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Clive Oxenden

Christina Latham-Koenig
Paul Seligson

New
Clive Oxenden
Christina Latham-Koenig
Paul Seligson

New

Elementary
Student's Book

Paul Seligson and Clive Oxenden are the original co-authors of


OXFORD
Engiisll Pile I (pub. 1996) and Ellg/is/l File 2 (pub. 1997). UNIVERSITY PRESS
Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

4 D Nicetomeetyou verb ~ ... ,pronouns: I, you, etc. numbel5 1-20. days of the week vowel sounds, word stress
6 IJ I'm not English, verb~ - and l countries and nationalities, vowel sounds
I'm Scottish! nurOOers 20-1,000
8 0 His name, her name possessive idjectives: my, your. elc. personal information the alphabet,/3:j and/auf
10 IJ Tum off your mobiles! a/on, plurals, the classroom. common objects. ""'" sou"",
this/that/these /those classroom language
12 PRACTlCAl ENGLISH On a plane
13 WRITING Completing a form
14 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

16 rJ Cappuccino and chips present simple ... and - verb phrases, irregular plurals consonant sounds, third pel5on-s
18 [J When Natasha meets presentsimple ?i common verb phrases consonant sounds
Darren ...
20 [J An artist and a musician a/an+jobs jobs consonant sounds
22 III Relatively famous possessive s family consonant sounds
24 PRACTlCAl ENGLISH At a hotel
2S WRITING An informal e-mail/letter
26 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

a
28 rJ Pretty woman adjectives adjectives, quite/very ""'" sou"",
30 [] Wake up. get out of bed... telling the time, present simple daily routine the Jettero
32 0 The island with it secret adverbs of frequency lime words and expressions the letter h
34 IJ On the last Wednesday in prepositions of time lhedate word stress, /(;/ and 101
August
36 PRACTICAL ENGLISH In a coffee shop
37 WRITING Amagazine article
38 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

4O~=~I~,,~n~'I~d~,~n~"=-----,-_---,-_---,c=on~/~c=o=n='t _ verb phrases sentence stress


42 Shopping - men love it! like + (verb + -ing) free time activities ITJ/, sentence stress
44 Fatal attraction? object pronouns: me, you, him, etc, love story phrases II/and/i:1
46 Are you still mine? possessive pronouns:m;ne, yours, musIC rhyming words
etc
-----
48 PRACTlCAl ENGLISH In a clothes shop
49 WRITING Describing a friend
50 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

52 rJ Who were they? past simple of k was / wet't word formation sentence stress
54 I!I Sydney, here we come! past simple regular VMK past time expression'S -edendings
56 [J Girls' night out past simple irregular Yf:rbs go. hove, get sentence stress
58 III Murder in a country past simple rq:ular and irregular irregular verbs past simple verbs
house
60 PRACTICAL ENGLISH In a gift shop
61 WRlTING Aholiday report
62 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?
Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

\ 64 Ahouse with a history there is I there ore houses and furniture lijl and le;,l, sentence stress
66 Anight in a haunted hotel there was I there were prepositions of place silent letters
68 Neighbours from hell present continuous verb phrases verb + -ing
70 When a man is tired of present simple or present places in a city city names
london ... continuous'?
72 PRACTICAL ENGlISH In the street
n WRITING Apostcard
74 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

76 What does your food say alon, some I any food, countable/ uncountable the letters eo
about you? nouns
78 D How much water do we how much / how many?, drinks Iwl, lvi, and Ibl
really need? quantifiers: a lot. not much, etc.
80 0 Changing holidays be going to (plans) holidays sentence stress
82 B Irs written in the cards be going to (predictions) verb phrases lu/,/u:/, and IAI
84 PRACTICAL ENGLISH At a restaurant
85 WRITING Instructions
86 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? What can you do?

a==================
88
go
rJ The True False Show
[J The highest city in the
comparative adjectives
superlative adjectives
personality adjectives
the weather
I:JI, sentence stress
consonant groups
world
92 [I Would you like to drive a wouldlike to I like adventures sentence stress
Ferrari?
94 B They dress well but drive adverbs common adverbs adjectives and adverbs
badly
96 PRACTICAL ENGLISH Going home
97 WRITING Making a reservation
98 REVISE & CHECK What do you remember? Whal can you do?

100 ~~~B~.~ID~,~.~w~.~m~'~I--c--c __--,P~"="=D~I~P='rl~'~d=-- --=-b,,=n~tD=----c ---,S=,"='=.n=,~.=st="=,s=----c _


102 I've read the book, I've present perfect or past simple? past participles irregular past participles
seen the film
104 • Grammar
Quick grammar check for each File
106 • Vocabulary, Pronunciation
Quick che<k of vocabulary, sounds, and WQrd stress

108 Communication
114 listening
122 Grammar Bank
Look out for Study Link
140 Vocabulary Bank
This shows you where to find extra material for
154 Irregular verbs
more practice and revision.
156 Sound Bank
C verb be +, pronouns: I, you, etc.
V numbers 1-20, days of the week
P vowel sounds, word stress
Hi, I'm Tom. What's your name?

A
1 SAYING HELLO
a 1.1 Listen and read. Number the pictures 1-4.
I A Hi, I'm Tom. What's your name?
8 Anna.
A Sorry?
8 Anna!

2 A Hi, Dad. This is Dave.


B Hello. Nice to meet YOll.
C Nice to meet you.
3 A Good evening. What's your name?
8 My name's Janet Leigh.
A You're in room 5.

4 A Hello, John. How are you?


8 I'm fine, thanks. And you?
A Very well, thank you.

m ~ BATES MOTEL ~
~¥.V
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n~~

Good morning -t 12.00


Good afternoon 12.00-6.00 p.m.
Good evening 6.00 p.m. - t

b Write the words in the chart. 2 GRAMMAR verb be B. pronouns


Fine Hi I'm ... thanks a Complete the sentences with are, is, or am.
I'm Tom. - Tom.
Hello My name's... Very well thank you
My name's Janet Leigh. = My name Janet Leigh.
Hi You're in room 5. = You in room 5.

c Listen again and repeat. ,CQpy the Ihxthm. b 0 p.l22 Grammar Bank lA. Read the rules and
do the exercises.
d 1.1 Roleplay the dialogues with the sound effects.
c Try to remember the names in your class.
C Introduce yourself to five other students. Say He's I She's _ _
Hello. I'm Anlonio'-.-~
What's your name?
0 1 a . Nice to meet you.

-
3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, word stress e Write the words from c in the chart.
food travel communication
000
coffee

English File sound pictures help your pronunciation.

a 1.J Listen and repeat the words and sounds.


f [n pairs, write two morc words in each column.

fish
i CP. ~
tree cot
a::r
boot
~
~'"
train
~
bike
4 VOCABULARY numbers 1-20
a (.6 Listen and repeat the numbers.
;(
this
he
she
,m you they I
H;
1 2 .,
0

7- 8 9 10
'f 5 6
11 12 lJ l'f 15 16 17- 18 19 20
b 0 p.140 Vocabulary Bank Numbers. Do part I.
b 1.4 Write these words in the columns above. e 1.7 Listen. Where are they? Write 1--4 in
Listen and check. Repeat the words. the boxes.

name thanks my we o airport Gate number _ _


QJ sandwich bar _ _ euros cents
o hotel Room _ _
o taxi _ _ Manchester Road

d Listen again. Write a number in each space.

Word stress is important. 5 SAYING GOODBYE


a 1.8 Listen and number the words.
c Underline the stressed syllable in these words.
Goodbye. 0
Bye. [IJ
Goodnight. 0
See you. 0
See yOll on Saturday. 0
See you tomorrow. 0
b Complete the days of the week with
1.9
a CAPITAL letter. Listen and repeat.

w F 5 T M

Monday
_uesday
_ednesday
_hursday
_riday
_alurday
d 1.5 Listen and check. Which two words are not
stressed on the first syllable? _unday
G verb be EJ and [L

1 V countries and nationalities, numbers 20-1,000


P vowel sounds Where are you from?
I'm Irish. I'm from Dublin.

I B, I'm not English, I'm Scottish!

1 VOCABULARY countries and nationalities 2 LISTENING & SPEAKING


a How do you say your country in English? a 1.13 Listen and number the pictures 1-4.
your language
two countries near you
b 0 p.141 Vocabulary Bank Countries and nationalities.
c 1.10 Where's the stress? Listen and underline the
stressed syllable. Listen and repeal.
JaJ!ill! Japanese
Germany German
China Chinese
Italy Italian
the United States American
Russia Russian

d In pairs, do the quiz.

o
(
• Kral<Ow _ _
b GIasgow _ _
t 8osIon~_
d Shanghai _ _
• Bangkok _ _ Born dial b Listen again and complete the dialogues .
1 A Are you ?
B No, I'm . I'm from Edinburgh.
a~_
b __ 2 A Where are you from?
B We're from _
c __
d __

1.11
zia!
Where's this music from?
A Are you on holiday?
B No, we aren't. We're on business.

3 A Where's she from? Is she ----,


a __ B No, she isn't. She's _ _ _ _ _ . She's from
b __ Buenos Aires.
c__
d __
B ,• 4 A Mmm, delicious. Is it
B No, it isn't. It's
~~~~,

c Repeat the dialogues. Copy the rhythm.

.ese! d In pairs, look at the pictures. Roleplay the


dialogues.
3 GRAM MAR verb be B and [I] 6 VOCABULARY numbers 20-1,000
a Complete the chart.
What' $ your phone number?
Question Short answer Negative
_ _ you English? No, I _ _ I English.
___ they from Spain? Yes, they _
___ she Portuguese? No, she _ She Portuguese.
___ he on business? Yes, he _
a Listen. How do you say 77
1.16
b 0 p.122 Grammar Bank 1B. Read the rules and do the exercises. and 0 in phone numbers?
b Ask three students for their phone
4 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds numbers.
a 1.14 Listen and repeat the words and sounds. c 0 p,140 Vocabulary Bank Numbers.
Do part 2.
''ffiC'
'!~t d Listen and repeat the pairs
1.17

clock computer egg phone chair of numbers. What's the difference?


1 a 13 b 30
b Match the sentences and pictures. Write the sound words. 2 a 14 b 40
I Where's he from? chair 3 a 15 b 50
2 Ben's French. 4 a 16 b 60
3 I'm not Scottish. 5 a 17 b 70
4 I'm American. 6 a 18 b 80
S Are you from France? 7 a 19 b 90
6 No, I'm Polish. e Which number do you hear?
1.18

C 1.15 Listen and check. Listen and circle a or b above.


f Play Bingo.
d Repeat the sentences.

5 SPEAKING
a Ask other students.
Where are you fromQ 9m Italian. I'm from Siena.

b In pairs, ask about the people and things in the pictures.


Where's it from? -~­ It's from Ireland.
Where are they from? They're from ...

C-- I don', know.


~--
C possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.
V personal information: address, phone number, etc.
P the alphabet, /3:/ and /au/ What are their names?
His name's Jacek and her name's Ana.

1 LISTENING c 1.20 Listen. Complete the receptionist's questions.


a What do you think? Complete the sentences with I What's your first name?
one of the countries. 2 your surname?
3 do you spell it?
AusWllia lkitain ~nada illiand the USA
4 Where are you ?
5 yOli a student?
Every year thousands of students travel to different 6 How old you?
countries to study English. Where do they go?
7 your address?
Here are the Top Five countries...
8 What's postcode?
600,000 study English in _ 9 your e-mail address?
500,000 study English in _ 10 What's your ,
110,000 study English in _
80,000 study English in _
2 PRONUNCIATION the alphabet
40,000 study English in
a 1.21 Can you say the alphabet? Listen and repeat
the letters.
b 1.19 Mario goes to Ireland to study English. ABCDEFGHI
Listen to the interview and complete the form.
JKLMNOPQ
RSTUVWXYZ
b 1.22 Listen and repeat the words and sounds.

~~~
~ '1 1 ~ ~s!J4P
phone boot
train tree egg bike
'"'
A B F - 0 Q R
- C L Y -
J - M W
- E -

G 5
- -
- Z
_ _ _ 1 _ _- -
YesONoO C 1.23 Write the other letters of the alphabet in the
correct column. Listen and check.
Vi"" Foro _
d In pairs, practise saying these abbreviations.

p I{ mrn VIP DVD


MTvU SA UI MWFB1
@=af . = dot I
3 SPEAKING
a 1.24 Listen and repeal the questions from Ie. ~py the ~hm.

What's yOUf first oa~e? 2.. What's your ~ name?

b 0 Communication Interview p.J 11.


- ,CQpy the rh¥thm of .English.

4 GRAMMAR possessive adjectives


a Look at the highlighted words. Which is an adjective? Which is a pronoun?
I Where arc ~ou from? 2 What's your name?

b 1.25 Complete the chart with yOLlf, my. his, lIer, their, OUf. Listen and check.
I'm Italian. family are from Rome.
You're in level.. This is classroom.
He's the Director of Studies. name is Michael.
She's your teacher. name is Lucy.
We're an international school. students are from different countries.
They're new students. names are Tina and Daniel.

c 0 p.122 Grammar Bank 1C. Read the rules and do the exercises.

S PRONUNCIATION 13:1 and laul 6 SPEAKING


a 1.16 Listen and repeat the words and sounds. Look at the photos. In pairs, ask and answer
the questions.

~ _bi_,d-l- ---1 Famous adors - but do you remember their names?


What's his name? What's her name?


$ owl ---,.. How do you ~
....- - spell iF ~
Where's he from? . Where's she from?
b 1.27
the words.
Write these words in the chart. Listen and repeat
t
Howald is ?
t
Howald is she?
her how first our now surname
(1 think) She's American. She's about 35.

I don't remem~ I don't know~


~
G a / an, plurals, this / that / these / those
V the classroom, common objects, classroom language
P vowel sounds What's this?
It's an identity card.

D
1 VOCABULARY the classroom, common objects 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds
a Can you see these things in your classroom? Tick (,f) a 1.30 Listen and repeat the six picture words
or cross (X). and sounds.
a table D a light D
a board
,TV
D
D
a picture
a .Yi.deo
D
D
~ horse wall door
0 1""0
aCD~er
a window
D
D
walls
chairs
D
D ti bull book photo look

b
a door

1.28
D
Listen and repeat the words. m up purse sunglasses umbrella

C 1.29 What's in the bag? Match the words and


pictures. Listen and check. ~ boy coms board tollet

D
D
an address book
tissues
D
D
keys
an identity card ~ '"
here we're there

D D
D
coins
a .ill.Qbile (phone) D
a lli?-stick
a purse
3t? tourist curo Europe ('-mail

b 1.31 Listen to the groups of words. Circle the


word with a different vowel sound.
c Practise saying the words.

d 0 p.142 Vocabulary Bank Common objects.


e In pairs.
A Close your eyes.
B Give A a thing from your bag or pocket.
Ask What's this? or What are these?
A Say 1t'5 a ... or They're...
3 GRAMMAR a / on, plurals, 4 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
this / that / these / thase a Match the phrases and the pictures.
a Write a or an.
I 2 3
I ~ watch ----;::; l'
2 _ umbrella
3 _
4 _
diary
identity card
0"
5 _ file

b Write the plural.


I stamp
.-.
~

,.

2 match 6 7 8
3 key
c Complete the questions with this, that,
these, or those.

10 II 12

What's _ _? What's _ _ ?

o Look at the board. o Sit down.


o Open your books. o Work in pairs.
mClose the door. ./ o Stand up.
tl Read the text. o Don't write.
{J Go to p"ge (84). o Listen and repeat.
Turn off your mobile (phone). o Don't speak (Spall ish).

GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
[±] Open your books (please).
What are _ _ ? What are _ _ ?
B (Please) Don't write.
d 0 pol22 Grammar Bank ID. Read the m Can you open the door (plcase)?
rules and do the exercises.
b 1.3» Listen. Tick (,f) the ten phrases in a you hear.
e In pairs, ask and answer. Use pictures
1-8 in Ie for this! tlleseand point to c 1.13 Complete the sentences. Listen and check.
things in the class for that I those.
What's (bolljoljr) English? I ~_~_know.

____ do you spell it? 1 remember.


I understand.
::- '5 the stress?
Can repeat it?

d Play What's the word?

5 1.34 SON G JJ Eternal Flame


VOCABULARY drinks 1 2 3 4 5
(
)
a Match the words and pictures.
co&e 0 milk D
tea D ICC 0
(Qrange) juice /'oflnd3 d3u:s/ 0 kmon D 6 9
(Diet) Coke ITl sugar j'Jug;)/ D
mineral water D
b In pairs, cover the words and test your partner.

ASKING FOR A DRINK


a 1.35 Cover the dialogue and listen.
What drinks does Mark have?

YOU HEAR YOU SAQ

1 Would you like a , sir? Yes, a Diet Coke, please.


2 and lemon? Just lemon.
3 Here you _ Thank YOll.
4 Coffee? ' Coffee, please.
S , Yes, please.
6 ___ ' No, thanks.
Here you are. Thanks.

b Listen again. Complete the YOU HEAR phrases.

c 1.36 Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases.


Copy the l:hxthm.
Mark is American. He works for MTC, a music company.
d In pairs, roleplay the dialogue. He's on a plane to the UK.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 1.37 Listen. Circle the correct answer.
I What's Mark's surname? Ryder I Wilder
2 Where's the hotel? at the airport / in the city centre
3 Would Mark like a drink? yes I no
4 How do they go to the hotel? by taxi I by car

b What do you think?


I Is Allie American?
USEFUL PHRASES
2 Are they friends?
Welcome to the UK.
c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, How far is it?
Mark or Allie? Listen again Greal!
and check. How do you say All right. Let's go.
them in your language?
Can I help you with your bags?
No, it's OK, thanks.
Allie works for MTC in the UK.

Study link MultiROM


a Complete the form with your information. c Write this text again with capital letters
where necessary.

Sydney in 6r-.z_il, t>,.1ld i spetAI< ~.

School of English
Student registration form
First name

SUfllame Mr/Mrs/Ms

Nationality
Marital status o Married
o Single
o Divorced
o Separated
I-lome address WRITE a similar text abollt you.

E-mail address
Phone number
home
work

mobile

Passpon / Identity card number

Sig"llalUrt.' Date

b In English these words start with a CAPITAL letter.


names and surnames Mark Ryder
countries, nationalities, and languages France, French
towns and cities Rome
days of the week Monday
the first word in a sentence Her father is from Milan.
the pronoun I 511c's French and I'm ltaliall.

I
GRAMMAR c word groups
Circle the correct sentence, a or b. Circle the word that is different.
® Hi. I'm Susanna. one three (boo!) five
h Hi. I Susanna.
, Hello. What's your name? 1 eight two seven file
2 Ireland Chinese Thailand Spain
, , She is Polish?
b Hello. What your name?
3 Polish Italian Japanese France
b Is she Polish? 4 sixteen forty mnety eighty
3 , Where he's from? 5 we you h., he
b Where's he from? 6 they his ou, my
4 , They isn't English. 7 where how what watch
b They aren't English. 8 lighter pend I purse address
5 a 'Are you from Paris?' 'Yes, I'm.' 9 newspaper book magazme lipstick
b 'Are you from Paris?' 'Yes, I am.' 10 listen read pen look
6 a She's Spanish. Her name's Ana.
b She's Spanish. His name's Ana.
em
7 a We're Italian. Your surname is Tozzi.
PRONUNCIATION
b We're Italian. Our surname is Tozzi.
8 a What are these? a 0 p.156 Sound Bank. In pairs, test each other on
b What 3re this? the vowel sounds, 1-20.
9 a il's an umbreUa.
b It's a umbrella.
10 a They're watchs.
b They're watches. om b Underline the word with a diffe ren t s0 un d .

VOCABULARY Ci? she h<r see

a prepositions
Complete with at, from, in, off, to.
!if, stamps what bag

Go J1L page 74.


I I'm japan.
2
Ci? key meet they

2 Nice meet you.


3 What's bOlljour English?
3
~ glasses France t.lble
4 Look the board.
S Please lurn your mobile phone. 4
~ mobile go one

b verb phrases
,
Match the verbs and phrases.
Close your books.
i his China sit

c Underline the stressed syllable.


Answer Listen to Open Read Work
information
I _ _ the text.
2 in pairs. address surname Argentina
Portuguese umbrella
3 the CD.
4 the door.
S the questions.
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

"'here are English words from?

From Old English


Many basic English words (orne from Old
English, e.g. En an oust woman
man. C lId bird, water. They sometimes
have irregular pronunciation.

From French From other languages


Some English words come from French, Today English is an international
e.g. roya ole. menu, 6fef. language. Thousands of English words
come from other languages, e.g. les
(Spanish), u (Japanese).
New words

a Read the text once. Do you know the highlighted words?


b Read the text again. Now cover the text. Can you remember
where these words come from? Write them in the chart.
Internet wine menu house hotel family
siesta wom3n judo e·mail

Old Other
English Latin French languages New words
Ill/emct

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?


a Can you ... ? Yes (,f)
c Where are words in your language from? o count from 1-20
o collnt from 20-100 (20, 30, etc.)
CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE? o cOllnt from 100-1,000 (100, 200, etc.)
1.38 Listen. Circle a or b. o say the days of the week
What's your name? o Carlos. b 21.
o
(Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
spell your address
I a Where's he from?
2 a He's from Italy.
b
b
Where's she from?
She's from Italy.
o say five things in your bag or pocket
(some keys, etc.)
3 a She's French. b She isn't French.
b Complete with How, What, or Where.
4 a What's his name? b What's her name?
In pairs, ask and answer.
5 a the credit card b the credit cards
6 a page 13 b page 30 __ 's your surname?
7 a Gate number 14 b Gate number 40 __ do you spell it?
8 a Mike@info.de b Mike@info.da __ are you from?
9 a Mr. G. Smith b Mr. 1- Smith __ 's your phone number?
10 a Tuesday b Thursday __ 's your address?

I
G present simple + and -
V verb phrases, irregular plurals
P consonant sounds, third person -s They live in a flat
He doesn't smoke.

1 VOCABULARY verb phrases


a 2.1 What do you think? Complete with a number, b In pairs, make true [±] or EJ sentences about you.
e.g. 60% (sixty per cellI). Listen and check.
[±] I read a newspaper every day.
10% 25% 45% 60% 70% 90% El I don't smoke.
:.----.:::".
WHAT % OF BRITISH PEOPLE... ? c o p.143 Vocab "Iary Bank Verb phrases.
read a newspaper every day go to the cinema every weekend
smoke have a pet
watch 1V every night live in a house with a garden

2 READING
a Look at the photos. Which things are 'typically British'?
b Read the text. Check your answer to a.

Typically British?
Four foreigners in Britain talk about the people and the country...

1 Nicolae from Romania works in a pub in Manchester 3 Carlos is a tourist from Spain
, British people like children but nol in restaurants or pubs. , People read the neYlSpaper everywhere - on the train, on the bus,
In my pub we have a rule: 'No children under 12'. People at the bus stop. And the newspapers are really big! Cars stop in
in Britain dnnk a lot of coffee - cappuccino and espresso Britain when you stand on the zebra crossing - it's incredible!
are really popular. They drink a 101 of beer 100 - men and Cars don't stop for you in Madrid.'
women.'
4 Marilia from Brazil works as an 'au pair' in Cambridge
2 Alexandra from Russia is a student at Bristol University , I think my British family is typical. The woman doesn't cook -
, This is not agood country for smokers! Many coffee bars she just puts a piua in the microwave. But she watches cooking
and restaurants are 'no smoking'. I live with three British programmes on TV fNery day! The man cooks at the \oVeekend - he
students and they don't smoke. When I want acigarette makes fantastic Indian curries. Their child has aterrible diet She eats
I go into the garden.' 'fish fingers' and chips and she goes to Burger King f!VCfy week.'
c Find the four irregular plurals in the first text and 5 WRITING & SPEAKING
complete the chart. How do you pronounce them?
a Write YOllr nationality in the title. Then l;-ross-out
Singular Plural the wrong word(s), e.g. They live in a house I flat.
man Imenl Complete the sentences with your ideas.
woman I'wurnonl ~ I'wlmllll
child ItJaddl _____ l'tJlldr;)nl
~son I'pi:pll

d Read the texts again. Underline three things


which are the same in your country, and three
things which are different.

3 GRAMMAR present simple [±] and B


a Answer the questions.
I Look at the highlighted verbs. Why do the verbs in
paragraph 4 end in -s?
2 Write the lie I slJe form of these verbs.
cook go have
make watch
3 Find three negative B verbs. Which one is different?
Why?
b 0 p.124 Grammar Bank 2A. Read the rules and
do the exercises.

They live in a house I flat.


4 PRONUNCIATION consonant sounds,-s
They have I don't have a pet.
a 2.2 Listen and repeat the words and sounds.
They have child! children.

I V
They go to for their holiday.

vase dog snake zebra leg witch The mother works I doesn't work.
She cooks! doesn't cook.
b Practise saying the sentences.
She does! doesn't do housework.
Ivl Vicky lives in Vienna.
Idl David doesn't drive. She reads
lsI Sally speaks Spanish. She watches _ on TV.
Iz/ Liz is in Brazil. She drives a _
III Linda likes children. She
Iwl William works as a waiter.
c 2.3 Listen and repeat the third person forms. The father works! doesn't work.
He cooks / doesn't cook.
lsi Izl
He does / doesn't do housework.
She smokes a lot. She lives in a flat.
He reads _
She drinks coffee. He has a cat.
He eats chips. She does exercise. He watches on TV.
He drives a _
hzl
He watches TV. He
It finishes in a minute.

b Read your sentences to a partner. Are they the same


or different?

I
G present simple ?
V common verb phrases
P consonant sounds Do you watch TV?
What programmes do you like?

B
1 READING 2 GRAMMAR present simple rn
a Natasha and Darren want to meet a partner on the Internet.

~
Look at their pictures. How old do you think they are?
• •

YOUR RESULTS

Natash" Darren
MATCH

b Natasha e-mails Darren and he answers. Read their e-mails.


Then cover them and complete the sentences with Nn(nsha
or Darren.
I _~D~a~~[r<J"~'_ is 30.
Natasha and Darren meet for lunch
2 Iives in north London.
3 works for a magazine.
a Cover the conversation and listen.
1.4
4 works with computers. What does Darren say about ... ?
S likes burgers.
• alcohol • sushi • his mother
6 likes the cinema.
7 doesn't like fast food. b Listen again. Complete the conversation.
8 likes Japanese food. D Hi. Are you Natasha?
N Yes, and you're Darren. Nice to you.
Dear Darren, D Sorry I'm late.
My name's Natasha and I have a flat in north London. I'm 28 and N No problem. Would you like a glass of wine?
I work for a magazine. I like music. good food and the cinema.
Please write. D No, thanks. I don't alcohol. Mineral
Natasha water for me.

Dear Natasha,
o What's Ihis?
Thanks for your e-mail. I live in london too. I'm 30 and I wo/i( with
N Sushi. Irs fantastic. Don't you it?
computers. Let's meet for lunch. Do you like burgers? I know a D No, I . Sorry.
good burger restaurant in north London ... N food do you like?
Darren
o I usually at home. My mother's a
very good cook.
Hi Darren,
N Do you with your mother?
Sorry, I don'llike burgers, but I love Japanese food. Friday at 1.00
in Kiku? II's a Japanese restaurant in Pond Street. D Yes, I do.
NOh. Does your mother work?
D Yes, she _
Hi Natasha
OK. See you on Friday. N Where does she ?

o She in a supermarket.

..
I
c Complete the questions and short answers with do, does, and dOIl't.
___ you like sushi? your mother work?
No,I _ _ Yes, she _
What food you like? Where she work?
d 0 p.124 Grammar Bank 2B. Read the rules and do the exercises.

3 LISTENING
a 1.5 Listen to the rest of the conversation. Is the lunch a success © or a di~ter @?
b Listen again. Complete the chart with'; (yes) or X (no). ,.----
Natasha Darren
likes computers X .
watches TV
goes to the cinema
smokes

c In pairs, ask and answer questions abollt Darren and Natasha.


/'
Does Darren like computers?
0es, he does.
-
4 SPEAKING
a Imagine you want to meet a new partner, and you go to an agency.
Look at the Meetillg People form. \-Yhat questions does the interviewer ask?
b 1.6 Listen and check. Listen again. Copy the rhythm.
Meeting People
Meet a partner who's right for ou c In pairs, roleplay an interview at Meeting People.
A You want to meet a partner.
\M1at / name? "NAM",,~' _ B You arc the interviewer. Ask A the questions and write the
How old / ? 0'0""'--- _ answers in the form.

work / study? OCCUPATION d Change roles.


\M1ere / live? TOWN
S PRONUNCIATION consonant sounds
/ have a car? yES 0 NO D~ _
\Nhat languages / speak? "LA~N~G...U~'O~'~S~ _

keys girl to, shower television right


/ smoke? YES 0 NoD
a 1.7 Listen and repeat the words and consonant sounds.
\M1at music / like? MUSIC
b Practise saying the sentences.
\M1at TV programmes / ]V

like? IkJ Karen likes coffee.


Igl Greta goes to golf classes.
\Nhat food / like? FOOD
It I Tim eats out on Tuesdays.
IJI Nalasha likes sLlshi.
\M1at newspaper / read? ••~EWS""'P~"'~'~RL _ 131 Mick Llsually watches television.
Irl Ricky reads Russian writers.
\M1at sports / play? .SP~Q~RI~S,,-- _

6 2.8 SON G jj Something Stupid

I
(i ojan+jobs
V jobs
P consonant sounds What do you do?
I'm a student

c
1 READING
a Look at the photos of Annabel. ADoub e.
~fe
Do you think she's a professional
artist or a professional musician?
1 Wllal do you do?
b Read the interview and match the I'm an artist I draw and paint pictures for magazines,
questions with her answers. books. CD covers - all kinds of things.
Do you like your job? Why? 2
How many hours do you work? I work at home. I have a room just for working in.
Do you earn a lot of money? 1
Where do you work? I usually work about eight hours aday, from 9.30 to
530. Sometimes I work again in the evenings or at
What don', you like about your job?
weekends, when I'm in a hurry to finish a picture.
How do you relax after work?
Whal-do-you-do?
4
It depends. I earn from about £250 to £3,000 for apicture.
Sometimes I have alot of work but sometimes I don't
c In pairs, guess the meaning of
That's a problem. And I don't have paid holidays .
the highlighted words. Check
with your teacher or a dictionary. 5
Yes. 110ve it , because fNery day is different and I like
d Read the article again. Underline
......0 good and two bad things
IPnOrT using my imagination.

about Annabel's job. 6 _-----:-:--:


It's stressful when I need to work fast and the ideas
don't come. And sometimes it's lonely when you don't
work with other people.
7
2 VOCABULARY jobs I play the bass in a band called International Airport.
a Look at Annabel's pictures. How many We play at weekends in pubs and clubs,
of these jobs can you say in English?
1 2

b Ask and answer with the pictures. d Look at the question and answers. How do you say them in your language?
r __ What do you do?
What does he dO?:<
......
m a mUSICIan. ,I ------------....

~'S a pilot. "I'm an engineer. I work for a French company. I'm at school.
-
c 0 p.144 Vocabulary Bank Jobs.
I'm unemployed.
e What do yOIl
I work in a shop.

do? Ask five other students in the class.


I'm at university.
3 GRAMMAR a / an + jobs 5 LISTENING & SPEAKING
Complete with a, an, or-. . .. I···
1 He's __ actor. Doyouworkinanoffice? . . • :
2 She's __ politician.
3 They're __ nurses. . ..
4 We're __ lawyers.
5 He's __ teacher.
6 She's __ actress.
~!!~'::~'--;When people speak fast
7 Are you __ journalist?
they don't separate words.
8 I'm _ _ pilot.
9 He's _ _ builder. a 2.11 Listen to a radio programme called GlIess Illy job.
A Remember! Use (j I al1 + job, e.g. He's a Three people guess a person's job. Underline the ten
musician. NOT H&musician. Don't lise a I all with questions they ask.
plurals, e.g. They're doctors. NOT The~re-a dO€IOrs. Where?
Do you work ... ? inside
4 PRONUNCIATION consonant sounds
outside
a 2.9 Listen and repeat sentences 1-9. Copy the
~
rhythm. How do you pronounce the -er I -or ending?
at home
b 2.10Listen and repeat the words and in a factory
consonant sounds.
in a hospital

1t ~ '~ ~
:~, When?
~ ~ in the morning
parrot flower chess jaZZ yacht slllger
in the afternoon
c Practise saying the sentences. in the evening
/p/ Paul's a politician.
How?
/f/ Phil's a fantastic footballer.
with your hands
ItJI Charles teaches Chinese.
/d3/ Jim and George are journalists. with a computer
Ijl Are you a student? with other people
hjl A singer sings songs.
Do you ... ? have special quallficatlo",
speak any languages
I
earn a lot of money ~$$$
drive
. Ietters or e-mal·
wnte s 1· fI'II\
wear a uniform 11-
b Listen again. What does the person answer? Write Y
(yes), N (no), or D (It depends) after each question.
c Look at Phil's answers. What do you think his job is?
d 2.12 Listen to the end of the programme.
What does Phil do?
e In groups of four, play the game. Choose jobs from
Vocabulary Bank Jabs p.l44.

I
G possessive 5
V family
P consonant sounds Who's Joanna?
She's my boyfriend's sister.

1 GRAMMAR possesSive s
a Look at the photo. What does's mean?

Who they?
They're not famous - but their relatives are!

b Match the people in photos 1--6 with e 0 p.124 Grammar Bank 20. Read the rules and do the exercises.
their famous relatives a-f. In pairs, ask
and answer. Use these words. f Whose is it? Match the people a-f with their possessions.
mother father brother sister (I think) it's '.K. Rawling's pen.
(ex-) wife (cx-) husband

Who's he? (picture 1) (I think) he's


Hugh Grant's brother.
tie

C 2.13 Listen and check.

d Listen and repeat the sentences.


2 VOCABULARY family 5 SPEAKING
a 0 p.145 Vocabulary Bank The family. a Write on a piece of paper the first names
offive people in your family. Give the piece
b Talk to a partner. of paper to your partner.
brothers and sisters b Ask and answer these questions about
COUSinS the people.
How many aunts and uncles do you have?
grandparents 0hO/? 0owO'd/?
children
nieces and nephews ~ere/live7

3 PRONUNCIATION consonant sounds


Who's Luciano? He's my nephew,
a 2.14 Listen and repeat the words and consonant sounds. my sister's son.

bag thumb mother monkey nose house

b Practise saying the sentences.


fbi What's your brother's job?
181 I think my cousin is thirty-three.
/i)/ They live with their father.
/rnJ My mother's name is Mary.
/n/ Do you know my nephew Nick?
/hl Her husband's a hairdresser.

4 LISTENING
a Listen to Sarah talking to her boyfriend abollt her family.
:1:.15
Labellhe photos.

Martin Sarah's _ Sophie lisa, Sarah's _ Philip Adam, Sarah's _ Sarah

b Listen again. Answer these questions.


I Who's Martin? Where does he work? 2 Who's Philip? Howald is Sophie? 3 Where are they? What does Adam do?

I
VOCABULARY hotel words 1

a Match the words and symbols.


r~tion D the lift D
a illlgle room D the (ground) floor 1fI::):! D
a .dm!blc room D the bar D
b In pairs. cover the words and test your partner.

CHECKING IN
a 2.16 Cover the dialogue and listen. Answer the questions.
I How many nights is Mark's reservation for?
2 What's his room number?

b Listen again. Complete the YOU HEAR phrases.


c l.n Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases. Q!py the rh..xthm.

d In pairs, roleplay the dialogue. Use your name.

YOU HEAR YOUSAY"2


Good evening, sir. Hello. I have a reservation. My name's Mark Ryder.
t Can you mal, please? R-Y-D-E-R.
For five nights. Yes, that's right.
2 Can I your passport, please? Just a moment. Here you arc.
3 Can you sign here, ?
Do you want a smoking or non-smoking room? Non-smoking, please.
~ Here's your . It's room 425, on the fourth floor. Thank you. Where's the lift"?
S It's over there. Do you need help with your ? No, it's OK, thanks. ,-------------,
Enjoy your stay, Mr Ryder. Thank you. ". lift = British English
elevator = American English

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 2.18 Listen ilnd complete the chart.
Mark Allie
Where are they from?
Are they married?
Do they have children?
Ho\", old arc they?

b Why does Allie think the phone call is from Mark's wife?

c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, Mark or Allie? Listen again USEFUL PHRASES
and check. How do you say them in your language? Sorry. --t Th.lI's OK.
What do you think?
Would you like another drink?
J have to go now.

1m Study link MulliROM


To practise your English you can write to a 'penfriend' in another
country_ You can find pen friend websites on the Internet.

D
From: Rosa [rosamarquez@hotmail.com]
To: Stefan [stefan7541200@moebius.ch]
Subject: Hi from Mexico

Hi Stefan
1 My name's Rosa. 2 I'm from Mexico, and I live in Monterrey. 3 I'm a receptionist at
a hotel. I study English in my free time.
4 I speak Spanish and a little English. 5 I want to learn English for my job and to travel.
6I have a big family. I have three brothers and a sister. 7 My father is a builder and my
mother doesn't work. My brothers and my sister are at school. 8 My brothers are 14,13,
and 10, and my sister is six. 9 I'm 19.
10 I like music, cinema and sport. I watch football on TV with my family every Saturday.
Please write soon.
Best wishes
Rosa

a Read the e-mail. Match Rosa's information with these questions.


Do you have a big family? 0 What are your interests? 0
How old are you? 0 Why do you want to learn English? 0
What languages do you speak? 0 What do the people in your family do? 0
What's your name? [II Where are you from? 0
What do you do? 0 How old are your brothers and sisters? 0
b Look at the letter. How is a letter different from an e-mail?

CoS ~o<'a.les 14JO


'J
sa.d:a. ~a.r,a.
~oi'tterreLA

Ii' october"

'D'€'Qr ste{QI'\,.J
11,;j KQ/"Vle '.$ 'Ko.$Q. r'/1-i {rol'\1 l1exi.c..0 J QKd r {Lve Li't 110i'tf.errej

WRITE a similar e-mail or letter to your teacher. Answer questions 1-10 in a.


GRAMMAR c word groups
Circle the correct sentence, a or b. Circle the word that is different.
o Hi. I'm Susanna. Ireland (Chinese) Thailand Spain
b Hi. I Susanna.
1 live job work read
I a I not smoke.
2 m,n children people woman
b J don't smoke.
3 engineer doctor football pilot
2 a He drinks a lot of coffee.
4 student factory office school
b He drink a lot of coffee.
5 brother uncle mece grandfather
3 a My cousin has a flat in Paris.
b My cousin haves a flat in Paris. d question words
4 a Arc you live with your parellts?
Complete with How mallY, WIlD, Wily, What, or Where.
b Do you live with your parents?
W!tat's your nallle?
5 a Does your sister have children?
b Do your sister have children? I do you live?
6 a Where does your wife work? 2 does your father do?
b Where your wife works? 3 is your favourite relative?
7 a 'Do you play the guitar?' 'Yes, I do.' 4 hours do you work?
b 'Do you play the guitar?' 'Yes, I play.' 5 do you want to learn English?
8 a I'm an engineer.
b I'm engineer.
9 a Bill is Carla's husband.
PRONUNCIATION
b Bill is husband's Carla.
10 , This is my parents's house. a 0 p.158 Sound Bank. In pairs,
b This is my parents' house. 0IiJ test each other on the consonant
sounds, 21-44.

VOCABULARY n er rme th e wor


bUd WI a I eren t soun d .
a prepositions
Complete with at, for, ill, or to. Ci? key meet 1hl:l'
Look ..J!L the board.
I I'm a student. I'm
2 I work IBM.
university.
I
er cae work mce

3 On Saturday nights 1 go the cinema. 2 .~ garden job German


4 My brother lives a flat.
S Do you listen

b verb phrases
the radio?
3
V where who what

Match the verbs and phrases.


read a newspaper.
4
~ likes makes watchel;

do have speak play watch 5


~ has does stops

I housework
2 Russian c Underline the stressed syllable.
3 TV inforIlliltion
4 the piano
policeman grandmother receptionist nephew artist
5 a sandwich for lunch

.. em
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a Look at the picture and the title of the article. 2.19 Listen. Circle a or b.
V·lhat do you think it's about? \!Vhat's your name? o Carlos. b 21.
He's an engineer. b He's Spanish.

2
" Yes, please. b Yes, I do.
3
" He Jives in Liverpool. b She lives in Liverpool.
4
" She's fine. b She's 52.
5 ," J watch TV. b I'm retired.
6 , He's fine. b He's my uncle.
7 , No, I'm German. b Yes, a little.
8 , No, they aren't. b No, she isn't.
9 , Yes, I do. b Yes, they do.
• 10 In a school in b On Tuesdays
" the
.: lim city centre. and Thursdays.

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?


[s a man still a child when he's 30? a Can you ... ? Yes (./)
Children usually live with their parents - but until what age? o say where you live and what you do
2D? 25? o name three relatives
Stephen Richardson, a social psychologist, studies the lifestyles
o say who they are and what they do
of young people in Britain and the USA. He says that today b Ask your partner five questions. Are you similar?
many young people live at home when they are 25 or more.
They are happy to live with their parents, go out at night, and What
spend their money on mobile phones and designer clothes. Where
What magazines
Its not only university students, but also young people who
have jobs and earn money. What sports
What food
In many other European countries children leave home later. What music
In Italy, for example, 30% of men and 18% of women What languages like
between 30 and 34 live with their parents. This week in
What TV programmes read do
Naples a judge decided that Giuseppe Andreoli, aged 70,
must pay €750 a month to his ex-wife for their son Marco. live speak
Marco lives with his mother ~ but he's not a child, he's a
watch play
What magazines do you read?
30-year-old lawyer!
Adapted from a British newspaper work

b Read the article. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).


1 Stephen Richardson is a student.
2 Many young people aged 25 live with their parents.
3 They don't like living with their parents.
4 In Italy 18% of 3D-year-old men live with their parents.
5 Giuseppe Andreoli is divorced.

c In pairs, guess the meaning of the highlighted words.


Check with your teacher or a dictionary.

E
C adjectives
V adjectives, quite I very
P vowel sounds She's very tall, with red hair.

A
1 VOCABULARY adjectives
a Complete the quiz using these adjectives
<lnd nouns.
adjectives nouns
A.Illf.rican Woman

UIZ ew
Big
~lIow
airlines
food
House
blue Apple
The President of the United States
fHuy York
Jives here.
The \Vl!ite House fasl lilxis
White Jeans

2 This city is the home of Broadway.

3 An important airline in the USA.


b 0 p.146 Vocabulary Bank [ammon adjectives.
4 Americans eat a lot of this. Do parl I.

5 A famous Hollywood film from 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds


the 1990s. a Put the adjectives in the correct column.

6 Very popular American clothes, blue cheap expensive easy slow


e.g. levi's. new white beautiful d,y wet
old low empty clean high

Cii ~ &l) ~ jl
blue

7 Another name for the city in


b 1.1 Listen and check.
number 2.
The _ c 0 p.l57 Sound Bank. Look at the typical
8 People in this city travel in these. spellings for these sounds.

-
1 GRAMMAR adjedives 5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING
a look at the answers to the USA quiz. Circle the
a Read the descriptions and look at the pictures.
correct rule.
Can you guess the two people?
• Adjectives go before I after a noun .
• Adjectives change I don't change before a plural noun,

b 0 p.126 Grammar Bank 3A. Read the rules and do


the exercises.
Who'
are they.
C Adjective race. In pairs, in ,I"ee minutes make eight
phrases (adjective + noun) for things in the picture, He's a famous singer. He's very tall
e.g. (/ !1I11mooll. and good-looking. He has short. dark
hair. He's Spanish but he lives in America.
He sings in Spanish and in English.

-
She's a beautiful actress.
She's very tall and thin. She
has red hair. She lives in Australia.
She has two adopted children.

b 0 p.146 Vocabulary Bank [ammon adjectives.


Do part 2.
c Think of a famous person. Write five clues. Tell your
partner. Can he / she guess?
d Match the words and pictures.

4 LISTENING
A Remember! When people speak fasl they don't angry 0 hungry 0
separate words. cold 0 "d 0
3.1 Listen and write six sentences. happy 0 thirsty /'03:sti/ 0
11'5 (ltl easy exercise.
hot 0 tired /'tal~dJ 0
2 _ e 1.3 Listen and check. Repeal the phrases.
3 _
f Cover the words and look at the pictures.
,
S
- - - - - - _- - - Tell your partner how you feel.
I'm very tired.
6
I'm not thirsty.
I'm quite hungry.

6 ,.. SON G n Oh Pretty Woman


C telling the time, present simple
V daily routine
P the lener 0 What time do you get up?
At seven o'clock.

B
1 GRAMMAR telling the time 3 READING & LISTENING
a ,• ", What time does your class start? What a Read the article. How stressed is Louisa? Why?
e,.' time does it finish?
b In pairs, guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
b 0 p.126 Grammar Bank 3B. Read the rules Check with your teacher or a dictionary.
and do the exercises.
c 0 Communication What's the time?

d
Ap.IOBBp.l11.

3.S Listen to Vicky's morning. Write the


seven times you hear. What's her job?
How S
------------------------- --
re
'\.-
I 7.00
Professor Parker, a Slr s
expert rrom the University or
2 VOCABULARY daily routine London. looks at two people's
typical day and u-ies to help ...
Louisa works as a guide at the
National Gallery in London and lives
with her son George, aged 9.
m! I gCLl1p and r make Gt.:orgc's
sandwiches. Then I do some
housework. Then I wake up George
and make his breakfasl. I'm alwa}'S
in a hurry and I don'L have Lime for
breakfast aL home.
Em We C)'c1e La school bec,U1se
the bus is cxpensi\·c. Then I cyclc
six miles· LO work.
BmJ I b:l\'c a sandwich for breakfasL
in lhe canteen, and Lhcn I SLart work.
Louisa, a single mother
l\1)' first tour is usuall)' aL 9.30. I like
m), job Inll I don'L cam much mane)' and 1 stand all da)'.
112I1 finish work and I go LO pick up George aL 5.30. We go
a Look at Vicky's typical morning.
shopping.
Match the pictures and phrases.
IImII cook dinncr and help George with his hOIllt.:work. After
get dressed 0 have a shower 0 dinner [ do morc houscwork or <lnswt.:r (:-mails lllll.il 9.00. I don'l
get up 0 have breakfast 0 go om in Lilt.: evening because a babysiuer is vcry expensive.
go to (work) 0 wake up rn IiImJ George goes 10 bed and I read him a stOIY Then I go
La bed - I'm reall), tired~
b In pairs, describe her morning.
Slle wakes lip (I( 7.00. Professor Have breakfast with your son. Do all the
Parker's housework in the evening. Don't cycle, get
c In pairs, take turns to describe your typical the bus. It's important to see other people.
morning lIsing pictures 1-6. Do you do things
advice Invite a friend for a drink once a week.
in the same order?
• six miles. 9.6 kilometres
J wake lip (I( (abol/t) 7.30.

d 0 p.147 Vocabulary Bank Daily routine. c Read the article again. Try to remember the information.
d 0 (ommunication Louiso's doy A p.IOB Bp. lli. 4 PRONUNCIATION the letter 0
Test your part ner's mem ory.
What time does Louisa get up?
A The lette r 0 has diffe rent pron unci ation s.
>=S he gets up at. ..
- a Put thes e word s in the corr ect colu mn.

coffee do don' t
Simo n work s go hom e job
one school shop ping son two worrird
for a com pute r
company.

rn
He lives in
Brigh ton
but he work s
in London.
1f. ~ ~
...LQJfee

are th es e people? b 3.9


word s.
Listen and check. Prac tise sayin g the

e 3,6 are goin g to listen to Sim on talki ng to


YOll 5 SPEAKING
Professor Parker. Listen to five thing s Sim on says. In pairs , inter view your part ner abou t
Num ber the pictu res 1-5. a typical day. Who is mor e stressed?

o 4>

1 1
· ....?
W hat time

8 wak e up

get up
. . .. . go to work / scho ol

start work I dass es


f Listen again. What are the five sentences? have lunch
g 1.1 Now liste n to Sim on. Answ er the ques tions . finish work / classes
I How many children docs Simon have?
2 Whal time does he get up?
3 Why doesn't he have breakfast?
4 What time docs he start work? go to.l>er!'
5 How many cups of coffee does he drink?
6 What docs he have for lunch? What time do you wak~
7 What time docs he finish work?
8
9
10
Why doesn't he have dinn er with his family?
\¥ha t time does he gel home?
\%at docs he do after dinner?
---- ~

(It depends.) At abou t eight o'dock..

h 3.8 Listen. Wha t is Prof esso r Park er's advice?


Who do you thin k is mor e stres sed, Louisa or Simo n?

III I
G adverbs of frequency

3 V time words and expressions


p the letter h How often do you see your friends?
Every day.

I c, The island with a secret

1 GRAMMAR adverbs of frequency


a Look at the photo of Takanashi. What
nationality is he? How old do you think he is?
b Read the first paragraph of the article and write
the highlighted words in the chart.
100 always

sometimes

o
c 0 p.126 (;rammar Bank lC. Read the rules
and do the exercises. -
d Add an adverb of frequency to the sentences
to make them true for you. Compare with
a partner. Are you similar or different? - --
2
3
"ever
1 Hwalk to work I school.
I do SP0rl or exercise.
J lise public transport.
- - - --
akanashi-'always walks three k\l9me res a day, e.nd
4 I am stressed. he sometimes rides a motorbike. He often works in
5 I am late. his garden, and he usually does martial arts in the
morning. He is never stressed, and he is hardly ever ill.
2 READING Not unusual you think? But Takanashi is 0 years old.
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a Read the second paragraph of the article.
What is unusual aboLlt Okinawan people? Takanashi lives on the island of Okinawa in Japan. In
What do you think their secret is? Okinawa people live a very long time. They are hardly ever
ill. Many people live to be 100 - more people than in other
b Read the rest of the article. Put a heading partS of the world. Why? What is their secret?
in each gap. 1 _
Always active The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish, soya, and rice.
They usually have seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day.
Low stress People don't usually drink much alcohol or smoke. They don't
Exercise eat much meat or fast food.
A healthy diet 2 _
c Read the article again. In pairs, guess the Physical activity is very important for the people of Okinawa.
meaning of the highlighted words and Martial ans, walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are
phrases. Check with your teacher or a very popular with people of all ages.
dictionary. 3 _
d Do people in your country live like the In many countries people have healthy diets and do exercise.
Okinawans? What's different? What's the same? But the unusual thing about the people in Okinawa is that they
are nOt stressed. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses
- .. 4 SPEAKING
a In pairs, interview your partner with the questionnaire.
How often do you do exercise? Quite often. I play football
with my friends twice a week.

1 How often do yOli do 6 How often do you


exercise? drink alcohol?
a En'n' (lin. a Often.
b Quite oflell. b SOlllt'linlt's.
e Ilardh ('\l'r KCIT!". c HardlY ('I{'" :'\('\('1'.

2 Do you do a martial art, e.g. 7 Do you smoke?


are hardly ever on time, and karate, tai chi? a Y{-'s.
people often arrive an hour
a Yt''i. often. b SonWlimt's.
late for meetings. Every
bYes, 'mnH'times. c :"Jew'r.
evening hundreds of people,
c No, 11<,\er.
young and old, go to the 8 How orten do you
beach to watch the 3 How many portions of fruit meet your friends?
beautiful sunset. People and vegetables do you eat a a F\'('r\' clav.
often meditate to relax. day? bOn\(' 01 twin' a
a Sel'('tl poniom.\ daY. wt'ek.
4 b Five pordons a dav. cOnn' a month.
Another important thing is e Less than five portions
that people often work 9 How orten do you
a elm.
until they are 80 - meditate?
sometimes until 90! In the 4 How often do yOlI eat meat? a Fwrv da\'.
Okinawan dialect there is no a E\l'n (I;n. b Somt'Limes.
word for 'retired'. They are b rllflT tinws ,J week. c J lard]) <'ver t\:e\TL
busy and active all their lives. c llardh' t'\('] l':cwr,
10 How often are you
Old people don't stay at home
- they go OlIt and meet 5 How often do you eat fish? in a hurry?
friends. a Thrl'l' times it \\<.'<:,1;.. a Ahl"a\'s.
b Once a week. b Sometimt's.
When journalists ask
people 'What is the secret c llardh e\er KC\'('L c J lard]" {'wr l\"t'\'l'L

of your long life?', they


answer 'We are happy, we are b 0 Communication The Okinawa way p.1OB. Calculate
always positive, and we are your partner's total points. Then read the result to your
never in a hurry.'
partner. How healthy are your lifestyles?

5 PRONUNCIATION the letter h


1 VOCABULARY time words and expressions
a 3.10 Listen and repeat.
a Complete the quiz with a 'time' word,
e.g. a millllte. "
how hardly heavy high
~ have half hungry happy
l sixty Sfconds = a _
~
• b Say the sentences. Circle the
sixty minutes = an _
i word where II is not pronounced.
- twenty-four hours = a _
,,
i seven days = a
four weeks = a
_
_
Harry's unhealthy.
He hardly ever has breakfas1.
twelve months = a _ He usually eats hamburgers.
He's always in a hurry.
I-Ie's often half an hour late for work.
b 0 p.l48 Vocabulary Bank Times and dates.
Do part I. C 3.11 Listen and check.

E

G prepositions of time
V the date
P word stress, I~f and 101 When's the Thai New Year?
It's in April.

1 READING
a Read the magazine extracts.
Match the photos with the festivals.

Fascinating festivals
o The Tomatina festival takes place on the
last Wednesday in August in Bunol. Spain.
The 'tomato battle' startS at I I o'clock in the
moming. and continues for two hours. During the
Tomatina 35.000 people throw 125.000 kilos of
tomatoes!
o In January (the exact date changes every year)
you can go to Ivrea in Italy and take part in the
Carnevale d'lvrea. where people throw oranges
at each other. If you don't want people to throw an
3 PRONUNCIATION word stress. /01 and 10/
orange at you. you have to wear a red hat!

o Thailand has a Water Festival (Songkran)


a ].12 Listen and repeat the months. Which five have the
stress on the second syllable?
every April to celebrate the New Year. It starts on
JANUARY APRil JULY OCTObER
13th April and lasts for two days. People throw
FEBRUARY MAY AUGUST NOVEMBER
water at each other all day and also at night.
MARCH JUNE SEPTEMBER DECEMBER

b ].1] til can be pronounced in two different ways.


Listen and repeat the words.

b Read the extracts again. Then cover them and this the other their they with
look at the pictures. In pairs, ask and answer
about the festivals.
Thursday thirteenth third birthday
I Where is it?
2 When is it?
think throw ,
3 What do people throw? c ;).1" Listen and repeat the dates. Copy the rlwhm.
c Which festival would you like to go to? Thur. 13 Thursday the thirteenth
12/5 thc twelfth of May
2 VOCABULARY the dale 23/9 the twenty-third of September
15/4/1999 the fifteenth of April, nineteen ninety-nine
a 0 p.148 Vocabulary Bank Times and dates.
Do part 2. 30/1/2008 the thirtieth of January. two thousand and eight

b Think of three famous festivals in your d Ask other students Wilen's your birthday?
country. Where I When are they? Does anybody have the same (or nearly
the same) birthday as you?
4 GRAMMAR prepositions of time b 1.15 You're going to listen to two other people talk
a Can you remember? In pairs, complete the sentences about their favourite times. First listen to these
with ill, 011, or at. Check with the festival texts. sentences. What do the highlighted words mean?
1 The 'tomato battle' S!<lrts II o'clock _ I I can start 10 relax and enjoy the evening.
tne morning. 2 My family live very rar away.
2 January you can go to the Carnevale d'lvrea. 3 I get up early and feci full of energy.
3 The Thai Water Festival starts April the 13th. 4 In winter it's a nice temperature and iI's whcn
4 People throw waler al each other all day and also I feel comfortable.
_ _ night.
c J.l6 Listen to the interviews. Complete the chart.
b 0 p.126 Grammar Bank 3D. Read the rules and do
,
the exercises. What's your Cristina. a sports Udom, a manage
£avallTltc
. ...., coach from Spain from Thailand
c 0 Communication When... ?A p.IOB Bp.111. I time of day 10 p.m.
In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Answer
with a preposition + a time word. 2 day of t he week

When do you usually read? I read at night, in bed. 3 month

4 season

5 public holiday
5 READING & LISTENING
a Read the article. Complete Carla's answers with
sentences A-E. d Listen again. Why arc these their favourite times?
.\ Because it's Ihe middle of the year-
nOt the beginning or the end. 6 SPEAKING
S Especiall}' Christmas! In pairs. ask and answer the questions
in Times yOll love.
C Because I lovc m)' first coffee.
What's your favourite time of day? Why?
n Because I love the colours and the
~=I~c"a,,,'es flying in the wind.
E Because I ha,·c the week in front of me.

Carla Guelfenbein is a novelist.


She lives in Chile.
• \\11a('s your favourite time of day? Why?
My favourite time of the day is breakfast..
• What's your favourite day of tJIC week? Why?
Monday.
• What's your favourite month? Why?
June.
• What's your favourite season? Why?
Autumn.
• What's your favourite public holiday? Why?
I hate all public holida)'S.
VOCABULARY coffee and snacks
a Look at the coffee shop menu. Match
the words and pictures.
b In pairs, cover the words and (est
your partner.
rtgular large
Filter mffee 1.50 1.70
Espresso 1.65 2.85
cappuillno 1.95 2.95
Q!Qcolate chip wmi/5 1.50
Brownies 1.85

BUYING A COFFEE
a 3.17 Cover the dialogue. Listen and answer the questions.
I What do Mark and Allie get?
2 How much is it?

YOU HEAR YOUSAQ


Can I help you? M What would you like?
A A cappuccino. please.
or large? A Large, please.
M And can I have an espresso, please?
2 To have here or ? M To have here.
} else? A No, thanks.
b Listen again. Complele the YOU HEAR phrases.
M A brownie for me, please.
OK. M How mllch is that? C 3.18 Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases.
4 Together or _ , M Together. 1&PY the ~thlll.
5 That's _ _ _ , please. M Sorry, how much?
d In threes, use the menu to roleplay
. Thank you.
the dialogue.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 3.19 Listen 10 Mark and Allie. Circle the correct answer.
1 There is / isn't a free table.
2 Mark / Allie spills the coffee.
3 Their next meeting is at 11.15/12.30.
4 Allie agrees I doesn't agree to go shopping for a new shirt.

b Is Allie angry with Mark? USEFUL PHRASES


Thanks. -jo You're welcome.
c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, There's a free table over there.
Mark or Allie? Listen again and
Here you are.
check. How do you say them
I'm really sorry.
in your language?
Don't worry.

.. Study Link MultiROM


My mother normally makes H big lunch.


Arter lunch we play cards or rC<ld. My parents
sometimes go for a walk. but I doo', go with them.
I don't like \lJ'"dlking or doing exercise!

OJ My favourite day of the week is Saturday. because


it's the weekend!

In the c\'cning wc often invite friends for dinner. In the summer we eal outside
and people usually slart singing and dancing. We never go to bed before 1.00.
Nobody works 011 Sunday morning!

I usually slay in bed ul1liI10.30. Then l have breakfast and reacl the
newspapers. After breakfast I oflen go to my parcnts' dl/clla near $t Petersburg.
especially in the summer. Daclw is the Russian word for a house in the country.
It's a place where you relax and forgel about everything.

a Read Anna's article. umber the paragraphs c Complete with and, but. or, tllell, after, becallse.
in the correct order 1-4. I I don't speak French German.
b Read the article again. Look at the 2 I wake up at 8.30 I don't get up - I read in bed.
highlighted words. Complete the sentences 3 I have dinner with my family. dinner I usually walch TV.
with the connectors and sequencers. 4 On Saturday evening I sometimes go to the cinema to
a pub.
Connectors
S I usually get home at about 11.30. and I go to bed.
and or but because 6 I have h\'o sisters a brother.
7 In the winter \\'e don't go out it's very cold.
I I have coffee toast for breakfast.
2 I like coffee I don't like tea.
3 I like Saturdays I don't work.
WRITE an article for a magazine: My favourite day. 1
Write four paragraphs. Answer the questions.
4 In the evening I go out with my friends
I walch 1V at home. 1 What's your fa\'Ourite day of the week? Why?
S I don't like football basketball. 2 What do you usually do in the morning?
3 Where do yOll have lunch? What do yOll usually do after lunch?
Sequencers 4 What do yOll usually do in the evening?
then before I after (breakfast, etc.) Check your article for mistakes.
6 I get up at 7.30. I have OJ shower.
7 lunch I sleep for half an hour.
g I always have a bath I go to bed.

ID
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
a Circle the correct sentence, a or b. a opposites b verb phrases
® Hi. I'm Susanna. Write the opposite adjective. Match the verbs and phrases.
b Hi. I Susanna. young old read a newspaper.
I a II's a car blue. I good do get go have lake
b It's a blue car. 2 expensl\'c
2 a He works in different countries. 3 beautiful I dressed
b He works in differcnts countries. 4 tall 2 the dog for a walk
3 a I'm very hungry. 5 empty 3 a shower
b I have very hungry. 4 your homework
4 a What time it is? 5 _ shopping
b What time is it? c word groups
5 a It's half past seven. Circle the word that is different.
b It's seven and half.
Ireland (fhinesv Thailand Spain
It's quarter to the three.
6 a
b It's quarter to three. , hungry tired angry lall
7 a We often go to the cinema. 2 first third fifth seven
b We go often to the cinema. 3 one twice four times six times
8 a I'm never late. 4 spring nephew autumn summer
b I never am late. S January March December Easter
9 a My birthday is on July.
b My birthday is in July. d prepositions
10 a I go to class on Tuesdays. Complete the sentences with at. by. for. umil, and up.
b I go to class at Tuesdays. Look at the board.
b Complete the questions. I I usually wake very early.
A Where are -¥1!l1 from? 2 He doesn't see his family the evening.
8 I'm from Perugia, in Italy. 3 I go home bus.
4 What do you usually do the weekend?
A

B
new car?
It's green.
your
S 1 often have a sandwich lunch. cm
2 A it? PRONUNCIATION
B It's three o'clock.
a Underline the word wilh a different sound.
3 A you get up?

4
8
A
At eight o'clock.

___ meat?
Ci? key meet lh<Y 3
'& the then think

S A
8 Hardly ever. I prefer fish.
you usually
1
~ go open do 4
&: thirty tenth father

_ _ TV?
8 In the evening, after dinner.

em
2
rn stop once mother

b Underline the stressed syllable.


5
~ hour home happy

inforllliltion

expensIve difficult always July December


--- ---'------
cm
-
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a Read the article. Tick (.f) the things that Carl Harris a 3.10 Listen. Circle a or b.
says it's good to do in the winter. I a I'm very angry. b I'm very hungry.
I Eat a 101 of chocolate. 0 2 a It's quarter to ten. b It's quarter past tcn.
2 Have a yoghurt and fruit juice for breakfast. 0 3a She gelS home at live. b She goes home at five.
3 Go to the gyrn. 0 4 a It's all the first of May. b It's on the third of May.
4 Make small changes to your diet. 0 5 a Today's September 12th. b Taday's September 20th.
5 Go for a walk. 0
6 Go running. 0 b UI Lislen. Circle a or b.
I a It's red. b It's a BMW.
2 a Coffee and toast. b AI half past eight.
3 a In a restaurant. b AI onc o'clock.
4 a Twice a week. b By car.
Sa Wednesday. b March the 13th.

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?


a In English, can you ... ? Yes (.I)
o say what the date is
Don't go to the gym in the winter! o say what time it is
We all know that exercise is good for health. So on o say what you do on a typical Monday morning
January 1st we often start the N€"N Year with a good o describe a person in your family (age and appearance)
resolution - to go to the gym three times a week. But
b Ask your partner five questions.
.....nat happens? The first week we go three limes, the
se<:ond week we go twice, and the third week we stop
going. The same thing happens with diets. After Christmas get up
we start a new healthy eating plan. We are
go to the cinema
very enthusiastic at first - but after two or three weeks,
have lunch
we stop.
How often listen to the radio
Carl Harris, a personal trainer. says this is because winter
is the wrong time of the year to start new exercise What time
go to bed
routines and diets. 'In the winter the days are short and drink champagne
dark. and it's cold outside. Our bodies want food and When
use the Internet
sleep, not diets and exercise: His advice for people who eat meat
want to start a healthy lifestyle in January is to make small
go on holiday
changes. 'Try to cut out chocolate and cakes for three
days a week - but don't eliminate them completely. Go
for short walks during the day, when it's lighl But when How often do you use the Internet?
March comes and spring begins, that's the time to get up
at 7.00, have a yoghurt and fruit juice for breakfast, and
go jogging !'

b In pairs, guess the meaning of the highlighted


words and phrases. Check with your teacher or
a dictionary.
c Read the article again. Why is it not a good idea
to start going to the gym in the winter?
G can / can't

4 V verb phrases: buy a newspaper, etc.


P sentence stress Can you play the piano?
No, but I can play the guitar.

I AI I can't da •

1 GRAMMAR can / can't (ability)


a Read the advertisement and look at the photos.
Who do yOlI think has 'star quality'?

Do you
want to be a~
POP star.
A new Channel 6 TV programme
needs young people with artistic
and musical ability aged 18-25.
Call 0209 556 2453 or
ehannel 6
televisIon e-mail usatpopstars@ttv.com

b Listen to the three people sing, play the guitar,


4.1
and dance. Complete the sentences with Jude,
Gareth, and Kelly.
I Jude can play the guitar quite well.
2 can play the guitar very well.
2 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
3 can't play the guitar. a 4.3 Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm.
4 and can dance well. A Can you sing?
s can't dance. B Yes. I can sing quite well.
6 can sing quite well. A .Gill! you playa musical instrument?
7 can sing very well. B Yes, I can.
S can't sing. A What can yOll play?
B I can ~ the guitar.
c 4.1Who do you think is the winner? Why?
A Can yOll dance?
Listen and check.
B No, I Q.Q}. I .9l.!lJ. dance.
d Complete the sentences with call or call't.
[±] J dance. b When do you stress can / call't? Tick (.I) or (X).
B She dance. in positive [±] sentences 0
[I] he dance? !ZI Yes, he _ in negative B sentences 0
00 No, he _ in Wh- questions [I] 0
in short answers 0
e In pairs, ask and answer with sing, dal1ce, and
play the guitar. C Listen. Are the sentences positive [±]
4.4
or negative B ? Write [±] or B.
0s, I can. Can you? I
2
3
4
5 __
6 __
No, I can't. Can you dance?
3 VOCABULARY verb phrases
a 0 p.149 Vocabulary Bank More verb Are you physical, creative, or practical?
phrases.
3 = \'ery well
b Are you physical, creative. or practical? res = ./ 2 = quite well
Interview your partner and complete Physical no =X I = not well
the survey. playa SP0rl c o
Can you playa sport? swnTI o o
0es. drive o o
basketball.
dance o o
Howw:i'?2 Creati\'e
S:=UUite well. o o
- take photos
draw or paim o o
c Look at your partner's answers.
Is he I she physical, creative, or practical?
cook o o
playa musical insu"ument " "
Practical
follow instructions o 0
rcad a Illap o 0
progmmme a video o 0
lise a campUlel- o 0

4 GRAMMAR can / can't (other uses)


a 4.5 Look al the pictures. What's the problem in each one? Listen and check.
b Listen again. Write three am I a1l/'t sentences from each conversation.

~RIJPl
FlAMj
<"UT f
(op.}J lOlJfi?
...;;.:.u.--LI
1 1
2 2 ~

c
J
0 p.ll8 Grammar Bank 4A.
J - - __
Read the rules and do the exercises.
-===:....::====J
d Write sentences with can I cau', for each picture.

IJI
G like + (verb + -ing)
V free time activities
p /0/, sentence stress Do you like shopping?
Yes, 1love it

B I •

1 LISTENING
a Do you like shopping? Tick (.I) the things you
like buying_ Tell a partner.
...•
clothes 0
food 0
CDs and DVDs 0
boolu; 0
presents 0

Yike buying dothes. VVhat about you?

IBJ. .
b Make a class survey for men and women.
Tell womell like bl/ying clothes, six mell like buying clothes.

C 4.6 Listen. Match dialogues 1-4 with the pictures.


d Listen again. Complete the sentences with a verb.
trying on buying
I I hate to clothes shops with my girlfriend.
2 I don't like for clothes.
3 I love clothes. music, books. food - everything.
4 I like clothes with my friends.

2 GRAMMAR like + (verb + -ing)


a Look at the highlighted verbs in Id.
Complete the chart.

f89"'[9='ti'~~~I
buying clothes.

88
b 0 p.128 Grammar Bank 48. Read the rules
and do the exercises.

c Make true sentences with like, dOIl'r like. love, or hare.


Compare with a partner.
buy clothes tryon clothes go shopping with my f:lmily
shop on Saturdays go to big supermarkets
3 READING
a Read the article. Complete each paragraph with Men or Women.

MEN AND WOMEN ARE DIFFERENT


It's not only women who love shopping - today men
like it too. Some men say it's their favourite hobby.
But men and women shop in very different ways ...

Where do they go?


Women Clothes shops, clothes shops, more clothes shops.
Men Clothes shops, electronics shops, music shops.
How long do they spend shopping?
An hour, possibly two.
A day.
What do they love? What do they hate?
They love looking at everything, trying on clothes, and They hate waiting for women to decide what ~m
talking to the shop assistants. They love finding that they they want. They hate asking shop assistants •
can wear a 'small' when they are usually a 'medium'. for help. ~
They love getting home! They love trying on their new
clothes and playing with their new 'toys'.
They hate hearing 'Can we go home now?
The football starts in half an hour.'
~
~
b Read the article again. ~ one thing you think is true and
one thing you think isn't true. Compare with your partner.

4 PRONUNCIATION lUi, senlence stress


a '.1 Listen and repeat the words.
.~.
b ... Listen and write four sentences. W
shopping
things
waiting
thanks
think
young
'---'"-"---
c Listen again and repeat. (&py the rh.xthm.
d 0 p.1S9 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for /IJ/.

5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING 2 3

a Write the -itlg form of the activities in each picture.


b In pairs, ask and answer questions about the activities.

_D_O_YO_"_Ii~k;~"_a_d;_O_g,--.:::,,, \ 4

~
2€1 do. J Yes, I love it No, I don't J No, I hate it

~
What kind of books do you like'! 9
When do you read'!
G object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.
V love story phrases: she falls in love. etc.
P /II and li:/
She loves him but he leaves her.

c I

1 GRAMMAR object pronouns


a Look at the photos and read the story of a classic film. What film is it?

t .. U
Molly loves Sam. Sam loves her t but he never
says 'I love you 1', Sam dies. and now he is a ghost.
He watches Molly every day, but she can't see him),
Sam finds a psychic. Ota Mae. He uses her 4 to
speak to Molly. In the end Sam says 'J love you 5',

b Look at the highlighted words


1-5. Who do they refer to?
Write Sam, Molly, or Dla, 2 SPEAKING
programm 5
I her = Molly a Write four names in each circle.
2 you= _ _
3 him= _ _ fa~r
4 her= _ _
5 you= _ _

c Complete the chart with these words.

-=:i''------'m=e_---''h~e~m'---_~us
subject object
pronouns , pronouns
I
you
b In groups, ask and answer.

What do you think of like him.


(Russell Crowe)? don't like her.
we It
they
''''''
hate them.
He's OK / great / tenible.

d 0 p.l28 Grammar Bank 4C. I don't know him / her / them / it.
Read the rules and do the exercises.
3 READING
a Look at the five famous films. Do they have happy endings or sad endings?

b Read the newspaper article once. Write the names of the films. c Read the stories again. Guess the meaning
of the highlighted phrases. Check with
your teacher or a dictionary.
Five classic love stories d What type of love story is each film?
- which one is yours? Complete the article with these film types.

There are many romantic films. but there are only five basic types First love Obsession
01 love story: Rrst love, Obsession, Teacher and pupil, Rich and Teacher and pupil Rich and poor
.....r. and Sacrttice. Here are some examples from Hollywood... Sacrifice

1
My Fair Lady film type: _
She is a poor girl who seiLs f1O\,'crs and he is a universit}' 4 PRONUNCIATION hi and li:1
profc!>SOr. He teaches her to speak English 'like a princess', a 4.9 Listen and repeat the words.

i
She falls in love with him but he thinks she is only an
interesting pupiL She gets angry and she lea\'cs him.
him it his fiLm kill live
In l..he end he 5a)'S he loves her.

2 film type:
Ilc's an American Marine. lie wanlS to be an officer. She
works in a facl0i)'. Her family are \'cry poor. They go Olll
_
~ he she me meet le.IVe

together, and they Edl in love. She walHs to get married, bill
b 4.10 Listen to this love story. Practise
he's very ambitious, and he leavcs hcr, GUl ill lhe end he can't
live wilhout her, and he comeS back LO the faeLOry for her.
telling it.

3 film type: - - - - -
lie's a happy family man. Ilc meets a woman at work.
They havc a passionate 100'e aITair. He wants to finish il, bllt
she doesn't want to stop. She follows him everywhere, and
makes his life impossible, In Lhe end his wife kills her.

-, 4 film type, - -
Thev are \'ery young. lie meets her at a pan}' and they rail
in lo\'e, but his famil)' hate her family. TIley spend one night
< together. She says 'I love )'011 but our lon~ is impossible'. "IlICY They live in a big city.

I W31l1 to go away and gel married. but in the end the)' die. She meets him in the gym.
He works in films, she's a teacher.
, 5 film type: _
She is a housewifc, married with two children. Her famil)'
She kisses him and he thinks she loves him.
But in the end she lraves him.
go away for lhe weekend. A man stops al her house. They
fall in 100'e. He says 'Let's get married', but she lo\'cs her
children and she can'tleavc lhcm. In the end he goes away
c 0 p.157 Sound Bank. Look at the typical
and she stay.; WitJl bel' husband. BUl she never forgcts him, spellings for III and Ii:/.
and he never rorgcl~ her.
C possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc.
V music
P rhyming words Is this yours?
No, it's his.

1 SPEAKING
a Look at the pictures. What can you see?
b 4.11 Listen and tick (.I) the music you hear.
Jazz 0 pop 0 dance 0 rock 0
classical 0 opera 0 blues 0 reggae 0
c Interview a partner with the music questionnaire. Are you similar or different?

What kind of music do Can yOU ... ? Where do you like


you like? playa musical instrument 0 listening to music..•?
read or write music 0 in the car
What kind of music don't sing well 0 in the street
you like? at home
How often do you...?
buy COs
Do yOU .•. ? look for song lyrics on ,
sing or play in a group or 0 the Internet
go to concerts A.
orchestra
go to karaoke bars 0 watch MTV
download music from 0
the Internet
2 GRAMMAR possesSive pronouns
a Look at these song lyrics. Match them with the songs I singers.
What's the difference between l1Iy / YOllr and mine I yours?

t \ just can't get a Elvis Presley,


YoU 0u ne'OO. Love me tender
Come with me b t of mej 0\'?:,'0\.·
~ , aby, bemIl'. e\O b Joe Cocker
c Kylie Minogue
3 '(aU can leave YOUr hat on. ,s. d Roy Orbison,
,'II be I,jours through all tne 'J:,e'O Oh Pretty Woman
6.
b 0 p.llS Grammar Bank 40. Read the rules and do the exercises.

3 PRONUNCIATION rhyming words


A
a Pop songs often use rhyming words at the end of B
lines, e.g. me - sea. Match a pronoun from circle A mll1e
showers
with a rhyming word in circle B. qUIz
yours his
b 4.12 Listen and check. Practise saying the words. Thursday
hers Ours wears
c Cover circle A and look at the words in B. VVhat are its doors
the rhyming pronouns? fine
theirs
d Play Whose is it? sits

4 LISTENING
a Listen and complete the song with I, me, •
4.13
my, IIltrle, or your. Unch Ine
b Listen again and read the song with the glossary.
Oh _ _ love, _ _ darling,
What does it mean? Circle I or 2.
I I'm happy because you love me. _ _ hunger for _ _ touch,
2 I'm sad because you're nol with me. A long, lonely time.
c What are your favourite songs from films? And time goes by so slowly,
And time can do so much,
GLOSSARY Are yOll still ?
hunger (v) be hungry _ _ need love.
goes by (v) passes
_ _ need love.
God speed God, please send me quickly
flow (v) move God speed your love to _ _
arms (n) Lonely rivers now to the sea, to the sea,

sigh (v)
To the open arms of the sea.
make a sad sound
Lonely rivers sigh, wait for , wait for _ _ ,
_ _ '11 be coming home, wait for _ _

E
VOCABULARY clothes
a Match the words and pictures.
a mcket 0
Jeans D
a shirt IJ3:tl D
shoes IJu:zI D
a sweater /'swetol D
trousers J'trauzozl D
b In pairs, cover the words and test your partner.

BUYING CLOTHES
a 4.14 Mark and Allie are in a clothes shop.
Cover the dialogue. Listen and answer the questions.
I What size does Allie wanl?
2 How much is the shirt?
3 How docs Mark pay?

YOU HEAR YOU SA!:?


~

___ 1 help you? Yes, what size is this shirt?


2 Let's see. A small. What
___ do yOll want? A medium.
) is a medium. Thanks. Where can I try it on?
4 The changing rooms b Listen again. Complete the YOU HEAR phrases.
arc there. Thank you.
C 4.15 Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases.
5 is it? lt's fine. How much is it?
Copy the rhythm.
34.99. Do yOll take American Express?
Yes, sir. d In pairs, roleplay the dialogue.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 4.16 Listen and complete the sentences.
I Mark I'm really sorry about the _
2 Mark We can take a _
3 Allie The ? It's completely different!
4 Allie I'm sorry. but I can't have tonight.
5 Mark Do yOll know a good ~
USEFUL PHRASES
b Does Allie really want to have dinner Would you like to have
with Mark? dinner with me tonight?
c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES. Mark or Happy birthday!
Allie? Listen again and check. How do ['m busy.
yOli say them in your language? How abollt Friday night?
Let me think.
Good idea.

Study link MultiROM


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a Look at the six highlighted words in the text.


They all have spelling mistakes. Write them correctly.
I 3 5 __
2 4 6 _

I 11"s is 0. fholo of "''j frei"", Slefhanie.

2 She's 19 0."" she's ireneh. She lives in


0. vdlage near Toulouse. She slud'js
elfjittlHZrtltJ at lUUversiUj.

3 She has short blacX ha.tr- a.'lIi ver'j darX e'jes.


She is inteligent 0."" fuM'j, btl.i so",eli",es
she's 0. btl sad 100.

4 She loves ",USi~ 0."" she liXes wriiii"!! sO,,!!s.


She can fla'j lhe gUilar ver'j well a.'lIi she
has 0. beauttfull VOi~e. lie love lisleni"!! 10
her. She's also craz'j aboul cO"'ftl.iers, 0.""
she liXes 100Xi,,!! for song l'jrt~s on lhe Internel.
She oni'j hales one Ihing - dOing sforl.

S IliXe her because she's allwo.'js lhere when I ned her.

b Read the description of Stephanie. Match these questions with paragraphs 1-5.
::::J What does he I she like doing? D Who is the person in the photo?
Vllhat doesn't he / she like doing?
o Why is your friend special?
o How old is he / she? o Describe him / her.
Where's he / she from?
Where does he / she live?
What does he / she do?

( Read the description again. Then cover it and look at the questions.
Can you remember the answers?

WRITE a similar description of a good friend. Write five paragraphs.


Answer the questions in order, 1-5.

Check your description for mistakes.


GRAMMAR b verb phrases
Circle the correct sentence, a or b. Match the verbs and phrases.
@ Hi. I'm Susanna. read a newspaper
b Hi. I Susanna. draw get go play ride
a I can play the piano. run take tell turn on use
b I can to play the piano.
I the TV
2 a Do you can come tonight?
2 a horse
b Can you come tonight?
3 me the secret
3 a J hate do housework.
4 chess
b I hate doing housework.
5 photos
4 a Do you like swiming?
6 a computer
b Do you like swimming?
7 married
5 What do you think of this programme?
8 a marathon
a [like.
9 out together
b [[ike it.
10 a picture
6 a In the end she kills him.
b In the end she him kills.
7 a He doesn't love she.
b He doesn't love her. PRONUNCIATION
S a Where do your parents live? aUnd
er rme 'h a
t h e war d Wit I eren t soun d .
b Where do yours parents Eve?
9 a This book is mine. key meet !h<l'
b This book is my. CP.
10 a Whose is that bag?
b Who's is that bag?
I
i gIVe him find

me

VOCABULARY
2
CP. die leave

a prepositions
3
~ mme wait tey

~\\
Complete the sentences with for, ill, to, or with.
4 walk draw turn
Look J1L the board.

~
1 Wait me.
5 cook u<e you
2 Romeo falls love Juliet.
3 I can't find my keys. Can you look them?
4 I don't like talking shop assistants. b Underline the stressed syllable.
information

together follow instruction classical because


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a Read the article and answer the questions. a 4.17 Listen. Circle a or b.
1 What does the writer think? I a You can park here.
a Many young people today can't cook. and this is a bad thing. b You can't park here.
b Many young people today can't cook, but this isn't a problem. 2 a Is the house theirs?
2 ~ three rcasons why young people can't cook. b Is the house there?
3 a Can you turn on the TV?
b Can you turn off the lV?
4 a She doesn't like him.
b She doesn't like them.
What I S a Whose is it?
think .•• b \VIlo is it?

b 4.18 Listen. Circle a or b_

00 This week, I a I like it.


b Yes, it's new.
journalisl 2 a No, thanks. You can drive.
Alina Wood gives b No, I don't. I prefer cycling.
her opinion 3 a No, it's no-smoking.
aboul cooking. b No, thanks, I don't smoke.
4 a Yes, please.
Cooking in Britain is now a spectator sport. We love b Yes, but not very well.
watching famous chefs cook on TV, and we buy their S a No, I think he's a terrible actor.
books. But do we use them? b No, I think she's a terrible actress.
Ar«enl study shows that 60% of British young people can't boil an
egg. Four out of len never or hardly ever cook. One teenager said CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
'I can't cook - but it doesn't matter. You just go to the supermarket
illld buy a pizza and put it in the microwave. Cooking is a waste of time.' a Can you ... ? Yes (.t)
Alot of adults think the same, and don't cook. They buy pre-cooked
meals from the supermarket or take-away food. And if a mother
o say two things you can do well and two things
you can't do
hales cooking, then she doesn't teach her children to cook. Many
Sl:hools don't teach cooking - they prefer to teach computer skills
o say two things you love doing and two things
you hatc doing
and foreign languages.

,•,
;
I think all this is very sad. For me, cooking is a very important skill.
herybody loves having a delicious meal but restaurants are
b Complete these questions to interview your
partner. Try to think of interesting questions.
!, expensive, so people who can cook well always have a lot of friends.
Men love women who can cook - and women love men who can Complete with a verb
,
I (ook. Who would you prefer as a partner? Somebody who can use
a computer, or a good cook?
What time do you
Do you [ike ?
?

;
How often do you ?

Where do you ?
b Read the article again. Match the highlighted words I Can you ?
expressions with their meaning.
Complete with a noun (or the name of a
I cook in hot water person, programme, etc.)
2 a young person between 13 and 19 What kind of do you like?
3 a sport people like watching What do you think of ?
4 iI's not important What's your favouritc ?
5 a bad use of time Who's your favourite ?
6 good to eal
7 food you take home to eat, e.g. pizzas c Interview your partner. Then change roles.
G past simple of be; was I were

5 V word formation; paint ~ painter


P sentence stress Who was he?
He was a famous musician.

I A, Who were they?

1 LISTENING
a Look at the photo of Mount Rushmore.
Who are the men? Match their first
names and surnames.
George ~ Jefferson
Thomas Lincoln
Theodore Washington
Abraham Roosevelt

b 5.1 Listen to an American tour


guide. Check your answers.
c 5.2 Listen. Complete with numbers
and dates.
Mt Rushmore, South Dakota

2 GRAM MAR was / were


a Complete the sentences with was or were.
Present simple Past simple
The heads are of four They all Presidents
famous Americans. of the USA.
The first head on the left He the first
Guide The second head is of Thomas is Washington. American President.
Jefferson. He was President of the United
States from 1801 10 _ _ b 0 p.130 Grammar Bank SA. Read the rules and do the exercises.
Tourist I When was he born?
Guide He was born in , in Virginia. 3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
His parents were very rich. a S.3 Listen and repeat. Q2py the rh):thm.
Tourist J Was he President after !±I He was b.2.r.n in Viq:ioia. His parents were ~ rich.
Washington? E] He wasn't the second fulliI.ro1. They weren't all famous.
Guide No, he was the President. I1J Where was he h2m.? JYb.m was he h2ID?
Tourist 2 What's Jefferson famous for? Was he famQus? bill. he wasn't.
Guide Well, he's famous for writing the Were they _ .Presidents? fu. they were.
Declaration of Independence - that was
when he was • before he was b 0 Communication Three Presidents A p.109 Bp.112.
President - and for buying the stale of Ask and answer about Washington. Lincoln, and Roosevelt.
Louisiana from Napoleon in _ c In pairs. ask and answer.
· When were you born?
· Where were you born?
• Where was your mother I father born?
· Where were your grandparents born?
.
The statue of ~~~_ _

- --::-;;;;;;;.. --
was born in Mazovia
The statue of
'"----~

_ _ _ was born in 1412


_ The statue of

"

_ _ was bom in Norlolk,


_ The statue of
,,--
_

.-,--,-_ was born in 1807.


in P in lSID.When he in the Village of Domn~my His family were from Genoa,
, _ _ .in I75S. He was a
was seven years old he was in F . She was only a in 1 . He was a famous
already a brilliant pianist. He great sailor. He was famous for
young girl but she was also politician and soldier, and a
was a great composer and his his victory against the French at
a soldier and a famous leader great leader.
piano music is world-famous the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
in the war against the English.
and very popular. His statue is in Trafalgar Square.

4 READING c Underline the stressed syllable and practise saying


the words.
a look at the four statues. Who are they? Where are
they? Label the photos with the people and cities. d Think of a famous statue of a person in your town,
or in the capital of your counlry. Write a short text
Nelson Garibaldi Chopin Joan of Arc
about it. Say where it is, who it is, and what the
Rome Warsaw Paris London person was famous for.
The statue of HI _
b Complete the biographies with the names of the He / She was...
people and the countries they were from.
e 5.4 Listen and check. Cover the texts. What can 6 5PEAKING
yOli remember about the people?
Who was the top British penon of all time?
5 VOCABULARY word formation
In a SBC survey the winner
a YOlican often make the word for a person by adding
was WinslOn Churchill.
an ending to a verb or noun. Look at the examples.
What letters do you add? Other people in the top ten
r-:-:------:-c---:-c- were William Shakespeare,
Lord Nelson, John Lennon,
and Queen Elizabeth I.

a In groups of three, decide who you think are the top


b Read the texts again and find the words for people three people of all time from YOllrcountry.
from these verbs and nouns.
I piano
b Tell the class about them.
2 compose (v) We think number 1 is _ _::::::::-'
3 lead (v) He / She was a famous ...

4 sail (v)
5 politics

E
past simple regular verbs
(j,
V past time expressions
P -ell endings
We wanted to go to Sydney.

B
1 READING
a 5.5 Read and listen to the true story about Raoul and Emma. Answer the question at the end.

A tale of two Sydneys


US( April two British teenagers wanted Emma: 'j was a bit worried because the second plane
to go to Australia for their summer was very small. but I didn't want to say anything to Raoul.'
holiday. But it was a 24·hour joumey by Raoul: 'After only an hour the plane landed.We looked Out .~
plane and tickets were very expensive. of the window. It was a very small airport. We walked to the 1
So, Raoul Sebastian and Emma Nunn, information desk and I showed our tickets to the woman.' '('
aged I9,looked for cheap tickets on the
'When is our next flightt I asked. ~
Internet.They were lucky, and they
She looked at our tickets. 'The next flight! This is the end •
booked two tickets to Sydney. E
of your journey. Where did you want to got g
On August 4th they arrived at Heathrow airport. They checked in
and waited for the plane to leave. Six hours later they landed at
a big airport and changed planes.
'Where are wet I asked.
Do you think they were in Sydneyl }
b Read the story again and number the pictures 1-9.
[EO [BlJ [IT]
~~

C 5.6 Listen to the end of the story. Where were they?


d 0 Communication Sydney p.112 and read about what happened to Emma and Raoul in the end.
Is it easy to make a mistake like this?
2 GRAMMAR past simple regular verbs 3 PRONUNCIATION ·ed endings
a Look at the high light ed verb s in the text and com plete the char
Present simp le
t. A Past simp le regu lar verbs end in ~ed
Past simp le in EJ sente nces . -cd can be
They want to go 10 Australia. They to go 10 Australia. pron ounc ed in thre e ways.
I don't wanl to say anyth ing. I to say anyth ing.
Where do you want to go? Where to go?

b 0
p.130 Grammar Bank 58. Read the rules and do the exercises.
c Complete the ques tion s with Was I Were or Did.
I they want to go to Australia?
2 it a long journ ey?
3 they book their tickets at a travel agent's?
4 the tickets expensive?
5 they check in at Heathrow airport?
6 they change planes three times? b 5.9 Listen and repe at Emm a and
7 the second plane big? Raoul's story.
8 Emm a worr ied? I They wanted to go to Australia.
9 the plan e land in Australia? 2 They booked two tickets on the Internet.
10 Ihey stay in Nova Scolia for a long time? 3 They arrived at Heathrow airport.
4 They checked in.
d 5.1 Listen and chec k. Then liste n and repe at. CQpy the r.!lxthm.
S They landed at a big airport.
e In pairs, ask and answ er the ques tion s abou t Raou l and Emm a. 6 They chang.:d planes.
7 They looked out of the window.
Did they want to go to Australia?
8 They walked 10 the information desk.
0 e s (they did).
~
9 They showed their tickets to a woman.

c Use the pictu res in 1b to re·te ll the


story from mem ory. Try to pron ounc e
the past simp le verbs correctly.

4 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING


a Number the past time expr essio ns 1-7. b Stan d up and mov e arou nd the class. Ask Did yOIl ... ? ques tions .
yesterday morning. 0 Whe n som ebod y answ ers Yes, I did writ e dow n their nam e and
five minutes ago. ill ask the next ques tion, e.g. Where to?
last November. 0
Find a erson who ...
I booked the tickets a year ago. o
lasl night. o travelled by plane last year. Whe re to?
three days ago. o start ed learning English a long time ago.
played football last weekend.
Whe n!
[asl week. o studied last night.
Who with?
Wha t?
.&. last April, NOT -Ihe-last-Apfi/., cook ed a meal yesterday. Wha t!
last week, NOT ,he-las, ,veek arrived late for class today. Why !
yrsterday //loming I aftertloolll evening listened to the radio this morning. Wha t programme!
BUT last night NOT yesterday-flight invited a friend to dinner last weekend. Who !
finished work late last night. Why !
watc hed TV last night. Wha t programme!

Did you travel by plane last year?


~
05, I did.

Where to? :(>


c:; past simple irregular verbs
V go, hove, get
P sentence stress Where did you go?
We went to a restauranl

1 VOCABULARY go, have, get 2 READING


a Can you remember? Write go, have, or get. a Do women go out together in your cmmtry? Where do they go?
_ _ lunch shopping up
b Look at the photos and read the reports. Where do you think
the women are? Write Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, or Moscow.
b 0 p.ISO Vocabulary Bank Go, have, get.

Cl Kong Qingyan, Frederico Mendes, Nikol<t; Ign<tliev/M<trie a<tire/lf'C Syndiation

The magazine Marie Claire asked its women journalists in Rio, Beijing,
and Moscow to go out for the evening and then write a report,
Sill., i ru, lives in . She went out lives in _ . . _ . She went out
with her friends Lali and Anna on a Friday night. with her friends Nicole and Hujia on a Saturday nighl. I
1 I wore a black sweater and trousers and a lot of makc.up. Girts here I wore a long dress. People are quite traditional here but young
like wearing sexy clothes! people want to wear new fashions and have new hair colours.
2 We went to Piramida. It's a bar and restaurant that's open 24 hours First I drove to Bar Street, a street with about SO bars.
a day, and it's the 'in' place at the moment. There's a OJ and we We met in the Pink Loft, a Thai restaurant. After dinner
saw a 101 of interesting people. we went to a tea house because it's a good place 10 talk.
3 We had coffee and apple cake and then wine. We had typical Thai food, like green curry. Then we had tea.
Women here don't drink a lot of alcohol.
4 We talked about lali's problems with her boyfriend. She was a bit We talked about our love lives, especially Hujia's. She has
sad. Then some men at the next table started talking to us and a problem with her partner. We talked about men, fashion,
they bought us a drink. This is a very macho country and men and literature.
always pay for women's drinks.
5 We got a taki. It can be quite dangerous here at night and the We went home by car. I didn't drink any alcohol
metro closes at about 12.30. so I could drive.
6 We left Piramida at about 1.30, and I got home at 2.00. We left at 12.00 and I got home at about 12.30.
7 Fantastic. 10 points. We had a great time and lali was happy again. It was a very good night. 8 points.

( H<t1WY M<trcwM<trie Chlirc/11'C Syndication


c Match the questions with the women's answers. 4 LISTENING
Did you have a good time? o a Look at the third picture in Girls' Night Out. Where are they?
How did you go home? o b 5.11 Listen to Silvia talking about their 'girls' night Ollt'.
What did you do? o Listen once. Did they have a good time? How many points
outoflO?
What did you have to eat and drink?
c Listen again. Answer questions 1-6 from 2c.
What did you wear? m
What time did you get home? o 5 SPEAKING & PRONUNCIATION
What did you talk about? o a Look at the questions below. What words are missing?
d Read the reports again. Complete the chart b 5.12 Listen and repeat the questions. .Q!py the rlw-hm.
with ./ (= yes) or X (= no).
Sabina Sharon
w~radr~? X
go to a bar?
drink alcohol?
talk about men?
talk about clothes? What I wear?
go home by taxi?
t-----t-----
get home afte",71.':;3"0';-.

e Compare your answers with a partner. A ask


about Sabina, B ask about Sharon.
What I do?
Did Sabina - ____
No, she didn't
wear a dress?
Did Sharon ... ?
What I drink?
3 GRAMMAR past simple irregular verbs
a Look at the reports again and find the past f meet anyone?
tense of these irregular verbs.
\\'ear Iwo:1
go Iwcnt/
see Iso:1
have Ih<edl What time f get home?
buy Ibo:tl
gel Igotl
[rave Ileftl
drive Idrouvl
meet Imctl c Think about the last time you went out with friends.
can Ikud/ Look at the questions and plan your answers.
b 5.10 Listen and check. Practise saying d Interview your partner about their night out. Did they
the verbs. have a good time? How many points out of to?
c 0 p.130 Grammar Bank 5C. Read the ruJes
and do the exercises. 6 S.l] SON G Jl Dancing Queen

EI
G past simple regular and irregular

5 V irregular verbs
P past simple verbs Did you hear anything during the night?

I D,
No, Ididn't. Iwas very tired.

Murder in a country house

1 READING
a Read the information on the back of the Inspector Granger arrived at about 9.00. He was a tall man with a big
book. What's it about? black moustache. Amanda, Barbara, Claudia, and Gordon were in the
living room. The inspector came 1 in.
'Mr Travers died between midnight last night and seven o'clock Ihis
morning,' he said12. 'Somebody in this room killed him.' He looked
at them one by one but nobody SI2.0ke 3.
'Mrs Travers. I want to talk to you first. Come into the library
with me, please.'
Amanda Travers followed the inspector into thc library and thcy
sat 4 down.
'What did your husband do aftcr dinner last night?'
'When we finishcd dinner Jcrcmy said he was tired and he went to bed.'
'Did you go to bed then?'
'No, I didn't. 1 went for a walk in the garden.'
'What time did you go to bed?'
'About quarter to twelve.'
'Was your husband asleep?'
·1 don't know. inspector. We... we slept 5 in separate rooms.'
'Did you hear anything when you were in your room?'
'Yes, I [!Ieard 6 Jeremy's bedroom door. It opened. J thought 7 il was
Jeremy. Then it closed again. I rcad'8 in bed for half an hour and then
I went to sleep.'
'What time did you get up this morning?'
'I got up at about 7.15. I had breakfast and at 8.00 I took my husband
,lUll UJJJilil a cup of tea. I found 10 him ill bed. He was... dead.'
9

'Tcll mc. Mrs Travers, did you love your husband?'


b Cover the back of the book and look 'Jeremy is... was a difficult man.'
at the photographs. Can you remember 'But did you love him, Mrs Travers?'
who they are? 'No, inspector. I hatcd him.'

Who's Ama~ 9he'S Jeremy's wife. 138

..
I
C 5.14 Read and listen to the story. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false sentences.
I Somebody killed Jeremy at 8.00. 5 Somebody opened and closed Jeremy's door.
2 The inspector questioned Amanda in the living room. 6 Amanda got up at 7.00.
3 Jeremy went to bed before Amanda. 7 Amanda didn't love Jeremy.
4 Amanda and Jeremy slept in the same room.

d Look at the ten ="" irregular verbs in the story. What are the infinitives?
I come

e 0 p.lS4 Irregular verbs and check.

2 PRONUNCIATION past simple verbs -

j ~$
a Put these irregular verbs in the ~~

~~ ~
5.15
correct column. Listen and check.
bought came could drove
·fL tz4.
bOl/glll
found heard read
said so, slept
spoke thought took wore

b 5.16Find and underline nine past simple regular verbs in the story.
How do you pronounce them? Listen and check.

J LISTENING
a 5J1 Listen to the inspector question Barbara. Write the information in the chart. Listen again and check.
Amanda Barbara Gordon I Claudia
What did they do after dinner? She went for a walk.
What time did they go to bed? 11.45.
Did they hear anything? Jeremy's door
opened and closed.
Possible motive? She hated him.

b 5.18 Listen to the inspector question Gordon. Write the information in the chart.
e 5.19 Listen to the inspector question Claudia. Write the information in the chart.
d Compare your chart with a partner.
e Who do you think was the murderer? Amanda, Barbara, Gordon, or Claudia? Why?
f 5.20 ow listen to what happened. Were you right?

4 SPEAKING
o Communication Police interview A p.109 8 p.112.
Interview your partner about yesterday.
A very good way to improve your
5 VOCABULARY irregular verbs English and learn irregular verbs
is by reading Graded Readers.
o
p.154 Irregular verbs. Tick (.r) Buy or borrow a Stage 1 Graded
the irregular verbs you know. Choose Reader in the past tense (with a
three new ones and learn them. cassette or CD if possible).

EI
VOCABULARY shopping
a Match the words and pictures.
I2Qilcards 0 1
halleTies 0
a (Qmera) film 0
I-shirts D
amug 0
b In pairs. cover the words and test your partner.

BUYING A PRESENT
a Allie is in a gift shop. Cover the dialogue and listen.
S.21
What does she buy?

YOU HEAR YOUSAQ

Can I help you? How much is that T-shirt?


I It's _ _ Sorry, how much did you say?
And how much are those mugs?
2 The big mugs aTe and the

small ones arc _ Can I have a big mug, please?
3 Sure. you are. else? Do you have birthday cards?
.. Sorry, • we've only got _ Oh well, just the mug then.
5 That's _ _ Here you are.
6 'Have you got the ' Yes, here.
Thanks. Thank you. b Listen again. Complete the YOU HEAR phrases.
Bye. Bye.
c s.n Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases.
.GQpy the r.h.xthm.
'IIn Britain people often use l'vegol (J have got)
or Hal'e )'011 got... ? as an alternative to Jlrave or Do YOIl/rmlc ... ? d In pairs, roleplay the dialogue.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a s.n Listen. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
[ Mtlfk likes Allie's dress.
2 Mark breaks the mug.
3 They get a taxi to the restaurant.
4 Allie reserved a table for 8.30.

b Why is Allie stressed? USEFUL PHRASES


c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, Wow! You look great.
Mark or Allie? Listen again [ don't believe it!
and check. How do you say No problem.
them in your language? Come on, it's time to go.
Relax.

Study link MultiROM


a Read Alex's questionnaire and report. Which
questions does Alex answer in each paragraph?
paragraph 1 qucstions -"/,~__
paragraph 2 qucstions _
paragraph 3 questions _
paragraph 4 questions _

b Plan your report. Answer the questionnaire


for your last holiday. Write short notes
(not complete sentences).

Questionnaire
Where did you go for your last holiday?
What did you do?
Please tell us your experiences...

1 Where did you go?


To R.o....e. I went to Rome last August with my girlfriend. We flew
2 When did you go there?
to Rome with British Airways.
L~s+ A.,lIJVs+. • 2 We stayed for a week in a small hotel near the
1 Who did you go with? Colosseum. The hotel was nice and quite cheap.
My !JIrlFriv>tl. 3 During the day we walked around the city. We sawall
4 How did you get there? the famous places like the Colosseum and St Peter's,
By p/~1')Ie - 8ri+i&ll A.!r__l4yS and we threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain. We took a lot
of photos. At night we went to restaurants and had
.5 How long did you stay?
fantastic pasta and red wine. Our favourite restaurant
A. -......e.ek.
was in the Piazza Navona. We bought a painting of
6 Where did you stay? Trastevere (the old town) and my girlfriend bought
II) "I &wt"I/1 hofeIl'"IUtr the. CoJosse"'h. some very expensive shoes.
Nic.e. "Ind tJi+e:. ~.
4 We had a great time. Rome is full of history and has a
7 What did you do?
special atmosphere, and Italian food is wonderful. We
Ollri"'!J fhe.. cI"Iy: __""'ke.J -.rov11J
only had two problems: it was very hot, and it was very
+loe. c.i+y, &41.__ r"-"hOlls pI"Ic.e.s,
tool< I'ho+os. difficult to cross the road.

A.+ 1)I3hf: ~'tf +0 re.sfl4vr-.'tfs


- j»4s+~ "I"" __il')le.

B Did you buy anything? WRITE a report of your holiday. Write four paragraphs.
Ye.s, flIVlW-i"!J "I"" shoe-s. Answer questions 1-10 in the questionnaire.
9 Did you have a good time?
Read your report carefully. Check spelling, punctuation
F...'tfI4&+ic. - c.i+y Full or his-tory,
(CAPITAL letters and full stops), and grammar (are the
spe.c.i14! ...f-.o&p~, 3~f Food.
verbs in the past tense?). Attach a photo if you have one.
10 Did you have any problems?
Very ho+, cliFFicvH- +0 c.ross floe. rotIP.

ID
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
a Circle the correct sentence, a or b. a people b verb phrases
® Hi. I'm Susanna. Complete with -cr, -or, Complete with have, go, or get.
b Hi. I Susanna. -ist, or -ian. have a shower
, They was Presidents of the USA. leacl-'L
1 ~~_ a good time
b They were Presidents of the USA. I aet_
2 , Where you were born? 2 art_
2 an e-mail
3 away for the weekend
b Where were you born? 3 paint_
3 , Were the tickets expensive? 4 musle~
4 a taxi
S a drink
b Did the tickets be expensive? 5 seicnt_
4 , They booked the tickets last April.
b They book the tickets last April. c prepositions
S , They didn't arrive in Australia. Complete the sentences with by, for, ill, out, or to.
b They didn't arrived in Australia.
6 , When does the plane landed?
Look _aL the board.
I We went a walk in the park.
b When did the plane land?
7 , Had they a good time last night?
2 I went with my friends on Saturday night.
3 They went home car.
b Did they have a good time last night?
8 , They leaved the bar very carly.
4 \\That time did you get the restaurant?
5 I was born 1982.
b They left the bar very early.
9 a I didn't see anything. 'd past time expressions
b I didn't saw anything.
10 , What time did you go to bed?
Gross out the wrong expression.
b What time you did go to bed? She phoned him yesterday Jlhe-yesterday.
1 She saw him ago three weeks / three weeks ago.
b Write the past simple. 2 What time did you get up yesterday morning Jlast morning?
got --$f!L. 3 My birthday was lasl month / the last month.
1 study 4 We watched TV last night / yesterday night.
2 go S The concert was in lasl April/last April.
3 drive
4 can
S wait
6 say
PRONUNCIATION
7 think a Underline the word with a different sound.
8 write
9 stay key meet ~ 3 ~, saw told bought
10 hear
1 looked asked waited 4 tt could took found

2 landed died called 5 1 S<lid heard met

b Underline the stressed syllable.


information

politician mUSICIan restaurant 'go somebody

EI
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a Read the article once and complete the questions with a verb a 5.24 Listen, Circle a or b.
in the past simple.
1 " My mother is a writer.
"y go go smoke b My mother was a writer.
2 " We book tickets on the Internet,
b We booked tickets on the Internet.
3 , Where do you study English?
b Where did you study English?
4 " We meet every week.
b We met every week.
S " They have a lot of money.
b They had a lot of money.

b 5.25 Listen, Circle a or b.

1 " He was born in France.


b He was born in Argentina.
2 a She bought some expensive shoes.
Ben Silverstone In The Browning Version.
b She bought some cheap shoes,
This week our interview IS with Ben Sliverstone, a young actor with 3 a He didn't think the film was very good.
a great future. His films Include The Browmng Versron, Lo/rto, and Get Reo/. b He thought the film was very good,

When was the first time you 3 When was the last time you 4 " They went out on Saturday night.
weIll out with a girl? _ _ _ in the c;inema? b They went out on Friday night.
When 1 was 12. I took a girl from A long time ago! I don't remember S a She got up at 7.00.
school to the cinema and then the film. But I remember seeing b She got up at 7.30.
to McDonald's - very romantic! Dead Poets' Society with my father
But I didn't have a serious when I was about ten. r thought
girlfriend until I was 18. I was very adult because I didn't
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
cry at the end.Then I looked at a Can you ... ? Yes (/)
2 When was the first time you
___ a cigarette?
my father and he was crying! Very o say where and when yOll were born
When [was 14. I was in a film
confusing when you're ten years old.
o say five things you did yesterday morning
called The Browning Version. One 4 When was the last time you o say five things you did last weekend
night after we finished filming I _ _ _ to a party?
sat with some of the other LaSt Saturday. It was a barbecue. b In pairs, choose three questions and ask
young actors on the roof of our When summer comes, the English a partner. Ask for more information,
hotel and I had my first cigarene love barbecues in the sun. But as When was the last time you ... ?
under the Stars. I didn't really usual it rained, and in the end we
• saw a film in the cinema
enjoy it because I was frightened ate hamburgers and sausages in
of falling off the roof. the kitchen.
• bought Aowers for somebody
• went to a party
• sent a text message
b Read the article again and answer the questions,
• went away for the weekend
I Was his first dale really romantic? Why (not)? • spent a lot of money
2 Was he inside or outside when he had his first cigarette?
When was the last time~y:o~"~'
3 Did he cry at the end of Dead Poets' Society?
went away for the weekend?
4 Why wasn't the party very good? - - - - - C - - - - - - . : : : , " ' 0 o n t h ago,
c Underline any words or expressions you don't know. Try to
guess them from the context. Check with your dictionary.
Where did YO~
,
Try to learn five new words.
(i there is I there ore
V houses and furniture
P 101 and le:Jl, sentence stress Is there a television?
No, there isn't

I VOCABULARY houses and furniture


a Order the leiters to make three rooms in a house.

chitken redboom thorobam


b Name n...o things you usually find in these rooms.
c 0 p.151 Vocabulary Bank Rots and houses. Do parts 1 and 2.

2 LISTENING
a Read the advert and look at the photo.
Would you like to live in this hOllse? Why (not)? To Rent
b 6.1Larry and Louise are from the USA. They want to rent Beautirul country
house. Very quiet.
the house. Cover the dialogue and listen. Which three rooms in
Five bedrooms.
the house do they go into?
large garden.
c Listen again and complete the dialogue. Low price.
Estate agent Well, this is the hall. Thete are six rooms on this
floor. There's a kitchen, a I , a living room,
a2 , a library...

Larry Wow! There's a library, Louise!


Louise What's that room?
Estate agent That's a 3 ,madam.
Larry How many bathrooms are there?
Estate agent There's one downstairs and three 4 _

Louise Are there any 5 ?


Estate agent No, there aren't, madam. This is an
old house.
Estate agent This is the living room.
Louise Are those paintings original?
Estate agent Yes, I think so, madam.
La,ry Is there a 6 ?
Estate agent No, there isn't, sir. But there's a 1 _

Estate agent And the kitchen.


louise There isn't a I _

Estate agent Yes, there is. It's over there,


Louise You call that a fridge! Are there any
9 ? I need a glass of waler.
Estate agent Yes, madam. There are some glasses in
that 10 • Now let's go upstairs.

d 6.2 Larry and Louise and the estate agent go upstairs.


Listen. What problem is there with one of the bedrooms?
Do they decide 10 rent the house?
1 GRAMMAR there is I there are
a Read the dialogue in 2e. Complete the chart.
singular plural
+ There's a piano. There some glasses in the cupboard.
- There a fridge There aren't any showers.
OJ a TV? any glasses?

b What's the difference between ... ?


I There are four glasses in the cupboard.
2 There are some glasses in the cupboard.
c 0 p.132 Grammar Bank 6A. Read the rules and do the exercises.

4 PRONUNCIATION 10/ and le.I, senlence stress 6 LISTENING


a 6..3 Listen and repeat. Q2py the r.!J.xthm. 6.4 On their first night in the house,
A "''here's the bathroom? Larry and Louise go to the local pub.
B It's upstairs. Listen and answer the questions.
A Is there a lift? I What do they have to drink? Why?
B No, there arc stairs. 2 What does the barman tell them?
A Where arc the stairs? 3 What happens in the end?
B They're over there.
b In groups of three, roleplay the dialogue in 2c between
the estate agent and Louise and Larry.


55PEAKING
a Complete the questions with is there or nre there.
In pairs, ask and answer.

In your house I flat (J
I How many bedrooms ,
2 How many bathrooms ?
3 a study?
• 4 a garden?
5 a garage?
6 central heating?
In your bedroom
7 a TV?
8 any pictures on the wall?
9 any plants? .'
10 a mirror?
" _ any cupboards?
12 a computer?

b Quickly draw a plan of your living room. 'Show' the room


to your partner.
This is the living room. There are two sofas and an armchair. ..

m
Ci there was / there were

6 V prepositions of place
P silent letters
Was there a ghost in the room?

I B, A night in a haunted hotel

I VOCABULARY prepositions of place 2 READING


a Match the words and pictures. a Look at the photos and read the introduction below.
In 0 benveen 0 Answer the questions.
in front of 0 2Pposite 0 I Where is Gosforth Hall Hotel?
on 0 next to 0 2 Who is Stephen Bleach?
under 0 Qvcr 0 3 What is special about Room II?
behilli! 0 4 Whal did Stephen do?
5 What couldn't he do?
2
6 How did he feel before he went to the hotel?
7 Does he believe in ghosts?

b Do yOIl believe in ghosts? Would you like to spend a night


in Room II of Gosforth Hall Hotel? Why (not)?

3
Would like to spend
a night in this room?
- T
HERE ARE MANY old houses, pubs, and hotels in Britain
which people say have ghosts. A British newspaper, the
Sunday Times, sent one of its journalists, Stephen Bleach,
to investigate Gosfonh Hall Hotel, a small hotel in Cumbria in
5 the north of England. IJeopl e say that the hotel has the ghost ofa
seventeenth century C'ltholic priest. The ghost always appears
in Room 11.
Stephen's job was 10 spend the night alone in Room II. lie
cOlildn't phone or speak LO anybody. Before he went LO the hOlel.
Stephen said 'I feel a bitnerVOlls, but I don't believe in ghosts.'

b In pairs. ask and answer with the pictures.

Where's the g~ . 0 s under the bed.


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c 0 p.l51 Vocabulary Bank Ra/> and houses.
Play Wlrere's tile ghost?
( l5 Read and listen about Stephen's experience. 3 LISTENING
Label the three pictures with words from the article. a Listen to Stephen describing what happened.
6.6
Did he see the ghost?

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b Listen again. Complete his report.

Journalist: Stephen Bleach


((1;2;\ The hotel: Gosforth Hall Hotel
The ghost: 17th century Catholic priest
Did you wake up during 'Yesl No
the night?
=-""""'---------1
I arrived at Gosforth Hall late in the evening. If yes, what time?
, 2
It was a very dark night but I could see there
Did anything strange happen? 3Yes/No
was a church with a cemetery next to the
hotel. I checked in, and the receptionist gave If yes, what? The • _ _ and the
me the key and showed me to my room. 5 went off.
Did you see the ghost? 6Yes I No
I left my things in the room and came
downstairs. There weren't many guests. Did you 'feel' the ghost? lYes/No
There were only three including me. I sat in Were you frightened? B 0 very 0 a little
the sitting room and I talked to the manager, D not at all
sara Daniels, about her hotel. I had a drink Would you like to go back? 9Yes/No
and then at 12.00 I went upstairs to my room. Why (not)? "--
Room 11 was on the top floor. I opened the
door and turned on the I~ht. It was a very big
room, quite old, and yes, it was a bit spooky. 4 GRAMMAR there was / there were
There was an old television on a table - but a Complete the sentences from the article with was,
there wasn't a remote control. I turned on the wasn't, were, or werell't.
TV. There was a film on. I was happy,to see
I There _ _ many guests in the hotel.
that it wasn't a horror film. I decided to watch
2 There only three including me.
the film and have the light on all n~ht. But
3 There an old TV on a table.
I was tired after my long journey and after ,
half an hour I went to sleep. 4 There a remote control.
b 0 p.132 Grammar Bank 68. Read the rules and do
the exercises.

5 SPEAKING
o Communication Room 11 p.111.
Look at the picture for one minute. Try to remember
what's in the room.
d From memory, correct the information in these
sentences. Quickly read the article again to check.
I There was a cemetery behind the hotel. next to 6 PRONUNCIATION silent letters
2 There were three other guests in the hotel. Some English words have a 'silent'letter, e.g. in
3 He talked to one of the guests. cupboard l'kAb~ you don't pronounce the p.
4 Room 11 was on the first floor. a Practise saying these words. Cross out the 'silent'
S The room was quite small. letter in each one.
6 There was a horror film on TV.
gWest ghost half could know
7 \VIlen he went to sleep, the TV and the lights were
turned off.
building listen friend write hour

t Do you think Stephen saw the ghost? b 6.1 Listen and check.

-
(ipresent continuous
V verb phrases
P verb + -ing What are they doing?
They're having a party.

1 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING 2 GRAMMAR present continuous


a Read the article about neighbours. Complete the list a Match the sentences with flats 1-8.
of problems with these verbs. He's listening to music. 0
argue bark "y have move play talk watch The baby's crying. 0
They're having a party. 0
She's playing thc violin. 0
Love your nei2hbour? The dog's barking,
They're arguing,
0
0
Sometimes iRan be difficult! Hc's watching footbalL 0
They're moving furniture. 0
b U Cover the sentences and listen.
What's happening? Where?
c Complete the chart.

ffl The baby's crying,


She's playing the violin.
They're having a party.

B The baby crylOg.


She the violin.
They a party.
You can choose your friends but you can', choose your neighbours.
The people who live upstairs. downstairs. and next door can have a very IIJ the baby ,
big influence on our lives - and it isn't always positive~ The typical problem
Is the violin?
that people have with their neighbours is that they make a lot of noise.
they a party?
In a European newspaper survey these were the top eight problems,

• They loudly. d 6.9Listen and repeat the sentences in


• Their babies _ the chart. Q2py the ~hm.
• They noisy parties.
• Their dogs
e 0 p.132 Grammar Bank 6C Read the
rules and do the exercises.
f In pairs, point and ask and answer about
b In groups of two or three, answer the questions in the survey. the people in the flats,
What's he dOi~ He's watching football
Do you have good neighbours!
Do you live in a house or a flat? - What are they doing?

What floor do you live on?


Where do )'OU have neighbours? upstairs 0 downstairs 0 next door 0 g 6,10 Listen to the sounds. Write six
Do you know your neighbours~ sentences to say what's happening.
Are they friendly~ Do they help you?
Do they make a lot of noise? What kind of noise?
Do you have any other problems with your neighbours?
l PRONUNCIATION verb + -ing
a Practise saying the words in the six sound pictures. C 6.12 Listen to a man on a mobile. Write the six
Then put two words from the box in each column. present continuous sentences.

smoking

LJ
slll6king dancing going playing
asking calling doing movIng
talking crying driving filmmg
4 SPEAKING
b 6.11 Listen and check. Practise saying the words.
o Communication They're having a party!
A p.lIO B p.l1J. Describe the pictures and find
eight differences.
C present simple or present continuous?

6 V places in a city
P city names Look! The bridge is opening!

I D,
It only opens twice a month.

When a man is tired of London...

I GRAMMAR present simple or present continuous?


a Look at the photos of four top tourist attractions in London.
What are they? Imagine you have one morning in London.
Which two would you like to go to?

b 6.13 Where are Ivan and Eva? Cover the dialogues


and listen. Number the pictures 1--4.
,
I Ivan Look! It (open)! A ship (go) through!
Eva We're lucky. The guidebook says that it only _
(open) Iwo or three times a month!
2 Eva The flag (fly) - that means the Queen is at
home. She (not live) here all the time. She often
_ _ _ _ (stay) at Windsor Castle or in one of her other
homes.
3 Eva That's Napoleon. He (look) at a model of the
Battle of Waterloo.
Ivan Come on -let's go and see the next room.
Eva Yes, we (not have) much time. It (close)
in twenty minutes.
4 Ivan We (go up)! Wow! Look - there's the Houses of
Parliament! And Buckingham Palace over there!
Eva What a pity it (rain). The guidebook _
(say) you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.

C Listen again. Put the verbs in brackets into the present


continuous or the present simple. What's the difference benveen
the hvo tenses?

d 0 p.l32 Grammar Bank 60. Read the rules and do the exercises.

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2 READING
a Quickly read the guidebook extract about the London Eye 3 VOCABULARY places in a city
and answer the questions.
a Is there a building in your town with a very
I How high is the London Eye? good view? Where is it? What's its name?
2 How far can you see on a clear day?
3 How many capsules arc there?
b 0 p.152 Vocabulary Bank Town and city.
4 How many passengers are there in each capsule?
5 How long is the trip? 4 SPEAKING
6 How fast does it move? In pairs, answer these questions.
7 What time does it open I close? In the summer

8
9
In the winter
Can you get tickets on the day you want to go?
Where is the ticket office?
TDunst
.•
In
fYollr
ormation
town
10 ""'hieh underground station is near the London Eye? _ 1 Do you live in a village, town, or city?
2 00 many tourists visit? When do they come?
3 Are there any important tourist areas near
where you live?
4 Where you live, is there... ? Write the name.
an interesting museum
a famous street
a beautiful square
a famous bridge
a good art gallery
an old castle
an important church or mosque
a good department store
a good, cheap hotel
a street market
5 What are the top three tourist attractions in
your town?
:.~
Opening times Daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the summer and
.. -
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the winter.
5 PRONUNCIATION city names
Tickets In advance online or by phone. A limited number of tickets
~ ~.~,~vailable on the day from the Ticket Office in County Hall (the Place names in the UK and Ireland
~ding next to the Eye), but go early because you often have to queue.
are sometimes difficult for visitors
How to get theN 5 minutes' walk rrom Waterloo underground station.
to pronounce and understand,
e.g. Leicester l'lest~/.
a 6.14 Listen. What are the eight cities?

b Match the highlighted words and expressions with b Listen again and repeal the city ~
their meanings. names. Which city names have
1 _ an I~I sound?
before you go
,-- you can buy them c Practise saying the city names.

._--
J

,---
_ every day
to wail in a line
space (for people or things)
d 0 p.1S7 Sound Bank. Look at the spellings
for I~/.
6 _ people who are travelling
6 '.15 SONG n Woterloo Sunset
c Would you like to go on the London Eye? Why (not)?

-
VOCABULARY directions
a Match the words and pictures.
on the guller 0 turn left 0
al the mffic lights 0 turn right 0
a roundabout 0 go straight on C
2Pposite 0 go past (the station) 0
b In pairs, cover the words and test your partner.

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS


a 6.16 AJlie and Mark are trying to find the
~-...-;r!:.
restaurant. Cover the dialogue and listen. . .' .
Can you mark King Street on the map?

:>YOU SAY YOU HEAR

Excuse me. Where's


King Street, please?
Excuse me. Is King Street
near here?
I

2
Sorry. I _ _ know.

King Street? It's


here but I don't know
_

exactly . Sorry.
Thank you. b Listen again. Complete the YOU HEAR phrases.
Excuse me. Can you tell me 3 Yes. Go on.
the way 10 King Street? Go past the church, and c 6.11 Listen and repeat the YOU SAY phrases.
then turn at the CQpy the r.b.xthm.
traffic lights. ~.lld then d In pairs, roleplay asking for and giving directions.
I think it's the _
A ask for the art gallery and the car park, B ask for
on the right.
the museum and the station. Start where Allie's car is.
Sorry, could you say Yes, go ...
that tlgtlin, please? E~cuse me. Can you tell me
Thank you. the way to the art gallery? ~,go ...
~

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 6.18 Listen and complete lhe sentences.
1 Allie I'm sure she said the on the right.
2 Mark I don't think he knows. He's a _
3 Allie Can you see anywhere to ~
4 Mark Do you think you can park in that ~

5 Allie Are you saying I park?

b Do they enjoy their dinner?


USEFUL PHRASES
c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, Let's ask that man there.
Mark or AJlie? Listen again Excuse me! ,"Ve're lost.
and check. How do you say You see. I was right. (opposite = wrollg)
them in your language? Here it is.
I'm only joking.

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a Look at the hvo postcards. Do you know which city it is?

b Quickly read Melanie's postcard. Which postcard is it?

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there. il} fhe. evehl'r! ~1}t/ fhen _ _ (Jv,..ve) e!i~.
t3ristol t354 to"M=R.,_ _
Yov'e! ~Iy lik.e 1+.
5u. yov heX+- ~.'

c Read the postcard again. Put the verbs in the correct form (present simple, present continuous, or past simple).

WRITE a postcard to another student. Imagine you're on holiday in another town or city. Give this information.
Are you having a good time?
o • Where arc you al the moment? • Say something about the town / city.
When did you arrive?
o • What are you doing? • Say what you usually do in the evening.
•Where are you staying?
Whal did you do yesterday?
o

Check your postcard for mistakes.

Ell
GRAMMAR b word groups
Circle the correct sentence, a or b. Circle the word that is different.
o Hi. I'm Susanna. Ireland [fhinesv Thailand Spain
b Hi. I Susanna.
1 kitchen bathroom shelf hall
I a There is two tables in the
2 armchair cooker sofa carpet
living room.
3 there behind opposite between
b There are two tables in the
4 village city town town hall
living room.
5 supermarket square bank chemist's
2 a How many bedrooms are there?
b How many bedrooms there are? c prepositions
3 a There aren't some glasses. Complete the sentences with of, 011, to, or with.
b There aren't any glasses.
Look ..ill- the board.
4 a There were only three guests.
b There was only three guests. I She's arguing her husband.
5 a How many people there were 2 They have their TV very loud.
in the hotel? 3 I live the second floor.
b How many people were there 4 The TV is in front the cupboard.
in the hotel? S The table is next the sofa.
6 a We having a great time.
b We're having a great time.
7 a They aren't arguing. PRONUNCIATION
b They not arguing.
8 a What you arc doing? a Underline the word with a different sound .
b What are you doing?
9 a Look! The bridge opens!
b Look! The bridge is opening!
Cit key meet 1h"l'

~
10 a The museum closes at 2.00 1 square stairs near
on Mondays.
b The museum is closing at 2.00
on Mondays. 2
S shower now know

~
3 do floor school
VOCABULARY

~
4 kitchen chemist's church
a verb phrases
Match the verbs and phrases.

~
have a shower 5 theatre there loe

book play have make take


1 a nOIse b Underline the stressed syllable.
information
2 a musical instrument
3 a party opposite between behind cupboard museum
4 theatre tickets
5 photos
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a 6.19 Listen. Circle a or b.
I How far is the house from Cambridge?
a 30 miles b 13 miles
2 How many bathrooms are there?
a two b three
3 How old is it?
a 19 years b 90 years
4 What day can she see the house?
a Tuesday b Thursday
5 What time can she see the house?
a at SAS b at 6.15

Our little piece of pop history b 6.20 Listen. Circle a or b.


I a There wefe five guests at the hotel.
Andrew HolgLllc and his family bought a house at number b There were seven guests at the hotel.
59 Lyndhursl Grm>e. in London. Onlheir firstll10rning ill their new 2 a Their neighbours are arguing.
house they wcre very surprised. They looked out of thc window and
b Their neighbours are watching TV,
smv some people laking photographs of their ffOOl door. Every week
more people came and took photographs. Andrew and his fa.mily 3 a Jim is al his friends' house.
couldn't underswnd it Then they solved the mystery... b Jim is at a restaurant.
The British pop group Pulp have a song on their aJbum PU/p/lIlro 4 a Maria usually reads in English.
called 59 Ujlllll,ursl Grove (written by the singer. Jarvis Cocker). b Maria doesn't usually read in English.
The people who came to sce their house were Pulp fans. But why 5 a The gallery doses at 4.00 on Sundays.
did Pulp sing about 59 Lyndhurst Grove? This is the story. One b The gallery closes al 4.00 every afternoon.
~~ night ]'lrvis Cocker came to a party <1t the housc. He argued wilh
~ the owner. an architect and tbe owner threw him out of the house.
Jarvis went home and wrote an angry song about the house. the
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
] parI)'. and the architect owner. a Can you... ? Yes (.I)
;
~ There are other pop songs about streets. Por example. the Beatlcs o say what rooms there are in your house
::
.1'3
wrote a song about Penny Lane in Liverpool. But what is ullusual o say what there is in your bedroom
~
is that Jarvis Cocker's song gives the llumber of the house.
Fortunately. Andrew and his family are quite happy Ihal their
o say what you think people in your family
arc doing now
~ house is famous.
b Re-order the words to make questions.
a Read the article. umber the sentences in order. 1 TVs house are there in many your
How )
A Jarvis wrote a song about the house. 0
B Jarvis Cocker went to a party. rn 2 on was last TV there night
VVhat )
C The Holgatcs found out about the song. 0
3 computer there your in a bedroom
D Andrew's family bought the house. 0
E The owner of the house threw Jarvis out. 0 Is '
4 banks time in the do your open country
F Jarvis argued with the owner of the house. 0
\~at ?
GAndrew's family saw people taking photos of the house. 0
5 you today wearing are
b Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). VVhal ?
I There aren't many songs about houses. c In pairs, ask and answer.
2 Jarvis wrote the song because he liked the house.
3 Andrew doesn't like people taking photos of his house.

c ~ five words you want to learn in the text.

..
(j, a / an, some / ony
V food, countable / uncountable nouns
Is there any beer?
P the letters ea No, but there's some orange juice.

A
1 VOCABULARY food
a Look at the picture. Write the missing letters.
What did Laura have to eat and drink yesterday?
, an .JLpple
0 e had an apple, ...
-
b Food words are countable or uncountable.
2 , _anana

Write the words in the correct column. 3 some _utter


countable nouns uncountable nouns
4 '" -gg
(singular or plural) (singular)
illl apple some butter 5 some _eo'

6 some _'"

7 some _ugar

8 , _omato

9 , _iscuit

c 0 p.15l Vocabulary Bank Food. 10 some _offee

2 GRAMMAR a / on, some / any


a In pairs, ask and answer.
I How often do you go to the supermarket?
2 Which supermarket do you go to? Why?
3 Do yOll look at the food other people are buying?
Does it say anything about them?

b Match the people with the baskets.


Fast Food Frank 0 Healthy Hannah 0 Luxury lucy 0

1 2
c Read the sentences. Which basket is it? 4 SPEAKING
Circle 1,2, or 3.
a Make a food diary for yesterday. Write down exactly
a There's some ice cream. 1 @ 3 what food and drink you had. Use Vocabulary Bank
b There isn't any fruit. 1 2 3 Food p.15J to help you.
c There aren't any vegetables. 1 2 3
d There are some biscuits. 1 2 3 FOOD DIARY
e There's a leHuce. 1 2 3
f There isn't a pineapple. 1 2 3 ~ c.oFFU!.

&o'he o,...... ¥ Jvic.e


d Look at the sentences and complete the rules
with SOllie, allY, or a I all.
Usc with singular countable nouns, e.g. pineapple
Use (IB) and (8 and lID
with plural nouns, e.g. vegetables
with uncountable nouns, e.g. cheese b In pairs, A tell B exactly what food you had. B say if
you think A is like Fast Food Frank, Healthy
e 0 p.134 Grammar Bank 7A. Read the rules and Hannah, or Luxury Lucy. Then change roles.
do the exercises.
f In pairs, A say ttl and EJ sentences about the baskets. 5 LISTENING
B say which basket it is. Change roles. a Can you make spaghetti bolognese? What do you
There are some strawberries. need to make it?
~ket2.
~

There isn't any waler.


~kets 2 and 3.
~

l PRONUNCIATION the letters eo


a How is ea pronounced in these words? Put them
in the correct column.

bread breakfast eat health


Ice cream meat peas steak' tea

1 b 7.2Listen to a 1V cooking programme. What nine


things does Colin use to make spaghetti bolognese?
I some spaghetti
2 an _
3 somc ~ _
b Listen and check. Practise saying them.
7.1 4 a _
Which is the most common pronunciation of ea? 5 somc _
6 some _
7 some ~ _
8 some _
9 some _

c Listen again and check. Does Belinda like Colin's


spaghetti bolognese?
d In pairs, think of a famous dish from your country.
Write the ingredients you need. Tell the class.
c; how much I how many?, quantifiers: a lot, not much, etc.
V drinks
P Iw/, lvI, and fbI How much water do you drink?
Not much.

1 PRONUNCIATION Iwl, lvi, and fbi 3 GRAMMAR how much/how mony?, quantifiers
a 73 Listen and repeat the sounds and words. a Complete the questions with How much or How mallY.

V , ~.
I
2
litres of water do you drink?
mineral water do you drink?

b Match the sentences and pictures.


waler vodka beer
1 [don't drink any water. 0
b 7.4 Listen and practise the dialogue.
2 [don't drink much water. 0
V Would you like a beer, Bill? 3 [drink quite a lot of water. 0
B No. thanks, Vicky. A whisky and waler. 4 I drink a lot of waler. 0
V Do you wanl some biscuils or a sandwich?
B A sandwich. A B c o
V Brown bread or white bread?
B Brown bread. It's "ery good for you.

c 0 p.134 Grammar Bank 7B. Read the rules and do


the exercises.

2 SPEAKING
a Read the introduction and the questionnaire.
b In pairs, interview your partner'. Who drinks more water?

What do many people take with them everywhere these days~ A


bag? A mobile~ A credit can:J~
Yes. but also a bottle of mineral water. In magazines today there are many articles telling us
that we need to drink a lot of water to be healthy and beautiful.
How much water do you drink a day? Do you think wat
a I drink a lot of water. (2+ liues) • heaJthy but bon'll
b 1drink quo. • 10< 01 wa..... (1-2 - l b healthy and nice
c I don't drink much water. (0-1 litre) c perfeo.'t when you're thirsty
d I don't drink any water. (0) Do you think you n ed
2 When do you drink water? to drink more water'
a Very often. .Ves.
b Only wid> "'f meak. b No.
c Hardly ever. c I don't know.
What kind of water do you drink?
a Only mineral water.
b Only tap water.
c Mineral water and tap water.
d Complete the questions with How much or How many.

Water
1 cups of coffee
2 milk
3 glasses of wine
4
5
cups of tea
fruit juice
do you
drink a day?
- facts and myths
6 beer
7 mineral water
8 Coke

e In pairs, ask and answer. Answer with an expression from d


or a number.
How many cups of coffee
do you drink a day? ~t many - two or three.
A Why do we need to drink water?
We all know that our bodies need water. Water
cleans our body, controls our temperature, and
4 READING helps to keep us healthy. About 70% of our body
a Cover the magazine article Water - facts and myths. In pairs, is water.
look at these questions. Can yOll answer any of them? B _
1 Why--do-we-need-to-drink-water?-
We often read that we need 10 drink alleast eighl
2 Do people need less water when the weather's cold? glasses of water a day (aboutlwo Iitres). The idea
3 (an we drink too much water? probably came from mineral water companies!
4 (an we get the water we need from other drinks or food? In fact, how much water we need depends on the
weather and on what we're doing. When we are hot,
5 How much water do we need to drink a day?
or if we do sport or exercise, we need to drink more.
6 Do (oke and coffee make us dehydrated? Some experts say that, in normal conditions, we only
really need about one litre a day.
b Read the article. Put the questions in a in the gaps.
, c _
c Read the article again. Match the highlighted words with
these phrases. No. When temperatures are very low we also
1 _ need to drink more than on a normal day. This is
how hot or cold it is
2 _ because we wear a lot of clothes so we sweat a lot
when water comes out of your body
and lose water.
when you are hot
J _ scientists do these D _
4 _ not a long time ago
Yes, of course. We get water from food, especially
5 _ things people believe which are not true fruit and vegetables (an apple is 85% water, an onion
6 _ a minimum of is 87%). We can also get water from other drinks like
7 _ have in it fruit juice, coffee and colas, which contain a lot
8 _ the truth is of water.

d Look at the questions in a again. In pairs, answer them E _


from memory. No. In experiments in America some people drank
e Is there anything in the article you don't agree with? only water and other people drank water, cola, and
coffee. Their levels of hydration were more or less
the same.
F _
Yes. It can be dangerous to drink a lot of water.
Recent a British actor nearly died after drinking
eight litres of water a day for several months.
(i be going to (plans)

7 V holidays
P sentence stress What are you going to do?
We're going to see the sights.

I c, Changing holidays

1 READING
Read about this TV programme. What's it about?

Changing Holidays 8.30 p.m.


* .....
In this new holiday programme we ask two couples
to plan their holiday for the same week. Then
these two couples change holidays - they go on
the holiday the other couple planned! But they don't
know where the holiday is until the last moment...

Tonight's couples are Usa and Jon, and Jerry and Sue.

2 GRAMMAR be going to (plans)


a 7.5 The presenter from Changing Holidays calls Lisa Carter. d 0 p.134 Grammar Bank 7e. Read the
Cover the dialogue. Listen. What are Lisa and Jon's holiday plans? rules and do the exercises.
,
b Listen again and complete the dialogue. e 7.6 Listen to Peter Douglas calling
Couple 1 Lisa and Jon Jerry Harte and complete the chart.
Lisa Hello? Couple 2 Jerry and Sue
Peter Hi! Lisa? This is Peter Douglas from CJulllgillg Holidays. I Where I go?
Lisa Oh! Hello! 2 Who I with?
Petcr Lisa, what are your holiday plans for next week? 3 How I get there?
Lisa Er ... I'm going to I fl..x.. to New York with my boyfriend, Jon.
4 What I do?
Peter Great. And where are you going to 2 ?
Lisa We're going to 3 in the Hotel Athena in Manhattan. 5 Where I stay?
Peter What are you going to ~ in New York, Lisa?
Lisa We're going to 5 - the shops in New York are
fantastic - and in the evening we're going to 6 _ 3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
clubbing and 7 a show on Broadway. a 7.7 Listen and repeat Peter's questions
Peter Are you going to 8 the sights too? in e. Copy the £hxthm.
Lisa Oh yes, we want to see the Empire State Building, the Statue
of Liberty, Central Park ... b In pairs, use the chart in e to roleplay the
Peter Well, Lisa, say goodbye to New York. Because we're going to dialogue between Peter and Jerry.
9 your holiday!
Where are you going to g07
c Underline the examples of (be) going to in the dialogue.
1 What form is the verb after going to? y e ' r e going to go to Norway.
2 Do we use going to to talk about the past, the present, or the future?
4 LISTENING & READING
a 1.8 Listen. The two couples are at the airport. Peter is going to tell them
where their holidays are. Are they happy? Why (not)?
b Read the two couples' holiday diaries for the first three days. Are they happy?

MONDAY MONDAY
It's raining and it's cold. The hotel's OK but
Today we met the other there's no view.
people on the work In the morning we went
camp - they're friendly shopping - but we didn't
but they're very buy anything. In the
different from us. afternoon we went up the
Dinner was a disaster - Empire State Building - a
we can't cook. great view from the top".

TUESDAY TUESDAY
We got up at 6.00 and We like the food very
sarted cleaning the river. much - there are so many
In the afternoon we different restaurants.We
planted 20 trees. It's stilt walked in Central Park
raining and all our clothes lisa and Jon in Norway _ really beautiful. In the Sue and Jerry in New York
are wet and dirty. afternoon we went to the
Guggenheim Museum - incredible.
WEDNESDAY
This moming the sun came out!! We had the morning free WEDNESDAY
and we went on a boat trip - we stopped work and relaxed~ Today was a great day. We saw the sights - Brooklyn Bridge,
In the afternoon - back to work. And it started raining again. the Statue of liberty. In the evening we went to The Village,
a famous nightclub - we went to bed at 3 a.m.!

C 7.9 Listen to the end of the programme. Did they have a good time?
Where are they going 10 go next year?
d Listen again. Tick (./) what they liked, cross (x) what they didn't like.
lisa and Jon Jerry and Sue
the work [lJ the weather 0 the hotel 0 the food o
camping 0 going to bed early 0 the sights 0 the nightlife o
the people 0 the people 0

5 SPEAKING
Play O,atlg;ng Holidays.
a In pairs, plan your ideal summer holiday. Decide...
where I go? OK. Where are we going to go?
how I get there?
where I stay?
what I do there?
That's a good iF? -'-cWhY don't we go to...?
-----
b Write down your plans. Give them to your teacher. He I She is going to 'change your holiday'.
c Look at your new holiday. Work with another pair. Ask about their new holiday.
Use the questions in a. Ask Are yOlI happy wil/t your flew holiday? Why (not)?

6 7.10 SONG Jl La Isla Bonita

-
G be going to (predictions)
V verb phrases
P 100.lu :1. and IAI
You're going to be very happy.

I READING & LISTENING b 7.11Co\'er the story, Read and listen to the first
paragraph only. In pairs, answer the questions.
a Match the cards and verb phrases,
Then do the same with the other four paragraphs.
o be famolls
o get a new job
o get married
o fall in love It's writtell ill tl1e cards
mvel '(orne in: said a voice, Jane Ross opened the door and went
o get a lot of IDQney into a small room. There was a man silting behind a table.
C have a surRLig 'Good afternoon: said Jane.
G1l be ~ky 'I want to see Madame Yolanda.
o move house
A
the fortune teller.'
o meet somebody new 'Madame Yolanda isn't here
today: said the man, 'But
don't worry. I'm going to tell
you about your future. What
Questions do you want to ask?'
Jane looked at the fortune
teller. She couldn't see him
• very well because
the room was very dark.

B I Who does Jane want to see?


2 Who is going to tell her about her future? Why?
3 Why can't she see the man very well?
7.11

Well: she said, 'I have a problem with my boyfriend.


We argue all the time. I don't think he loves me. I want
to know if we're going to stay together.'
'Please choose five cards, but don'tlook at them.'
Jane took live cards. The fortune teller put them on the
F G table face down. He turned over the first card.
'Ah, this is a good card. This
means you're going to be
very lucky.'
'But am 1going to Slay with
my boyfriend?' Jane asked.
'Maybe: said the fortune
teller. We need to look at
the other cards first.'

H 4 What's Jane's problem?

1 5 HO\" many cards does she take?


6 What is her first card? What does it mean?
7.13 2 GRAMMAR be going to (predictions)
a Look at these two sentences. Which one
is a plal/? Which one is a prediction?
He turned over the second card.
'Mm. a house. A new house. You're going to move, very soon, to another I She's going to be very lucky.
country: 2 Shc's going to go to Ncw York next week.
'But my boyfriend works here. He can't move to another country:
'let's look at the next card: said lhe fortune teller. He turned over the third card, b 0 p.134 Grammar Bank 70. Read the
'A heart. You're going to fall in love.' rules and do the exercises.
'Who with?' asked Jane.
'let me concentrate. I can see a tall man. He's very anradive: 3 PRONUNCIATION lui, /u:/, and /A/
'Oh, that's Jim: said Jane.
a Put these words from the story in the
Who's jim? Your boyfriend?'
correct column. Be careful, 00 can be lui
'No. Jim's a man I mel at a party lasl month. He's an aclor, and he says
or lu:/.
he's in love with me. It was his idea for me to come to Madame Yolanda.'
Well, the card says that you're going to fall in love with him.' good look love lucky money
'Are you sure?' asked Jane. 'But what about my boyfriend?' movc put couldn't argue )'ou
let's look at Ihe fourth card,' said the fortune teller. new young but soon woman
7 What's the second card? What does it mean?
8 Why is this a problem for jane?
9 Whal's her third card? What does it mean?
10 \\lho's Jim? Where did Jane meel him?
ti ~ [[)]
II Whal do you think the fourth card is going to be?
7.14

The [ortune teller turned over a card with two rings. b 7.16 Listen and check.
'Now I can see everything clearly. You are going to leave your boyfriend and
go away with the olher man, to another country, You are going to get married.' c 0 p.157 Sound Bank. Look at the
'Married? But am I going to be happy with him?' typical spellings for these sounds.
'You're going to be very happy.'
jane looked al her walch. 'Oh no, look at the time. I'm going 10 be late.' 4 SPEAKING
She stood up. left a £50 note on the table, and ran oul 01 the room. Roleplay fortune telling.
12 \%al is her fourth card? What does it mC<ln? A Look al the Icn cards in cxercise I,
13 Why is she in a hurry? Secretly, number the cards in a
14 How much docs she pay? different order.
S Choose five numbers,
1.15
A Predict 8's fuIure using those cards.
Then change roles.
The fortune telier stood up, He turned on the light. At that moment an I'm going to tell you about your future.
old woman came in. 'So. whal happened?' she asked. Your first card is a star. You're going to be
'She believed everything,' said Jim. 'J told you. I'm a very good ador!' famous. Maybe you're going to be on TV...
He gave the woman £100.
ihat's Jane's £50 and another £50 from me. Thanks very much, Madame
Yolanda.'
Madame Yolanda took the money. The fifth card was still on the table,
face down. She turned it over. It was the ship. She looked at it for four
or five seconds and then she said:
'Young man! Don't travel wilh that girt - you're going to... '
But the room was empty.
15 Who was the fortune teller?
16 Why does he pay Madame Yolanda £SO?
Ii What's the fifth card? What do you think is going to happen?

-
VOCABULARY a menu
a Complete the menu. Donatella's
Onion soup
Goat's cheese salad
Main courses Desserts
Starters
Steak and chips
b What do the highlighted words R.oast chicken with vegetables
mean? How do you pronounce them? Fresh lasagne

c Cover the menu. In pairs, try to 2 courses £ 15.00 Home-made vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce
remember what's on the menu. 3 courses £22.50 Fresh fruit satad
Tiramisu

ORDERING A MEAL
a Allie and Mark are having dinner.
7.17
Cover the dialogue and listen. What do they order?

IGood _ _
YOU HEAR YOU SAQ
-
Do you have a reservation? A Yes, a table for tw"O.
My name's Allie Gray.
I or non~sl1loking? A Non-smoking, please.
3 Come this , please.
4 Are you to order? M Yes, I'd like the onion soup
and then the steak, please. b Listen again. Complete the
A The goal'S cheese salad and the YOU HEAR phrases.
lasagne for me, please.
S What would you like to 1 M Would you like some wine?
C 7.18 Listen and repeat the
YOU SAY phrases. Q!py the rhythm.
A No, thanks. Just mineral water for me.
M OK. A glass of red wine and d in groups of three, use the menu 10
a bottle of mineral waler, please. roleplay ordering a meaL A is the
Thank you, sir. M Thank you. waiter, Band C are customers.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 7.19 Listen and answer the questions. c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, Mark or Allie? Listen again
I What do they order for dessert I coffee? and check. How do you say them in your language?
2 \Vhat does Mark ask AJlie?
3 What does she answer? USEFUL PHRASES
4 What does Mark ask the waiter at the end? It was delicious.
What is there?
b What do you think? Nothing for me, thanks.
I Why does Mark want Allie to go to the conference? The same for me, please.
2 Is AJlie going to say yes? I'm not sure.
Could we have the bill, please?

Study link MultiROM


Luxury
Lucy's favourite
sandwich
a Match the ingredients and pictures.

You need:
o some brown bread
D some smoked salmon
o some cream cheese
o a lemon
o some black pepper

b Read the instructions. Complete them with cut or put.

1 First __ two thin pieces of brown bread.

2 Then __ some cream cheese on one of the pieces.

3 -- some pieces of smoked salmon on the cream cheese.


4 the lemon in half.

5 __ a little lemon juice and black pepper on the salmon.


6 Now __ the other piece of bread on top.
7 Finally - eat the sandwich! It's delidous!
WRITE instructions to make YOllr favourite sandwich.
• Invent a name for it.
o Say what ingredients yOll need (some bread, etc.) .
• Write the instructions.

Check your instructions for mistakes.

-
GRAMMAR b food
Circle lhe correct sentence, a or b. Circle the word that is different.
a Hi. I'm SU5.11ma. Ireland 'Chinese Thailand Spain
b Hi. I Sus..'Inna.
1 , Are there any onions? 1 breakfast
2 mushrooms
lunch
strawberries
dessert
Onions
dinner
peas
b Are there an onions?
2 , There's a butter Ln the fridge. 3 orange JUice
4 CflSpS
sugar
chips
milk
tomatoes
mineral waler
potatoes
b There's some butter in the fridge.
3 ,
We don't need some bread.
5 fruit salad ICe cream coffee cake

b 'VI.' don't need any bread. c prepositions


4 , How much fruit do you cal a day? Complete the sentences with for, ill, of, on, or witll.
b How many fruit do you eat a day?
5 , I drink quite a lot coffee. Look aL the board.
I Is there any water _ the fridge?
b [ drink quite a 101 of coffee.
6 , She doesn't drink much water. 2 I drink a 101 coffee.
3 Water is good you.
b She doesn't drink many water.
7 , 1 go buy my ticket today.
10
4 Who are you going 10 New York _ ?

5 They're going to go holiday together.


b I'm going to buy my ticket today.
8 , Ace they going to get married?
b Do they going to get married?
9 ,
What yOll are going to do PRONUNCIATION
this slimmer?
b What arc you going 10 do a ~ the word with a different sound.
Ihis summer?
10 a It's going to rain next week.
b It's going to rain the next week. ~ k<y meet they

1
~ eo' meal steak

,,,
VOCABULARY
a verb phrases
2
1 bread breakfast

Match the verbs and phrases.


4ft a t3.'(i
3
~ good woman lrue

get meet move stay see


4 ~fOod go do

1 in a hotd
5 Wmone y move lucky
2 the sights in a city
3 a new job
4 somebody new b Underline the stressed syllable.
5 house infornliltion
dessert menu vegetables banana biscuit
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE?
a 1.20 Listen. Circle a or b.
I , There's some milk in the fridge.
Food can be b There isn't any milk in the fridge.
2 , The woman doesn't drink much coffee.
dangerous b The woman drinks a lot of coffee.
3 , She's going to go to Australia.
for your health! b She's going to go to Italy.
4 , They're going to go to a restaurant.
~w HEN you go to a restaurant you often b They're going to go to the cinema.
think that the food you are ordering S , She thinks they're going to get married.
is good for you. But many restaurants sefVe b She doesn't think they're going to get married.
healthy food, like fish or salad, with a sauce
or dressing that uses a lot of oil, fat, or sugar. b 1.11 Listen to a woman shopping.
The British Food Standards Agency wants all restaurants to say In their Answer the questions.
menus exactly what is In each dish, how many calories, how much fat, 1 What does she buy? Tick (./) the boxes.
and what additives. They think that restaurants don't give their carrots oranges
QJstomers enough information, and thaI this neoN plan could help
peas omons
~ people 10 have a healthier diel
J But chefs are not happy with the Agency's plan. One top chef said,
st rawberries
grapes
tomatoes
mushrooms
,
~ 'People are not stupid. They know that many sauces have butter and
cream in them. BUI if we put on a menu that a dish has 1,000 calories, 2 How much does she pay?
nobody is going 10 order it!'
Hovvever, many doctors agree with the plan. Bruce Ward. Professor of
Medicine, said, 'People know that cigarettes are bad for them, because
CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
it tells you on the packet BUI when they go to a restaurant they often a Can you ... ? Yes (./)
have no idea if the food is healthy or not. Food products that have a lot say five things that there are in your fridge
of calories, fat, and sugar need a health warnin& exactly like cigarettes: say three Ilea/thy things that you eat
or drink a lot of
say three Il/lhea/thythings lhat you cal
a Read the article. Circle a, b, or c. or drink a lot of
I Many restaurants ...
a serve healthy food. b In pairs, ask and answer questions about
b only serve fish and salad. your plans.
c serve healthy food but with unhealthy sauces. Tonight Next weekend
2 The British Food Standards Agency wants restaurants ... I study English? I go away?
a to serve healthy food. What I have for dinner? I stay at home
b to give more information about their dishes. What I do after dinner? on Sanlrday night?
c not to use fat and additives.
Tomorrow Next summer
3 Chefs think that...
What time I get up? I go abroad?
a people arc not going to order their dishes.
Where I have lunch? Where I go?
b people are stupid.
What I do in the evening?
c cream and butler arc good for you.
4 Doctors think that people...
a need more information about cigarettes. Are you going to SIUdy English tonight?
b need more information about food.
c need to stop eating in restaurants.

b Read the article again. Underline and learn five new


words connected with food or cooking.
G comparative adjectives
V personality adjectives
p I~/, sentence stress
Yellow cars are safer than white cars.

A
1 SPEAKING & LISTENING

THE [RUE FAL$E SHOW


1 Mosquitoes are more dangerous than sharks.

2 Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs.

:3 The Earth is honer than Mars.

o Coffee is more popular than tea in the UK.

5 TIgers are better swimmers than cats.

a Look at the pictures. What can you see? 6 An adult is shorter in the morning than in the evening.

b In pairs, look at the sentences from Tile True False 7 White cars are safer than yellow cars.
Slww. Write T (true) or F (false).
8 The word 'yes' is more common than the word 'no'.
c 8.1 Listen to The True False Show. Check your
answers. How much money does Darren win?
g ...
2 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives 4 VOCABULARY personality adjectives
a Look at the adjectives in the quiz sentences. Match the adjectives of personality with their meaning.
In pairs, answer the questions.
a~sslve &l!ffful ~lish friendly
Using adjectives to compare two things: gg:nerous quiet seriOUS
I What two Ie-tiers do you put at the end of
one-syllable adjectives (e.g. short)? 1 •
2.
--friendly_, person is open and kind
2 Why is lrot different? person doesn't make mistakes or have accidents
3 What happens when an adjective ends in -y? 3. _ person thinks a lot and doesn't make jokes
4 What word do you put in front of 10llg 4. _ person doesn't talk a lot
adjectives (e.g. poplIlar)? 5. _ person likes giving people things
5 What's the missing word? 6. _ person dresses well
China is bigger japall. 7 all _ person likes arguing and can be violent

b 0 p.136 Grammar Bank SA. Read the rules


and do the exercises. 5 LISTENING
a \oVhat colour is your J your family's car? Do you like
l PRONUNCIATION lal, senlence slress the colour?
a 8.2 Listen and repeat the comparative b 8.4You're going to listen to a radio programme about car
adjectives. UnderJ.illi: the stressed syllable. colours and personality. Listen once and write the colours in
How is -er pronounced at the end of a word? the chart.
healthier your car colour your personality
hOller 1 _Jlyerrl/!QoJ>w,"--- very _ _-,---_
beller (more popular with women than men)
shorter 2 _ _____ (very popular with doctors)
safer 3 _ morc than normal
4 _
b I.J Listen and repeat the eight quiz 5 _
sentences from lb. CQpy the r.h.rthm.
6 _ _____ (popular with business people)
c 0 Communication True False Show A p.l 10 B 7
p.113. Write eight quiz sentences. Then play
TIle True False Show. c Listen again and complete 'your personality' with the
adjectives from 4.
d Think of three people you know who have a car. What colour
are their cars? Is their personality the same as in the chart?
G superlative adjectives

8 V the weather
P consonant groups What's the coldest place in the world?

I B, The highest city in the world

1 READING
a Look at the photos. Where do you think the places are?
b Read the article and complete each heading with a phrase.
The coldest The highest The hottest

EXTREME LIVING
Welcome to the coldest, highest,
and hottest places in the world!
country in the world
How do people live in Mali, West Africa. where the temperature is olten
____ capital city in the world
50"? John Baxter, a BBC journalist in Mali, says, 'People get up very early
and they don', move very much In the afternoon. Surprisingly, they wear La Paz in Bolivia is 4,090 metres above sea level. It can be
a 101 of clothes (usually couon) as this helps them not to get dehydrated. difficult 10 breathe because there isn't much oxygen. LIZ
Houses are very hot and don't have air conditioning - the best place to Tremlelt, a travel agent who lives there, says, 'When people
sleep is on the roof!' arrive at EI Alto airport we sometimes need to give them
oxygen.' It is also the worst place to be if you drink too much
beer. The next day you feel terrible because you get more
dehydrated. But La Paz is a very good place to play golf.
At this altitude, when you hit a golf bait it goes further!

_ _ _ _ _ place in the world


Can you imagine living in a place which is lour times colder
than your lreeze~? This is Yakutia in Siberia, where in winter
it is often -50 0 or lower. Valeria Usimenko, a housewife, says,
'After a few minutes
outside your nose fills
with ice. It snows a lot
and there is always a lot
c Read the article again. Answers these questions. of ice and snow on top
I Where do people wear a lot of cotton clothes? Mali of the houses. The most
2 Where is a good place to play golf? dangerous time is the
spring - when the ice
3 Where do people sleep 011 the roof?
lalls it can kilt people!
4 Where can you have a problem with your nose? _
The winter is very bonng
5 Where do }'OU need 10 be careful in spring?
because we can"' go out
6 Where is a bad place to drink a lot of alcohol?
much. A lot of babies arc
born here in the autumn f
d In pairs, guess the meaning of the i i hted words.
Check with your teacher or a dictionary.
e Choose five new words to learn from the article. Adapled from a magazine
2 GRAMMAR superlative adjedives 4 VOCABULARY the weather
a Complete the chart with superlatives from the article. a What's the weather like? Match the sentences
adjective comparative superlative and pictures. A
1',

cold colder (lie coldest


I It's raining I weI. D-:.J
2 It's sunny I dry I hot. 0 ~/;'
high higher
3 It's snowing I cold. 0
hot hotter
4 It's doudy. C
dangerous more dangerous
5 It's windy. 0
good belief
b'd worse b "''hat's the weather like where you are today?

b 0 p.136 Grammar Bank 8B. Rend the rules and


do the exercises. 5 SPEAKING
[n pairs or small groups, ask and answer these
l PRONUNCIATION consonant groups questions about your country.

a 1.5 Listen and repeat the adjectives in 2a. What's the wettest Plac~ 9 think it's...

b 8.6 Words which have two or three consonants


together can be difficult to pronounce. Listen and repeat
these superlatives.
the most expensive the most beautiful
How well do you
the most crowded the smallest know your country?
the drie.t the fastest
the coldest the strongest What's I wet I place?
What's I hot I place?
C Complete lhe questions with superlative adjectives.
What's I windy I place?
Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
What's I cold I place?
World Capitals Quiz
1 What's the _ _ capital city in the world? (noisy)
a Tokyo b Madrid ( Rome

1 What's the capital city in the world? (big)


a Buenos Aires b Mexico City c Tokyo

] What's the _ capital city in the world? (dry)


a Nairobi b Lagos c Cairo

4 What's the _ capital city in the world? (expensive)


a london b Tokyo c Washington

5 What's the capital city in the world? (safe)


a Copenhagen b Canberra cOsio

6 What's the capital city in the world? (crowded)


a Beijing b Bangkok c New Delhi

6 8.7 SONG!l The Best


G would like to / like
V adventures
Would you like to fly a plane?
P sentence stress
No, I don't like flying.

1 READING & SPEAKING c Read paragraphs A-F again.


Answer these questions.
a Do you like buying presents? Who's the easiest person in your family
to buy presents for? Who is the most difficult? Which amazing adventure is ... ?
· the cheapest
b Read the advert. Match the Experiellce presents with paragraphs A-F.
• the most expensive

Are you looking for Which do you think is ... ?


• the most dangerous
A REALLY SPECIAL PRESENT? · the most exciting
WHSmith's Amazing Adventures are the perlect original present • the most boring
Do you know somebody who would like to drive a real Ferrari, salsa dance, • the lllost difficult
or fly in a balloon? There are more than 40 'experience presents'to choose from. • the most useful
Each Amazing Adventure comes in an attractive box including a book and video.
d Which one...
2 • would you like as a present? Why?
• would you like to give to someone in
your family? Why?

Do you like singing in the shower? Would you like to be a


pop star? Now you can record the song of your dreams at
a real recording studio. Price £249.99 0

Do you like seeing histonc cars and planes? Would you


like to go back In time and learn to fly an authentic
World War II plane?
4 Price £139,99 0
• For people of maximum weight 102 kg,
maximum height 1,92 m

Do you like cooking? Would you like to spend a day with


a famous chef and learn new recipes and technlques?Then
this is the adventure for you.The day includes a delicious
lunch (wrth wine).
Price £ 149.99 0
• You like driVing fast but your car IS very slow. Now you too
can drive this famous Italian sports car,
tJ
• Price £229.99
• Minimum age 19. wrth driVing licence

It's easy! It's fun! Everybody's doing itl Wouldn't you like to
leam. and be the star of the dance floor?
Price £39.99 0
Would you like to have the experience of a lifetime and go
up Into the sky in a hot-air balloon?The flight lasts about
one hour; and the adventure ends with a glass of champagne,
Price £ 189.99 CJ
2 GRAMMAR would like to /Iike 4 LISTENING
a look at the dialogue. In pairs, answer
the questions.
A WouJd you like to learn salsa?
B No, I wouldn't. I don't like dancing.
BUI I'd Like to drive a Ferrari.

1 What's the form of the verb after


would like?
2 Does Would yOIl like... ? mean ...
a Do you like ... ? bDoyouwant. .. ?
3 What's the difference between
1like datlcing and I'd like to datlce?

b 0 p.l36 Grammar Sank se. Read the


rules and do the exercises.

l PRONUNCIATION sentence stress a You're going to listen to Russell talking about an 'experience present:
a U Listen and repeat the dialogue. Look at the photo. What was the present? Do you think he enjoyed it?
Q>py the rbJ'thrn. b 8.10 Listen to these phrases. Match them with the pictures.
A llillllil you like to learn to fu a plane? I We learned how to land.
B ~ I wouldn't. 2 I snt on the noor and waited.
A Why.!l2!? 3 Then the instructor said "ump!' and I jumped.
.. ,
B Because I don'l}ike flyjnG, and 11hi.nk
It 5 yangerQus.
4
S
Suddenly the parachute opened, and I floated down.
One of the people in my group broke his leg.
b 8.9 Listen to this dialogue.
Underline the stressed words.
A Would you like to drive a Ferrari?
8 Yes, I'd love to.
A Why?
B Because I like driving, but my car's
very slow.

c In pairs, practise the dialogues.


d In pairs, use the pictures in lb.
Ask Would you like to... ? Why (not)?

C Listen to the interview with Russell. Did he enjoy the


8.11
jump? Would he like 10 do it again? Why (not)?
d Number the sentences 1-9 in the correct order. Listen again
and check.
o He fell very fast. o He wenl up in the plane.
o He felt fantastic. o He jumped.
o He landed. o His parachute opened.
ITl He had some classes. o He felt frightened.
o He waited to jump.
C adverbs
V common adverbs
P adjectives and adverbs They drive slowly and work hard.

1 READING & SPEAKING


a Look at these cities. What countries are they in?

Tol S Anueles
Barce ona Sydney
b Imagine you are going to live in one of these cities. Mark them E (easy for me to live in)
or D (difficult for me to live in). Compare with a partner. Say why.
c Read the article. Where arc the three people living? Complete the gaps with cities from a.
d Read the article again. Then cover it and try to remember three things about each city.
Did anything surprise you?

The inside story


Safety 10/10 There is almost
Three people who live abroad no crime here. You can walk
talk about their 'new' countries. safely in the city laic at
night. And you can leave
things in your car and
nobody steals them!
Driving 8/10 I was surprised - people
Driving 7/10 People drive carefully, but the big problem is
!lriye Quite sIQwl~. People use their
that there aren't any street names. It's impossible to find
cars for everything. You never see
where you want to go. Even taxi drivers don't know! Also
people walking in the street.
traffic lights are horizontal and they are difficult to see.
Social life 5/10 People don't go out
during the week because they work very hard. It's normal to
work twelve hours a day and people usually only have one or
two weeks' holiday. Work is the most important thing here.
more important than family and social life.
People 9/10 People are really nice here. It's easy to talk 10
them. And in shops the shop assistants are very helpful.
They always say 'Have a good day!'

People 9/10 They are shy and polite and they speak very
quietly. But when they drink some 01 them change completelY.
last Friday night I went out with people from work and we
ended up in a karaoke bar. My boss is usually quite serious
but he sang 'My Way' very loudly and badly.
2 GRAMMAR adverbs 3 PRONUNCIATION adjectives and adverbs
a Look at these sentences. How do you a Underline the stressed syllable in the adjectives.
make an adverb from an adjective? adjectives adverbs
adjectives aggressIve aggressively
They arc slow drivers. stylish stylishly
They arc careful drivers. dangerous dangerously
adverbs
polite politely
They drive slowly. beautiful beautifully
They drive carefully. quiet quietly
careful carefully
b Look at the article again. Find and complete completely
underline nine verb + adverb phrases.
Which adverbs don't end in -/y? b 8.13 Listen and check. Repeat the adjectives.

( 0 p.136 Grammar Bank 80. Read the C 8.14 Now listen to the adverbs. Does the stress change?
rules and do the exercises. d Practise saying the adverbs.
d 8.12 Listen and say what is
happening. Use an adverb. 4 SPEAKING
They're speaking quietly. a In pairs, complete with a country or city (not yours).

Clothes 8/10 Appearance is


very important. Everybody
dresses well, but especially
the men. They are very
They drive dangerollsly in _
elegant and wear very
They dress very stylishly in _
stylish clothes. II is easy 10
YOll can cat very well in _
see who the British people
are here! People in talk loudly.
They play football badly in _ _
Food 9/10 They love food here and it is fantastic!
They work hard in _
Bul times afC changing. Today many people
People speak English very well in _
under 35 can't cook. Supermarkets are full of
People dance beautifully in _
food now which you can put in the microwave.
When I firsl came 10 live here there weren't any
McDonald's but now they are everywhere.
Driving 5/10 People here are in love with their
cars and they drive very fast. Even the nicest
people become more aggressive when they drive.
"'\r \V

b Compare your sentences with other students. Do you agree?


c What about in your country or city? How do people ... ?

dress -
pfay'tkfODtbalf
811 spea k
E I~nhce
ng IS eat m
VOCABULARY verb phrases
a Match the verbs and phrases.
call check out pay sIgn need
I of a hotel 4~_ your name
2~_ for the bill 5~_ help with your illggage
3~_ by llidil card 6 a taxi (for somebody)

b In pairs, test your partner.

CHECKING OUT
a Mark is leaving the hotel. Cover the dialogue and listen.
8.15
What does he ask for? What two things doesn't he need?

YOU HEAR YOU SAD


~

Good morning, sir. Good morning.


Can I have my bill, please?
I'm checking OLit.
I Which room it? Room 425.
1 you have anything
from the millibar last night? Yes, a mineral water.
Here you are.
3 How you like to pay? American Express.
4 Thank you. OK. you sign b Listen again. Complete the
here, please? Thank you. YOU HEAR phrases.
; you like me to call a taxi for you? No, thanks.
C 8.16 Listen and repeat the YOU SAY
___ you need any help with your luggage? No, I'm fine, thanks.
phrases. Copy the rhythm.
Have a good trip, Mr Ryder. Thank YOll.
Goodbye. Goodbye. d In pairs, roleplay the dialogue.

SOCIAL ENGLISH
a 8.11 Listen. Circle the correct answer.
1 Allie says the traffic is terrible / horrible.
2 Mark gets a taxi / train to the airport.
3 Allie is going to meet Mark at the station / airport.
4 Mark's flight leaves in 30 /40 minutes.
5 Allie's boss said she can I can't go to the conference.

b What do you think is going to happen


to Mark and Allie in the future? USEFUL PHRASES
c Who says the USEFUL PHRASES, Mark or Allie? -<-I'll call a taxi. Could you call me a taxi, please?
Listen again and check. How do you say them Well, thanks for everything. Sorry I'm late.
in your language? "Til meet you (at the airport). Have a safe trip!
Where can we meet?
-<-I'll = [ will (future)

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b Read Sylvie's e-mail Which hOlel is she writing to?

From Sylvie Vartan syIvievartan@hotmail.com


To I I
Subject Reservation for November

Dear Sir / I Mndmn.


I would like to make a 2_ _ for a single 1 for three ~ , 24, 25, and 26 November.
I would like a room with a ~ of the gardens, if possible. Could you send me some 6 _ _
about the spa treatments?
1 confirm the reservation.
'--
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c Complete the e-mail wilh these words. WRITE an e-mail to one of the
Madam information Please nights hotels to make a reservation for
reservation room Yours vIew you and your partner, family, etc.
Say...
d Complete the chart. • what room(s) you would like
(single, double, how many).
Informal e-mails Formal e-mails
• when you wanl 10 go (number
(to a friend) (to a hotel) of nights and dates).
Beginning Hi I Hello I Dear (Antonio) (Sir I Madam I Mr. Smith) Ask ...
End Hope to hear from you soon. Please (tile reservation). • for a room with a view and
All the best I Love information about something.
Name First name only First name and • the hotel to confirm the reservation.
Check your e~mail for mistakes.
GRAMMAR b word groups
Circle the correct sentence, a or b. Circle the word that is different.
@ Hi. I'm Susanna. Ireland «,hineS$) Thailand Spain
b Hi. I Susanna.
1 , The Earth is hoter than Mars. 1 careful
2 cold
tall
hOI
seriOUS
dry
generous
dangerous
b The Earth is hotter than Mars.
2 , Tea is cheaper than coffee. 3 bigger
4 friendly
honer
quietly
leader
dangerously
older
carefully
b Tea is more cheap than coffee. ",f,
3 , Driving is dangerouscr 5 noisy crowded expenSIve

than flying. c prepositions


b Driving is more dangerous
than flying.
Complete the sentences with for, ill, t!lall, of, or lip.
4 , Your English is worse than mine. Look at the board.
b Your English is more bad I It's the hottest country the world.
than mine. 2 The best time year to visit is the spring.
S ,
It's the cheapest restaurant in 3 I bought a present my sister.
the city. 4 Would you like to go in a balloon?
b It's the cheaper restaurant in 5 My brother is taller me.
the city.
6 ,
What's the better lime 10 visit?
b What's the best time to visit?
7 , Would you like to do a parachute PRONUNCIATION
jump? aUnd
errme lh e wor WI , I eren I soun d.
b Do you like to do a parachute
jump?
8 , I'd like to drive a Ferrari. Ci? key meet J.!Ju
b I'd like drive a Ferrari.
9 ,
b
,
You speak very slow.
You speak very slowly.
1
~ better popular
'"
10
b
She plays tennis very good.
She plays tennis very well.
2
$ cloudy slowly crowded

om 3
~ worse boring learn

VOCABULARY
a adjectives and adverbs
4
1 besl friendly serious

s
Write the opposite adjective or
adverb. &li high ,hy big

good bad
b Underline the stressed syllable.
I quickly
2 safe inforJlli!.tion
3 well aggressive ambitious adventure politely dangerously
4 noisy
5 the best
CAN YOU U DERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Look at the photo and read the article
quickly. Would you like to go there?
b Read the article again. Circle a. b. or c.
I In the Atacama desert ...
a it hardly ever rains.
b it never rains. The Atacama desert...
e it sometimes rains. ...the perfect place for people who are looking for adventure
2 The only people who live there arc ...
The Atacama desert in Chile is a speClacular place. There is very lillie vegetation,
a NASA scientists.
and illooks like the moon - in lacl NASA tesled their lunar vehicles here. There
b villagers. are some very big volcanoes. Almost nobody lives there, but there are some
c builders. small villages on the edge of the desert. Lile is hard and everything needs to be
3 The people in Chungungo ... imported - food. building malerials. and of course water.
a have more waler than before. In 1971 it rained in the Atacama. People were amazed because the last time il ..o
b have a lot of water. rained there was 400 years earlier. in 1570! It is the driesl place in Ihe world. But '!
c can't water their plants. in the village of Chungungo they are now getting water from the fog clouds which E
4 The Atacama is a very good place to go come in from the sea. Daisy Sasmaya, a villager. says, We are very happy because :§
if you want to ... now we can have a shower every day, and we can waler our plants every week: ~

a see douds. The sky over the Atacama desert is hardly ever cloudy. so it is one of the best III

places in the world to see the stars. The biggest observatory in the world is ~
b see mountains.
c see stars.
being buih on lop 01 a mountain. 'Irs the purest air in the world: says journalist -"Z
Hugh O'Shaughnessy. 'AI nighlthe sky is incredibly clear - you feel that there is a
nothing between you and Mars' i

CAN YOU HEAR THE DIFFERENCE? CAN YOU SAY THIS I ENGLISH?
8.18 Nicolas, a French student at a Can you ... ? Yes (,f)
university in Edinburgh, talks about his o say what the weather is like today (three sentences)
first impressions. Listen. Circle a or b. o compMe your town / city with another (three sentences)
I In Scotland people speak ... o say three superlative sentences aboLLt cities in your country
a with a different accent and some (e.g. The biggest CifY is... )
different words. o say three things you would like to do (e.g. go lip ill a balloon)
b with a different accent only.
2 In Edinburgh ...
o say three different ways that people can drive (e.g. slowly)
a it's very windy but it doesn't rain much. b Complctc the questions.
b it rains more than in Paris. do d"", did would were do
3 Nicolas's Scottish friends ... '"
a eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. I What you do last weekend?
b eat a lot of sweet things. 2 How often you do sport or exercise?
4 Nicolas ... 3 \\There you like 10 go nexl summer?
a never drinks whis!...,.. 4 your town have many tourist sights?
b drinks whisk,. when he goes 5 you like cooking?
to the pub. 6 you going to go out tonight?
S When he finishes university he ... 7 What the teacher wearing today?
a is going to go home. 8 Where you at ten o'clock lasl night?
b doesn't know what he is going to do.
c Interview your partner. When he / she answers, try to ask
another question.
G present perfect
V been to
P sentence stress Have you been to Madrid?
No, I haven't. But I've been to Barcelona.

1 SPEAKING & READING


a In pairs, answer the questions.

b 9.1 Read and listen to the


beginning of a story and answer Rob is going out with Charlotte, a woman who works in the same
questions 1-3. company as him. They want to go away somewhere for the weekend.
1 Which cities has Rob visited?
Tick (..r) the boxes. It was a Thursday evening in June when we sat down in Charlotte's living
Barcelona 0 room with the holiday brochures. 'I got these from the travel agent's
Lisbon D today,' said Charlotte. 'This is going to be ! Have you been to Italy?'
Madrid 0 'Yes, I have,' I reph . 'I've been to Rome and Florence.'
Rome D 'On holiday?'
Venice 0 'Yes... with Jessica.'
Florence 0 'Oh.' There was a long ilene .
2 Who is Jessica? Where is she now? 'But I haven't been to Venice. What about Venice?'
3 Why doesn't Charlotte want to go to 'No. Forget Italy. Have you been 10 Spain?'
these three places? 'Yes. I've been to Barcelona.'
c In pairs, guess the meaning of the 'With Jessica?'
j j t words. Check with 'Yes, but ... '
your teacher or a dictionary. She Qick UQ a brochure for Lisbon.
'Don't tell me. You've been there too.
With Jessica.'
'No. I've never been to Portugal. Look,
what's the problem? Jessica's not my
girlfriend now. She's thousands of miles
away. She lives in Canada. Why are you
so jealous of her?'
'Me? Jealous? I'm not jealous.'
There was another long silence.
2 GRAMMAR present perfect
a Look at this sentence from the story in I and answer questions 1-4.
I've been to Rome and Florence.
I Does Rob know Rome and Florence? yes I no
2 Do we know exactly wilen Rob went to Rome and Florence? yes I no
3 What verb is 've?
4 What verb is been?

b Look at the story in 1 again. Underline ~. El. and rn examples of have hem (to).
c Complete the chart with have,has, haven't, or has,l'1.
I±J B
I, you, we, they I been to Rome. I been to Venice. you been to Lisbon?
he, she, it She been to Rome. She been to Venice. he been to Lisbon?

d 0 p.llS Grammar Bank 9A. Read the rules and do the exercises.

1 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress


a U Listen and repeat this dialogue. Qlpy the rl:lxthm.
A ~ you .!Km. to Italy?
B ~ I have. I've ~ to Venice.
A ~ you ~ to New .YQrk?
B NQ, I hayen't. [ haven't ~ to the J.lS.a.

b Play Have yOll been to... ?

4 LISTENING
5 SPEAKING
a Listen to the rest of the conversation betw'een
!iI.]
Rob and Charlotte. Who phones? Stand up and move around the class. Ask Have you
been to ... ? questions until somebody answers 'yes:
Write their name in the questionnaire.

Find a person who•••


has been to a very hot country
has been to a karaoke bar
has been to a big sportS event
has been to an opera
has been to a spa
has been to a fortune teller
has been to another continent
has been to a big pop concert

b Listen again. Complete the sentences with Charlotte,


Rob, or Jessica.
I hasn't been to Paris.
2 likes the hotel.
3 's mobile rings.
4Itis _ _
5 doesn't want to talk on the phone to _
6 is angry with and leaves the house.


C present perfect or past simple?
V past participles
Have you seen the film?
P irregular past participles
Did you like it?

B
1 SPEAKING

1 spoken to a film actor or actress Who was it? What did you say?

2 a film more than three times What film? 'Mlen was the last time you Si1N ~?

l in a film What film was it? Why did you cry?

4 a 'soundtrack' from a film What film was it? Did you like the film?

5 the dnema in the middle of a film What film was it? Why did you leave?

6 in the dnema What film was it? Why did you sleep?

7 somebody in the back row Who was it? Did you see the film?

begun bought brokcn caught done


b Interview a partner with the questionnaire. Ifhe I she
driven drunk gIVen known made
says 'Yes, 1 have', ask the other nvo questions.
paid spokcn takcn worn written

2 VOCABULARY past participles


a Look at the past participles in la. Which ones... ?
1 are regular
2 are irregular (and the same as the past simple)

3 are irregular (and different from the past simple)


b 9.4 Listen and check. Practise saying them.
b 0 p.154 Irregular verbs. Highlight the past participles
that are different from the past simple.
4 GRAMMAR present perfect or past simple'
a Look at the dialogue. In pairs, answer the questions.
--,--:-:----;----------=-
A Have you ever spoken to an actor or actress?
1 \\lhal tense is question A? Yes, (I have).
2 What tense arc queslions Band C? B Who was it?
3 Which question is general? Jude La\....
4 Which queslions are specific? C What did you say to him?
I asked him for his autograph.

b 0 p.138 Grammar Bank 98. Read the rules and do the exercises.

5 LISTENING & SPEAKING


a Look al the four books and answer the questions.
• Have you read the book?
• Have ),ou seen the film(s)?

b Read the website information about The Book Programme on e In pairs, think of a film based on a book
Radio SOllth. What is tonight's programme about? What are and make a class Jist on the board.
listeners going to do?
f Look at the chart. What ,He the questions?
see (name of the fLIml?
The Book Programme - listeners' phone-in.
make good films?
Yes No
we know that a film version is soon
better.1he bool< or Ihe film? tlike it?
• wIoII yea 1Idnk.
read the k?
C Listen to Carl, Linda, and Sam phoning the programme.
9.5
Which person is most positive about films made from books?
(
Yes No
d Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
I Carl thinks books are usually better than mms.
tlike it?
:1 He loved the Lord of the Rings films.
WhiChI prefer,
3 Linda says people read a lot. the film or e k?
4 She thinks people bu)' books after they see a fUm.
g In pairs, ask and answer about the films in c.
S Sam thinks good books make bad films.
6 He preferred the James Bond books.
FILE 1 Grammar Bank p.122 FILE 3 Grammar Bank p.126
In pairs or small groups, circle a, b, or c. In pairs or small groups. circle a, b, or c.
1 A Where from? I love !
B Italy. a cars fast b fast cars c fasts cars
a you are b arc you C IS you 2 What time 1

2 A \\'hal's name? a you get up b do you gel up C do get up you


B Michael. He's Irish. J think. 3 fruil for breakfast.
a her b your c his a I always have b I have always c AJways I ha\'e
3 A Whal's this? 4 She goes to English classes
Bit's a one time a week b onc a week c once a week
a a identity card b an identity card 5 Our local festival is Friday.
c identity card aon bat ,In
4
___ the window. It's cold.
FILE 4 Grammar Bank p.128
In pairs or small groups. circle a, b, or c.
I A read maps?
8 NOI very well.
a Can you b Do you can c Can
2 My wife hates
a walCh football b watching football
c 10 watching football
3 She says she doesn't love
him
;l b he chis
a Don't open b Not open c You don't 4 A What do you think of this music?
5 A How old are you? B
B I a I love. b I love him. c I love it.
a have twenty years b am twenty years 5 A Is this your bag?
c am twenty B
a Yes, iI's my. b Yes, it's mine. c Yes, it's the mine.
FILE 2 Grammar Bank p.124
In pairs or small groups, circle a, h, or c. FILE 5 Grammar Bank p.nG
I My father In pairs or small groups, circle a, h, or c.
a doesn't cooks b don't cook I the first American president?
c doesn't cook a Were he b Did he be c Was he
2 you live with your mother? 2 They the tickets at a travel agent's.
a Are b Do c Does a didn't book b didn't booked c don't booked
3 A What ? 3 I a lot last night.
B I'm unemployed. a studycd b studied c studed
a do you do b do you work c do you 4 A What last night?
4 My father's 8 I ,,'ent out.
a engmeer b a engineer c an engmeer a you did b did you c did you do
5 David is 5 What time to bed?
a my boyfriend's sister b my sister's boyfriend a did you went b did you go c went ),ou
c boyfriend my sister
FILE 6 Grammar Bank p.132 FILE 8 Grammar Bank p.136
In pairs or small groups, circle a, b, or c. In pairs or small groups, circle a, b. or c.
I How many bathrooms in the house? I Arc cars in Britain than in the USA?
a is there b are there c there are a expensiver b most expensive
2 a good film on TV last night. c morc expensiVe
a There is b There was c There were 2 Butter is for you Ihan oLive oil.
3 Listen! The neighbours again! a budder b worse c worst
a argue
4 AWhal
b arguing
?
c are arguing
~n
B They're doctors.
a are they doing b do they do c they do
5 The museum at 9 o'clock.
a opens b is opening copen

FILE 7 Grammar Bank p.134


In pairs or small groups. circle a, b. or c.
1 There isn't milk.
a some b ,n c any
2 I watcr.
a don't drink many b don't drink much
c drink quite
3
coffcc do you drink?
a the old b the most old c me oldest
4 fly a plane?
a Do you like b Would you like to
c You would like
5 Amcricans drive
a carefully b careful c carefuly

FILE 9 Grammar Bank p.1J8


In pairs or small groups. circle a, b, or c.
I PilriS or Rome?
a Have you been b Have you been to
c Have you be to
2 I've read the book but 1 haven't the ftlm.
a see b saw c seen
3 A Have you ever met anyone famous?
a How much b How many cHow B Yes, I
to go next summer? a have b do c did
" Where
c are you gomg 4 she driven a Fermri before?
a do you go b )'ou gomg
5 I'm sure you very happy, a Did bHas cOo
a are going to be b gotobc c are going be 5 We to Italy last year.
, go b have been c went
Do the exercises in pairs or small groups.

a Circle the word that is different. d Complete the verbs.


Spain play football
Ireland Chinese Thailand
I g_ married
1 France Brazil Polish Spain
2 h breakfast
2 lawyer footbaUer cooker teacher
3 g shopping
3 grandmother son uncle brother
4 d_ housework
4 angry fast tired hot
5 m a nOise
5 usually often sometimes yesterday
6 t photos
6 saw buy got heard
7sofa armchair living room mirror
7 t off your mobile phone!

8chemist's arl gallery supermarket square


8 g someone a present
the piano
9carrots beans strawberries potatoes
9 P
10 w
10carefully good fast aggressively
for the bus

e What can you see? Label the pictures.


b Write the next word.
one, two, three
1 thirty, forty,
2 Sunda)', Monday,
3 first. second,
4 tenth, twentieth, 2 3, _ m,n
1
5 morning, afternoon,
6 once, twice,
7second, minute,
8 summer, autumn,
9February, March,
10last week, this week,
4 , mountain 5 , 6, _ _
c Answer the questions.
What's the opposite of big? Sit/ail
1 What's the sixth month of the year?
2 Who is your mother's sister?
3 In which room do you have a shower?
4 What's the opposite of clea,,? L~7~'-==:=::::.~8~' "':9:"':====-_1~0~==:=..,.
5 \Vhat's the past tense of thi"k?
6 \Vhere can you buy stamps and send a letter? f Complete the sentences with a preposition.
7 What language do they speak in Argentina? I Marco's Italian. He's _ Venice.
S Who is the person who sen'cs you in a restaurant? 2 The British often talk the weather.
9 What's the opposite of lo~-e? 3 My brother's university. He's
10 "''hat do you call a person who likes giving presents? studying French.
4 How often do you lislen music?
5 Whal time did you get this morning?
6 There's a TV the bedroom.
7 I drink a lot water.
S \Vhat did you have _ breakfast?
9 His flat is next _ mine.
10 Have you ever been Morocco?
Do the exercises in pairs or small groups.

• Undermet
r heword 'h a
wit d'ffi
I erent soun d . b Underline the stressed syllable.
inforDliltion
Q key meet thev
American
2 afternoon
1
Q meat speak bread
3 thirteen

1
~ garden glasses famous • breakfast
5 July

~
J work bought saw 6 musIcian
7 between
,
~ word first four 8 bathroom
9 tomorrow
;
~ three this there 10 pronunciation
11 sunglasses
6 .~ German job gel 12 magazmc
13 chocolate
,
~ home love know
"
umbreUa

~
15 receptionist
8 how hour hairdresser
16 grandmother
17 dangerous
9
J1I ,ee sugar ,he
18 museum
19 supermarket
10
~ five give lllllle
20 newspaper
~~
11 play have make
~
11
$ house daughter shower

.~.
13 ,~. what not don't

l'
~ cmema cards musIC

15
~ cooker footballer food
38 What's the time? Student A 3C The Okinawa way
I , 2 b I , 0
2 , 2 b I , 0
3 , 2 b I , 0
4 , 0 b 2 , I
5 , 2 b I , 0
6 a 0 b 2 , I
7 , 0 b I , 2
8 a 2 b I , 0
9 a 2 b I , 0
10 a 0 b I , 2

What your score means:


0-7 Your phiJosophy is 'a short life and a happy one'.
Have a good time!
8--14 Your lifestyle is OK but you don't live the Okinawa way.
You need to change some things if you wanl 10 have
Ask and answer questions with 8 to complete a very long life.
the times on the clocks. 15--20 Congratulations! You live the Okinawa way. You have
a very good chance of living until you are 100 years old
Clock 1: What's the time? / What time is it? (or more!).

38 Louisa's day Student A 3D When ...? Student A


Ask B these questions. a Ask B these questions.
I What lime does Louisa gct up? (6.30.)
2 How does she get 10 work? (She cycles.)
- • JllllIISIIIIIy•••l air..·
3 What docs she have for breakfast? (A sandwich.) study get up
4 Does she go out in the evening? Why (not)? have a shower or bath go to work I school
(No - a babysitter is very expensive.) drink champagne start work I school
5 What lime docs she cook dinner? (6.30.) see all your family have dinner
listen to the radio
do housevvork
go to the beach

b Answer B's questions with a preposition


+ a time word. Ask What abollt yOIl?

_______
When do you usually study?
--:=:::~
~
~ Ihe evening. What about you?

II depends... 2.
-
5A Three Presidents 5tudent A 68 Memory test Student A
Ask and answer questions with B to complete the information a Write questions from the prompts.
about Presidents Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt. You start. I I a cupboard in the room?
Wilat \Vas Washillgtoll's first name? Was tlJere a wpboard ill tile room?
2 How many tables / ?
3 I a lamp 011 the table?
4 Where I the TV?
5 What colour I the walls?
6 I any pictures? How many?
President Washington LincoLn Roosevelt
First name? Abraham b Ask 8 your questions.
Which president? First 26th c Answer 8's Questions.
born (year)? 1809 Who has the best memory?
born (place)? \Vestmoreland, New York City,
Virginia New York
"------
parents from? Virginia Virginia

50 Police interview Student A

Work in pairs with another A. You are police officers. There was a robbery last night.
Band B are two friends. You think they were responsible. They say that they went out
for dinner and went to the cinema last night. You want to know if this is true.

a Look at the Police interview form and prepare to ask the Bs the questions. Think of more
questions to get more details about the evening, e.g. Wlmt did you wear? What did you eat
and drillk? What film was it?
b Interview Olle of the Bs. Write down his I her answers in the form.
(Your partner interviews the other B.)

Name: Date:
What time? Where?
/meet?

/ have dinner?

/ go to the cinema?

What I do aher the cinema?


What time I get home?

c Compare with your partner. Did the two Bs teU exactly the same story?
If not. arrest them!
6C They're having a partyl Student A
a Tell B what is happening in the left side of your picture. B will tell you what
You and B have the is different in his I her picture. Circle the differences.
same picture but with
b Listen 10 B telling you what is happening in the right side of his I her picture.
eight differences.
Look at your picture. Tell B the differences. Circle them on your picture.
c When you've finished, compare the Iwo pictures.

SA The True False Show Student A


€lO,OOO €20,OOO €30,OOO €40,OOO €50,OOO €60,OOO €70,OOO €80,OOO
a Complete the sentences with the comparative of the bold adjective.
I fast A horse is than a tiger. (False)
2 expensive Tokyo is than New York. (True)
3 near The Earth is the Sun than Mars is. (True)
4 big Africa is than Asia. (False)
5 common The letter j is than e in English. (False)
6 bad Black coffee is for you than white cofree. (False)
7 dangerous Rugby is than skiing. (True)
8 rich Switzerland is than Saudi Arabia. (True)

b Roleplay Tile True False SllOw. You are the quiz presenter, B is the contestant.
• Read sentence I to B. 8 says if it's true or false.
• If 8 is right, he I she gets € 10,000. Continue with sentence 2, etc.
• If 8 gets the answer wrong, he I she loses everything and starts from the beginning again.
c Change roles. Now 8 is the presenter.
d Who won more money, you or B?
IC Interview Students A+B 3B Louisa's day Student B
A is the receptionist. Ask B questions Ask A these questions.
and complete the form. 1 Does Louisa have breakfast at home? Why (not)?
(No - she doesn't have time.)
\rVhat's your first nam~
2 Why does she cyde to work?
(Because the bus is expensive.)
First name 3 What time does she finish work? (5.00.)
Surname 4 What does she do after dinner?
_I (She docs housework or answers e-mails.)
Country I City
5 What time does George go to bed? (9.00.)
Student VesO No 0
Age 3D When ... ? Student B
Address a Answer A's questions with a preposition
Postcode + a time word. Ask What abollt yOIl?
E-mail address b Ask A these questions.
Phone number
Mobile phone
When do yau ualllly...? What tiIIIe do yau 1IOmIlIy.. ,?
have coffee go to bed
Change roles. Now B is the receptionist. come to your English have lunch
Ask A questions and complete the form. dass finish work / school
go shopping have dinner
lB What's the time? Student B have a holiday
walch TV
do homework
relax

'Nhen do you usually have coffee?


~he morning. What about you?
I don't drink coffee.

6B Room II Students A+B

Ask and answer questions with A to complete the


times on the clocks.

Oock 2: 'Nhat's the time? / What time is it?

o Memory test A p.109 B p.112

11III
5A Three Presidents 5tudent 8 5D Police interview Student 8
Ask and answer questions with A to complete the information
about Presidents Washington, lincoln, and Roosevelt. A slarts. Work in pairs with another B. You are
friends. Last night you met, had dinner,
and went to the cinema. There was a
robbery last night. A and A are police
officers. They think you were
responsible, and they want to interview
President Washington Lincoln Roosevelt you separately. If you both tell the same
First name? George Theodore story, you are innocent.
,
'v"hich president? 16th
a Prepare your story. Use these questions.
born (year)? 1732 1858
Think of extra details, e.g. What did you
born (place)? Hodgenville, wear? What did yOIl eat and drink? What
Kentucky film was it?
parents from? Virginia New York • What time I where did you meet?
• What time I where did you have dinner?
58 Sydney • What time I where did you go to the cinema?
• What did you do after the cinema?
• What time did you get home?

b Answer A's questions.


c Did you and your friend tell the same stOI)'!

68 Memory test Student 8


a Write questions from the prompts.
1 I a carpet in the room?
Was there a carpet in the room?
2 How many beds I ?
3 I the door open or closed?
4 What I on the bed?
5 What colour I the curtains?
6 I any books in the room?

Sydney, Nova Scotia. population 26.000 b Answer A's questions.


c Ask A your questions. Who has the
Raoul and Emma were in Sydney, but not Sydney. Australia. best memory?
They were in Sydney, Nova Scotia, in north-east Canada!
The story of Emma and Raoul was on television and in
newspapers around the world. They stayed in Sydney, Nova Scotia,
for four days and then travelled home on Air Canada to london,
England (not London, Canada).
6C They're having a party! Stu den t B
a Listen to A telling you wha t is happ enin g in the left side of his I
You and A have the her picture.
Look at your picture. Tell A the differences. Circle them on your pictu
same pictu re but with re.
eight differences. b Tell A wha t is happ enin g in the righ t side ofyo uT pictu re. A will
tell you what
is different in his I her picture. Circle the differences.
c \¥he n you've finished, com pare the two pictures.

8A The True False Show Stu den t B


€lO,OOO €20,OOO €30,OOO €40,OOO €50,OOO €60,OOO €70,OOO €80,OOO
a Complete the sentences with the comparative of the bold adjective.
I good Red wine is for you than whit e wine . (Tru e)
2 safe Driving is than flying. (False)
3 old The Parthenon is than the Pyramids. (False)
4 intel ligen t Dolp hins are than chimpanzees. (True)
5 small Spain is than Germany. (False)
6 shor t The Second World War was than the First World War. (False)
7 popu lar Basketball is than football. (True)
8 long A kilometre is than a mile. (False)

b Roleplay The True False Show. A is the quiz pres ente r, you are the
cont estan t.
Say if A's sente nces are true or false.
( Change roles. Now you are the pres ente r.
Read sent ence I to A. A says if it's true or false .
• If A is right , he I she gets € 10,000. Con tinu e with sent ence 2, etc.
• If A gets the answ er wron g, he ! she loses ever ythin g and start s from
the begi nnin g again.
d Who won mor e mon ey, you or A?
1.7
Receptionist B-E-N-E-D-E-double T-!. 9 Teacher All right, now listen and repeat

A A cheese and tomato sandwich,


OK. Where arc you from? the leiters. A (A), B (8) c. ..
Mario I'm from Italy. From Rome. 10 Teacher Maria, please turn ofT your
please.
Receptionist An' you a student? mobile phone! TURN OFF YOUR
B That's 3 t'llroS and 20 (ents. Mario Yes, I am. MOBILE, MARIA!
2 Ilritish Airways flight to Madrid is now Receptionist And how old are you?
boarding at gale number 9. Mario I'm 20.
3 A Where to, love? 1.37
R«eptionist What's your address?
B Manchester RO:ld, please. Number 16. Allie Hello. Are you Mark Ryder?
Mario In Rome?
4 A Here's your key, sir. I~oom 12. R«eptionist Yes. Mark Yes. Are you Allie?
B Thank you. Mario II's Via r'QTO 25. Allie Yes, [ am.
Receptionist What's rour postcode? Mark Nice to meet you.
Mario Sorry? Allie And you. Welcome to the UK. Your
1.' Receptionist Is there a postcode? You hotel's in the city centre.
Tom OK, bye. know, a number? Mark How far is it?
Anna Yes, goodbye. Mario Ah res. It's Rome 00132. Allie It's about 30 minutes if the traffK's OK.
Tom See rOll tomorrow. Receptionist 00 132. Great. What's your Mark Great!
Anna Not tomorrow, Saturday. e-mail address? Allie Would you like a coffee first?
Tom On yeah. See you on Saturday. Mario It's mario.bencdetti@hotmail.eom. Mark No, I'm fine, thanks.
Anna See you. Receptionist And what's your phone Allie All right. Let's go. My car's in the car
Tom Goodnight. number? park. Can I help you with your bags?
Mario My mobile number or my home Mark No, it's OK, thanks.
number in Rome?
1.18 Receptionist l~oth - home and mobile.
The train waiting at platform 13 is the Mario My phone number in Rome is
Natasha You work with computers
Euraslar 10 Paris. 068405517.
Darren, is that right?
2 A Excuse me! How rar is it to San josc!? Receptionist 06 840 5517.
Darren Yes, that's right.
8 II's about 40 kilomclres. Mario Yes. And my mobile number is
Natasha Do )"OU like your job?
A Thanks a lot. 348 226 7341.
Darren Yes, I do. I love it. Computers art
3 15 10\"1'. Receptionist 3482267341. That's great,
wry interesting, don't you think~
4 Will all passengers on night BA234 10 Mario. Thank you. Now come and meet
Natasha Um, not really. I don't like
New York please go 10 gale 60 the Director of Studies, we need to give
computers. Er, what do you do in the
immediately. you a tesl. ..
e\'l'nings?
5 A How much is thaI?
Darren [play computer games, or [ watch
B A pizza and a Coke. That's 17 t'UfOS.
television.
6 A What's your <lddress? 1.32
Natllsha What do you do at thl' weekend?
Bit's 80 Park [{oad. I Teacher Hello. Hello. Can you close Darren I ... play computer games and
A Sorry? What number? the door please, Susanna? watch lelevision.
8 80,8 oh. Student Sorry? Natasha Do you go to the cinema?
7 Teacher OK. Can you be quiet. please? Teacher Close the door, please. Darren No, I don't. I watch films on
Open your books on page 90. 2 Teacher Can rou sit down, please? television or DVD. Do rou walch TV?
Student 1 What page? Can rou sit down? SIT DOWN! Natasha No, I don't have a television.
Student 2 Page 90. 3 Teacher OK, open your books. It's Darren What do rou do at the \\'eektnd1
lesson Ie. Lesson Ie. Natasha I go to the cinema.
.. Teacher OK, now r&ld the texl. You can Darren Oh.
1.19 use rour dictionary for any new words.
Receptionist Hello. Are you a new student? 5 Teacher Miguel and Maria, don't Natasha Ah, colfee, great. Cigarette, Damn?
Mario Yes, [ am. speak Spanish, this is an English Darren No, thanks. [ don't smoke. Er,
Receptionist Sit down, then. I'm just going class! Please speak in English. Natasha, can [ ask you a question?
to ask you a few questions. 6 Teacher All right now, stand up. Nalashll Yes, OK.
Mario OK. STAND UP. OK, now ask What's Darren How old arc yOLl? 28?
Receptionist Right. What's your first name? your name? to five other students. Natasha Yes, that's right.
Mario Mario. 7 Teacher OK, now go to page 84. Darren And, er, how old are you in the
Receptionist What's your surname? Students What page? photo - the photo on the Internet? 19? No
Mario Benedetti. Teacher 84, page 84. Natasha Look, Darren, it's two o'clock-
Receptionist Benedcui. How do you spell it? 8 Teacher OK, can you look at the time to go back to work. Bye.
Mario B-E-N-E-D-E-double T-!. board, please? Look at the board. Darren Natasha, wait, wait... Natasha!
2.11 2.15 Mark I'm 34. Would you like anoth er drink?
And now on Radio 4, Guess my job. Sarah This is my moth er, in our garde n al Allie No, thanks. I have to go now. t.lark .
Compere Good e\'eni ng and welco me home . Our first meeti ng's at 10.00. See rou
again to the jobs quiz, Guess Illy job. And Guy Let's see. Is that your falher? tomo rrow.
our learn tonig ht are Brian, a teach er Sarah No, it's Marti n, her partn er. My Mark See you lomo rrow, Allie. Good night .
(Hello), Liz, who's unem ploye d (Hi), and Mum 's divorced. Allie Good night .
Marylin, who's a write r (Goo d e\'eni ng). Guy Does your mOl her work?
And our first guest lOnig ht is... Sarah Yes, she's a nurse. And Martin's a
Phil Phil. docto r at the same hospital. [don' t like l.2
Compere OK, team, you have two minu tes him very much. This is my sister Lisa and I It's an easy exercise.
and terr questions to guess Phil's job, her husba nd Philip. And their daughter, 2 I live in an old house .
starting now. Let's ha\'e your first question. Sophie. 3 She's an Amer ican actress.
Brian Hi, Phil. Do you work in an office? Guy Ah - she's really sweet. How old is 4 She has an expensi\'e flat.
Phil No, I don't . she? 5 It's a nice evening.
Liz Do you work in the evening? Sarah She's three, 6 I have a black and white cal.
Phil [t depen ds. Yes, some times . Guy Do you have any more nieces or
Marylin Do you work wilh your hands? nephews?
Phil No, I don't , Not with my hands . Sarah No, just Soph ie (or the mom ent. l.S
Uz Do you wear a unifo rm? Guy Is that you? I Husb and Vicky, it's seven o'doc k.
Phil Er yes - well, a kind of unifo rm. Sarah Don't laugh! Yes, that's from last Wake up.
Marylin Do you drive? Chris tmas, at my grand paren ts' house . 2 Husb and Vicky, wake up!
Phil No, I don't . NO! in my job. Guy Who' s that? Vicky Oh no! ii's quart er past seven! I'm
Brian Do you write lellers or e-mails? Sarah That' s my cousi n Adam. Adam and I late again.
Phil No, I don't . are really good friends. He's a singe r in a 3 OJ This is Dave Marti n on Breakfasl
Liz Do you work with other people? band . They play in local pubs and Special and the time now on Radio I is
Phil Yes, I do. dubs ... twenty-five past seven.
Brian Do you speak any languages?
Vicky Oh where's my bag?
Phil No, only English.
4 Vicky Taxi! Do you haw the right time?
Mary'lin Do you have special qualifications? 2.18 Taxi Dri~'er Yes, 10\'1'. It's half past seven.
Phil No, I don'\ ,
Allie Wher e are you from in the United Vicky Half past seven! Oh no, I'm late.
Compere You have aile more qrlestiorr.
Slates, Mark? Please hurry !
Brian Er, do you earn a lot of money?
Mark The West Coast. San Francisco. 5 Vicky A white coffee, please.
Phil Yes, I do.
Allie Is it nice~ Assis tant Here you are. That' s 1.80.
Mark Oh yeah. It's a great city. Are you Vicky Oh no, is that dock right?
(rom London~ Assis tant Yes, it's quart er to eight.
",
Allie No, I'm from Camb ridge . My family Vicky Help!
Compere That' s ten questions! So, Brian, live there but [ li\'e here in Lond on. Assis tant Careful with your coffee.
Liz, and Mary lin - wlrat's his job? Mark Sorry. Hello darlin g, how are you? 6 Man Hurry up Vicky, you're latc.
Marylin OK Phil. We think you'r e ... an ....... .. I'm fine, yeah It's five 10 eight.
Don't
actor. worry Fine, fine 7 Vicky Good morn ing. It's eight o'cloc k
That' s
Compere Are you an actor, Phil? great and this is Vicky McGuire with the news
Bye, darling. [ love you.
Phil No, I'm not. I'm a professional ....... ... Sorry. on crV.
footballer. Allie Thai' s OK. Your wife?
Mark No, no, my daugh ter. She always

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phon es me when I'm tra\·ellillg. l.'
Allie How old is she? I I travel 55 miles to work!
I He's Hugh Gran t's broth er, Mark She's nine. She lives with her moth er 2 I don't see my daugh ters - they'r e in bed.
1 She's Naomi Camp bell's moth er. in Los Angeles. We're di\·orced. Are you 3 I walk from the statio n to work.
3 He's I.K. Rowling's husba nd. marri ed? 4 I'm very worri ed abou t my contr act.
4 She's Anto nio Banderas's ex-wife. Allie No, I'm not. 5 I usually go to sleep in front of the TV.
S He's Will Smith's father. Mark How old are you?
6 She's Kate Winslet's sister. Allie That' s \'ery personal! What do you
think?
Mark 25? 26?
Allie Than ks, I'm 27. How old arc you?
'.1 1.16 4.4

Professor Where do you do work, Simon? Cristina ! can't sing.


Simon I work for it computer company in My favourite time of day is 10 o'dock at 2 Shc can dance very well.
London - but 11i\'c in Brighton. night, because it's when! finish training and 3 He can't cook.
Professor Are you married? [ can start 10 relax and enjoy the evcning. My 4 My boyfriend can't speak English.
Simon Yes, J have three daughters. favourite day of the week is Thursday, 5 Her brother can play the piano.
Professor So you travel from Brighton to because I don't work on Friday, so for me thc 6 I can't drive.
London every day? weekend begins on Thursday night. My
Simon Yes. I travel 55 miles 10 work! favourite month is lull', because it's the
Professor Tell me about a typical day. month when I have my holiday. My favourite 4.'
Simon Well, 1gel up at six o'clock and I season is the spring. One of my hobbies is A Mandy, where's the sugar?
have a shower and get dressed. I don', see gardening and my &Jrden is really beautiful B In the cupboard, on the right.
my daughters - they're in bed. in the spring. M)' favourite public holiday is A I can't see it. It isn't there.
Professor Do you have breakfase Christmas. r-.ly family Ii\'!' wry far aWOlY. and B Yes, it is. Look for it.
Simon No, I don't have time. I ha\'c 10 get it's the only time when I can set' them. A I can't find it. It's definitely not there.
the train 10 London at half pasl seven. Udom B I know it's there. ii's on the second shelf.
Professor What time do you get to London? ]\'Iy favourite time of the day is the morning. A I can't hear you.
Simon The train usually arrives at half past bt'<.1USC I get up early and fed full of energy. B Turn the radio off then. It's on the
eight. Then I walk from the station to My favourite day of the week is Friday second shelf.
work. That's about half all hour. because it's th", end of the week and I can go A Well, I'm sorry, but it isn't there.
Professor What time do you start work? home for the weekend. My favourite month B The sugar!
Simon At 9.00. I start work and J have a is December, becausc here in Thailand it's A 011.
coffee. 1 drink about six cups of coffee when you can SCI' a lot of flowers. My 2 A Tony. Can you come here a minute?
a day. fa\'ourite scason is winter because in winter Ton)'!
Professor Do you go out for lunch? it's a nice temperature and it's when I feel B What?
Simon No, I'm very busy. I have a sandwich comfortable. The summer here is very hot. A Can rou help me?
in the office. My favourite public holiday is the Thai New B What is it?
Professor Do you like your job? Year in April. It's a water festival, and people A It's the computer. The printer doesn't
Simon It's OK, but I'm \'ery worried about throw water at each other and e\'eI)'One is work.
my contract. It finishes in six months. very happy, B Can )'Ou wail a minute?
Professor What time do you finish work? A TONY!
Simon I finish work at half past five. Then B Coming. \Vllat's the problem?
I walk to the station again to get the train. 1.19 A It's the printer - it doesn't work.
Professor Do you have dinner with your B [t helps if you turn it on!
Allie Thanks, Mark.
family?
Mark You're welcome. Look, there's a free
Simon No, I don't. My family have dinner
table over there. Here you arc. Oh, I'm
at six - but I'm on the train thcn.! don't
really sorry! 4.'
get home until quarter to eight.
Allie Don't worry. It's always the same. I A Do you like shopping?
Professor \-Vllat do you do after dinner?
\-Vllen I wear white something like this B No, I don't. I hate it. It's boring. [ hate
Simon After dinner I sit and watch lV. I'm
always happens. going to clothes shops with my
very tired. I usually go to sleep in front of
Mark Look, first I'll gel you another girlfriend. We always argue.
the lV.
coffee, then we can go shopping. 2 A Do you like shopping?
Professor \Vllat time do you go to bed?
AJlie Shopping~ Bit's OK. I like buying food, and things
Simon About 11.00.
Mark Yeah. 1 want 10 buy you a new shirt. for Ihe house. I don'l like shopping for
You can't go 10 a meeting like that. dOlhes. I can ne\'er find things I like,
Allie But we don't have time - the next and clothes are very expensi\'e.
'.8 meeting's at 12.30. 3 A Do you like shopping~
Professor Have breakfast in the morning, Mark We have time. It's onl)' 11.00. B Yeah! I go shopping every Salurday.!
Simon, it's very important. But don't drink Allie Are you sure~ love buying dothes, music, books, food
six cups of colTee - that's too much. Don't Mark Yes. Sit down and relax. Let's h~lve - everything. Shopping's fun. [ love it.
have lunch in the office, go out to a coffee and then go. 4 A Do you like shopping?
sandwich bar or restaurant. And finally, if Allie Well, OK. B It depends. I like trying on clothes
possible find a new job in Brighton, not in with my friends. That's fun but I don't
london. like going shopping with my mother,
and I hate going to the supermarket.
I
..
[love talking on the phone.
Raoul Where are we?
Woman You're in Sydney.
Raoul We're in Australia?
Barbara No, no problems at all. My father
was a wonderful man and a perfect father.
Inspector Thank you, Miss Travers.
2 [like playing computer games. Woman Australia? No, you're in Canada!
3 [don', like doing housework. Raoul Canada!
4 I hare watching footbalL 5.18
Next the inspector questioned Gordon
5.11 Smith.
4.16
Interviewer Silvia, from Rio de Janeiro, Inspector What did yOll do after dinner,
Allie Thank you very much, Mark. went out with four friends, Karina, Gordon?
Mark You're wekome. I'm really sorry
r.16nica, Ana, and Thelma. Sl1via, can rou Gordon I played cards with Barbara. Then
about the coffee. tell us about your girls' night out? she went to bed.
Allie That's OK. It's late. Our meeting's
Sth'ia Sure. Inspector Did you go to bed then?
at 12.30. Interviewer What did you wear? Gordon No. I stayed in the sitting room
Mark \Ve call take a taxi. Silvia I wore jeans and a jacket - and two and J had a glass of whisky. Then I went
Allie OK. Do you like the shirt? friends wore the same! to bed.
Mark Well, yeah, it's exactly the same as Inspector What time was that?
Interviewer And what did you do?
the other one. Silvia Well, first we went to a restaurant in Gordon I don't remember exactly.
Allie The same~ It's completely different! lpanema. It's a place where a lot of famous I didn't look at the time.
Mark Sorry! people go and we s:lW an actor there, Inspeclor Did you hear anything during
Allie Typical man! called Fernando Pinto. Karina really likes the night?
Mark Allie, can [ ask you something? Gordon No, I didn't. I was very tired.
him - in fact she's crazy about him! Then
Allie Yes. What? we "{ent to a beach bar and we had some I slept \'ery well.
Mark Would you like to ha\"c dinner with drinks. And then later we went to a party. Inspector You and M r Travers were
me tonighl? Interviewer What did you have to eat and business pMtners, weren't yOU!
Allie Tonigh!? drink? Gordon Yes, that's right.
Mark YC3h. You see, it's my birthday. Silvia At the restaurant we had beer and we Inspcclor And iI's a very good business
Allie Oh! Happy birthday! I'm sorry. but had some French fries. And at the beach I understand.
I can', have dinner tonight. I'm busy. bar we had beer and coconut water. Gordon Yes, inspector, it is.
Mark Oh. How about Friday night? Interviewer What did you talk about? Inspector And now it is yorlf business.
Allie Friday? Well OK.
.n
Silvia About men, of course! What else? Gordon Listen, inspector, I did not kill
Mark Do you know a good restaurant? Interviewer How did you go home? Jeremy. He I"as my partner and he was
Allie Let me think. Do you like Italian Silvia By taxi. I ha\'e a car, but I don't like my friend.
food? driving at night.
Mark I love it. Interviewer What time did you get home?
Allie Well, thrTl.·'s a new Italian restaurant. Silvia Very, very late - J don't remember 5.19
We can go there. exactly what time.
Mark Good idea. Taxi! Finally the inspector questioned Claudia
Interviewer So, did rou ha\'e a good time? Simeone.
Silvia Yes, it was good. Not fantastic, but Inspector What did rOll do )'esterday
good - seven out of ten! evening, after dinner?
S.I
Claudia I went to my room and I had
We are now at Mount l~ushOlOfl::, in South a bath and [ went to bed.
Dakota, and you can see in front of you, S.17 Inspector What time was that?
from left to right, the heads of George Then the insp«tor questioned Barbara Claudia About I I.00.
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Travers. Inspector Did you hear anything?
Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. As you Inspector What did you do after dinner Claudia Yes. I heard somebody go into
know, all four Olell were Presidents of the yesterday evening? Jeremy's room. It was about 12.00.
United States of America. George Barbara After dinner? [ played cards with Inspector Who was it?
Washington was the first president. .. Gordon, and then I went to bed. Gaudia It was Amanda, his wife.
Inspector What time was that? Inspector Are you sure? Did rou see her?
Barbara It was about half past e1e\·en. Claudia Well no, I didn't see her. But I'm
S.' I remember I looked at my watch. sure it was Amanda.
They walked to the information desk and Inspeclor Did you hear anything in your Inspector You were Mr Travers' secretary,
they showed their tickets to the woman. father's room? Claudia.
Raoul When is our next flight? Barbara No. I didn't hear anything. Claudia Yes, I was.
Woman The next flight? This is thc end of Inspeclor Did you have any problems with Inspector Were rou jIm his secretary?
your journey. Where did you want to go? your father? Claudia What do you mean?
Inspector Were you in lo\"(~ with Allie No, I have my car outside. Come on, Louise Oh, how horrible!
Mr Tra\'ers~ ii's time to go. I booked the table for 8.00 Barman Thai's why they always ren! that
Claudia No. I wasn't. and I'm nOI sure exacdy where the house.
Inspeclor The lrum please, Claudia. restauranl is. Larry Why~
Claudia Very well, inspector. Yes, I was in Mark Hey, Allie, relax. This isn't work. Barman Because nobod)' ....'ants to buy il.
10\'( with him and he said he was in love This is a night OUI. Louise Come on, Larry. leI's go and find a
with me. He said he wanted 10 lea\'e his Allie Sorry. I'm a bit stressed today. OK. hotel.
wife - Amanda - and marry me. I was Let's go. Larry A hotel~
stupid. I believed him. He used me, Louise Yes - [ don't walll to sleep in a
inspector! I was very angry with him. house where somebody was murdered.
Inspector Did you kill him~ '.2 Come on.
Claudia No, inspector, [ loved Jeremy. Estale agent OK. Let's have :I look upslairs L'lrry Louise... your champagne ...
now. Follow me. Louise...
Louise It's very old.
5.20 Estale agent Yes, madam, the house is a
lkfore dinner, Gordon had a drink with hundred years old. The Travers family •••
Jeremy in the library. lived here for nearly eighty years. There Stephen In the middle of the night [
Gordon Cheers, Jeremy. Happy birthday. are five bedrooms. This was Mr Travers' suddenly woke up! It was 2.00. The
Jeremy Ah, thanks, Gordon. bedroom. television was off! But how? There was
Gordon Listen, Jeremy, I want to lalk 10 Larry II's cold in here. no remote control, and I cerlainly didn'l
rou aboul Barbara. Louise Yes, very cold. get up and lum il off. The light was still
Jeremy Barbara~ What's the problem? Estate agenl Don't worry, madam. There is on, but suddenly Ihe lighl went off too.
Gordon II's nOI exactly a problem. I am in cenlral healing in the house. And this Now I was really frighlened! I couldn't
love with her, and I want to marry her. room here is Ihe second bedroom. see anything strange, but I could feellhat
Jeremy Marry Barbara? Marry my Larry OK, well what do )'OU think, Louise? there was somebody or something in Ihe
daughter! Are }UU crazy? Never. You don't Louise I like il. room. I gOI out of bed and turned on Ihe
love Barbara. You only want her money! Larry Me 100. Yup. We want it. TV again. Little by little I starled 10 relax,
Gordon ThaI's not true, Jeremy. I love her. Eslate agenl Excellent! Let's go back to my and I wenl 10 sleep again. When I woke
Jeremy Listen to me. If you marry office and we can sign the conlraCi. up it was morning. I had breakfast and I
Barbara, when I die all my money goes left the hotel about 10.00.
to Claudia. Interviewer So Ihc question is, did )'ou see
Gordon To Claudia? To your secrelary~ '.4 the ghost?
Jeremy Yes. Larry Good evening. Slephen No, [ didn't sce the ghost, but I
Gordon [s Ihal your last word, Jeremy? Barman Good evening, sir, madam. What definitely felt something or somebody in
Jeremy Yes, it is. would you like to drink? the room when I woke up in the night.
Amanda Dinner everybody! Larry Do you hnve champngne? Inlerviewer Were you frightened?
Barman Yes, sir. Stephen Yes, 1 was! Very frightened!
At midnight Gordon finished his whisky
Larry A bollie of champagne, please. Inlerviewer \Vould you like to spend
and went upstairs.
Barman Here you are! another nighl in the hotel?
Jeremy Who is il~ Gordon?
Louise Cheers, Larry. Slephen Definitely, yes.
Larry Cheers. To our new house. Inlerviewer Why~
Barman You're Americans, aren'l you~ Slephen Well, I'm sure Ihere was
S.D
Louise Yes, that's right. We're from something strange in Ihal room. I can't
Mark Hi, Allie. Wow! You look great. Nice explain Ihe television and the light. I
Washington.
dress! l\'lInt to go back because I want to see
Larry My wife and I just rented Ihe big
Allie Oh, thank rou. Er, Ihis is for you - Ihe ghOSI.
house in the village. Tonight is our first
for )'Our birthday. I bought you a lillie
night there.
present. Oh! Oh no. I hope it's not
Barman The Travers family's old house~
broken. 6.12
Larry Yes.
Mark It's a mug! It was a mug. Thanks,
Barman Oh. Hi Bill, it's Rob. What are rou doing~... I'm
Allie!
Louise Is Ihere a problem~ going to London ... Who aro:" you lalking
Allie I don'l believe it! I'm sorry, Mark.
Barman Didn't they lell you~ 10? .. I'm having a coffee ... [s the baby
Mark No problem. It was really nice of
Larry Ten us what~ crying? .. My train's arriving. Bre!
YO'. Barman About the murder.
Allie ['II get you another one tomorrow.
Louise Murder?~
Mark Don't worry. Listen, did you call a
Barman Yes, Mr Travers was murdered in
taxi to go to the restaurant?
that house in 1938 ... in his bed.
Bob DQ you need any meat. Colin?
6.14
Colin Yes, Bob. You need some meat-
1.'
I I'm from Edinburgh. Peter Well, here we are al the airport with
about 300 grams. And some cheese.
2 He's from London. Bob What kind of cheese? Lisa and Ion and krry and Sue. And this is
3 They live in Brighton. the moment of truth. I've got two
Colin Any kind. It doesn't mailer.
4 We enl 10 Oxford for the weekend. envelopes here, and now I'm going to give
Bob OK. So those are all the ingrcdiems.
S She '35 born in Dublin. the two couples their IIell' holiday plans!
The question now is - um //leI! rook?
6 We're studying in Cambridge. Are you ready to play'Changing Holidays'?
Audience Yes, they can!
7 I want to go to Manchester. Bob Colin, you have exactly 30 minutes to
All Yes.
8 Do you like Hirmingham? Peter OK, so now rou can open the
make us ... spaghetti bolognese!
em·e1opes. Jon and Lisa first.
Colin Well, Bob. first rou cut up the onion
'on A working holiday in Norway.
and you fry it. Then you take the...
6.18 Lisa Oh no!
Bob OK, Colin. That's your thirty minutes.
Allie OK. ll's this street. No, it isn't. I'm Peter Oh yes! You're going to help dean a
And now it's timc to tastc the spaghetti
sure she s:lid the first on the right. bolognese. And it looks ... n1111, delicious. river and plant some trees.
Mark No, she said Ihe sccamlon the right. Jon Oh great. Working all day!
IJelinda, can you try it for us? Well,
Relax. Allie. Lisa Where are we going to stay?
Belinda. what do you think of it? Can
Allie Look, Ids ask that man there. Peler You're going to stay at a campsite!
men cook?
Mark I don't think he knows. He's a tourist. Belinda Mmm. Yes, Colin, it's er very Lisa A caml:tSite? Oh no, I hate camping!
Allie Just ask him, please. Peter And now Sue and lerry.
interesting. I'm sure your wife loves your
Mark OK, OK. Excuse me! We're lost. Do Sue Oh! A week in New York.
cooking.
you know where King Street is? Jerry New York?
Colin I'm not married. Belinda. Would
Man Sorry, I don't live here -I'm a tourist. Peter That's right. You're going to spend a
you like 10 have dinner Wilh me?
Mark You see. I was right. Bob Well, that's all we have time for. Until week in Ihe Big Apple, shopping, going
Allie OK, let's try the second on the right. out, and seeing the sights! Do you like
/lexl week. It's goodbye from me Bob
Mark Here it is. King Street. I knew she said Keen, Belinda uyton, and Colin Davidson shopping, lerry?
the second on the right. 'erry Not much.
from Bristol.
Allie There's Ihe restaurant, DQnatella's. Sue What arc we going to wear? We don't
Can you see anywhere to park? haw the right clothes for New York.
Mark That white car's going o\'er there! Do 1.'
rou think you can park in thM splice?
Jerry Hello?
Allie Are you saying I c:ln't park?
Peter Hello! Is lhat Jerry Harte?
1.'
Mark Allie, I'm only joking. Peter OK, so it's hello again 10 our two
Jerry Speaking.
Allie OK, OK, I'm sorry. couples from laSI week, Lisa and 'on. and
Peter This is Peter Douglas from the
Sue and lerry. Welcome back. So what we
programme C/ul/Iging Holitlays.
all want to know is, did you have a good
Jerry Oh, hello!
7.1 time? Jon and Lisa, what about you?
Peler Is your holiday planned for neXl
Bob Good evening. My name's Bob, and Jon No. we didn't have a good time. It
week, Jerry?
welcome to another edition of ... Carl wasn't a holiday. I mean, .....1' worked
Jerry Yes, it is.
cook? every day.
IIII'll Peler Where are you going to go?
Audience Yes, they can! Lisa And it waS hard work. That's not my
Jerry \'.'e're going to go to Norway.
Bob Well, Belinda, who's our first guest ide:! of a holiday.
Peter Who arc you going to go with?
tonighe Jon And we haled camping!
'erry With Sue, my girlfriend.
Belinda This is Colin Davidson and he's Lisa The people were very nice but ...
Peter How arc )UU going to get there?
from Bristol! Jon It rained e\'eT)' day. We went 10 bed al
'erry By train.
Bob Hello, Colin! What can you cook? 10.00 every nighl- not exactly exciting!
Peter \Vhat are you going to do there?
Colin Hello, Bob. My speciality is spaghetti Lisa The thing is, what we really likc is
Jerry We're going to clean:l river and plant
bolognese. shopping, nightlife, big cities - and if
some trees. It's a \"orking holiday!
Bob And what do you need to make it, Colin? Ihat's what you ....";lnt. Norway's nOI the
Peter Oh, \'ery interesting. Where are you
Colin Well, for four people you need some going to stay? piau to go.
spaghetti. About half a kilo. Bob. And Peler OK, OK. What about Sue and 'erry.
'erry We're going 10 stay al a campsite.
then for the bolognesc 5.1UCe you need an Did you have a good time?
Peter Well, Jerry, you're not going to go
onion, some butter, a carrot, some Sue Well, we don't usually like big cities.
camping, because you're not going to go
mushrooms, some tomato ketchup... BUI NC\\I York is special!
to Norway. We're going to chl/lIge YOllr
Bob Tomato krtcllllp. Colin? Jerry Yeah. The hotel wasn't very good - it
holiday!
Colin Yes. that's right, and you also need was very big and impersonal. But \"C
Jerry Oh, so where arc we going to go?
some red wine. liked all the tourist sights - the
Guggenheim was fantastic.
Sue And the people were great, and ....·e And finally, the last question. Be very
10,'«1 the food,
'.1 careful, Darren. If you get it right, you
Presenter Good ("\'Clling. Welcome to win 80,0CKl euros, but if you get it wrong,
Jerry Yeah, we even liked the nightclub!
The TTlle fiJl5e Silow. Tonight's show
We usually go to bed early, we're not you lose e,'erything. Are }'ou ready?
comes from Dublin. My name's Annie Darren Yes. rC'ady.
really 'night' people, but the New York
O'Brian and I ask the questions. Presenter OK, so for 8O,0CKl euros. The
nightlife is great.
Remember, after each question you haw ....·ord 'ycs' is more common than the
Peler So where are you going to go next
ten seconds to say 'true' or 'false'. If you word 'no'. True or false?
summer? Lisa and Jon?
get the first answer right. you win 10,000 Darren Er. .. cr. ..
Lisa Next summer ....·e're really going to go
euros. If you get the second answer right, Presenter Quickly Darren, time's running
to New York!
you win 20,000 euros, and you win 30,000
Peter And Jerry and Sue? OUl.
Sue We really liked New York. Next year eUfOS for the third correct answer. For Darren True.
eight correct answers you win 80,000 Prescnter No, Darren. It's false. 'No' is
we're going to go to another city, maybe
euros. But if you get an answer wrong, more common than 'yes'. You 1/(/(170,000
Amsterdam or Barcelona!
you go home wilh ... nothing. Our first cmos, but now you go hOllle with
contestant is Darren from London. Right, lIothj,rg.
Darren, for 10,000 euros. Mosquitoes are
7.19
Mark How was the pasta?
Allie It was delicious.
Mark listen, Allie. There's something
more dangerous th:ln sharks. True or
false?
Darren Er, true.
Presenter Correct. Mosquitoes are more
..
Presenter Hello again. Today we talk to
I want 10 ask you. dangerous than sharks. "·Iore people die Dr Alan Baker, a psychologist, about car
Allie Yes? What? e"ery year from mosquito bites than colour and personality. Good e"cning,
Wailer Would you like a dessert? from shark attacks. Now, for 20,000 Dr Baker.
Allie Yes, please. What is there? euros, brown eggs arc healthier than Dr Baker Good evening!
Waiter Tiramisu, ice cream, or fruit salad. white eggs. True or false? Presenter So, what does the colour of our
Allie Fruit salad, please. Darren Er. .. false. cars say about our personality?
Waiter And you, sir? Presenter Correct. It's false. Brown eggs Dr Baker Well, let's start with yellow.
Mark NOlhing for me, thanks. Allie? look nicer than white ones, but they are People who dri\'e yellow cars are usually
AJlieYes. Go on, Mark. exactly the same, For 30,000 euros, the "cry friendly. This colour is more
Mark Well, tomorrow's my last day. And I Earth is hotter than Mars. popular with women than with men.
think we I mean, I really liked meeting Darren I think it's true, Annie. Presenter And white?
you and . Presenter Correct. The Earth is much Dr Baker A white car shows Ihat you are
Waiter Here you are. Fruit salad. Would hotter than Mars. Next, for 40,000 euros, careful. It's the fa"ourite colour car for
you like any coffee? coffee is more popular than tea in the doctors - they buy more white cars than
Allie Yes, an espresso, please. UK. True or false?
an)' other colour.
Mark The same for me, please. Darren Er, false. Presenter What about other colours?
Allie Sorry, Mark. Presenter. Correct. British people drink Or Baker Well, let's take red. People who
Mark Do you want to come to Californi:l 185 million cups of tea every day. Next,
choose red cars arc usually more
next month? There's a big conference. for 50,000 euros, tigers are better aggressive drivers than normal. With
I'm going to be there. Why don't you swimmers than cats. True or false? blue cars, it's the opposite. If you have a
come? What do you think? Darren Er. .. false. No-true. blue C(IT it means you are probably quiet.
Waiter Two espressos. Anything else? Presenter Is that your answer? Presenter \Vhat about green?
A little brandy? A grappa? Darren Yes, true. Dr Baker People with gret"11 cars are
Mark No, thank you. What do you say, Presenter Correct. Tigers are very good usually generous.
Allie? swimmers. For 60,000 euros, an adult is Presenter And what about black?
Allie I'm not sure, Mark. I need some time shorter in the morning than in the Dr Baker Well, people who like black cars
to think about it, OK? evening. are usually serious people. Business
Mark All right. But please tell me before Darren Er... false. people often choose black cars.
I go. Presenter Correct. Adults are one Presenter \\'e've got time for one more
Allie OK. centimetre to//er in the morning than in colour, What about silver?
Mark Could we have the check, please? the evening. OK Darren, for 70,000 Dr Baker Yes, well if you ha"e a silver car it
Waiter Sorry? The check? ('uros. \Vhite cars are safer than yellow means you are stylish.
Allie The bill, Mark. We're in Britain, cars. True or false? Presenter fr, ,,,,hat colour is your car,
remember? Darren Er, I'm sure that's false, Annie. Dr Baker? White?
Mark Sorry. Could we have the bill, please? Presenter Correct. Yellow cars arc safer- Dr Baker No, it's red, actually,
Waiter Yes, sir. they arc easier to sec during the day, so Presenter Thank you very much, Dr Baker.
they don't have as m(lIlY accidents. And now we turn our aIlCrltion ...
8.11 Mark Excuse me, chang e of plan. Coul d Char lotte Forget it, Rob. I don't want to go
you call me a laxi. please? 10 the statio n. away with you this weekend. In fact I
Intervie"'.er Russell, can you descr ibe your
day? don't want to do anyth ing with you. See
Hello. Sorry I am't take your mil. Please /eal'e you some time.
Russell Well, first we had some cla ~ and
we learned how to land.
a message after tile toile. Rob Charl otte, don't go. listen , I can
Mark Hi, Allie, this is Mark. Wher e are explain. It isn't II'hat you think ...
Intervi"",'er What happ ened then?
you? I'm al the infor matio n desk. My
RusseU Well, when we finished the classes
flight Ieaws in forry minutes,
we went up in the plane.
Allie Mark! Mark! Sorry I'm late!
Interviewer How high did you go up? '.5
Mark Don' t worry - I'm just happy you got
Russell About 800 metres. Prese nter Our next caller is Carl from
lnterviC\\'er Then what happe ned? here.
Essex. Hello, Carl.
Allie Com e on. You're going to miss your
Russell WeU, I sat on the floor and waited, Carl Hi.
Intervicvo-er How did you feel? flight.
Prese nter What do you think , Carl? Do
Mark Wait a minute, Art l'QU going to come
Russell Very frightened! That was the worst good book s make good films?
to the conference in California? Am I going
part, waiting to jump , Carl Well, I've read a lot of books and then
10 see you again?
lnterviC\\-er And then? seen the films, and I usually think thai
Allie The plane's going to leave witho ut you.
Russell Then the inslru ctor said 'Jump !' Ihe book s are better. For example, Ilo\'e d
Mark Allie?
and I jump ed. the Lord of 1111.' Rings book s but I didn' t
Allie [aske d my boss this morn ing, and he
Interviewer How was it? like the films very much .
Russell It was incredible. First I fell very said yes. I can go!
Prese nter Than k l'Qu, Carl. Our next caller
Mark Great! Oh, I don't have )'Qur home
fast. [ could n't think . I forgot all the is Linda from Manchester. Hello, Linda,
phon e numb er.
instru ction s. Sudd enly the parac hute Linda Hi. Well, wh:lt I think is thatlO day
Allie Don't worry. I'll e-mail it to you
open ed, and I floated down . peopl e don't read \'ery much . But they
tomo rrow,
Intervicvo'er Did you land OK? do go to the cinem a. And some times
Russell Yes, [ did - perfectly.
This is the final call for all passer/gas 01/
afterthey've seen a film of a book then
Intervicvo'er How did you feel afterwards?
flight BA287 to Sail Frill/cisco. Please proceed
they go and buy the book , so that's a
Russell Great - I felt fantastic. I was really
immedilltdy 10 Gale 12.
good thing because they read more.
Mark Good bye, Allie. And thank s for
happy. I thoug ht '[ did it!' Prese nter But do you think good books
everything,
Interviewer Would you like to do it again? make good films?
Allie Good bye, Mark. Have a safe trip!
Russell Well no, I .....oul dn't. Linda Yes. I've read a lot of good books
Mark See you in California. Bye.
Intcrvicvo'tt Why not? and then I'w seen the films and I've
Russell Because it can be dange rous. One lovcd them all, Thc Exorcist, Harry Potter,
of the people in my group broke his leg. GOlle with lilt hliml. They 're all great
93
And two mont hs after that I heard that book s and great films.
some one died. Rob Why don't we go to Paris? I haven't Prese nter Than k you. Linda. And our last
Interviewer How? ocen there. caller is Sam from Cardiff. I-Iello, Sam,
Russell His parac hute didn' t open and Char lotte Are you sure? What do )'Qu think abou t our qut'Stion
he fell. .. Rob look, 1 promise. 1\'1' never been to
today?
Paris. Sam I think it depends, I think good books
Char lotte OK. let's look at the broch ure. don'r usually make good mms. BUI I've
I love Paris. It's one of my fa\'ourite cities. seen some films which I think arc /Jetler
'.17
Rob You choose a hote! then. than the books. That' s lIsually becau se
Mark Hello?
Char lotte What abou t this one? It's \'ery the book I\'as,,'t very good .
Allie Hi, Mark, it's Allie. I'm really sorry but
near the Eiffe! Tower. It looks nice. Very Prese nter So bad book s can make good
the traffic this morn ing is terrible. I'm
roma ntic. let's go there. films?
going to be very late.
Rob Is Ihat your phone? Sam That' s right.
Mark OK.
Char lotte No, it's yours. Prese nter Gh'e me an exam ple.
Allie I think the best thing is for you to
Rob Oh yeah. You're right. Hello? . Sam Well, the James Bond films. The
take a taxi to the statio n and then get the
Who? .. Oh hi. What a surpr ise Fine, book s aren't very good but some of the
train to the airpo rt,
fine. How are you? .. Sorry? ... It's seven films are great , like Goltlfinger, or From
Mark No probl em, I'll call a taxi. WeU,
o'clock here, In the evening. What time is RUS5ia witll Lol'e.
thank s for e\·ery thing ...
it in Canada? .. Sorry? No, I'm not. I'm Prese nter Than k you. Sam. Bye.
Allie No listen, I'll meet you at the airpo rt-
with. .. I'm with a friend Can I call you
we can say goodbye there.
back later ?., I said, can I caU rou back
Mark All right. Wher e can we meet?
later this evening? .. Sorry? 1can' t hear
Allie At the infor matio n desk.
you ... OK I'll call you back laler. .. Yes,
Mark OK, sec you there,
OK. Bye.. . Sorry, Charl otte, what did you
Allie Bye.
say abou t the hotel?
IA present tense verb be G .,
0
Use capital I. I'm your teacher. NOT t-m.
Full form Contraction 0
you = singular and plural.
[ am your teacher. I'm your teacher. 0
Usc he for a man, she for a woman, and it for a thing.
You are in room 13. You're in room 13. 0
Use they for people and things.
He is James. He's James. 0
[n contractions' = a missing letter, e.g. 'm = am.
She is Marta. She's Marta. 0
Use contractions in conversation.
[t is a school. [t's a school.
We are students. We're students.
You are in Class 2. You're in Class 2.
They are teachers. They're teachers.

18 present tense verb be 3 and J]


-
EI ,X,

FuU form Contraction Am I I am. I'm not.


I am not I'm not Are you you are. yOll aren't.
German?
You are not You aren't Italian. Is hel she! it he I she lit is. he I she I it isn't.
Russian? Yes, No,
He I She lit isnol He I She lIt isn't Spanish. Are we we are. we aren't.
Polish?
We arc not V\'e aren't British. Arc you you are. yOli aren't.
You are not You aren't Arc they they are. they aren't.
They arc not They aren't
• In queStlons, put be before you, he, etc.
• Put /lot after the verb to make negatives 8. Are you Spanish? NOT ¥ou are Spa-nishf
o You can also contract are lIot and is IlOt like this: Where are you from? NOT Where you are fr~
YOIi are IlOt lralial/. - You're not Ita/iar/. Don't use contractions in 0 short answers.
She is /lot Polish - She's not Polish. Are you ScottislI? Yes, 1 am. NOT Yes, I'm:

IC possessive adjectives: my, your, etc. • his - of a man, , her - of ,a woman ,


its = of a thing.
I'm Italian. My family are from Rome. 0
their = of men, women, or things.
You're in level 1. This is your classroom. 0
Possessive adjectives don't change
He's the director. His name is Michael. with plural nouns.
She's your teacher. Her name is Tina. our students NOT ourHtudents
Its name is Queen's School.
It's a school.
We're an international school. Our students are from many different countries.
!A- Be careful with it's and its.
it's:= it is It's a school.
They're new students. Their names are David and Emma. its = possessive Its name is ...

ID articles: a / an, the, plurals, this / that / these / those


a / an (indefinite article) the (definite article) • Use Jhe when we know
which (door, windows).
bag. • Use (/ I (/11 with a singular Open door.
" pen. notln. Close
th,
windows.
Opell the door.
NOT eJ'Cl"HMloor;
It's • Use (//1 with a noun beginning
,n identity card.
with a vowel (a, e, i, 0, 1/).
o Use the with singular and
umbrella. plural nouns.

plurals this / that / these / those


• Add ~s to make What's this? It's a lighter.
Singular Plural Spelling
plural nouns.
a book books That car is Italian.
add -s It's a pel/.
a key keys They're pells. These watches are Japanese.
watches What are those? They're tables.
add -es after eh, sIJ, s, x • Don't usc a I an
a watch
a box boxes with plural nouns.
o Use tlJis I these for things near you.
a country countries They're keys.
a dictionary dictionaries
consonant + y > ies NOT CFhefre-a4<eys: o Use that I those for things far away.
• tllis I that= singular, these I tllose= plural.
IA
a Complete with am, is, or are. b Write the sentences with contractions.
I G..l1L French. I am from Italy. I'IIl from llafy.
I My surname L6pcz. I [\ is a nice school.
2 \Vc from Madrid. 2 We are in Class 2.
3 JAnna. 3 You are in room 6.
4 Antonio and Juan in room 7. 4 He is Paulo.
5 The teacher English. S They arc slUdents.
6 You in Class 3. 6 ShciSlheteachc~
7 She <I student. 7 I am fine.

18
a Write the sentences in the negative. b Make questions and short answers.
She's American. SIJC is,,'t Americal/. I you Spanish? Are YOU Sp-Ea~",~·s~h~'_ _
I I'm British. I I I in room 13?
2 They're Brazilian. 2 I it German?
3 It's Mexican food. 3 I they from Ital)'?
4 She's Italian. 4 I we in Class 2?
S We're from England. 5 I she Chinese?
6 You're Japanese. 6 / you Irish?
7 He's from the USA. 7 I he from Scotland?

IC
a Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective. b Write the questions.
..MJ!-
name's Stephen. you how are? How are )'Oll?
I Angela, please turn off mobile phone. 1 his what's name ?
2 The students are from Italy. names are Susanna and Tito. 2 German mother is her ?
3 London is famous for red buses. 3 from your are where parents I
4 She's French, but lllother is English. 4 surname Zablowski is your ?
5 We're in Class 3. teacher is Bob. 5 spell do how your name you ?
6 name is Ian. He's from Scotland.
7 I'm Mike. family are from Dublin.

lD
a Complete with a or an Write the plural. b Complete the dialogues with this, these, that, or t!lose.
singular plural Teacher Wh ats' T·'
_,1m.
a file -"u"I,.,.. _ TUn It's a mobile.
I bag Teacher And what are , Tim?
2 _ country Tim They're magazines.
3 identity card Teacher Give them to me.
4 _ watch
5 _ e-mail Man What's I
6 _ sandwich Woman It's a cat.
7 _ key Man Who are boys?
8 _ umbrella Woman They're your students. Put your glasses on!

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2A present simple all verbs 6 and G
lB G
I work. I don't work. • Contractions: don't= do /lOt, doesn't=- does 1I0t.
You work. YOLl don't work. o Use the present simple for things that are generally true or
habitually happen.
He I She I It works. He / She I [t doesn'tlwork.
We work. We don't work. British people like allill1als. He works frolll 9.00-5.00.
• To make negatives use don't I docs/I't + the infinitive.
You work. You don't work.
He doesn't work. NOT He-doesl'l4-wol'ks.
They work. They don't work.

spelling rules for he / she / it


I work / play / live. A I have He has NOT He-haves
J watch I finish / go / do. I go He goes Ig;,uzl
I study. I do He does IdAZI
• The spelling rules for the he I she J it forms are the same as for
plurals (Grammar Bank I D).

28 present simple all verbs :II


III 0
Do I work? I do. I don't.
Do you work? you do. you don't.
lJ)oes; he / she / it work? he / she / it (locs. he/she/it oe,n .
Yes, No,
Do we work? we do. we don't.
Do you work? you do. you don't.
Do they work? they do. they don't.

• Remember word order = ASJ (auxiliary, subject, infinitive)


or QUASI (question word, auxiliary, subject, infinitive).

uestion word Auxiliar Sub'ect Infinitive (= verb


Do yoo live with your parents?
Does Jenny like Chinese food?
Where do you live?
What food does lenny like?

2D possesSive s
She is Naomi Campbell's mother. • Use swith a person to talk about relatives and possessions.
It's James's house. Naomi Campbell's lIlotl,er NOT t-he-mol'her-of-NaoIl'l-i-GtmpbeH
They arc my parents' friends. • Use'5 with irregular plural people, ",ell, women, childrell, people.
That's my children's scllool. NOT =fhaH-rtty"i:-hi-ldr-ens' scheel.
• Use s' with regular plural people.
Thcy're Illy parmts' fricnds. NOT =Fhe~l'e"-m),1ffl-rellt+ff-iendS';
• Don't use's with things.
the end of tile film NOT the-film's-end
A Be careful with s.
Maria's mother ~ 's = of Maria
Maria's Spallish - 's = is
--~---'
2A
a Change the sentences. b Complete the sentences with a [II or B verb.
We like animals. He likes alliuw/s. study have like drive speak play do eat read
I I listen 10 the radio. Sh, _
2 He lives in a flat.
w, _ (±J He likes animals.
3 They have Iwo children. H' _ I [±] My father The Times.
4 She doesn't drink coffee. Th,y _ 2 EJ Her house is big, but it a garden.
S I don't smoke. My father _ 3 EJ We French very well.
6 The shop closes at 5.00. The shops _ 4 EJ [ fast food.
7 I go to the pub. H' _ 5 (±] She a BMW.
S J do housework. Sh, _ 6 EJ I computer games.
7 EJ My father housework.
8 [±] He economics al university.

28
a Complete the questions with do or does. b Order the words to make questions.
Do you have a car? a you car have do? Do yOll !lave tl car?
I you like Chinese food? 1 drink you coffee do ?
2 your father cook? 2 your does brother work ?
3 your mother work? 3 work you where do ?
4 you speak French? 4 music she like what does ?
5 you play the piano? 5 newspaper you ,...hat read do ?
6 people in your country like animals? 6 the go you cinema do to ?
7 your teacher smoke? 7 does father watch your on TV sport ?
8 you study another language? 8 mother glasses wear your does ?

2D
a GroSS-611t the wrong form. b Complete with's (possessive), 's (is), s (plural!
It's Kate's bag I bag?s-Kllte. third person s), or-.
1 Do you like Jane's cats I eat's Jane? My friend.l.. father work..i.. in Germany.
2 I drive my mother's car I my car's mother. 1 My brother_ a lawyer. He 24. He work
3 Amelia is my wife's sister I my sister's wife. for BP.
4 This is my flat's friend I my friend's flat. 2 He live_ in Paris with his three children_.
He has two boy_ and a girl.
S A Who are you?
3 My brother_ wife_ name is Pauline. She_
B I'm Daniel's brother I brother's Daniel.
a teacher.
6 He works for his father's company I his company's father.
4 Pauline_ parent_live_ in Paris too.
7 She's the wife's policeman I the policeman's wife. My brother Jike_ Paulinc_ mother but
S Don't do your sister's homework I your homework's sister! not her falher.

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3A adjectives
It's a big house.
They're pretty flowers.
• Adjectives go before a noun. NOT It's a-h6tlsebig.
• Adjectives don't change before a plural noun. NOT They're pretty!! /lowers.

38 telling the time past


\¥hat's the time? • Use It's + time to say what time it is.
• You can ask \-\fhats tl,e time? or
·,"J' .,,
, W1lm time is it?
'. ,
'
It's seven o'clock.
10
• Use at + time to say when you
do something.
· ,,
.~ A \-Vlmt time do rOll ger IIp?
,"
'. I • It's half past nine.
B I get up at half past sel·etl.
9
·,, .",.
~,

II's quarter to two. A You can also say the time like this.
1.25 = It's olle /lI'c1lty-five.
r.'<"
,, ,,,
,, It's twcnty-five past OIlC.

·e'.",
'",-:
, ' It's twenty to four.
to

3C adverbs of frequency
I always have toast for breakfast. • Use adverbs of frequency to answer the question How often... ?
Do you usually go to work by bus? • Adverbs of frequency go before all verbs (except be).
She doesn't often go to bed late.
They're sometimes late.
She hardly ever watches TV.
I
,
A
after be.
Use a El verb with /lewr and~"-a-'d~/~y-,-,,-,-. -
He never smokes. NOT He does~--never-smoke:.J
He is never stressed.

3D prepositions of time

the morning three o'clock


the afternoon Monday (morning) midday I midnight
the evening the 12th of July lunchtime
December my birthday night
the summer the weekend
1998 Christmas I Easter I New Year

• Use ill for parts of the day, months, seasons, and years.
• Use 011 for days and dates.
• Use at for times of the day, nigllt, tile weekend, and festivals.
3A
a Underline the adjectives in these sentences. b
Shc's a bcautiUIl actress.
I I-li. ['m Ca.rla. Nice to meet you. ~ Slle !l(/$ red hair,
2 Do you like Japanese food? o
3 It's an international school. o
4 They're a typical British family.
o
5 My father makes fantastic pasta.
o
6 Do yOli work with other people?
7 I'm a professional foatballer.
o
8 We're good friends.
o
38
What's the time? Match the times with the clocks.
It's quarter to six. 4- "J• • ".,
,, , . .,,
",
,,".
••
1 It's fj"c past Iwo.
• "J,
1 It's quarter past four. b , ".
••
f
3 It's ten to three.
4 It's twenty-five 10 five. , ,,•.'<.', ,. g
S It's seven o'clock. • •
6 It's twenty past one. d {, '. h (•....::;..,
~ ~.' ••• •
7 It's half past eight. • ••

3C
b Order the words to make sentences.

never always hardlyevcr sometimes usually always she at six up gets Slle always gets lip at six.
I for lale always I am class
They lJel'cr drive - they don't ha\"c a car. 2 meet e\'er hardly we
I I drink champagne - only al Christmas. 3 what work you usually time do finish ;
2 She eats meat. She's a vegetarian. 4 morning in the hungry I am never
3 He doesn't have a watch so he's latc. 5 often I read don't the newspaper
4 We gel up al 7.30, except at weekends. 6 restaurants sometimes expensive to go we
5 I don't do a lot of exercise but I go swimming. 7 wine good usually \'ery is this

3D
a Complete with ill, 011, or at.
GO_ July 9th
five o'clock July 4th Christmas Sundays
I 6.30
the summer midnight Ihe afternoon nine-frclet:k
2 the evening
3 the weekend In the UK people usually start work at nille o'clock.
4 the 1st of January I On December 31st many people drink champagne _
5 the winter
2 In the USA they celebrate Independence Day 0

6 2005
7 lunchtime 3 Many people all o\'er the world give presenls _
8 September 4 In Italy it's usually very hot _
9 night 5 In many countries shops are closed _
10 Thursday morning 6 In Spain many people have a siesta _
II Easter 7 Traditionally, British people have a cup of lea _
12 Saturday

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4A con / con '(

I I I . Contraction: ca,,', = emmat.


You You • can has different meanings:
can sWim. can't swim. I can swim. = I know how to.
He/She/It He/She/It
can come. can't come. I can come. = It's possible for me (I'm not busy).
W, W,
can help. can't help. Call you Ilelp me? = Please help me.
You You
They They A Don't use to after enll.
I can swim. NOT I ean-ttMWim.
, I

I I I
you you you
swim?
he/she/it he/she/it he/she/it
Can come? Yes, can. No,
w, can't.
'"
you
help? '"
you you
they they they

48 like (+ verb + -ing) spelling rules for the ·;ng form

©© I love shopping. Infinitive IVerb + -illg Spelling

© I like going 10 the cinema. wok


study
J like cooking.
She hates studying.
add -ing

® I don't like doing houscwork.


dance I love dancing. ~+-mg
®® I hate driving at night.
shop I don't like shopping. one vowel + one consonant
• Use verb + -illg after likc, IOl'e, and hate. = double consonant + -illg

4C object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.


m, o Object pronouns take the place of nOllns.
Wait for me.
you you I love you, She meets John. She invites IIim ro Iler Itouse.
I., She isn't in love with him. o Object pronouns go after the verb.
him
sh, he< He kisses her.
I love you. NOT I~yeu-Iove.
;t it I don't like it. o YOLI also use object pronouns after prepositions (with, to, from, etc,),
us Can yOll help us?
Lis/etl to me! I'm jn love wi/It her, NOT I'm-in-Iove--with-shc.
'"
you you See you tomorrow.
they them Phone them this evening.

40 possessive pronouns: mine, yours, etc.


Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns o Use possessi\'e pronouns to talk about
possession,
I It's my car. It's mine.
A Whose book is it? Is it yours?
)'ou It's your car. It's yours.
B Yes, it's mine.
h, It's his car. It's his.
o Use possessive pronouns in place of a
sh, It's her car. It's hers.
possessive adjective + noun.
w, It's our car. It's ours.
It's my car. OR It's mine.
they It's their car. It's theirs.
t A Don't use tllc with possessive pronouns.
This is YOllrs. NOT This is the-yoUffl;
~
4A
a Com plete the sentences with call or can't. b Write a G or B sentence for each picture.
I can sing but I catl't dance.
camp drive have pay smok e pafl< take use
1 We play tennis on Saturday_ I'm free.
2 A I smok e here?
B No, it's a no-s mok ing restaurant. • You call't r..ark here. 4rJ _ _ _ here.
3 I'm sorry. I
4 I
5
remember your name.
spea k French but not Germ an.
you help me? This case is very heavy.
,0 a coffee here. 5@} _ _ _ in this strccl.

6 I
7 Sorry? I
sec you tonight. I'm very busy.
hear you.
2~ here. 61 ~ I _ _ _ with a credit card.

S Look! We buy some milk in that shop . 3@}) photographs. 7@ _ _ _ mobiles here.
48
a Write the -iug form of the verbs in the char t. b Write sentences abou t Matt with love,
write ,un talk play have sit lIot like, like. or hate and a verb.
ge'
cook make 5Wll1 1 study phon e
\\'ork working live living
, He loves /!.layil1g~,~I,~,,~,~. _

Matrs likes and dislikes


shop shopping 2 _
writing 3 _ gg Cfless, TV
4
5
_ © photos, the cinema
_
6 _
® exercise. lhe radio
7 _ 00 housev.urk, fa~ food
4C
a Com plete the sentences with an object pron oun (me, yOll. etc.)
b Cha nge the highlighted words 10 pron ouns .
I love you.
I see John every day. I see !Jim every day.
I He's in love with but she does n'l love _ t I know Lind a.
2 It's a good film. Do you want to see 1 2 She lives with her fathe r.
3 You speak very quickly. I can't unde rstan d _ 3 I usually see my paren ts on Sunday.
4 We have a prob lem. Can yOll help ? 4 I can't reme mber your e-mail addr ess.
5 I try to talk to bUI she does n't liSlen to , 5 I don' t like this actress .
6 They 're nice people. Do you know 1 6 Can you book a lable for my friend and me ?

40 b Gross-oul the wron g word.


This is my I mine son, David.
I A Are these your I your s keys?
, mme . B No, these are my I mine .
2 2 She's French and her I hers husb and is British.
3 It's Thei r I Thei rs child ren spea k French and English.
4 It's 3 A I can't find my I mine mobile.
5 It's S Is this your I your s?
6 Is it , 4 A Whose caT is that?
5 8 It's not our lour s. Our lOur s car is in the garage.

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SA past simple of be: wos I were

-
J
+
was I wasn't • Contractions: wasn't = was nor, wert'n', = IVere not.
You were You weren't • Use was f we,e to talk about the past.
He I She! It w", He I She/It wasn't My grand[tldlef was hom i" London.
w, famous.
W,
famous.
were weren't
You were You weren't
They were They weren't

[, [v N

Was I I was. I wasn't.


Were you you were. you weren't.
w" he/she/it
fa mOllS? Yes,
he I she III waS.
No,
he / she I it wasn't.
Were w, we were. we weren't.
Were you you were. you weren't.
Were they they were. they weren't.

58 past simple regular verbs spelling rules for regular verbs


+ Infinitive I Past Spelling
-
I I watch watched
add -cd
You You I~'v
live
oloved
lived
-
He! She I It worked He! She /It didn't work add ·d
yesterday. W, yesterday. smoke smoked
We -
You You stop stopped one vowel + onc consonant
= double consonant
They They
study studied consonant + y> ied

1J 'vi NJ
[ [ [ • Contraction: didn't = did 1I0t.
you you you •

".
Usc the past simple for finished actiOI
Regular verbs in the past + end in -ed,
he/she/it work he/she/it he/she/it
Did Yes, did. No, didn't. e.g. worked, lil'cd, pfayetl.
w, yesterday? w, w,
• The past is the same for all persons.
you you you
• Use did/ didn't + infinitive for
they they they
past :r and - .

5C past simple irregular verbs


Infinitive Past G Past B • Use the irregular past form only in + sentences.
go went didn't go
I saw a film last night.
have h.d didn't have • Use the infinitive after did I didl/'t.
get got didn't get Did YOll srr a film Illst nigllt? NOT Did you saw. ~
bought didn't buy • Remember word order = ASI (auxiliary. ~ubject, infinitive)
buy
or QUASI (question word. auxiliary. subject. infmitive).
leave Mt didn't leave
Did yOIl go alit last night?
drive drove didn't drive Where did yo,,,~g~o~! _
meet
see
wear
met
>ow
wore
didn't meet
didn't see
didn't wear
IA Post or '"" = ,""ld.
- = cOllldll't NOT tlfd.n+.ea.n
do did didn't do JJ = Couftl yOIl ..• ? NOT Did you can ... ?
5A
a Change the sentences from present to past. b Complete the dialogues with was, wasn't,
Present simple Past simple were, or weren'!.
I'm tired. I was tired last week. A Were you and Susan at the pany last night?
I Today is Sunday. Yesterday SalUrday. B Yes, we I _

2 Where 3rc you now? Where you yesterday? A2 it good?


3 We are in Munich today. We in Berlin yesterday. B No. it J -,- • The music <4 _

4 "01 in hOlly this month. in France last month. awful. Where S you?
S My father's a pilot. My grandfather a pilot too. AI6 ill.
6 It isn't open now. It open this morning. A Where 7 you born?
7 Why arcn't you at work today? Why you at work yesterday? B J8 born in Australia in 1919.
A9 your parents Australian?
B No, they 10 • My mother II _ : - _
Italian and my father 12 Greek.

58
a Rewrite the sentences in the past simple with yesterday. b Complete the sentences with a verb in the past simple.
Present Past amve not book land
I use the Internet. ! used tile !lItertlet yesterday,
not remember turn on
1 I watch TV.
I turned Otl the TV.
2 Do you listen
to the radio? I We in a three-star hotel last year.
3 We study English. 2 They a table and the restaurant was full.
4 He doesn't work. 3 you the football on TV last night?
S The film finishes 4 Sorry. I it was your birthday yesterday.
at 7.00. S I with my parents when I was a student.
6 I don't like the film. 6 Why you to be a doctor?
7 Does she smoke? 7 He late for work and the boss was angry.
8 They play tennis. 8 When the plane she her mobile phone.

5C
a Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the past simple. b Complete the questions in the past simple.
Did you go out laSI night? (you I go out)
Yesterday was my birthday. (be)
I What
, (you I wear)
My boyfriend I me a beautiful jacket. (buy)
2 Where ,(you I go)
In the evening we 2 OUL (go)
3 What
, (}'ou/do)
13 my new jacket. (wear)
We ~ for a Chinese restaurant (look) 4 with you? (your sister I go)
S What to eat? (you I have)
bUI we s find one, (not can)
6 What time
, (the party I finish)
so we 6
After that we 7
dinner in our favourite Italian restaurant. (have)
a film. (see) 7 What time , (you I get home)
Then we II two friends at a nightclub. (meet) 8 a good time? (you I have)
We 9 for 1'oVO hours. (dance)
We to home until 3.00. (not get)
I II very tired, (be)
and I 12 straight to bed. (go)

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6A there is / there are
Sin ulaT Plural
I!l There's a Diano. There arc some glasses in the cupboard.
B There isn't a fridge. There aren't any oictures.
[)J Is there a TV? Are there any glasses?
~OO Yes, there is. No, there isn't. Yes, there are. No, there aren't.

• We often usc there is I are with a I all, some, and allY. I


• Use some and allY with plural nouns. Some = not an exact number.
A Be careful. There is and It is are different.
There's a key on the table. It's the key to the
• Use some in G sentences and allY in Band m. kite/len.

68 there was / there were


Sin uJar Plural
I!l There was an old TV. There were only three guests.
B There wasn't a remote control. There weren't any more oeoole.
[)J Was there a ghost? Were there any lights?
~OO Yes, there was. No, there wasn't. Yes, there were. No, there weren't.

• there was I were is the past of tllere is I are.

6C present continuous: be + verb + -ing

G B
Full form Contraction Full form Contraction
I,m I'm I am nol I'm nol
You are You're crymg. Vou are not Vou aren't crymg.
He! She I It is He I She I It's having a party. He/She/ltisnot He I She lit isn't having a party.
We are We're argUing. We are not We aren't argumg.
You are Vou're Vou are not Vou aren't
They are They're They are not They aren't

.
Am I 1am. I'm not.
0
Use the present continuous for
things that are happening now.
Are you you are. you aren't.
crying? It's raining. The baby's crying.
Is he! she! it he I she lit is. he I she I it isn't.
having a party? Yes, No, • For the spelling of the ~illg form
Are we we are. we aren't.
arguing? see Grammar Bank 4B.
Are you you arc. you aren't.
Arc they Iheyare. they aren't.

6D present simple or present continuous?


• Use the present simple 10 say what you usuaUy do.
Present simple Present conlinuous
• Use the present continuous to say what you are
My sister works in a bank. Today she's working at home.
doing now.
What do you usually wear to work? What are you wearing now?
A Be careful with do.
A Whaf do you do? (= \.lIhaf's YOllr job?)
B I'm a teacher.
A What are you doing? (= now, at the moment,
B I'm wairillgforafriclld.
6A
a Complete the sentences with There's or There are. b Write G. b. or rn sentences with there is I are.
There's a sofa in the living room . [±] chairs I the garden There nre some chairs ill the garden
I four cups in the cupb oard .
I [±] table !the kitch en
2 a clock in the kitch en.
2 ill fireplace I the living room
3 lots of chairs.
3 El plant s Ilhe living room
4 a garage.
S som e pictu res on the wall.
4 rn cupb oard s I the kitch en
5 2 show er I bath room
6 a desk in the study .
6 ~ shelves I stud y

68
a Look at the hotel info rmat ion. Write a 6 or R b Com plete with the corr ect form of there was or there were.
sentence with Tltere \Vas I were.
A How many gues ts were there in the hotel?
Hotel Astoria B I four inclu ding me. ! _--' -_. _
a French touri st and J two busin essm en.
Tile " weren't any single roollls. single rooms X
A~ a resta uran t?
I double rooms ./
BNo ,S ,but 6 abar .
2 swimming pool ./ A Wha t 7 in your room ?
3 restaurant ./ B8 a mini bar and a TV.
4 car park x A9 t\'>'O beds?
5 shops x B No, 10 II a doub le bed.
6C
a Write a ques tion and answ er for each picture. b Put the verbs in brackets in the present cont inuo us.
A Hello.
B Oh, hi Dad. Whe re are you?
A I'm in my holel. I'm IUlvi1/g 3 drink in the bar. (have)
It l a lot here. Is Mum there? (rain )
B Yes, but she ~ to some body on the mob ile
just now. (talk )
A Oh. Wha t' you _ _ ? (do)
B My friend Matt is here.
A Matt ? Why ~ you your hom ewor k? (not do)
B Don' t \...orry. We 5 together. (stud y)
A Whcre's Jenny?
I What's lie doil/g? He B She 6
2 , They 7
for Kevin 10 come . (wai l)
a party tonig ht. (have)
3 , A Oh. Wha t 8 she ? (wea r)
B Noth ing special. OK Dad, here' s Mum . Bye.

6D b Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple or continuous.


a Right or wrong? Tick (./) or cross (x) the sentences. Whe re are you gQllig? (go) To play fool ball - see you later!
It rains at the mom ent. ~ I A Hi, Sarah! Wha l you here? (do)
I Lislen! The baby's cryin g. D B I for my boyf riend . (wai t)
2 My neig hbou rs often argue. D 2 A Wha t your moth er ? (do)
3 John's on holiday. He has a great lime . D B She's a nurse. She at Ihe local hosp ital. (wor k)
4 My broth er's stayi ng with us at the mom ent. D 3 Lislen! They a party upsta irs again. (have )
5 I'm norm ally goin g to the gym after work. 0 They a party at least once a mont h! (have)
6 A Whe re arc you going? B To the shop s. 0 4 I to the supe rmar ket. (go)
7 A Wha l are you doing? B I'm a teacher. U _ _ _ _ _ rou anyth ing? (wan t)
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7A countable / uncountable nouns a / an, some / any
• There arc two kinds of noun in English, countable (C) and Countable Uncountable
uncountable (U). an apple. some butter.
e = things you can count. C nouns can be SiJlgular or pluraL
G We need
some apples. some milk.
one apple, two apples, three apples. a tomato. any nee.
[=] We don't need
U = things you can't count. U nouns can't be plural. any tomatoes. any sugar.
blltter, meat NOT h.'6 buHers, three-meat-s a tomato? any rice?
• Some nouns can be C or U but the meaning is different. rn Do we need any tomatoes? any sugar?

~t--
,
• Use a I an WIth smgular C nouns.
.,some Ice cream • Use some with plural C nouns and U nouns in m.
• Use any with plural C nouns and U nouns in Band rn.
A We can also usc some in rn
to ask for and offer things.
Can lilave some coffee?
L..-..-..Y'V0llld ~oulike some biscuits?

78 how much / how many',


Uncountable (singular) Full answers Short answers " Use How mllch. .. ?with Ullcountable (U) nouns
and How mally. .. ?with plural countable (C) nou os,
How much water I drink a lot of water. A lot.
do you drink? I drink quite a lot of water. Quite a lot. " Use: a lot (of) with C and U nouns for
a big quantity.
I don't drink much water. Not much.
quite a lot (of) for quite a big quantity.
I don't drink any water. None.
not... mllch with U nouns for
Countable (plural) a small quantity.
How many sweets I ate a lot of sweets. A lot. not... many with C plural nouns for
did you eat? I ate quite a lot of sweets. Quite a lot. a small quantity.
I didn't eat many sweets. Not many. I10t ... any (llolle in short answers) for
I didn't eat any sweets. None. zero quantity.

7C be going to (plans)
[!] B
Full form Contraction Full form Contraction
, ,m '"m I am not I'm not
YOll are You're going to have You are not You aren't going to have
He I Shc/ It is He I She I It's a holiday He I She I It is not He I She I It isn't a holiday
Weare We're next month. We are not Vie aren't next month.
You are You're You are not You aren't
They are They're They are nol They aren't

[I] 0 [EJ • Use be gOiflg to + verb (infinitive)


Am , ,,,", I'm nol.
to talk about future plans.
• With the verb go you can say
Are you you are. you aren't. I'm going to go OR I'm going-ttrgo.
going to have
Is he I she I it he I she lit is. he I she I it isn't. • We often use future time expressions
a holiday Yes, No,
Are we we are. we aren't. with going to.
next month?
Are you you are. you aren't. tomorrow, next week, next year, etc.
Are they they are. they aren't. IA next year NOT t-he-nffi----yettr
7D be going to (predictions)
You can also use be gOi'lg to +
verb (infinitive) for predictions.
(l t/link) They're going to be very happy. (J think) It's going to rain.
7A
a Write a, (III, or sOllie + a food I drink word. b Complete the dialogue with a, nil, some, or (lily.

I 50l1le cereal 6 9 10 J, A I invited my sister for dinner. Is that OK?


,- I .
2 7 ..
~~ .•- '..,
B No. it isn't. We don't have mIl- food!
7,." A There are I eggs and 2 cheese.
3 8
4 9 1 can make} omelette.
5 10 6 B There aren't 4 eggs. I had the last two.
A We can make 5 pasta. Are there 6 tomatoes?
8 Yes. And there's 7 onion. What about drink? Is there
.N..'" S wine?

4~
"
" '' 5
6
A Yes, there's 9
lQ Coke too.
bottle of red wine. And there's

78
a Complete with How milch I How m(llly. b Gross-out the wrong words.
HolY IIII/cil fruit do yOll cae [don't cat much / many apples.
1 people were there at the party? I I cat a lot of / much fruit.
2 milk does she drink? 2 Do you drink much / many water?
3 coffee did you drink yesterday? 3 We don't buy much / many vegetables.
4 eggs are there in the fridge? 4 A How much meat do you eat?
5 cents aTe there in a euro? B None / Any. I'm a vegetarian.
6 money do you have with you? S I eat quite a lot of / quite fish.
7 hours does your baby lIsually sleep? 6 A How much exercise do you do?
8 free time do you have during the week? B No much / Not much.

7C
a Write sentences about Susan's holiday plans. b Complete the sentences with (be) going to + a verb.
buy cook do not have study not fly
Sjre's goillg1Q.go to Rome. (go)
I Italian. (speak) Our car is ten years old. We 're going to buy a new one.
2 a hotel. (stay in) I My mother's at work so my father the lunch.
3 photos. (take) 2 I tonight. I have an exam tomorrow.
4 spaghetti. (eat) 3 you a present for Bill?
S Colosseum. (see) 4 We to Edinburgh. It's too expensive.
5 What your brother after school?
6 It's her birthday next week, but she a party.

7D
a Wrile predictions for the pictures. b Complete the predictions wilh (be) going toand a verb.
I It's goillg to _ be break have not pass wake up Will
2 _ 1
It's my dream holiday! I know I 'm going to have a good time.
3 I They're playing very weU. I think they the match.
4 2 She's a very bad student. She the exam.
3 4 3 Look a\ the blue sky. It a beautiful day.
4 You're driving very fast! We an accident!
5 Be careful with that glass! You it!
6 The baby's very tired. I don't think she tonight.

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8A comparative adjectives Adjective Comparative
old older
\¥hite cars are safer than one-sylJable adjectives: add -er
yellow cars. cheap cheaper
Mosquitoes arc more big bigger adjectives ending one vowel + one consonant:
dangerous than sharks. hot hotter double consonant, add -er
Tigers are better swimmers healthy healthier
one- or two-syllable adjectives ending consonant + y > -ier
than cats. happy happier
famous more famous
• Use comparative adje<::tives + two- or more syllable adjectives: 1II0re+ adjective
expensive more expensIve
than to compare two people I good better
things. bad worse irregular
far further

88 superlative adjectives Adjective Comparative Superlative


cold colder the coldest
It's the hottest country in the world. add -cst
high higher the highest
The most dangerous time is
the spring. hot hotter the hottest double consonant, add -est
big bigger the biggest
• Use the+ superlative adjective to say pretty prettier the prettiest
which is the (biggest, etc.) in a group. > -iest
sunny SUlllller the sUllniest
dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous the most + adjective
good better the best
b,d worse the worst irregular
far further the furthest

8C would like to
G B
I I • Contractions: 'd = wOIJld, wouldn't = lVould /lot.
You You • J would like 10 = J wallt to (now or in the future).
H, He • Use the infinitive with 10 after 1V01lid /ike.
Sh, 'd like to fly a plane. Sh, wouldn't like to fly a plane. I would like to learn. NOT l-woukHike4earn.
W, We • You can also use WOl/ld you like to... ? for
They They invitations.
Would yOlllike to hm'e di/lller witli lIIe tOllight?
m Would like and like are different.
I I I I'd like to d(lI/ce. (= I want to dance now
you you you or in the future)
h, h, h,
I like da/1cillg. (= I enjoy it, J like it in
Would ,h, like to fly a plane? Yes, ,h, would. No, ,h, wouldn't.
general)
'" w, we
they they they

8D adverbs Adjective Adverb


• Remember the difference between
adjectives and adverbs.
slow slowly
I drive slowly. l'm a careful dril'er. (adjective)
quick quickly
They speak very quietly. b,d + -Iy f drive carefully. (adverb)
badly
People dress very well.
careful carefully A- Not all words that end in -lyare
• Use adverbs to say how people do things. healthy healthily consonant adverbs, e.g. friendly = adjective.
• Adverbs usually go after the verb. ""y easily +y>-ily He's a friendly persoll.
J speak English very wel/. good weU
NOT kpeak-very-wdl English:
fast fast irregular
• Look at the chart for how to make lldverbs. hard hard
8A
a Write the com para tive form of these adjectives. b Write com para tive sentences.
hot , ter The Nile I the Ama zon (long )
I short Ti,e Nile is longer Ihall ,lie Ama zon.
2 difficult I Cana da I Brazil (big)
3 beau tiful 2 Tessa I Debo rah (pret ty)
4 noISY 3 Driv ingl flying (dan gero us)
5 thin 4 My English I your English (bad)
6 near 5 This chair I that chair (comfortable)
7 easy 6 Her husb and' her (young)
8 rich 7 Buses I train s (chea p)
8 French wine I English wine (good)
88
a Write the opposite superlative adjectives. b Complete the sente nceS with a superlative. Usc the adjectives in brac
kets.
the hottest tI,e co/desr It's the most dangerolls coun try in the worl d. (dan gero us)
I the biggest I I am in my family. (Iall)
2 the lowest 2 That hous e is in the str<'et. (old)
3 the chea pest 3 Th<' Scots make whisky in the worl d. (goo d)
4 the youn gest 4 This is part of the coun try. (hot)
5 the easiest S This is build ing in the city. (fam ous)
6 the wettest 6 H<,'s stude nt in the class. (bad )
7 the ugliest 7 Chin ese is one of languag<,s to learn . (difficult)
8 the richest 8 It's dress in the shop . (pret ty)

8C
a Write sentences and ques tions b Com plete these sent ence s with a verb in the corr ect form (infinitive or
with would like. -il1g).
be get open cook go (x 2) se<' live have ny learn
I I go to New York
I'd like 10 go to New York. I'd like 10 learn 10 fly a plane .
I II be a milli onair e. I Wou ld you like dinn er wilh me tonig hl?
2 you I be famous? 2 I'd like to Australia but I don' t like --,- ,c
3 II not I go up in a ballo on 3 She woul dn't like a teacher. She hates child ren.
4 he I learn to cook 4 Do you like wild anim als? Wou ld you like on a safari?
S she/ not/ beo nTV 5 We'd like marr ied in June .
6 they I have child ren? 6 I woul d like a resta uran t beca use I like _
7 II not I live in a foreign coun try 7 Does your siste r like in Paris?
8 We I like I buy a bigger nat 8 Wou ld you like anot her language?

8D b Com plete the sent ence s with adve rbs from these adjectives.
a Adjective or adverb? Cross-out the wrong word.
bad bJOOd careful hard easy healthy slow quiet beau tiful
He's very polit e I polit ely.
I don' t spea k French very well.
lOu r teach er speak s very slow I slowly.
2 Her Germ an is perfe ct I perfectly. I We played in the semi -fina l and we lost 5-1.
3 Ever ythin g happen<'d very quic k I quick ly. 2 Hurr y up! You're walk ing very _
4 The food was very good I weD. 3 Can you talk , please? Your fathe r is asleep.
4 We had a good map and we foun d their hous e _
S Please drive caref ul I caref ully.
5 The boss likes him bccaus<' he work s _
6 You can walk safe I safely al nigh t in this city.
6 Open the bag . Ther e are eggs inside.
7 My siSler dresses very good I well.
7 He eats very -lot s of fruit and vegetables.
8 The weat her is terri ble I terri bly tonig ht.
8 She sings . I'm sure she's goin g to be famo us.

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9A present perfect: verb be
G
Full form Contraction Full form Contraction
J have I've r have nol J haven't
You have You've You have not You haven't
He I She I It has He I She Ilt~s been to Rome. He I She I It has not He / She / It hasn't been to Venice.
We have \-Ve've We have not We haven't
You have You've You have not You haven't
They have They've They have not They haven't

• Use the present perfect for general past experiences.


• To make the present perfect usc have / lias + past
Have I I have. haven't.
J participle.
Have you you have. you haven't. • '5 = llas in present perfect (but can also be is
Has he / she I it been to he I she I it :has. he I she I it hasn't. or possessive '5).
Yes, No, we haven't.
Have we Paris? we have. A Compare the present perfect of be and the
Have you you have. you haven't. present perfect of go.
Have they they have. they haven't. , and came back,-,
He's beet, 10 /taly- - He visited Italy
I He's gOlle to Italy. o::c He's in Italy now. I
98 present perfect: regular and irregular verbs present perfect or past simple?
Infinitive Present perfect Have you secn the film? Yes, I have.
Regular have cried VVhen did you sec it? I saw it last week.
"y
verbs kiss have kjssed • Use tJle present perfect to talk I ask about a general
~eue have queued experience in the past.
Irregular buy have bought • Use the past simple 10 talk I ask abollt a specific
verbs leave have left moment in the past.
have seen I saw tllc film fast week.
'"
speak have spoken • Don't use the present perfect with when and past
time expressions, e.g. yesterday, last week.
, For regular verbs the past participle is the same
Whe" did you see it? NOT -When-lmve-you-seen-it!
as the past simple (+ -ed). [ saw il lasl week. NOT ~een-it-lastweek~
, For irregular verbs the past participle is sometimes
the same as the past simple, e.g. buy, bougllt, bought,
and sometimes different, e.g. see, saw, seen

APPENDIX
1 have gat
G B
Full form Contraction Full form Conlraclion
I have got I've got [ have not got J haven't got
You have got You've got You have not got You haven't got
He I She I [t has gal He's I She's I [I"s got a car. He I She IltlJias not got He I She I It!hasn'tlgot a car.
We have got We've gal We have not got We haven't got
YOll have got You've got You have not gOI YOLI haven't got
They have got They've got They have not got They haven't got

ITJ 0 IKl • You can use have got instead of have


Have [ got I have. I haven't. for possession.
Have you got you have. you haven't. I've got Cl bike. o::c I have a bike.
Has he I she I it got he / she lit has. he I she I it hiSn t. Have you got a car? = Do you have a car?
a car? Yes, No, we haven't.
Have we got we have. , have got is morc common in the UK,
Have you got you have. you haven't.
have is more common in the USA and
Have they got they have. they haven't.
in international English.
9A
a Write the sentences with contractions. b Write [!], -, and ill sentences with heetl.
I have been to Brazil. I've beell to Brazil. a She I Italy She's beell to Italy.
I She has not been to the USA. 15IIRome
2 They have not been to China. 2 rn
you I Barcelona
3 He has been (0 an opera. 3 B Mark I South America
4 You have not been to my house. 4 [!] My parents I Africa
S I have nol been there. 5 rn Ann I Argentina
6 We have been to Madrid. 6 B \Ve I Budapest

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a Complete the sentences with the past b Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.
participles of the verbs in brackets. A H(lve YOlI ever beerl to the opera? (be)
Have you seen my car keys? (sec) B Ycs, [ weill last year. (go)
Have you his new girlfriend? [ don't AI you ever to a famOliS actor or actress? (speak)
like her. (meet) BYcs,12
2 I've War and Peace three limes. (read) A Who j it? (be)
3 Have you ever in love? (full)
B Jeremy Irons.
4 I've never in the cinema. (cry) A Where 4, _ _ you him? (see)
5 My wife has all O\'cr the world. (travel) BI~ him at an airport. (see)
6 He's a lot of famous people in his A What 6 you to him? (say)
work. (meet)
B I7 him for his autograph. (ask)
7 She's George Clooney's new film four
limes. (see) AI your brother to South Korea? (be)
8 I've a lot of poems but I never show B Yes, he 9_ . He JO to Seoul. (be)
them to anybody. (write) A Whcn 11 he thcre? (go)
B He 12. there in 2002, to see the World Cup. (go)
A Il he it? (like)
B Yes, he 14 it. (love)

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2 will (fulure)
~
+ ~ .
I I I I I
You You you you you
He He he he he
She 'L1 write. She won•t write.

WdJ ,he write? Yes, ,he will. No. ,he won't.
It It it it it
We We we we we
They They they they they

=
• Contractions: '1/ wi/I, 11'011" =
will 1I0t.
• Use will + infinitive for:
instant decisions I'll call a taxi.
offers ]'11 help you.
promises ]'11 e-mail you tomorrow.
1 Numbers 1-20 2 Numbers 20-1,000
Match the words with the numbers. Write the numbers.
twelve twenty <'kven three 30 thirty j'03:ti/
eighteen five fifteen seven thirty-one
forty
one
forty-seven
2 two
3 three fifty
fifty-nine
4 four
sixty
5
sixty three
6 SIX
seventy
7
seventy-two
8 eight felt/
eighty
9 nme
eighty-six
10 ten
ninety
II /l'lcvn/
ninety-four
12
a lone hundred I':) 'hAnclr<Jd/
13 thirteen /03:'ti:n!
two hundred and fifty
14 fourteen
a / one thousand I;} 'Sauz;lnd/
15
16 sixteen o p.7
40
17 seventeen
18
19 nineteen
20

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7 8 10 11 12

13 14 15

a Match the flags with the countries. Write the number in the box. b Add two more countries.
Country Nationality Language
Draw the flags.
c Cover the words and look at
-ish
the flags. Can you remember
England fulglish Lnglish the countries, nationalities,
lliland l'al:J!andl Irish .E.nglish I Irish Gaelic and languages?
Poland fulish fulish
S1;Ql1and Scottish .English • Use CAPITAL letters for
countries, nationalities.
Spain ~nish Swlnish and languages.
-an • (Great) Britain = England.
Scotland, and Walcs
Ggmany I'd33:m;)nil German German
• the United Kingdom (the
I the Un.ited .s..t.ales (the USA) American English UK) = England, Scotland,
Wales. and Northern Ireland
-Ian
Argentina Argentinian SJillnish
Brazil Bra.tilian Portuguese
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Italy Italian Italian
Russia I'r/\Jol Russian &!ssian

-ese
.china Chi~ Chi~

Jallill! Id3;)'pren/ Japanese J:lpa~

France Irro:nsl French French


Thailand 1'1311rendl Thai Thai

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a Match the words and pictures. 4
12 an address book
• book
cigarettes
5 coms
a comb Ikooml
7 8
a mdit card
a diary J'dal;}ril
a ~tionary
a file
&illsses l'glo:slzi
/0 an identity card
25 keys Iki:zI
a liGhter
11"
23 a fu2stick
a magazine Im<eg;}'zi:ni
Imtches L
4 a mobile (phone) 113 14 15
a newspaper
a pen
a pmcil
a cl1Qto
7 a purse IP3:sl
17 18
=-==~II~
19 20
stamps
.5..IJ1.l.glasses
1/ tissues l'IIJu:zJ
all umbrella
a wallet I'wolitl
I
a watch

b Cover the words and look at the


1=21==----=1 22 23

~
pictures. In pairs, ask and answer.

What'st~ ~
---~2-1t'sa watch.

What are th~ en: 27


_ _ _ _~ >~ey're matches.
~

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a Match the verbs and pictures.


cook
do
I 2
--
drink •
drive inaflat in an clficc children

9 go 5
Ich Hebe dich. 16
have
8 like
listen 1'lIs:)I1/
1 live IllV/ econOllllCS German aVW
play
'8 ODeON
7 rcad
13 smoke
speak
lli!dy
10 walch a newspaper animals to the (inema

wear Iwc:N
work

b Cover the verbs.


Test yourself or a partner.

o p.16 television the guitar

13

aciga~ g:crclse tennis

17

~ffce fast food

20

dinner housework I homework &illsses

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a Look at the two family trees. Number the people in relation to Robert.
I aunt la:nll
2 brother l'bri\O:J1
I= means 'married 10' I
3 cousin I'ki\znl
4 futher I'fa:o';}l
Ii
Martha ~ Bill
5 grandfather I
6 grandmother
7 mother I'mAo:J1
8 sister
9 Mele l'Al]kll
Caroline = Tom I Sandra = Alan
I I

ROBERT Jill James David Vanessa

10 daughter l'd;,:t:J1
11 nephew l'nefju:1
12 niece Ini:sl
13 son ISAn!
14 wife
(
ROBERT ~ Anna Jill = Andrew
I I
I

Lucy
!t Harry Peter Deborah

b Cover the words. In pairs, ask and answer.


Who's Mart~ ~e's Robert's grandmother.
c Complete with children, grandparents, parents. How do yOll pronOUllce them?
I my father and my mother -+ my l'pear<'Jnlsl
2 my grandfather and my grandmother -+ my _
3 my son and my daughler -+ my

A My wife's mother::: my mother-in-law


My husband's sister = my sister-in-law, etc.

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1 Colours and common adjectives
a What colour is it? Match the words and colours.
black
blue
orange I' on nd3l'
pink
1 2 45
789 10
brown /braun/ 1 red
green white
grey /grci/ Ellaw /'jeldul

b Match the words and pictures 1-13.


b,d
beautiful !'bju:lJflJ
1 big
dangerous
dirty I'd:.l:ti/
easy
empty ,
eXQruslve
fast Ifo:sl/
high 10
old
rich
wet

c Match these adjectives with their opposites in b. d Test your partner.


cheap clean difficult dry full/full good What's the opposite of cheap? S§enSive. What's the..7
low /I;)u/ new poor safe slow small !!1: ly
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2 Appearance. quite / very
a Match the words and pictures. 2 3 4 5
fair dark
rot thin
long short (hair)
old young IjAlJ/
tall short

b Cover the adjectives and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner.
c How tall are they? Complete the sentences.
quite tall very tall not very tall

I He's 2.00 Ill. He's _


2 He's 1.80 m. He's _
3 He's 1.65 m. He's _

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a Match the verbs and pictures.
do her 11i!lian homework
finish work I school
4 get dressed Idrestl
get home
get to work I school
2 get up
go home
go wpping
go to bed
go to her 11i!lian class

6
go 10 the gym Id31m/
go to work I school
®
have a mffec
3 have a ~er I a bath
5 have breakfast I'brckf;,stl
have dinner
have lunch
make the dinner
sleep (for sC\'cn/lOurs)
slart work I school
take (tile dog for a walk)
1 wake up (early / late)
walch TV

b Cover the verbs. [n pairs, lise lhe


pictures to describe Vicky's day.

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1 Time words and expressions
a Complete the expressions.
How often do you see your lrien~

MTWThFSS ~very dax.. l'evriJ


-
week 1, week 2, etc. .every \'1 _

Jan. Feb, March, etc. ~very In _


2001,2002,2003, etc. .every y ___
only on Mondays once a Iw Ansi
all Mondays and Wednesdays t\'Iice a _
on Mondays and Wednesdays and Fridays three times a _
in January, April, July, and October four times a _

b Cover the right-hand column. Test yourself.

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2 The dale
a Match the words and pictures.
spnng ~ter

mmmer Christmas
Mltumn I';):lam! New.Yg[
wmter

b Complete the months. Remember to use CAPITAL letters!

Lanuary I'd3renju;)ril _uly Id3u'lalJ


_ebruary I'febru;)ril _ugust 1':>:9;)511
_arch _eptember Isep'tcmbal
_pril l'clpnV _dober lok'teub<'l/
_ay _ovember fn;)o'vemb;'l/
_une _e<ember Idl'Semb;)1
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a Match the verbs and pictures. 3
buy (a Ilewspaper) /ball
calli phone (a taxi)
come (here)
19 dance (the tango)
draw (a pictllre) /dr':J:/
find (some motley) Ifamd/ 5 8

give (someolle a present)


hear (a noise) /hl;)/
help (someone)
look for (yollr keys)
meet (a frielld)
paint (a picture) IPClnl1
l 12

play (chess)
ride (a bike)
J nm (a race)
see (n film)
_J
20 sing (a sOllg)
swim (every day)
take (photos)
take (yollr IImbrel/a)
talk (to a frjet/d)
tell (son/coile a secret)
Iravel (by plane) 17 • \8 20
turn on I off (the TV)
use (a computer)
»
wait for (a blls)
walk (home) '-=--_ _ 1
b Cover the verbs and look at the
pictures. Test yourself or a partner. 1rn: .-1 23

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a Match the verbs and pictures.

away (jor the weekend)


by bus
for a walk
home (by b,IS {car)
out (011 Friday night)
/ shopping
to a restaurant {'rest rontl
to bed (late)
to church I to mosque ImoskJ
to the beach

/5 breakfast {lunch I dinner


a car
a drink
a good time
a sandwich
a shower

a newspaper (= buy)
a tlxi {bus I train (= take)
an ~-mail{letter (= receive)
dressed
home (= arrive)
to a restaurant (= arrive)
23 up

b What's the difference between go home and get hOIlle?


c Cover the expressions and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner.

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1 Rooms
Match the words and pictures.
3 the hill.hroom l'bo:Oru:m/ the liYing room
1 the ~room
the dining room I'daJnll)f
the ll.\.!dy ~0m
~ m
the lQ.iler
10
'. .'
..
~
the &ilrage /'g;:cro:3'
the mdcn
the hall Ih::>: II •• 8
8 the kitchen l'kl1Jml

2 Furniture and decoration


a Match the words and pictures.
an armchair
a desk
a ~place
a lamp
a ~turc /'plktJol
a plant Upstairs
a ~fa /'saufaf

a bath (ba:O!
a mirror I'nllr;)/
a shower

a bed
a light
1 shelves (3 shelf)

a dock
a~ker

a kYpboard I'kAbodi
a fridge If rid:)!

illpet
~tral~ing

floor
stairs
a wall Iw::>:11

b Cover the words and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner.
c What things do you have in your house I flat?

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a Match the words and pictures.
an art gallery
a castle I'ko:sll
a cinema I'SIO',)mol
a mu~um Imju,zidml
a theatre 1'91Otol
6 8

a bank
a chemist's I pharmacy I'kemlstsl
a dCllll1mcnt store
a market
a shopping centre l'sent»1 9 11
a ID!permarket

a bridge /bTld31
a park
a Tlyer I'Tly';)l
a road
a square Iskweol
a street

a bus station
a railway station
20
a trayel ~ent's

a church
a mosque

a hospital 21 22 24
J a police station
a 1lilll Qffice
a school
a sports centre
~
a town hall

b Cover the words and look at the pictures.


Test yourself or a partner.

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a Match the words and pictures.

Lunch/dinner Desserts/snacks

Breakfast Lunch I dinner Desserts 1 snacks Idl'Z3:ts!


bread /bred! fish 37 lmcuits I'blskns!
8 .l:u!tter ~tchup cake
~real l'sl;)ri;)l/ 23 meat (steak and chicken) dillcolatc I'tlokl;)ll
cheese (Qlive) oil cnsps
2 ~ffee pasta fruit @Iad
/2 eggs 19 ncc Ice cream
jam Id3<eml a salad I's<el<ldl ~wiches

(Qrallge) juice Id3U:sl sweets


~etables l'ved3t:Jblv
milk Fruit Ifru:tl
carrots I'krer<lts!
6 mgar l'1ug;)/
chips (French frk1) 29 llPples
,eo
a kttuce l'letls! 28 ballilnas
lQast
mushrooms grapes
an Qnion l'Anj;)n1 Qranges
peas Ipi:v a ~apple

potatoes Ip",'tclt;)UV
21 tomatoes 11;)'ma:t;)(JV

b Cover the words and look at the pictures. Test yourself or a partner.

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PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
He is in Rome. (be) was been
They are in Rome. (be) were been

The film beg,ins at 7.00. begm be&un


She breaks his heart. broke hr2ken
They bring the papers. brought !br:):tl brought
We build roads. built /billl built
I buy the bread. bought !b:J:ll bought

I can swim. could !kudJ


They catch the bus. caught Ib:tl caught
She comes with her sister. came come
It costs a lot. cost cost

I do the housework. did done IdAnl


They drink a lot of beer. drank drunk
He drives a Rolls. drove driven

I eat a lot. ate eaten

She falls in love. reU fallen


I feel angry. relt felt
He finds a job. found found
We Oy with British Airways. flew !flu:! flown lfI~unJ

I foreet things. forgot forcotten

r get e~ mails. got got


He gives her presents. gave gIven
They go away every weekend. went gone Igoo/

I have a car. had had


He hears a noise. heard /h3:d/ heard

I know him well. knew /nju:/ known /n~un/


PRESENT PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE

The train leaves at 9.00. left left


I lose my keys. lost lost

We make mistakes. made made


They meet famous people. mel met

I pay the phone bilL paid paid


I put my car in the garage. put fputl put

She reads Time magazine. read Ired! read IredJ


I ring him every day. rang rung
He runs marathons. ran run

He says hello. said Ised! said


I see my friends every day. saw Is':):! seen
She sends a lot of e-mails. sent sent
He sings very well. sang sung
They sit on the sofa. sat sal
I sleep for eight hours. slept slept
We speak French. spoke 1J2Qken
YOll spend a lot on clothes. spent spent
She stands up. stood 1studl stood
I swim every day. swam swum

I take the dog for a walk. took Ituk/ aken


They tell lies. told told
She thinks of an idea. thought 100:11 thought
They throw tomatoes. threw /9ru:/ thrown IOr:}unl

I wake up in the night. woke woken


He wears a hat. wore worn
I win competitions. won IWAn/ won
She write~ to him. wrote written
2 J 4
o

5 - 6 - 7 8

II
"",.
9 - II 12

13 °0 14 15 16
~
mJ
17 18 19 20

• short vowels
long vowels

• diphthongs

I fish IflSI 2 tree Itd:1 3 cal Ik;rt/ 4 CM Iko:/


5 clock IklokJ 6 horse Ih~:sl 7 bull /bull 8 boot lbu:tJ
9 computet Ik~mp'ju:t .. f 10 bird fb3:dJ IJ ~gg leg! 12 up (ApI
13 train Ilrem! 14 phone If ~unl 15 bike !balkl 16 owl laol/
17 boy IbJll 18 ear !r::JI 19 chair flfc;)} 20 tourist {'tu::mstJ

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usual spelling A but also usual spelling A but also
• his this English women e yes help friend bread

I film m
big sWim
busy j ten pet
very ,ed
breakfast any
said
fish 'gg

rn
ee meet three people police u bus lunch come brother

Cit
trce
e.
e
speak eat
me we
key Illece

up
ugly run
lucky cut
>on does
young
-

• thanks flat
~'"
a' name make break steak
lff, black Japan
have stamp ~
a.
ay
ram paint
play day
great eight
they grey
,", train
- --- - ----- -_. - -- -"--- --- ----------- ------- -
garden party aunt 0' home drove slow low
~ •" start
father glasses ~ oa
old don't
road toast
cae dance phone
- --
0 hot stop what watch i' mne twice buy
"~
"-' "
coffee long want &f} y my why
not box igh high night
clock bike
sport door water four ou out thousand
il1
0'
~r;\ .1 talk small bought thought house count
.w saw draw - ow how brown
horse
u
-
could would
owl
- -
..
~
full put com nOise
ott 00 good book
look room
woman
oy
toilet
toy enjoy
bull
_. -
boy
- I- - --- --
school food do fruit JUice ee< beer engmeer really idea

~
00
u'
ew
June use
llew flew
shoe @) e<e
eat
here we're
year hear
boot m
e< he< verb learn work alrairport stairs their there

~ "
u,
first third
nurse tum
world word
Wl fair hair
"e square careful
wear

bird chair
Many different spellings.

¥
computer
l'dl is always unstressed.
teacher umbrella America famous
second agQ
~
tourist
A very unusual sound.
euro Europe poor sure plural
.
Iii A sound between hi and li:/.
Consonant + y at the end of words is
pronounced IiI.
1 .. especially before consonant + e
happy any thirsty
lui An unusual sound.
education usually situation
21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34 35 36

"

37 38 39 40 ,
:.:,

41 42 43 44 o

•• voiced
unvoiced

21 parrot I' prer<:l!1 22 bag Ibregl 23 key Iki:/ 24 girl Ig:J:l1


25 tlower j'flau:::l1 26 vase lva:zJ 27 tie flail 28 dog Idogl
29 )',nake I~nerk/ 30 zebra I'rcbm/ 31 shower {'faun; 32 televi:-,ion l'tellVl3nl
33 thumb fO"ml 34 mother /'mAO;:l/ 35 chess ftfes! 36 jazz Id3rezl
37 leg Ileg/ 38 fight Irmt! 39 witch IWIIJI 40 yacht {jot!
41 monkey j'nlAokiJ 42 nose In'dUz! 43 singer JISII);)1 44 house /haus/
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p paper pilot th think thirty

1t
parrot
pp
Poland sleep
apple happy &::
thumb
throw bathroom
fourth tenth
.
b be table job th the these
~. bb
builder number
rubber ~ then other
that with
b,g mother
.
, credit card actor Christmas chemist's ,h cheap children church

~ k
,k
kitchen like
black pick & t,h watch match
t(+ure) picture adventure
k,y chess
. .
---"'"- J -

~ '~
g green get January JUICe German manager
angry big July enJOY
gg eggs bigger dg' bridge fridge
girl jaZZ

!
f Friday fifteen wife I like little
~ ph photo elephant plane girl
ff office coffee II small spelling
flower leg
. _ - - - --
very eleven of ,
y v "d rich write wrong

vase
live travel
nver love ~right __ "
problem "y
sorry terrible

t lea take +liked dressed w window twenty one once

~
tie "
student si t
letter bottle V
witch
wh
Wednesday Wltl
why when
-
d dance understand played tired ). y yellow yesterday
'1t dd
b,d read
address middle ~ before u
young yes
university
"'"
dog yacht
s sister starts Illce city m man Monday
~
snake_ ~.
ss
smoke
stress actress
cmema police
4ri mm
money sWIm
. .
SUlllmer sWlmmmg
monker
-- -
z zero Brazil n no never know
~ s musIC please
dogs watches :21 nn
mne ran
dinner thinner
zebra nose
-
sh shopping shoes sugar sure ng song England think bank

Jlf
shower
ti
(+ vowel)
Spanish fish
station information ~
slllger
language thing
long gOll1g
-
h

~
happy hungry who whose
10 An unusual sound.
reVISion decision confusion usually garage
hotel behind
hall head
television house
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