Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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Grammar t: Which question am I holiday-maker? 134
answering? 105 Grammar l: Are you lying to me? 135
Grammar 2: I think or I'm thinking? 106 Grammar 2: What question was that? 136
Grammar B: What have we got Grammar 3: The article race ra7
in common? r07 Vocabulary 2: Getting information 138
Vocabulary p: Beginnings and endings 1O8 Communication: Around the world
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about?
PartA
Readthe descriptionbelow.
Guesswhat relationshipthere is betweenthe writer and the personbeingdescribed.
I haveknown thispersonfor aboutsixyears.She'saboutforty and verynice.Wedon'treallyhavethesamesense of humour,
but weget on quitewell.I normallyseehereveryday duringthe week,but somedayswedon'tget the chanceto speak
much.We'reboth too busy.Wedon'tkeepin contactduringthe holidaysas wedon'tenjoyeachother'scompanysociolly.
Howlong/know Geton with thisperson Spenda lot of time together Keepin touch
Canyouthink of anyotherusefulquestions?
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PartB
Student A Student B
Choose4 of the followingpeopleandwritetheir namesin 4 of the followingpeopleandwritetheirnamesin the
Choose
the spacesbelow. spaces
below.
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you haveeatentoday.
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t Youcanpredictwhichpeoplewill becomeyour
friendsfromyourfirstimpressions.
2 Bestfriendsshouldlikeeverythingabouteachother
g Goodfriendsalwayshavea lot in common.
4 Bestfriendsmusthavesimilarcharacters.
5 Friendship
doesn'tlastunlessyou keepin touch.
6 lt'simpossible
to havea goodfriendof the
oppositesex.
7 lt'sdifficultto be friendswith an ex-boyfriend
or
ex-girlfriend.
8 Youcandependon members of yourfamilymore
thanyoucandependon yourfriends.
9 Mostfriendshavefallenout with eachotherat
sometime.
10 A goodwayof makingfriendsisthroughInternet
chatrooms.
1l Goodfriendsarenormallykeenon doingthe same
kindsof things.
12 Youcanonlyhavea few reallyclosefriends.
13 Younormallyget on with yourfriend,s
friends.
14 Closefriendsshouldneverlieto eachother.
Nowdiscussthestatements
in sma[[groups.Exptain
youropinion,givingexamples.
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Giveyour partner a cluefor the words given in the crossword.e.g.,Number9 acrossis relatedto the
Internet.Whenyou are connectedyou are this.
Readthe followingsentencesand decideif they are grammaticallycorrect.Decidewith your team how muchto bet
on eachone (minimumf 10 and maximumf 100).
1 Famous
peopleisofteninterviewed
on theTVand radio.
2 Thenewsis normallybroadcast
at middayand in the evening.
3 Handwritten
newspapers
werecirculated
asearlyas59Bcin
ancientRome.
4 Theballpointpenwasinventby the Birobrothersin 193g.
5 Childrenshouldbeensupervised
whentheyaresurfingthe net.
6 Somepop videoshavebeenprohibitedbecause
of the images
theycontain.
7 Lotsof mobilephoneshavebeenstealedthisyearin the UK.
g Theideaof BigBrotherwasoriginallycreate
by GeorgeOrwellin
hisnovel1984.
s Manyjournalists
aresentto livein foreigncountries
to report
whatis happeningthere.
10 Jobsareusuallyadvertised
in localand nationalnewspapers.
11 Mobilephonesmustrecharged
everycoupleof days.
12 An estimated5250millionwerespendon the rentaland
purchaseof the Titanicvideoin the first6 daysafterits release.
13 Salesof CDshavebeenaffectedby peoplewho download
songson the internet.
14 Coca-Cola
is knownfor itscleveradvertising
campaigns.
15 Homevideoshavemostlyreplaced
by DVDs.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Choosea rectangleandlistento yourpartner's lsit rightor wrong?lf it'swrong,correctit. lf you
sentence.
put a crossor a noughtin the square.
choosecorrectly,
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turn.
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Sentences A Sentences B
1 Scientists (/)
makemanyimportantdiscoveries. 1 Thatbusiness
performeda big profitlastyear.(X
- made)
2 Youcanmakea goodjob afteruniversity.
(X - get/find) 2 (/)
Shortskirtshavecomeintofashionrecently.
3 My cousincameintoa lot of moneylastyear.(/) 3 Thoseboyshavewon a footballteam.(X - joined/
4 Theygot a cup for committinga race.(X - winning) formed\
+ Shewon the competitionin the end.(/)
5 Morepeoplecommitsuicidein winter.(/)
(/) 5 Manycrimeshavebeencommittedhererecently.
(/)
6 Wedo business
with a Japanese
company.
7 She'sverygood at makingideas.(/ - developing)
6 Shedevelopsthe newsin the localarea.(X - reports)
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Whatdo you preferto havefor breakfast?
a fruit 3 b toastI c cerealC d afullEnqlishbreakfast
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2 Whichof thesecitieswouldyou preferto visit?
a TokyoI b SydneyD c Buenos
Airesfl d MoscowD
3 Whichof theseformsof entertainment
do you prefer?
a theatreD b cinemaf| c livepop concertsD d operaC
4 Whichof the followingsingersdo you prefer?
a FrankSinatraf, b BritneySpearsI c EltonJohn B d Madonnafl
5 Whichof thesesubjects
did you preferwhenyouwereat school?
aMathsD bEnglishD cphysicsD dHistoryfl
6 In whichof the followingplaceswouldyou preferto live?
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7 Whichof the followinganimalswouldyou preferto haveasa pet?
a cat I b dog ff c snakef, d fish D
8 Whichof the followingjobswouldyou preferto do?
adoctorD bplumberO cpoliticiant dteacherE
9 Whichwayof socialising
do you prefer?
a c l u b b i n gD b g o i n g t o t h e p u bD c h a v i n g l u n c h / d i n n e r i n a r e s t a D
u r a n t d g o i n g f o r a w a l kD
10 Wherewouldyou preferto stayon holiday?
a a c a m p s i t ef b a 5 s t a r h o t eC
l c a c a r a v a fnl d a h o l i d a y f l aDt
11 Howwouldyou preferto travelbetweenLondonand Edinburgh?
abyplaneO bbytrainD cbycoachD dbycar0
12 Whichof the followingadventure
sportswouldyou mostliketo do?
a parachutinS f, b bungeejumping 0 c deepseadiving 3 d whitewaterraftingD
Explainyour preferences
to a partnerusingcomparatives
and superlatives.
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1 a personwho has 2 a confusion 3 writea critical 4 a thingthat has
nowhereto live aboutwhat articleabouta no purpose
(8 letters) something film or book (7 letters)
means (6 letters)
(15letters)
5 the womanyou 6 whenyouhave 7 the adjective of 8 a personwho 9 whenyou don't
divorced a differentpoint week (6 letters) doesn'tusually fail,you arethis
(6 letters) of viewfrom remember things (10 letters)
someone (9 letters)
(8 letters)
10 whenyou say 11 whenthereisno 12 something that 't3
a placethat lots 14 a placewhich
something justice(6 letters) neverfinishes of peoplevisit hasnot been
with the wrong (7 letters) on holiday developedfor
phoneticsound (8 letters) tourism
(12 letters) (8 letters)
15 the adjectiveof 15 ifsomething 17 a thingthat 18 something that 19 if you organise
create (8 letters) makesyou have doesn'tinterest isn'tcommon a meetingagain
a goodtime,it is you (13letters) (7 letters) you do this
this(9 letters) (9 letters)
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of your classmates
who correspondto the
1 doesn'thavea veryhealthylifestyle.
2 travelled
abroadmorethan4 times.
3 isfeelingquitetiredat the moment.
4 canworkout what5o/o
of 175is in his/herhead,
5 hashadmorethan4 girllboyfriends.
6 hasbeento the cinemathisweek.
7 canski.
8 studiesalmosteveryday.
9 wouldn'tliketo go bungeejumping,
o 10 spendshis/hermoneywisely.
o
11 hasn'tgot a mobilephone.
12 livesin a big houseor flat.
13 isafraidof snakes.
14 wouldliketo livein anothercountryin the future.
15 isambitious.
16 wentto bedearlylastnight.
17 hasn'tstudiedEnglish
for morethanthreeyears.
l8 hasmet somebody
famous.
'19
didn'tdo anysportwhenhe/shewasa child.
20 is interested
in music.
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Utopia
What is your idea of Utopia?Readthe following rulesand put a (/) if they fit your idea of a perfect world.
Changethe rule if you don't agreewith it.
children over the age of 12 don't have to go to school if they don't want to. .............................................D
Politicians must take very difficult exams before they can stand for election .....................1;
Young people have to spend at least one year living in a foreign country. ..........................D
People shouldn't make sexist or racist comments or jokes. ...........tr
Drivers shouldn't use their cars more than twice a week. ...............f|
Peoplemustn't eat or drink more than they need. ....,.............n
Everybody must earn the same amount of money if they work for ftre same number of hours.
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Wealth must be divided equally between countries. .............................tr
lf youbuythiscar
lf you buythismobilephone
assoonasyou drivethiscar.
.....assoonasyouswitchit on.
Whenyou showthiscarto yourfriends
Whenyourunout of credit.....
. . . . . . . .u n l e syso ub u yt h i sc a rf r o mm e .
...unlessyou buy it today.
lf you buythiscomputer
lf youdo thisEnglish
course
assoonasyou usethiscomputer.
. . . . . . .a. ss o o na sy o up a y .
Whenyoucomparethiscomputerto othercomputers
Whenyoufinishthiscourse
......unless
youfailthe exam.
unlessyou arefullysatisfied.
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lf you bookthisholiday
lf youcometo ourclinic
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a t t h eh o t e l ,
assoonasyou havethe
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Find12 differencesbetweenyour pictureand your partner'spictureby askingquestionsor describing.
Usethe words in the box.
lt'ssweet'
1 lt'sa kindof dishthatyou haveafteryourmaincourse'
grey'lt canbe foundin Africaandhasa trunk'
2 lt'sa typeof animalthat is normallyhuge,heavyand
to makeit sweeter'
likestrawberries lt'sthickandsmooth'
3 lt,sthe stuffyou put on desserts
differentcoloursandit canbe smoothor rough'
4 lt,ssomethingEnglishpeopleput on the floor.lt comesin
end sothatyou canwritewith it'
5 lt,sa thingyou usefor makingyourpencilpointedat the
5 lt'sverysoftandyou useit whenyou aresleeping for yourhead'
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areawherepeopleplaytennisor volleyball'
1 lt'sa rectangular
2 lt'ssweet,brown,stickystuffthat is madefrom cocoa'
differentcities'
3 lt,sa verywide roadwherecarscandriveveryfastbetween
language'
4 lt'sa thingthat theydo to filmswhentheychangethe original
profession asyou'
5 lt'sa personwho you workwith or who hasthe same
for fryingthings'
6 lt,sa hard,roundthingyou canfind in the kitchen.It'sused
lived.
7 lt,sa huge,beautifulbuildingwhereroyalfamiliestraditionally
walkto getfromone placeto the other'
8 lt'sa narrowspacebetweenroomsin a housewhereyou can
9 lt'sverylightandsoftandit comesfromthe birds'
andmadeof plasticandit'susedfor changingtheTVchannel'
1O lt,srectangular
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RULES
Choosea square'Listento the otherteam'squestion. lf youget it righ! youwin the squareand 1 point,andyou
canhaveanotherturn.lf youget it wrong,it,sthe otherteam,sturn.
Thesquares areasfollows:H=History,
G=Geography, sc=science, people
A=TheArts,sp=sport,F=Famous
Score1 extrapointif youget bothsquares
in anyonecategory..
Team A Tbam B
History History
t WherewasAlexander
the Greatoriginally
from? t Whichcivilization,
the Mayaor the Aztec,isthe
(Macedonia\ oldest?(theMayacivilization)
2 In whichcenturydid the FrenchRevolution
take 2 In whichcenturydid the Russian
Revolution
take
place?(18thcentury) place?(20thcentury)
Geography Geography
t Whichgasmakesup78o/oof
the world,satmosphere? t Whichisthe largestcontinentin the world?(Asla)
(nitrogen)
2 At whatdistance fromthe Equatorcanyoufindthe
2 In whichtwo countries
canyoufind MountEverest? tropics?(23.5degrees)
(Chinaand Nepal)
Science
Science
1 Whatisthe chemicalsymbolfor magnesiu
m?(MS)
1 Whatisthe scientific
studyof plantscalled?
(Botany)
2 In whichyeardid an American
teamof astronauts
first
2 Whichplanetis nearestto the sun?(Mercury) landon the moon?(/969)
TheArts TheArts
t In whichcountrydid the impressionist
movement 1 Whatis a'fresco'?(paintingdirecttypaintedon a wall)
originate?(France)
2 WhichJaneAustenbookwasmadeintoa film starring
2 Who wrote Alicein Wonderland?
(LewisCarroil) EmmaThompson? (Sense
and Sensibitity)
Sport Sport
f Whatisthe mostimportantgameof the seasonin I Whenwerethe firstmodernOlympicGamesheld?
Americdnfootball?(Superbowl) (18e6)
2 Whenwasthe firstworldcup held?(1930) 2 Whichcountrywon the WorldCupin 195g,1962and
Famouspeople 1970?(Brazil)
Areyouan aduenfurous
hofiday-malrer?
Ask and answerthe followingquestionswith a partner.
1 Wheredo younormallychooseto go on a holiday?
a Toa differentcountryeveryyearsothatyou can
experience lotsof differentcultures.
b Tothe sameplaceeveryyear.Newsensations are
not for you.
c lt depends. Sometimes to a placeyou alreadyknow
andsometimes somewhere new.
2 Whatandhow do you usuallybook?
a An all-inclusive packageholidayat a travelagent's
with guaranteed quality.
b Flightonlyoverthe Internet. Youcanplan
everything elseonceyou get there.
c Theflightandthe accommodation at a travel Youareon holidayin CentralAmericaandthe hotelis
agent'sor overthe Internet,but not alwaysa organising a two-daywalkingexcursion in the tropical
package dealasit'sniceto havesomefreedom. rainforest,campingovernight.Doyou?
3 Whichof the followingbeaches wouldyou prefer? a Askif thereareanyone-dayexcursions. Youquite
likethe idea,but feelafraidaboutsleepingin the
a Youdon'tlikethe beach.The hotelswimmingpool
rainforest.
is muchwarmer,saferand haswaiterservice.
b Putyournamedownimmediately. lt soundsgreat!
b Nottoo busy,but nearthe hotel,shopsandcaf6sso c Think'lcan'timagineanythingworsei
thatyoucanget drinksor foodto eatwhenyouwant.
Youarriveat yourholidaydestination andare
c Onethatyou can'tget to by car,sothereare informedthattherehasbeena politicalcrisisandthe
normally no otherpeoplethere. government of the countrycan'tguarantee the safety
4 Whatdo youthinkaboutthefoodwhenyougo abroad? of tourists.Whatdo you do?
a Youtry someof it, but nothingtoo strange. lt a lgnoreit.You'vepaidfor the holidayandyou are
dependsreallywhatit is. goingto stay.
b Younevertry anyof it. Betterto eatthe hotelfood b Stay,but worryandwatchthe news.lf thingsget
or takeit with youfrom home. anyworse,youwill leave.
c You'dtry anything; friedinsects, spicycurries, c Getthe nextflighthome.
strangeanimals. lt'sall partof the experience. Yourfriendhaswon a round-the-world airticketfor
5 Youmeeta localcoupleon holidayabroadwho two andasksyouto accompany her.Youknowyou
suggestyou go with themto explorethe area.What haven'tgot a lot of spendingmoney,soyou will need
do you decide? to be careful.
a Noway.You'restayingin the hotelcomplex. You a Packyourbagsstraightawayandgo campat your
neverknowwhat'sout there. friend'sin caseshechanges hermind.
b Youthinktwiceaboutit. tt wouldprobablybe b Sitdownandcalculate exactlyhow muchmoney
betterto hirea carandgo alone.Youdon'treally you'vegot andthenmakea decision.
knowwhatthiscoupleis like. c Decidenotto go.There arelotsof countries youdon't
c Jumpat the chance. Localpeoplealwaysshowyou wantto visitandespecially withoutmuchmoney.
the mostinteresting sightsand landmarks.
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Write short answers to ten of the following questions in the shapes below. Don't do it in order.
I lovethe dancing,especially
whenI go out to a
I hadthe dinnerin a smallrestaurant in the centre
club with my friends.(dancingwithno article)
of the city,(dinnerwith no article)
LastnightI sawghost,but it wasn,tthe sameghost
Swedish
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classmateshavegot somethingin that yourclassmateshaveever9ot. classmatesto get readYin the
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it was. theygot it. specialoccasion?
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Statements
t Youshouldalwaysplanfirstwhatyou aregoingto sayin Englishin orderto avoidmakingmistakes
whenyou speak.
2 Governments
shouldspendmoremoneyon scientific
research.
3 Everybody
shouldbe giventhe opportunityto do a university
degree.
4 somesubjectslikereligionor physical
educationshouldneverbe obligatory.
5 lt'sa good ideato takea sabbatical
yearaftergraduating
from university
and beforelookingfor a job.
0 lf a studentalwaysgetsgood marksit showsthat he or sheis intelligent.
7 lt is betterto evaluate
studentson coursework
and participation
in classratherthan makethemdo exams.
8 when youtakenotes,you shouldtry to writedowneverything
the teachersays.
9 Students
learnmorewhentheygo to smallclasses
or tutorialsratherthanwhentheyattendbig lectures.
t0 Thebestwayof makingprogress
in a language
isto livein a countrywhereit is spoken.
Readthe followingsentences
and think of a questionto askto find the missinginformation.
1 Pabfo Picasso
wasbornin Barcelona
and paintedmanyfamouspaintingsincludingLaGuernica,Woman
witha Crow
andSunflowers.
2 Charf
esDarwinwasbornin in 1809andwroteOntheoriginof thespecies
in 1859.
3 ThefamouswriterOscarWildewasbornin Dublinin 1905anddiedin Francein 1949.
4 ruledGreatBritainfor 40 years.
5 canjump almost6 feetin the air.
Penguins
6 isthe onlyanimalwith fourknees.
7 TheHundredYears
waractuallylasted200years.
I President
Roosevelt
wasextremely
superstitious
andnever on a Friday.
9 Theonlynationwhosenamebeginswith anAi but doesn'tend in anA isAfghanistan.
l0 shotand killedJohnLennonin NewYorkin December
1980.
l1 Theoriginalversionof the film KingKongwasfirstreleased
in 1949.
12 ThefirstStarWarsfilm wasreleasedin 1987and won
Student B
Readthe followingsentences
and think of a questionto askto find the missinginformation.
1 wasbornin Barcelona
and paintedmanyfamouspaintingsincludingLaGuernica,
Womanwitha Crow
andSunflowers.
2 Charles
Darwinwasbornin Englandin 1809andwroteOntheoriginof thespecies
in 1859.
3 ThefamouswriterOscar
Wildewasbornin Dublinin 1905anddiedin Francein
4 QueenVictoriaruledGreatBritainfor 40 years.
5 Penguins
can_ almost6 feetin the air.
6 Theelephantisthe onlyanimalwith fourknees.
7 actuallylasted200years.
I President
Roosevelt
wasextremely and neverstarteda journeyon a Friday.
superstitious
9 Theonlynationwhosenamebeginswith anAi but doesn'tend in anA'is
1 0 MarkDavidChapman
shotandkilledJohnLennonin NewYorkin December
1980.
11 wasfirstreleased
in 1949.
1 2 ThefirstStarWars
film wasreleasedin 1987and won 6 Oscars.
6 Do youthinkthe teacher's
favouritestudentis
lf youhaveno ideaabouthowto saysomething peoplein the
alwaysoneof the mostintelligent
whatdo you
whenyouarein class,
in English class?Whatothercharacteristics
do teachers
do?Whatwouldyoudo if youwerein an English reallylike?
speaking country?
You'vejust got off the Plane You'rein a caf6with some i fverydayYou90 to workwith i
in a foreigncountrYand friendsandoneof themstarts i a friendby car.lt'snot verYfar I
you realisethat Youhaven't talkingaboutloveProblems. and you'dreallYliketo get a bit i
Youknowthat Yourother moreexercise. Whatdo YousaY i
broughtanyof the local
currency. YouonlYhavemoneY friendhasjust brokenuPwith to yourfriend?
from yourcountry.Whatdo her boyfriendand it'snot a
you needto do? goodideato talkaboutthis.
Whatdo you needto do?
i
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yourjob
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English Lieto yourbest Stealfroma shop
nextweekend exam friend
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Lenda lot of Hitchhike Sleepin the Not eatfor a
moneyto a friend street wholeday
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classmates anotherlanguage
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i Peterwouldplaybetterif he practised You'llget a goodmarkif you studied. Peoplemight be happierif they had :
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Lookat the followingpicturesand discussin pairs.
a Whatcanyousee?Matchthe wordsin the box.
b Whattypeof changeshavethesethingscausedin
our society?
c Arethereanynegativeconsequences
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went to the cinemalastweek.(Askwhattheysawand theiropinion)
hasbeenill thisyear.(Askwhat
the illness
was)
isgoingawaynextweekend.
(Askwhere)
isgoingto do somethingexcitingafterclass.
(Askwhat)
wentabroadlastyear.(Askwhere)
(Askwhich)
hasstudiedanotherforeignlanguage.
at the moment.(Askwho)
1 0 is missingsomebody
11 (Askwhat)
hassometypeof allergy.
1 3 cando a sportverywell.(Askwhat)
1 In Switzerland,
womenwerenot allowedto voteuntil 1971.
2 Untilrecently,
pubsin GreatBritainhad everynight.
3 In ltaly,everybody
hadto go to churchon Sundayuntil19g1.
4 Duringthe ruleof General
Francoin Spain,womencouldn,thave
5 Before1947,childrendidn't haveto go to schoolin GreatBritainafterthey reached
the ageof 14.
6 TheGermans
weren'tallowed until1975.
7 Doctorsin the Netherlands
werefirstallowedto carryout euthanasia
legallyin 2002.
8 Mencould in Russiaafterthe RussianRevolution.
9 Americanscouldn'tdrinkalcohollegallybetween 'l950
and 1965.
10 Until1976Londontaxishadto carry by law.
Student B
Askyour partner questionsto completethe
1 InSwitzerland,womenwerenotallowed until1971.
2 until recently,
pubsin GreatBritainhadto closebefore11p.m.everynight.
3 In ltaly,everybody
had until i 981.
4 Duringthe ruleof General
Francoin Spain,womencouldn'thavetheirown bankaccounts.
5 Before1947,childrendidn't have in GreatBritainafterthey reachedthe ageof 14.
6 TheGermans
weren'tallowedto buy morethanonecaruntil r 975.
7 Doctorsin the Netherlands
werefirstallowed in 2002.
8 Mencouldhavemorethanonewifein Russia
afterthe Russian
Revolution.
9 Americans
couldn'tdrink between1950and1965.
10 until 1976Londontaxishadto carrysomehayanda sackof oatsby law.
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Choosinga careercan be difficult.You haveto think about what you are good at, your qualifications,your
interests
and hobbies,the type of person you are and the type of working life you want. Interview your partner
using the
followingquestionsand seeif you canthink of a job that would be suitablefor him or her.
I Whatwereyourbestsubjects
whenyouwereat school?
2 Haveyou studiedor areyou studyingat university?
Whatsubject?
3 Haveyou everhada job before?
Whatwasit?Whatdid you likeaboutthatjob andwhatdid you dislikeaboutit?
+ Doyou likeworkingwith yourhandsor do you preferworkingwith yourmind?
5 Canyou tlsea computerwell?
6 Do you preferworkingaloneor aspartof a team?
7 Doyou likethe outdoors?
8 Doyou reactwellunderpressure
or do you get verynervous?
9 Howwouldyoudescribe
yourpersonality?
10 ls it importantfor youto earna lot of moneyor wouldyou preferto havelessmoneyandmorefreetime?
11 Areyouveryambitiousor areyourfamilyandfriendsmoreimportantthanyourjob?
12 Doyou likebeingwith people?
l3 .Howmanylanguages
do you speak?
14 Canyou driveanddo you likedriving?
15 Wouldyou sayyou werecreative?
In whatway?
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2 Whatdoesthe word'summer' 7
3 Arethereanystatuesor monumentsin yourtownthat werebuilt a famouspersonor an important
event?
4 Haveyou ever_ yourwalletor somemoney?Didyoufind it again?
5 Whatdo youthinkyouwould the mostif you wentto liveabroad?
6 Canyou whatyouweredoingduringthe Millennium
celebrations?
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If thingsweredifferent!
Readthe following sentencesand put a (/r if youagree
and a (x) if you disagree.
l w i s hl w e r er i c h .
I wishmy English
teacherwouldgiveus
morehomework.
lf onlyI hadmorefreetime.
lw is hm y f r i e n d w
s o u l dg o o u t
moreoften.
lf onlyit weresummerallyearround.
lwish I hadstudiedsomething
different.
lwish I livedsomewhere
different.
I wishmy familywouldn,tinterfere
in my lifeso much.
I wishI couldspeakanotherlanguage.
lwish my neighbours
wouldn,tmakeso muchnoise.
lf onlyI couldgiveup smoking.
a party/invite
lastSaturday/have leavethe party/saygoodbye/
friends/get
a newjob while/have
fun/steal ppear
realise/disa
call/explai
n/happen/writedown/ nextmorning/goout/realise/ lookinside/see/emergency/
investigate appear apologise/theatre/next
evening
while/leave/mobile/neig
hbour/
call/explain/stopthe investigation go/veryhappy/enjoy shocked
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Procedure Procedure
Putthe studentsinto pairsandgivea copyof worksheet A Cutup a copyofthe worksheet for eachpairor groupof
to oneandworksheet Bto the other.Askthemto answer threestudents.
the questionson the left,writingcompleteanswers on Givethe studentsthe cut up sentences andtellthemto
a separate sheetof paper.Tellthem not to speakto their readthrougheachoneandarrangethem in a logicalway.
partneryet. Checkthe answers with the wholeclass.
Tellthe studentsto workwith theirpartner'Askthe Nowaskstudentsto commenton eachsentence to sayif
students to keeptheirpaperhiddenfromtheirpartner it istruefor them.Encourage themto explainwhy or why
sotheycan'tcopythe auxiliary verbs.Eachstudentreads not,givingalternativesentences with the samephrasal
out the answers they havewrittenandtheirpartner verbwhereappropriate.
mustguessthe correctquestion, completingit with the
appropriate verbastheysayit.
auxiliary
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassaboutsomeof the
thingstheyfoundout.
Procedure
Givea copyof the worksheet to eachstudentandtell
themto readthe statements andtickthe appropriate
I think or l'm th column.Goaroundthe class, helpingwithanystructures
they
or vocabulary don't understand.
Procedure
themto writeone Noworganise the classintosmallgroupsof threeor four.
Givea cardto eachstudent.Tell
Tellthemto comparetheiropinions, givingexamples with
Simple one in the Present
questionin the Present and
Continuous. that the
Goaroundthe classchecking theirfriends.
questionsarecorrect. Getfeedback fromthe wholeclass.
MILLIONAIRE
money
Procedure
rich
Dividethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgive
copies luxury
of worksheet A to groupA anda copyof worksheet B to
groupB. Givean exampleof howto play.Studentsmustdefine
the
Havethe studentschecktheyunderstand allofthe words word usingrelativeclauses but withoutsayingthe words
writtenin theircrosswordin pairs,helpingthemwith any stated,e.g.lt'sa personwhocanspenda lot.tti a person
problemstheymighthave. whosebankaccountcontainsmonythousandsof pounds.
Nowrearrange the studentssothat a studentA iswith Organise the studentssothattheyaresittingin groupsof
a studentB.Tellthem not to lookat eachother,spaper. fourto six.Withinthe groupstheydivideintotwo
reams.
Focusthe students'attention on the examplesentence Eachstudenthasa maximumof oneminuteto explain
andtellthemto giveeachothercluesfor the restof
the words.Wriledown and across on the boardso that
studentscanidentifythe directionof the words.
Procedure
Organise
the classinto pairsor groupsof threeandgive Procedure
eachteamtwo copiesof the worksheet.
Givea copyof the worksheet to eachpairof students
andtellthemto matcha pairof wordsfromthe boxwith
a picture.Checkwith the wholeclass, makingsurethey
understandthe words.
Askthe studentsto discuss in pairswhichof the verbsare
irregularandcheckwith the wholeclass.
Nowstudentssaysentences in pairsfor eachpictureusing
the PastSimpleand pastContinuous. Getfeedback from
corrector not andwhy.lfthe studentshavebeton the wholeclass.
a
Students thenthinkof an importanteventthat has
happenedrecentlyand mingle,askingtheirclassmates
whattheyweredoingwhenthatthinghappened.
Answers
1 escape/sleep 2land/rain3 play/getbroken4 have/ring
teamwith the mostmoneyisthe winner. 5 cook/arrive6 sail/appear g waiVappear
7 sunbathe/sting
Answers 9 clean/fall10 run/bite1I eaVbreakI 2 drive/jump
sentences1,4,5,7,8,11andl2 areincorrect.
1 areofteninterviewed
2 wasinventedby 5 shouldbe supervised
7 havebeenstolen
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l5htt"lQqni!sgtt'ut*oiffiDividethec|assupintogroupsoffouranddivideeach
Procedure fourintotwo teamsof two.lf you haveodd numbers
Organise the classintogroupsof four.Giveonesetof cut
up cardsto eachgroup.
Writethe foflowingon the board:lt'sa person
who/
whose"' lt'soplacewhere tftathingwhich
"' "' Givea copyof sentences
It'satimewhen A to oneteamandsentences
B
"'
.^^r^card
Writethe followingexample __._-r
on the board: noughtsor crosses.
Tellthe studentsto takeit in turnsto choosea number Studentsmingleaskingandanswering questions.
Mingle
andthe otherteamwill readthemthe sentence. lf they with them,checkingthattheyareusingappropriate
deciderightor wrongcorrectly they put the symbolin the questionsandanswering in the appropriate
tense.
square. Nowthe otherteamplays. Getfeedback fromeachstudent.Askthemto tellyouthe
At the end,the studentscounthow manynoughtsand questionstheyaskedandthe answers theyweregiven.Elicit
crosses theyhaveandaddan extrapointifthey havethree fromthewholegroupthetensethatwasusedandwhy.
in a row.Thewinneristhe teamwith the mostpoints.
Procedure Procedure
Givea worksheet to eachstudentandput them in pairs. Givea copyof the worksheet to eachstudentandtell
Tellthemto lookat the picturesand inventa headline themto readthe questionandorderthe itemsaccording
for eachone,writingit underthe picture.Pointout that to theirpreferences (number1 for whattheypreferthe
newspaper headlinesoftendon'tusearticles(the,a) or the most).Tellthem if therearetwo itemstheyconsider to be
verbto bein passives.Tellthemto lookat the headlines in equal,thentheycanput the samenumberfor both.
Ex.2a on page30for reference andaskthemto usetheir Readthe exampleat the bottomof the pagewith
imagination. thewholeclass andtellthemto discuss in pairstheir
Goaroundthe class,
helpingwith vocabulary
and preferences usingcomparatives andsuperlatives.
correcting
anyerrors. Goaroundthe classcorrecting and helpingwith any
Whentheyhavefinished, organisethe studentsin vocabulary theyneed.
differentpairs.
Tellthemto takeit in turnsto readout their Getfeedback
fromvariousmembersof the class.
headlines.but not in the correctorder.Theotherstudent
mustguesswhichpictureit goeswith.
Procedure
Procedure Givea copyof the top partof the worksheet to each
Givea copyof the worksheet Tellthemto
to eachstudent. studentand readthroughthe textwith the wholeclass,
workin pairsto askandanswerthe questions.Whilethe referringto the mapwherenecessary.
firststudentasksquestion1,the otheronedoesn'tlook Noworganise the classintogroupsof four,andgive
at the sheetandsimplylistensandchooses an option a rolecardto eachstudent.lf you haveodd numbers,
to increase
listeningpractice.
Aftertheyhavechosen, somegroupscanbe madeup of fivestudentsandtwo
theycanthen lookat the sheetand markthe option.The studentscanbe giventhe samerolecard,pretending they
secondstudentthenasksquestion2,followingthe same areeitherbrotherandsisteror husbandandwife.Allow
procedure.
studentstimeto readthroughthe information andcheck
Goaroundthe class,helpingwith anyproblematic theyunderstand.
vocabularyor expressions. Explainthat theyaregoingto discuss the proposalfor
Whentheyhavefinished, get themto countup A, BandC the MultiplexCentre, fromthe pointof viewof theirrole.
answers.
Getfeedback fromthe classaboutwho is mostly Encourage themto addanymorearguments theythink
whichletter.Readthroughthe resultswith the wholeclass arerelevant. Goaroundthe classmonitoringthe activity
andseeif studentsagreewith the analysis. and makinga noteof anymistakes theymake.
Whentheyhavefinished, havea classvoteaboutthe
proposal.Tellstudentsto imaginetheyreallylivein the
areaandto voteaccording to theirrealpointof view.
Procedure
Cutup theworksheet andgiveonecardto eachstudent.Tell
the studentsto readthe cardandchecktheyunderstand.
Explainthattheyhaveto aska questionto allthe other Procedure
studentsin orderto find out the information.
Remindthem Organisethe classsothat studentsaresittingin small
thattheymustusethefuturetensegivenon the card. groupsof threeor four.Giveeachgroupa setof counters
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Procedure
Organise the studentsinto pairs,A andB.Givea copy
of worksheet A to bothstudentsin pairA, anda copyof
)rganisethe classintopairsandgivea copyof workheetA worksheet Bto both studentsin pairB.Tellthemto look
o oneof the studentsanda copyof workheet at the threethingstheyhaveto seilandwrite
'ellthem Bto the other. sentences
theyaregoingto roleplaya numberof with the cuesgivento helpthemsellthoseproducts.
Go
noneyproblems, aroundthe class, helpingwith vocabulary
andthattheyhaveto try to reachan andcorrecting
greement. Givestudentsa minuteto readthrough anymistakes the studentsmake.
ituationl. Allowthemto usedictionaries Whentheyhavefinished, reorganise the classsothat
to lookuo
ny wordstheydon,tunderstand, or theycanaskyou. therearetwo A studentsfrom differentpairs,
and two B
o.1 ha.vethem roleplaythe situation.When studentsfrom differentpairsworkingtogetfrer
they have in groups
nished,get feedback fromthe classto seeif anyof the of four.TheA studentsbegin,takingltiritrrn,
to selltheir
:udentsfounda solutionandwhatit was. items,includingthe sentences theyhavewritten.TheB
Nowdo the samewith situations studentshaveto decidewhichof the two A students
2 and 3. is
mostconvincing. Thenthe B studentstry to selltheiritems
to the As.
Getfeedbackfromthe classto find out who werethe most
successful
salespeopleandwhy.
What havethey been doinq?
Procedure
BLEEP:
Whichword was that? Dividethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgivecopies
Procedure ofthe cuewordsfor studentA to onegroupandthe cue
wordsfor studentB to the othergroup.Givea copyof the
Organise the studentsintogroupsof fourandgiveone picturesto allthe studentsandtell themto workin pairs
setof cut up cardsto eachgroup.Withinthe groups,
to matchthe cuewordsin the boxwith sixof the pictures.
studentsdividethemselves intotwo teams.lf you nave Tellthemto imagine whatis happening in the othersix
odd numbers, usegroupsof five. pictures.
Writethe wordBLEEP on the boardandtellthe students Nowrearrange the studentssothat an A studentis
that on eachcardthereisa sentence that containsBLEEP workingwith a B student.Students explainwhatthey
insteadof a word.Eachteamtakesit in turnto takea card
guessed washappeningin the sixpictures for whichthey
and readout the sentence. Theotherteammustguessthe hadno cuesandthe otherstudenttellsthem if theywere
correctwordin the correcttense.lf theyget it right,they
rightor wrong.
scoreone point.
Nowtell studentsto talkabouteachpicture,sayingwhat
Thewinneristhe teamwith the mostpointsat the end.
hasbeenhappeningandwhathashappenedin each
picture.Remindthemthat theyareusingthe present
PerfectSimpleandthe Present PerfectContinuous to
contrasta shortactionor resultwith a longeror unfinished
Procedure action.
Organise the classinto pairsandgivea copyof the Getfeedbackfrom the wholeclass.
In pairs,studentsnow
worksheet to eachpair.Readthroughthe questions talkaboutwhetherthesethingshaveeverhappened to
at the
top of the pagewith the wholeclass. them.Getfurtherfeedback.
Pre-teachor elicit
'brand
name'.
Students lookat the differentpicturesandanswerthe
questions orally.
Goaroundthe classmonitoring their
conversations.
Procedure
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassaboutwhetherit's
Givea copyof the worksheet to eachstudentandtell
worth payingmorefor'thename'orwhetherit'sa wasteof
themto completethe sentences sothat theyaretruefor
money.
them.Remindthemto completewith verbsandtell them
to usethe Reference on page73 if theyarenot surewhich
formto use.Students writeindividualanswers but they
canconferwith a partneroververbformsandto share
ideas.Goaroundthe class, checkingtheirsentences.
Procedure
Focusthe studentson the examplesentences at the
Givea copyof the firstpartof the worksheet to each bottomof the page,andtellthemto mingle,asking
studentandtellthemto workin pairsto thinkof questions
questionsto find a studentwho agreeswith their
theycouldaskusingthe cuesin the box(ortheirown
sentence.Tellthemto writethe nameof that studentin
ideas)to guessa leisureactivity.Pointout that the answer
the columnprovided.
canonlybe'yesi'no'or 'it depends'.
Getfeedbackfromthe class,
findingout whatdifferent
Getfeedback fromthe class, writinganydifficultquestions
studentshavein common.
on the board.
Nowchoosea leisureactivityyourself(football). Havethe
studentsaskyou ten questions in orderto discover the
activity.
Dividethe studentsup intosmallgroupsof threeor four Procedure
andgiveeachgroupa setof cards. Thestudentstakeit Dividethe classinto pairsandgivea copyof worksheetA to
in turnsto pickup a cardandthe othershaveto askten oneof themandworkheetBto the other.Tellthe students
questions to guessthe activity.
Theycontinueuntilallthe not to lookat eachother'spaper.
cardshavebeenused. Readthe instructions with the wholeclassandstudents
askquestions anddescribe theirpictures,
using
quantifiers,in orderto find twelvedifferences.
Goaround worksheetto eachstudent. Tellthe studentsto takeit in
the class,helpingwith anyvocabulary theyneedand turnsto askeachotherthe questions and readout the
correcting errors. options.Whileonestudentisasking, tellthe othernot
Whentheyhavefinished, get studentsto reportbackon to readthe sheetin orderto increase listeningpractice.
the differences. Whentheyhavechosenan option,theycanthen lookat
Answers the sheetandmarktheiranswers. Goaroundthe class,
helpingwith anydifficultvocabulary or expressions.
Thedifferences
are:1 numberof tables2 numberof customers
3 amountofhairthemanhas4amountofmeat5 pasta/soup Whentheyhavefinished, studentsworkout theirscores.
6 numberof napkins7 numberof glassesg amountofwine Askthe studentswhichcategorytheyfallintoandread
9 numberof waiters10theadviceof thewaiterI 1 information throughthe resultstogetherasa class. Askthe studentsif
on the
noticeboard12numberof bottlesof water theyagreewith the analysis.
Whet
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Procedure Procedure
Dividethe classinto halfandgivea copyof worksheet Givea copyof the worksheet to eachstudentandtell
A themto workin pairsto matchthe expressions
to onehalfandworksheet B to the otherhalf.Tellthem fromthe
to workwith a partnerto matchthe definitions boxto the pictures.
to the
wordsin the box.Goaroundthe class, Nowtellthe studentsto randomlycrossout oneof the
checkingthat their
answers arecorrect. picturesin eachrowwithouttheirpartnerseeingwhich
Nowreorganise it is.Tellthemthat theyhaveto liewhentheyanswerthe
the classsothattwo studentAsare
questionaboutthe crossed out pictureandtellthe truth
workingwith two studentBs.lf you haveodd numbers,
formsomegroupsof three.Eachpairmakesa teamand whentheyanswerthe questions aboutthe otherpictures.
Focuson the exampleat the bottomof the sheetand
the teamstakeit in turnsto readout the definitions while brainstorm somefollowup questions that studentscould
the otherteamhasto guessthe word.Eachcorrectword
ask,e.g.Whatlanguagewasit? Wheredidyou study it?
isworthone point.Thewinneristhe teamwith the most
pointsat the end. Students workin pairsto do the exercise
andat the end.
try to guesswhentheirpartnerwaslying.
Procedure
Procedure
Organisethe classintogroupsof fouranddivideeach
Givea copyofthe worksheet to eachstudentandfocus
groupintotwo teams,A and B.Givea copyof the top
theirattentionon the questions. Tellthemthey haveto
partofthe worksheet to eachteamand readthrouqhthe workindividually to writeshortanswers to ten of those
instructionswith the wholeclass. questions in the shapesin the secondpartofthe sheet.
Nowgivea copyof teamA questions to one pairandteam Remindthem not to do it in order.
B questions to the otherpair.Asksomegeneralvocabulary
Nowtellthemto tearoff the secondpartof the sheet
questions to seewhichteamin eachgroupgoesfirst,e.g.
andexchange it with a partner.Lookingat eachother,s
Whatdo wecallthisin Engtish? (pointingto thingsaround answers theyhaveto guessthe question, withoutlooking
the class).
backat the originalquestions. Whentheyguesscorrectly
Students playthe gameuntilallthe squares havebeen theycrossout the answer. Thiscontinuesuntilstudents
won or allthe questions havebeenasked.Students mark havecrossed out allthe answers.
the squares theywin with a symbol.At the end,students Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassby havingstudents
workout theirteamsscoreby addingup the squares they readout someof theiranswers andelicitingthe question
won plusan extrapointfor eachtimetheyhavewon both fromthe wholeclass.
squares belongingto onecategory.
Procedure
Procedure
Organisethe classinto pairsandgivea copyof worksheet
Organise
the classintopairsandgivea copyof the A to oneof the pairsandworksheet Bto the other.Exolain
thattheyaregoingto havea raceto seewho cancorrect
the mostincorrectsentences first.
Readthroughthe instructions andcheckthe wholeclass
understands. Hidesomething in oneof yourhandsand Procedure
askeachpairto guesswhichhandit isto seewho goes Cutthe worksheet in two andgivea copyof the top part
first.Studentsreadout the incorrectsentences to their to eachstudent.Checkthe studentsunderstand partially
partners,repeating onceif necessary. Thepartnertries
agreeand pre-teachevaluateandsabbatical if youfeelit is
to correctthe sentence. lf theyfailtheymissa turn.The
necessary.
Tellthe studentsto listento the statements that
winneristhe firstto get to the finish.
you readout and marka columnfor eachoneaccording to
how muchtheyagreeor disagree with eachstatement.
Readthe statements fromthe secondpartofthe sheet,
repeatingeachoneseveral timesandif necessary
rephrasingit to makesurethatthe studentsunderstand.
Procedure
Whenyou havereadallten andthe studentshavefilled
Cutup the questioncardsandgiveoneto eachstudent.
in the table,organise
the classintosmallgroupsof three
lf you havemorethantwelve,organise the studentsinto
pairsandgivethemthe samecard.Allowstudentsto read or four.Distribute
copiesof the statements,
and havethe
thecard,andcheckthey understand.Tellthemtheymust studentsdiscuss eachone,comparingthe wayin which
askasmanystudents aspossible(making questions in the theyhadfilledout the agree/disagreetable.
2ndpersonsingular) andremember theanswers in order
to reportbackto the classabouttheirfindings.
Students mingle, askingandanswering theirquestions.
Minglewiththemmonitoring language.
Getfeedback fromallthe studentsaboutwhattheyfound
out.lf two studentshadthe samecard.allowthemto Procedure
conferfirst.
Organise the classintotwo groups,A and B,andgive
copiesof worksheet A to groupA andworksheetBto
groupB.Tellthe studentsto workin pairsto thinkof
a questionthattheycouldaskto find out the missing
information in sixof theirsentences.
Remindthemto pay
attentionto subjectandobjectsentences. Goaroundthe
Procedure
classmonitoringtheirwork.
Organise the studentsintogroupsof threeor fourandtell
themtheyaregoingto do a quizaboutworldtourism. Nowreorganise the classsothat a studentA isworking
Don'tgiveout the sheetsyet,but readout the questions with a studentB.Tellthemto askeachothertheir
(to givethe studentsextralisteningpracticeandhave questions andto completethe missinginformation. When
themdiscuss theiranswerswithoutwritingthemdown. theyhavefinished,checkthe completesentences with the
Whenyou havefinished, giveout the sheetsandtellthem wholeclass.
they havea few minutesto writedowntheiranswers. Nowtellthemthat sixofthe sentences arefalse.Students
Collectin a sheetfromeachteam,andgiveit to another worktogetherto guesswhichtheyare.Checkwith the
teamto correct.Readthroughthe questions again, wholeclass.Studentsscorea pointfor eachfalsesentence
elicitinganswers andgivingthe correctonesif necessary.
theyguess.Thewinnersarethosewho guessed the most
Students scoreone pointfor eachcorrectanswer.The
falsesentences.
winningteamistheonethathasmostpointsat theend.
Answers Answers
1 Edinburgh 2 SanFrancisco3 Switzerland,France,Germany,Austria, 1 F(VanGoghpaintedSunflowers) 2T 3 F(OscarWilde
wasbornin
and ltaly(0.5pointsforeachcountry)4 Peru 5 NewZealand
Slovenia, 1854)4 F(Queen
Victoriaruledfrom1837to 1901,almost64years)
6 USAand Canada7 Chileand Argentina8Indian 9 Madrid 5 T 6T 7 FTheHundredYearsWarlastedfrom 1337to 1453,116 years)
lOTheAcropolis
11 lstanbull2Switzerlandl3Granada l4Dublin: 8T 9T 10T 11F(KingKongwasreleased in 1933)t2 F(Starwarswas
l5lndia. released
1977)
partsof eachquestionwith an idiomin
the correctform.
Goaroundthe classcheckingtheirwork.
Procedure Nowreorganise the classsothat a studentA iswith a
studentB.Tellthe studentsto askandanswer
Organise the classintogroupsof four(orthree)andgive eachother,s
questions. Remindthem not to lookat eachother,ssheets
eachgroupa copyofthe cut up cards.Tell
themto share astheydo thisto increase
the cardsout equaily(iftherearesomecards listeningpractise.
Goaround
reftover,it the classmonitoringtheirinteraction.
doesn'tmatter).
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassabouttheiranswers.
Procedure Procedure
Giveonecardto eachstudentandallowthem
timeto
readit. (lftherearemorethanten students,
usesomeof
the cardstwiceor threetimes.)Tell
the studentsthatthey
haveto askothermembersof the classa question
to find
the information stated.Remindthemthat theymustform Allowstudentsto readthroughtheirown cards
andask
the questionin the secondpersonsingular
andthatthe
secondquestionwouldalsobe formedin
the affirmative
(wedon'tnormallymakequestions
in the negative), but
thattheyarelookingfor studentswho answer,noi
Students mingleaskingandanswering questions. They
caneitherwritedownthe namesof the students
theyfind,
or makea mentalnoteof whattheyaretold.
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassaboutwhattheyfound
out.lf you hadmorethanten students, allowthosewith
the samecardto conferfirstaboutthe information.
Procedure
Organisethe classsothattheyaresittingin groupsof
threeandgiveonecopyof the boardg#e,lne
setof cut
up cardsanddiceandcounters to eachgroup.
Readthroughthe ruleswith eachgroupand
makesure
Procedure theyunderstand.Tellthe studentsto throwthe diceto
Organisethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgivea seewho goesfirst.Astheyplaythe game,go
aroundthe
copyof worksheet A to the Asandworksheet classroommonitoringtheirwork.
B to the Bs.
Tellthemto workin pairsto substitute
the underlined
andacross on the boardsothat studentscanidentifythe
directionof the words.
Procedure
Givea copyofthe bingosheetto eachstudentandhave for the better?
thernlookat the adverbsin pairs,checkingthatthey
understand the meaningof allof them. Procedure
Beforeyou beginreadingthe sentences, tell them put a Givea copyof the worksheetto eachstudentor pairof
crossthrougheightof the adverbsof theirchoice.Read studentsandtellthemto workin pairsto saywhatthey
out the sentences the adverbfor
in order,substituting canseein the pictures,
usingwordsfromthe box.Check
'beepiThestudentsput a differentsymbol(e.9.a circle)
with the wholeclass.
aroundthe adverbsiftheythinktheyfit the sentence. The
the effectsofthese
Nowget the studentsto discuss
firststudentto circleallthe adverbs,shouts'bingo'. Check
again for societyandto talk
changes about whetherthere
that the bingoiscorrect,by readingthe sentences
and havingthe studenttellyouthe correctadverb. wereanynegativeconsequences. Goaroundthe room,
theirconversations.
monitoring
Givethe studentsanotherbingosheet(orhavethem
copyit) andplayagainwith the restof the sentences or Answers
sentences thatyou invent.Thiscouldalsobe playedin 1 Mobilephones2 lnternet3 Massairtravel4 Skyscrapers
smallgroups,with studentswritingtheirown sentences modified
5 Genetrically food 6Increasein no smokingareas
(especially and readingthemfor other
for revision) movement8 Embryonic
7 Feminist 9 RealityTV
research
membersof the groupto playbingo.
Procedure Procedure
Dividethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgivecopies to eachstudentor pairof
Givea copyof the worksheet
of worksheet A to groupA andworksheet Bto groupB. Tellthemto namethejobstheycanseein the
students.
Tellthe students to workin pairsor smallgroups to read pictures.
Checkwith the wholeclass.
throughthe situations andwritea numberof sentences in Nowreadthroughthe questions with the wholeclass,
theThirdConditional thattheycouldsayabouteachone. checkingthattheyunderstand allthe vocabulary.
Goaroundthe classhelpingwith anydifficultvocabulary the classinto smallgroupsof threeor four
Organise
andcheckingthe sentences theywrite.
andtellthemto discuss the questionsin relationto the
Nowput a studentA with a studentBto roleplaythe jobstheycanseein the pictures.Goaroundthe class,
situations.Tellthemto try to resolvethe problems,
monitoringtheirconversations.
including theThirdConditional sentences in their
conversations. fromthe wholeclass.
Getfeedback
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclassaboutthe sentences
theyconstructed andwho theyfeelisto blamein each
situation.
Procedure
Dividethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgivea copy
of worksheetA to onegroupandworksheet Bto the other.
Procedure Tellthe studentsto worktogetherto orderthe words
Dividethe classintotwo groups,A and B,andgivecopies to makequestions. checkingthat
Goaroundthe class,
of worksheet A to groupA andof worksheet Bto groupB. studentshaveappropriate questions.
Havethe studentscheckthey understand allof the words Nowreorganise the classsothat one studentfromgroup
writtenin theircrossword in pairs,helpingthemwith any
A isworkingwith onefromgroupB.Students askand
problemstheymighthave.Tellthemto decideif each
(tell
answereachother'squestions them not to lookat
wordisa verb,nounor adjective.
eachother'spapersin orderto increaselisteningpractice).
Nowrearrange the studentssothat onestudentA iswith
onestudentB.Tellthem not to lookat eachother'spaper. fromthe wholeclass.
Getfeedback
Readthe instructions with the wholeclass.Writedown
Answers
tellthemthatfourarefalse.Students
discuss
StudentA with their
partnerwhichfourarefalse.Getfeedback
fromthe whole
1 Didyourparents
makeyouhelpwiththehousework class,with theirreasons.
whenvou
werea teenager?
Answers
2 Didyourparentsletyougo out latewhenyou
were15? Numbers3,Q 8, and 9 arefalse.Numbers3,6
and g arecompletely
3 Areyouallowed to smokein manypublicplaces inventedand number9 wastrue but during
inyourcountry? the period 1g2}-.'g32.
4 lf youwerea politician,
wouldyoumakepeoplepayhighertaxes?
5 Doyouthinkchildren
shouldbeallowed
to wearnormalclothes
to school?
6 Wouldyouleta teenager
of 16 go on holiday
alone? Procedure
Student B
1 Did your parentsmakeyou do any extra-curricular
activitieswhen
you werea child?
2 Didyourparentsletyoustayup latewhenyou
werea child?
3 Whatisthe maximumspeedyouareallowed Explainthe rulesof the game.Eachstudenttakes
to drivein your it in turn
country? to turn overtwo cards.lf the cardsmatch(i.e.
the word
4 lf youwerea teacher,
wouldyou makestudentsdo a lot of exams? meansthe same), that studenttakesthe two cardsand
) Doyouthinkpeopleshouldbeallowedto vote
at 16?
6 Doyouthinkthegovernment
shouldletshops
open24hoursa day?
Procedure
Organise the classintosmallgroupsof four(usegroups
of threeif necessary).Handout the worksheets andtell Goaroundthe class,
studentstheyhaveto minglewith studentsfrom monitoringthe students,sentences.
other
groupsin orderto find somebodywho
corresponds to
th.eirsentences,askingand notingdownextrainformation
whentheydo find someone.
Whentheyhavefinishedstudentssit down in
their
Procedure
Thisactivitywill probablyworkbestbeforedoing
the
Communication pageof the Student,s
Book.
Procedure
Giveeachstudentor pairof studentsa copyof the Procedure
worksheet. Readthe titleandexplainthat'atalewith a
Givea copyofthe worksheet to eachstudentand read
ending.Tellthe students
twist'isa storywith a surprise throughthe instructions with the wholeclass. Students
to workin pairsto tellthe story,payingattentionto thenwriteoneor two namesnextto eachsentence (if
the correctuseof pasttenses, and includingthe words theycan).Include yourselfif you want.
that aregivenundereachpicture.Askthemto makeat Studentsmingle,askingeachotherquestions to checkif
leasttwo sentences perpicture.Goaroundthe class, theywererightor not.Getfeedback fromthe wholegroup
monitoringtheirwork. asto how muchtheyknowabouteachother.
Nowhavethe wholeclassretellthe story,checkingfor any Asan extension to thisactivity,distributethe namesof all
variationstheremightbe amongthe pairsof students.Ask the studentssothat eachone hasa namethat is not their
each pairto discusswhattheythinkhappensat the end of own.Tellstudentsto writethreeor fourthingsaboutthis
the storyandgetfeedback lf nobody
fromthe wholeclass. personthey havefoundout duringthe course. Students
hasguessed, givethemthe correctanswer. then readout thisinformation andthe restof the class
guesswho it is.
Answer
Whiletheywereat thetheatre,thethiefwho hadstolenthe car
burgledtheirhouse.
Before watching
1 Matchthe wordsand phrases
fromeachcolumnto form sentences.
r I love a in touchwith mYfriends
z I get on with b to run my own business in the future
3 | prefer c lotsof differentPeoPle
4 | want d findingout aboutnew places
5 | hate e to workin anothercountrynextyear
6 | hope f not havinganythingto do
7 | liketo keep g beachlocations to mountainlocations
2 Discuss.
lf you visitedanothercountryfor a holidayor work,what might makeyou want to live
there?Whatcouldtemptyou awayfromyour homecountry?
While watching
3 Watchthe firstextractandanswerthe questions.
r Themantellshisfriendthat he maylosehisjob if he doesn'tgo backhomeand
the manreplies: SowhatTWhat doeshe meanby this reply?
z Whatarethe two mendrinking?Howdo you knowthey aresharing?
I Fillin the gapsof the followingrhymeOlliewrote.
Roses are
Candyis -
ThisissomethingI sentyou to -
After watching
5 Discuss.
Doyou agreewith theman'sreasonsfor wantingto stayin Parisin thefirstextract?Doyou
aregoodones?WhylWhynot?Ifyouhadbeenthemanin thesecond
think hisreasons
extroct,wouldyouhavegoneup thedrainpipe? Howwouldyouhaveresolved thesituation?
While watching
2 Watchthe film and answerthe questions.
r Speaker 1 saysthat the mainthing he likesaboutlivingin Leedslseasy
to a lot of things.Whichword doeshe usehere?
2 Howcanlivingin Leeds feelat first?
3 In the speaker's opinionwhichgroupof peopledoesLeedsreallyappealto?
4 Whymightspeaker1 moveto Londonin the future?
5 Speaker 2 describes hiscountrysettingas
6 What'sgreataboutlookingout of the windowfor speaker 2?
7 Speaker 2 saysthat outingssuchasgoingto the cinemacan'tbe done'onthe
of the_'What doeshe meanby thisphrase?
8 Howdoeseverythingseemfor speaker 2 whenhe goesto citiesnow?
9 Are the following statements from speaker 3 trueor false?
a herflat is the upperhalfof a housethat'sbeenconverted._
b the trainsthat run nearbyherflat makea lot of noiseduringthe dayandat
night._
c There's not enoughnicethingsto do and seein the city._
d Shedoesn'tgo to the museumsandtheatresasmuchassheusedto. _
ro Whichone of the followingdoesspeake( 4 not mentionaboutlivingin the
country?
freedom freshair no noise wildlife
u Doesshehavenextdoor neighbours?
rz Howdoesspeaker 4 describeherjourneyhome?
13 Fillin the gapsin speaker 4'sfinalsentence:
'l backtoa town''
-going
After watching
3 Discuss.
feelthatwhentheyareolderthey'lllivein thecountry(iftheyaren't
All thespeakers
already).Whydoyouthinkthisis?
While watching
3 Watchthe firstpartof the film andcompletethe sentences
below.
r lt'ssetin WorldWarll andthere'slotsof political
2 lt'ssetin the 1940sin a - in-.
3 lt'sa drama.
4 | thinkprobably the most are... .
'lsthat cannonfireor is it my ?'
5 -
6 Thereis a wonderfultime whena girl - to - with the Humphrey
Bogartcharacter... .
'Thatwasso I can't- .'
7
8 'That'sso far into the future I - make :
After watching
5 and usesomeof the phrases
Thinkof a film you haveseenrecently, from Ex.3to
describeit to yourpartner,withoutusingthe film'sname.
2 the followingquestions
Discuss in groups.Givereasons for youranswers.
r Arethereanynotablebuildingsin your country?Whatis the oldestuniversity?
z Areany of the universitycollegesin your countryfor malesor femalesonly?Arethey
popular?Doyou think theyarea good idea?
3 Whyis it a goodideafor studentsto haveenoughfreetime?
While watching
3 Watchthe firstpartof the film andchoosethe correctalternative
in the following
sentences.
r CorpusChristiwas foundedin 1352/1370.
z CorpusChristidecidedto admitwomenstudentsin 1980/1,988.
3 All the othercourtshavebeenrebuiltin currentstyle/remained
in medievalstyle.
4 ChristopherMarlowewasa playwright/poet.
4 Watchthe film andanswerthe followingquestions.
r Aretheremorementhanwomenstudyingat Cambridge today?
z Thefirststudentto talkaboutCambridge saysthat it hasa verygood
reputation.
What'sthe missingword?
3 Whichsubjectdoesstudenttwo sayCambridge isthe bestuniversity for?
4 What does student threethink is the advantage of the collegestructure?
5 Studentfour isworkinghardstudyingmanagement studiesfor oneyearon a
veryintensecourse. Whathelpshim get throughthe year?
6 Whatisthe expression whichappliesto Cambridge according to one of the
townspeople?
7 Whataresomeof the hightechsubjects taughtat the newcolleges?
8 Whatisthe nameof the riverthat flowsthroughCambridge?
9 Whatelseisthereapartfromthe workfor studentsin Cambridge?
ro Thenarratorendsby sayingthat Cambridge stillhasthe samepurposeasit did
centuriesago?Whatisthis?
After watching
5 the followingquestions
Discuss with your partner.
t Haveyou been/wouldyou liketo go to university?
Whatdid/wouldyou studyT
z Howimportantis a balancebetweenacademiclife and sociolactivitiesat university?
Before watching
Before watching 1F Ssworkin pairsto completethe sentenceswith the
1) Ssworkin pairs,matchingthe phrases. wordsor phrases
in the box.Checkanswers
with the crass.
Checktne
answers
with the class.
2) Ssdiscuss
the questions
with a partner.
Getfeedback.
2) Ssdiscuss
the questions
with a partner.
Getfeedback.
While watching
While watching 3) Rst Ssto readthe questions.
3L GiveSsa shorttimeto readthe questions.Thenplaythe ) Watchthe firstreport,pausingfor Ssto findthe answers.
firstfilm extractandallowSsto takenotes.
) Sswatchthe extractagain,pausingwherenecessary,
to
checktheiranswers.
Elicitthe answers
fromthe class.
After watching
6) nskSsto writetheirown paragraph describing a piece
of newstheydiscussed inEx.2,usingthe reportstheyhave
just seenasa model.lf you havetime,replaythe
film to help.
After watching 7) Encouragethemto exchange storiesat the endand
5) Ssdiscuss
the questions readeachother'sthrough,correcting wherenecessary.
in smallgroups.
D Encourage Ssto thinkabouthow theywouldreactin both
OPTIONALEXTENSION
situations.
Getfeedback fromthe wholeclass.
5simaginethat theywereactuallypresentat oneof the
film events.Theyinterviewa bystanderaskingthem five
OPTIONALEXTENSION
questions.The bystander istheirpartnerandcananswer
Ssworkin pairsto predictwhathappenednextin each usingtheirimagination andthe factsfromEx.3_5.
story.AskvariousSsto presenttheirideasto the class.
Unit 3 City or country? Unit 4 From rags to riches
OPTIONALWARMER OPTIONALWARMER
Writeclty andcountryon the board.AskSswhich kind Ask5swhattheywoulddo if theysuddenly got rich.
of peopletheythinkpreferthe cityandwhichkind Whichthreethingsabouttheirlifewouldtheychange?
preferthe country.Askfor classfeedback.
AfterSshavewatchedthe film,askthemif theythink
the speakersseemliketypicalcountryor citytypes.
Before watching
1L Ssreadthe sentences andworkwith a partnerto select
the correctword.Checkthe answers
with the class.
Before watching
1F GiveSsa shorttimeto studythe words.Thenin pairsSs
fill in the chart.Checkthe answers
with the class.
> Add to the listanyextravocabularyfrom
the 5s,and
encouragethemto recordthistoo. 2) Ssdiscussthe questions.
Elicitsomeof the ideasfrom
the Ssandwritethemon the board.
While watching
3L AskSsto predictwordstheythinkcouldfit in the gaps
D Playthe film throughallowingSsto makenotes. i
r r:. iiil I
'riai
$'dl I
While watching ff . r,,1;;lt
2) Givethe Ssa short time to read the ouestions.
4) GiveSstime to readthe incorrectstatements.
) Playthe film stopping at the end of each speaker.
) Watchthe film,pausingwherenecessary
for 5sto make
F Replaythe film to allow Ssto checkanswers. theircorrections
to the sentences.
L Replay the filmfor Ssto checktheiranswers
to Ex.3 and
Ex.4.Elicitanswers fromSs.
Before watching
1) Ssworkin pairsto matchthe definitions
with the words.
Before watching
1L Ssworkin pairsto completethe sentences
with the
2L Ssworkin pairsto definea classic.
Ssthenlistfour wordsor phrases
in the box.Checkanswers
with the crass.
examples
of classic
films.Checkanswers with the class.
2L the questions
Ssdiscuss with a partner.
Getfeedback.
While watching
While watching 3) Ssread the statements1-10,and decide if they are true
3) GiveSsto readthroughthe sentences,
thinkingabout or false.
what,might
fit intothe gaps.
F Playthe film through without pausingfor Ssto mark the
) Playthe film to the end of the fourspeakers
talking, statements (I) if true or (F) if false.
pausingfor Ssto completethe sentences.
) Replaythe film for Ssto checkanswersand correctthe
) Replay the samefilm sectionwithoutpausing,
for Ssto falsesentences.
checktheiranswers.
Elicitanswersfromthe wholeclass.
) GiveSstime to comparetheir answersin pairsbefore
checkingthe answerswith the class.EncourageSsto explain
any difficultvocabularyto each other beforedoing so yourself.
Before watching
Before watching 1L Ssreadthe sentences andchoosethe correctalternative.
1) the underlined
Ss read the phrasesand replace word Elicitanswers
fromthe class.
with a word in the box. Checkthe answerswith the class.
While watching
3l Ssreadthe statements. Encourage Ssto explainany
difficultwordsfirst,beforedoing so yourself.
L Playthe film throughto the end of the firstspeaker, While watching
pausingif necessary
for 5sto circletheiranswers.
3F Rtayextractthroughpausinga coupleof timesso Sscan
) Playthissectionagainfor Ssto checktheiranswers. absorbthe figuresassomefigurescloselyfolloweachother.
Playthe wholeextractfor Ssto checktheiranswers.
Before watching
1F Ssdiscuss Ex.1in groups.Goaroundthe classcorrecting
anyerrors.Getfeedback by askingeachgroupto presenta Before watching
summaryof theirdiscussion.
1) Ssdecideon their modern-dayicon from anv field
of
their choice.
While watching F GiveSstime to write a few sentencesdescribing
their icon
2L GiveSstimeto readthe questions using the vocabularylisted.Ask Ssto comparedescriptions
i _5.AskSsto predict
the answerswith a partner. with a partner.EncourageSsto correcteach other,s
worr
before doing so yourself.
) Playthe filmthroughuntil ... thoosewhatuniform:
pausingif necessary 2F Ssdiscussthe questionsl -3 in pairs.Get feedback
for Ssto makenotes. from
the whole class.
D Replay
the samesectionof film for Ssto checkanswers.
While watching
3) Get Ssto read the questionsand predictwhat tne
missingwords could be.
) Playeach film extractand pauseafter each
icon so the Ss
can make notes.
L Playthe film through once again so that Ss
can checktheir
answerS.
After watching
After watching 4F Ssdiscuss l -2 with a partner.
questions
4L Ssmatchthe verbsj -6 with the meanings a_f.AllowSs ) Encourage Ssto thinkofthe waysbeingan iconcan
timeto comparetheiranswers with a partnerbeforeeliciting affectpeople'sprivatelivesusingMarilynMonroe,slifeas
an
answers.EncourageSsto self_correct
beforedoingso yourself. exampte.
) Getclassfeedback on question2 andwritea liston the
Ansrirr A - r ( r et r -
boardof the class,s
choiceof modern_davicons.
5F nst 5sto readthe taskandgivethema few minutesto
OPTIONALEXTENSION
prepare.Tellthemto imaginethemselves
in a practical
work Get Ssto write a brief synopsisin the style of the
situation.
film on their chosenicon.The synopsesneed to
) Ssworkin pairsto compilea paragraph
describing
now oe approximately,|00words.lf Ss need help with
theywouldmanagea smallteamof designers. vocabularytell them to referback to Lesson10.2.
) Regroup the Sssotwo pairsareworkingtogether. AskSs
ln the next class,ask Ssto exchangetheir synopsis
with
to comparetheir ideasbeforegettingfeedbackfrom the class. their partner's so they can correct each other,s mistares.
lf possible,displaythe synopsesin the classroom.
OPTIONAL EXTENSION
Ask5sto role-play the situationdescribed
in Ex.5.Divide
the groupsintoAs,Bs,Csand Ds.SsAsarethe manager
who is puttingtheirideasto the team.SsBs,Csand Ds
arethe designers. Askthe groupsto actout their
role-playto the restof the crass.
the passive
Grammar
3 Completethe followingsentencesin eitherthe
auxiliaryverbs activeor passiveform usinga suitabletenseof the
1 Putthewordsin correct
orderto makesentences. verb in brackets.
f-t p;Tnt-l
f 4 fiTil---l
2 Answerthese questions.
WhichworddoesMark useto describethecountryside
near hisnewhomeand the lifestylein big cities?
Thecountrysideis unspoiltand thecity lifestyleis hectic.
1 Whatis Mark'sprofession
and what type of
atmospheredoeshe needin orderto workwell?
2 ln hisopinion,whatarethe two mainproblemsof
livingin a big city?
3 WhatexpressiondoesMarkusewhichmeans"l like
it muchmore?"
4 Whathappenedwith Sylvia's
boyfriendandwhen
did it happen?
5 In Sylvia's
opinion,whattwo aspects of someone's
i .personality
arenecessary
to be a salesperson?
6 Whendid sherespondto the ad andwhenwill her
interviewbe?
al r-pt;ts-l
fIf
countableand uncountablenouns
-4 fi-i-il-ts-_-l
10 Completethesentences
bychoosing thecorrect
optionforthesesentences
(a,b or c). 2 Underlinethe stressedsyllablesin the following
sentences.
Wealreadyhavea lot of washing-upliquidat homeso
thereis no needto buymore. Wedon'thavetocome.
(a)much (d a lot of (c)a few 1 Youhaveto readthis book.
1 | heard newsthat petrolpriceswill 2 Wemustseethisfilm.
continueto go up.
(a)a (b)any (c)some 3 Youshouldn'tgo out tonight.
3 Sheinherited punishment
enormousamountof
money. consumerbuyer reward
(a)a (b)an (c)some
produce pollution success
4 Weareafraidwe don't havevery _
f-3 point;--l
information
at the moment.
(a)much (b)muchof (c)lots
5 My friendgaveme usefuladvice.
(a)a (b)an (c)some
6 lt lookslikewe don'thavevery _ time to
finishthejob.
(a)much (b)little (c)few
(--5-toint_;-_l
1To give/cause
damage. 2 SpaghettiBoloneseisthe mostwell-known
from ltaly.
2fo return/taketo the sea.
3 Wewereso happywith the qualityof the
3To toke/givefirstaid. serviceandfoodthat we gavethe waitress
a
4To givelmovein with someone. generous
2 Answerthesequestions.
HowdoesGeoffdescribehimselfasa person?
Heis someonewho needsto be with people.
1 Whydoeshe speaka lot on the telephone?
2 Nametwo activities
thatTracylikesdoingat
weekends.
- , 3 Nametwo thingsthat Geoffwouldliketo do if he
hadmoresparetime.
4 Whenisthe onlytimethatTracyreadsanything?
5 Whatexactlyhappenedto Geoff'scomputerand
whatdoeshe planto do?
6 WhatexactwordsdoesGeoffuseto mean,lthink
that istrue'?
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fIf
5 Usethe verbs in bracketsto make Second 7 Convertthe following into reported speech.
Conditionalsentences. Rememberto use a pronoun after the verb to tell.
lf you decided(decide)to retireearly,you would be able to Ruth:'Mynewjob offersme a lot of perks;(tell)
(beable to) reloxand enjoylife for longer. Ruthtold usthat hernewjob offeredhera lot of perks.
1 lf you (change)
the passwordon your 1 Tony:'Doyou worka lot of overtime?'(ask)
you
computer, _ (feel)
safer. 2 Anne:'l'mworkingsomeveryirregularhours
2 There (be)lessstarvationin the worldif thesedaysJ(tell)
wealthiernations (help)poorer 3 Darren:'Wehavebeenunemployed
for nearlythree
countriesmore. monthsi(say)
3 lf you (leave)your
job, (tell)
4 Lynn:'lthinktheywillwin the electionsl
you - (have)no guarantees
offinding
anotheronequickly. you get a pay-rise
5 Scott:'Did yesterday?'(ask)
[ 3 points ]
2 Answerthe followingquestions.
WhatnegativeaspectaboutschoolexamsdoesWayne
mention?Therewasa lot of pressureto passthem.
1 WhatexpressiondoesPhiluseto agreewith Wayne's
negativeopinionsaboutschool?
2 Whatdid Philuseto do sometimes
beforeimportant
exams?
3 Waynedidn'tlikehismathsteacherbut mentions
one positivequality.Whatwasit?
4 Whydid PhillikehisEnglishteacher?
5 Whatadvantageandwhatdisadvantage
doesPhil
mentionabouthishistorycourse?
6 WhenWaynestartedat university
whatdid he have
to get usedto?
7 WhatisWayne's job andwhatdid he do for
cousin's
Wayne?
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fIl
articles
2 Fillthegapsin thistextwithO an,theor nothingC). modals of ability
4 Completethe text usingfour of the wordsfrom
Lastsummer, I wenton a specialtourof a range the box.
of mountainsin (1) northof Mexicoto
observeand photographsomewild catsin their can can't could couldn't able manage
naturalhabitat.I think(2) _ wild catsare
fascinatinganimalsand I havestudiedthem all my
life. NowI canusecomputers wellfor most
Whilewe wereclimbingup a steephill, applicationsbut onlyfiveyearsago I
(3) - tour guidesuddenlyshouted (1) - understand anythingabout
that he hadiustseen(4) enormous them. I rememberonedayat workwhen I
snake.Everyone wasterrifiedfor a momentbut didn'teven(2) - to sendan email
fortunately(5) - snakedisappeared into correctlyand I wasn't(3) _ to use
the trees.Apartfromthislittleshock,everything the Wordprogramme verywell either.I did
elseon the tour wasfineand our guidegave a coupleof computercourses, however, and
us (6) - veryinteresting and useful madegood progress. Onlysixmonthsafterthat
information aboutthe area. | (4) - do all of the thingsthat were
necessary for myjob.
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aljolnts I
phrasalverbs
2 Answerthesequestions.
Whatexpressiondoesthe intervieweruseto askTamara
to sitdown? Havea seat.
in thejob?
1 WhyisTamarainterested
2 Whatwerethe two mainthinqsshehadto do in her
job?
previous
3 WhatdoesTamaraseeashermainstrengths?
4 Whyis workinglong hoursnot a problemfor
Tamara?
5 WhydoesTamaranot mindworkingon commission?
6 Whatcouldbe a possibledisadvantage
of being
promotedto regionalsalesmanager?
7 Whattwo thingsdoesthe possibility
of offering
trainingcourses
dependon?
4 1 4 p o T n rIs
fIl
1
1 on 2 about 3 at 4 f o r 5 i n 6 t o
2
1(c) z(b) r0) 4 (c) 5 (a) 6 (c)
I
r reward z seller 3 faiture4 consume
4
r remindsz trip 3 fun 4 told
Test B Units 1-5 Reading
2
Grammar r(a) 2(b) 3ft) 4(b) 5(b) 6(a)
1 kesent Simple and Present Continuous I
r amworkingz remember 3 ctimb I Hetookthe namefromoneof hisfavourite cartooncharacters.
4 donot(don't)
want 5 is doing 6 think z Theydidn'twanthimto tettanyoneabouttheirillegalactivities.
3 Duringhisfirstiob.
2 Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple 4 By sellingfakemiraclemedicine andgold-framedgtassesat
r havelistenedz broke 3 hasplayed highprices.
4 lived 5 Thesecretary hadgoneawaywiththeirmoney.
6 No,because he feltthat hisvictimswererichandalsodishonest.
I relative clauses 7 Hetaughthimself.
r when z who(that) 3 whose 4 which(that)
Listening
4 Past Simple and Past Continuous Th,pescript
r met/ wasliving z waswalking
/ saw T=Tracy G=Goeff
3 sat/ opened T: lsn'tit strangeGeoff... we'resuchgoodfriendsbut don'thavemuch
in common.Ourhobbiesarecompletely different...
5 comparatives and superlatives G:You'reright,Tracy.I'mthe sortof personwho needsto be with
r heavier
than z thelightest3 aslightas peoptea lot,but untikeyou I'veneverbeengoodat sport. | [ike
4 heavy
asDon spending timewith my familyand I usethe phonea lot because I
don'twantto losetouchwith my friends.
6 future possibility T: Well,sociaIlifemeansa lot to metoo andI likegettingto know
1 MrPeterson willdefinitely
become thenewsalesmanager. newpeopte.But,I spendmostof my sparetimegoingto karate
z I maynotarrive ontimebecause I amverybusy. classes andjogging.I'malsokeenon goingawayat weekends;
3 lt witlprobably
rainlaterthisevening. climbingmountains, sailing,
that kindof thing.
4 A friendof minecouldbecome chess
theuniversity in
champion G: Oh,that'snot for me at all!However, I'dliketo havetimeto read
thefuture. moreandeatout in restaurants. Unfortunately,bringingup two small
5 | mighthaveto takethebusto getto worktomorrow. daughters meansI haveto giveup someof the luxuries in [ife.
6 Myaunt's horse "BadBoy"willprobablywinthisrace. T: Hmm,l'ma bit youngerthanyou andstillsingleso I mightchange
a littleonedaybut I can'tstandreadingapartfromwhenI'msurfing
7 question tags the net.
1 doesn'tshez c o u l d y o u3 m u s t n ' t t h e y G:Welt,I sometimes usethe lnternetaswel[but usuallyfor sending
emails.lt'snormatlyvery convenient.Unfortunately though,
4 didyou 5 haven'twe 6 won'tthey
my computer shutdowncompletely whileI wasdownloading an
important file [astweekandnowI'lIhaveto spendquitea lot of
a First Conditional with if/when/wless/as soon as m o n e yo n a n e wo n e .
r Assoonas/Whenz When/as soonas 3 unless4 lt T: Oh,you poorthing!Wetl,I'msureyoucanaffordit.
G: I supposeso. Youknow,the goodthingaboutyou andme,Tracy,
9 gerunds and fufinitives is that atthough we'reverydifferentin manyways,I reallyenjoyyour
r to finish 2 to go 3 to accept company - we'vegotthe samesenseof humour.
4 travelling T: I agree,Geoff.We alwayshavea lot to talk abouttoo.
1() corrrrtable and uncountable nouns 1
1 (c) z (c) 3 (b) + (a) r (c) 6 (a) r False z True 3 Fatse 4 True 5 True 6 False
7 Fatse 8 False
Pronunciation
I ,
r Hedoesn'twantto losetouchwith hisfriends.
/u td.t Irdl z C l i m b i nm
g o u n t a i nasn ds a i l i n g .
3 Reading andeatingout in restaurants.
liked loved wanted 4 Whensheis surfingthe (lnter)net.
stopped delivered needed 5 lt shutdowncompletety andhe will haveto buya newone.
6 | supposeso.
watched breathed committed
pushed failed defended
asked pulled waited
2
r Youhaveto readthis book.
2 Wemustseethisfi[m.
3 Youshouldn'tgo out tonisht.
3
consumer buver reward produce pollution suclgS
Vocabulary
1
1 cause 2 return 3 give 4 move 5 take 6 take
,.
I (b) z (a) 3 (b) + (c) s (a) 6 (c)
I
r chapterz dish 3 tip 4 soundtrack
5 sequel
6 ptot 7 performance 8 dessert
{
I
Tbst A Units 6-10 3
r disease z standardof living 3 famine
Grammar 4 crime 5 devetoping countries
6 pollution 7 security I starvation
1 Past Perfect Simple
r entered z appeared 3 hadchecked Reading
4 hadgone 5 hadbeen 6 arrived
2
1(b) z(a) 3(b) c(c) s(c) 6(c) tG) 8(b)
P articles
r G) 2an 3the 4a 3
r Theweatheris stiltgoodandhotelsarelessexpensive.
8 used to and would. z YoucanseebeautifuI sceneryandhistorical
architecture
r go cycting z wouldhave 3 usedto 4 usedto outside.Youdon'thaveto enteranymuseum.
3 Youcanclimbrocks,go trekkinganddo watersports.
4 modals of ability 4 lt hasclosehistorical
andculturaIconnections
with Britain.
r wasable z couldn't 3 managed
to 4 wasn'tableto 5 Peoptedriveon the teft.
6 Freshfish and seafood.
5 didn'tmanage
to 6 wereabteto
Vocabulary
L
r returned z to buy 3 becoming
4 collect 5 inspired 6 havegoodrelations
2
1 (b) z (a) r (c) 4 (b) s (c) 6 (a)
Tbst B Units 6-10 8.
r bored z exhausting3 relaxing
Grammar 4 depressed5 excited 6 annoying
7 confused 8 tiring
1 uses of like
r ls SamlikeMathew? z Whatwouldyou liketo do tonight? Reading
3 Whatis Romelike? 4 Doyou likespaghetti?
2
1 (c) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4 ( a ) s ( c ) 6 k )
2 articles
lthe zG) 3the 4an 5the 6(-) 7 (b) 8 (c)
3
3 subject and object questions r Because theycannotproduceenoughfoodfor themselves.
r Whodirectedthe fitmlA Confidential?
z In the countryside.
z Whendid Fleming penicillin?
discover
3 lt is muchworsenowthan30 yearsago.
3 Whichmotorcycte wonthe race?
4 Theyhavebeenproducing a lot morefoodfromagriculture
than
4 WhattouchedFredon the shoulder?
beforeandtheireconomy hasbecomestronger.
5 Wheredid Carotseethe concert?
5 People who areverypoorandhaveverylittlefoodwill bethe first
6 HowmanybooksdidTanyabuy?
onesto sufferin yearsof droughtor otherproblems.
6 War,terriblediseasesandnaturaldisasters.
4 modals of ability
r couldn't 2 manage 3 able 4 could
Listening
5 adverbs Tb,pescript
ra) 2b) 3c) 4c) 5b) 6b) M=Melanie T=Tamara
M: Please comein andhavea seat.
t: tnanKVou.
6 Third Conditional M: Well,Tamara.I'veseenyourCVandI'mveryimpressed. Thefirst
r hadtaken/would havearrived thingI'dliketo askis:Whyhaveyouappliedforthisiob?
z hadcome/would havehad T: Erm,welt,mainlybecause T.S.A. is a company withan exceltent
3 wouldn'thavefelt/hadn'tstayed reputation.I seesellingcomputer software as...err...an excitingnew
4 wouldhaveheard/had shouted challenge.
M: CanI askyouwhatyou hadto do in yourlastjob?Whatwereyour
7 make, Iet, allow responsibilities exactly?
r work z altowed 3 repeat 4 to use 5 stay 6 come T:Well,as a salesrep.for BenShi,a Chinese company, I hadto sell
officefurnitureto companies and offerafter-sales serviceto existing
8 reported speech ctients.
r 'l havevisitedParismanytimesin my life.'
M: Whatdo youthinkareyourstrengths andweaknesses?
z 'l haveto do something
importanttomorrow' T: Um...I'ma hightymotivated, hard-working personandI think
'Whathaveyoudonetoday?'
3 that I'mgoodwith peopletoo. Weaknesses? Mmm,I don'tknow
'l willtraveltoNewYorksometimein the future.'
+ if it'saweakness exactlybut lthinkthatl'm possibty a bit of a
perfectionist. I don'ttiketo seejobsonlyhatf-finished or badty
I review of tJre past tenses done.Theyhaveto be donereallywe[[.
1 was z hadlearnt 3 wasstudying 4 began M: Soyoudon'tmindworkinglonghours?Afteral[,you'dsometimes
5 hadfinished 6 waspreparing haveto drivelongdistances andthiscanbeverytiring,you know.
T: I'musedto that because of my previous jobs.
1() phrasal verbs M: Areyou goodat persuading peopleto buyfromyou?
r I hadto put up withthe inconvenience. T: I thinkso. I havehada lotoftrainingandI've[earntthrough
z I wokeup my friendearly/ | wokemy friendup early. experience, of course.
3 | got offthe busin Blackpool. M: Wouldworkingon a commission onlybasisbe a problemfor you?
4 l'lt pickhim up fromthe station. T: 0h no,not at al[. Thiswouldmotivate me moreand| lovea
difficultchaltenge.
Pronunciation M: Whatareyourambitions for the future?
T:Well,aftergettinganothertwo or threeyears'experience in sales,
1 l'd liketo becomea salesmanager.
That'samazing! Ohno! M: 0K,thankyouverymuchTamara.Now,arethereanyquestions
Howawfut! My gqsdness! thatyou'dliketo askme?
You?ejqking! Howincredibte!
T:Yes.Whatarethe possibilities of gettingpromoted in the
company?
2 M: Thereareverygoodopportunities for the rightpeople.Thereare
oftennewpositions for regional salesmanagers but youmighthave
trl tarl
to work in a differentpart of the country.
split revise T: Mm...Whatsortof trainingdoesthe company offer?
I M: Wel[,we runal[typesof courses including oneson selling
history | sight
strict island techniques, computer skillsandforeignlanguages. lt all dependson
I
proctice life the employees'needs andoureconomic situation.
I T: Oh,great.Thatal[soundsveryinteresting.
live I environment
chips direct M: I'mgladyouthinkso. Well,thankyoufor comingto thisinterview
I Tamara. We't[be in touchsoon.
miss I remind
1
3 1 (b) 2 (b) I (a) + (c) s (c) 6 (a)
package abroad qq[tural
historical newspaperdeglqe 2
research lifestyle unemploved r Thecompany hasan excellent andthejob wouldbe an
reputation
exciting
newchallenge.
Vocabulary z Shehadto setlofficefurniture to comoanies
andoffer
1. after-sales
service.
r bookworm z insideout 3 brushup on 3 Sheis highlymotivated, hard-working andgoodwith people.
4 a ctue 5 pickedup 6 guess 4 Sheis usedto that because jobs.
of herprevious
5 Thiswouldmotivate herandshelovesa difficultchaltenge.
, 6 lt mightbe necessaryto workina differentpartofthe country.
punishment rgnorance 7 Theeconomic situationof the company andthe needsof
darkness employment the employees.
creation intelligence