you/paper,/give/some/could/please/me ?
these/down/words/write
in/do/English/say/you/how/"X" ?
mean/does/‘X"/what ?
and/the/between/what’s/‘X'/"Y'/difference ?
you/again/say/can/that ?
are/page/on/we/what ?Work in pairs and look at the photos. What relationship do
you think the people in each photo might have?
Put the words in the box under these headings:
@ work/school, (b) family, (€) friends, (4) other. Can you add f
any more words under each heading?
acquaintance best friend boss classmate
ex-girlfriend father-in-law friend ofa friend
stranger old friend team-mate
close friend colleague
husband stepmother
Match the phrases in bold from A with the correct definition from B.
A
4 Pm sorry you're leaving. Let's Keep In touch.
2 We have the same sense of humour and like the
same jokes.
3 We're both sporty. Infact, we have a lot in common,
4 |hope we don't lose touch when you move away.
5 He's really nice when you get to know him.
6 I really enjoy her company.
7 They fell out over money and didn't speak to each
other for years,
8 We're really on the same wavelength,
8
not stay in contact
like to be with him/her
know him/her better
find the same things funny
like enjoy the same things
stop being friends
understand each other well
stay in contact
Look at the words from the box in exercise 2 and think of four people you
know. Work in pairs and describe your relationship with the people you chose.Grammar ERT
Speaking and listening
(EBD Work in pairs. Match the hobbies (1-5) with the photos
8)
4 snowkiting 3. juggling 5 sudoku
2 tai chi 4 astronomy
EBB a complete the phrases in bold withthe prepositions
from the box.
about (x3) at for on(xa) in (x2) to
What subjects do you lke reading ?
What do you use the Internet z
What activities and hobbies are you good 2
What do you spend too much time
What do you worry 2
What types of exercise are you keen 2
What do you usually talk with frends?
What cultures are you interested ?
What clubs do you belong, 7
20 How many languages are you fluent 2
Bb Workin pairs. Choose five
questions from exercise 2a and write
down what you think your partner's,
answers will be
© Ask your partner your questions.
Were your ideas correct?
EBB a © = istento five dialogues about
the hobbies in the photos. Which
questions from exercise 2a do the
speakers answer?
‘What were their answers? Write one
key word for each speaker.
© Listen again and make notes about
the different hobbies. Then work in
pairs and compare your notes.
Work in pairs. Do you do any of the
activities in the photos? Do you have
any other unusual hobbies?Grammar | auxiliary verbs (do, be, have)
EBB a Look at the Active grammar box. Complete the example
sentences with an auxiliary verb, Make sure you use the
correct tense.
b © s Usten and check your answers.
Active grammar
‘A Wh- questions
1A How you learn to do that?
B: Well, I started off.
Yes/No questions
a she have a telescope then?
3 you been there?
Echo questions (to check understanding or show
interest)
4 &: I'm quite good at juggling.
B: you?
Negatives
5 &: Can you juggle with plates?
8: No, | think | could do that!
6! ‘even been skiing!
Short answers
7 &: Do you do itreqularly?
B: No, | .
‘&: Have you been there?
B: Yes, |
As Isn't it terfying?
B: Yes, it . That's the whole point!
see Reference page 19
GBB Find and correct two mistakes in each dialogue.
1A: What subjects do you likes reading about?
Oh, 'm quite interested in sport,
‘Are you? What sports you like?
B: Tennis and football, mainly.
What do you worry about?
B: I not worry much. I guess sometimes | worry about money.
Does you? Ido too,
3. A: Use you the Internet a lot?
B: No, not really. | not have time, Do you?
‘A: Yes, all the time,
4 A: Have you seen that film yet?
B: No, I didn't. What about you?
Yes. | saw it last week.
«Was it any good?
‘A: Yes, it were.
Beh
Pronunciation | intonation in
echo questions
8. Write echo questions for these
sentences.
| grew up in Peru.
Did you?
1 lhe Ina seven hedroom house.
2. My boyfriend has travelled round
South America.
3. Next year 'm going to university.
4 Last year | won a medal for swimming.
5. l'mlearning to drive at the moment.
6 We both hate spaghetti.
7. They've just moved to Egypt.
8
b
He eats six eggs a day.
(©. Listen and check your
answers,
© Listen again, and notice if the
person asking the echo questions
sounds interested or not. What
happens to the intonation when he
sounds interested?
1. Work in pairs. Practise the
dialogues in exercise 7a, Try to show
that you are interested and encourage
‘your partner to say more.
A I grew up in Peru.
B: Did you?
Yes, my father was the ambassador
toPeru.
‘see Pronunciation bank page 164
Speaking
EBB a You are going to try to find
‘something in common with someone
in the class you don't know very well.
First, complete the following sentence
in different ways.
Tike to find someone who
+ writes poetry.
* is areally ood cook.
‘b Ask your classmates questions to
try and find someone for each of your
sentences. Show your interest through
echo questions.
‘A: Do you write poetry?
B: No, I don’t, but I do write novels.
‘A: Do you? Have you had anything
published?Work in pairs and discuss the
questions.
1 Look at the photos. What aspects of
culture do they represent?
2 What are some typical features of
your culture?
3. Howis your culture different from
other cultures you know about? How
is itsimilar?
Work in pairs. You are each going to
read about a cultural misunderstanding.
Student A: read the text on this page
and answer the questions below.
4 What did Kyle's fatherin-law keep
doing?
2 How did she usually react?
3. What happened when she got angry?
4 What did her husband explain?
Student B: read the text and answer
the questions on page 147.
‘Tell your partner about the story
you read and listen to your partner's
story. Ask questions about anything
you don't understand.
Have you ever had a cultural
inderstanding? Tell your partner
what happened.
os
Not in my culture.
Finally, one day 'é had enough. When my father-in-law mentioned my
weight at the dinner table once again, in front of everybody, telling
‘me | looked ‘even fatter than normal’, lost my temper, ‘Well, you
look older and more wrinkly than normal, silence. | turned bright
red as | realised I'd just said something truly offensive, Eventually
someone coughed politely and changed the subject. But, after dinner
‘my husband took me aside. Why in the world would you insult my
dad lke that?!’ he asked. | told him, ve had enough of the weight
‘comments, tll him to stop insulting me." And then my husban
‘me that in Chile, ‘gordita’ isa term of endearment and is only used
lovingly, He also explained that it's not at all impolite to bring up other
people's weight lossiweight gain and that if people do, that just means
they care about you enough to notice.
ld
So | explained to my husband that telling someone they look fabifatter
is one of the rudest things you can possibly do in my culture. Well, my
husband had alittle chat with my father-in-law and my size was never
mentioned again.1.2|How many friends?
(Scan Present Simple and Present Continuous
ENED start a conversation with a stranger
Listening Pronunciation | sounds and spelling: ea
EBB 2 Work in pairs and discuss the BB 2. 0 i+ Listen tothe four ways in which ea’ can be
questions. pronounced. Then put the adjectives from the box in the
4 Who do you consider to be your best correct column.
fiend?
| 2 Where and when did you meet them? fearful jealous kind-hearted mean pleasant upbeat
| 3. What do you tke about them?
‘4. How are they different from you? Te] Tier ‘hel Tal
Db Os Listen to Pete answering the |
‘same questions about his best friend,
and note down his answers. b Oy Listen and check your answers.
© Put more words that you know with ‘ea’ into the correct
Vocabulary | personality column.
see Pronunciation bank poge 26:
EBB a Work in pairs. Complete the page x63
definitions (s-10) with the adjectives
from the box. Speaking
dependable encouraging generous) EA @ Workin pairs and discuss the questions.
jealous kind-hearted mean 1 When was the last time you made a new friend?
pleasant selfish sulky upbeat 2 How did you meet?
‘b Complete the How to... box with the headings below.
*atabusstop *ataparty * on public transport
Alan
4 is friendly and well-behaved.
2 cares about you and wants to help
Person
you. How to... start a conversation with a
3 always does what you need them to. stranger
is unhappy if you have something
they'd like themselves, A_____ | Cold today, isn’t it?
& \iapeiy gives yolwiiatevec yourteed, Excuse me, could you tell me the time?
6 has a positive, optimistic attitude. Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?
7 tries to give you the confidence to Is it olways this crowded?
succeed.
50 how do you know Jason? (the host)
8 is angry and unhappy for long periods.
Have you tried this chicken? It's delicious!
9) thinks of themselves frst.
40 doesn’t Ike giving anything away.
D Choose three adjectives in exercise © Respond to each conversation starter in the table in
2a which you think are most important exercise 4b.
iia good friend, Explain why. 1. Work in pairs. Choose a conversation starter and write a
‘© Work in pairs. Tell your partner short conversation.
about a friend who one of the A: Have you tried this chicken? It's delicious!
adjectives in exercise 2 describes, 8: No, it looks good though. You should try some of the
Explanwhy. fish. I think Mary made it herself.
When I ost my job last year, my friend
Lucia was really encouraging. She kept
telling me | would get a better job
soon, and | have!5}
AED mie CURE LLL
Jeople often say that while money may bring wealth,
friends bring riches. New research, however, shows that
fiends may bring both kinds of riches. An American study.
asked eighteen-year-olds to list their three best friends. Years
later, it was discovered that those named most often tended
tw be eaming the most. In fact, every extra friend added two
percent to their salary. The researchers believed that this
is because people with better social skills do better in the
workplace. So, the more friends the better?
One theory states that we all have about 150 friends.
This may sound like a lot, but only about five of those
are really close friends, the kind you can ring at 4:00 a.m.
‘About another ten are part of an inner group, and these
can include family members. Then there are about thirty
five not so close friends, and the other 100 are really just
acquaintances. Susie, a market researcher, agrees: ‘I have
loads of friends, but I'm studying as well as working at the
‘moment, so [only see a few friends once a week or 0."
Reading
GB a Work in pairs. Do you think that the following
statements are true (1) of false (F)?
1 People who have more friends usually earn more
money.
Most people have about 150 friends,
3 The average number of online friends on
Facebook is 700.
44, Most people only have one or two close friends,
b Read the article above and check your
answers.
Have social networking websites changed this?
Facebook™, one of the most popular social
networking sites, has more than 300 million active
users worldwide, all making new friends online.
The average number of Facebook friends is 130,
>but many people have hundreds or even thousands
of online friends. Paulo, a graphic designer, thinks
he is fairly typical of his generation: I have more
than 700 Facebook friends, many of them from
other countries. It is as easy nowadays to have a
friend on the other side of the world as one round
the comer However, research indicates that while
some people may have more than 150 friends, the
‘number of close friends remains exactly the same
about five.
Ic appears that whatever technology may make
possible, human beings can only manage a small
‘number of ‘true fiends
GB Read the article again and answer the questions.
4. According to the American study, how much was
each friend ‘worth’?
2. Why did the researchers believe that more
popular children earned more as adults?
3. How many of the 150 friends mentioned are really
acquaintances?
How many people use Facebook worldwide?
What is the writer's opinion about the effect of,
technology on how many close friends we have?Read the comments below from a website. Then work in pairs
and discuss which opinions you agree or disagree with.
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EBB Work in pairs. How many friends do you think is the ‘right”
number to have? Why?
Grammar | Present Simple and Present Continuous
GBB a Look at the Active grammar box. Match the example
sentences (1-5) with the rules (A-E).
1b Complete the table in the Active grammar box with the verbs
in the box.
Active grammar
1 People with better social skills do better in the workplace.
2 | have more than 700 Facebook friends.
3 I'm studying as well as working.
4 | see them once a week,
5 I'm reading this at work.
We use the Present Simple for.
‘A habits/routines, e.g. sentence __.
8 things that are always true/permanent, e.g. sentence
describing a state, e.g. sentence __.
We use the Present Continuous for...
D things that are happening now at this precise moment,
eg. sentence.
£ temporary situations that are happening around now,
e.g, sentence
‘Action verbs State verbs Both
904 believe, .. ive,
We do not usually use state verbs in continuous tenses.
see Reference page 19
Put the verbs in brackets into the
correct form of the Present Simple
or Present Continuous.
1 ____(you/read) that book? Can
iseeit?
2 Sasha____ (not/work) on
Tuesdays, so she's at home now.
3 I'msotired.|__ (need) a
holiday!
4 That looks hard, (you
want) any help?
5 'mafraid we. (not/have)
any tea because | always dink
coffee.
6 Where (youstive) at the
moment?
7 (you/understand) this
computer manual?
8 You look very happy! Who.
(you/think) about?
9! (not/want) to leave
too late because | (hate)
diving in the dark.
10 What horrible weather! |__
(stay) inside until the rain stops.
‘Make questions from the prompts.
using the Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
4 What/you/do? (ob/occupation)
2 What/you/do/at work (or
schoo) /at the moment?
3 How often/you/go out with
friends?
4 What/you/like/do?
5 What films/you/like/watch?
6 What/you/usually/do/at the
weekends?
7. You/read/a good book/at the
moment?
8 You/play (or watch) /any sports/
these days?
9 Why/you/study/English/this
year?
20 You/do/any other courses/at the
moment?
Work in pairs. Ask your partner
the questions in exercise 11. Tell
the class anything interesting you
leamed.
Be)BSE Sond aK raha eyed
Crianrd Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple
GUEEKIE A «tela simple narrative in your own words
Listening and speaking
MB 2 6 + tisten to three people talking about someone
who they fell out with. Match the speakers (1-3) with the
photos (A-C).
1b Listen again and complete the notes in the table.
[Speakers |Speaker2 [Speaker 3
‘Who do they talk | Romina ~
about? best friend
How long have they ‘one year
known/did they
know each other?
|Why/When did
they fall out?
Howis their
relationship now?
© Work in pairs and check your answers.
Vocabulary | arguing
EB Listen to the three people in exercise 1a again and complete
the table wth phrases which havea similar meaning.
have an argument
havea
over something
EBB Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
2 Doyou ever have arguments with your friends?
2 Have you ever fallen out with a close fiend? What happened?
3 What do friends/family usually argue about?
Reading
GBB a You are going to read a true story
about two brothers. Work in pairs and
look at the photos on page 15. How could
the items in the box be significant?
anargument a business
anickname shoemaker a wild cat
the 1932 Olympic games.
1b Now read the article on page 15 and
check your ideas.
GBB Read the article again. Write true (1) or
false (F).
1 The Dasslers' father was a
sportsman, Qa
2. The brothers first made sports
shoes at home. Q
3 Theyargued about the shoes. C]
They decided to start their own
companies. a
Puma sells more shoes than Adidas. [1]
People in the town have now
forgotten the argument. a
(GBB Read the Lifelong learning box. Then
practise the skill by finding words in the
story which mean the following:
1 provided a product (paragraph 1)
2. created (an institution/company, etc)
(paragraph 4)
3. moved permanently to a different place
(paragraph 5)
4 one or mare of the most successful
companies (paragraph 6)
Guessing from context
4 When you are reading, itis
often better to try to guess
the meaning of a new word
rather than stopping to use
a dictionary. It will help you
to read more fluently.
| SUOTOSTT
Surureo|
Work in pairs. Take it in turns to retell
the story using the words/phrases from
exercise 2 and the verbs from exercise 6.baie eR R i. est
OS COR CUT UL Et Cae Rca
Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic athletes, World Cup-winning
football heroes, Muhammad Ali, hip hop stars and rock musicians famous all
‘over the world, But the story of these two companies begins in one house in the
Pec eo
Dee eR eee mL ad
but complained that they could never find comfortable shoes to play in. Rudolph
always said, "You cannot play sports wearing shoes that you'd walk around town
See une ne
athletics shoes with spikes, produced on the Dasslers’ kitchen table.
On 1st July 1924 they formed a shoe company, Dassler Brothers Lid and they
worked together for many years. The company became successful and it provided
the shoes for Germany's athletes at the 1928 and 1932 Olympic Games.
‘But in 1948 the brothers argued. No one knows exactly what happened, but family
De ee et ee a oe ey
result was that Adolph left the company. His nickname was Adi, and using this and
Den a Ce
eee ee eee one ne
At first he wanted to call it Ruda, but eventually he called it Puma, after the wild
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Oe a et re aed
Pet a ae ee
Ce OR eu cde oe eC!
De eee Ue ee ue ae
Re ee uC a rae Ue
Cee
Se I eee
happened, over sixty years ago te town has been spit nto two, Even now, NW c *
‘some Adidas employees and Puma employees don't talk to each other.1.3
Grammar | Present Perfect Simple and Past
Simple
EBB 8 Work in pairs. Look at the extracts (4-8) from the
story on page 5. Does each one use the Present
Perfect Simple or the Past Simple?
1 Since 1928 they have supplied shoes for Olympic
athletes.
‘Adidas has always been more successful than Puma.
On ast July 1924 they formed a shoe company, Dassler
Brothers Ld
Run DMC has even written a song called My Adidas.
They worked together for many years.
‘The family argument happened .. over sixty years ago.
The companies have now been in competion for over
sinty years
8 Ever since it happened .. the town has been spit nto
two.
1b Read the Active grammar box and choose the
correct underlined words to complete the rules. Use
the sentences from exercise Ba and the examples to
help you.
Active grammar
1 We use the Past Simple/Present Perfect
Simple to talk about actions or states which
happened in a finished period of time in the
past. There is no connection to now.
2 We use ago/for with the Past Simple to say
when something happened and ago/for to talk
about the period when something happened.
3, Weuse the Past Simple/ Present Perfect Simple
to talk about actions or states which happened
in a period of time that is connected to now.
4, We often use for and since with the Present
Perfect. We use for + a point/period of time
and since + a point/period of time.
5, We use just with the Present Perfect Simple/
Past Simple to show that an action is very
recent.
ve just bought some new shoes.
6 We use not yet/already with the Present
Perfect Simple to emphasise that a situation
has not started. We use not yet/already to
emphasise that a situation has started or an
action has finished.
thaven’t done the shopping yet.
ve already finished cooking.
see Reference page 19
EBB Read the texts below about other famous
brothers and sisters and choose the correct
words in italis
Venus and Serena Williams are both famous
tennis stars. They (1) have played/played each
other professionally more than twenty times.
In 2001, the actors Jake
and Maggie Gyllenhaal
(2) stared have starred
together in the film
Donnie Darko, where
they (3) played/have
played brother and sister
Penelope Cruzis a world famous actor, but
her siblings, Eduardo and Monica are also
quite famous. Eduardo (4) had/has had several
international hits and Monica is a well-known
Spanish actor. She would like to star internationally
but she (5) did't lecen/hasnt learnt English yet.
Complete the sentences withthe time
expressions from the box.
ago already for just since yet
1 Kylie and Dannii Minogue have been
professional performers __ they were
children.
2 Kylie's first performance on television took
place over thirty years ___.
3. Kylie has ___ achieved a lot in her career,
but she stil seems to have plenty more to
offer.
4 Kylie hasn't __had as much success in
America,
5 Dannii has been a judge on a TV talent
show a few years now,
6 Dannii has___ started a family. She had
her first baby last year.
Speaking
Work in pairs. Do you think its a good idea
to gi your friends and
family? Why/Why not?1 Vocabulary | phrasal verbs
FMB a Read the text below and answer the questions.
41 What languages did the author speak? Why?
2 What language did her father tell her off for using? Why?
3. Why did the author want to become a painter? Why was she
not successful?
1b Brought up is a phrasal verb. Which other phrasal verbs
can you find in the text?
was brought up in a small town near Paris, My parents
are English, so [ grew up speaking English and French.
I mee aoe ‘us during the school
‘A young English student lived wi
boty, and she looked after me when my parents were
away on business. remember my father always told us off
iff he heard us speaking in English, because she was studying,
French, Usually we changed to French for a few minutes,
and then carried on in English when he couldn't hear us,
because it was easier for both of us. She was an artist, and
swe got on very wel. I looked up to her, an later tried 10
become a painter myself. Unfortunately, I took after my
her, who wasn't artistic, and so I was never successful.
Use the text in exercise 1 to help you match the phrasal
verbs from A with the definitions from B.
Complete the sentences witha phrasal
verb from exercise 2in the correct
form. Use each verb once.
You really your father.
You look just like him!
don't very well with my
mother; we argue a lot.
1 In Brazil twas a happy
childhood.
We ‘arguing, even though
Dad had told us to stop.
My brother always for
borrowing his records because |
always scratched them!
After their mother died, the children
were by their aunt.
I stil my older brother,
and ask him for advice,
My sister me when | was
iu,
GBB Work in groups and answer the
questions.
‘Where did you grow up?
When you bring up a child, what do
you think is the most important thing.
to teach him/her?
‘Asa child, did anyone tell you off?
Why? Did this make you stop or did
you carry on anyway?
Which member of your family do you
get on with best?
‘Who in your family do you take after?
Who looks after you when you are Il?
‘Asa child, who did you look up to?
(GHB Read the Lifelong learning box and
follow the instructions.
Personalising vocabulary
A B
2 grow up 'a. admire and respect someone
2 bring up 'b continue (doing something)
3 tell (someone) off ‘¢ develop from being a child to being
44 take after (someone) anadult
5 look after (someone or |d take care of (someone or something)
something) talk angrily to someone because they
{6 get on (with) (someone) | have done something wrong
7 look up to (Someone) |f have a friendly relationship with
8 carry on (doing someone
something) 'g look of behave like another member
of your family
'h_care for children until they are adults
Tone ofthe best ways to
remember vocabulary is to make
itmean something to you
Using the ideas from exercise 4,
write one sentence for each phrasal
verb that is true for you.
I grew up in a small country town.
| SUOTOIT
Supure9]1 Communication
BESTT describe atriend
GMB a Which of the following are the best ways.
to meet a new partner? Why?
+ through friends
+ ataparty
«atthe gym
+ on holiday
+ while studying
+ onanintemet dating site
b Oss Listen to a short talk about
Internet dating and answer the questions.
4 How many people used an Internet dating
site in the UK last year?
2 What specialist dating websites does the
speaker mention?
3. How is the website Canlintroduceyou.com
different from the others?
EAB kead the profiles of Nadia and Sam, which
were written by their friends. Answer the
questions below for each profile.
1 How did they meet?
2 What does each friend say about their
friend's personality?
3, What does each friend say about their
friend's interests?
Work in pairs and look at the qualities
below. Which five qualities do you think are
most attractive in a partner?
‘gets on with everyone
+ has a great sense of humour
‘+ has an opinion on everything.
* is. really good listener
* is genuine, loyal and honest
* is great fun to be around
* is one of the funniest people | know
«+ is really thoughtful and caring
«is the life and soul of the party
+ would do anything for his/her friends
* you will never have a dull moment in his/her
company
EB write a similar profile about a friend of
yours. Include the following paragraphs:
1 How you met
2 Personality
3 Interests
4 Conclusion
J Name: Nadia Rees
J Age: 25
Occupation: Teacher
Location: Bath I
— —— J
Wve known Nadia for years,
In fact we went to school
together and we're stil best
friends
Nadiais genuine, loyal
and honest. She would do
anything for her friends, and.
is really thoughtful and caring
She is also one of the funniest
see People | know, and always
Party!
the life and sou ofthe
She isa fabulous cook
She enjoys socialising and has lots
. fiends —
hasnt met that pedal person yet
and her dinner parties are famous!
she just
So what are you wiaitng for? Get in touch with her!
Richara
J Name: Sam Walker Occupation: Engineer
Age: 26 Location: Liverpool |
Sam and | have been fiends
since we shared a house
together at university. We
have kept in touch ever since
as we were aways on the
same wavelength.
He has a great sense of
humour and you wil never
have a dull moment in his
‘company. He has an opinion
‘on everything, buts aso a very good lstener. He's kind,
gets on with everyone and is great fun to be around.
He's quite @ sporty person, and often spencs his weekends
‘mountain cimbing or surfing, | think you'd need to be
pretty active too — just to keep up with him.
Sam is well worth getting to know, so why not send him
anemal?
Jenna1) Reference
Auxiliary verbs: do, be, have
Questions
Invert the subject and the auxiliary verb. If there is no
auxiliary verb, use do/does or did.
Yes/No questions
Are you Polish?
Wh- questions
Where are you going? How did you learn to do that?
Echo questions
‘He lives in the count
Negatives
We use not or add n't to the auxiliary. If there is no
auxiliary verb use doesn’t, don’t, didn't.
1m not ofraid.
Short answers
Repeat the auxiliary verb used in the question.
‘Have you finished yet?” “Yes, | have.”
‘Does he?”
Present Simple and Present
Continuous
We use the Present Simple for habits/routines, things
that are always true/permanent and describing a state.
Seung-Ah starts work at eight o'clock.
Spain is a hot country.
Dimitri is really happy about his new job.
‘We use the Present Continuous for things that are
happening now, at this moment and temporary
situations that are happening around now (but not at
this exact moment).
Jade's having a shower. I'm learning Spanish for my job.
Main verbs can describe actions or states.
Some verbs have an action meaning as well asa state
meaning, so can be used in continuous tenses.
We're having a wonderful holiday. (have = action/
experience — can be used in the continuous)
We have a lovely room by the sea. (have = possess ~
can't used in the continuous)
Present Perfect Simple and
Past Simple
‘We use the Past Simple to talk about completed
actions or states which happened in a finished period
of time in the past. There is no connection to now.
| went to Disneyland last year.
‘We use ago with the Past Simple to say when something
happened and forto talk about the period of time.
They met ten years ago and worked together fortwo years.
‘We use the Present Perfect Simple to talk about.
completed actions which happened in an unfinished
period of time that is connected to now.
I’ve eaten out twice this week. (this week is not yet.
finished)
1've been to Disneyland. (some time in my life up to now)
We often use for and since with the Present Perfect.
We use for +a period of time and since + a point in time.
ve known her for two months/since April.
We use just with the Present Perfect Simple to show
that an action is very recent.
ve just bought some new trainers.
We use not yet with the Present Perfect Simple to
emphasise that a situation has not started, and already
to emphasise that a situation has started or an action
has finished.
haven't done the shopping yet.
"ve already finished cooking.
Phrasal verbs
Form: verb + one or two prepositions (or adverb)
He grew up in France. | got on well with her.
(One phrasal verb can have more than one meaning.
Take off: The plane took off at 6:00. | took off my coat.
The meaning often has no connection with the verb.
We ran out of money. (= there is none left)
Phrasal verbs are often informal/spoken English. Often
there is a more formal word which means the same.
She looks up to him. (= she respects him)
Key vocabulary
Relationships and arguing
acquaintance be on the same wavelength boss
classmate close/old/best friend colleague
enjoy his/her company excgirtriend
fallout ebout/oversthg) fatherinlaw
friend ofa friend get angry _geton well
get to know him/her have alot in common
hhave an argument/row have the same sense of humour
hhusband keepintouch lose touch lose your temper
see red stepmother stranger team-mate
Verbs/Adjectives + prepositions
belong to fluent in good at keen on read about
spend money on talk about interested in
use (something) for worry about
Personality
dependable encouraging generous kind-hearted
jealous mean pleasant selfish sulky upbeat
Phrasal verbs
bring up carryon get on with grow up. look after
lookupto take after tell off
see ng bank page 551' Review and practice
EBB choose the correct words in italics.
1 Mary is/has taking a shower.
2 Does/Has the postman delivered the post yet?
3 They are/do writing in ther journals now.
4. Had] Have your fends spoken to you today?
5. I don't/haven't understand this question.
6 Do/Are we going to the theatre tonight?
7 She has/is never been to Hawaii before.
8 Doesn'/Don'this mother live here?
9 Haven't/Didn't we seen this film already?
EAB complete the dialogues with auxiliary verbs.
4A: Hi,___ you know many people here?
B: Yes, few. Some of us___doing an English course
together.
you live near here?
: No, we__. We lve in Italy.
you staying in a nice hotel?
Actually, we___like itvery much.
you know this area well?
: No,we__. We_never been here before.
you lke the city?
Yes, we __ enjoying our stay here.
6 you worked here long?
B: Noy! Only one year.
7 As Liz! What ____ you doing here in Rio?!
8: |___ travelling around South America!
& A: ___we met before?
B: Yes, we __. We metin Jakarta.
EBB complete the telephone conversation withthe Present
Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Sara: Hi, I's me, fm just ringing fora chat. How are you?
Lucy: Oh, fine, you know. How are things?
‘Sara: Well, | (1) (not/feel very well, actually.
Lucy: Oh no, what's the matter?
‘Sara: | (2) {not/know) exactly. Probably just a cold.
What about you?
Well, 1)
1: Why's that?
eV (4) (help out) at another branch because there
area lot of people away. Actually, (5) (enjoy)
the change this week. (6) (ike) meeting new
people.
Sara: (7) (do) the same job?
Lucy: More or less, but | (8) (deal) with clients more
here.1(6) (think) Tight try and do more of that
when | go back to my own office.
Sara: Well it sounds great.
Lucy: Yes, mmm, I'm a bit tired though. | usually (10),
(Get up) at about 7:30, but this week | (12)
up) at about six! You know | (2)
up that early.
(work) ina different office this week,
Get
hate) getting
Complete the ema with the Past
Simple of Present Perfect Simple form
of the verbs in brackets.
Hi Mateus,
It's amazing to get in touch with you again on
Facebook. You asked for my news. Well, since T
a) (leave) university three years ago, 1
@ (do) a Master’s degree in Portuguese
literature, I’m now teaching at London University ~
1@) (be) here for nearly a year now. It's
hard work, but the students are great! Last year T
(4) _____ (get) married ~ to Shella, remember
her? She (5) (work) in Portugal for a year,
but (6) (come) back to the UK last year 50
we could be together. What else? We (7) —
be) very busy
(buy) a house and we (8) « z
re-decorating it. It's nearly finished now. Why don’t
you come and stay?
Hope to hear from you again soon,
Chris
EBB complete the sentences with a word or
phrase which means the same as the
words or phrases in brackets.
Let me introduce you to my colleague
Gustav. (someone you work with)
4 Hewasa complete__. (someone
you don't know)
2 We get on well because we have a lot
(hare similar interests)
3. Batbarais___ Spanish. (speaks
very well)
4 When she told me what she'd done, |
really _. (lost my temper)
5 Are you sure? That's very _of
you! (happily give you whatever you
need)
6 I told my boss | was having problems
at work, but he wasn't very__.
(Gositive towards me)
7 Sophie really __her big brother.
{admires and tres to be ike)
8 Mike ___ smoking even when he
fell. continue)
9 I'mnot very_watching TV. (ike/
interested in)
10 When we left school, |_with him.
(stopped being in contact)Work in pairs and discuss the ques
do you use most?
Which of the different forms of media shown in the photos
ns.
2 Has this changed in recent years? Why?
Read the article. Are your habits similar to those described?
Work in pairs and compare your habits with your partner's.
Recent research has shown that young
people now spend more time on the
Internet than watching TV. This is partly
explained by the fact that the average
person surveyed does five other things at
the same time as watching TV, including
going online to look at websites or to
IMGanstant message) their friends.
ion remains popular, however,
cularly reality shows and soaps.
Young people are less likely to watch
What vocabulary can you find in the
different media? Complete the table.
[Computers
internet
Television
Fil
documentaries or chat shows and tend to
fet ther news online. If they do read 2 |
newspaper, their favourite sections are the
sports pages, gossip and human interest |
stories, rather than current affairs or the |
business section, |
|
Film is also still very popular, particularly
comedies and horror films. In recent years,
the docu-drama, such as Morgan Spurlock’s
Supersize Me, about MeDonale’s, has also. |
become fashionable. 2
article in exercise 2 connected with
‘Add any other words you know to each category in exercise 3a. Then
work in pairs and compare your ideas.defining relative clauses
sive opinions and agree/disagree
Work in pairs. Look at the photos from the film
‘Man on Wire. What do you think the film is about?
Read the film review and answer the questions.
What type of film is it?
What is the film about?
Did the critic like the film? Why/Why not?
Do you think you would enjoy it? Why/Why not?
Read the review again and write true (1) or false (P).
4 The World Trade Center had just been completed
when Petit decided to do his high wire walk. o
2. He finally made his walk between the twin towers
six years later. a
3 Hewas already an experienced high wire walker
when he made the crossing at the twin towers.)
4 Petit and his team managed to get permission to
walk between the towers. o
5 They used a bow and arrow to get the wire across
from one tower to the other a
6 Petits team filmed him as he crossed the wire. [|
7, As soon as he saw the policemen waiting he came
off the wire and let them arrest him. o
MAN ON WIRE
A film to make you feel! alive ..
19 1968 a young Frenchman, Philippe Petit, saw a picture in
‘newspaper which would change his life. He was sitting in
‘a dentist's waiting room when he saw an artist's impression of
the soon-to-be-built World Trade Center and decided that one
day he would walk on a high wie between the twin towers,
Man on Wire is the gripping story of a man who made his
dream happen. The fim starts on Tuesday August 7th, 1974,
the day when Petit ally achieved his goal. We see him
heading for the twin towers and then, through interviews and
flashbacks, we see everything that led up to that day.
The fim fst shows us how Petit made his earlier high wire
walks at Notre Dame and Sydney Harbour Bridge, using fi
and photos taken from the time.
Then the film almost becomes a crime thiler as we see how
Petit and his team forged documents, got past security guards
‘and somehow managed to set up the wire between the towers
without anyone seeing them or hearing anything.
There were hundreds of unforeseen dificuties; not least how
to get the wire from the tower where they stood across to the
other tower. They finally solved this by shooting it across with
bow and arrow!
Finally Petit makes his great walk between the
towers. There is no fm of the original walk, so the
Whole thing is shown using photos that were taken
at the time, a poignant reminder of how the towers
used to look. He stayed 1,350 feet above the
ground, apparently quite relaxed, for 45 minutes.
The policemen whose job it was to arrest Petit,
‘could only stand and watch while he smiled and
laughed at them.
What Petit did was, of course, actually a crime, but
that doesn't seem as important as the fact that it
was a fascinating and inspiring adventure. A film to
mako you fea alive.Grammar | defining relative clauses
EBB a Complete the extracts from the review with the
words in the box.
that when where which who whose
1 In 1968 young Frenchman, Philippe Petit, saw a
icture in a newspaper_ would change his
lite.
2 Man on Wire is the gripping story of a man_
made his dream happen.
3. The film starts on Tuesday August 7th 1974, the
day __ Petit finally achieved his goal
4 There were hundreds of unforeseen difficulties;
not least how to get the wire from the tower,
they stood, across to the other tower.
'5 The whole thing is shown using photos ___
were taken at the time.
6 The policemen __ job it was to arrest Pet
could only stand and watch while he smiled and
laughed.
1b Complete the Active grammar box with the
relative pronouns in the box in exercise 3a.
Active grammar
‘Man on Wire is the gripping story of a man
who made his dream happen.
‘who made his dream happen’ is an example
ofa defining relative clause; it defines
exactly who or what we are talking about.
information about a person,
aplace or athing.
We use that or____ for people.
We use ___or__for things or animats.
We use for places.
We use ___for possessions.
We use___for time.
In spoken English we often use that instead
of who or which.
The actress that stars in that film has
beautiful eyes ..
We can leave out the pronouns who, which
or that if they are the object of the relative
clause.
The director was able to use film (which)
Petit took in the 70s.
see Reference page 33
{2.1
EBB Aca who, which or where to each sentence.
4. That's the studio the last Bond film was made.
2 Goldeneye is the name of the house lan Fleming
wrote the original stories.
Dr No is the first Bond book was made into a film.
George Lazenby is the man only played Bond once.
Daniel Craig is another actor took the role.
Derby County is the football team Bond actor
Timothy Dalton supports.
GHB Rewrite the sentences using a relative pronoun.
‘Make any necessary changes.
Daniel Radcliffe stars in the Harry Potter films.
Daniel Radcliffe is the actor who stars in the Harry
Potter films.
4 The first Harry Potter film was made in 2001.
2001 is the year
2 Joanne Rowling's books were turned into the
Harry Potter films.
Joanne Rowling is the author.
3 Most ofthe outdoor scenes were filmed in Scotland.
Scotland is the country .
4 Wamer Brothers produced the films.
Warner Brothers is the company
5. Richard Harris and Michael Gambon have taken
the role of Dumbledore.
Richard Harris and Michael Gambon are the actors ..
6 The first three films made $1.3 billion.
$1.3 billion is the amount of money ..
Speaking
GBB Work in pairs. Tel your partner about a film you
have seen. Describe ..
«the type of film,
+ the main characters.
‘+ what happens in the film.
‘= some scenes you remember.TOSIANE BALASKO
>, LEHERISSON
in Ka mm
IIS Pa a Tt
Speaking and listening
Workin paits. Look at the posters and discuss the
questions,
1 Do you ever watch foreign language films? Why/_
Why not?
2 What kindof foreign language films do you tike/
distke?
EBB a Workin pairs. when you watch a foreign
language film, do you prefer dubbing or
subtitling? Why?
b Os Listen to three people discussing the
‘same question and compare their ideas to yours.
© Listen again and answer the questions. Write
‘Sue, Ekaterina or Ben.
4 Who doesn't like the original actors’ voices being
replaced?
2. Who thinks subtitles are too short to carry all the
meaning of the original?
3. Who thinks that subtitles can be quite
inaccurately translated?
4 Who thinks i's difficult to concentrate on
watching and reading subtitles?
5 Who thinks it may be confusing to have one voice
translating the lines of every character?
{6 Who thinks that it depends on what you'e used to?
GBB complete the How to. box by puting the
headings in the box in the correct places (A-E)
Asking for an opinion
Disagreeing Givingan opinion
Saying it may change (according to what happens)
Agreeing
How to... give opinions and
agree/disagree
A | think:
What do you think?
What's your opinion?
agree actualy.
! That makes sense.
{That's true, but..
Fm not sure about that.
Well, maybe it just depends (on/
whojvhen)
}
a © «= Listen to five statements. Decide if you
agree or disagree with them.
B Listen again and write a response using a
phrase from the How to... box in exercise 9.
© Work in pairs and discuss your opinions.
{EBB ead the Lifelong learning box and follow the
instructions.
Using the media!
V4. Agreat way to improve your English is
to interact with the language outside the
classroom. Make a list of
+ the magazines that you read in English.
* the books that you have read and
enjoyed in English.
* the websites that you read in English.
+ the TV programmes that you watch in
English,
| SUOTOSTT
Supureo|
2 Work in pairs and exchange lists. Ask your
partner about their list.
‘A: What's Australianetwork.com?
B: t's a website where you can download
short videos in English.
‘A: What's this book about?
B: it's about a man who...2.2|Built to last
(Sind the passive
GETTY deserve an object ]
Listening
EBB a Look at the gadgets (A-D). They all have
in common. What do you think it
might be?
1b Oss Listen to a radio programme about the
gadgets (A-D). Match a gadget to each speaker
ow.
+ Julian
2 Anna
3. Chris
4 Joe
© What do all the gadgets have in common?
EAB Listen again and make a lst of the good and bad
points of each gadget (A-D). Work in pairs and
compare your lists.
EBB Work in pairs. Decide which gadget you would
most like/least like to have. Explain why.
Speaking
EB complete the How to... box withthe prepositions
of for, by and to.
How to... describe an object
Comparing it: I's a kind___ music player.
to something * it's similar. an mp3.
else + It looks like an mp3 player.
Describing its used ___ playing music.
its function: irs used___ joggers.
5 tesa thing playing music.
Describing: its made__ plastic.
itsfeatures 1s rectangular/square/circular
‘ete.
GBB a Think of a gadget you or someone you know
‘owns. Think about how to describe it using the
language in the How to... box in exercise 4.
‘b Work in pairs and tell your partner about the
gadget.Vocabulary | television
GBB a Work in pairs. The words in the box
collocate with television, Does each
word go before or after television?
channel commercials digital
presenter producer
satellite screen set
live on (the)
programme
viewers
1b Put the word in brackets in the
correct place. Then complete the
sentences with your own ideas.
+ The best __television__
(channel is
2 Myfavourite
(presenter) is.
television
3. ~-isthe worst thing ___ television
(or).
4 television __ (igital is
better because
5 isthe most exciting
television __ (programme) I've
ever seen.
fe the adjectives in the box
below into positive and negative.
annoying boring entertaining
1 gripping incredible
‘ing moving nauseating
nonsense unrealistic unwatchable
Pronunciation | /n/ and /y/
a
How many letter ‘n’s are there? Listen to
the word being pronounced. How is the
last ‘n’ pronounced?
‘b Underline the ‘n’s in all the words
in exercise 6c. Which ones are
pronounced /n/ and which /n/?
© © ss Listen and check your
answers. Repeat the words.
Work in pairs. Think of programmes
you have seen which you could
describe using the adjectives in
exercise 6c.
I thought it was...
| found it...
103 Look at the word entertaining.
Cn
Completely reliable ...
and built to last
It was made over seven decades ago - and unlike modem.
gadgets it is completely reliable: it was built to last.
‘A television that was around for King George V's 1937 Coronation and survived
the Second World Waris now thought to be Britan’s oldest working set.
The black-and-white Marconiphone 702 dates back to 1936 and is stil in
its orginal condition. thas a 12-inch screen and was manufactured around
November 1936, the same month as the BBC television service from Alexandra
Palace was first broadcast.
“The set is dely to have soreened landmark occasions including George W's
Coronation Procession, the 1948 London Olympic Games and the Queen's
Coronation in 1953, When nev, it cast 60 Guineas — the equivalent of around
£11,000 today.
‘The set has been converted from analogue to digital, ringing it rly into the
‘wenty-fst century. Jefrey Borinsky, a consultant engineer from North London,
entered a competition to find the county's oldest TV, He has ovmed the set
for ten yeas, He said: stil enjoy watching my Marconiphone occasional,
especially cartoons from the 1930s, which the orignal ovmer might also have
seen onthe set. Now its dig, can be used for many years to come,”
‘The competition was setup in May by lain Logie Baird, television curator atthe
National Media Museum in Bradford and grandson ofthe inventor of TV, don
Logie Baird. He said 'A small fraction of pre-War televisions stil exist ~ many
stopped working or were simply thrann out when a newer set arrived, and we
know about 3,000 were lst in the London borings.’
“The set wil join a display of televisions from across the ages atthe National
Media Museum.
Reading
EBB work in pairs. Look at the photos of televisions and discuss
the questions.
4 When do you think they were made?
2 Howare they similar or different from televisions today?
GBB Read the article. What do the numbers in the box refer to?
1948 001936 13,000 azRead the article again and write true (T), false (F) or not
given (NG).
4 The television isin excellent working order. o
2 Itwas removed from London during the Second
World War.
3 Itis possible to use the television to watch
digital TV.
4 Jeffrey Borinsky has owned the television since it
was made.
5. Jeffrey particulary likes watching old programmes
fon the set.
lain Logie Baird is an inventor.
7 The majority of pre-War TVs were destroyed during
the War.
8 The television will now go to a museum.
oo 00000
Grammar | the passive
Look at the Active grammar box. Complete the example
sentences using the article on page 26 to help you.
‘Then match the rules (A-C) with the sentences (1~2
Active grammar
Present Simple It____ thought to be
Britain’ s oldest working
set.
Past Simple It___ made over seven
decades ago.
The set___ converted
from analogue to digital.
Itcan___used for
‘many years to come.
Present Perfect Simple
‘Modal verbs
A We use the a
something does.
B_We use the passive to describe what happens
to describe what someone/
to someone or something.
We often use the passive to describe processes:
Then the glass is heated ..
and in mote formal or written contexts:
Its thought to be ..
and to avoid saying who is responsible:
The washing-up hasn't been done yet!
_tFwe want to say who or what does the action
ina passive sentence we often use by.
The competition was set up in May by lain
Logie Baird.
2. [ain Logie Baird set up the competition in May.
3 The competition was set up in May.
see Reference page 33
Complete the second sentence so it means
the same as the first.
1 2939 people could only receive one
channel ~ the BBC.
In a939 only one channel
BAC.
2 Inthe 1930s a television was owned for ten
to fifteen years.
Inthe 1930s people. a
television for ten to fifteen years.
3. Nowadays people replace their television
every two to three years.
Nowadays a television
{two to three years.
4 All pre-War televisions were made in Britain,
The British all pre-War
televisions.
5. The Chinese make ninety percent of
televisions now.
Ninety percent of televisions
the Chinese now.
6 11936 people could watch the BBC for just
two hours a day.
In 2936 the BBC
hours a day.
the
every
for just two
€B) a Add one missing word to each sentence.
4. Afather and son who made millions of
pounds from fake DVDs have jailed for six
years.
2 Hundreds of thousands of DVDs were
produced workers hired by the gang.
3. The DVDs sold cheaply in pubs and
markets.
4 Itis estimated the police that the criminals
‘made around £43,000 a day from the
operation.
5 The gang members lived a life of luxury
Until they caught.
6 However, police believe that most of the
money the gang made been taken out of
the country.
7 Is estimated that criminal gangs inthe UK
make about £300 millon a year from Fake
DVDs.
8 Police dogs have now trained to find hidden
Dvbs.
sos Listen and check your answers to
exercise 13a,2.3/Stories in the news
[rianrd Past Simple and Past Continuous
GUUS IETY describe an important event from your ite
Speaking and listening
a
Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
Do you believe everything you read in the
news? Why/Why not?
2 Read the opinions below. Do you agree with
them?
‘Newspapers sometimes try to make news
stories sound worse than they are.
1b © =6 Listen to Eben and Rachel
discussing question 1 in exercise 1a. Look at
the opinions in exercise 1a and note down
who agrees with them — Eben, Rachel or both,
GAB a complete the newspaper headlines (1-6)
with the words in the box.
delivers escapes
survives takes
1 Traffic police officer in Bangkok __ baby
2 Lost driver__a wrong turn for 5,000
miles
3. Circus monkey __and destroys a restaurant
4 Top chef____ giant lobster from cooking
pot
5 Sallor__ four months at sea
Cat ____ £350,000 house and £100,000
from owner
1b Match the headlines (1-6) in exercise 2a
with the pictures (A-F). Then work in pairs
and describe what you think happened in
each situation.
Reading
GBB a Read the news stories (A-F) quickly.
Match the headlines (1-6) from exercise 2a
with the stories.
‘b Write the letter(s) of the news story/
stories next to the topics (1-7) below.
5 food or drink
6 babies or pets
7 survival
4 restaurants: 6, D
2 travel
3. animals
4 people getting lost
© Work in pairs and compare your answers.
‘Avnervous driver who went on a day-trip to Calas
ended up in Gibraltar after a eae ae
Mrs Bright, a recent divorcee, was planning to go to.
France to buy some wine for a party to celebrate her
divorce, However; as she was driving around Calais
looking forthe supermarket, she took a wrong tum
and lost her way. Without a map, and unable to speak
French, she was too embarrassed to ask for directions
and eventualy she found herself in Gibraltar‘jant lobster, saved ftom the cooking po by @ top chet,
has been returned to the sea. Chef Anton Gretzky said
the was planning to serve the lobster at his expensive
restaurant, but decided he couldn't boil sucha fine
creature. An employee from the Aquarium Restaurant
in Victoria, Australia, took the lobster, named Bil,
‘the coast to free him. Gretzky said: He has been on this.
arth much longer then have.
ae
‘A monkey, who escaped from a local circus
caused €1(,000 of damage to a pizzeria after the
‘over of the restaurant tried to feed it bread and
Salad. The monkey, named Lala, was sitting inthe
restaurant bathroom when the owner found hes
‘escapee dropped a vase, then star
rowing paper owe sound. and aby ued
con the water taps and flooded the restaurant in
Lehre, Germany.
‘He was eating a se
member
gull when we found him,’ said a
Of the South African navy team that rescued
9 fost na stom, he was rescued
four moni ater. He washing on saoguts, a tara
tan watts a miracle hob et ave, sade
rescue ship's captain, ,
Bangkok traffic police helped to deliver another
‘baby yesterday. Sergeant Sakchai Kodayan is
one of 130 members of the city traffic police
whose special skills include giving first aid to
motorists and helping mothers as they give
birth. ‘I was drinking a coffee and having a
cigarette in a café by the road when a taxi driver
shouted for help’ said Sakchai. “His passenger
‘was having a baby. It was a boy. The woman said
she would call it Sakchai as a way to say thank
you.’ Sakchai has so far assisted with the birth
of twenty-cight babies in his career.
GBB Read the news stories again. Answer the questions.
1 a Where did Mrs Bright want to go?
b Why didn't she ask for directions?
2 a Why didn’t the chef cook the lobster?
b What did the chef do with the lobster?
‘Who will lok after Poker the cat now?
What damage did Lala the monkey do?
What did Parn Hung Kuk eat for four months?
‘a What special skills does Sergeant Sakchai Kodayan
have?
b Why did the taxi driver ask for help?
GBB a Look at the table. Complete the collocations (1-7)
from the news stories with the words in the box. Then
match them to the correct definitions (a-s).
cause get return move take (x2)
Collocation Definition
3 ___awrongturn a. stop working fora short time
(story A)
2 ___lost tory) ___|b go to live in the same house
3 inwith someone |¢ go/give back to
(story
‘4 damage Gtory 0) [a help someone when they have
an injury
5 to the sea tory B) |e not know where you are
6 first aid (tory F)_|f_ drive in the wrong direction
7 a break (storyF) |g break something by physically
attacking it
exercise 5a to retell the stories.
© Workin pairs and discuss the questions.
1 Which stories did you find most interesting/
unbelievable/funny?
2. What interesting stories have you heard/seen/read
about recently?
Pronunciation | word stress on word endings
GBB a Look back at the news stories and complete the
table with words ending with the following letters
‘b Os Listen to the words from exercise 6a. What
do you notice about the stress pattern? There is one
exception ~ what is it?
© Can you add any other words to the columns in,
exercise 6a?
see Pronunciation bank page 163Grammar | Past Simple and Past Continuous
@ Read the Active grammar box and answer
question 2.
Db Read rules A and B and find more examples of
the Past Continuous in the news stories on pages
28-29. Then answer que:
Active grammar
‘Mrs Bright was planning to go to France...
‘She was driving around Calais.
4 Do the underlined verbs describe
something complete or something
temporary and in progress?
‘A We use the Past Continuous and Past
‘Simple together to say that something
happened in the middle of a longer action.
Iwas taking a break in a café by the road
when a taxi driver shouted for help.
B_ The Past Continuous is often used to set
the scene at the beginning of an article
or story.
This happened about eight years ago
when | was studying for my degree. | was
feeling a bit tired and...
2 Which verbs are not normally used in the
continuous form?
see Reference page 33
EBB complete the sentences with the Past Simple or
Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
They were watching (watch) a film inthe cinema
so they dida’t realise (not/realise) it was snowing
(now) outside.
1 1___(work) in a school in Prague when |
(imeet) my boyfriend.
2 When!___ (be) achild,|__(ike)
swimming
3 Mysister__ (arrive) just as|_(cook)
some lunch,
4 |__ (know) I wanted to marry him te first
time ___(meed him,
5. He (not/break) his arm while he
(play) rugby. He (fal) down the sta
6 1____heck) on the children and both of them
(sleep).
7 The phone rang while |___ (listen) to my mp3
playerand !___(not/head) tt.
8 | think |___ee) you yesterday in the station.
(wear) a blue shirt?
ERB complete the story by putting the verbs/verb
phrases from the box in the correct place.
Vtknow fell hoping visited was
was expecting was having was-staying
| remember when my little sister was born. | was
ten years old, and | was staying in London with my
parents. | knew my mother a baby, but | how soon.
it would arrive | was really fora girl. It happened
when |at a friend’s house. It was her birthday and
0 she a party. My grandmother came to collect me,
but when she told me the news I was so excited that
Ian down the stairs, and I and broke my arm. | my
mother and sister in hospital, and | had to spend the
night there with my arm in plaster too.
Speaking and writing
ELG) Look at the stages for organising a story below. Then
identify the four stages in the story in exercise 9,
Setting the scene: who? when? what? where?
The main sequence of events: what happened?
The big event: usually something unexpected.
Result: what happened in the end.
EBB 2. choose one of the events below. Make notes
‘on what you were doing, where you were living,
and what you were hoping for at the time.
+ someone was born
+ you received some good news
+ you received your exam results
+ something important happened in your country
+ an important/interesting event in your life
1b Plan the sequence of your story using the four
stages in exercise 10
© Work in groups. Take it in turns to talk about
your events.Find the odd one out in these phrases.
goon (@) strike v (b) holiday v (@ work x
You can go to work, but not go on work.
2 make (@)ajob @adiscovery (Qa profit
2 comeinto (@) fashion (6) money (© movement
2 win @ateam — (b) arace © armateh
4 commit (@)acrime ) business (©) suicide
5 develop (@) news (b) an idea (© a product
6 have @ababy —_(b) death (© plastic surgery
7 perform {@)amatch —_(b) asong Oaplay
8 cause —(@)trouble —b) anaccident (©) time
9 break —@aprice (ba record (0 up with someone
Which collocations from exercise 1a can you use to describe the
photos (A-D)?
Which collocations use ‘a’ and which use no article? Make two lists.
Onwhich newspaper pages might you find the collocations from
‘exercise 1? Choose from the words and phrases in the box.
.g0 on strike, go on holiday = from news and current affairs
arts section business section currentaffairs news and gossip
science section sports pages
Complete the sentences with expressions from exercise 1. Use the
correct tense.
1. Yesterday The Rolling Stones _that did the most to make therm
famous: Can't Get No Satisfaction.
2 When his father died, Paul Getty bi
3, Marie Curie ___ that changed the world: she found radium.
4 When a food or drinks company
takes years to testi
ns of dollars,
for the international market, it
5. Many ageing celebrities __ in order to look young, but it doesn’t
guarantee everlasting beauty!
6 Inthe UK there is a 45 percent possibility that criminals will__after
their release from prison.
7 Ice on the roads ___ yesterday, but luckily no one was hurt.
Write the name of a
famous person who
has had plastic surgery.
won a race recently.
performs songs on TV.
committed a crime.
causes trouble regularly
has broken a record.
Work in pairs and compare
your answers.
Work in pairs. Do you
enjoy reading or hearing
gossip about famous people?
Why/ Why not?
Work in groups. Take it
in turns to tell your group
apiece of gossip about a
famous person (you can
make it up if you like!). End
by giving your opinion on
their behaviour.
1 can’t believe anyone could
do that!
That's a terrible way to
behave, don’t you think?
1 feel quite sorry for her.
Take it in turns to give
your opinion about each
piece of gossip. Look at the
How to... box on page 24 to
help you.describe a film
Work in pairs and discuss the questions.
4 Which of the following makes you want to go and see a
film?
* advertising * who directed it
* what your friends say about it * reviews
+ who is starring init
2 Look at the film posters (A-C). Which film would you
prefer to see? Why?
Listen to a description of a film. Which film
(A-Q ist about?
Listen again and complete the notes.
Type offilm [it's a___ film.
Summary of | t's about___ who buys the house
plot where____ as a child. Her son starts
to seein the house and then he
suddenly,
Characters | The main characters are There is
also a rather spooky __.
Listen to more information about the film in
exercise 2 and make notes. Work in pairs and compare.
Work in pairs. Choose a well-known film you have
both seen and prepare to describe it. Make notes using
the headings in exercise 2b.
Work with another pair and tell them about your
film. Can they guess which film you are describing?2|Reference
Defining relative clauses
‘A‘clause’is part of a sentence. A defining relative
clause makes it clear who or what we are talking about
ina sentence. It gives essential information.
The man who lives next door had an accident.
Relative clauses begin with relative pronouns:
who for people; which for things and animals, and
whose for possessions.
After place, area, room, etc. we use where.
After time, day, year, etc. we use when.
We don’t use what as a relative pronoun.
The vase that | brake was very expensive, (NOT: The
‘vase-what+ broke-was very expensive)
In less formal and spoken English we often use that
instead of who or which.
The police caught the man that robbed the bank.
We can leave out the pronouns who, which or that if
they are the object of the relative clause.
The film which I saw was called Heroes.
The film | saw was called Heroes.
The boy who she met was nice.
The boy she met was nice.
The passive
‘We make the passive with the verb to be + past participle.
James Is paid a lot of money.
Are you being followed?
We were given a new car to drive.
‘She has been told this before.
In active sentences, the person (or thing) who does the
action comes first.
The man kissed the baby.
In passive sentences, the person (or thing) affected by
the action comes first and is the main focus.
The baby was kissed by the man.
The person (or thing) who did the ac
known of not the main focus.
The programme has been shown since 1959. (The focus
is on the programme, not who has shown it.)
‘We use by to include the person (or thing) who did the
action in a passive sentence.
The book was written by Faulks.
‘The passive often sounds ‘impersonal’. Its used in
formal English and often in the news.
The President was asked to resign. (It isn’t important
who asked him to resign)
often not,
Past Simple and Past
Continuous
The Past Continuous form: was/were + -ing
We use the Past Continuous to talk about what was
happening at a particular moment in the past.
What were you doing at 10 o'clock last night?
We use the Past Simple for complete, finished actions
inthe past.
When the Past Simple and Past Continuous are used
together, the Past Continuous refers to the longer,
background action or situation. The Past Simple refers
to the shorter action or main event that happened to
interrupt it
Iwas walking through the park when the storm began.
We use the Past Continuous for temporary actions and
situations.
1 was living in Barcelona last summer.
We use the Past Simple for longer or permanent
situations.
1 ived in Berlin for ten years when I was a chil
We do not usually use the continuous form with ‘state’
verbs such as like, want, know and understand.
Key vocabulary
Internet
IM (instant messaging) online website
Film
comedy docu-drama horror film
thviller
romantic film
Television
channel commercial digital documentary
reality/chat show live presenter producer
programme satellite screen soap (television) set
viewers
Describing films and TV
annoying boring entertaining exciting gripping
incredible inspiring moving nauseating nonsense
unrealistic unwatchable
Newspapers
arts/business section current afairs gossip
hhuman interest story sports pages
News collocations.
g0.0n strike/on holiday make a discovery/a profit
come into fashion/into money win arace/a competition
commit a crime/suicide develop an idea/a product
have a duty/plastic surgery cause trouble/an accident
perform a song/a play break a record/a pro
‘see Writing bank page 1542 Review and practice
EB complete the news stories with the active or
passive form of the verbs from the box. Change
the tense as necessary. You may use some verbs
more than once.
announce
start
call discover find kill sell
‘Anew service which will find anyone's mobile phone
number has been announced.
One thousand people (3) _by a freak storm in
South Africa. The storm (2) inthe early hours
of the morning.
Zac Efron (3) _as the star of anew film, the
most expensive ever made.
Acure for cancer (_)__. Scientists (5) _ the
breakthrough at a conference yesterday.
The film director Richard Attenborough (6) ___
much of his art collection after claiming that there
was no more room on his walls.
Yesterday a three-year-old boy successfully (7)
an ambulance after he (8)_that his mother had
fallen down the stairs.
Aring which once belonged to the opera singer
Maria Callas (6) __in an attic. The new owner
(10) __itonline, with a reserve price of nearly
£100,000.
EAB complete the television guide with the relative
7.30
8.00
830
930
10.00
pronouns from the box. in which sentences can.
you use that?
when
where which who whose
Brothers in Arms: Marion isa lawyer (1) ___ brother
‘works with ex-criminals, Now he wants Marlon to help
him, Has Marlon reached a time in his career (2)
he can take a risk?
Home Questions:the quiz show (3) _ asks
Contestants questions about the place (4) __ they
were bom,
‘The Year (5) _ Made History: Roy Johns speaks to
the people (6) __ have been in the news this year
Guests include Mily Cheiz,a doctor (7) __ anti-cancer
treatment is being tested in Australia, and Moses Kerui an
athlete (8) __ shocked the world when he broke four
athletics records in one year
News
Restaurant: follows the progress of two restaurants
(9) ____ famous chefs have visited.They both opened
last year ~ one in Clydehead, a town (10) _ there is
60 percent unemployment, and one in Tindell a city
(11) the rich are happy to pay €350 for dinner
Frighe Kids: comedy horror fim about a woman
(12) __ has tins
EBB choose the correct words in italics.
1
10
1 was/was being at school when | started/
was starting learning French.
We watched) were watching TV when we
heard] were hearing about the accident.
‘A: What did you do were you doing this time
yesterday?
8: | read/was reading a novel.
When | last saw/was seeing my sister, she
looked was looking for a fiat in Madri
| crashed/was crashing into the car because |
wasn't looking where | went/was going.
A: Did they win/ Were they winning when you left
the match?
8: No. They lost/were losing 2 ~1, but there were
still twenty minutes left.
While | studied/was studying yesterday |
found] was finding this great website.
‘A: Did you see/ Were you seeing our new boss at
the conference?
B: Yes. He wore/was wearing a white suit.
Didn't you notice/ Weren't you noticing him?
‘A; What did you do were you doing under the table?
8: just looked/was just looking for something |
dropped.
‘Tm quite good at acting because | studied
was studying drama at university.
GMB complete the sentences with suitable words or
phrases from the unit.
a
Did you read about the play? It was in the
section of the paper.
{saw an interesting __about Ancient Egypt
on TV yesterday.
‘'m sure that actor's had_. He looks twenty
years younger!
Which ____of the paper do you read? | ike the
sports pages.
The company made a___of €50,000 this year.
Speeding drivers cause a lot of
‘Asafa Powell broke the __ for the 100 metres.
He ran itin 9.77 seconds.
There’s an___ about immigration in the
newspaper today.
Platform shoes are back! The shoes from the 70s
have ___fashion once agai
‘American actor Anne Hathaway is going to__
fon the London stage in @ new play by John Miller.
‘My husband threw his shoe at the television and
broke the __ into a thousand pieces.
The ____ announced the winner of the game show.EBB a what does home mean to you? Write notes about your
favourite rooms, smells, views, special objects and your
feelings about home.
(Ve) oTAYSOsT
1b Work in groups and compare your answers.
AB a. Decide in which section of the table (A, B, Cor D) the words
and phrases in the box belong.
anapartment acellar acommercialdistrict fireplace a garden
agarage agate aparkanda playground astudio flat the suburbs
House ‘Area/neighbourhood
ATlive in Cilivein..
a (semi) detached/terraced house _|a residential area
ablock of flats a cottage the centre/outskirts of town
B it’s got. Diit's got...
alift anattic abalcony lots of green spaces
agood view high ceilings adrive | shops and restaurants
jwooden floors stairs cinemas and theatres
‘b Make alist of any other words you know for each section of the table.
EBB a Work in pairs. Take it in tums to describe the houses inthe photos using
the expressions fom exercise 22.
b Describe the place where you live.
Hive in a block of flats. Its quite modern. It has a[rte complain
Look at the photos. Try to match the outside of
the properties (A-8) tothe insides (2-2). How are
they similar to, or diferent from where you live?
Read the texts below and match the property
descriptions with the photos. Were your answers
to exercise 1 correct?
Yourhome + Myhome
Lota
Bright and comfortable apartment inthe centre of Sevil, ina
quit stvet withno heavy trafic around infact, the only noise You
Con hear during the day isthe bells of the cathedral nearby.
‘The apartment is decorated in a very traditional Sevilian style, with
plenty of plats and sunlight. Te property ison the third! floor
{there is lit) and covers an area of 60 square meters. There are
two bedrooms, one with a single bed and one with a double bed.
‘The apartment has recently been completely refurbished and
opens onto the balcony witha beautiful view ofthe cathedral
The area
“The apartment sin the historical centre of Seville. tis a very,
beautiful area, with narrow busting strets and litle gardens
behind iron gates. There are plenty of local bars and restaurants
serving ‘tapas’ (typical Spanish dishes)
oa
afternoon tea!
The area
pe museums, shy
Festaurans you could wish for!” noPetheates andEBB a Read the property descriptions again and write
property 1 or property 2 next to each question.
Which property .
4. ismear the centre of the city?
2. has outside space?
3 has more than one bathroom?
4. is near public transport?
5. isnear places where children can play?
6 hasabalcony?
7 has been redecorated?
1b Work in pairs. Which of the two properties
would you prefer to live in for a month? Why?
Listening
The Armitage family
The Dos Santes family
GBB a © & Listen to two couples talk about their
plans for a home exchange. Write D (Dos Santos)
or A (Armitage) next to the activities they mention.
1 visit museums 4 go shopping
2. see cathedrals 5 visit friends
3 enjoy the local cuisine 6 go tothe beach
D Look at the extracts from the listening. Then
listen again and choose the correct words in italics.
Miriam: we (1) ‘lspend‘re spending more
than one month in London. We've never
been there before.
Mi ‘And I'm (2) going to do/doing lots and
lots of shopping.
Great. There are some wonderful shops
in London. | (3) "ti givel'm giving you
the address of a great shoe shop.
Interviewer:
Jeremy: Spain has such a rich culture .. We
(@) M1.go/"re going to see the cathedrals.
Jeremy: We're 5) going to try/trying all the local
dishes.
Jeremy: We (6) won't/aren’t going to go to
McDonald's, Forget
Grammar | future plans
ERB Maten the sentences (1-6) in exercise 4b with the
rules (A-C) in the Active grammar box.
Active grammar
We can use the Present Continuous, be
going to or will to talk about future plans.
‘A We use be going to to talk about
something you've decided to do.
e.g, sentences
8 We use will fora decision made at the
time of speaking, or an offer.
e.g, sentences
C We use the Present Continuous to talk
about arrangements (plans that you have
already organised, i.e. you have arranged
the dates).
i e.g. sentence
see Reference page 47
GBB complete the texts with words and phrases from
the box.
is going to (2) Ye going to (x2)
moving _'m starting
(2)
Sarah and Jeremy
10 a new job in June and its in Oxford,
so we (2) need to move house. Weld
like to buy somewhere in the countryside, so we
o to look at some ofthe small villages
outside the city. Jeremy says he (4) take
a day off next week to go and look.
‘Miriam and Carlos
My mother (6) in with us next year,
because she's old and doesn’t want to stay on her
own. She (6) to sell her house. Carlos
Isn't too happy about this plan, but he says he
(@)____ put up with it to please me. it
() _______be great because I'l have some help
looking after the baby.
eaeSpeaking
‘@ Imagine you are going to live abroad for a
‘month, Decide on ten things you will need to do
before you go.
get a passport, buy some suntan lotion
1b Work in pairs. Try to guess what is on your
partners list by asking questions.
‘As Are you going to get a passport?
B: No, I've already got one.
‘© When you have guessed all you can, look at
‘your partners list and offer to help them.
1'U get you some suntan lotion, 'm going into
town later.
EBB a Write three or four questions to ask other
students about their plans for.
+ theireducation/careet,» theirnext holiday
* their (family’s) future. * this evening.
‘© their home. © this weekend.
1b In groups, ask and answer the questions about
your future plans.
‘A: Katia, what are you planning for the weekend?
B: I'm going to visit my aunt. She's having a
party to celebrate her.
- Look at the pictures of the Armitage
and Dos Santos families during their home
exchange. What do you think the problems were?
ED a. © >: Listen to interviews with Miriam and
Jeremy and check your ideas for exercise 9.
B Listen again and make notes, List four
problems Miriam and Jeremy each had.
© © s22 Listen to Miriam phoning the company
to complain, Answer the questions.
Howe long did it take to get to the centre?
What was wrong with the bathroom?
Why was the house in such a mess?
What did Miriam have to buy and why?
What was the problem with the heating and hot
water?
6 What compensation did the representative offer
Misia?
EBB 100k at the How to... box. Listen again and write
‘M next to the phrases Miriam says and R next to
those the company representative says.
How to... complain politely
+ Idon't tke to complain, but
1'm sorry, but ..
1'm sorry but it just isn’t good
enough.
Stating a
complaint
Disagreeing. Welt
politely actually.
‘Asking for: Fd like you to...
‘what you want : j think you should
‘Apologising/ * im sorry to hear that.
sympathising © we must apologise about/for
that.
£ 1:do apologise forthe
$ inconvenience.
Speaking
EBD a Look at your notes from exercise ob. What
four problems did Jeremy's family have? What
compensation do you think he should ask for?
1b Work in pairs.
Student A: You are Jeremy, Ring the company to
Complain and say what you would like them to do
about the problems.
Student B: You are the company representative, Talk
to Jeremy, try to explain and apologise.Reading
EB 8 0s Listen to some
sounds. Are you in the city
fr the country? Tick (V) the
sounds in the box you hear.
bees buzzing _birdsong
carhors engines
people talking sirens
waves crashing
1b Think about where you
live. What sounds can you
hear ..
‘in the morning?
‘inthe evening?
‘inthe afternoon?
at night?
© Do you enjoy these
sounds? Work in pairs and
‘compare your answers.
GMB 2 Oo isten and read
the poem. Match the photos
(A-D) with the verses (1-4).
1b What can the poet hear
and see in each verse? Does
he enjoy the sounds and
sights ofthe city?
EBB a What examples can you
find in the poem of words
which rhyme?
sputters ~ gutters
1b Some words, such as
bang, crash, pop, click sound
Uke the sound they describe.
What examples of words like
this can you find in the poem?
swish
‘© What examples can you
find of words close together
which begin with the same
sound?
swish ~ swash
pulse - people
GBB Work in pairs. Do you enjoy
City life, or do you prefer a
smaller town or the country?
Why?
comparatives and superlatives
(GUE compare cites
1 Inthe city
{live in
city love
mornings wake
to
‘wishes, swashes,
sputters
of sweepers
swooshing litter
from gutters
2 Inthe city
= (live in
city | love -
afternoons pulse
with
people hurying,
scurrying
races of faces
pacing to
must-getthere
places.
3 Inthe city oes
Hive in =
ccity | love -
nights shimmer
with lights |
‘competing
with stars
above unknown heights.
“4
4 Inthe city
[ive in -
city | love —
as dreams
start to creep
my city |
of senses
lulls me to sleep.
( Glossary
swish (noun) ~ the sound of something moving quickly and quietly through the ar
swash (noun) ~ the sound of water hing a surface
sputter (noun) ~ a noise ikea small explosion
sswoosh (verb) ~ making the sound of air or water moving quickly
scurrying (verb) ~ moving quick with shor steps
pacing (verb) ~ walking wit regular steps
shimmer (verb) ~ to shine with a soft ight
lull (Verb) - to make someone fel calm and ready to sleepives desc
Vocabulary | adje
places
ing
EBB 2 Look at the adjectives in the box. Find
pairs of words that mean the opposite.
bustling clean dull enormous
friendly lively modern picturesque
polluted quiet tiny touristy
traditional ugly unspoilt unwelcoming,
unspoilt touristy
1b Think of town or city for each adjective,
Tokyo is enormous.
Listening
GHB a © o> Listen to Heather talking about
Kyoto in Japan. Which of the adjectives in
exercise 5a does she use?
Bb Listen again. Which of these things did
she like or not like about Kyoto?
old buildings» shops = temples
* people restaurants * nightlife
+ climate
@ Write a list of what you think makes a city
good or bad to live in.
Good: beautiful views Bad: dirty
1b Work in pairs and compare your lists.
Which cities do you think are good to live in?
Reading
EBB Read the article on page 41. Does it mention
any of the cities you thought of in exercise 7?
GIBB Read the article again and find which city or
cities ..
4 has/have avery old university.
2- is/are good for skiing.
3. has/have avery good subway system.
4 has/have thirty-seven beaches.
5 is/are quite polluted.
6 has/have a series of gardens round the old
city
7. has/have beaches within easy reach.
Work in pars. Would you ever move to these
cities? Why/Why not?Fed up with where you're living, or just fancy a change? We take a look at
some of the best cities in the world to live in. So, why not move to ..
Sign has oe ofthe most atractesetngs of any ty in the wort, cle by snom-
topped mountains. Unfortunately, the mountains hol in the pollution, o isn't one ofthe
wots cleanest iis. Despite tha, fe expectancy i higher than the global average and the
‘ual of ie is very good.
‘The city is fast becoming a major economic centre, with one of the most efficient subway
systems nthe world. It also has a ively ats scene and leafy urban parks. Outside the city,
an hour wil take you to the mountains, for skin, hiking or snowoarding, o to the coast
for surfing or scuba diving.
IF you're an outdoors a ‘you won' find anywhere better to ve than Sinay. Hot summers
and mild winters mean that yu can be outside most of the time, swimming or surfing at
the city’s thirty-seven beaches, waking in the bush . the lst is endess. Sydney was aso
recently voted the friendliest cy in the wold, tis the world’s teenth most expensive city,
‘though, so you'd batter be prepared to work hard as wel as playhard
ery
Vancouver has been named the world's mos iveable city on several occasions over the
last decade, though the weather isnot as good asin some cite, is atleast very mid.
The ct is clean and, pernaps most important, is very beautiful. The cy lies withthe
Strait of Georgia on one side and the Coast Mountains onthe other, providing some ofthe
finest sking in the word. Vancouver has a reputation for being more relaxed than other
cities and, certain, the Vanoouveits fave the longest ifespans of any cy in Canada,
with an average Ife expectancy of 81.1 years.
Eee aed
‘with more than forty public parks, Krakow is one of Europe's leafiest cities. Perhaps the
‘most famous park, the Panty, isa collection of about hit gardens wnich go all the way
around the Old Town. Krakow also has one of the best preserved medieval city centres
in Europe, with churches around every comer and the second oldest university in Central
Europe Iso offers hundreds of restaurants and bars, hidden away in narrow streets
and collars. tis also sunnier than you might imagine with average temperatures of 24
degrees in summer,
Grammar | comparatives and superlatives
Match the rules (A-N) in the Active grammar box with the
underlined examples in the article.
Active grammar
‘Comparatives _ : Superlatives
One-syllable Ax-erthan | F + the-est
adjectives
Two (or more) syllable : B more+ Gthe most +
adjectives S_adjective+ than : adjective
Tworsyllable Cremove-yand : Hthe-iest
adjectives ending in -y | add-ierthan
Imegular adjectives: