VOCABULARAYNDSPEAKING Here aresomemore expressionsW. hich go with take
and which with get?Completethe chart.
tokeandget
-a+esf married it easy bettersoon
The verbstakeandgethavea lot of usesin English.Look
at thesesentencesfrom the experiencesat Glastonbury. homelate photos ready ataxi
It takesplacein lune. Everyongeetson sowell. on/offthebus alongtime alot of emails verywet
Wetookof ourshoes. I got reallybored.
It tooka longtime togetto thestages. take tet
atast
Completethe conversationswith an expressionfrom
exerciseI in the correcttense.
A It's reallvy hot in here. yourjumper? 4 Completethe sentenceswith takeor get inthe
B Whydontyou correctform.
I The bestway to - to the airport is to
a taxr.
2 How lons it if vousobvtrain?
3 I havent a camera.I - photoswith my
iPhone.
A Is your office nearwhereyou live? 4 Sue her driving testthree times and she'sfailed
B No, it - time to - work. everytime.
- 5 Are you still ready?We'regoing to be so late!
6 The doctortold me to _ it easyif I want to
bettersoon.
7 It rained on the daywe married. We
very wet, but still had a greatday.
A What areyour work colleagueslike? 8 Youcant - on thebuswith thatbig dog.Please,
B Great!Weall- - really off!
EtrO ReadthesentenceasloudT. henlistenandcheck.
T a l k i n ag b o u ty o u
A How often arethere exhibitions in the museum? 5 Work with a partner. Completethe questionsthen ask
and answerthem about you.
B They - -.- regularly, every two months. I How long doesit - you to to school?
2 What time do you - backhomeafterschool/work?
3 What time do you usually up in themorning?
4 Havevou anv examsrecentlv?
5 Doesit - you along time to readybefore
you go out?
A Do youlikelearningEnglish? 6 Are you - tired of this exercise?
B It'sOK,but sometimesI - really-!
tfilf Listenandcheck.Practisewith apartner.
100Unit12. Neveer ver!
EVE R Y DEANYGLISH
Transpoarnt dtravel
I Write the wordsin the chart.Somewordscanqo in more than onecolumn.
airport railwasytation busstop ftight bus train plane
returnticket ticketoffice
arrivals customs platform departures
boardinpgass securitcyheck
handluggage
2 f|m Listento three-traveal nnouncementsA. re they for bus,train, or plane?
3 Listenagain.Write down all the numbersyou hear.What do they referto?Which placescanyou remember?
4 Readtheselines.Are they for bus,train, or plane?
1 The number 360stopsnearthe museum.
2 The platform number hasjust goneup on the departuresboard.
3 Doesthe number 24 go to the NaturalHistory Museum?
4 How manypiecesof hand luggagehaveyou got?
5 Youboard from Gate9 at 10.20.
6 You'llwant a dayreturn.
5 Work with a partner.Put the linesin A and B in the correctorder to maketwo conversations.
ConversatioIn Conversatio2n
I lt q.ssrh. eplatformnumbeIr I ot, yesI.canseeT.hank I Oh,thanksforyourhIeElp.rrorthatbusstopover
hasjustgoneuponthe I youverymuch.
departurbeosard. I WherecanI getit? | there'
I I I dayreturnto Oxford, I Excusmeed, oetshe I t J Don'mt entioint'
f Nextp, lease! | please. numbe2r4goto the I L i No,it doesn'tY. ouneed
I Haveagoodjourney! | ! Thanykou.Whatime NatunlHistoMryuseum?| the360.
I nratt ftZ.ZO. I doesthenexttrainleave?
tItrD ListenandcheckP. ractisetheconversationwsithyourpartner.
fftfil ListenandcompletethisconversatioWn.hereareLaraandMel?
A Haveyou - online?
M Yes,we have.
A Fine. How many haveyou got?
L Wehaventsot . iust
A Oh, yes.Can you put them on the scales?
M Hereyou are...
A Theyre fine.And howmanypiecesof
L Justthese_. from Gate9 at 10.20.
A They'refine,too.You-
L Wheredo wegonow?
A To the departuregateand They'reover there.Havea nice
M Thanks very much. Goodbye.
Practisethe transportand travelconversationws ith your partner. >> wRlTlNGIIIIE ApoempttT
Act someof them to the class. Unit12. Neveer ver!l0l
Writincgontents
Keeping an online journal
Usingpronouns
An applicationform
Linking words And, so,but, because
Applyrngfor ajob
Combining sentences
Using time expressions
Informal and more formal
Relativepronouns which,who, where
Linking words but,howevera, lthough
Writing apostcard
Choosingtheright word
Referencmeaterials
7x UNITI A BLOG- Keepinagnontinjeournal <a pll
I What is a blog?Are you a blogger?
2 Completetheblogaboutyou.
My EnglishBlog !!!!! rrratrscr-rr^D
plf, welcome to my blog! posrtroDN BY
Hello!My name's . I'mfrom and
I'm yearsold. l'm a studenlt.I go to
I want to learnEnglishbecause
[l!l) Meetmyfamily! POSTEDON BY
*& { F I wantto tellyouaboutmyfamilyl.t is/isn'vt ery
&. My 's nameis He's/She's
g .'r My 's nameis . He's/She's
F! I have
I
We livein
#z1
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El!!) Gometo my school! PosrEoDN BY
My schoolis in It'svery
and it'snear . My teacher'snameis
The students'namesare
They are from
After class,I
I
L * ,z €l
3 Talkaboutyour blogto a partner.
4 Choosea topic and think of a title. Write your blog entry for Day 4. Readit aloudto the class.
, l?'-j*&* E@- POSTEDON BY
" H e l l oa g a i n !
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104 Writing UnitI
7t UNIT 2 IMPROVINSGTYLE- Usingpronouns \
I Completethe charts.
me my
you
he him his
her
it it its
we us
them their
(Circle)thepossessivaedjectivesand underlinethe
pronounsin the sentences.
I (Hedsonis in my class.I like him. DAVIDGUENA
2 Our grandmotherhasa new TV. Shedoesntlike it.
3 They like their teacher.He helpsthem. ThesuperstarDJwith 7o million hits on YouTube!
D GrammaRr eferenc2e.3pl35 DavidGuettaisFrenchD. avidlivesin Parisb, ut David
worksallovertheworld.Davidisa veryfamousDJ.
Completethe sentencews ith the correctpronoun. Davidisnumber3 inthe 'Toptoo DJsp' oll.Davidworks
with a lotof popstarss, uchasBritneySpearsC,eline
I I like my brother'snew girlfriend,but shs doesnt Diona, ndMadonnaD. avidsometimewsritessongs
Iike rrrg forthe popstarsD. avidreallylikesLadyCagaa, nd
Davidwantsto workwith LadyGagaD. avid'jsob is
2 Tom hastwo sons. often plavsfootball veryexcitinga, ndDavidlikesDavid'jsob a lot.Davidis
with marriedto CathyC. athycomesfromSenegaCl.athyisa
b u s i n e s s w o m aann da n a c t r e s s .
3 That'smy dictionary.Can I have back,please? CathyandDavidoftengoto
lbizaE. veryearC, athyand
4 Mr Banksis our new teacherW. e like _ a lot. Davidhavepartiesthere.
PeopleloveCathyand
5 Rosaand I aregood students-. like our teacher David'spartiesC. athy
a n d s h el i k e s_ . andDavidhavetwo
y o u n gc h i l d r e na,n d
6 Our teachergives- a lot of homework. they loveto spend
timewiththetwo
7 Katelikesloanna,but Maria doesntlike - children.
8 Mike buysa newspapereveryday.- reads
on the train.
9 Look! This is a photo of - with my family.
l0 Sallyworks with Pauland Sue. haslunch with
every day.
Readthe text aboutDavid Guetta.Answerthe questions.
. Whatishisjob?
. Whodoesheworkwith?
. Whodoeshewanto workwith?
. Wheredoeshiswifecomefrom?Whatdoesshedo?
. HowmanyYouTubheitsdoesDavidhave?
Rewritethe text to makeit more natural.Beginlike this:
DavidGuellais Frenchll.e lwesinParis,butheworks.. .
fED Listenand check.
7b" UNIT3 FORMFILLIN-GAnapplicationform a< p25
Work with a partner.ReadLena'sapplicationform for a sportsand leisurecentre.
Usethe information to talk aboutLena.
PleosewriteBLOCKCAPITALinSBLACKink. SPORTS
PSRSONAINLFORMATION Pleosteick(/) interests.
FirstName LENA
Surname PRENTIS Swimming Z
Title Mr/Mrs/Mlg/Ms Pleaseunderline.
Dateof birth dd/nn/yy 02/07 /84 Indootrennis t]
Nationality AUSTRATIAN
Address 23APARKR0AD Outdootrennis V
Town/City SIIEFFfELD
PostCode(ZipCode) SI4AX Badminton I
Emaial ddress [email protected]
Daytimetelephone 0n4 4q6 U54 Squash V
Mobilephone 07704006F/
H E A L T&HF I T N E S S
Pleasteick(/ ) interests.
Gym V
spa I
ExercicsleassesV
Signature LenaPrentis
Dateddlmm/yy l0/04/ll
Fill in the sameform for you. Compareyour form with your partner's.
I likeplayingsquashb, utThonasdoesn't. Webothlikeswinning-
PleosewriteBLOCKCAPITALinSBLACKink. SPORTS
PERSONAINTFORMATION
FirstName Pleasteick(/) interests.
Surname
Title Mr/Mrs/Miss/MsPleaseunderljne. Swimming I
Dateof birth dd/mn/yy
Nationality lndootrennis I
Address
Town/City Outdootrennis []
PostCode(ZipCode)
Emailaddress Badminton tr
Daytimetelephone
Mobilephone Squash T
Discussasa classwhich sportsarepopular. H T A L T&HF I T N E S S
106 Writing Unit3 Pleasteick(/ ) interests.
Gym I
spa I
i Exerciscelasses I
r Signature
Datedd/nn/yy
]
UNIT4 DESCRIBYINOGURHOME- Linkinwgordesnd,so,but,because << p35
I MatchA, B, andC to makefour sentences.
A Bc
| lovemynewflat and I likeyourflattoo.
so it'sverybeautiful.
but p[easceomeandseeit soon.
because unfortunatethlyereisn'tagarden.
Makesimilar sentenceas boutwhereyou
live usingand,so,but,or because.
I likemVhouse/flat/roon.. -
Completethe sentencews ith and, so,but,
or because.
I I dont havea TV in my bedroom
becausa I dont want one.
2 Our flat'sreallysmall,- it's
comfortable.
3 The rent is cheap- it'sabovea
busyrestaurant.
4 My wifeandI likesailing welive
nearthe sea.
5 Welikelivinshere i t ' so o o o s i t e
the park.
6 We dont havea garden, wehave
a smallbalcony.
7 There'sa lot to do - a lot to seein Mynewflat
our town.
My new flat is near the centre of town, (l) but / so I often
8 Our bestfriendslive in the next street walk to work. It's not very big, (2) but I becauseit's very
comfortable! There's just one bedroom, a living room,
we often seethem. (3) becauseI and qaite a big kitchen with a table in
the centre. This is good ( ) because/ so I love cooking,
ReadaboutMegan'snew flat. Choosethe (5) becauseI and I can invite my friends to dinner. The
correctlinking words, living room has one big window. It facessouth, g1 bLt I so
it's always very sunny. I have two comfortable, old armchairs,
lpl Listenand check. (7) but / so I dont have a sofa (8) becauseI andthe room is
quite small.
Write somenotesaboutwhereyou live.
. Whereisit? There isn't a garden, (9) becauseI butthere's a small balcony
. lsit oldornew? in my bedroom. I want to put a chair there (10) and I soI can
. Howmanyroomsarethere? sit in the sun on summer evenings.
. lsthereagarden?
. Whodoyoulivewith? I love my new flat for many reasons: the big kitchen, the
. Doyoutikeit?Why?Whatisthebesthing? sunny living room, (ll) but / somost of all I love it
(12\ and I becauseit's my first home!
Talkto a partneraboutyour notes.
Write a descriptionof your home.
Uselinking wordsto join ideas.
Readit aloudto the class.
Writing,t nit4 107
UNIT 5 A FORMAELMAIL- Applyingfor ajob a1 p4l
Carl is a student.He wantsa holidayjob. 3 Readand completeCarl'semailapplyingfor
Readthe information abouthim. thejob.
Ask and answersomequestionswith a partner.
o,o.o
H o wo l d. . . ? Whawt as...? Job astouristguide
W h a t . . l.i k ed o i n g ? from: [email protected]
to: "LindaYates"<[email protected]>
Dear Ms Yates
17ParkStreetB. ATHB.A24EE I am interestedin the job of (1)
I am(2) yearsold and | (3)_ in
Bath.I am a (4) at DurhamUniversity,
so I am (5)_ from mid-Juneuntilthe
endof Seotember.
LastwinterI was a (6) Ina
holidayresortin Austria.| (7)_ speaktwo
(8)- quitewell,Frenchand German,and
| (9)- workingwith peopleverymuch.
| (10)- bornin Bath,so I knowthe city
Readthe advertisemenftor a tourist guide. verywell indeed.
Why do you think Carl is interestedin this job?
I lookforwardto hearingfromyou.
Y o u r ss i n c e r e l y
Carl Hampton
r Are you over l8? Readthis advertisemenftor a job. What is thejob?
. Do you like talking to people? Answerthe questionsaboutyou.
r Do you know Bath well? Write a similaremailto Carl's.
. Can you speak any foreign languages?
. Are you free from July to September? The Intcrnationel Sehool in
Write or email: LindaYatesB, athTouristCentre,
2 AbbeyStreet,BAIH BAI 5LY y o u rr o w n :
[email protected]
wants a receptionist.
108 Writing.Uni5t
r Po you like working with people?
o Can you speak two languages,and English?
o Do you have experience working in an office?
. Can you use a computer?
. Do you know (your tou,n) rvell?
EmailAnne Watson,Director,at
a u ' a t s o n @ i n t e r n a t i o n as cl .h o o l . c o m
5 Compare your email with a partner's.
UNIT6 ABIOGRAP-HCYombiningsentences << p49
I Work with a partner.foin the linesin A and C aboutBenWaywith a linking word from B.
Themulti-millionaireBenWay
BenWayis35yearsold - hewasjust17.
Ben'ascomput.r,illion.ir\ hewas21.
thenin2001helosteverything.
Asachildh, ewasdyslexic \ nowhel amillionairaegain.
Hedidn'tlearnto readorwrite \
HewrotehisfirstsoftwareproSram
Hedidn't80to university
Hefirstbecamaemil]ionaire
Hecontinuetdo beverysuccessful
H ew o na b u s i n e sasw a r di n2 0 0 0 ,
Oneyearlaterhestarted'Rainmakers'
ftf[f Listenand compare.Taketurns to readthe sentenceas boutBen aloud.
Write somenotesaboutsomeoneyou know who is successful.
Talkto your partnerabouthim or her.
. What'hsis/henr ameH? owoldishe/she? . Howdidhelshebecomseuccessful?
. Whatdoeshe/shedo? . Didhe/shehaveanyupsanddowns?
. Howdoyouknowhim/her? . Whenandwheredoyouseehim/her?
. Washe/shecleveartschool?
3 Completethe text aboutGabriellawith linking wordsfrom exercise1.
My cousinGobrielloisonly24 yeorsold ( | ) - sheisolreodyo ye(y
successfdurlessdesigner.
GobrielloondI ployedo lottogethe(r21 -we werechildren
(3) - we orethesomeoge.We olsowentto thesomeschool
(4) - we were18yeorsold.{S) ofterschoowl e didn'tsee
eochotherveryoften.
Gobriellowosolwoysveryortistic(61- shewentto o foshionschool
in LondonI.wentto OxfordUniversitoyndstudiedLow(7) | wonted
to be o lowyer. t
Fouryeorsloter,l'm stillo poorstudent(,S) - m y c o u s i nG o b r i e l l oi s
richondfomousS. hewono moiorfoshionowordt9) - s h ew o s l u s t
22. Ovr fomilyisveryproudof her.
GobrielloondI nowhoveverydifferenltives(l O)- we don'tmeel
veryoften.(l | ) -, we stillstoyin touchby emoilqndtexting.
She'sin Milonthisweekfor o foshionshow.I loveheoringobout
herlife(l 2) - it isveryexciting.
4 Write abouta successfupl ersonthat you know.Useyour notes.
Writing Unit6 109
7h UNlT 7 TELLINAGSTORY- Usingtimeexpressions
I Work with a partner.Do you know anlthing aboutChristopherCoiumbus?Look at the picturesand sharewhatyou knorv.
CHRISTOPHECROLUMBUS
'Tn 1492
ll0 Writing UnitT
<< p60
Christopher Columbus was a greatexplorer. For a long time people 2 ReadtheselinesaboutColumbus.Match
believedthat he discoveredAmerica. However. we now know that themwith thepictures.
rr\
al He learnedto read and write
EARTYLIT'E Spanishduring his early travels.
Columbus was born in 1451in Genoa,Italy. He was one of b,l the Norseman, Leif Ericson, landed
five children. He didn't go to school, (2)
there 500 vearsbefore Columbus.
However, he always wanted to go to sea.
L-L] f l he worked with his father. who was
UFE AT SEA a wool worker.
He becamea sailor. Between 1477 and 1485he visited many countries, d I The Spanishpeople gaveColumbus
including Spain, Iceland, Ireland, Madeira, and West Africa.
(3) a hero's welcome.
Columbus wanted to be rich and famous. For eight years his sailorsbecametired and ill.
(4)
Finally they agreedand he got three ships,the Santa Maria, fI he beggedKing Ferdinand and
the Pinta, and the Nifia, and enough food for a voyageof one year.
Queen lsabellaof Spain to givehim
He left Spain on 3 August, 1492and sailedwest. After three money to discovernew lands.
months at sea, (5)
() he was in great pain with arthritis
They wanted to go home. 'Give me just three more days,' said and couldn't leavehis bed.
Columbus. Two dayslater, they saw land.It was an island.
(6) h il Columbus named it SanSalvador,
\ext, they sailedto Cuba. Columbus thought he was in China or and its people, lndians.
Japan.The world was a lot bigger than he thought.
Readthe storyof ChristopherColumbus.
Then, unfortunately, near Haiti the SantaMaria hit rocks, so Completeit with linesa-h.
Columbus returned to Spain on the Nifta, leaving 40 sailors
on the island to look for gold. (7) What do the highlightedtime expressions
in the story referto?
FINALYEARS
5 Work with a partner.Usethe picturesto
3etween 1492and 1504Columbus made three more voyagesacross retellthe storyof ChristopherColumbus
the Atlantic. He took his 13-year.old son Ferdinand with him on the in your own words.
-astvoyage.He becamefamous, but not very rich. In the last yearsof
iris life, (8) Project
He died on 20 May, 1506.
Researchand makenotesabouta historical
characterfrom your country.Discussthem
with your partner.Write the story.
. tiveanintroduction
. includienformatioanbouthis/heer arlylife
. includfeactsabouht is/helrife
. writeabouht is/hefrinalyears
Writing Unit7 lll
7x UNITI TWOEMAIL-S Informanl dmoreformal
I Duncan is a studentin Manchesterand Sallyis a studentin Edinburgh.
Readthe emailSallywrote aftervisiting Duncan.Answerthe questions.
1 Did Sallyenjoythe weekend?
2 Is Duncana goodcook?
3 Why doesSallywanttherecipe?
4 How did Sallytravelbackto Edinburgh?
5 Why did shesleepon thejourney?
6 Why is Duncan'astar'?
7 When would shelike to seeDuncanagain?
8 Is theemailformal or informal?
9 Did shevisit Duncanbeforeor aftertheir exams?
Last Weekend leply I
from: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: Mon3 May
HiDuncan.
Thanksfor lastweekendl.t wasreallygreat.Themealwasfantastic-
didn'tknowyoucouldcooklJustkidding;-)Emaiml etherecipeI.'d liketo
makecottagepiefor my friendshere- they'realwaysstarvinghungry!
Thejourneywassooooooooooolongandboring- the coachstoppedat a
motorwayservicestationwhereI hada disgustingcheesesandwichanda
c o l d c o f f e e .Y u k !
I sleptforthe restof thejourney- notsurprisingreally- we did danceALL
night!HouseRuleswasa brillianct lub,but goingto bedat 4 andgetting
up at 8 to go backto Edinburghwasawful!You'rea starfor gettingup
earlyto takemeto the coachstation!
Everyonehereis worriedaboutthe exams.Theystartnextweek,like
yours.lt wasgoodto forgetaboutthemfor theweekend|! missyoua lot.
Comeandvisitme soon- it'scheapon the coach.
Can'twaitto seeyouagain.Emailme,or senda text.
Lotsof love
Salxxxx
Attachments:
112 Writing Unit8
<< P65
2 Sallyalsostayedwith Duncan'sparentsfor a weekend.Readher thank-youemail.
Answerthe questions.
I When did shevisit his parents?
2 Wasit the first time?
3 What did shedo there?
4 Did shewait until afterthe examsto seeDuncan?
3 The emailto Duncan'sparentsis more formal than the email to Duncan.
Comparethe beginningsand endings,then compareline by line.
What other differencescanyou find?
from: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: lVon21 Aoril
DearMr andMrsOwen.
I'd liketo thankyou so muchfor havingmeto staylastweekendI.
hada reallylovelytime,andI wasso pleasedto meetyou at last.The
mealyou madewasdeliciousD. uncantold methathismotherwas
an excellenct ook- and hewasright.I alsoenjoyedourwalk- the
countrysideandwoodsnearyourhousearebeautiful.
Thejourneybackwas longand I sleptfor mostof the way.lt wasvery
kindof youto drivemeto the stationso earlyin the morningI. was
verygrateful!
It'sgoodto be backat universityI.havea lotof workat the moment
beforethe examsstart.I knowDuncanhasexamstoo,so we can't
seeeachotheruntilthe endof June- we arejusttoo busy!
I'd loveto visitagainin thesummerholidayswith Duncan.
Thankyou againfor everything.
B e s tw i s h e s , i
Sally
4 Write an informal thank-youemail aftera visit to a friend. Showit to a partner.
Discusswaysyou could changeit to a more formal style.
Writing Unit8 ll3
UNIT9 DESCRIBAINPGLAC-E Relativperonounwshich,who,where << p76
I Readand completethe GrammarSpot. Relativepronouns
2 Jointhe sentenceswith which,who,or where.
Whichrelativperonouinsfor'peoplefol r'thingsfol r'places'?
I lack wrote the letter.It arrivedthis morning. Completehesentences.
2 There'sthe park. We play football in it. I Weusewhichfor :
3 This is the hotel.I alwavsstavhere. Thisisthebookl.t hastheinformation.
Thisisthebookwhichhastheinformation.
4 Bafbara'sgot a car.It'sfasterthan vours.
2 Weusewherefor :
5 I met the man. He livesin the houseon the corner.
T h e r et'hs eh o u s eJ.o h na n dM a r yl i v ei n i t .
T h e r et'hs eh o u s ew h e r e J o hann dM a r y[ i v e .
3 Weusewhofor :
I likethegirl.Shesitsnexto me.
| likethegirlwhositsnext o me.
3 ReadaboutLondon and completethe text with the wordsfrom the box.
a wheretheQueenlives w h i c ha r em u c hb i g g e r e wheretheRomanlasnded 8 whichcostsf8 aday
b whichisthebiggest d whowanto drive t whereyoucanbuyanything h whereyoucansee
Londonhas a populationof about7,000,000It.lies on the
RiverThames,(1) nearly 2,000yearsago.From about
1800until \MorldWarT!vo,Londonwas the biggestcity in the
world, but now there aremany cities{2)
Londonis famous for many things.Touristscome from
all overthe world to visit its historic buildings,such as
BuckinghamPalace(,3)-, and the Housesof Parliament,
(4)- and hear the famous clock,BigBen.They alsocome
to visit its theatres,its museums,and its many shops,such
as Harrods,(5)-. And of coursethey want to ride on the
LondonEyenext to the river!
Like many big cities,Londonhas problemswith traffic
and pollution.Over1,000,00p0eoplea dayusethe London
Underground.People(6)- into the city centrepay the
C o n g e s t i o nC h a r g e(, 7 )_ , but therearestill too many
carson the streetsT. he air isn't clean.but it is cleanerthan i
was 100yearsago.
Forme, the best thing aboutLondonis the parks.Thereare
five in the city centre.But my children'sfavouriteplaceis
Hamleys,(8)- toy shopin the world!
Write four paragraphsaboutyour capitalcity.Begineachparagraphin the sameway
asthe text aboutLondon.Answerthe questionsbelow.Write 100-150words.
ParagrapI hHowbigisit?Whereisit? Paragrap3hDoesit haveanyproblems?
Paragrap2h Whatisit famousfor? Paragrap4hWhatdoyoulikebestaboutit?
lH Writing Unit9
7t UNITl0 COMPARIANNGDCONTRAST-INLGinkinwgordbsut,howevoelrt,hough << p84
I But, however,andalthoughhavesimilar meanings. loin eachsentencein threedifferentways,with but,
Noticehow theyjoin thesesentences. However,andalthough.
I I like Peter.I dont lovehim.
1 I lovetravel,but I dont like flying - I preferthe train. 2 My flat hasa balcony.It doesnthavea garden.
2 I lovetravel.However,I dont like flying - I prefer 3 My brother'solder than me.He'ssmallerthan me.
the train. Completethe text with theselinking words.
3 Although I lovetravel,I dont like flying - I prefer
but so because however although when
thetrain.
Which two sentenceasrethe most formal?
i,. ".'-.-*-. t My Brothers
I I havetwin brothersN, ickand ChrisT. hey'rezo yearsold
s
and(t) they'retwins,they arenot identicatlwins
:F
(z) thev aredifferentin manvwavs.
t J,'
Fora startthey don't lookalike.Nick'sgot blondehair
;d
3: and blueeyesa, nd he'squitetall.(3) , Chrisisn't
'"3 *
t verytall and he'sgot redhairand browneyesA. lso,they
i*; neverwearthe sameclothesT. hisis(q)_ our mother
c.:
alwaysdressedthem alike(S)_ they werechildren
:i
!" :
':
andthey hatedit.
Somethingelsethat they don't likeis (6) people
talk about'thetwins',not 'Nick'and 'ChrisT'. heywant
to be individuals(.7) , they do havesomeinterests
in common.Forexamplet,hey lovebeingoutdoors
(8)- they oftengo for longwalkstogetherin the
countrysidAel.sot,heybothhavegreatcomputesrkills. f
Infact,they'rebothstudyinglTat universit(yg, )- g
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both of them arealwaysverykindto me,their littlesister.
I cantellthem all my problems.
4 Comparetwo peoplein your family,or two friends.Try to usesomeof the highlightedexpressionsI.nclude:
. anintroduction . whatheylooklike . theirpersonalities. what heylikedoing
Writing Unilt0 ll5
UNIT ll DESCRIBIANHGOLIDAY- Writingapostcard << p89
I Lukeand Tina aregoingon holiday.Readthe information aboutit.
QUESTTONS LUKEANDTINA
Where/go? Southof France
When/go? 2l May
How/travel? planeandhiredcar
Howlong/stay? l0 days
Where/stay? a h o u sienav i l l a g e
What/do? swims,hopinthemarketrse, adandrelaxe,atingoodrestaurants
Completethe questionsin exercise1 aboutLuke and Tina'sholiday.
Ask and answerwith a partner.
ry,?
Listenand compare.
T h eP r e s e nCto n t i n u o uc as nd e s c r i b e
futurearrangements.
I'mseeingthedoctortomorrow.
They'rgeoingonholidanyextweek.
Whatareyoudoingthisevening?
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It'snow 28May.LukeandTina arein France. WednzsdaY'lvlaY NtLt
Readthe postcardthat they aresending
to friends. Dear TobYan'dlvId,
Completeit with the adjectivesfrom We're l,utwvga reotlly(1) - hvne here tw thz South of
the box. Useeachadjectiveonceonly. htuse Ln'a (3) -
Frante. We;rerenhvg a Lovdy,{7i -
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delicious wonderful hot old
beautiful relaxed warmer loud
huge busy frightenedsunny
colourful expensive peaceful
Do you sometimessendor receivepostcards? Lovethe vnarkrls here, they're so (10) but thL thlvgs are
What wasthe lastpostcardyou receivedor sent? qnLte{ll) .fihrs evewvgwe'rel'awvg '
Wherefrom?Who to/from? restanrant calld 'Le Proven4ale-' tholr food d L w t n r L wa LacaL
Write a holidaypostcardto a friend. Look:{i7) -! ,
Write aboutsomeof thesethings:
rt'.c.ra {i i.s3/ } Wre. Wefee) very (14) ' We're readLvg
. whereyouare . whereyouarestaying . thejourney were alwaystoo
. theweather . youractivitiesp,astp, resenat,ndfuture a Lat- v,/enover have ivne ta re'adat hlww'
onlY twu' vn'oredays!Se'eYous00w'
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LukzandTLna
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UNIT12 A POEM- Choositnhgerighwt ord << pl}l
Work with a partner.Match the question Why didyouleave?
wordsand answers.
When did you leave? afternoon/mornln
What...? | Nobody. I left at four in the _.
Where...? | Becaulsneeedeadholiday. When did you leave? 1.tte.pla*at!
When...? | LasSt eptember. When the housewas
Why...? | Spain
Who...? | Asuitcase. Where haveyou gone?
How...? | Thesmallbrowone.
Which...? | ltl mine Toa-.crowdedcifv. noisy/huge
Whose...?| Byboat.
Where haveyou gone? < t*.liptdl
Completethe questionsto suitthe answers.
Toa - whereno oneknowsme.
Readthe poem calledWhy did you leave?
It haslots of questionsin it. Who do you What did you take? . ffi
think is askingthe questions?Who is Somemonev.Notmv m e m o r i e s / m yp a s s p o r t
answeringthem?What is the poem about? What did you take?
Not much.Just-.
Discusswith your partnerwhich words
bestcompletethe linesof the poem.Read How didyoutravel?
someversesaloudto the class.
Bv-. Bv-. < l <_tt-"r"/r*l
Em Listento the poem. Compareyour "-tll""d
choices.Do you think anyof your ideasare How did you travel?
betterthan thosein the poem?
I travelled alone.I have <li-tt**.1
Write moreversesC. ompletetheselines.
travelled alone.
Who drdyoumeet?
I met... Irllhy atayouleave? @
W h od i d y o um e e t ?
I met... BecauseI wantedto see ,"yp-bl.rs/.;l
Whv did vou leave?
How canwehelpyou? Becausenobodylistened.No one
You...
Howcanwehelpyou? haseverlistened to
You...
Why aorittheylisten? <Ifirvllra".."d-]
Whathaveyoulearned? I don t know. I havenever <.r"tj-r.ussl
I ' v el e a r n e d... Why dont they listen?
Whathaveyoulearned? BecauseI havevery little to i rich
I ' v el e a r n e d ..
When areyoucominghome?
When I havebecome
Do notwait.
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U N ITI TID trlIr
||ll The alphabet 1 She'sfrom Italy. I A Hello, Sally.How are you?
A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-r-l-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S- 2 What's his name? B OK, thankyou. Andyou?
T-U-V.W-X-Y-Z 3 Your English is good. A Fine,thanks.
4 Where'sshefrom?
till seep6 5 He'sa teacherfrom England. 2 A Hi, Pete.How are you?
6 We arent English. B All right, thanks. And you?
ET A Not bad, thank you.
ttlD spelling
C=Carla D=David 3 A Good morning, Mr Simpson.How are
C Hello. My name'sCarla. What'syour name? I My name'sVanessaT. hat'sV-A-N-E-S-S-A. you?
D David. Vanessa.
C Wherepre you from, David? B Very well, thank you. And you?
D I'm from Bristol. Where areyou from? 2 My first name's]oseph.That'sJ-O-S-E-P-H. A Fine,thankyou.
C I'm from Bristol, too! My surname'sBowen. That'sB-O-W-E-N. 4 A Hello, Mrs Brown. How areyou?
D Oh! Nice to meetyou! |osephBowen. B Fine,thankyou. And you?
A Notbad.
IIN 3 My name'sKatie Matthews. That'sKatie,
K-A-T-I-8, MatthewsM-A-T-T-H-E-W-S. IIIO
I What'shis surname?
Frasier 4 My email addressis [email protected]. I A Bye,Mum! It's time for school.
That'sG dot H-U-N-T eight at yahoo dot B Goodbye darling. Havea good day!
2 What'shis first name? com, A Thanks. Seeyou later.
BilI
5 My email addressis [email protected]. 2 C Good morning!
3 Where'she from? That'sZac, Z-A-C, dot Yates,Y-A-T-E-S, at D Good morningl Can I have a coffee,an
Chicago gmail dot co dot UK. espressop,lease?
C Yes,ofcourse! Any'thing else?
4 How old is he? E[l seepll D No, thank you.
30
IIID 3 E Good afternoonl Can I help you?
5 What's his phone number? F No, thank you. Wete just looking.
3t2 555 0749 I Where'sAnnalisa from? Italy. E That'sOK.
2 Where'sher school? In the centre of
6 What's his email address? 4 G Frank. This is Gina. She'sfrom our New
[email protected] London. York office.
3 What's her teacher'sname? Charlotte.
7 Is he married? 4 What'sher family's name? Wilson. H Hello, Gina. Nice to meet you.
No, he isn't. 5 Where'stheir house? In Notting Hill, in I Hello, Frank. Pleasedto meet you, too.
5 J Thank goodnessit's Friday! Bye,Ian.
ET West London. K Bye,Derek. Have a good weekend.
6 How old are the two brothers? Edward's16 J Thanks.Sameto you.
I What'sher surname? K Seeyou on Monday!
2 What'sher first name? and Rick's 19. 6 L Good night! Sleepwell.
3 Where'sshefrom? 7 Is the weather OK? Yes.it is. It's cold and M Good night! Seeyou in the morning.
4 How old is she?
5 What's her phone number? sunny.
6 What'sher email address?
7 Is shemarried? lrfir
tllt seeps 1 P Goodbye,Annalisa! Have a good day at
school!
tID
A Thank you, Peter.And you have a good
I I go to Kingston University. day at work!
2 I havea brother and a sister.
3 I live with my parentsin a housein West 2 C Good morning, Annalisa. Where'syour
homework?
London.
4 My familyreallylike Lily! A It's here.Charlotte.
3A Hello, Cristo. Where areyou from?
ET
c I'm from Mexico.
I Where areyou from?
2 Are you from London?' 'Yes,I am.' 4A A ticket, please.
3 'How old areyou?' 'I m 151 B The National Gallery is free.
4 iA.reyour sistersmarried?' 'No, they arent.' A Oh, good! Thank you!
5 I like you. You'remy friend.
6 Hans isnt from Germany,he'sfrom 5 A A coffee,please.
B Certainly. Here you are.
Switzerland.
7 'ls your mother a doctor?' 'No, sheisntl rr[D
8 I'm not Italian. I'm French.
foseph My family isnt very big. I havea sister,
Andrea, shet 18,and abrother Richard, he's
25. They'renot married. I'm married, erm, my
wife'sname is Isabel.We havetwo children,
a daughter,Nancy, that'sN-A-N-C-Y, she's4,
and a son, Tom, he'sonly six months old. We
live near my parents.My dad'sname is fohn,
and my mum's is Odile, that'sO-D-I-L-E. She's
French.My grandmother lives with them, her
name'sMarie. She'smy mum's mum.
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7L UNIT 2 IE IEII
f-tr seePl4 I A Darcey comesfrom London. I He likeshis iob.
B Yes,that's right. 2 Shelovesworking.
rD 3 He isnt married.
2 A Shelives in England. 4 Does he havethree children?
lsl likes works writes walks B No, shedoesn't.Shelives in Australia. 5 Where doeshe go?
/z/ comes goes earns plays
ltzl teaches 3 A Shehas two sons. l-tl| Improving style
B No, shedoesn't.Shehas two daughters.
rE David Guetta - The superstarDJ with
4 A Shewrites storiesfor children. 70-million hits on YouTube!
I Andrew is an engineer.Claudia is a B Yes,that's right. David Guetta is French.He lives in Paris,but
zoologist. he works all over the world. He'sa very famous
5 A David'sEnglish. D). He'snumber 3 in the "Top 100Dfs" poll.
2 Shecomesfrom the US. He comesfrom B No, he isdt. He'sFrench. He works with a lot of pop stars,such as
New Zealand. Britney SpearsC, elineDion, and Madonna.
6 A He works all over the world. He sometimeswrites songsfor them. He really
3 He lives in Scotland.Shelives in California. B Yes,that'sright. likes Lady Gaga,and he wants to work with
4 Sheworks in the desert.He works on an oil her. His job'svery exciting, and he likes it a
7 A His wife comesfrom Miami. lot. He'smarried to Cathy.Shecomesfrom
rig. B No, shedoesnt.Shecomesfrom Senegal. Senegal.She'sa businesswomanand an actress.
5 He earns E200a day.Sheearns $60,000a They often go to Ibiza. Every year,they have
8 A He writes songsin his free time. parties there. Peoplelove their parties. Cathy
year. B Yes,that'sright. and David havetwo young children, and they
6 Shelikesherjob, and he likeshisjob, too. love to spendtime with them.
7 He goesto the gym in his free time. She tfi| Talking about family and friends
fED An interview
walks her dog. Her dog'sname is Brewer. f A My husbandcomesfrom Belgium.
8 She'smarried. Her husband'sname is lim. B Where exactlyin Belgium? I = Interviewer S= Student
A From the capital, Brussels. I Can I askyou somequestionsaboutyour
Andrew isnt married.
2 A My grandmother lives in the next town. school?
ffll Questions and negatives B Does shevisit you often? S Yes,ofcourse.
What doesAndrew do? He'san engineer. A Yes,shedoes.Every Sunday. I How many studentsare in your school?
Where doeshe come from? New Zealand. S Thereare 650 now.
Doeshe live in Scotland?Yes,he does. 3 A My mother lovesreading. I That'squite a lot. And how many teachers?
Doeshe live in New Zealand? No. he doesnt. B What doessheread? S Ten teachers.
He isnt married.He doesnthaveany children. A Detectivestories. I And what time do your classesstart?
S Five o'clock every day.
fft| seepls 4 A My father travelsa lot in his job. I How much doesit cost?
B Where doeshe go? S Oh, the school is free.
IE A He'sin Berlin this week. I Very good! And your teacher,what'syour
I Where doesAndrew work? 5 A My sister speaksSpanishvery well. She teacher'sname?
On an oil rig. wantsto learn Frenchtoo. S Babur Ali. Het only sixteen.
I Sixteen!That'samazing! Is he a good
2 Doeshe work hard? B Does shewant to be an interpreter?
Yes,he does. A No, shedoesn't.Shewantsto be a teacher?
S He is very good indeed.
3 How much doeshe earn? teacher. I What doeshe teach?
L200 a day. 6 A My little brother watchesTV a lot. S He teachesEnglish,Bengali,history,and
4 What doeshe do in his free time? B What doeshe like watching? maths.
He goesto the gym and he plays snooker. A Sport, sport, sport and er- football! I That'sa lot of subjects.Does he work hard?
7 A My friend Tom writes a blog on the S Oh, yes,very hard. He studiesall day and
5 Doeshe like hisjob?
Yes,he does. Internet. he teachesus every evening.He'sthe best
B What doeshe write about? teacherin the world!
6 Doeshe havea dog? A Everlthing and everybody!
No, he doesnt. rlft| ;obs
I-rrir
fE Stress and intonation I Shesa hairdresser.Shecuts hair. r
I Darcey comesfrom London. I A What doesyour sisterdo? 2 He'sa pilot. He flies from Heathrow
2 Shelives in England. B She'sa student. Shewants to be a doctor
3 Shehas two children. so shestudiesa lot. airport.
-1 Sheplaystennis a lot. 3 She'sa receptionist.Sheworks in a hotel.
5 David'sEnglish. 2 A DoesPeterlike his new job? 4 He'san architect. He designsbuildings.
6 He works in Paris. B No, he doesnt. He works very hard and 5 She'sa lawyer.Sheworks for a family
7 His wife comesfrom Miami. he doesntearna lot of money.
8 He writes songsin his free time. Iaw firm.
3 A Is that your dog? 6 He'sa taxi driver. He knows all the streets
B No, he isnt. He'smy mother's.He goes
with her ever)'where.Sheloveshim a lot. of London.
His name'sBoris. 7 She'sa journalist. Shewrites news stories.
8 He'sa dentist. He looks after people'steeth.
4 A Your friend Ella speaksEnglish very well. 9 She'sa nurse. Sheworks in the City
B Yes,shedoes.Shegoesto England every
summer. Hospital.
f 0 He'san accountant.He likes working
5 A What doesyour grandfather do all the
time? with money.
B Well, he watchesTV a lot, but on
Saturdayshe playsgolf with friends, and
on Sundayshe visits us.
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IED xF UNIT 3 rE
I A What doesyour brother do? lEf Lisa'stwojobs! I Lisa,why do you like your job?
B He'sa journalist. He writes for TheTimes 2 Where do you live in New York?
newsPaper. 'Hi, I'm Lisa Parsons.I'm 24 yearsold and I 3 What do you do on Tuesdayevenings?
A Oh, that'sa good job. live in New York City. I'm alwaysvery busy, 4 Shereally Iovessinging.
C What doesyour father do? but I'm very happy.From Monday to Friday 5 Sheeatsa lot.
D Heb an accountant.He works for a big I work in a bookstore,the Strand Bookstore 6 What doesshedo on Sundays?
firm in the city. in Manhattan. Then on SaturdaysI have
C And your mother?What doesshedo? another job - I'm a singerwith a band. It's lE Talkingaboutyou
D She'sa teacher.SheteachesFrench and greatbecauseI love books and I love singing.
Spanish. On weekdaysI usually finish work at 6 o'clock, I What time do you get up?
E Doesyour sisterwork in the centre of but sometimesI staylate,until 9 or 10o'clock At about 7 o'clock on weekdays.
town? at night. On Saturdayevenings,I sing in
F Yes,shedoes.She'sa receptionist.She nightclubs in all parts of the city, I don t go to 2 Where do you go on holiday?
works in the Ritz Hotel. bed until 3 or 4 o'clockin the morning. On To Turkey or Eg1pt.
E Oh. that'snearwhere I work. Sundays,I dont do much at all. I often eat in
G Are you a doctor? a little restaurantnear my apartment. I never 3 What do you do on Sundays?
H No, I'm not. I'm a nurse. cook on a Sunday.I'm too tired.' I alwaysrelax.
G Ohrbut I want to seea doctor.
I I want to be a pilot when I m big. rr 4 When do you do your homework?
K I want to be a lawyer.They earn lots of When I gethome.
money. I Where do you live?
I Pilots earn a lot too, and they travel the In New York. 5 Who do you live with?
world. My mother and brothers.
2 Do you like your job?
flln what time is it? Yes.I do. 6 Why do you like your job?
Becauseit'sinteresting.
It's five o'clock. 3 Do you relax at weekends?
It's eight o'clock. No. I don't. 7 How do you travel to school?
It's half past five. Usually by bus.
It's half past eleven. 4 Why dont you relax at weekends?
It's quarter past five. BecauseI sing in nightclubs. 8 Do you go out on Fridayevenings?
It's quarter past two. Yes,I do sometimes.
It's quarter to six. IE
Itt quarter to nine. lftt Inmyfreetime
It's five past five. I=Interviewer L=Lisa
It's ten past five. I Hi, Lisa.Nice to meetyou. I Andy
It's twenty pastfive. L Nice to meet you too. A I play tennis a lot. I'm no good but I like
It's twenty-five past five. I Now I hear you often sing in nightclubs playing.
It's twenty-five to six. B \l/hen do you play?
It's twenty to six. here in New York A Oh, summer usuallybut sometimesin
It's ten to six. L That'sright. I love singing. spring and autumn if it's sunny.
It's five to six. I And how old areyou Lisa?
L I'm24. 2 Roger
tED seep2l I And do you live in New York? R My favourite sport is skiing. I go skiing
L Yes,I do. I live downtown near the river. with my family everyyear.We all love it.
frtn I And where do you work? B When do you go?
L I work in a bookstore.The Strand Bookstore R Always in Januaryor February,after
I A Excuseme. Can you tell me the time, Christmas.We go to France.
please? in Manhattan. B And are you a good skier?
I What time do you finish work? R I'm OK. My wife'sgood, the kids are
B Yes,ofcourse.It'sjust aftersix o'clock. L Well, I usually finish at 6 o'clock but reallygood - but I'm just OK.
A Thankyouverymuch.
C Excuseme. Can you tell me the time, sometimesI staylate,until 9 or l0 o'clock, 3 Linda
but I alwaysfinish at 6 on Saturdaysbecause B Do you go to the gym every day?
please? I sing in the evening. L Yes,I do, everyday,everymorning
D I'm sorry. I don t havea watch. I How many jobs do you have? before work.
C Never mind. L fust two! The bookstore and singing. B And do you go swimming there?
E Excuseme. What time doesthe bus I And do you like your jobs? L Yes.I swim every morning too. Do you
L Oh, yes!I lovethem both. go to the gym?
leave? I Why do you like them? B Well -er no, I dont. I like my bed in the
F At ten pastten. L BecauseI love singing and I love books. I'm morning!
E Thank you. What time is it now? Iucky.I love my work.
F It's about five past. I What do you do on Sundays? 4 Ben & Josh
E Fivepastten?! L I dont do much at all. I often eat in a little B Youlike a lot ofsports,dont you?
F No, no, fivepastnine.\ou're OK. No restaurantnear my apartment. B&J Oh yeah,my favourite is windsurfing.
I Do you sometimescook on Sundays? Me and my brother go to surf school
needto hurry. L Never! I'm too tired. everysummer and ... and we play golf
G When doesthis lessonend? I I understandthat! Thank vou verv much for and footballofcourse.
H At four o'clock. your time, Lisa. B All outdoor sports?
G Oh dear! It's only quarter past three! L My pleasure. B&f Er- no, we watch sport a lot on TV,
and we play computer gamesafter
school.
B Not a lot of time for homework then?
B&f Well...
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5 Sandra&Brian IEII UNI T4
S In winter we love eveningsat home.
B What do you do? Watch TV? I seep29 tEl
S Well, yes,sometimes.We like all the 2 H I'm sorry I'm late.The traffic'svery bad
cookery programmes.I love cooking. living room
B Oh, we love those programmestoo, but this morning. sofa
we often play cardson winter evenings. B Never mind. Come and sit down. DVD player
S We like cardstoo, but we only play H Thanks. armchair
when we'reon holiday in summer. It's a B We'reon page28. bookshelves
'holidaything'in our family. B What'sthe matter,Hakan?Do you havea mirror
B What do you play?
S Well,usuallywe play ... problem? kitchen
H Yes.I don t understand this exercise. cooker
rE B Dont worry. I'll help you with it. fridge
H Oh, thank you very much. table
I often watch TV. H Can I open the window? It's really warm oven
2 sometimeswatch French films. washingmachine
3 alwayslisten to music in the car. in here.
4 dorit play the piano. B Sure.Good idea.It is hot in here,isnt it? street
5 sometimesplay cardswith friends. H Very.Thanksa lot. bus stop
6 go dancing a lot. B That'sall right. I think we all need some post office
7 go shopping every Saturday. caf|
8I 'get up late on Sundays. fresh air. pavement
9I often cook dinner for my friends. H Can you help me?What doesbilingual chemist's
traffic lights
lE SongExtractfrom2|-something mean?
by famieCullum B It meansin two languages. f@ A flat to rent
H Oh, right, of course.I needto buy a
ffil Dr SusanHall - Thework-life ;=fosie E=Emily
bilingual dictionary! I Here'sa flat in Queen'sRoad!
balance C Yeah,that'sa very good idea! E Is it nice?
D Do you want a macchiato?
Of course,work is important for us all, it H Pardon?Can you saythat again? I There'sa big living room.
givesus money to live, it givesstructure to D A macchiato.Do you want a macchiato? E Mmm!
our everydaylives. But, for a happy,balanced H Sorry.What is 'a macchiato?
life, it's also important to 'play' sometimes.It's D lt'sa strongwhite coffee. I And there aretwo bedrooms.
important to find time to relax with friends H Er - yes,OK. Fine. I'll try one.Thank E Great! What about the kitchen?
and family. It's not good to think about work
all the time. I know from my work asa doctor you! I Theret a new kitchen.
that it's sometimesdifficult not to take your H Excuseme! Is this seatfree? E Wow! How many bathrooms are there?
rvork problems home - but if you take your D Yes,it is. Do sit down if you want. I Er ... there'sjust one bathroom.
problemshome you never relax, and itt H Thanks very much. That'svery kind. E Is there a garden?
difficult for your family, and bad for your D Not at all. Are you a new student?
health.Dont live to work, work to live! Life is H Yes,I am. I No, thereisnt a garden.
more than work. D Are you having a good time? E It doesnt matter.It soundsgreat!
H Yes.It's getting better, thanks.
f-nif Social expressions E Parlez-vousfrangais? IIE
H I'm sorry.I dont speakFrench.
I A Bye!Have a nice day! E Oh! It's OK. It doesnt matter. Is there a shower?
H Thanks.Sameto you. Seeyou later. H Can I help you?
E No. Dont worry. I need somehelp with Yes,there is.
2 H I'm sorry I'm late. The traffic'svery bad
this morning. my homework, but I can do it. Is there a fridge?
H All right. Yes,there is.
B Nevermind. Come and sit down. A Hi, Hakan! How wasyour day?
]B What'sthe matter,Hakan?Do you havea H Good, thanks. Really interesting.How Is therea dining room?
No, thereisnt.
problem? about you?
H Yes.I dont understand this exercise. A Oh, not bad. lust another day at work. How many bedrooms arethere?
H Can I open the window? It's really warm H Well, tomorrow's the weekend. Two.
A Yes,thank goodness!
in here. How many bathrooms are there?
B Sure.Good idea.It is hot in here,isnt it? One.
H Can you help me?What doesbilingual
How many armchairs are there? I
mean? Two.
B It meansin two languages.
5C Do you want a macchiato? Are there any pictures?
H Pardon?Can you saythat again? No, there aren't.
- H Excuseme! Is this seatfree?
D Yes,it is. Do sit down if you want. Are there any bookshelves?
3 F Parlez-vousfrangais? Yes,there are.
H I'm sorry. I dont speakFrench.
9A Hi, Hakan! How wasyour day? Are there any carpets?
H Good, thanks. Reallyinteresting.How No, therearent.
about you?
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f![ Prepositions tlft Describingyourhome fED Adverb+ adjective
I The flat'sin Queen'sRoad. My new flat I A Look at Angela'scar! It's a Mercedes!
2 It's on the first floor. My new flat is near the centre of town, so I B Wow! They're really expensive!Is it fast?
3 It's abovea chemist's. often walk to work. It's not very big, but it's A Very fast.
4 The chemist'sis next to a clothes shop. very comfortable! There'sjust one bedroom,
5 There'sa mobile phone shop oppositethe a living room, and quite a big kitchen with a 2 A Does Tom havea lot of money?
table in the centre.This is good becauseI love B Well, he hasa really beautiful housewith
clothes shop. cooking, and I can invite my friends to dinner. a very big garden,and a swimming pool.
6 There'sa post office near the flat. The living room hasone big window. It faces A Mm. He'svery rich, isnt he?
7 The bus stop is outside the caf6. south, so it's alwaysvery sunny.I have two
8 There'sa bench under a tree. comfortable, old armchairs,but I dont havea 3 C Do you like my new jeans?
sofabecausethe room is quite small. D YeahlThey'rereally nice! What make are
llp What'sin yourpicture? they?
There isnt a garden,but there'sa small C They'rePrada.
The flat is near the centre of town. It hasfour balcony in my bedroom. I want to put a D How much were they?
bedrooms,a lovely living room with views chair there so I can sit in the sun on summer C They werent expensive.Well, not very
over the town, and two bathrooms. The evenings. expensive.
kitchen is very big, and there'sa dining room
next to it. I love my new flat for many reasons:the big 4 E Lookl That'sPeter'snew girlfriend!
kitchen, the sunny living room, but most of all F Mmm! She'spretfy. How old is she?
The flat is on the secondfloor. In the living I love it becauseit's my first home! E Twenty-eight.
room there are two sofasand an armchair. F Wow! That'sold!
There ar5 a lot of pictures on the wall. There'sa tED seep36 E Twenty-eight?That isnt very old!
carpet in front of the fire, and there'sa TV and
a DVD player.Thereis a table in front of the TEII 5 G Maria'svery clever,isn t she?
sofa. H Oh, yes.She'sreally intelligent. She
I A Do you know Alice hasa new boyfriend? knows everything.
fflt Anewflat B Really?Is he OK? G Do you like her?
A Mm! He'slovely! H No, not really.Sheisnt very nice to talk
I Shehas someplates. B Ooh! What'shis name? to.
2 Shehasa lot ofclothes A James. G No, I dont Iike her either.
3 Shedoesnt haveany glasses. B Good for Alicel
4 Shehassomepictures. tEB seep37
5 Shehasa lot of CDs. 2 C Ben hasa new flat.
6 Shedoesnt haveany mugs. D Wow! Where is it? tlrn
7 Shehasa lot ofshoes. C In the centreof town.
8 Shedoesnt haveany towels. D Is it nice? one and a half
9 Shehassomecups. C Oh, yes.It's fantastic!The living room is two and a quarter
fabulous! six point eight
@D thisl thatl theselthose seventeenpoint five
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1 | How much is this lamp, please? F Yes,it is! Rain, rain, rain. It's terrible
weather at the moment. oh seveneight six one, five double six seven
A It's €45. E Oh, well! Tomorrow's another day! eight
2 J I like that picture.
4 G Mmm! This is an excellentmeal! IEtr
E Yes,it's lovely! H Thank you! I'm pleasedyou like it.
3 J How much aretheseglasses? G And the wine is wonderful! Where'sit I There are thirty studentsin my class-
from? seventeenboys and thirteen girls.
A They're€15. H I think it's French.Yes.it is. French.
4 | I love those towels! 2 I live at number 62, Station Road.My
5 I I love your shoes!They'regreat! mobile number is 0762934480.
E They'refabulous! I They'renice, aren'tthey?Theyte Italian.
5 | Look at those flowers! I The colour'samazing! Redl Wow! 3 My father works in a big hotel. Thereare
460 rooms on sixteenfloors.
E They'rebeautiful! 6 K We havea new teacher.Her name's
6 E Do you like this kettle? Nancy. 4 The population of my town is 280,000.
I Yeah!It's a greatcolour! L Is shenice? flill?l Numbers and prices
7 f How much arethesemugs? K No, she'sawfull I hate her.
L whv? I 'How much is this book?' 'Six pounds fifty.'
A €5 each. K I dont understand her. Shetalks, and 2 'How much are thesepictures?''Twenty- .
8 | Look at that coat!
talks, and talks all the time! four pounds each.'
E Youdont needanymore clothes! 3 I only earn €18,000a year.
4 'How much is this car?''€9,5001
t!f,t What'sin your bag? 5 'just this postcard,pleaseJ'That's60p,
Christina Whatt in my bag?Well, there'smy please.'
phone, and my purse,of course.I havesome 5 'Can I havethesejeans,please.'Sure,that's
pens.I alwayshavesome pens.A blue one,
and a red one. And there'smy diary. I need to $491
know what appointments I have.And I have 7 'How much is a return ticket from Paristo
a lipstick ... . Oh, and keys.I havesomekeys,
my housekeys and my car keys.And that'sall! Madrid?''€1501
8 Thereare about 1.4dollars to the euro.
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UN IT5 swim, cant they?I can swim very well, I like and a professorof art. His mother, Dofra
swimming, and I like tennis. I can play tennis Maria, wasa housewife.
lIil Superman! quite well. But skiing is my bestsport, I love A So was Picassogood at drawing when he
it, and I can ski really well, really fast.Musical was young?
Supermancomesfrom the Planet Krypton. He instruments?Er ... well, no, I cant play any B Oh, yes.He was a child prodigy. He could
can fly at the speedof light; he can seethrough musical instruments. My dad can play the draw before he could speak.His first word
walls; he canjump 250 metres;he can speak guitar brilliantly, and my mum can play the wasldpiz, which is Spanishfor pencil.
every language;he can turn back time. There's piano a bit, but I cant play anything at all. A Wowl What a story!
nothing Supermancant do!
rE llffn Noun + noun
tE Superman is fantastic!
I Shecan speakSpanisha little bit. I A Excusemel Is there a post office near
A=Alfie I=Iv:r 2 Shecant cook at all.
A Superman'sfantastic! 3 Shecan swim very well. here?
I Hmm! What can he do? 4 Shecan play tennis quite well.
A He can do everything! 5 Shecan ski really well. B Yes.Can you seethe bus stop over there?
I No, he cant! 6 Her dad can play the guitar brilliantly.
A Yes,he can. He can fly at the speedof light, 7 Her mum can play the piano a bit. A Yes,I can.
8 Shecant playanlthing at all.
he can seethrough buildings,andhe can B Well, it's next to the bus stop.Near the
speakevery languagein the world! fE canor can't?
I Shecan cook. +-^4^ I:^L+^
rE 2 lcaithearyou. rr drrrl rrSrlt!,
3 They cant come to the party.
A=Alfie I=Ivy 4 Can you seemy glassesanlwhere? A Thanks.
A He can speakevery languagein the world! 5 You cant alwaysget what you want.
I Really?I dont believethat. 6 Can you do the homework? 2A I cant find my sunglasses.
A Well, he can! Can you speakany languages?
I Yes,I can. I can speakFrench and Spanisha ffil seep4o B Not again!Look in your handbag!
little bit. We learn them at school. Itfftf Pronunciation A Where'smy handbag?
A Well, I can speakFrench too.
I Oh, yeah?! I It was Monday. B It's in the living room.
A I cansay'Bonjour'and'Mercil 2 We were at school.
I That'snothing! You cant speakFrench at 3 'Wasit sunny?''Yesi,t was.' A Oh yes!Thereit is, and there they are!
4 'Wasit cold?''No, it wasntl
all! 5 'Wereyou at school?''Yesw, e were.' 3 A Excuseme! Is there a petrol station near
A Well, I can skateboard!You cantl 6 'Were they at school?''No, they werent.'
I I dont want to skateboard.I like other here?
lEIl MarcYu- Pianist
things. What about skiing?Can you ski? B A petrol station?Yeah.Go past the
A Yeah,I can ski a bit, but my mum and dad I He wasborn on fanuary5, 1999,in
California.USA. railway station and the car park. It'sjust
can ski brilliantly!
I I love skiing. I can ski really well. 2 He can play the piano and the cello. before the motorway.
A OK, OK, we can do some things, but 3 He could play the piano when he wasthree.
4 He could play the cello when he was four. A That'sverv kind. Thank vou.
Supermancan do everything. There's
nothing Supermancant do. Last year he playedwith Lang Lang, the I3m Verb+ noun
I Oh, you and Supermanl Rememberhe'snot famous Chinesepianist, in New York. They
real,he'sonly a ... werea big success. I A Yousenda lot oftext messages!
rEo tf|Il Cleopatra Stratan - Singer B I know. My mobile phone is my best
I 'Can you speakany languages?' CleopatraStratanis a singer.Shewasborn on friend!
'Yes,I can. I can speakFrench and Spanishi October 7th, 2002in Moldova, near Romania.
Shecould sing beautifully when shewasjust A Do you earna lot of money?
2 'Youcant speakFrenchat alll' two yearsold. When shewas three, shemade
3 'I can skateboardY! ou cant!' an album, La yhrstade trei ani. Her album B What a question! Mind your own
4 'Can you ski?' was a big success.150,000were sold round the
world. business!
'I can ski a bit, but my mum and dad can
ski brilliantly!' IED PabloPicasso A Do you live on the third floor?
5 'Superman cando everythfug.There's 25Octoberl,88l - 8 April,L973
nothing Supermancant dol B Yes,I have a great view. I can seeright
A Hey,look at that painting! It's a Picasso!
fE seep39 B Oh yes!Fantastic! over the town.
A Where was Picassoborn?
fftt Ivy carft cook.Canyou? B In Milaga. A Do you wear a suit and tie when you go
A Ah! Sohe wasSpanish?
Ivy: So what can I do? Speaka foreign B Yes,he was. to work?
language... Hmm. Well,yes,I can speak A Were his parentsrich?
French,and Spanisha little bit, but just B Well, they werent rich and they werent B No, no. Where I work is very casual.I
holidaySpanish!Cooking?No, I cant cook
at all. My mum can, she'sa fantastic cook! poor. His father, Don Jos6,was a painter wearjeans and a T-shirt.
Hmm. Sports - well, I think I m quite good at
sports - my cousin Alfie saysI'm not because A Can you play the guitar?
I cant skateboard,but skateboarding'snot
a sport. I can swim of course.Everyonecan B Yes,I can.And the piano.And the
violin.
A Can you ride a motorbike?
B I can.Do you want to come for a ride?
You can sit on the back.
A Can you drive a car?
B Of coursenot! I'm only l6!
A You havea full-time iob. Who looks
after your children?
B Theygo to playschool. I
A Do you watch TV a lot?
B No, not really,just in the morning, and
in the evening,and sometimesin the
afternoon.
l0 A I cant speakany foreign languages.
B I can.German and Spanish.
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fl|lf?l Prepositions x7 UNIT6 t!f,t Interviewwith BenWay
I A Do youlikelisteningto music? tEl Oprah - TV Star and Billionaire I = Interviewer B =BenWay
B Yes,ofcourse.I haveit all on my iPod. I Hi Ben.Nice to meetyou.Can you tell us a
A What sort of musicdo you like? A The woman
B All sortsbut especiallyjazz. Oprah Winfrey is a famous American TV bit about your life?
A Where'syour girlfriend from? Is she star.Shelives in California but shealsohas B Well, I wasborn on September28th 1980in
Mexican? an apartment in Chicago,where sheworks.
B No, sheisn't. She'sfrom Brazil. She Oprah is one of the richest women in America. Devon in the south-westof England.
speaksPortuguese. Sheearnsmillions of dollars everyyear.She I And what did your parentsdo?
A Is Paulamarried to Mike? givesa lot of money to charify. B My dad was an accountantand my mum
B That'sright. Do you know her?
A Do you want to come shopping with me? tl[ seep46 was an artist.
B Oh, yes.Can you wait a minute? I'll get I Did you go to school in Devon?
my coat. t@ B Yes,I did. I went to a small village school.
A Were there any good programmeson I Did you enjoyschool?
televisionlast night? watched interviewed studied talked B No, I didnt enjoy it at all. I had problems
B I dont know. I was on the Internet all moved started earned ooened
evening. becauseI was dyslexic and couldnt read
A Whatrdo you want for your birthday? t@ and write ...
B Can I havean iPhone?Or is that too I Ah, that'sdifficult ...
exoensive? C Her success B Yes,but when I was nine, my dad gaveme a
A Can I speakto Dave?Is he at work today? In 1984,Oprah movedto Chicagoto work computer and it changedmy life. I loved it,
B Sorry, he'son holiday all this week. He's on a TV talk show calledA.M. Chicago.She I took it everl'rvherewith me. I helped my
back next week. talked to lots of interesting peopleabout their friends and my parents'friends with their
problems.Oprah says,'Peoplep'sroblemsare computers.
fAfn Po[terequests my problems.'The show was very successful, I Very good - and then ...?
I A CanI havea coffeep, lease? so in 1985,it wasrenamedTheOprah B Then, I wrote my first softwareprogramme
Winfrey Show.49 million people in 134 when I wasjust I l, and when I was 15,
B Yes,ofcourse. countrieswatchedit everyweek.In 1993,she I beganmy own computer company.
A Can you openthe door for me,please? interviewedMichaelJacksonand 100million I That'sfantastic!Was it successful?
C Sure.No problem. peoplewatchedthe programme. Lastyear,she B Yes,very successful- so successfulthat,
A Thanks. earned$260,000,000. I left schoolat 16and ...
A Could I havethe menu,please? I Yes,I know ... you werea millionaire at 17!
D Certainly, madam. Her charity work B Yes,I mademy first million at 17and at 19,
A Could you tell me the time, please? In 1998,Oprah startedthe charity Oprah\ Angel I had €18.5million.
E It's10.30. Networkto help poor children all over the I And at 20 you won'Young Entrepreneurof
A Thanksa lot. world. In 2007,sheopeneda specialschoolin the Yeari
fohannesburg,TheOprah WinfreyAcademyfor B Yes,I did. I often went on TV and radio and
TIIrjl Girls.Shesays,'WhenI wasa kid, we werepoor talked about it. It was amaztngl
and we didnl havemuch money.Sowhat did I And then oneyearlater ...?
C anI . ..? Ca nI ha vea . . . ? I do? I studiedhardl Thereare 152girls at the B Yes,and then just a year later,when I was
Can I have a coffee,please? school,and Oprah callsthem her daughters- 21, I lost everything.Disaster!Dotcom
the children shedidnt havein real life. businesseseverywherewent down.
Couldyou ...? Couldyou tellme ...? I Yeah,but now you're up again! Another
Could you tell me the time, please? r@ company,another €1 million!
B I know. I work hard but I'm alsovery lucky!
rrltr I Where did her father work?
In a coalmine. llfl Regular and irregularverbs
I A Can I have a cheesesandwich,please? I My grandad was born in 1932.He died in
B In white or brown bread? 2 What did her mother do?
A Could you post this letter for me, please? Shecleanedhouses. 2009.
B Yes,of course.No problem. 2 My parentsmet in London in 1983.They
A Can you give me your email address? 3 Who did Oprah live with?
B I think you haveit already. Her grandmother. got marriedin 1985.
A Can I speakto you for a moment? 3 I arrived late for the lesson.It began at
B Can it wait?I'm a bit busy. 4 What did shestudy?
A Could you lend me f,20till tomorrow? Drama. 2 o'clock.
B I can lend you ten but not twenty. 4 I caughtthe bus to schooltoday.It tookjust
A Can you give me a hand with this box? 5 When did sheinterviewMichaellackson?
B Of course.Do you want it upstairs? In 1993. 40 minutes.
5 I had a verybusymorning. I sent30 emails
6 How much did sheearnlastyear?
$260million. before10o'clock.
6 Our football team won the match 3-0. Your
7 When did sheopenthe girls'school?
ln 2007. teamlost again.
7 My brother earneda lot of money in his last
8 Did her parentsearnmuch money?
No, theydidnt. job but he left becausehe didnt like it.
8 I studied Chinesefor four years,but when
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I went to Shanghai,I couldnt understand a
r@ word.
cleaned received studied wanted
moved talked watched interviewed
opened decided
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ff?rfir A biography Fisherman'schildren Papa,Papa,did you UNI T7
catch many fish?
The multi-millionaire Ben Way lftl 2othCenturyQuiz
Ben Way is 35 yearsold and he runs a F I caughtenough for us today and tomorrow,
company called'Rainmakersl Ben'sa computer and also somefor this gentleman.Please, I Henry Ford soldthe first Model-T in 1908.
millionaire. However,he wasnt alwaysso Sefror,havesome of my beautiful fish. 2 The first talking movie, Thelazz Singer,
successful.As a child, he was dyslexic so he Sefror.Come on children,lett go
didnt do well at school.He didnt read or write n";Tlh. 'wasin 1927.
until he was nine and his father gavehim a 3 Einstein published his theory of relatMty
computer.He wrote his first softwareprogram tt?lD Describing feelings
when he was 11.He didnt go to university about 100yearsago.
becauseat l5 he startedhis own companv.He I I went to bed latelast night, so I'm very 4 The RussianRevolutionwasin 1917.
first becamea millionaire when he wasjust tired today. 5 The first non-stop flight around the world
17.He continued to be very successfuluntil
he was21. He won a businessawardin 2000, 2 My football team lost again.I'm really was about 60 yearsago.
but then in 2001he lost it all. One yearlaterhe annoyed! 6 About 60 million peopledied in the
started'Rainmakersa' nd now he'sa millionaire
agaln. 3 I won €20,000in the lottery! I'm so excited! SecondWorld War.
4 I cant find my housekeys.I'm really 7 The Berlin Wall camedown in 1989.
fllD Thebusinessmaanndthe 8 Man first landed on the moon on fuly 20,
worried.
fisherman 5 I havenothing to do and nowhere to go. I 1969.
9 TheBeatleshad 17number I hits in the UK.
B = Businessman F = Fisherman am sobored! l0 Thetwentiethcenturyendedat midnight
B Good morning. What beautifultuna! How 6 The professorgavea great lecture. I was
on 3l'r December.2000.
long did it take to catch them? reallyinterested.
F Oh, abouttwo hours. tD Thegoodolddays
B Only two hours!Amazing!Why didnt you TED
T=Tommy B=Bill
fish for longer and catch more? f A Did you enjoythe film? T Grandad,when you were a boy did you
F I didnt want to fish for longer.With this I B No, I didn't.It wasboring.
A Oh, I loved it. It was really interesting, have television?
haveenough fish for my family. and very funny. B Of coursewe had televisionl But it wasnt a
B But what do you do with the rest ofyour B I didnt laughonce!
C How wasyour exam? colour TV like now, it wasblack and white.
day?Arent you bored? D Awful. I'm very worried T And were there lots and lots of channels?
F I'm neverbored. I get up late,play with my C But you worked really hard.
D I know I studied until two in the How many TV channelswere there?
children, watch football, and take a siesta morning, but then I was so tired today, B Only two. But that was enough! We loved it!
with my wife. Sometimesin the evenings, I couldnt readthe questions.
I walk to the village to seemy friends, play C Dont worry. I'm sureyou'lI be OK. And there werent programmesall day long.
the guitar, and sing some songs. E That was a greatmatch! Reallyexciting! Nothing in the morning and nothing in the
B Really?That'sall you do? Look, I am a very F Only becauseyour team won. I was afternoon!
successfubl usinessman.I went to Harvard bored. T Oh, no! What time did programmesbegin?
University and I studied business.I can help E But it wasnt boring at all! It wasa B At 4.30.when children'sTV started.Thire
you. Fish for four hours every day and sell fantastic game! weresomegreatprogrammesfor us
the extrafishyou catch... F Well, I didnt enjoy it, and now I'm children, I can tell you! We had real stories
F But... annoyedbecauseI paid €45 for my ticket. in those days!
B ... Then,you canbuy a biggerboat,catch G When'sNina'sbirthday? T Did your mum and dad give you pocket
more, and earn more money. H Youmean'When washer birthday?' money?
F But... It was last Friday,March 24th. B Yes,but I worked for it! I cleanedthe
B ... Thenbuy a secondboat,a third, and G Oh no! Was sheannoyedthat I forgot? kitchen and did the washing-up.We didrt
so on, until you havea big fleet of fishing H No, no, shewasjust worried that you havedishwashersin those days!
Doats. didn't like her anymore. T That'sterrible! How much pocket money
F But... did you get?
B ... andyou canexportthe fish,and leave ff.Tn seep53 B My dad gaveme sixpencea week.That'stwo
this village,and move to Mexico City, or LA and a half p thesedays!He didnt giveme
or New York, and open a fishing business. ff.Tl| What's the date? much, did he?But we bought comicsand
F OK, OK, but how long will all this take? sweets.
B Er- let me think -er probably about 15to 20 I The first of April. April the first. T What sort of comics did you buy?
years. 2 The secondof March. March the second. B Well, I bought a comic calledthe Eagle,
3 The seventeenthofSeptember. September and it was full of adventurestories.And
F 15to 20 years!And then what, Seflor? Superman!That was really exciting!
B Why, that'sthe exciting part! You can sell the seventeenth. T Wow! Did you haveholidays? t
4 The ninth of November.Novemberthe ninth B Yes,but not like nowadays.Peopledidnt go
your businessand becomevery rich, a 5 The29th ofFebruary 1976. abroad.I never took a plane Iike peopledo
millionaire. 6 Decemberthe nineteenth,1983. now! It was too expensive!
F A millionaire? Really?But what do I do 7 Thethird ofOctober, 1999. T Where did you go on holiday?
with all the money? 8 May the 3lst, 2005. B To the seaside,in England.
B Well, Iet me think. Erm- I knoq you can 9 |uly 15th,2015. T How did you get there?
stop work, and -er, move to a lovely,old B My father drove.We had a Ford car,a Ford
fishing village where you can sleeplate,play frrn Prefectit was.We went to the sameplace
with your grandchildren, watch football, every year.
take a siestawith your wife, and walk to the I Octoberthe 3lst. T Why did you go to the sameplace?Why
village in the eveningswhere you can play 2 the23rdoflune. didn t you go somewheredifferent?
the guitar,and sing with your friendsall 3 luly the 15th. B Becausewe all liked it there!
vou want. 4 March the 4th,2012. T I'm pleasedI wasnt alivethen! It sounds
F Mmmm - well ... 5 The l8th ofFebruary,2020. reallyboring!
6 The lTth ofSeptember,1960. B Oh, no! That'swhere you're wrong! It was
the bestfun ever!
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rE rn C Wake up, Mummy! Happy Mother's Day!
D Thank you, darling. Oh, what beautiful
I How many TV channelswere there? In 1909Bleriot made thefirst air journey
2 What time did programmesbegin? from Calais to Dorer. flowers! And a cup of tea! Well, arent I
3 How much pocket money did you get? lucky!
4 What sort of comics did you buy? Bl6riot wasjust 37 yearsold when he flew C And we made you a card! Look!
5 Where did you go on holiday? acrossthe Channel.It took him just 37 D lt's beautiful! What cleverchildren you
6 How did you get there? minutes. are!
7 Why did you go to the sameplace? He took off from Franceat 4.30in the M Thank goodnessit's Friday!
morning. N Yeah!Have a good weekend!
ITD He flew his plane at 40 miles per hour. M Sameto you.
He flew at 250 feet abovethe sea.
I Where did you go? He won a prizeof €1,000.
To the shops.
In 1969Neil Armstrongbecame thefirst man
2 When did you go? to walk on the moon,
Yesterday.
Three astronautsflew in Apollo ll. The
3 Who did you go with? rocket took three daysto get to the moon.
A friend from work. It circledthe moon 30 times.
It landedat 8.17a.m.on 20 July,1969.
4 How did you get there? Six hundred million peoplewatchedon TV.
By bus. Neil Armstrong said,'That'sone smallstep
for man, one giant leap for mankind.'
5 Why dld you go? Thb astronautsspenl 22 hours on the moon.
BecauseI wantedto.
l[| Noises in the night
6 What did you buy? It was about two o'clock in the morning, and
A shirt. ... suddenlyI woke up. I hearda noise.I got
out of bed and went slowly downstairs.There
7 How many did you buy? was a light on in the living room. I listened
Only one. carefully.I could hear two men speakingvery
quietly. 'Burglars!'I thought. Immediately I
8 How much did you pay? ran back upstairsand phoned the police. I
L29. was really frightened. Fortunately the police
arrived quickly. They openedthe front door
fE Listening and pronunciation and went into the living room. Then they came
I Where do you want to go? upstairsto seeme. 'It's all right now, siri they
2 I didn't go to college. explained.'We turned the television off for
3 Where was he? you!'
4 Do you like it?
5 Why did he come? ffrl Specialoccasions
6 Shedoesnt work there. I Happybirthdaytoyou,
Ef Alisa'slife Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday, dear Grandma,
A=Alisa F=Freddy Happy birthday to you.
F You arent English, are you, Alisa?Where 2 A Did you get any Valentine cards?
B Yes.I did. Listen to this.
are you from?
A No, I'm RussianI. wasborn in St Rosesare red, violetsare blue,
Youare my Valentine,
Petersburg. And I loveyou.
F Is that where you grew up? A Wow! Do you know who it's from?
A Yes,I lived with my parentsand two sisters B No idea.
3 C Mummy! Daddy! Wake up! It's
in a housenearthe university.My father Christmas!
worked at the universiry D Mm? What time is it?
F Oh, how interesting! What was his job? Was C It's morning! Look. FatherChristmas
he a teacher? gaveme this present!
A Yes,he was a professorofpsychology. E Oh, that'slovely! Merry Christmas,
F Really?And what did your mother do? darling!
A Shewas a doctor. Sheworked in a hospital. 4 F Congratulationsl It's greatnews!
F So,where did you go to school? G Thank you very much. We'reboth very
A I went to a Catholic High School.I was naPPy.
there for ten years,then, when I was 18,I F So when'sthe big day?
went to university. H Pardon?
F What did you study? F Your wedding day! When is it?
A I studied philosophy and education at H Decemberthe 12th.You'll get an
university in Moscow. I wasthere for four invitation!
years. 5 I It's midnight! Happy New Year,everyone!
F Wow! And did you start work after that? fKL Happy New Year!
A No, I travelled in the Statesfor six months. I
worked in a summer camp near Yellowstone
National Park. It was amazing!
F It soundsgreat!And what'syour job now?
A I work in a junior high school in Paris.I
teach Russianand English.
F Your English is really good! Well, it was
very niceto meetyou,Alisa!
A Nice to meet you too. Bye!
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x tE lffl What'syourfavouritesandwich?
Angus
7 UNIT8 I A What kind of wine do you like?
B I like French wine, especiallyred wine. I come from the north of England and we
tEl seep62 often call sandwiches'buttiesl My favourite
2 A Would you like a cheeseand ham butty is made with thick slicesof white
tffl Who'sa fussyeater? sandwich? bread and thick slicesof warm ham with hot
mustard. Yes,warm ham! Mmmm, delicious.
D=Duncan N=Nick B Justcheese,please.I dont like ham. Would you like to try one?
N Oh, good, we havesometomatoes. 3 A Who's your favourite author?
D Sorry Nick. I dont like them. Ulla
N Come on Duncan! Tomatoesare good for B I like books by Patricia Cornwell. I'm from Denmark, so for me it's the open
4 A What do you want for your birthday? sandwich - of course,and my favourite is with
you. I didnt like them much when I was a beef - thin slicesof beef,rare beef,with some
child, but I love them now. B Id like a new computer. crispy fried onions on the top. I love this!
D Hmm - I didnt like a lot of things when I 5 A Do you haveany pets?
wasa kid. Tom
N Ah - you were a fussyeater!What didnt B No, but IiClike a dog. Oh, the best sandwichin the world is definitely
you like? 6 A Do you want some ice-creamfor dessert? a baconsandwich.Hot baconbetween
D I didnt like any greenvegetables. thin slicesof white bread,and with lots of
N Did you like any vegetablesat all? B No, thanks.I dont like ice-cream. tomato ketchup.Simple,and very,very tasty.
D Only potatoes.I loved chips. There'sa cafdnear where I work in London,
N What about fruit? Did you like fruit? tffl Eatingin I sometimesbuy one for breakfast- mm, Id
D I liked somefruit, but not all. I didnt like like one right now.
bananas.I liked fruit juice. I drank a lot of N=Nick D=Duncan
applejuice. N This recipefor CottagePie looks easy. Marianne
N And now you drink beerand wine! D But I cant cook at all. I live in Italy so my best is Italian - a ciabatta
D Yeah- and coffee.But I didnt like coffeeor N Dont worry. I reallylike cooking.Now with chopped tomatoes, mozzarellacheese-
teawhen I was a kid. with black olives,and basil. Mozzarella'smy
N Sowhat were your favourite foods? vegetables- do we have any onions?Are favourite cheeseand I like cooking with it,
D I liked ice-cream,chocolate,crisps,biscuits, thereany carrotsor potatoes? I make my ownpizza.
especiallychocolatebiscuits. -er- you know, D Well, there are someonions, but there
I liked all the usual things kids like. arent any carrots,and we dont havemany John
N All the unhealthy things! potatoes.How many do we need? I was in Turkey by the sea,and a fisherman
D I Iiked pastatoo. Pastawith tomato sauce.I N Fourbig ones. calledto me'Come, try a'Balik Ekmek.'I
love thatl D OK, put potatoeson your list. think this means'fish in breadi He gaveme a
N Tomato sauce!?But you dont like tomatoes. N And how many tomatoesare there? sandwich - it was fresh mackerelgrilled and in
D Tomato sauceis different. Hey, let'snot eat D Only two small ones.Put them on the list a bread roll with raw onions. Fabulous!
in tonight. Let'sgo out to Romano's. too.
N Romano's- a great idea! It's my favourite N How much milk is there? fl:Ifr Daily needs
Italian restaurant. D There'sa lot, but there isnt much cheeseor
butter. aspirin
tE seep63 N OK, cheeseand butter. What about herbs? chocolate
Do we haveany thyme? notebook
t@ D Yeah,thatt fine. But dont forget the minced scissors
beef.How much do we need? adaptor
I A Excuseme, areyou readyto order? N 500 grams.Now, is that everything? envelopes
B Yes.Id like a steak,please. D Er- I think so.Do we haveoil? Oh, yeah, plasters
there'ssome left in the bottle. sellotape
2 A Would you like a sandwich? N OK, first shopping,then I'll give you a toothpaste
B No, thanks. I'm not hungry. cookinglesson! shampoo
D Id like that. I hopethe girls like CottagePie. batteries
3 A Do you like Ella? N Everyonelikes CottagePie! screwdriver
B Yes.She'svery nice. magazrne
t@ muchormany? newspaper
4 A Would you like a cold drink?
B Yes,please.Do you haveany applejuice? I A How much toastwould you like?
B Justone slice,please.
5 A Can I help you?
B Yes.Id like some stamps,please. 2 A How much yoghurt do we haveleft?
B Not a lot. )ust one strawberry and one
6 A What sports do you do? raspberry.
B Well, I like skiing very much.
3 A How many peoplewere at the wedding?
r@ B About 150.
I What kind of wine do you like? 4 A How much money do you havein your
2 Would you like a cheeseand ham pocket?
sandwich? B Justfifty p.
3 Who's your favourite author? 5 A How much petrol is there in the car?
4 What do you want for your birthday?
5 Do you haveany pets? B It's full.
6 Do you want some ice-creamfor dessert? 6 A How many children doesyour brother
have?
B Two. A boy and a girl.
7 A How many daysis it until your birthday?
B It's tomorrow!
8 A How much time do you needfor this
exercise?
B Two more minutes.
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tflll Shoppingin theHigh Street UNI T9 lf,[l A Parisian in London
I = Interviewer C= Chantal
I A Id like some batteries,please. f3rf Cityliving I Hello Chantall
B What sort do you want? c Hi!
A AA, please. I This city is in the south-easot fthe country. I Now, you're French,but you live in London.
B Would you like a packetof four or six? It'svery big, and very old. It's about 50
A Six is too many.Four is enough. kilometres from the seaand it's on a famous Is that right?
B Anything else? river, the River Thames C Yes,that'sright.
A Thatt all, thanks. I And areyou ... on your own herein
2 This city is in the north and centre ofthe
2 C Can I have some toothpaste,please? country. It's about 200 kilometres from the London?
D Small or large? seaand it's on the River Seine.It's one of C No, no! I'm herewith my husband,Andr6.
C The large is too big. The small is fine. the most popular tourist destinationsin the I Ah, OK. Do you work in London?
D Anlthing else? world. C Yes,I do. I've got a good job. I work in a
C No, thanks. How much is that?
tf,[ seep70 bank.
3 E I'm Iookingfor a nicepen. I And ...Where do you live in London?Have
F What about this one?It's €25. IE
E No, that'stoo much. I dont want to you got a flat?
spendthat much. I The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Gherkin. C Yes.We'vegot a nice flat in Camden.
F Well.this oneis €12. 2 The Underground is more expensivethan I Oh, great! Has Andrd got a job?
f fhat's better.And I needsomepencilsas C Yes,he has.He'sgot a shop in Camden. He
well. the Metro.
F Thereare ten pencils in this packet. 3 Paiisis warmerthan London. sellsFrench cheese!
E But I only want two! 4 Parisis wetter than London. I Wow, that'sgood! And tell me, haveyou got
F I'm afraid I only havepacketsof ten. 5 I think the buildings in Parisare more
Sorry. a car here?
beautiful. C No, I havent got a car.I go everl'whereon
fllfil see p69 6 I think the people in London are nicer.
public transport. It's much easier.
fllfn Sounding polite TE I OK! Thank you very much! I hope you
A Hi! What can I get you? Well, I like both London and Paris.But they enjoy your stayhere!
B I'd like a latte, please. arevery different cities.Taketransport for
A Sure.Have in or take away? example.The Metro is cheaperand easierto rE
B Have in. usethan the Underground. And the weather
A And what sizedo you want? Small, ... well, Parisis certainly hotter than London. I Weve got a nice flat.
And Paris,in fact, is wetter than London; but 2 I've got a Frenchhusband.
medium, or large? in London there are more wet days.What 3 He'sgot a businessin Camden.
B Large,please. aboutthe buildings?Well, ... peoplesaythat 4 Haveyou got a lot offriends?
A Would you like anlthing to eat?A the architecturein Parisis more beautiful, but 5 How many brothers and sistershaveyou
the buildings in London are more interesting.
croissant?Sometoast? And living in the two cities?Well ... life is got?
B Id like sometoast,please. fasterin London. And the people?... Mmm, 6 I havent got any brothers. I've got a sister
A No problem. Londoners aregenerallymore polite than
B Can I havesomehoney with the toast? Parisians.Peoplein London work harder, and called Natalie.
A Sure.Takea seat,and I'll brine it over. they earn more. In Paris,having a good time is 7 Nataliesgot a big house.
more important. 8 You'vegot a good English accent.
tf,p Comparingcities lf,f,t Camden
I A New York is older than London. It's got the largeststreetmarket in the UK.
B No, it isnt! New York is much more The market'sbusiestat the weekend.
modern! The food is the cheapesitn north London.
It's got the most amazingclothes.
2 A Tokyo is cheaperthan Bangkok. The ElectricBallroom is the oldestnightclub
B No, it isnt! Tokyo'smuch more
expensive! in Camden.
Proud is one of the coolestclubsin Camden.
3 A Seoulis biggerthan Beijing.
B No, it isnt! Seoulis much smaller! lf,fl It's thebiggest!
4 A |ohannesburgis saferthan CapeTown. I The tallestbuilding in London is Canary
B No, it isnt! It's much more dangerousl Wharf. It's 235 metres.
5 A Taxi drivers in New York are better than 2 The most expensivehotel is the
taxi drivers in London. Lanesborough.It costs€7,000per night!
B No, they arenl! They'remuch worse! 3 The biggestpark in central London is Hyde
Park.It's 142hectares.
4 The most popular tourist attraction is the
London Eye.It has 10,000visitors a day.
5 The most famous building is Buckingham
Palace.Everyoneknows who lives there.
6 The best restaurantfor spotting celebritiesis
Thelvy. They all go there.
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llml tf,lfl Directions x7 UNITIO
A megacity is a city with more than ten Go along GeorgeStreet,past the Bristol Hotel tItrI
million inhabitants. on your left, and over the bridge. At the
The largestmegacityis in fact Tokyo.The roundabout turn left and go up Park Avenue. I 'I'm cooking.'
next biggestis Mexico City. Third is Mumbai. Go round the corner,through the wood, and 2 'I'm reading the paper.'
Fourth is New York, with about 22 mrllion down the hill. Then go under the railway 3 'I'm watching the footballJ
people.And last,the smallestis Shanghai, bridge and you areon the A312 to Dorchester. 4 'I'm working on my laptop.'
which hasabout 18.4million.
Sometime in 2008.for the first time in the tuD ffffil I'm sitting on the train
history of the world, more people on earth
Iived in cities than in rural areas. I Go along GeorgeStreet,past the hotel and I T=Tony N=Nina
over the River Sherwell.Go straight over T Hello?
ruL the roundabout, and it's in front ofyou on N Hi, Tonyl It's Nina. Where areyou?
the hill to your left. T We'reon the train. We'regoing to
Makiko from Tokyo
The first thing to sayabout Tokyo is that it 2 Go straight pastthe hotel and over the Birmingham for the weekend.
is very safe.Women can walk every'where bridge until you get to a roundabout. At the N Oh, great!How'sthe journey?
anltime day or night. Little children walk to roundabout follow signsto the town centre. T Fine.I'm readingthe paper,and Alice is
school.You can leavesomething on the table Go past a petrol station on your left, over a
in a restaurantwhile you go out for a minute pedestriancrossing,and pasta setoftraffic doing somethingon her laptop ...
and nobodywill takeit. lights. At the roundabout turn right. You're
in ... Street. 2 F=Fiona P=Pete
Tokyo is alsovery clean,and it is very easy F Hello?
to travel around. All the trains and busesrun 3 Go over the bridge, the River Sherwell, P Fiona, hi! It's Pete.How are you? What are
on time. and turn right into the town centre.Go
straight on, past the traftc lights, and you doing?
Personally,my favourite time of year is over a roundabout. When you are in the F Fine. We'reat home. I'm just cooking some
spring, when it's dry and the cherry blossom square,it's on the left-hand side,next to the
is out. museum, oppositethe Town Hall. dinner.
P What's Tim doing?
Tokyo is a very exciting city, becausethere F He'swatching the football. Cant you hear?
are alwaysnew things to do, new placesto go, P Ah, right!
new things to eat.It changesvery quickly!
lff'Ir
Vimahl from Mumbai
I havetwo strong impressionsof Mumbai. I What's Tony doing?
First, it is a city that is so full ofactivity! It is He'sreading the paper.
busy busy busy all day long and all night long!
It's a city that doesnt sleepmuch. The day 2 What's Alice doing?
begins early becauseit is so hot. It's a noisy She'sdoing something on her laptop.
place.Thereare carsgoing beepbeep,auto
rickshawsby the thousand,fast trains rushing 3 Where areTony and Alice going?
past,vendors shouting and trying to get you They'regoing to Birmingham.
to buy their food, their drinks, their clothes.
And people,people every'wheretrying to get 4 What's Fiona cooking?
to work. She'scooking dinner.
The secondthing to sayis that the people 5 What's Tim watching?
arevery, very enthusiastic.Life isn't easyin He'swatching the football.
Mumbai for a lot of people,but we really work
hard and we really want to do our best.Every lr@
new day brings new possibilities!The future is
excitingfor us! B=Beth D=Dad
B Oh, hi Dad! YouOK?
Lourdes from Mexico City D Yes.Fine. Are you all right? Where are you?
Thereare three things I like about living in B Yeah,great!I'm ... at Ellie'shouse.We're
Mexico City. First, the weather.It is warm
and sunny most ofthe year.The secondis sittingin her bedroom.
the fresh fruit and vegetables- the markets D Ah, OK. And what areyou doing at Ellie's
arewonderful, the colours and smellsare
great!And the third is that I'm never bored house?
becausethere is so much to seeand do! We B We'reer ... working on the Internet.
havemuseums,theatres,art exhibitions, parks, D Oh, right. Is this school work?
restaurants,bars ... everything! B Yeah,I'm doing my homework.
D Whot that shouting?
My favourite time of year in Mexico City B That's... Ellie'ssister.We'relooking after her
is the end of December,from the l6th to the D Hm. Reallyl OK. Well, seeyou lCter,then.
3lst. Thecity is full oflights, thereareparties
everywhere,and we eat and drink and give Bye!
presents.Everyone'sreally happy! I love it! B I'll be home about6.00,Dad. Bye!
lrrm
I Alice is sleeping.
2 Alice and Tony aregoing to Manchester.
3 Fiona'scooking lunch.
4 Tim's watching a film.
5 Beth'sdoing her homework.
6 Beth and Ellie are sitting in Ellie'sbedroom.
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tt!!t who'swho? ffftTjl An interview with an astronaut tItrD Sociael xpressions
A Oh, dear! I dont know anybody.Who are I =Interviewer S =Soichi I A Patrick and I are getting married.
they all? I Soichi,what exactlyis yourjob? B Wow! That'sfantastic! Congratulations!
S I'm an aeronauticalengineer,and I'm a A Thanks.We'reboth very excited.And a
B Dont worry. They'reall very nice, I'll tell bit nervous.
you who everybody is. Can you seethat IAXA astronaut. C Can I help you?
man over there? I Whatis |AXA? D No, I'm just looking, thanks.
S JAXA is the fapan AerospaceExploration C |ust tell me if you needanything.
A The man near the window? D That'svery kind.
B Yes.That'sPaul. He'stalking to Sophie.Het Agency. E Dont forget it's a Bank Holiday on
I What did you study at university? Monday.
a banker.Very rich. And very funny. He S Well, I studied engineering,of course!
works in New York. F Sorry,what doesthat mean?
A Wow! So he'sPaul. OK. And that'sSophie aeronauticalengineering.
next to him? I Where did you study?Which university? E It meansitt a national holiday.The
B Yes.She'slaughing at Paul'sjokes. She's S I studied at the University of Tokyo, and I garageis closed- most placesare closed.
lovely. She'sa professorat Bristol University.
Sheteachesbusinessstudies. graduatedin 1991. 4G We'regoing to the cinema tonight.
A And who'sthat woman on the left? H Oh, lovely! Well, I hope you enjoy the
B Thatt Helena.She'sdrinking champagne. sI Which part of |apan are you from? film!
Shet a w;iter. Shewrites storiesfor children. I'm from Yokohama,Kanagawa,which is G Thanks.I'll tell you all about it.
They'reexcellent.A very nice lady. part of Tokyo. H Great!
A And who'sthat man she'stalking to? I Are you married?
B Helena'stalking to Roger.Roger'seating 5 I Excusemel This machineisnt working.
crisps.He'san interesting man. He'san art s Yes.and I have three children.
dealer.He works for the British Museum. I I'm sorry. Let me havea look. Ah! It isnt
A Really?Wow! What a job! So that'sPaul and I What do you like doing when you're on
Sophie... Helenaand Roger... Now there Earth? switched on. That'swhyl
are two more. Who are they? I Oh, great! Thank you very much.
B They'reSam and Penny.They'relooking at a s Well, I guessmy hobbiesarejogging and
photo on Sam'sphone. I No problem.
A Andwhatdotheydo? basketball.And I like skiing and camping
B They'redesigners.They make clothesfor with my kids. 6K Hi. Can I speakto Dave,please?
children. What are you doing on the spacestation at L I m afraid he isnt here at the moment.
A OK. Sothat'severybody.Thanks. the moment? Canltakeamessage?
B That's all right. I'm doing quite a few spacewalks. I'm
going out into space,and I'm checking the K Yes.Could you askhim to phone Kevin?
tI![ Everything was too expensive! instruments on the outside of the space L Sure.I'll do that.
f A Did you buy anything at the shops? station, to make surethey're working M Thanksfor the invitation to your party,
properly.
B No. Nothing. I You'repart of the Russiancrew.What does but Im afraidI cant come.
A Why not? this mean? N What a pity! Never mind!
B Everythingwastoo expensive. M I'm going awaythat weekend.
A What a pity! s It meansthat my commander is OIeg Kotov, N It's OK. Another time.
B But I bought something for you. Happy O/P Bye! Have a safejourney!
from Roscosmos,and I'm working in his Q/R Thanks.We'll seeyou in a couple
Birthdayl team. Wete studying weather conditions
2 C Did you talk to anybody interesting at in space,and we're doing experimentswith of days!
plants to seehow they grow in zero gravity. O/P I hope you havea good time.
the party? I What do you do when you arent working?
D No. Nobody. Q/R We'll try.
C Why not? s Well, I spenda lot of time just looking
D Everybody wasdancing and the music
down at you on Earth! And I think how
was really loud! lucky I am to be here.And I wish that
everyonecould seethe Earth from space.
c oh. Maybe peoplewould stop fighting if they
could seehow beautiful our planet is.
D But I dancedwith somebodybeautiful -
a girl called Kate. lffill Who is it?
3 E Did you go anywhereon Saturdaynight? I She'sgot dark brown hair and she'squite
F No. Nowhere. pretty. She'swearing boots, and a hat, and a
E Why not? red scarf,and she'sjumping in the air. She
F Everywherewasclosed.Therewasdt one looks really happy!
club open. He'sgot short dark hair. He'swearing
E That'sincredible! trainers, and a purple T-shirt, and he's
F So next weekendIm going somewhere carrying a ball. He isn t very tall.
more interesting. Shet wearing a scarf.She'spretty, and she's
got long, blond hair, and blue eyes.Sheisn t
smiling. Shedoesnt look very friendly.
He doesnt look very happy.Perhapshe'sa
businessman.He'swearing a white shirt and
a striped tie. He'salso wearing black glasses.
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U N I TI I R Well, then we'regoing to Tanzaniato ... |IID What'stheweatherlike?
F Wow! You'regoing to climb Kilimanjaro.
EIIf Phnningmytuture R Yes,and then we'reflying to India. Presenter: Here'sFiona with the weather for
F Are you going to visit the Taj Mahal? Europe for the next 24 hours.
I When I get home, I'm going to relax with B Of course,but we'realso going on a tiger Fiona: Hello there.
my wife. Here'sthe forecastfor Europe today.At the
safari. moment there'ssome wet and windy weather
2 When I grow up, I'm going to be a racing F You'regoing to seetigers! over the UK and Scandinavia.and this is
driver. R Well, we hope so.Then we'regoing to going to move south and eastover Poland and
Germany.Temperaturesin Berlin and Warsaw
3 When the kids are in bed, I m going to sit Cambodia to visit the templesof Angkor arenow about 20'C but it'scooler in London.
down and have a glassofwine. Wat and ... 19'C,and coolerstill in Oslo,l7'C. To the
B ... then to Australiato seeAyersRock.We south it's a bit warmer, in Budapest,23'C, but
4 When I get a pay rise, I'm going to buy my want to take photographsof it at sunset. to the east,cool and cloudy in Moscow where
girlfriend a ring. Did you know it turns from pink to purple the temperatureis a welcome 15'C after all
at sunset? that extreme summer heat.Moving south it's
5 When I arrive on Koh Samui Island, I'm F Really!And areyou going to Sydney? getting warmer,24"C in Rome,but it'sgoing
going to lie on the beach. R Oh, yeswe'retaking a flight from Sydneyto to be cloudy and showery acrossmuch of Italy
Antarctica. and also over northern Turkey,with heavyrain
6 When I retire, I'm going to learn to play B Yeah,it's a day trip to seethe coldestplace in Istanbuland a temperatureof 2loC. Most
golf. on earth. other Mediterranean countries are going to be
F I cant believethis. How many more places? warm and dry. Greecewill be hot and sunny
7 When this lessonends,I'm going to meet R Two. We'reflying from Sydneyto Peiu to ... with a lot of latesummer sunshine,28"C in
my friends for coffee. F ... to seeMachu Picchuof course. Athens and warmer still in Portugal and Spain
R Yes,and then from Peru to the US to with temperaturesup to 32oC.Franceis going
fID seep87 YellowstonePark to seethe supervolcano to be cool and cloudyin the north, 20"Cin
and perhapssomegrizzlybears. Paris,and hot and stormy in the south with a
rttrt B Thenhome! high of 29"Cin Nice.
F Amazing!What a trip! How long is it going
I When I get home, I'm going to relax with to take? And that'syour Europeanweather for today.
my wife. I'm not going to talk about work. R Nine months to a year - we think. I'll be back at lunchtime with an uodate.
PresenterT: hankyou Fiona,and now ...
2 When I grow up, I'm going to be a racing |IID Describinga holiday
driver. I'm not going to work in an ofice fflrfif seep92
like my dad. I A Where are they going?
B To the SouthofFrance. IIIIII
3 When the kids are in bed, I'm going to sit
down and have a glassof wine. I'm not 2 A When are they going? A What's the weather like today?
going to do the washing. B On May the 2lst. B It's cool and cloudy.
A What wasit like yesterday?
4 When I get a pay rise, I'm going to buy my 3 A How are they travelling? B Oh, it waswet and windy.
girlfriend a ring. I'm not going to buy a new B By plane and hired car. A And what'sit going to be like tomorrow?
B I think it'sgoing to be warm and sunny.
5 When I arrive on Koh Samui Island, I'm 4 A How long arethey staying?
going to lie on the beach.I'm not going to B For ten days. ||IID Makingsuggestions
checkemailsfor a week.
5 A Where are they staying? I A What a lovely day!
6 When I retire, I'm going to learn to play B In a housein a village. B Yeah!It's really warm and sunny.What
golf. I'm not going to stayat home and shallwe do?
do nothing. 6 A What arethey going to do? A Let'sgo for a walk!
B They'regoing to swim, go shopping in
7 When this lessonends,I'm going to meet the markets,read and relax, and eat in 2 A What an awful day! It's raining again.
my friends for coffee.I'm not going to do good restaurants. B I know. It's so cold and wet! What shall
my homework. we do?
ffflil Song: Ed, Will, and Ginger - Oats A Let'sstayin and watch a DVD.
IIID Careful!You'regoingto drop it! and beans
TIIID what shallwedo?
I What a pity! It's going to rain. He cant play Oats and beansand barley grow
tennis. As you and I and everyoneknows, I A What a lovely day!
Oats and beansand barley grows B Yeah!It's really warm and sunry. What
2 Look at the time. He'sgoing to be late for As you and I and everyoneknows, shallwe do?
his meeting. A-waiting for a partner. A Let'sgo for a walk!
B Oh no! It's too hot to walk.
3 Come on! Come on! She'sgoing to win. Firstthe farmer sowshis seeds, A OK, let'sgo to the beach.
Fantastic! Then he standsand takeshis ease. B Good idea!Why dont we takea picnic?
Stampshis feetand clapshis hands
4 Oh no! Jack'son top of the wall! He'sgoing And turns around to view his lands 2 A What an awful dayl It's raining again.
to fall. A-waiting for a partner B I know It's so cold and wet! What shall
wc do?
5 Careful! She'sgoing to drop the vase.Too Now you're married you must obey, A Let'sstayin and watch a DVD.
late! Must be true in all you say, B Oh no, that'sboring! We did that last
Must be kind and must be good night.
6 They'reso excited.They'regoing to havea And help your wife to chop the wood, A OK then, shall we go out for a coffee?
baby.It's due in luly. A-waiting for a partner B Great! I'll get my coat and an umbrella!
7 There'smy sister and her bofriend! Yuk! Oats and beansand barley grow
They'regoing to kiss. As you and I and everyoneknows,
Oats and beansand barley grows
8 He'sgoing to sneezeA. aattishooo!' Bless As you and I and everyoneknows,
you!' A-waiting for a partner.
IIIE seep8e
IIIT
R=Rob F=Friend B=BeckI
R First we'regoing to Eg1pt.
F Why? To seethe pyramids?
B Well, yes,but alsowe want to take a cruise
down the Nile.
F Fantastic!Where areyou going after that?
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xF UNIT 12 L What about the tickets? it's difficult to havegood conversationswith
M I think we only need passports,but I've people.At Glastonbury you can do this. It's
rItrI Been there! Done that! a greatfestival,with a greatcrowd of people.
printed e-ticketsjust in case,but I havent What more could you want? 100,000friendly
K=Kyle L=Lara checkedin online yet. You can only do that people.I wish the rest of life was the same!
K Hi Lara! Are you and Mel ready for your 24 hours before the flight. Four daysout of 365 is a good start!
L Oh MeM am so excited.I cant wait.
triP? fftllllllll:lrllllll Takeandget
L Yeah,nearly,we leavenext Monday for fftll Tense revision
I A Ughl lt's really hot in here.
Rome. Lara I'm really excitedabout my trip to B Why don t you take off your jumper?
K Ah, Rome,I ve been to Rome many times. Europe.I haven'ttravelled much outside
L Well, I've never been there. It's my first time Australia before.fust once,two yearsago,I 2 A Is your office near where you live?
went on holiday to Bali with my family but B No, it takesa long time to get to work.
in Europe. I've never been to Europe or the US. I often
K Really?What about your friend, Mel? travel inside Australia. Lastyear I flew to 3 A What are your work colleagueslike?
L She'sbeen to London and Paris,but she Perth to visit my cousin, who lives there. Itt B Great! We all get on really well.
a five-hour flight from Sydney,where I live.
hasnt beento Rome. Australia'sa big countryl Also, I've been up to 4 A How often are there exhibitions in the
K Ah, London and Paris.Ive beenthere,too. Cairns in the north three times. I learned to museum?
scubadive there on the Great Barrier Reef.
I studied in Parisfor a yearbefore I went to B They take placeregularly,every two
work in New York. Haveyou everbeen to Weve just finished packing, and now we're months.
theUS{ waiting for the taxi to take us to the airport.
L No, I havent, I havent travelled much at all, I ve never flown on a 747 before.It's a very 5 A Do you like learningEnglish?
so I'm really excited. long flight. It takes20 hours to get to Rome. B lt's OK, but sometimesI get really bored!
K Oh. I ve beento North and South America I'm going to watch films all the way.I cant
so manytimes,and I've ... wait! fftffil
L I'm sureyou have,Kyle. Oh dear,Iook at
the time! Mel'swaiting for me. We'vegot lfm No, notyet! I The bestway to get to the airport is to take
so much to do. ByeKyle,we'll sendyou a a taxi.
postcard. I A Have you checkedyour emails yet?
B Yes,I'vejust checkedthem but there 2 How long doesit take if you go by train?
fflll seep94 wasnt onefrom you. 3 I havent got a camera.I take photos with
A Haveyou done the shopping?
fltrr B No, I havent.I'm too tired to go out. my iPhone.
A Haveyou washedyour hair? 4 Suehas taken her driving test three times,
A Haveyou everbeen to Greece? B Yes,I ve just washedit.
B No, I havent. A Haveyou cleanedthe car yet? and she'sfailed every time.
A Haveyou everbeento Italy? B Yes,I've just cleanedyour car and mine! 5 Are you still getting ready?We'regoing to
B Yes,I have. A Mum, haveyou made the dinner yet?
A When did you go? B Yes,dinner's ready.Go and wash your be so late!
B Two yearsago. hands. 6 The doctor told me to take it easyif I want
A Where did you go?
B Rome, Florence,and Venice. 6A Haveyou done the washing-up yet? to get better soon.
A FantasticD! id you havea good time? B No. I did it last night. It'syour turn! 7 It rained on the day we got married. We got
B Yes,I did. It was great!
7A Haveyou met the new student yet? very wet, but still had a greatday.
fftll Getting ready to go! B Yes,I have.I met her on the way to 8 You cant get on the bus with that big dog.
schoolthis morning.
L=Lara M=Mel Please,get off!
L Where'sthe list? 8A Haveyou finished the exercise?
M I ve got it. OK, let'scheck through. Er- B Yes,I ve just finished it. Thank goodness! ffrr|l Travel announcements
weve bought new backpacks,we did that a tIE Song:TurinBrakes -Theycan't I The 11.55for Newcastlestoppingat
while ago. buy thesunshine Peterborough,Yorh and Darlington is now
L Theylook quitebig.I hopewe cancarry ready to board on Platform 10.Thereis a
them. Srtn buffet car on this train. Pleasecheck that
M No worries. I haven'tfinished packing mine you haveall your luggagewith you.
yet. Haveyou? I Elsa from Birmingham, England
L Not yet,iust one or two more things to go OK, I've been to Glastonbury five times now. 2 This is the number 22 for Piccadilly Circus.
in. Oh, haveyou collectedthe eurosfrom My highlights this yearwere:pear cider to Next stop Green Park. Standback from the
the bank? drink, and the Americandiner van with the doors,please.
M Yup. I ve just collectedfive hundred for you best sausagesand chips ever.However,I was
and five hundred for me. very disappointedwith the music on Saturday 3 Flight 8A.1536to New York is now ready
L All our savings.I hope it's enough! night. Dls playedHouse music all night. I love for boarding at Gate 58. Will passengersin
M No worries. We can staywith my aunt in House but this was rubbish. I got really bored, rows 12 to 20 pleaseboard first. Passengers
London. so I went back to my tent to finish a bottle of are reminded to keeptheir hand luggage
L Haveyou emailedher yet? pearciderwith friends! with thematall times.
M Yeah,she'sjust emailed back. She'sgoing
to meet us at the airport when we fly in to 2 Daniel Evans from Wales frtrll
London from Rome. LastWednesdayat 2.30in the afternoon,I
L Fantastic.Hey, look, I've just found out the decidedthat I wanted to go to Glastonbury.I Conversation I
weatherin Rome for next week.Hot and waslucky! I found a ticket on the Glastonbury A Next, please!
sunny! messageboards. I'm so glad I went. The music B A day return to Oxford, please.
M Yeah,it's going to be so good. We'regoing wasbrilliant. Sometimesit took a long time A That's€12.70.
to leavewinter here,and arrive in the to get to the stages.The queueswere long B Thank you. What time doesthe next train
middle of summerin Europe. but alwaysfriendly. In the busy "real world"
leave?
132 Tapescripl2ts.Ll2.l2 A At 9.55.The platform number hasjust gone
up on the departuresboard.
B Oh, yes.I can see.Thank you very much.
A Havea goodjourney!
Conversation2
A Excuseme,doesthe nurnber24 goto the
Natural HistoryMuseum?
B No, it doesnt.Youneedthe 360.
A WherecanI getit?
B Fmm that busstopoverthere.
A Oh, thanls for your help
B Dontmentionit.
@
A=Aseietant L=Lara M=Mel
A Haveyou checkedin online?
M Yes,wehave.
A Fine.How manysuitcaseshaveyou got?
L Wehaventgot suitcasesju, st baclgacks.
A Oh,yes.Canyou put them on the scales?
M Hereyouare...
A They'refine.And how manypiecesof hand
luggage?
L fustthesebags.
A. Theyrefine,too.Youboardfrom Gate9 at
10.20.
L Wheredowegonow?
A Tothe departuregateandsecuritycheck
they're overthere.Havea niceflight!
M Thanlavery much.Goodbye.
tlEll seepllT
GrammaRreference
U NITI
p t.t verbtobe p U fossesriveadiectives
Positive I'm=Iam What's my name?
your house,
I 'm He's= He is his
She's= Sheis her
He It's= It is its
She s
It from Bristol. We're= Weare otu
You're= Youare Thisis your
We , Theyre= Theyare
You 're their
They
I'm not = I am not NOT Fam#t F n Possesiv3e
Heisnt = Heis not my wife'sname= her name= the nameof my wife
Sheisnt = Sheis not Andy'sdiction{r = his dictionary
It isnt = It is not my parentsh' ouse= their house
Wearent = Wearenot ) Prepositions
Youaren't= Youarenot
Theyarent= Theyarenot Whereareyou from?
Questionswith questionwords Answers I live with my parents.
My brother'sat work/school.
What 'syour name? Alicia. What's= What is Welivein London.
'sher surname? fohnson.
'shis phonenumber? 0777332r4s6 I goto schoobl y bus.
My schoolis near the shops.
Herearesomephotosof me.
Therearea lot of coffeebars.
Where areyou from? London. Where's= Whereis
Who 'sshefrom?
She'smy sister. Who's= Who is
'sLara?
'sshe?
How areyou? Fine,thanks. NOT l+d*z2-year&
How old I'm22.
YeslNoquestions Short answers rfts;freb:
Yeritb
he Yes,he is. NOT
Is she nice? No, sheisnl.
Yes,it is. NOT
it
you married? Yes,I am./No, I'm not.
Are Yes,we are,/No, we aren't,
they Yes,they are./No, they aren't.
UNIT2 UNIT3
2.1PrcrenSt lmpllopl slpl it )U frelentSimple
ThePresentSimpleorpressesa factwhich is alwaystrue, or true Positive
for along time.
I
He comesfrom NewZealand. Sheworks with her husband. We
You
ThePresentSimplealsoexpresseashabit or a routine. They live
He often goesto the gym. Shewalls her dogeveryday.
in NewYork
Positive He
She lives
He It
She I lives I in Hungary.
It
Negative
Negative I
We
You donl
They
Wdoesnt=doesnot live in NewYork
Question He
She doesnt
he It
Where does she live?
Question
it
do
'eslNo Short answer-o Where I
you
Does he live in America? Yes,he does. does we live?
she in France? No, shedoesnt. they
it Yes,it does.
he
) n SpelUnogfthethid persosningular she
it
Most verbsadd-sin the third personsingular.
wear + wears speak t speaks live + lives feslNo questions Short answers
Butgo anddo aredifferent.Theyadd-es.
go + goes do t does you Yes,Ido./No, Idonl.
like playingcards? Yes,wedo./No,we donl.
Do
Ifthe verbendsin -s,-sh,or -ch,add-es. they Yes,they do./No they dont.
finish { finishes watch -) watches
If theverb endsin a consonant+ -y, the -1 drangesto -ies. Does he go out on Sunday? Yes,he does./No,he doesnt.
fly t flles study + studies she Yes,shedoes.lNo,shedoesn't.
But ifthe verb endsin a vowel+ 1 the -7doesnot change.
play + plays
Hayeis irregular.
have -) has
) m Prcnouns
Subjectpronounscomebeforethe verb.
He likesthem. I lovehim. Shewantsit.
Objectpronounscomeafterthe verb.
He likesthem. I lovehim. Shewantsit.
) Rrepositions
He worksfor a big company.
He workson an oil rig.
Sheearnsabout $60,000a year.
He worksall over the world.
He playsmusicfor his friends.
He writesa blog on the Internet.
It'sjust after six o'clock.
F l.l Adverbosffrequency UNI T4
0% sometimes -50% usually -100% )r l.t thereis/are...
never often always
Theseadverbsusually come before the main verb. Positive
Shenever goesout on Sundays.
I sometimes work late. 1S a sofa. (singular)
I often eat in a restaurant. afe
I usuallygo to bed at about 11.00. There
We always stop work at 6.00.
two bedrooms. (plural)
They come after the verb to be.
She'salways late. Negative isnt a shower. (singular)
I'm neverhungry in the morning. There arent any pictures. (plural)
Sometimesand usuallycan also come at the beginning or the end YeslNoquestions Short answers
of a sentence.
Sometimes we go out. We go out sometimes. Is a table? Yes,there is.
Usudly I walk to school. I walk to school usually. there No, there isnt.
Neverandalwaysdorit come at the beginning or the end of a sentence. Are any photos? Yes,there are.
NOT Nsrer*getetHh€atre No, there aren't.
@inF
F 3.3like/love+verb+-int F +.1 Howmony...?
When like and loveare followed by another verb, it is usually the How many bathrooms are there?
-ing form.
F +.1somelony
I like cooking.
Sheloveslisteningto music. Positive
I dont like studying. There are some pictures.
p Prepositions Negative sorne+ plural noun
There arent any glasses. an7 + plural noun
From Monday to Friday I work in a bookstore. any + plural noun
On SaturdaysI haveanother job. Question
Are there anv books?
I'm a singerwith a band.
I start work at 6.00. F +.ealotof
I work until 10.00at night.
I'm at home on Saturdays. Shehasa lot of clothes.
I staylateat work.
P c.s this/thot/theselthose
On SaturdayeveningsI sing in clubs.
I dont go to bed until 4 otlock in the morning. I We usethisltheseto talk about people/things that are near to us.
Do you relax at weekends?
We go to Spainor France. I like this picture. How much are these mugs?
I go skiing in winter.
I listento music. 2 We use thatlthoseto talk about people/things that arent near to us.
My gardenis full of flowers. Can you seethat man? Who are those children outside?
3 We can we thislthatltheselthosewithout a noun.
This is lovely. That's horrible.
Can I havethis? These are my favourite
I dont like that. I don t want those.
p Prepositions
The flat is in Queen'sRoad.
It's on the third floor.
The chemist'sis next to a caf6.
There'sa shop below the flat.
There'sa bus stop outside the post office.
It's opposite the park.
My flat is near the town centre.
The bench is under the tree.
What's in your bag?
Theret a window behind the desk.
There'sa fire at the other end.
This is a picture of my sister.
136 GrammRareferen3c.e1-4.5
UNIT5
)u canlcanT va6'onl
Can and can'thavethe sameform in all persons. I wasborn in 1980. NOT hrtb,t-
Thereis no do or does. Shewasborn in Manchester.
Car is followedby the inffnitive (without fo).
Questions
Positive lswim. Where was he/she
When were
rll born?
we/you/they
He/She/It lcan
We/You/They
NOT lae4oesft-ant4ana do? ) rl cutldlculdnT
Quection Couldis the pastof can.
Couldandcouliln'thavethe sameform in all persons.
I Couldisfollowedby the infinitive (without to).
What can he/she/it
Positive
we/you/they
IHe/she/It
l.oora lr*i-.
We/You/Thev
Negative
YeslNoquestions Short answers Lrrn.u. | *urant I dance.
can I you/she/they/e|tc||.Xf; Yess, hecan. We/You/Thev
Yes,theycan.'
No, I cant. NOT lae4i**<eald4are
Question
) n waslwerc I
WaslWereis the past of.amlislare. What could he/she/it do?
Positive we/you/they
I wils in Parisyesterday. Short answers
He/She/It
Yes,shecould.
We/You/They were in Englandlastyear. Yes,they could.
No, wecouldnt.
Negotive NoT W
I wasn't at schoolyesterday. ) Prepositions
He/She/It at the party lastnight.
I wasat school
We/You/They werent Theyre on holiday.
I wasat an exhibition.
Question She'sin bed.
Where was r He wasborn in January.
were He wasborn on fanuary14.
he/she/it?
He'sa professorof art.
we/you/they? He'sgoodat drawing.
What'sthe Spanishfor pencil?
feslNo questions Short answers
She'smarriedto Mike.
Was he/she at work? Yes,shewas. What'son TV tonight?
No, he wasnt. What do you want for your birthday?
Were you/they at home? CanI speakto Dave?
Yes,I was./Yesw, ewere. CanI payby credit card?
No,theywerent.
UNIT6
) Ct PasSt imple- spellingof quLr ve1b6 ) 6J lnegularverbs
The normal rule is to rdd -ed. Tobeis irregularandhastwo forms in the past.
work I worked be { was/were
start -f started Other irregularverbshaveonly oneform in the past.
go -) went
If the vdrb endsin -e, add-d. can -f could
live + lived
love t loved >> SGlercgularvertcpl58
Ifthe verbhasonly onesyllableandonevowelandone be.l Timeexprcssions
consonantd, oublethe consonant,andadd -ed. night
stoP + stoPPed month
plan + planned last I week
year
Verbsthat endin a consonant+ -y, changeto -ied, Saturday
study .''++ studied mornrng
carrv carried yesterday I afternoon
) e.l PastSimple evening
ThePastSimpleexpresseaspastactionthat is finished. ) fnpositions
I lived in RomewhenI wassix.
Shestarted schoolwhen shewasfour.
Theform of the PastSimpleis the samein all persons.
Positive
Lrrn.u, I u*u I inronaoin' le8s. Shetalla to a lot of people
You/We/They Shehelpspeopleall ov& th. ruo.ld.
He talksto friendson his -phone.
I playwith my children.
Negative
We use didtt + infinitive (without fo) in all persons. I'm very interestedin art,
It'sthe third of April.
I
He/She/It didnt Iive in Madrid-
Yory'We/They
Question
Weusedid + subject+ infinitive (without fo) in all persons.
When did I go?
Where he/shelit
we/you/they
'eslNo Short answ€rs
you No, I didnt.
No,wedidnt.
Did she like the film? Yes,shedid.
th.y enjoy the party? No theydidnr
etc.
UNIT 7 UNI T8
p Zl rastSimple p al Countanudncountnouns
For the forms of the PastSimple,seeUnit 6 on pI38. There arecountablenouns. Thesecan be singular or plural.
He published his theory of relativity in 1905. a book t two books an egg + six eggs
Man landed on the moon in 1969.
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. There are uncountable nouns.
bread rice
Questions
When did it happen? 0 Somenounsareboth.
How long agodid it sell? Wed like three ice-creams,please. Do you like ice-cream?
How much pocket money did you get?
F g.l somelany
But:
How many peopledied in the war? We usesomein positive sentenceswith uncount nouns and plural nouns.
How many programmeswere there?
on the table.
F z.l Timeexpressions
We usesomein ouestionswhen we ask for thinss and offer things'
in/ot/on
We usean7 in questionsand negativesentenceswith uncount nouns
the twentieth century I 1924I the 1990s and olural nouns.
winter / summer / the evening/ the morning / September
I don t know if there is any water.
l0 October / Christmas Day / Saturday/ Sundayevening
Does shehave I dont know if shehasany children.
sevenotlock / weekends/ night
ato
ten years/ two weeks/ a month
P n Adverbs P g.l wouldlike
Adjectivesdescribenouns. Would is the samein all persons.
We usewould like in offers and requests.
a big dog a careful driver
Positive
Adverbs describeverbs.
Sheran quickly. He drives too fast. I/He/She
We/You/They
To form regular adverbs,add Jy to the adjective.Words ending
in -y changeto -ily.
il like a cup ofcoffee. d = would
quick Adverb Someadverbsare irregular. feslNo questions Short answers
slow
bad quickly Adjective Adverb
careful slowly
real badly good hard F A.l Howmuch...?/Hmowony...?
immediate carefully hard early
easy really early fast We useHow much... ?with uncount nouns.
immediately fast
easily
How much rice is there? There isnt much rice. t
p Prepositions We useHow many... ?with plural count nouns.
It happenedabout 60 yearsago. How many applesare there? There arent many apples.
How many people died in the SecondWorld War?
We didnt havecomputersin those days. p Prepositions
He steppedonto the moon. 'Pastafor me.' 'Samefor me.'
He flew from Calaisto Dover. This book is by Patricia Cornwell.
He couldn t walk becauseof an injury to his leg. I like Apple Macs more than PCs.
The plane flew at 40mph. This is a recipefor cottagepie.
I wasnt worried about the machine. Put potatoeson the list.
He ateit with his fingers.
Put the ham between two slicesof bread.
A packet of four batteries,please.
GnmmaRr eferen7c.e1-8.4 139
UNIT9
) ff Comparativaendsuperlniveadicctivcr lreve
Iondon is bigger than Paris. Positive
Parisis more romantic.
It'sthe most€xcitin! phcel I/You/We/Thev have a garden.
This is the bestrestaurantin the world. He/She/It has a cat.
Form Adiective Comparative Superlative
Negative
old older the oldest I/You/We/Thev dont a cax.
One-syllable safe safer the safest He/She a garage.
adjectives big bigger* the biggiect* have
hotter* the hottest* doesnt
hot
Adjectives nolsy noisier the noisiest Questions Short answers
ending in 2 ditty dirtier the dirtiest
Do I/you/we/they anymoney? YesI, do.
Twoormore boring have No, I don't
syllable beautiful
adjectives more boring** the most boring*t Does he/she/it a sister? Yes,shedoes.
morebeautiful the most beautiful Nq shedoesnt.
Irregular good better the best Past
adjectives bad worse theworst The pastof both hmreandhavegot is hadldiilnl have.
far firrther the furthest
Wehad alovelyholiday.
* Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant double
I didn't havea happychildhood.
the consonant.
What did you havefor lunch?
fit -+ fitter thin .+ thinner When I w.rsyoungI had a bike.
I didnt haveanymoney.
+* Most two-syllable adjectives vse mare and most,but some two
syllable adjectives use -erl-at.
modern '+ more modern + moet modern ) lrcpositfns
polite + more polite i most polite Thecity is in the north.
It'son the RiverSeine.
quiet .+ quieter/quietest Itt about200km from the sea.
clever t cleverer/cleverest London'sa lot biggerthan Paris.
Tokyois on the eastcoast.
I We can make a comparison stronger rsing much and a lot. It is surroundedby mountains.
Iondon is much more beautiful than Paris.
Dave'sa lot more handsome than Pete, Go over the bridge.
Go along the path.
2 Adverbs also have comparatives. Go past the hotel.
He works harder than you. Go round the bend.
Can you come earlier than 8.30? Go up the hill anddown the hill.
Go through the wood.
) g.l hovegotmdtmve Go under the bridge.
Havegot meansthe sameashaveto talk aboutpossessionb,ut the
form is different.Weoften rsehave gotin spokenEnglistr.
lnve got
Positive
I/You/We/They have a garden.
a cat.
got
He/She/It has
Negative havent got a car.
I/You/We/They hasn't a garage.
He/She/It
Quections Short answers
Have I/we/you/they anymoney? Yes,I have.
Has he/she/it No, I havenl.
got
Yes,shehas.
a sister? No, shehasnt.
U N I TIO p tO.l somethintlnothing...
) tO.tPresenCt ontinuous Form something/anything/everlthing/nothing
THING somebody/anybody/everybody/nobody
1 The PresentContinuous describesan activity that is BODY somewhere/anywhere/everlr,vhere/nowhere
happening now. WHERE
She'swearing jeans.
I'm studying English. somethiry/anythir.y..
Positive and negative The rules are the sameas for someand any.
watching TV. Positive
Id like something to eat.
Question he/she/it thinking? Somebody phoned you.
am we/you/they
Negative
What ls I didnt go anywhere.
are I dont know anybody.
Question
Does anybody know the answer?
Would you like something to drink? (= an offer)
nobod/ynothing/nowherc
IeslNo questions Short answers I The forms nobodylnothinglnowherceanbe strongerthan not
Are you having a good time? Yes,we are. anybodyI anythinglanywhere.
Is my English getting better? Yes,it is.
Are they having a party? No, they arent I didnt buy anything.
I bought nothing. (= stronger,more emphatic)
2 We usetheseforms asthe subjectof a sentence.
Spelling ofverb + -ing Nobody lovesme.
1 Most verbs add -ing. Nothing is cheapthesedays.
wear + wearing 3 We usethem in one word answers.
go { going 'Where did you go?' 'NowhereJ
cook + cooking
4 We don't usetwo negatives.
2 If the infinitive endsin -e,drop the -e and add -ing.
I didn't seeanybody. NOT Fdidrt|seenobodf
write -) writing
smile + smiling Nothing is easy. NOT lfu+hiry-isn+f,asyi
3 When a one-syllableverb has one vowel and ends in a consonant, p Prepositions
double the consonant and add -ing.
I'm on my way home.
sit -) sitting She'sworking on her laptop.
get + getting
run -+ running He works for an international bank.
Who areyou talking to?
) tO.l PresenSt impleandPresenCt ontinuous They re looking at a photo.
There'ssomeoneon the phone for you.
I The PresentSimple describesthings that are alwaystrue, or
true for a Iong time. We arelearning about history.
Astronautswork during the week.
I come from Switzerland. They like to look out of the window.
He works in a bank.
He wearsa suit to work.
Do you watch much TV?
2 The PresentContinuous describesactivities happening now,
and temporary activities.
Dave'scoming to seeus now.
I'm working very hard this week.
Why are you wearing yellow trousers?
Shh! I'm watching TV!
GrammaRreferencl0e.l-10.3 l4l
uNtTtl UNIT 12
F ru goingto p tU PresentPerfect
I Going fo expressesa person'splans and intentions. 1 The PresentPerfectis formed with havelhas+ past participle.
She'sgoing to be a ballet dancer when shegrows up.
)) Seelrregulapr astparticiplepsl58
We're going to stay in a villa in Francethis summer.
2 We also usegoing fo when we can seenow that something is sure to 2 The PresentPerfectrefersto an action or experiencethat happened
happen in the future. at sometime before now.
Look at those clouds. It's going to rain. (= I'm sure.)
She'stravelled to most parts of the world.
Have you everbeen in a car accident?
Positive and negative Positive and negative
Im I/We/You/They have
He/She/It has
He/She/It s (not) going to havea break. (not) been NsyuuuL.
stayat home.
We/You/They re be late.
Questions I've been = I havebeen
am Weve been = We havebeen
They ve been = They havebeen
When ls
are Question
he/she/it going to havea break? have I/you/we/they
we/you/they stayat home?
Where been?
has she/he/it
F n: piryto andPresenCtontinuous feslNo questions Short answers
Haveyou been to Russia? Yes,I have./No,I havent.
I The PresentContinuous can also describea future intention.
I'm playing tennis this afternoon. been and gone
Jane'sseeing her boyfriend tonight. She'sgone to Portugal. ( = she'sthere now)
Shet been to Portugal. ( = now shehasreturned)
Often there is little differencebetweengodngto and the Present
Continuous to refer to future time. p tU PasSt implaendPresenPterfect
I'm seeing Petertonight.
I'm going to seePetertonight. I If we want to saywhen an action happened,we usethe
PastSimple not the PresentPerfect.
With the verbs fo go and to come,we usually usethe Present Shewent to Russiatwo years ago. I was in a crashwhen I was 10.
Continuous.
We're going to Parisnext week. 2 Notice the time expressionsusedwith the PastSimple.
Joeand Tim are coming for lunch tomorrow.
NOT iAlele€oing+o€o: Iastnight / yesterdayI in 1990/ at three otlock / on Monday
Th€y@o-€ome- p m Indefinitetime
F' n.l Infinitivoef purpose Ever,never,yet, andjust refer to indefinite time.
The infinitive can expresswhy a person does something. ever endnever
We useerer in questions.
I'm savingmy money to buy a CD player.
(= I want to buy a CD player.) Haveyou ever been to Russia?
We use neverin negativesentences.
We'regoing to Paristo have a holiday.
(= We want to havea holiday.) I've never beento Russia.
NOT yet andjust
p Prepositions We usejusf in positive sentences.
I havejust done it. (= a short time before now)
I m going on holiday in ten days'time.
I spendmy money on CDs. We use7ef in negativesentencesand questions.
I often go on the Internet. Have you done your homework yet?
I havent done it yet. (= but I'm going to)
He'son top of the wall.
! Prepositions
I m going on safari.
I m happy with my life. She'sexcited about her trip.
I havent travelled outside Australia.
What's the weatherlike? I travel inside my country.
We'rewaiting for the taxi.
I've never heard of that band.
\42 GnmmaRreferenlcl.el-12.3
UNIT2 UNIT3
accountantn /e'kauntent/ receptionist n /rr'sepJenrst/ alwaysadv l'c'.lwerzl swimming n /'swrmr4/
actressr /'ektres/ salaryz /'seleri/ apartment n ldpottment/ takeaway n l'tetkawerl
airport n l'eapc',tl Scotlandn /'skotlend/ applicationform z /,eeph'kerJn tennis r? /'tenrs/
animal n l'arnmlJ snookern /'snu:ke(r)/ Thursday l'9stzdetl
architectn /'arkrtett/ sometimesadv l'srmtanmzl fc:rn/ toffee n /'tDfi/
balletdancern I'brelerdqrnse(r)/ badmintonn /'bedmrntor/ traftc n l'trefikl
banker r /'beegke(r)i Spanishadj I'spemfl band n lba:ndl Tuesday I'tjutzderl
Belgiumn /'beldgam/ street n /stri:t/ barefoot adj l'beefutl Turkey n l'tszkil
Bengali adj lbeg'gctlil study r /'st,rdi/ bath n /bor0i usually adv I'ju3elll
building n /'brldrg/ bed n /bed/ warm adj lwctml
busy adj l'brzil taxidriver n /'teksi ,drarve(r)/ bilingual adj |,bar'lrqgwaU Wednesday l'wenzdetJ
capital z I'kapfiU teeth n /tirO/ booksplz /buks/ week z /wirk/
clock n /klok/ lime n ltatml bookstoren US /'bukstcr/ windsurfing n /'wrndss:fig/
come v /k,rm/ tired adj I'tanadl boutiquespI n lblt'tir,ksl
cost v &ost/ town n /taun/ cardspln ks:tdzl
country j I'krntrl travel v l'trevU chicken n I'tlrkrn/
ctt 1, /<ltl TV n /,til'vi:/ cineman /'srneme(r)/
dentistz /'denttst/ village r l'vrhd3l computern /kam'pjurte(r)/
desertn I'dezetl visit v /'vrzrtl cook y ftuk/
designv ldlzatnl walk v /wclV countrysiden /'klntrisard/
discjockeyn /'dIsk d3oki/ cyclingn /'sarkhg/
earn v lstnJ watch r /wot/ dancingn /'dolnsrg/
engineern /end3e'nIe(r)/ work y /wgrk/ early adj l'stlil
exactlyadv lrg'za,ktlil world z /wgild/ enJoyv /rn'dgcr/
exciting adj hk'sartr4l write v /raIt/ evening n I'iwnrgl
famous adj lTermasl zoologistn /zu'oledSrst/ excuseme /rk'skjurs mi/
Francen /fra:ns/ exercisen l'eksesatz/
freetime n lfit tarml finish v /'finrfl
go v lganl flowerspl n l'flauazl
gym n ld3rml football n l'futbcr,V
hair z /hea(r)/ foreign adj I'foranl
hairdressern /'heedrese(r)/ gardencentre zr /'gordnsente(r)/
have v lhev/ getup v lget'tpl
history n /'hrstri/ golf n lsolfl
hotel n /heu'teU grassz /gro:s/
hour r /'aue(r)/ happy adj I'hapil
houseworkn /'hauswgrk/ holiday n l'holederl
hurry v /'hr'ri/ indoor adj /'mdcr(r)/
India n /'rndie/ Indian adj /'rndien/
lnternet n I'tntenetl fapaneseadj I d3epe'nitzJ
interpretern /rn'tg:pnte(r)/ listen y /'hsr/ '
job n ld3obl httle adj l'lttU
journalist n /'d3srnehst/ mas{iagen /'mesorS/
lawfirm n /lcr fgrm/ mobilephone n /'meubarlfeur/
Iawyern /'lcrje(r)/ music n /'mju:zrkl
learn v /lgrn/ often adv /'often/
lucky adj l'|,r,kil outdoor adj I'ufidct(r)l
lunch z /hntfl pardon /'po:dn/
many pron /'meni/ personal adj I'pusenV
maths n /ma0s/ poker n /'peuke(r)/
model z /'modU postcode n /'peustkeud/
money tr /'mani/ postcardr /'peustko:d/
natural adj l'na:treU problem n /'pmblen/
netteradv /'neve(r)/ prograrnmen l'prasgrnml
NewZealandz /,nju: 'zi:land/ pub z /p,rb/
newsstory n /njurz 'stcrri/ pudding n l'padrgl
newspaper /'nju:zperpa(r)/ restaurantr /'restront/
nurse z /nsrs/ roast n /rzust/
oilrig z l'cllrrgl running n l'ranr4l
outdoorsn l,avt'dctzJ sailingn /'serhg/
physics n l'fizrksl Saturday/'seteder/
pilot n l'pailetl singerz /'sqe(r)/
play v lplerl skiing n /'skin6/
poor adj lpcr(r)l spa n /spor/
popstar n lpopsto:(r)/ squashn /skwofl
reading n I'ntdrgl sticky adj /'strki/
Sunday/'sander/
UN IT4 UNI T5
aboveprep le'bwl outside prep l,atJt'sardl advertisement r /ed'vsltrsment/ sentimental adj l,sentfmentV
addressbookn /e'dresbuV oven n I'ttynl afford v la'fctdl shop n {op/
amazing adj la'metaql party n I'po'.til art n lsttl sit v /srt/
armchairn I'otmt[eel pavement n l'pelmentl bag n lbe.gl
awfuI adj I'czfV pen n lpen/ bike n /barV skateboard v /'skertbcrd./
balcony n I'belkani/ phone n /feun/ borrow v /'boreu/ speed n /spird/
bathroomn /'bo:Orurm./ picture n /'prktje(r)/ business n I'btznasl station n /'sterJn/
bedroomn /'bedrulm,/ plate n lplefil cello n I't[eleul stop v /stop/
bench n /bentfl post office n /'peust ,ofis/ certainly ady l'ssttnfi'l succeed v /sek'si:d/
birthday n /'bgr0de/ president n I'prezrdentl cheesen lttitzl successn /sek'ses/
bookshelvespl n l'bukfelvzl public n /'prbhV child n lt[aldl
bossn /bos/ purse n /psrs/ Chinese adj l,tta{nitzl suit n /surti
bowlingalley n /,beulil eli/ relax v /rI'laks/ classicalmusic n /'klesrkl
busfare n /birs fee(r)/ rent v lrentl sun n /san/
busstop n /'bls stop/ shoes pl n l[u'.zl 'mjurzrk/ talented adj l'te,lent:d/
carpet /, /'ko:prt/ shower n I'taue(r\l concert n /'konset/ talk v /tcrV
cathedraln /ke'Oi:dreV sleep v islirp/ country and western fi /'kantri
chemist'sn /'kemrstsi sofa n /'seufe/ television n l'telwr3n/
choosev /tJu:z/ swimmingpool n /'swlmlg pu:V end 'westen/
clothespl n klaudzl table n l'tetbV credit card z i'kredrt kord/ text messagen /tekst 'mesrd3/
coat n keutl tenniscourt n /'tenrs kcrt/ cry v krarl ticket /'trkrt/
colour n /'kale/ terrible adj I'terebV drive y /drarv/ tie n l't?arl
comfortable adj I'knmfetebU third floor n /Ogrdflcr(r)/ drycleaning n ldran'klirnrp/ turn back y /tg:n 'bel,/
cookern /'kuka(r)/ towel n I'tauell favour r i'felve(r)/ violin n Lvate'hnl
c:.tpn lkrpl lree n ltrl.l fly r lflatl
curtains pl n l'kz',tnzl under prep /'mde(r)/ foreign language n /'foren violinist n /.vara'hnrst/
desk n /desV unfortunately adv I tn' fc'^tfenethl water /, /'wc:ta(r)/
diary n l'darcril vegetables pl n I'ved3teblzl 'leggwrd3/ wear y lwee(r)l
diningroom n /'darnrgru:m/ visitor n l'vrztta(r)l glassespl n lglotsrzl
dinner n /'drna(r)/ wall n lwctV guitar n /gr'to:(r)/
DVD playern /,dil vil 'di: wallet n l'wolutl hard adj lhotdl
washingmachine n /'woJrp hard-working adj l,hotd, 'ws:kr1/
'plera(r)/ hero n /'hrereu/
eat v li'.tl meJirn/ housewife n /'hauswarf/
elevatorn US /'ehverte(r)/ wedding n l'wedr4/ ice-cream n /'ars krirm/
excellentadj I'ekselentl window n I'wtndaul important adj hm'pc'.tntl
fabulousadj I'fabjelasl wine n lwatnl independent adj l,ndfpendentl
fantastic adj lfan'testrkl wing n lwtgl interested adj I'ntrestrdl
fireplace n I'farcplersl wonderfi:l adj l'wrndefU jeans pl n ld3ind
firstfloor n /,ferst 'flcr(r)/ world-famous adj l,wztld jump v /d3,rmp/
flat n lflatl lift n llrftl
fridge n lf.nd3l 'fermes/ light n llartl
fruit n /fru:t/ lookafter v /luk 'o:fte(r)/
furniture n /'fsrnrtJe(r)/ menu ri /'menjur/
gardenern /'gordne(r)/ metre r, /'mirte(r)/
, gift n lsfitl Mexican n /'meksrken/
glassz /glo:s/ moment n /'meument/
governmentbuilding n motorbike n /'meutebark/
musical instrument n /,mjurzrkl
/'gzrvenmant'brldrg/
grow v /greu/ 'instrement/
guestil /gest/ occasion n le'kerynl
tn prep lnl open ? /'euparl
joggingtrack n l'd3ogtqtre,H painter n /'pemte(r)/
kettle r /'ketV painting n llenttql
keys pl n lkitzl passionate adj l'pa.,[enetl
kitchen n l'krt[n/ pay v lperl
lamp n lle,mpl petrol n l'petreU
library n /'larbri/ pianist r,r/'prenrst/
lipstickn /'hpstrk/ post v /peust/
lMngroom r /'hvr4 rurm/ prodigy n I'proded3il
mirror n /'mrre(r)/ professionally adv lpra'felenelil
movietheatern US /'murvi proud adj lpraudl
resort 14lrlzcttl
'0rete(r)/ return y /rr'tsrn/
mug n /m,rg/ rich adj hftl
nextto Prep/'nekst tur/ ride v lradl
on prep lonl sandwich n l'sanwrd3l
oppositeprep I'Dpezftl see r, /si:/
send v /send/
UNIT 6 UNI T7
advice n /ed'vars/ longer adj /'lo1ga(r)/ accident n /'eksrdent/ non-stop adj lpon'stopl
again adv le'genl lose v l\tlzl ar n lee(r)l on prep lDnl
annoyed adj le'ncrdl lottery n /'loteri/ altitude n l'altttjltdl passport n /'porspclt/
anymore adv leni'mctl lots(ofsth) pln llotsl arthritis z /or'Orartrs/ peace n lpi'^sl
arrive v le'tall make v /merk/ astronaut n I'a'stran:;il philosophy n /fe'losefi/
artistic adj /or'trstrk/ marathon n l'mrere0enl at preP letl pioneer n /,pare'nre(r)/
ask v /qrskJ match n lmetfl aviation n l,eli'ettnl planes pl n lplenzl
award n le'wctdl matter y /'mete(r)/ badly adv I'bndlil pocket money n /'pokrt mlnV
before prep /br'fcr(r)/ millionaire r /,mrlje'nee(r)/ because conj lbr'kozl prepare v lprlpea(r)l
begin v /bI'grn/ minutes pl n I'mnttsl cake n /kerk/ professor n /pre'fese(r)/
behaviour n /br'hervje(r)/ month n /m,rtn0/ carefully adv I'keefehl psychology n /sar'koled3i/
bestfriend n /best frend/ move y /mu:v/ channels pl n l'tlenlzl publish v I'ftbhfl
billionaire n /,brlje'nee(r)/ much det lmrtll collect y /ke'lekt/ putup v lpvt'rtpl
boat n lbautl nationality n /,neeJe'neleti/ college n /'kohd5/ quickly adv l'kwtkli/
bored adj lbczdl news n /njurz/ comics pl n /'komrks/ qietly adv /'kwalatlil
born v pp ft,cn/ nothing pron l'nn0r1l compass n /'k,rmpes/ relativity n l,rela'twatl
breakfast r /'brekfest/ present n l'prezntl complete v /kem'plirt/ remember v /rr'membe(r)/
businessman n /'brznesmen/ problems pl n l'problemzl congratulations pl n reporters pI n lrlpciezl
catch v lketll radio station n l'retdieu'sterJn/ rocket n /'rokrt/
century n /'sentJeri/ receive v /rr'si:v/ /ken,gretJu'lerJnz/ rocks pl n lroksl
charlty n I'tteratil richesl adj /'rrtJrsti crash v /krafl roses pl r? l'revztzl
childhood n /'tJarldhud/ run a company /rrrn e kzrmpani/ crossingr /'krosrl/ sailor n /'serle(r)/
Christmas n /'krrsmes/ scholarship n /'skoleJrp/ dangerous adj l'dend3erasl samples pl n I'sotmplzl
clean v /klirn/ siestan /si'este/ deeply adv /'di:pli/ sell y /seU
clever adj /'kleve(r)/ software zr /'softwee(r)/ dishwasher n l'dr[wo[al shirt n fsrtl
coal mine n /'keul marn/ start y /stort/ education n /,ed3u'kerJn/ slowly adv /'sleuli/
company n /'k,rmpeni/ stayin touch /ster rn tlt/ enormous adj llnczmasl sPace r? /spers/
dad, n lded/ successfuladj /sek'sesfV equipment n /r'kwrpment/ spend(time) v /spend/
date n ldeftl talk show n I'tctk [eul events pl n llventsl
daughterspln I'dciezl toast n /taust/ exploration n /,eksple'rerJn/ step v /stepi
designer n ldr'zarne(r)l tomorrow /te'moreu/ fastfood n /,fo:st 'fu:d/ suddenly adv I'srdenli'/
die v ldatl TVstar n l,tit'vit stq:(r)/ finally adv /'farneli/ summer r /'srrme(r)/
dollars pl n I'dolezl Valentine's Day n I'vnlantatnz fireworks pI n I'farcwstksl
drama n /'drorma/ flag n lflngl surface n /'ssrfrs/
dyslexic adj /drs'leksrk/ de/ flight n fi7aft| sweetspl n /swi:ts/
emails pl n I'itmelJ'zl watch v /wot/ fluently adv I'ffui,entlil term r? /t3!rr/
enough adv llntfl win v /wrn/ fog n lfogl theme parla pl n /'0irm polks/
entrepreneur n /,ontrepre'nsr(r)/ women pln I'wrmtn/ fortunately adv l'fcJ.lanetlil
everything pron I'evn0rgl word n /ws:d./ giant adj l'd3arcntl theory n /'0raril
everywhere adv I'eviwee(r)l worried ailj I'wtr,rid/ habit tr I'ha'bftl umbrella n ltm'brelal
exam r ltg'ze,ml yesterday /'jesteder/ high school n /Trar skurV voy ge n l'vctrd3l
exclted adj /rk'sartrd/ hits p/ n /hrts/ wakeup v lwerk'tpl
exclaim v /rk'sklerm/ hospital n /'hosprtV wave y /welv/
export v /ek'spc:t/ l1 adj hU
fashion show n /'feJn Jeu/ immediately adv llmitdietlil whole adj lhauU
film n lfflm/ impossible adj hm'posebU wool n lwall
first /fgrst/ injtry n /'rnd3eri/
fish n /frfl inscription z /rn'skrlpJn/
fisherman n l'filemanl invitation n l,tnvr'tet[nl
football team n /'futbcrl tirm/ invite y /rn'vart/
friend n lfrend/ It sounds greatl ltt saundz grert/
tull adj lfuU join v /d3crn/
funny adj I'frrul journey n l'd3u,ni:l
gentleman n I'dSentlmanl know y /neu/
givev lgvl land v Aend/
great-grandparentspl n lgrefi leap v llitpl
Iife n llafil
'grenpeerents/ Iiftotr v l'lrftofl
help v /help/ lunar module r /'lu:na(r)
interview v /'rntevju:i
lastnight Aq:st nalt/ 'modju:V
lastyear /lq:st jsr(r)/ man n lman/
late adj lleftl mankind n /mren'karnd/
laugh v /lorf/ midnight n l'mrdnattl
leavev llill modern adj l'modn/
lecture n /'lektJe(r)/ moon n /murn/
local adj /'leukl/ movie n /'mu:vi./
no idea /neu ar'dre/
U N I T8 UNI T9
adaptor n la'depta(r)l milk n /mrlk/ accent n /'reksent/ originally adv le'nd3enelil
add, v ledl minced adj lmnstl ur n lea(r)l palace n /'paelas/
arry det l'enil miss v /mrs/ architecture n /'o:krtektJe(r)/ pedestriancrossing n
apple n l'apU mix v /mrksi area n l'eariel
applejuice n /'epl d3u:s/ mustard n /'mrrsted./ artistspl n /'a:trsts/ /pe'destrren krosr4/
aspirin n /'esprrn/ need v /ni:d/ banks pl n /bapks/ pink adj lpr4kl
bacon n /'berken/ newsagent'szr /'njurzerd3ents/ blossom n /'blosem,/ polite adj lpe'lartl
banana n lba'notnel no problem /nau 'pmblem/ capitalcity n /'kaprtl 'srti/ pollution n lpa'hu,[n/
basil n l'bezU notebook n /'neutbuk/ carefuI adj l'keafV population n /,popju'lerJn/
batteries pl n I'baterizl nuts pl n lnfsl celebrities pl n lse'lebretizl poverty n l'povetil
beef n lbilfl oil n lcrU central adj i'sentreV prefer v /prr'fsr(r)/
biscuitsp/ r /'brskrts/ olivespl n l'ollzl change v lttend3l produce v /pre'djurs/
boil r /bcrV onions p/ rz l'rnjenzl cherry n I'tlerl public bath n /prrblrk 'bo:O/
boring adj i'bc:rrg/ order v l'c'.da(r)l climate n l'klarmetl public transport n /plbhk
bottle r /'botV otfi Prep lautl clubs pl n lklt'bzl
boy n lbtrl packet n I'pa,krtl church n lttzttfl 'trenspcrt/
bread n /bred/ pasta n /'peste/ coast n &eust/ quality n /'kwoleti/
broccoli n l'brokelil peanutbutter n lpinnt'blte(r)/ colonial adj lka'leuniaU gu,ieteradj /'kwarete(r)/
butter n /'brte(r)/ peas pl n lpir,zl commercial centres pl n railway system n I'retlwer
carrots pl n l'keretsl pepper 14/'pepe(r)/
cartoon characterspl n /ko:'tuln plasters pl n I'plotstezl /ke'msrfl 'sentez/ 'srstem/
pocket n I'pokrtl commuter n /ke'mjurta(r)/ rainy adj l'renil
'kalektazl popular adj l'popjela(r)l cool adj lkntU river n /'rrve(r)/
cats pl n katsl potatoes pln lpa'tefteuzl crowded adj I'kraudtdl romantic adj heu'me,ntrkl
chef n l[efl raspberry n l'rs'.zberil culture n /'kdtJe(r)/ roundabout n /raundabaut/
chips pl n /tJrps/ recipe zl /'resepi/ earthquake n /'grOkwerk/ safe adj lself.l
chocolate n I'tlDkletl record v /rr'kc:d/ east n /irst/ sanitation n /,senr'terJn/
chop v /tJop/ salad n /'seled/ electricity n /r,lek'trrseti./ season n I'sitznl
club n /kl,rb/ salt n /solt/ eleganl adj /'ehgant/ shrine n {rarn/
coach n lkeutfl scissorspln I'srzazl emperor n l'empera(r)l skyscraperspl n I'skarskretpezl
cold drink n /keuld drrgV screwdriver z /'skrurdrarve(r)/ empire n /'empale(r)/ slums pl n lslttmzl
cookbook n /'kukbuk/ sellotape n l'seleterpl Englishman n /'rlghJmen/ snacks pl n /sneks/
cooking n /'kukrp/ shampoo n lta,.m'putl experience n /rk'spreriens/ somewhere adv I'sttnwee(r)l
cottagepie n l,kotrd3'parl size n lsanl extreme adj ltk'stitm/ south n /sau0/
crisps pl n /krrsps/ slice n /slars/ fashion n l'fre[nl spring n /sprr4/
croissant n /'krwes6/ smoothie n /'smurdi/ fishing n /'frJr4/ square fl /skwee(r)/
daiy adj I'deilil some def /s,rm/ food n /furd/ stone adj /staun/
delicious adj ldr'hlesl sorry /'sori/ foreigners pI n I'f.oranazJ subwaysystem n /'s,rbwet
disgusting adj ldts'gtstnll spaghetti n lspa'geti/ generally adv l'd3enrelil
dry adj ldrarl spend v /spend/ gold n lgauld/ srstem/
eggspln legzl spices p/ n lsparsrzl goods pl n lgudzl sunrise n I'sttrtralzl
envelopespl n I'envalaupsl sportspl n /spcrts/ handicrafts pl n /'hrendikro:fts/ sunset lr /'sirnset/
especially adv h'spe[all stamp r1 /stamp/ headquarters n l,hed'kwcr,tezl surrounded adj lse'raandrd/
fashionable adj l'telnabU starving adj lsto'^vrgl high-class adj l,har'klo;sl take place v /terk plers/
favourite adj lTewerftl stationer's n I'stertnezl hill n /hrV tall adj ltc'^U
fish fingers pl n l,frl 'frggazl steak n /sterk/ historic adj lhr'stortV tattoo n lte'tutl
forget I lfa'getl still adv lstrll hrge adj /hjurd3/ temple n /'tempV
fry v lfratl strawberries pl n l'strctbaizl humid. adj /'hju:mrd/ theatre n /'Orete(r)/
fussy adj I'frsil sugar n l'[uga(r)l hundreds pl n l'hrndredzJ tourist attraction n /'tclrrst
gamble v I'gembV survey n /'ssrver/ independence n /,rndr'pendens/
grams p, n lgremzl tap water n I'te.p wc:te(r)/ industry n /'rndestri/ e'trrekJn/
ham n lhe,ml tea n ltitl invade y /rn'verd/ toy shop n ltcr [opl
hardwareshop n /'holdwee(r) th]glJ|'en ltatml jewellery n I'd3utaW traditional adj ltre'il[enU
tomatoes pl n lte'mo.teuzl kilometre n /kI'lomrta(r)/ traffic lights pI n ltre:f:k lattsl
"[op/ toothpasten /'tu:Operst/ latest adj /'lertrst/ traffic sign n ltre,frk san/
herbs p/ n lhslbzl try v ltratl Ioud adj llaudl transport n I'tra;nspcfr.l
honey n /'hlni/ ]until prep len'tl/.l market n /'mo:kIt/ true adj ltrur,l
how much /hau mrrtfl waitress n l'wettresl megacity n /'mege,srti/ unique adj /ju'nirk/
hungry adj l'h4gril worldwide adj I'wsr,Idwaril Metro n l'metreul up-to-dateadj l,t'p te'dert/
I'm afraid /arm e'frerd/ worry t I'wnril mountains pI n l'mauntenzJ valley n l'vnlil
ingredient n /rn'grirdient/ yoghurt n l'jogetl multicultural adj variety n lva'rarcttl
kid n /krd/ wet adj lwetl
larye adj Aotd3l /,m,rlti'k,rltJereV wood lt /wud/
layer n l'leta(r)l mysterious adj lmt'strciasl
list r /hst/ nightclub n /'nartklirb/
magazine n l,mnga'zlnl north r /ncr0/
meat n lmittl ofcourse /ov kcrs/
medium adi l'mitdiaml orarge adj /'orrnd3/
uNrTl0 UNI TI I uNtT12
actor n I'nkte(r)l T-shirt n I'tit [sttl backpack n l'bekpe,kl acrespln I'etkezl
afrect v le'fektl tall adj ltc'^U carry v l'ka,ril acts pI tt lDktsl
alike adj le'larV taslr adj /'tersti/ climb v /klarm/ atmosphere n /'etmesfie(r)/
attached adj le'tetltl. tin n ltn/ colourfirl adj l'kilefU attend y /e'tend/
bank holiday n /,begk 'holeder/ trainerspln I'tretnezl cruise n lkrutzl Australia n /o'strerhe/
below prep ibr'lau/ truth a /tru:0/ do the washing v /dur 6e 'woJr4/ Branl n lbre'ztU
blond adj /blond/ twins pl n ltwnzl drop r, /drop/ brilliant adj I'brrbantl
blue n /blur/ due adj ldlntl cancel v /'kensV
bone n /baun/ universen /'ju:nrvsrs/ fall v lfctU checkin v /tJek 'rn/
boots pl n /bu:tsi fields pl n lfitldzl China r l'tlarnal
brown n /braun/ unusualadj lm'jutgueU folk song n /'feuk sol/ cider n /'sarde(r)/
build v /btld/ freedom n I'fritdam/ colleague n I'kolitgl
coat n lkeutl washing-upn /,woJrg 'lp/ frightened adj I'fraftnd/ continual adj lkan'tnjueU
compartment n /kem'poltment/ future n /'fjurtJe(r)/ crowd n lkraudl
compete v /kem'pirt/ growup v lgreu'tpl death n lde0l
conditionwpl n ken' drtnzl harmony n /'ha:meni/ definite adj I'defrnetl
couple n /'klpU hat n he:tl departuresboard n ldlpottfez
dark adj ldotkJ hire v /'hare(r)i
decide v /dr'saId/ hospitality n /,hospr'telati/ bc:d/
detective n ldr'tektwl httman adj /'hju:men/ disappointed adj l dtse'pcntrdl
develop v ldfvelepl jacket n I'd3alr.ttl Egypt n litd3rptl
dress n /dres/ kiss v ikrs/ ever adv l'eve(r)l
earth n ls'^Ql passers-bypI n l,pt'^sez 'bat/ express v /rk'spres/
eftectspln /r'fekts/ payrise n I'perratzl fail v lfelJl
experiment n /rk'sperrment/ peaceful adj I'pitsfV festival n /'festrvV
fair adj lfeel perfect adj /'psrfikt/ festivalgoers pl n I'festlI'geuazl
fight v lfartl picnic n /'prknrk/ geton v lget onl
float v lfleat/ plan v lplenl Great Britain n /,grert 'brrtn/
glassespln l'glotsrzl podcasts pl n /'podkorsts/ Greece a /grirs/
goodJooking adj l,gud 'luktgl pyramids pl n I'pnemtdzl hand luggage n I'herrd lr'grd3/
graity n l'grevatrl retire v lrftate(r)l Italy n l'ftali/
handsome adj I'hr,nsaml safari n /sa'fo:ril laparr n ld3epenl
happen v I'hapenl sign n /sarn/ jumbo jet n /,dglmbeu 'd3et/
hat n lhntl simple adj /'srmpV just adv /d3rst/
identical adj laldenttkU smile v /smarV knees p/ n lnl,zl
incredible adj ln'kredabU sneeze v /sni:z/ luggage n l'lt'grd3/
instruments pl n /'rnstrements/ soon adv /su:rV memories pI n l'memeizl
jeans n ld3itnzl storm /r /stc:m/ mud n /mld/
laboratory n lle'boretril stressful adj I'stresfV noisy adj l'ncrzitl
laptop n i'leptop/ suitcase n /'surtkers/ open-air adj l,aupen'ee(r)l
long adj llo4l supper r? /'slpe(r)/ packing n I'pr,ktrll
message n I'mesrdSl thunder n /'0zrnda(r)/ performer n /pe'fcrme(r)/
muscle n /'mlsU Wales n lwelzl piece n ipi:s/
never mind /'neve(r) marnd/ walking stick n /'wc:kr1 stlk/ platform n I'pletfum/
noise n lncrzl website n /'websart/ poem n /'peurm/
orbit v I'ttbttl woods pl n lwudzJ print v iprrntl
origin n /'orrd3tn/ queue n /kjur/
orygen n /'oksrd3en/ refer to v lrlfst tel
planet r l'planttl rise v karzl
preparation n lprepe'ter[nl rock concert n /rok 'konseti
pretty adj I'prftil rubbish adj I'rr'btfl
purple n l'pslpV savings pln l'sewr4zl
research n /'rirss:t/ scubadive v /'skurbe darv/
romance n /'reumens/ security n /sr'kjuerati/
sauce n /scrs/ slogan n /'slaugan/
scarf n /skqrf/ stage n /sterd3/
shoes pl n llv,zl sunshine n /'slnJarn/
shon adj ltcltl taxi n /'t@ksi/
shorts pl n ltcttsl tent n ltentl
skirt 14/sk3!t/ the US n /6e ju 'es/
spicey adj /'spatsi/ trip n ltrryl
spoon r /spulrV van n lvrenl
star n /stor(r)/ yet adv ljetl
suit n isurt/
supplies pl n lse'plarzl
switch on v /swItJ 'oni
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UNIT4 p3l
PRACTICE
L o c a t i o n ,J o c a t i o n ,[ o c a t i o n
I Youwant a flat to rent. Youand your partner havetwo
differentadverts.
Readthe information in your advert.Ask and answer HillStreet
questionsto find out detailsabout your partner'sadvert.
Makenotesin the chart. e300perweek
qa wh"r".-h"tw. @ r 3 bedrooms
@ ----s o 1 bathroom
. Lovelylivingroomwith views overthe town
@re @ . Smallkitchen
I roon/agarden/sh..o.?ps l
Street:
Price:
Rooms:
Location:
Shopasndtransport:
Which flat do you want to rent?Why?
A beautifufllat on the thirdfloor onlyten
minutesfrom the town centre.
Localshops(chemist'sc, af6,newsagent's)
just five minutesaway.With a parkacross
the road.On majorbus routes.
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7L UNIT7 p56
PR A C TCEI
Bill'slife
I Youand your partnerhavedifferentinformation aboutBill
Cole'slife. Taketurns to askand answerquestionsto find out
the missinginformation to completethe text.
Bill Colewasborn in Londonin i I ; l45l (When... ?).He had
two brothersand a sisterH. is fatherwasa {i) (What...
hisfather do?)andhis mother wasa cleanerT. heylived in
r-; _ (Where. . .?),a poor areaof London.Theyhad an old
housewith two bedroomsand no bathroom.
Bill wentto schoolin i r r _ (Where...?).He didnt passany
exams,and he left schoolwhen he wassixteen.He worked in a
shopuntil hewas18,andthenhe :'r' - (What... do?).
He met his wife in Germany,and they got married in
il ; ) _ (When... i). Theyhadtwo children.After he left
the army,Bill studiedI I.lI _ (What. . . ?)at university,and
workedasa teacherfor the restof his life.
Closeyour books.Work with your partner.What canyou rememberaboutBill?
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7 UNIT9 p72
PRACTICE
I ' v ego t a big g e rh ousethanyou!
4 Workwith apartnerI.magineyouarebothmillionairesT.elleachotheraboutyourhouseW. ho hasthebesthouse?
Your house has:
. ten bedrooms
e 7 bathrooms
. 2 kitchens and staff accommodation
o private parking That'snothingI!'va
. a ballroom goterghtbedroomosn
. a garden with an orchard thefirstfloorand...
. a tennis court
. a swimming pool
. a private golf course
. a private road
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