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SC WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT 7B STAMFORD BRIDGE Students A+S
ARE YOU DOING NOW?
Student A Tourist Information UK

a Ask B your questions. STAMFORD BRIDGE

What do you do? Stamford Bridge is a small village in the North of England, near York.
• What are you doing now? It is about 230 miles (370 kilometres) from l ondon. lt has a population
of 3.500 people. It is famous for a battle between the English and the
Are you wearing a watch roday? Vikings in 1066.
• Do you usual ly wear a watch?
NB Don't conJuse Stomford Bridge near York with 5tomJord Bridge in
\V ha, kind of books do you usually read? London, the stadium oJChelsea Football Club!
What are you reading at Ihe moment?
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b Answer B's questio ns.

6A READING IN ENGLISH
Students A+S

How do you usuaLLy read?
a on paper b on screen c on an eReader

What kind of things do you read?

a books d websites

b newspapers e work documents

c magazines f others (what?)

When and where do you usually read?
a at work I school
b when you afe on a bus or train
c on holiday
d before you go to bed

Do you ever need t o read in English? What?

7C A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Student A

7A WHERE WERE YOU? Student A a Ask B the questions about Mehmel's nigh!.

a Ask B your q uestions. Ask Wllere lI'ere)'011 I When and where was it? (LasI year, ill/stallbul.)
{/ r.. ;:. 2 Who was he wit lt ? Why? (I-/isIriemls. (I was his bestJrielld's

9 o'clock yesterday morning birtluiay.)
11.30 yesterday evening 3 What colourT·sh in did he wea r? (Black.)
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon 4 What is Cezayi r? (It's all old buildill{l witll a bar and a restauralll .)
• 12 o'dock lasrnigh t 5 What did they do after dinner? (They Iwd II coffee alld I/lclllhe),
6.30 yesterday eveni ng
7 o'clock this morning lI'ellt 10 the beach 10 IIUI'e a swim.)
6 Was t he sea cold? (No. il was warm.)
b Answer 8 's questions. 7 Why d id he go home in his friend's car? (Becallse lie COlIlll"'tjilld

Useful language Iliscar kC)ls.)
at home I work I school I university 8 What time d id he get home? (Rea/I)' late, at fi"e o'clock ill the
in bed I the street I my car
on the bus I the train mamilla·)

b Answer 8 's questions about Maria Julia's night.

c Whose memo ry is better?

Communication 103

Communication

BA POLICE INTERVIEW POLICE INTERVIEW FORM

Student A Na m e: ________________________ Dat e : __________

Work in p;lirs wi th al1Q(h<'l' A. You arc police What t ime? Where? More detail s: ,
officers. T here \V,IS a robbery la st night. B r/~m--'-'t~,---+-----------e-----------------

a nd B are [WO friends. Yo u chi n k 1he), were -1-1~;~-:,!-t- 1------i
res ponsible . The)' say rh'lt they went our for +-t-~
d inner and wem 10 the c inema laSt ni ght. Yo u I go to the
cinema?
want to know ifth is is true.
What I do after
a Look at the Po lice inter view form a nd the cinema?
prcpa r(' to ask the S s the quesrion s. Think
of mo rc questions [Q get morc derails ,.bout
the even ing. e.g. What tl itl yo u II'Ctlr? \v/rm did

),011 cm {Il1d drilli.:? \vhmjilm Il'as if?

b Inter viewoneoftheBs. Wriredow l1 h is !
he r answe rs inlhe fo rm . (YOUI' partne r
interviews the other 8.)

c Compare with your pa rtner. Did the twO
Bs reil ex.led )' t he same story? If nOl, ar rest
them!

Wh<1t time / get
home?

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BC THE GHOST ROOM Student A

a Look al the picture for a minut e. Try to
remember what's in rl1(' room .

b Ask B the quesrions.

I a T V? (No, Ih ere wasn·t.)
I a doubl e or a single bed?

(Tllere was a sill81e bed.)

I a mirro r? W here wa s il?

p 'es.lltcrl.' w(ls. llwaSOIlI/I(! lable.)

I an)' plants? (No, I/lere \\We ll 'I .)
I any books in the room? (No. ,here lI'erell ·/.)
Ho w many windows I ? (TI/ ere were /11'0.)

c C lose you r bo oks. Answer B 's quest io ns .

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9C QUIZ NIGHT Student A lOA CITIES QUIZ Student A

a Complete your sentences 1-8 w ith the co mparative a Complete your questio ns w ith the s uperlati ve of the
from the bold adjectives. adjec tives in brackets.

sm all Spain is t han France. What's Ihe ci ty in Ihe world ? (noisy)

(True. Spaill is 50S,000 square kilometres alld France a Tok yo b Madrid c Rome

is 544,000.) 2 What's rhe city in the world? (hot)

2 long The river Amazon is ____ t han t he river a Rio de Janeiro b Ba n gkok c Nai robi
N il e.
(False. TlleAma ZO Il is abo1l16,400 kill /0118 alld lire 3 Which cit), has the monument in lhe world?
N ile is nbOIlt 6,670 km 10118')
( p o p u l a r)

a New York b Paris c Istanbul

3 o ld Oxford University is than 4 What's Ihe city in Europe? (foggy)

Cambridge Un iversity. a Prague b Lo ndon c Mil a n

(Tru e. Oxford University wasfo muled ill 1170alld 5 Which city has the ___ traffic jams in the world?

CambridtJc 40years later.) (b,d)

4 s h ort T he English alphabet is than the a S;IO Pallia b Bc iji ng c Mexico City

Arabicalphabcl. b Answer B's qucstions.

(True . Tll ere arc 261ellers i/I I/Ie E"nlisiralplwbefalld

28 ill file Arabica/p/label.) c Ask B your questions. Does he I she know th e a nswers?

5 da n gerous K2 is to climb rhan Mount (The correcr answ ers are in bold .)

Evcre s r. ( What's the noisiest city in the
~Id, Tokyo, fo1adrid, or Rome?
(True. 40%DJclimbers 11'110 {jet to the top ofK2 die,

bur only 9% oJclimbers of Evcrest (lie.)

6 la r ge A gigabyte is than a megabYle.

(True. A megabyte is 1,000 b),tes, bllt a gigabytc is lOB WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

1,000 megaby tes.) Student A

7 dry The Saha ra Desert is ____ than the a Ask B rhe qucstion s below.

Aracama Deser t. Toni g h t What I do tonight ?
(False. Sa/mra Desert average railifall = 25 111111; Tomo rro w
AlaCll flla Desert average rainfall = 0. 1mm.) Next weekend I study English? Why (not)?

8 fa r New Zea land is south than Austra li a. What time I get up tomor row?
Where I have lunch?
(True. It's 2,000 km south -east ofAustralia.)
I go away next weekend? Where to?
b Play Quiz NiB/if. You are the presenter.
• What l do o n Saturday ni ght?

• Read your sentence I w B. B mus r s3y ifir'srrueor b An swer B 's quesrio ns.
false.

• Tell B ifhe I s he is right and give the extra

information in brackets.

• IfS is right. he Is he wi ns 500 curos. Then read

sentence 2 fo r 1,000 euros, sentence 3 for 2.000

eu ros, sentence 4 for 4 ,000 eu ros. etc.

IfB gets a question wrong, he I she loses the moncy,

but conri nues to play. T he prize starts again from

500 euros.

c Play Quiz N i{j /rI aga in. YOll are the contesta nt.

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Communication

SC WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT ARE 7C A NIGHT TO REMEMBER Student B
YOU DOING NOW? Student B
a Ans wer A s question s about Mehmc(s nigh t.
a Answc r A's questions.
b Ask A the question s about Maria Ju lia's night.
b A!:ok A your question s.
Do your parent s work? What do they do? I Where was she on holiday? (In AtlwllS.)
\Vh ar do you think rlll'Y a rl' doing now? 2 Who did she w ,IIH 10 se!;'? (A Greek man that she
Do \'011 watch a seric, on TV?
bl ell' II'/I CII sll c II'flS fit rmil'ersily.)
\Vhat TV "cries are yo u w;Hching at Ihe momc llt ? 3 How d id she try 10 contact him? (Sh ccfI/led him
Is it raining now?
Doe~ it r;lil1 a tot al this [lme o fl ,t'ar? many times,iJut lie didll't (llIslI'cr.)
4 Where d id they meet? (At her ho tcl.)
7A WHERE WERE YOU? Student B 5 Why was she embarrassed? (Becausc here/a/Il l's

a An:'\\('T A " qu cs tiOIl l>. \I'erCII '/ I'ery spcciul alltl her hair lI'as a 1111'55.)
6 What did they do? (Tll cy wulked rOl/lld Ille cell/re
A Where were you at nine. _ ')
oJ AI"eIl5.)
o'clock yesterday morn~ ~ I was in bed. 7 What language did they communicate in? (Th ey

b Ask A your question s. Ask Wh ere IIwe),011 at ... ? 5poke EtI£jlisll.)
8.30 yc, (erday morning 8 What was the weather like? (lllI'a sa lI'arm /lifJ lLl .)
6.30 yesterday c\'(-'ning 9 What time did she get back 10 the hotel? (AI/I"ee
11.30 yesterday morning
10 o'clock last ni ght o'e/ock ill Ih e mo",iIl8')
:; o'dock vC"icrd<l v a ft ernoon
6.30 this morning c Whose memory is bew ' r?

Useful language BA POLICE INTERVIEW Student B
at home I work I school I university
in bed I the street I my car \Vork in pairs wilh anorh er B. YOll arc frie nds. La s t night
on the bus I the train
you met. had dinner. and wem to the cinema. T here was
a robbery !:a st night. A :lI1d A are police officers. They
think you were responsible. and rhey wam to imer view
you sepa rarely. If you both tellt he sa me story. ) Oll are
innocent!

a Prepare your s tory. Use Ihest· question s. Th in k of ext ra
details. e.g. Wllm dill ),011 wear? \V/llIt did ),011 eat a/ld
'/riuk ? W/Illffrllll ll'1I5 il?

What lime ! where did youllleer?

Wh"r rime I where did you h:I\'e dinner?

What rime ! where did you go 10 Ihe cinema?
Whar did you do afler rhe cin ema?
Whar rime did )'011 gN home?

b Answer A's quest ion s.

c Did you and your friend tell the S,Lrne s tory?

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BC THE GHOST ROOM Student B

a Look ar rhe picrlll'c for a mi nure. Try to
remember \Vh.t f'S in the room.

b Close your books. A nswe r A's llllcsrion s.

c Ask A [he qu esrio n s.

1:1clock? Where W;IS if?

(Yes. there u'ns./f was lIext to the lI'iltdoU'.)

I a carpel on rhe floo r? (No. there wasl/',.)
I :tlamp or light? Where was it?

(Yes. there H'lls./f W(/S 0 11 fill' wall.)

I any pictu res on the wall? What of?

p 'es. th ere was OIl C. 1111'1/$ ofa womal/,)

I an) cupboa rd..? (No.l/u'r(' II-en',,'/.)
Ho\\' many chairs I ? (There was 0 111'.)

9A GET READY! COOK! Students A+B 98 SUGAR AND SALT

Jack's Meal Liz's Meal Students A+B

Starter Starter How much sugar?

carrot and orange soup Main course According to the American Heart Association,
Main course a woman should have no more than 20g

Dessert Dessert (g rams) of sugar a day (= 5 teaspoons) and a
man no more than 36g (= 9 teaspoons).
.., - .-chocolate and orange mousse • a can of Coke has approximately 359 of sugar
~. • an apple has approximately 23g of sugar
h~~;""'--~~-~~"" • a small (40g) bar of dark chocolate has

pancakes with chocolate sauce approximately 7g of sugar
an egg doesn't have any sugar

How much salt?

According to UK Government studies, an
adult should eat no more than 6g of salt a
day,
• a packet of crisps has approximately 3g 01

sail
a slice of white bread has approximately 0.5g
of salt
a bottle of mineral water has approximately
0.0023g of salt
• a bottle of olive oil doesn'l have any sail

Communication 109

Communication

9C QUIZ NIGHT Student B lOA CITIES QUIZ St udent B

a Com plete your sente nces 1~8 with the comparative a Complete your q uestion s wi th the s uperlative of (he
from the bold adjectives. adjectives in brackets.

o ld The Pyra mids in Egypt arc than the Ib Ask A your questio ns . D oes he she know the a ilS"

Parthenon in G reece. (the correct answers a rc in bold .)

(True. Th e Pyrnmidsareabollt 4,500 years old alld the Which city has [hc ___ quality of life in the world"

Parrhello" is about 2,500years old.) (good)

2 short The First World War was _ __ than the a Vienna b Co pe nh agen c Miami
Second World War. 2 Which US ci ty has thc ___ population? (big)
(True. TIle First World War lastedJOllryears (19 14- 19 18),
bur rile Seco nd World War lasted sixyears (1939-1945).) a New York b C hicago c San Fra nc isco
3 Which city has the _ _ _ airpo rI in Ihewor l d ?(bu~
3 high The mountain s on Earth a re t ha n
a London b Atla n ta c Sin gapore
the mountains on Mars. 4 What's rhe ___ capital ciry in the world ? (hi gh)

(False. Olympu s M Olls 0 11 Mars is 25 kill Irigll; £I'erest is a La Paz, Bolivia
b Kathmandu, Nepal
abO/H 8 km hi{jlt.) c Lima. Peru
5 Which city has the ___ public transporr in the
4 bi g C hina is than Canada. world? (expensive)
a Budapest b Arhens c London
(False. Canada is IO,OOO,OOOsqrUlre metres; Chi'la is ( ~~ich city has the best quality of life in
~ world, Vienna, Copenhagen, or Miami?
about 9,600,000 square melres.)
c Answer A's questions.
5 popular In the UK coffee is now than tea.

(False. 0" nI'eragc, tire British drink 165,000,000CllPS

oftca a day and 70,000,000 ClIpS ofcoffee.)

6 warm The Mediterranean Sea is (han

the Red Sea.

(Fa lsc. Medircrrallea ll Sea averanc tcmpera/llre '" 2-1- 26

deBrces Celsills; Reil Sea tlI'eraBc '" 26-30 denrees Celsius.)

7 good I('s to do exercise in the morni ng lOB WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

rhan in the afternoon. St udent B

(False. III tile afrerl/ooll betll'cell -I alld 5 p.m. rhebody

tcmperatllrc is a/ its maximum. which means it is rhe

per/ecltime to exercise.) a Answer A's qlleslions.

8 hoc T heeart h is ____ than the moon. b Ask A rhe q uestion s below.
(Fa/se. Tll em·erage temperature ofthe mOOIl is abolll
123 dcarecs Celsills dllr iTlg rhe da),; the aI'craBe To ni ght What! have for di nner roniglu?
tcmpera/Ilre ofthe earlh is 13- 17 denrces CC/sillS.) Tom orrow
Next weekend What I do after dinner?
b Play Quiz Ni{j /rt. You a re t he contesta nt. I go to work (or school) tomo rrow?
What I do in the evening?
A will rcad you his I her sentence I. Yo u must S3Y if I go o ut on Friday night? What f do?

it 's true or fa lse. What ! do o n Sunday?
A will te ll you ifyou arc right. and give you cxtra
infor mal ion.
Ifyou arc right. you win 500 euros. A Ihen reads
you sentence 2 fo r 1,000 euros, sentence 3 for 2,000
euros, sentence 4 for 4,000 curos, ere.
If you get a quest io n wrong. you lose all the mo ney, but
continue to play. The prize sransagain from 500 euros.

c Play Qui: NiB'" again. You arc the presem cr. Use your

110 questions \-8.









7 A FORMAL EMAIL The White Cottage

a Read rhe adverti sement and Pasca l's ema il. Bed and Breakfast
Complete thee mai l with the words in the 1n West Bexington, Dorset
li st.
~ [ ark and Dia na Bucki ngham
about confirm Dear double from and their family welcome you 10
hope Regards reservation would their 200-ycar-o!d coulIlry home
in a small village in Dorset.
b Look at rhe information box and then write
a similar ema il to the White Cottage Bed Two double bedroom s, one sIngl e, and
and Brea kfast. afamtlysutte D TV 9WIFl

Decide how Illa 11)' n iglu s YOll wanr fO sta y The White Cottage - reservation
and t he kind of room you need .
Fro m: Pascal Mercier [[email protected]]
Ask a n Is ri/ere I Are there... ?question. To: thewhitecoltageO greenlomalo.co.uk

P Formal emails (e.g. to a hotel or Bed and ____ Mr and Mrs Buckingham, I

Breakfast, a language school, etc .) I ' _ _ _ _ like to make a 3_ _ _ _ for a 4 room

Beginning and a single room for two nights, 5,_ _ _ _ 24th to 26th June .

Dear Mr I Mrs I Ms + surname, or We 6 10 arrive by car at 7 5.00 in the

Dear Sir / Madam if you don't know the afternoon on the 24th. Is there a place where we can park near
person's name
your house?
Use a comma (,1 (or nothing), NOT a colon (:)
Could you please B,_ _ _ _ the reservation?
Dear Mr Brown. NOT Dear Mr Brown;
9_ _ _-
Middle
Don't use contractions. Pascal Mercier

, would like to make a reservation
NOT I'd like to...

End
Regards
Your first name + surname

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bu,l.'~ _ \\1.' (all Ihl."l1li~brl.", h.'I\\ e\'n/"w and t~'n dcgrl'C' It ca n he \\ mth
Inte r viewe r Du ~tlU hale a problem 11 Jlh and cold but 11 hJrdl~ e,e r sno\\ ~
I nlen';l.'wer \\ h~1 1IIIIe do "Oil 'i lan sehoul' lIoi'~ Ilo:ighuuurs, Rebi.'cca?
In 'pring and in aUlulllnlhe Ileal h.'r is \("n-
Amelia \1 8 o"":lod,, In Ihl.' firsllr~<;on Rcb ecca '0, I don 'I , nO! a! all. BIll chan geable H'U (an hale all !Ill' f'lur ,casOIU
in unc tL,y! h <'an be ~unny m Ihe mnrlllng,
I.',,~ r ~onl' b realh 'l.ll'ep~ .omelime< Ill' IIcighbour< ha le problem) dO\ld~ al lunchtimc. rJlIling III thl' a f,ernOOfl ,
l!Uer\' iewc r 111)\, Illan~ k""II1"d,,~uuhJH'? "il h me! Ili' e In a hlod (,( Mua ll n ~l ~ and and Ihencold ~nd 11 ind\ in Ihl.'elellillll, l
,\ me li a III Ihe ,lIurnillg \\1.' lI,u~ll~ hJ'1.' fhc al\\ a~ ~ 1..11 to\lri~I" If) tal..e Iho:ir <u ngla~ses ;IIICI
Ih,' h\)\I~,' rul,'~ here ar., rcall~ .ITin
hUI ,0I11clilll'" ,i'l., Ihelr umbrella'" hen Ihc~ go out!
Intcniewcr \\ haltlmcd~I'\lllha\l.'llIlIch? IIlten iell cr \\ hJI I..lIld o(hol1,e rult." dn
Amclia \1 I ,,'dod, But nno: Ihing ItlU dlln'l {.fwII 'Cl' dw"l'
Inten';ewcr Tha!', a \I.' n Inng IlIorning' ~ou ha,e? d,\\ ~ ill l.ondull i, fug, ,\ 101 ,,( !(luri", (lIme
Ameli:. Ye" il i. \\ c' re Il'r~ h\lllgr~ JI Rebe cta \\ ~'II. for c'l.alllple, durill!:! Ihe 11 Cl' I.. wlondon and ~a~ '\\ here's Ihe fllg? I (lOdon
i~ ~I\\ aI, fuggl in film, " \\ dl , it', Irue Ihal, ill
ImlChtillll', ~ou (In'l makc noisc bel lIeen 12.,10 and
Interv iewcr \\ here do ~ou hJIC lunch' the pa'1. thal I' unlll lhc I <);O~. I.ondon \\ as a
A mdi a Wc hale IU llch 111~chn(\1 in till' III n (I'do,.- " becau~e Ihi . I' 11 hen \'Ilung
,,'n f••gg~ , il l hec Ju w the air \\J~ reall~ dirt'
cafctc ria _\\ 1.' nnh hal e (ifll minute~ so \\ e chlldrell .lTO: ~<,Ieep and the .ame il Irue
,1011'1 hall.' l1Iuch lime tu rcla 'I. , \\ I.' iu ~t NI aftcr ICII I)'doc l.. al lIighl 1.,0, fllr ~l.amp1c, But wda~ Ihe ai r I~dean and 1\\ hardl~ l'ler
\lur fmxl and Ihen rUII I" Ihc nC'l.lle~~o\l, afler Il'n (l'doc l.. ~ou can 'l h~Il' n mloud
Inlcr"icwer I10" man~' le"!,,,, dn I tlU h:\le Il.IggJ
music 11 uhnlll hl.'.ldphone" IIr pl.l' a
in IhI.' aftc rnn(lll' 315 1»)
I\md ia OnagnnddJy'ml~ IhrN'.Imahad mu ,ical in,1 runlt'n!. Ilhll11.. il \ bl'cau','
Rob I k~, ' ..nn~!
dal fhe. Aflcr Ih,' ....,Clllld Ic",oll Cl cr~ hod~ people ill 5\\ in.nland ge t up earl. in the Je nn y Oh hi, Rub b Ihal coffee fur llIe;
i, lir(,d a lld "t' dnn'l c"nn'nl rale o n I1 hal lll()r ll HlII, '(llhe~ 11(\ \(l b,'d leTl ca r" .
Rob Yc" ,\ douhk eSl'reo;;su,
thc tNchcr I~ tclling 11\ IlIler\' iewer Can ~ou \\ atch T\ afler len Je nn ), Oh \I\l\\,lhanb, ThJt'~ reall~ nice of
Inl c r \'iewe r \\ hal time doe, ,(hnol fini ..h?
(I'dud ? '0~ou_
Amelia \t halfra'l (ile, Rebe"a ' e~, IUU c~n, iuq nrn rea l" loudll .
IlI h'n'iewer DIl ~()U gl) humc Ih,'n? Rob problem, Do 'ou hale a meeling
Amelia It depend, 011 \I'l1lda~~and 50, 1"al(h 'i v, bUI" ilh Ihe ,-olun'le 10\\ •
\\ IIh 0.11111'1"
\\ l'dllr,da~, I g" III c\tra das~e~ III pTCrlTC an d Ih.. \\ ;ndll\l' c1CI, rd ~(l that', nm 3 Jen ny 'e" allnlher mecling, ,\nd ~ou?
Rob I'm gmng Itllhe oifk.., IUtI, I h~I~' an
f,lr unil er,il I emran n'l''l.anl'l., and on probh.-m_ BUI the pwblenl i~ 1 .'.111'1 use
Tuesdal ~ and Thur~da' ~ I hale ha~l..l'Iball nl~ ba~hmnnl,lll'cau,e th e" atl'T m~le, InlCTl lO:ll In 1"~'nll mlll\lt l.'~

praCtiu'_ a n(lbc, and m' balhroulll h ne'! WnlJ l e llny Oh reall~? \\,i;h \\ ho;
Int e n ';ewer \\hat d" ~ou do" h..1l I ou g~'1
nl'ighlxlUr'~ b,'dr.~tlnl, Rob \ IhcJlredlreCltlr
h()me~ lenn y Sounds i nt e re~ ti ng
Inten' iewe r \0 ~nu can'l ha,e a ,hll\leT ur Rob \\' hal 1ime i~ I (lur IlIt'e tin g 11 ith Danlcl'
,\ mclia I iuq "ani III Tela..; bUl il's
imp'l'\i hl e. I han' h(>1111:\\urk and 1'\at1l~ a bath? Je lln) -"\1 half 1'.l~1 nill"
,(1 1nl'ed ttJ 'tmh' So I ,it dUll n al mJ de'l..
and ~IJTI ""rl..ing aga in . \fler dillner I go R ebee(a ' 0, nut after tl.'n o'do.:I.. I hiS isn'l Ro b Ugh'
lu, I.. ((l nn TOum and ~l lId \ ulllilll \)'dod, le nn} Oh llo"\relOUO", -rmrosorn!
Inraul,'IitnI~JII\ nJt~ in ,)" it/e rbnd , but in ~mn;lall,
,Ir ,onletime' bIer, lOll be he.:au..... thc !lal' arc R o b I'm (ine!

Inlet\' iewer \\ 'hal Iime do ~nll go It> bed? I nl e rviewer \\hal about al tho: \\eekend' lenny I'm realll 'nrr~ ' 0" can'l \\ear Ihal
Re becca On I.,a lurda ~ Ihe rull." arc Ihc ~anle.
Am elia \bOIlI halt' l'a)1 de\CIl' Il ie in bed ~hirt 10 an inler> le"!
,Ind Ihmk abouI Ihe lIe\l da\ and !he "\,(1 lIoj<,e aflcr tl'n o'do, I.. in Ih~ .',cning. Rob Oon'l \lOTT}, II\t'ro:'~ J dOlhe~ ,ll(>p (I\"Cr

I",~t)n" I hale, Lucl..i l~, it', i rida' looa,! Inlen';ewer \\ h31 happl.'n~ if IOU \I allt \0 Iherc, Icall bill a ne\l u ne.
lenn y 0 .... 1(In hl'lp~ou chonw 0111.',
'0 "hn,(')llulllllrrn" ! hJH'a pJrl\' Jen ny Oh, Ihat', ml phone, Sorr~,1 ne..,d 10
R e becca '011 can ha, e a rartl hUllhe mu~i(
2 57 1») ans" ~T Ihi~, ~e.· ~!'u in th~re"
can'l he loud afll' r te n
GARY Inlen';ewe r \\ hal happcns iflOu mah' a k,! Rob 0 ...
Guy 1'lIlg'l
(If IlOi,,' afle r len? 3 191»)
Jud ge I \er~ nice(ian
Jud ge 2 YC'i,llih' it. \,",,11 dnlll' , Re beeca \\'cll, Ihe neil!hbour' complain and Eddie ~o, lell lll ,,, hal do 11>1l t hlnl.. !lf
ifil's Teal1~ loud, Ihe~ can call1he pol icl.'
JUSTIN London'
lnten' icwe r \\'hJI JhouI 1111 Sundal? Jenny I hlle il, l _ddic! h'~ ~o "llll!
Ju ~tin (,illg') Rebe"a Su nd a~ i,adaJ ofre~1 ill Edd ie \\ hal ahout Ihe pcopk In Ih..,offi(e?
Jud ge I In a I\\)rd_ .'Il'rribll'!' Je nn y Thl'~ 're reall~ nice_ \nd Ih~'~ 'rcH.' r)
Judge 2 lu,lin, ~uu lUll' a ler~ pr"!t~ face, 5" ilLl.'rland 'ill 'IIU can't 11131..CanI IlOi,e
III ~-our nal al .lil hlr nalllpl,', ill'm~ 1)(llile!
bUII'm ,orr~.~('u (an'l sing' hui ldi ng ~nll call', mOle fu rniture, or pUt a Eddie \\ hat arc ~nll dnillg righl now? You
picture nn Ihe \\ all, nr Iurn un Iho: \I a ~hing
NAOMI arc n'! In Ihe office, I can ho:ar I ra ftlc.
~ aomi (,ing~l machine
Int en ' icwe r \\ hal .In ~ nu Ihink Ilf Ihe<;e Jenn}' Riglll 1I0\\? 1am )Ianding out'ide a
Jud ge I Th,lnl..JIHI ' .1"111i. \crJ nKe,
Jud ge 2 'aomi, lOll hale a beautiful loice, rule,- men'" clulhing 'I"re.
Rebetca \\ l'II, Ilih' Ihe rulc~ Ih31 C('1l1rol
bUll ca ll', ho:ar Ihe fecling Eddie ' ou'tcllhat'
ludge I 0 '" IU<;lin and ' amni, I hank nni'e durillg Ihe \led, and (Ill S\lllda~, 1 Jenny i'm\\allmgfnrRou.
Ihink it\ a ~o-tld idl'a. But Ilh in" 111t'~ need
IOU ','r~ much, bUlIl() Ihank ~"u. C;ar~, to be a hit nllm.' nexiblc on 1)3lurda, ~_ I Edll;e \\ ho', Rob' Do "'11 ha,e a nt'lI
cungra l ul.lt ion~. Sce lOll on Ihc ,ho" ne\t
mean if a PJrt~ 1'1. qill a liule loud afler tl'n, bo~ fric lld alread,?
\\eel.. Jen ny Dun't be sillJ He'~ 1""1 J g"~ from the
Gar}' l allla'IK!Thal"g rl.'al Thanklou. I don't Ihinl.. you need 10 call 1hl' police.
offiCl', Ile \ bill ing a nell ~hirl
In tcn' iewer Dol." Ihal rea llJ hapllclI- Edd ie \\ ail a nHIlUlC, So Iflu' re" ailing fo r

R e becca ".", il happencd 1<1 me. J gU\ namcd Ruh " 1II,ide 3 I1I1'n\ clothing

3 10 1») ~\{) r e?

Th\' be'lthing about Ih\' llcalh.'r in l_ondOlI Je nny Stop I1 I don'l h.lI Cl il111: lIle l.plam il
i, Ihal it ', lleICre\ITt' nl \,. lt i~Il'III<,ualll .111 nll\\ , Oh, hl'f(' he I. no" I hall' ((l gll.

,,'n hot oT\c r~ (old, In Ihe ~umme r ;t:~

~Olllellnl\'~ ~unn~ and .umctimes d()ud ~, 11 ith
tempcr;U\lTe~ nf ahmn 22 degrtt~_ \nd of

(\Iur~e it ~onwlime~ raill,

118 Listening



4 6 ») I ns pe clo r \\ \'n' you jUq hi .. ,rl"TClar~? 4 15 »)
C la ud ia \\"h a t dn you l11t'an?
"/llcllllr<'1II5I'['(lOr 'IU{'$IIU1lrd BM/}IIM Trlll"fr, Ins pecto r Were ~ou in low" ith \ Ir T r,l\er..? Leo Il"llo.
C buclia \;o.I\\,L'I1·1. I}arman (i(",d evening. ,ir. madalll. Wh;u
InSI><'(lor \\ h al did .1(>lI d" aria tlinnt'r I ns peclOr Th,' Iruth plrJ'l' . Claudia.
"':~I .. rdJ~ cH'ning.? \I "uld \nulik<' In drink?
C laud ia \ " 'r~ "ell. Il1"I,,'elnr. )'l". r11 a.. Leo Do you hall' ch"l11p;lgn,'?
Barba ra " (ICrdinlll"r? I pl:L~NI':Jnh" illl
Gordon. and then I \\ t'1U to hed. in 1", " " ilb him and Iw ..aid hl' \I J' in I}:LTm;11l y~,...ir.
Leo T"" gb"".. (I f Chall1l'lgn,'. pj(" a ~e .
Ins pcclO r \\ ' hal Iirm' " ", Ih~l? It I' r 11 it h 11l{",. I·k ':1id h,' " allll'd !<l Il'J ' c
Barba ra [\ \\ a~ aboU! half l'JQ cil"HIl. I hi,"ife \m;'IllI~ - ,lIldm.Lrn m~.1 I}arman II ... r(,~oll ar('!
wa~ ..Iupid. I heli{"'l("d him. I k u"NI nlt'. Leo ChN' r~. Kill1 .
r..m.'rnbcr Ilnolcd ,1I!ll~ \\ aleh. in'lwetor! I " ;,.. 't'ry ,ll1gr~ "it h hi Ill. Kim Chee.... To •• ur ne" huu,,·.
In-" peclor Did ~ nu h.-aT an~ 1hin!! in your In s p{"' clor Did ~" 'U kIll him? I} ,Lrman "",'rl' \ nH'ri.:an,. ar~n'l ~'() u?
C I;Ludia '>:0. in.;p('cwr.I l{lwd ler~my.
(.1Ih('r', ronm? Leo Y,·... IhJI\ righl. WC'"' fmm Califnrn u.
IJarbara Nu. 1didn'l hear al1~ I hing. 4 9 »)
I nspcclOr III j,s 1 r;IH'r~. did ~"1I ha' C :111\ K im \\"jUq rent,'d!hehighnu,,"'II('arhel"C'
/3,:(im' dirurl·r. Gorrl,JI[ !Juri 11 drirrk wiliJ !.-r"If/" ill Barm ;l n \\ hkh hou~l'? Th~ Tral c"' fJm i~ !
l'T{lbk!ll~ " il h ~ nu r (:11 her ?
Barbara i'o. J didn't hal<' an~ l'n.bkrn, 1/,t'lih,,,ry Iwu~,"
Go rd o n <'h~eh.I<'r.'m~. I lapp~ birthday .
wit h him at .111. /I 11 fal hc'r ,\:1, a \\ondcrful l erenl\' ..\h.lhanl..... C"rdon. L('o Ye...
man anti a \I ond(' r ful fJther. I'm "'rr~. Go rd oo U,,[{·n. J"Tl'm~. I wall! Inlall.. IU ~ ou I}.. rman Oh.
Leo 1~~(lm"lhing"T<.ng?
In'lll>(IPT. Jb<llulIa rbara . I}arman \\' ho ,hm, cd ~ "uthe huus('?
l erem~' !~'lrbar.L? \\ ' h,II'~ Ih,' I'mhlrm? Kim J~"rharJ . rheold lad~ "hn liwd [heTt"
In s p ec tor Dnn·I"'nrr~. \li ~, JrJ\'('r~ 1\'u Gordon It". !lO! ,·.\Ktl., a problem. I am in
L",fore .
I11OT(, qU(",d"lh. I." <' \I it h her. ,I nd I \I a111 ! () 111a r n l1<"r. Barman \hh. BJrh,1r3 . Old \ ITTTa,"''''
l e rem y \r arr~ l~arbJr;l? \]'Lrr~ 111' d,mghlni
4 7» ) daughl ..r. S,"'llC Ill'''Pi(' Ihoughl th:u ~he
\rc~'(lu c r:l7~? ;o.;l'Il'r! You don·rlo\!.' "a~ Ihe o nl' [hal did il . '>he m" <'r marrit"d.
\("XI. 111\' ,n5/1("(/()r 'lues/lolled G(!r<iotl SlIIi!" BJ rb;lra. YOlLonJ~ "ani h"r nwn~~!
Inspcclor Wh:1l did., UlI do Jlt.:r dinner. Gord o n rhJr", nullru,·. !'·Tl'rn~ . ] It"e her. "I' ("(lUr~e.
)(',{'my Li~[el1 w mc. li.,ou marTl Ibrbara.
Gordon' Kim Th"une"IH,did"hm'\\ hat
Go rd o n I pla~cd (ard .. " ith BJrharJ. rhen "h,'n Id i,' all my monl" gu,'" to Claudia. J1<Lpp~l1<'d? \\ ·h~ did ,he ne' l'T mar r~?
G ordo n To (·b ud i,,? Tu' nur "'CfCrJn?
..h" W"11I III b,·d . llaTTll(II' Didn't ,ht' 1('"]1 .\ 'Ill?
In s pe ctor Did~"ugnwl)l'dlhl'n? )('rem... '(". Leo Tellu,,, hat'
Go rdon '\ u. I !>t~~ <·d ill th(" ,itling r(l(lm ;' Lld J G ord on b I hal ~ "ur b,! \I onl.lL"rl·m~? Harman \1>(1111 till" lllurdl'T.
l e rl,m y Ye,. il i,. Lco& Kim \ Iu,d..r??
h"d a gb" ur" hi .. I..~. Th<'n I" <'nl l(> h"d. Amand a Dinrw, ("'l'ry b(l.r~! l3arm;11l ) ,.... l\ 1r Tra, er.." a~ Ilwrdcrcd in
Ins pector \\ hallim(' was Ihar? R ('ader -\1 midnight Co rdon \la .. in Ih,'
Gordon I don', remcmb('r ,·,;,(tl., I didn't dIJ[ 11<lIJ"c in II)~S .. in h" h,·d.
<irril1g mom. H,' (1l1i,h('d hi.. " hi,ky and Kim Oh. hOIl hllrrihle!
lonk all ht' rimc. 'H'nt up ..tair~. Barman The man \I h" kilkd \ I, TrJ,"cr..
Ins pect or Did you h(,JT an~ rhing during till' leremy Wh" IS it? Cordon?
\I ,I" B,Lrb,IrJ\ 1", ('r. Th,' fam ily neH'r lived
nighr? 4 14 ») Ihc,,' again. 'II\("~ nil'd 1<> 'l'Il th<' 11I'tI,("
Go rd o n ~o.1 didn·t.1 \\3~ ','r~ riT,·d.1 "!c1'1 bur nllbod' "anlrd IU bll' it '>:01 after a
Barbara Let', gu up~{'lir~. Foil"" nw.l~e murder. Th:!! \ \I 111 th l[ hOIl,<' b al":l~ ~
\W~ IIcll. .:ardul. Thcreiling i, I"l'r~ lu\\ h,'rc. r"iH,'d .
Ins pecl or Yuu Jnd 1\ ITTrJ' <'r~" ,'r(" b\l~inl'~' L eo l(ill1.
L eo h's:l,cr~ "Idhuu'l'. Kim y~, .
panner... \I a<'n'l ~ ou? B" rban Y,',. Ihe Iwu,,' i,! hr,'e hundTl'd L eo "rl' ~tlUt hink ing \I hat l'I\1T hink ing?
Go rd OIl Ye~. [ha[". righ [. K im Yl" - I don'! "an! 10 <ke]1 in a hou,,'
Ins pec tor A nd il'~;" t'r~ )!{lnd bu .. illl"s" I y...ar, old. r..1 ~ fJ 111 il~ IiI ed here fu, Ill'a rl ~ \I hcr(" "nT1whmly \I a~ l11urd,'r,·d. C,,111" o n.
Let\ go 1'\ a 1101<"1 .
und('r'Iand. cii!ht~ ~ <'ar,. ·1 herc ,I'C s i~ bc.rnlllTl1~. Thi, H,Irl1l;1I1 Hl'~ . ~ uur d,Jmpagne' Ynu did II't
Go rdon )'t·,. in'I1<'("[or. i[ k "J'Ill' falher'~brdruolll. .r ri 111.. ~ OIL r ' ha !I1l'agll<'! 1\ h. Il<"l I.
Ins peclor And IHlI\ il i~ ~ our bu,inc". K im I.. [hen' ,'crn,al hcaling in Ih., h"u~c?
Go rd o n Li-rm. rn'lll"'If>T.1 did nOI kill l13rba.a Y"~.lh,·r~!~ \\ h~ d" .,oua .. l..? \r,' 4 24 »)
mu c(lld~
ler("I11~. llc \\"a, 111~ pa rt Ill'r J nd he WJ' 111~ Kim h'". it's ll'n' r"ld in he r('. I Jrri,,·tI Jt Go,forth I tall bTC inTh,·,·,·('ning.
(ri,·nd. Leo ThaI', bC(J;I..,· \\ .··rc fr"m Califurnia. I don't hcliCl"r in gh"'I'. hUI ~ "'. 1(<'11 a lillk
B"rbara LCI·~g1l3nd ....('th"oth"r hiT !ll'TI 0,",. 1dll'cl....d in. and Ihe rec,,!)lioni..!
48 ») I!a,.(' ni,' t h<· h" "nd .. h,l\' ,'d 111e III 1111 rt "' Ill.
bed""lIlh.
Firl<r/~l·. IIre iUJpt'C[()r '/trL"SI ioru'd CI"'lI/ill Leo ),·... oir' .ur..e. . Ildt Ill~ thi'ng.. in Ih(' Tll,lnl .llld ';111"
Sim,·om·. Leo \\"'11." hal d,) }<llllhin k. J..: illl~ 11", " il!
In s peClor \\ hJI did ~ 1)U do I c.. [("rda~ dOli n.. tair.. Therc 1\ eren'l 111al1l 01 her gue'I'
Don't y(ou? in Ihe h"tel. Thl"Te" ere (,n l~ t hr~e. I ,;n in
el ,·ning. afla dinn<'r? K;m 1"111 IInl .. ur,'. Thn~'" ,OIllCI hing aboll! Ihe Iflung" and 11,llk('{1 tll Ih,' Illan~gl' r. SarJ
e laudia I Ilenlll) m~ rnom Jnd] Jud J hall! D;lnkJ... about h('r hot,,1. Thl'n I had" drink in
[h~ hOlI)"1 don·llik('. Ihe bar lnd JI 1~ .,·clock 111",'111 1I1'~"'irs tn m~
and I "C11l whcd. roolll .
In~pec!Or \\hallim"":hlhJt? Leo "illl. it'" pt'rft'n for Ihe kith. Thi nk of
C laudi a ,\b.,ut I! o\::Joc k. Ih,' g3rden. ,\ nd il's a r('al "Ill hClllic Engli,h Rooml] "a'on[lw[opflU<.lr.Jupen,·dllll'
In s penor Did ~Oll h,'ar an~ Thing? C,II'111 r~ hml,e. \\ 'hal dn you ,a~? dnt>r and IIITll("d (1[1 Iht·ligh, .
C la ud; a Y("!>.I h("ard ,olllcbnd~ go into
Kim 1.. uppu~c~o.lf yt1u',t' '\lr~ . IL was J \l"T~ big nll)lll. qUill' old. and .'"c~.
)<,r("11lI .~ ro(1l11. I[ "a, about 12 u·dorl...
In s pecTor \\ hI) "a~ it' Leo 1a III .. ure! r.1 r~...n. BJrbara . Wc wan! il. ";I,it a bit ,pl)uk~ The,,' 11 J" an old T\' on
C la ud; a Ir"J,Amlnda.hi.. "if,·.
In s pector 1\ re ~ou !>url'~ Did you ..ce her? \\ '~. \I ant tU ,cnl tl1<' hnll,e. a t:lblc - bUI rll("r(" W,l~n't J Tt'mm(' cnrnrnl.l
C laud ;;1 \\'dl. 110.1 didn'l ..("c her. BUI I" m [uTIlcd I,nlhe T\'.
Barba r a I "ell(' nl.
~ure il \\ a~ Amandl. Leo \\ ' h('ncan"em,,'~in? Thert· 11":1 .. J film un. 1"J~ h :, pp~ 10 ~c,' th.n
Ba rbar a .\ .. ,non a, .\"11 like. il 11 ,1'n'l a IUlrnlr film. 1decided In" 31(h Ihe
Ins peclor )"uu \I ,'r(" r.·1r Tra,c r~' ,cefl'lar.,.

Cl;rudi3.
C laudia Ye,.]\\a,.

120 Listening

film, but I wa~ tired aftl'r my longjourne~ and dr~~ert pancakes \\ ith chocolate sauce. seconds to sa) if the ~e ntence;~ t rue or
afte r halfa n hour I went 10 sleep. P r es e nt e r That all looks delicious. 1\ nd you fal~e.lf ),ougellhe fi rsl an~wer right.
you win 500 curos. Then for "ach correct
4) 25 '») Li7.? answer you double your money. so if you
li1. I made a carrot and onion salad" illl get the second an~\\c r right. you \\ in 1.000
S t e phe n Inthcmiddle ofthen ightl ~uddenl} euros. and for the third corrl'CI answer you
woke up! I looked Jt my watch, It waSI\\O orange dre5~ing. d'('n for dlC main cour~e win 1,000 euro~. For eight corn'" an~\\ e r~
o·clock in the Illorning. The tel"\'ision \\ a~ paSta \\ i,h cream} chkkl'n sauce and for ~'Oll win 6 4.000 ell ros. But if you gel an
off! BUI how? T here was no renlt)te cont ro!. des~ert chocolate and orange mous~e. ans\\er \\ rong. you lo~e all the money.
and I didn·t get upand turn il off. Tht' light P r e se nte r It all looks good 100. But now.thl." Rem.:mber you can abo phom.' a friend, so
was on. but suddenl) the light \\·t'nt orflOo. 11I<l111ent of truth. Lel·s la~H: }our di shes... if )oll'rc nOI Sli TI' about onc of the answer~.
No\\ I was ~carl,"d! I couldn't sce anything you can phone you r friend to help you. [s
strange. but I could feel that there wa~ 4 34'») Ihal OK. Colleen?
somebody o r something in the room. Collce ll Yes. OK.
I gm Out of bed and turn ed on the light an d PreSe lller Rigln Jad,let'str) ~our ~oup.
TV again. Lilflc by liule [~laTlcd to relax, M m m, that's dcliciou~. [t'~ a great 446'»)
and I welll IOS!cCp again, When I woke up il combination. carrot and orange. Is there
\\a5 mor ll ing. I had breakfast and chl'ckcd an} onion in the sou p? Prese nt e r OK Collet'n. first qllestion for
out. 500 euro~. Thc North Pole i~ colde r thau
Jack Yes.oneonion. IheSouth Pole. True or false?
I nt e r v iewe r So the queslion is. did )'ou see Prl's e nt e r It\ \ery good. but nel(tlime
Ihe ghosl? C o llee n The North Pole i~colder than tht'
Illa~ IX' yo u could add J [illle cream. not 50lllh Pole. Er. false.
S t e phe n No. I didn't Sl'e Ihe ghost. bUll much. jusl J littlt,. OK. no\\ thechickrn.
deflnitel), felt somct hing or somebody in tll mm. lhat'~ lon·lr. Not \'('r)" original. but Pres e n te r Correcl. Thr SOlllh Polt' is much
the room \\ hen I woke up in the niglu. very tasly. And finally the I'ancake~ . T hey coldcr. because it's much highcf than the
look beautiful ... and they Ihte fanllSlic. Nonh Pole.llllhesummcr thraverage
I nte r v iewe r Were you fright ened? Now Liz.lct 's try your dishes. The salld temperatuTe at the NOTth Pole i~ "-(,TO
S tep], ,,, n Yl'~.1 W~>! \ 'ery fright l'nl'd! first. Mmm. it 's nice. bUllhc tas te ofonion degrees. but atlhe Soulh Pole it's millu~ 26.
I nte r v icwcr Would you like 10 spend i~'er) qrnng Ho" manyonionsdid}'ou No\\. for 1.000 t'uros. carrOts arc s\\ eeter
use? thalllOmalocs. I"rUl' or false?
anmher night in the hotel? Li7. Three.
S tephe n Deflnitely.yes. Pres e nter Ilhink perhaps tWO arc enough Collee n Er.1 thillk il 's tru~'.
Int e r v iewe r Wh,,? for Ihissalad. OK, Ihe pasta. t\ l mm. il's P rese nt e r Correct. It's true. C3rrof~ arc
S t e phe n Well. I'm sure then.' was sOlllething very good but it needs a bit more~ah and
pepper. And finall~ t he mous~c. That's a about fi\'e perccllI sugar. bUltonlatocs
St range in Ihal room. [can't explain t he bcautiful mou~sc. Lil.. don't hl\'e any sugar al all. Right. for 2.000
television and Ihe ligln. [want to go back Li7. Thank ~ou. euro~. a proton is hea\ ier than an electron.
lX'cause I wan! to sce the ghost. Pres e nt e r M mm. and il taSteS fantastic. Collee n Ithinlit ·struc.
Presenl e r Corre ct. A proton is more than
4 32 '») ab~olutely dcliciou~. 1.800 tillle~ h~'a\' ier than an dcctroll. i\.c'(t.
fo r 4.000 cllros. Th(' White House is bigger
P resente r Good aftt'rnoon and welcome \\'ell. congratul:Ltions to you bOlh.I lo\'ed than Buckingham Palace. True or false?
10 today's edition ofGet Rt'ad)! Coold all ~ our dbhe~ - but onl) OIW of )011 can Colleen The Wh ite I·/ouse is bigger than
And a big round ofapplause for wday·s win - and toda~'s \\' inne r b ... Jack! Buckingham Palace. Er. false.
contestants. Jack and Li7.. Hrllo. Jack. So. Pres e nt e r Correct. guckingham Palace has
do you like cooking? 4 42,») 775 roo ms, but the White Housc has o[\l~
132 rooms. Next. fo r 8.000 euro~. oranges
lack Ilo\'e il.1 cook dinner e\er~ l" ening al Co m pere Que~lion I. Whal is Ihe arc healthier than strawbc rri e~. True or
hOl11c. ap]Jro~ima t e population oflhe U K? Is it a false?
41 million, b 52 million. orc 61 million? Collee n Er, true. No, ef, fal~e.
P r esente r How abou l you Li7?
U7. Yes. I'n'lhe cook in Ill} family 100.1 conk C o n teSl a nt I Ithinkit'sc.61million. Pres enter Do you want to phonc:1 friend?
Compe r e c is the right answer! Question 2. Colleen No.lthink it's fal se.
ever)' day ofcou rse. bm \\ hat I rl'all) likt' is Prese nte r Correct. An ora nge has"'O
cooking for friends at the \\eekl'nd. Ho\\ many clloric~ arc there in a Big Mac?
P r l'Se nter OK, so you know tl,,: rules. In Is it a 6- 0, b 485. ore l05? milligram ~ of \'ilamin C. but a cup of
Ihe bag Ihere arc si;l: ingredienl~. JUSt six Cont es t a n t 1 Ilhink il's a,670. strlwberries. a norlllal sen' ing. ha~ 98.
ingredienls. You h3,'e an hour 10 cook Com pere Final answer? OK. for 16.000 euros. femalt' mo~quitoe~
Ihree dishes.;) stancr. a main course. and Co n teSt a nt 2 Final an~wer, 670. arc mOrt' dangeroll~ than male lllost]uilOes.
a dessen. l\pan from the ingredil'ms in Com per e 1'111 sorry. the right answer is b. A C o lleen Er, true.
Ihc bag you can also us(" basic ingredil'11I~ Big Ml( has 485 calories. And Quesl ion Pre se nt er CorrrC L I'emalc m()sqllilOe~ arc
like pasta, rice, egg~, sugar, salt , pepper. l. Ho\\ far is il from Nrw York Cit)'1O Los the ones t hat bite. t\ la ic mosquitoes don't
etc. OK ~ Arc you ready? Let'~ open the Angcll's? Is it a aboU! 4.000 km, b abolll bite. OK Colleen. for 32.000 euros. in judo
bag. t\ nd IOda) 's ingrediem~ art' a (hid:en. 1.500 km. or c aboUl 5.000 km? a grren belt is beflerlhan a bluc belt. True
S{)IIll' car rots. ~o me onions. three orangl'S. Cont est a n t 3 About 4.000 kill. or raise?
some (" rcalll cht'csc. and SOniC dark Com pere Are you sure? C o lleen Er. I'm ~ure Ih:I1'S faJse.tlly brOIher
chocolalr. OK. Jack and Liz. You havr flvc Co nl es t a n t 3 Ye~. ["m sure. does judo. False,
minmcslodecidewhat to make and then Com pere a is the right answer! P resen ter Correct. Thc ord..r ofbclts in the
it's Get ready! Cook! lower stages of judo is whlto.' for a bt·ginner.
4 45 '») then yellow. orange. green. bluc. bro\\ n.
'\133'») and black. And finall~. Ihe bq que~t ion. Bc
Pre sente r Good e\'ening. Welcome 10Quiz ve ry carl."ful. Colleen. If you gel it righl. ~Oll
Prese nl e r lil. and Jack. you ha\(~ t wo more Nigh!. Tonigh!'s show comes from Dublin. win 6 4.000curos. but ifyou get il wrong.
minu tes. so I hope you're nearly ready. And our fi rst contestant is Colleen [rOln YOII get nOlhing. t\ re you ready?
OK. time's up, SlOp cooking now. plea~{". London. Hi Colleen. Arc you nervous? Co ll een Yes. read~'.
OK lack. wha t did )'011 make?
Colleen Yes. a bit. Listening 121
Jack For the Starter Ihe re's ca rrO! and orange Pre se n ter \Vdl, jusl Ir)' to relax. The rules
soup. for the main cou r~e [made chicken
breasls filled wi t h ut'am chel'se. and for are the sanle as always. 1'11\ going 10 read
you some se1llences. and you have te n

Presenter OK. for 64,000 curos, hepatitis A '\1 55 1») and cr('at.' a profile. Then you search fof
is worse than hepati t is B. True or fal se? Ih., cily you want 10 I'isit and )'ou look for
D a ni e l So. J('nny,1 hear it's your birthday people there who areoffcringa bed, \\~
C olle e n Er .. er.. IOday. you find somebod y you s.'nd thcm an
Presemer Quickly. Colleen, rour time is
Je nny Yes, that's right. u..and then you Call agree Ihe day or d3}''''
nearly up. Daniel Wt.'II, Happy Birthda y! Howdo you
Colle e n I wan! IQ phone a friend , )'o u wam to Stay. The website is fret .
Presenter Righl. Coll('en. $0. whodorou normally celebrate? Prese n te r And do you haw to offe r:l bed III
Jenny Oh. nothingspecial. Mayb(' I go out fo r
wanllUcall? I'our house?
C olle en Kel'in, dinner with friends or sce a Illol' ie, A la n No, nOI ifyoudon'{wam to. You can
Presenll,:r Is h(' you r boyfriend? Daniel Well.we couldgoolll somewhere.
C o llee n Yes. he is, JUSt be a guCSt or yo u can be a hosl and
Prese nt e r OK then. Hdlo. isthal Kel' in? after dinner. a room in your hous{', or )'ou ca n do both
Kc vin Yes, il is. \Vait e r Would you like a dt.'sserr? things. It's ul' to yo u.
Prese m e r I' m phoning from Quiz Nigh!. Jenny NO{ for m(', thanks. Pres enler IsCouchSu rfingsafe?
Daniel OK, no. A lan Ye~, it is. You h31'e a 101 ofi nfo rmadoo
Colleen needs some help. You have 30 \Vaiter Coff('e? on Ihe w{'bsite abou t the perso n you are
seconds, Kel'in. Here Shl' is. going to stay I\' ith. E\"('r)' ti111(,:I pe rson
C o llee n Hi Ke" in. Jenny t\ decaf esprt'sso. Sla),s wilh a host Ihey wri ll' a report. eid~
K CI' in HiColleen. Daniel Thesame for me. pkase, posili\"(' or negalke and you ca n read all
C olleen Listen. Kc"i n. It's Ih{' last question. \ Vai t er T\\'o dl'caffeinawd t.'s pressos. Ihese repurts. Also ),o u can email the
HepalitiS A is ,,"on{' Ihan hepatitiS B. Trill' perso n before )'ou go and ask any quesliQIM
or false? Certainly,sir. )OU lik.'.
Ke l' in Er, I think il's true. Hepatitis 1\. yes. Daniel You know J(,I1I1)" you\ 'e gOI bcauriful Pres enter Does t he hosl usually show you
Ihat's Ihe serious one. theircit),?
C o lleen Arc yo u surc? eyes. A lan Well. il d('J.K'nds on thl' person. Some
Ke "in Yes.defin il('l y! Je nny I gel them from my mot her, l\n),,,,a),. hosts take Iheir gues ts 10 se(' so me of Iht
Prese nter Time's up, OK Colleen,trueor Sights. but others don· t. It depe nds when
false? what arc yo ur plans for Ih., July edition of rou I' isil 100. Some hosl s lake thei r gU(>Sls
C o lleen True. Ihe magazine? out OIl wee kends, but arc tOO busy during
Presenter Final answer? Daniel The, er, Jul),edition? [urn .. tht' week. But hosls usua lly r('com lllend
Collee n Fi nal ans..,(' r. True. Jenny [hal'eto ta k('this. Sorry. things to du, so yo u oflen sce things which
Prese nt e r I'm sorry Colleen. h's fal se , Daniel No problem. {ourists don't usnall y sec,
H('patitis Bis much morl' serious. you can Je nny Hi. Barbara. Presenl e r And can ICouchSurral1 Ol'ertht
di(' from il . You had 32.000('u ros. bUI now Barbara Jenny, jusl a quick ca ll. We really world?
you go hom(' with norhing. like yo ur idl'a about Rob Walk('r. He's a A lan Ofcours{'. In fact )'o u can I'isit 230
C o lleen Ooh, K('\'i n. You wait until I se(' gn.'at wr iter. coumries and Illore than 70,000 ci ries.
him... Jenny So can I ask him?
Ba rb a r a Yes. Go ahl'ad. 5} 15 1»)
'\149 1») Je nn y That's great.
Barbara Good luck, I hope he says yes, Pa.r1 2
Je nny Thanks for showing Ill(, around Jenn y 1\1.. 100. 'Well I hal'e a problt' m with nly boyfriend.
London yes lerday. I had a greallime. Daniel Good news? We argu(' all tiu·time. I' m nOI surl' lhat hl'
Jenny Er, yeah. That was Barbara m~' boss 10l'es 111('. I wanl 10 knoll' if we're goi ng 10
Rob l\'i{'too. So, ",hat did you do lasr nighl? from the New York office, Sh{' JUSt gal'(' m(' stay IOgelher: 'Pli.'asl' c!IOOSl' fi l'e cards, but
Jenny NOIhing reall)'. I had a lot of work to a lilll.' birthday pr('sc nt. don't look at {hem: Jane lOok fin' ca rds. The
D a niel So, II'ould you like logo somewhere fOTlune·teller PUt them on t he lable (ace
do. Emails, phone calls... Wha l did you do? d s .. ? down. Hl' Iurn,'d ol'('r Ih.' first card. 'Ah. this
Rob I wrOl(' my arfic1e about the art ist thal I Jenny I'm so rr y. Daniel. I'm a little tired. is a good card. This Ill(,Jns you're going 10
Daniel Yes, ofco urse. Waitl'r. could I hal'(' be I'ery luck y: 'SUI am I going 10 Slay wit h
illlen' i{'II'{'d yes terday mowing. the bill. pl..ase? my boyfr i..nd?" Jan.. asked. 'Maybc: said Ihe
Je nn y Ca n I sec it? rortune-Ieller. 'We need 10 look at tlw other
Rob Sure, it'son my la ptop. Hangon a 58 1») cards firSI:

second, There. Pres en t e r On today's Iral'('1 programme ~ 17 1»)
Jenny Sorry. Hi. Eddie.Thanks! Bu{list('n , 1 AlOIn Marks is going to tell us about
Couch5urfing, a new II'a~' ofIral·dling. Part4
can't lalk righl now. I'm in Ihe o rnce. Yeah, AlOIn, whal e:o;actly is Couch Surfing? The fOTl u n~·teller lurned ol'er a card with
later, OK. Sorry. but it 's my binhday toda y, two rings. 'Now [can se(' everything clea rly,
Rob Really?! Happy birthday! Maybc we A lan Well. CouchSurfing is an eXCiting and You arc going to leal'(' your boyfrien d Jnd go
could hal'e dinner tonight? cheap way of tra\,('lIing and seeing lIew away with the o ther man. lI'ilh lil11... lo another
D a niel Jcnnifcr, places. It'sa very si mple idea , When you country. And I'er)' soon ~·on·r.' going to g"{
Je nn y Oh. hi Danit'l. "isit anolhe r ci ty, yo u stay in somebody's married.' 'Married?To Jim? But 3111 Igoing to
Dani el I'd like to take you OUt for dinner this nat or house. ThaI I)(·rson. th(' host. gives be happy with him?' 'You're going 10 b(' I'e ry
tl'ening. you a room and a bed, and ifIht· ), don't ha"l' happy logelher. 1'111 sur(' of it: 101 11(' looked ar
Jenny Th isel"e n ing? a bed, th..n you ca n sl('{'p on th..ir couch. her watc h. 'Oh no, look at thetime. l'm going
D a n iel Yes, for a working dinne r. Wc h31'(' a or sofa. to be late for work: Sht, SlOod up. left a £50
101 to tal k about b('for(' >'ou go back 10 Ncw note o n the lable. and ran out of the room ,
York,lknol\' a I'cry good resraurant , ~ 9 1»)
Jenn y Oh. ('rm... yes. orcourse. ~3 0 1»)
D a niel Great. See you later. Presenter Do )'ou have 10 pay for th.. bed?
Jenn y Yes. sure. Sorry. Rob. Alan No, you don·t. It's completdy fr..('. Onc of the first things I notiCl'd in Va lencia is
that p('ople cat out a lot. T hcy sp·e nd a 101 of
122 Listening CouchSurfers usually take a sll1all presellt lime in cafcs and bars. You find [leorle having
for the hosl or maybe they can hdp with
t he houS('II'o rk o r cook a l11('al. But you
nel'er pay any moUl'y.
Presente r How do you find Ihese people?
Alan Well, lhe reisawebsilecalled
COllch5urfing.org. First. ~'on go there

breakfast. or tea, in a ba r, not juSt lunch and ",38 »)) sit on Ihe sofa and walch a film . /\ ctuall),. J
dinner. Pl'ople who work go out toa barto think it 's 3 great film .
ha\'e coffee. the), don't have it in their office. Jen ny Rub! 2 Yes. The Empi re St rikes Bad:. the second
In restaurantS o ne thing rh ar really surprised Rob Jenny. hi. Sor r)' I'm a bitlatc. Star Wars film, well, the fifth episode
ml' was that whl'n pl'ople goOUt in big groups. Je nn y Noprobll·m. in the series. [\'e seen it aboul twent),
thl' ml' n all sit alone I'nd oflhe table and thl' R o b Reall ),? t imes probably. It's my favourit e film of
women at the other. Je nny Really! all fime. and when [meet a girl I always
R o b I gOt rour message. watch ir with her. It's a kind uf tesf. Ifsht·
AnOlhe r thing I nocice. maybe bl'causl' r m Je nn y Would yo u like a coffee or so mt·thjng~ doesn'f like the. mm. then I think that our
a woman myself. is wha t Spanish woml'n arc R ob No. I'm fine thanks. So what d id you relationship isn', going fO work.
likl', or Vale ncian Woml'n maybe. Of course 3 Yes. I ha\·e. Flashdance. ["\'1' seen it. oh.
I"m a foreigner, but I find Ihat the women W 3111 10 talk about? You think London is fIIo re t han a hundred times. I absolutely
here talk vc r)' fas t and \'ery lo udly, much Ihe bestclly in the world and you don't 10\'e it. IIO\'e the music. and the film JUSt
mon' than Ihe me n. Women d ress \'ery wel l, want 10 go ho me. makes me fel'! good. Wheneve r I feel a bit
especiall)' older women. and they always look Je nn y Not exactly. We'd like you to come to depressed [think. righl,rm going 10 watch
imIII acul ar e! New York. Flashdanee. lt always makes me feel better.
Rob Me? To New York?! r l'e bought the OVO t hree times because
Finally. thl're's a m)'th that rhe Spanish Je nny I talked to Barha ra abuut ru u. You afteryou'\'e played a DVoa lot it doesn't
don't work hard. but I don't Ihink it's true. it's kIlO"'. Barbara. m)' boss? Shl' loves your work properly.
JUSt thal they work diffl'rent hours. Pl'opll' articles. 100. So. would yo u like 10 come
have a lo ng lunch break. but they fini sh work O\'er to New Yurk and work for us? JUSt for 5) 51» )
\'e rr late. a momh. And wri te a column for New York less Su. where are you going to take me fur
14S1'I'c,1. And maybe a daily blog?
",36 »)) Rob Wow. sounds great!? W hat (QuId I(a ll my birthday?
it? Au EUfj/is/mwu iu Ne\\' York? Man I want 10 take you somewhere reall y
Interviewer Today. mOSt people spend a 101 Je nny Why not ! Arc you interested?
oftimee\"eryda),onl ine. but do men and R ob Yes.very. lt·sa mal.ing! But J need to nice. Ha\'e you been to Tile Pekillfj Duck o n
women use the imernet in the samt' way? thi nk about il. 24lhStreet?
Je n.ny Ofcourse. Jess On 24th St rl'el. Yl's. 1h3\'e.
Expe r t Research shows that in gf,'lleral Rob When do I nced to decidt·? Mat l Oh no! When did you go tht're?
the), use the internet in different ways. Jenny Befo re thl'end of the week? less Last month. I went wit h some peopl('
Fort·xample. men and women both use Rob OK. great. Thankyou. from work.
the internet 10 send emails. but men send Jenny And 1l0W, J really havc tu go. Mall OK . Somewhere else. Hal'e you cI'er
more work emails. while WOlllen send more eaten in App<!filo on 2nd /\venul'? Th~'y
personal emails. to friends and fami ly. ",42 »)) make famastic pasta.
Jc nn y Where is il? Where's Illy phone?! l ess I kllOw. I"\'(' been there twice. But we
Int e r\'iewe r What about online s hopping~ Rub Are ),OU looking for Ihis? coul d go there. J lo\'e Italian food.
Ex pert As)'ou can imagim:. women do more Je nn y Rob! 1can't bel ieve it! My phone! Matt No. listen. Why don't we go back 10
LuiIJi'$? We had a 10\'('1)' mcallast tim('. Do
im eTllet shupp ing than men. They oflen You're a hl'ro. thank you so much. you rerllember?The II'alian waiter sang for
use online shops to buy things for the Rob No problem. It gave me ac hancr to srI' you. It was so romantic!
house. dothes. toys, and so on. Men, on the ,ess No. [don't remember.
uther hand prefer buying things on auc tion yo u aga in. /\ nd I had more time to think Malt You don't?
sites like eBay. about you r offe r. Jess No. [don't rem('mbcr because it waSn't
In terviewer What Ot her sites arc more Jen ny And? me. rl'e never been to Llli8i'$.
popular with men? Rob I'd Ion' 10 accl.""pt.1 rl.""ally want 10 come Matt Oh. My bad mCtllo ryagain.
Ex pert News sites like Ihe BBC a re more and work in New York. , ess So. who d id you go there with? With
popular with men than with women. Men , e nn y That's greal, Rob! l"m so happy. ),ou r cx~gi rlfri('nd?
also likl."" visi t ing sport s sites where they can R ob ~'I e too. Oh,)"ou had a call from Eddie. 1 Mall No, no, l wem Iher!' with ... m)' sister.
find Out, for example. the fOOlball results. didn 't answe r it. Is he going 10 meet )'ou at Yes. wilh my sisler.
In gene ral men USI."" the imernet a lot for the airport? ,ess Your sister. huh? L<'l"s furget it. I don't
fun. They down load music and play games Jenn), Eddie? No. He'sat college in think I want 10 go Out on mybi rthday.
much more than women do. California.
Inte rviewer \Vhat do women do more than Rob In California? Does he teach the re? Listening 123
men? ,enny Te3Ch? No. he'Sa student.
Expert Well. women ofren use the imer"el to Rob A student?
get in furmation about heahh and medicine. Jenny Well. he's only 19. Edd ie's my brother.
And they 3re also mo re interested in An.nouncemcnt Nexl departure flight 232
websitcs whic h gi\'e them advice. for 10 New Yo rk is no\\' ready for boarding.
example websites which give advice about Jen ny InecdlOgo.
hull' to be good parents, or diet websites Rob Well, havea good juu rn ey.
which help them to losl."" weighl. The)' also Jenn), Thanks, Rob. Bye.
use theinternCl for directions much more Rob I~)'e. And see you in New York!
than ml'n.they use websites like Coogle
maps when they nced to go somewheTl."' 5) 49 »))
new. And thl.""yuse social netwo rks like
Facebook more than men do. Yes. I han'. 1don't usually see films more
Interviewer Are the re some things that both than once or [lI'ice. but I\'e probably seen
men and women do? It'sa Wonde rful Li fe. the old Frank Capra
Ex pert Yes, they bOlh use t he interncl to film, at least six or SI'\"en times becausl' i,'s
book t ickcts for t rains and planes, and 10 on TV el'ery Ch ristmas and it's usually on
book hotels. They also bOlh useonline JUSt after lunch 011 C hr ist mas Day. which is
ban king, for e"ample 10 par bills or make when I'm full and a bit sleepy and I want to
transfe rs.

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- - -+ = posirive fo rm 1 5 1)) Always use a subfcCI prono un l,'oll .ht', etc.) with a verb. e.g.

Full fo rm Co ntraction If SII school. N OT /h t-St"lrool. Tlrcy 're leac/rers. N OT 1'\rrt ~lIdten..
A lways use capitOl ) I. e.g. Ik 's Mike (l lId I'm S(ll/y. N OT ;:m--Snlly.
I a lll I'o ur tcac her. I' m \' OUl' Icac he r. \Vit h 01 her prono un s o n ly use a capital ICll c r when it 's the fi rst word
You 're in room-, in a scm cnee.
Yo u a r c in room-, ),011 = singula r and plural.
' -Ic 's 1\1likc. Use he for a nlilll . she for a wom an. and il for a [hing.
H e is 1'.'Iikc. Use rhey fo r people and things.
She is Hannah. She's Il a nn3h.
It is a school. It '.!, a , dlOO I. C onrraClions
\ Vc a re student... \ Vc're sl\l d ('IH ~. In CO Ill 1';]C I ion s' '" a m iss ing IC[I('r. e. g. '11/ '" 1111/ .
'1'0 11 a re in C l a~~ 2. Yo u 're in C b s~ 2. We use cant rae! ions in C01wersal ion ;m d in info rma1w rit ing. e.g. an
T h ey arc r c'K Il{" r~. T hey're [(':teher" cmail to a friend .

1B present tense verb be Q and CB [1] = question form

['m nOI A mcrio.:;L1l. 1 23 »)) Am i German?
Are you Russian?
Sht, is n 't fro m Londo n. Is he /she / it Polish?

Th('y a rc n 'l Spa nis h. Are we
Are you
Arc I (l U Polish? Yes. I am . Are they

Is ~ he Russian? No. slw is n 'l. o = negative short
answer
G =negative form 0 =positive short

answer

Full form Contraction l am. I'mnot.

I am not I'm not you are. you aren't .
You are not You aren't
He / She / It is not He / She / It isn't Italian, Yes, he I she l it is. No. he I she / it isn't.
We are not We aren't Spanish. we aren't .
You are not You aren't British. we are.
They are not They aren't
you are. you aren't .

they are. they aren't .

Put lro t afte r t he I'erb be 10 make negatives. In qu eslio ns. p UI tWI, li re. is. ~ 1. ),011. he. N e.
You ca n also contrac t li re lIo t and is IlOllikl' Ihi .;;: Arc ) '0 11 GC rlluw ? N OT ·r otHl1't"'G t"Tmml ?
IVhcr<' arC)'o IIJro rrl ? N OT 1¥/tt"n"J'oll'tlrefrom?
}'Oll 're 110 1 /wlillll . Sir e's 110 1 Sp(IIrislr . Do n'{ IISl' CU IlI rac tions in pos it il'e sho rt answers.
" re),011 Hrr ssitlll? Yes, I a lii . N O T Yrs;-I ·m.

le possessive adjectives: my, your. etc. P it 's or its? ,

I'm [{ a lia n, M y famil~ arc (rom Rom c. 1 41 ))) Be care ful wit h it 's and it s.

Yo u 'fc in k , cl J. Th i~ b yo ur dassroum. it's =it is It's a school.
I-Ic 's the d in'Clo r. its = possessive Its name is
S hc\ vo ur t('acher. 1-1 is na me i~ ~\'li c h ;!(· I .
It · ~ a ~c h oo l. Queen'SSchool.
\Vc 're a n imern atio nal school.
TIlL' y' re Ilt.'W ,t tld c l1l ~. H c r name is Tina .

It s name is Q\l e cn '~ Schuol.

0 u r s tudent s arC' fro m Illany di fferel1l COil III ri e~.

The i r nam e~ arc Dav id a nd Emma.

Iris = o ( a man , Ircr '" 0( ;1 woman. ilS '" of a thing.
Ih eir '" o f plural people or th in gs.
Possessivc adjen ivcs don't chan ge wit h piu ral no un s,
o ur student s NOT O1rtft'trltifflt$





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2A c Complete the dialogues w ith tltis.t hese. thal. or rhose.

a Complete wi rh a or an, Write the plural. Teacher \Vh:II's I

jenny?

s ing ular plura l Je nn), I1 's an iPod.
(I photo
I'1=> Teach e r And wh<lt are
_ _ cit), 2 , Je nny?

2 cma;! Je nny T h e y' re
headphones.
..J __ p...rson
__ box Teache r Give them to me.

5 woman please. jenny.

b Write sentences wit h II :~ or Tile), 're (and l! o r (Ill if necessa ry). Who's 3
man over [here?
pell 11 ~~ (I pf.'n~ Boy I I-Ic's my fach er.
buses l\nd<lrc 4
1 ch ild ren lli-\·'r/! vus('S. Boy2 your dogs?
2 purse Yes, they arc.
3 men Ba)' I Wow!
~ umbrella
5 slIn gl;,sscs Boy2
Boy 1
« p.12
« p.l3

2B b Pur the word s in rhe right order.

a Underline tll(' ad jectives in I hesc sentences. isChincsehc? Is heCllill cse?
a day vcry it's hot
I-Ic's a riili man . 1 your Aust ralian is teacher?
3 caf fast isn't that vcry
They'Tt' Japanese tourists. 4 ;. id...:. bad it's
2 If's an internal ional school. 5 a :In:' sllldcllI YOlL good?
3 T hat isn't the right answer. 6 cas)' is English quite
4 Wc're good friends. 7 strongmyisbrothcT\'cry
5 Hi,Anna.Nice[o!llee[ you. 8 watch expensive is rh is:l 1l

6 T hose <lnima ls aTe d<lngeTOLlS. « p.14

7 Th j), j), a big l:ULl llt r y.

8 My phune is very cheap.

2C b Complete with Le/sand a verb from the li s£.

a Complete w ith a verb fro m the list. Use aGar aB imperative. close go open sit down stop turn off

be go have open park read speak take turn on worry It's hot. l..e1.l.ap_('" [he \\"i ndow.
I Comeon. _ _ __
A It 's hOl . B Open the wi ndow.
2 I!'s laiC. the TVand go to bed.
A I'm very sorr y B 00/1" illlIT)'. It is n'( a problem.
3 I'm ti red.
A rm bored , B the T V. 4 It's verv cold i n here. the window,

2 A N oel/lic/ufo, B This isan English class. Please S Therc'sase r vicesta tiOIl . and have
a coffee.
3 A I'm tired. B It's bct'. to bed.
« p.17
.. A Is this book good? B No, it isn't. _ __ it.

5 A I'm hungry. B a sandwich.

6 A Look m t hose .tnimals. B carefu l. They're d<lngcrolls.

7 A It 's raining. B all umbrella.

8 A Where is Oll r hotel? B it 's ovc r! here. here.

3-

3A present simple I±l and Q 0 Cont ract ions: (10"'/ = do 110 1. doesl/" = does 110 1.
0 To make negal i\'cS use lloll't ll/oeStl'/ + verb (in fin if i\'c):
Hri! ish people like animals.
They l ive in h OIl5C~ wilh ga rde ns. Hedoesl!'/ work . N OT H~ONrI·r-\I."".b;
1\'1) husband works from 9.00 10 5.00.
Ann haSlhrr('childrcn. 2 " ') spelling rules for hel shel it ~

I work I play / live. IHe works I plays Ilives .

I watch I finish / ga l do. She watches I finish es I goes / does.

IB G I study. I She studies.

I work. I don't work . 0 The spell ing ru h."s for the he /she! it form s arc the l>:UllC as for
You work. You don't work . the plurals (sce G ramm a r Ba nk lA p. 116).
He / She lit works. He I She lit doesn't work.
We work . We don't work . P Be careful with some he/shel it forms
Vou work. You don't work ,
They work , They don't work, Ihave He has NOT He haves
Igo He goes ~pt.1
0 We use the present simple fo r th ings that arc generall), true o r Ido Hedoes ll\1
that habitu ally happen, Isay He says 'l'/

38 present simple rn P doanddoes I
do: .Iu: , does = d\1

Do yo u \I'ork in an oRic,,? No, J d on'[. 2 14 ") Do and does can be:
Does ~ hc work outsid..-? YC'. ,he does.
1 the auxiliary verb to make present simple
rn 121 0 questions. Do you speak English? Does she

live here?

Do l work? Ido. Idon't . 2 a normal verb. I do my homework in the J
evening, He does eKercise every day.

Do you work? you do. you don't.

Does he I she lit work? Yes, he Ishe l it does. No, he Ishe l it doesn't . 0 The word order fo r present simple queslions is
Do we work? we do. we don't. AS I '" Auxitiary verb (do, does), S ubiect (I.)'ou, lIe.
she, elc.), I nfini tive (work, lil'c. etc.).
Oo you work? you do. you do n't.

Do they work? they do. they don't .

0 Use do (or does with he,she. ill to make questions.

3C word order in questions P Word order in be questions

Q uest ion wo rd f phrase Aux ilia r y S ubject Infi nitive 2 20 ") Remember the word order in

\ \ ' h;1I Do yo u live near here? questions with be. Put be before
Wln're I'o ur mother
How malll' children Doe~ I'OU -\I'ork~ the subject. Where are you from?
What kind of Illusic he
How do do? What's your name? Is he Spanish?
does ),O ll live?
do have?
does s he like?
do you spell your surname?

The 1I'0rd order for present simple questions with do and does is;
ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive), e,g, D o)'ou li\'c Ircre?; OR

QUAS I (Q uest io n. Auxiliary, Subjcct. Infin ilil'C), c.g, IV/lere '/0)'ou /il'l:?

Wt' often use question phrases beginni ng with \Vlw!. e,g, \VIral c%rlr. ,,,'
\Viral Si:l'... ? Wlwl flllIke ...? Wlwllim e".? etc.

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3A b Co mplete the sentences with a
[!)o r r::Jvcrb.
a C hange rhe se ntences.

My mum drinks tea. I drill!; lea , eat have listen play read
speak study wear work
I [ go (Q dlC cinema. She
2 We li ve in tl flat. He [!) They S1lliJ.)! cconom ies.
3 She has t wo ch ildre n. The,.
4 My dad doesn't like cats. I 1 G Pedro in an o ffi ce.
5 The shops close at 5.30.
6 We don't srudy French. The supe rma rket 2 G Eva books in English.
7 I do housework. My sister
8 [ want a guita r. 3 [!] You Arabic vcry well.
9 [dmit work on Satu rdays. My husband games 011 my phone.
10 Our lessons fi nish at 5 o'clock. My SOil ~ El I
My frie nd
S [!) Paolo glasses.
Our English lesson
6 (!J We to music on rhe bus.

7 G They fast food.

8 G Ju li a ____ (WO ch ild ren.

<f( p.20

3B b Make'l uestions.

a Complete the questio ns with do o r does. A She works at n ight. B Docsshc work at t he weekend?

.Qayou work with a computer? A I don't play the guitar. B Do)'oJl play IIIe piano?
___ she have any qua lifications?
2 ___ you speak a foreign lan guage? I A He likes span. B tenn is?
3 l:Lmic play the guitar?
4 ___ you like Italian food? 2 A She spe:Lks foreign languages, B Germ an?

5 ___ yOll study a nother language? 3 A I don't eat fast food. B pizzas?
6 school chi ldren weara uniform ?
4 A They cook Italian food. B _____ lasagne?
7 ___ you rdadcook?
5 A Teresa doesn't live in a nat. B in a house?
8 ___ people in your count ry work long
6 A I want a new phone, B a n iPhone?
hours?
7 A My clad drives a Fe rrari, B fast?

<f( p.22

3C b Complete the questions.

a Order the words ro make questions. Wh:Lt's )'QIIC J!ame? My name's Andrew,

you li\'(' whe re do ? \Vl/eredo)'o/lIi,'e? I How mallY child ren ? Three. t wO gi rls a nd a boy.
I phones how many do you have?
2 interesting is job it an? 2 What kind of fi lms ? He likes science-fict ion films.
3 you drink how do coffee much?
4 brOlher you r whe re from is? 3 Where ? We're from New York,
5 you with work compmers do?
6 read of what do kind you magazines? ... What _ _ _ _ _ your father ? He's a lawyer.
7 do what does weekend he at the?
8 want you do dri nk anorher? S What kind of food ? [like Japa nese food.
9 your where does sister live?
to do how that you say English in? 6 Where ? S he works in an office.

7 Where ? OUT flat is near the market.

8 How man)' fo re ign la ng uages ? [ speak French and

Span ish.

9 When to the gym? I go 011 Mondays, Wednesdays,

and Fridays.

10 How old _ _ _ _ _? I'm 2 1.

<f( p.25

4

4A Whose...?, possessive's J Wc usc \V/lOse... ? 10 ask abo ut possessions.

I He's G('org(" Cloo ncy 's father. 2 31)) Wc can ask W/lOse is this b(/B? O R Wh osebafJ is [his?
You can answcr/(s Mariu'sbtlB' OR It 'sMaria's.
It's lames's house. 4 We don', usually usc a thi ng + '5, c.g.I"el'lIIl ofrheclass NOT
rhe-rltUH1>'tn.lhecil), ccUlre NOT rht!'ril)':fft'nlrt',
2. They're my parents' friends .
P :e careful with 's,lt can be two things;
3 \V h osc is this bag? I['s 1-.hri;t's. Moria's mother (,s = of Maria)
Mar;a's Spanish ('s = is)
~ The cnd of [he Ii IIII is ram aSI ic. J Ii\'(' in [he cil \' ccm re . Whose I Who's
Who's =Who is, e.g. Who's that girl? She's my sister.
1 We use's with a person 10 la lk about family a nd possessio ns: Whose = of who, e.g, Whose ;s this bag? It's Jack's.
Gl'orBc Cloolley's mori/er NOT thNltorhcrofGrorge-Elooney whose and who's are pronounced the same.

2. \Vc use S' I101 's with n.-gular plu ral nouns. e.g.
Tlrey're lily J1t1rcllrs'!ricmls. NOT 1=ht!)~Y1mren~rff:

• With irregular plu ra lllouns. e.g. childrell . mell. use :~:
the c/ri/drt'u's room. lilt' " 's dothI's.

4B prepositions: (at, in, on, to)

Time Movement and place

in on 2 4 2 »)) 1 I-k goes to work;ll 8.00 , 2 43 »))
2 I-k has ll1llO.:h al \\'ork.
the Illorn i ng M o n d ;lY Ih reco'clock
the aftl'rnoon TUl's day (morning) ll1id(b~ I midniglu I-k works in ;111 nffic{'.
tht'cV{'ning lunchtime
the summcr night I \Ve use 10 for movement or direl'lion : Site goes to IlIe ID'III.
the Wl'l'kend NOT S ht"'B0et"tH-IIrf./J)'ftT'
Christ mas Wc do n't usc 10 before home: {lo Il om(' NOT go to /TOm!'

• Wc use i/I for pa n s of thc da), and scasons. 2. Wc us('(I/ and i,1 for posirion .

• Wc use on for days. • \Vc use m + work, ItOIllI'. sclt ool. 11II;I'ers; /)"-
• Wc usc ttI for timl'S o f !lIC day. n;BIII. lit e weeki'll.!. and f('Slj\'a ls. • \Vc use ill + mher places: af/m, 1111 office. 11 room, ctc,
• Wc can use i/I or III wirh some public places: 11 rt'Slmmmt. lire
P Other uses of ;n and on
, il/cl/w, ('re.
We also use in with months and years.
il' l011 slII/lrdllJs Ite /lslIlIlI)' Iws lu"d, at Il rI'SIIllIrlWI.
e.g. in December, ;n 201S

We also use on with dates,
e.g. on 1 January

(See Grammar Bank. 7A p.l36)

4C adverbs and expressions of frequency

I I a lways haw toa~1 for brl·;lkfa~1. 2 49 )) I Wc lIS(" adl'erbs of frC(luc nc), fO sa)' how ofrt' /l you do somet hing,
Du ~'Ull u s ually go tll w'"'k by b lL ~?
S hl dOl 'n'{ often );!o {o tlll' cim 1ll.1. ur• Adwrbs freqU('IK), go l.2.!:.fur.t all main \'e r b~ (('Xl'Cpt 1)(')'
T Ill'y'rl' som et imes I.ltl'.
SIll' hard ly e \'er W.lll'lll,, '1V. i.I.fJ..cr /)(.'.
I-k i~ ncver ~{fl'~~ed. U~l:' a [+1 vcrl, with rr el'a and lumlly ('l'(' r, HI' IIc \'cr sm okes,

2 r hJI'c Engli~h da~~(', (wice a wce k . NOT HJ;'doJ;'5tt 'f 1I("1'J;'r ;frt1 nkl'.
Sill' dUl'~n '{ wurk cver y day,
In lu'gati\'c SClllences t ht, ad\'erb of fn'(lllclKYgoes bl" W('CIl dOli " Idu('s,,'/

;I nd the \'erb.

2. Ex p rl's~ion s or rrl'lj lll'IK )' u ~ uatly go al 1h.:- l'l ld of a St'lllCllCt' 01' wr b ph r;lse.

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4A

a @ rhecorrectform.

Monica C ruz is<tj-ir,e-io-p-c:C:r-u,::-'s~s~ sisters Pene/ol1c Cru::.

I It's my mOlller's birtht/a)' Imy birthday's mOllrer.

2 That's her Irollse's pllrC1I/s I'ler parents'Iro/lse.

3 I'm tired when [ go home at the er,d DJrlre da), I tire day 's ellt/.
4 Those arefriends' lily sister Imy sister'sf riends.
I5 That 's Alllle'.~ ba{j A!mes' ba{j.

6 Those arc tIre stllt/enrs' desks / Ih e stllticllr 's desks.

b Look at the piClures. A nswer the questions with a shon sentence.

Whose is rhe Japtop? if's Bill s. 3 Whose arc Ihe magazines? _ _ __
of Whose is the watch? _ _ __
Whose arc the cars? _ _ __

2 Whose is the wallet? 5 Whoscarctheglasscs? _ _ __

c Comple te with Wllose or \Vho's.

~ car is this? 1Yh.a..'.s: the Illall wilh dark hair?

____ book is this? 4 _ ___ Kcvin's girlfriend?

2 keys arc these? 5 _ _ _ _ bag is thi s?

3 your favourite singer? 6 _ ___ Ihei r English teacher?

~ p.2B

48 b Complerewith IO, m,illor - .

a Complete w irh ill,ml.orm. We go ta school by bus. T hey gel -=- home larc.

01/ Saturday I Sorry, John's Ilot here. He's work.
t the eve nin g
2 It's a lovely day. Let'S go the beach.
2 22nd Scprcmbcr
3 Sally's boyfriend works an office.
3 the su mmer
4 7.30 4 My brother studies maths the U n i\'crsit)' of M :lI1chcsrcr.
5 night
6 Monday mornings 5 I go __ the gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
7 th e weekend
8 January 6 Whattime do you go __ home?

7 Wc hvc a flat.

8 It's Monday. The children arc school.

9 Mv fat her'S a doctor. He works a hospital.

10 Jack isn't home. He's on holiday. ~ p.31

4C b Order the words lO make semences.

a Pur the ild\'erb or ex pression of frequency in the right place. always she at six up gcts
Sllc tllll'tl)'s gets Ill' lIt six.
They drive - they don't have a ca r. never I for late nevcr I alll class
They IICI'er dril'C - 1I1(:y dOlI 'f IU/lle a C(Jr. Z eat ever fast hardly we food
1 Do you wear glasses? usually 3 whar work you usua lly rime do finish?
2 I'm bored. hardly ever
3 Sh(.' does housework. sometimes 4 parenrs radio often dte my listen don't to
4 We go [Q thccineTnn, onceaweck _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 5 always brother lunchtime is Illy hungry at
5 Why arc you late? a lways 6 don'r hOlllework always om wc do
6 I wa lk to work. every day 7 you work every day to do dri ve ?
7 My girlfriend i~ stressed. never 8 hilrdly ft',tcher angry is our cver
8 Does it ,,(in in the w inter? often
~ p.32



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SA b Complete the sentences wirh call or call ', and the verbs.

a Rewr ite rhe sentences using the corren form of eml or ['m sor ry. I CO!! ', re member your na me. (remember)
can ' t.
5 11(' Fre nch, bur not Span is h. (sp('a k)
I know how to play t he pia no. I COli play rb ep.i..ruw.
It 's possible for her 10 meet me after wo rk. 2 YOll m e? These bags a rc
5hc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ vcry heavy. (help)

2 Please open the door. 3 I you toniglu . I'm very bu s)'. (sec)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ yO ll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _• please?
4 the window? It 's cold in here. (close)
3 My boyfriend doesn't k now how !O sk i.
5 you you r address. please? (re peat)
My boyfriend _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
6 It says 'No parking', We here. (StOp)
4 [s it OKi(luscyourcar?
- _ _ _ _ _ _ 1_ _ _ _ _ _- - -' 7 And)' doesn't want to go IQ the beach because

5 It isn't possible for us to come tayour part)'. he . (sw im)

IV, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 8 ___ I ___ yourphone? I wa nt to ca ll my dad. (use)

~ p,36

58 b Pu t t he verbs in b rackets in the p resent co m inuou s.

a W r ite a q uestio n a nd a nswer. A (O llthe rclep/lOlIe) Hi. Frank.lt's Tin a.

\V/HIt 'SsllC dOjlliJ? She s cryifllJ. B Hello, Tina . [t's good to hear from you. W here arc you?

1 ---------, --------------, A I'm here in Bri stol.l·m o n holiday so [ '171 vjsitil!fJ (visit) my parent's.

2 ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _, I l (stay) wi th the m all this week. They're reti red, Right
3 ' _ _ _ __ ___'
4 _____? _ _ _ _ _ _ _' nowthey 2 (work) in the garden and 13 (sit) in
5 ---------? --------------,
the s un . And you, Frank? What 4_ _ _ yOll these days?

(do)

B IS (look) for a job.

A Good luck! What about you r parents. How arc they?

B Fine. My mum 6 (lea rn) to d rive! She 1 (not

enjoy) it much beca use she's very nerVOllS. At the moment she

B (make) t he d inner and my dad 9 (help) her,

A It's grea t ro spcak to you. Frank . Can we meet?

B Yes, Let's ha ve d inner IOn iglll ,

~ p.39

se b Put the ve rbs in b rackets in the prese nt simple o r
co n t i n u o u s,

a@ theco rrectform. Look. h 's mi"illiJ' (ra in)

A What do youcook l€-)-'o-,,-co-~ I'm really hungry. A Hi. Sa rah! What you _ _ _ here? (do)

B Spaghetti . \Ve can eat in ten m inutes. B I for a friend. (wa it)

A Hello. Is Martin at home? 2 A Let's have lunch. _ _ _ you _ _ __

',eB No, plays l ire'splayillg football wi th hi s fri ends. hamburgers? (like)

2 A Do ),ollr I'arellts livel Are),our parents livilZ{J nea r here? B No, sorry. I'm a vegeta rian. meat. (not eat)

B Yes. They /iave Iare Iravirlg a nat in the same 3 A Listen! T he neighbou rs a party again. (have)

building as mc. B The)' a pa rty every weekend! (have)

3 A How often do)'01/ goIare),011 goil/g to the hairdresser's? 4 A What your boyfriend ? (do)

B About once a mont h, When I tlll'"k fI'm tl'i"ki/lg m)' B He's a teacher. He at the localschool, (work)

hairs vcry long. 5 A Hi, Li sa, Where you ? (go)

4 A Don't make a noise! Your fa ther sleeps Iissleel'ilZ(j! B TothegY Ill . ____ to rhe g)'tll every evening, (go)
B Is he OK ? He tJoeSl/'t I/sually sleep fiSIl'tllsllally slcepirr{J
~ pAl
in the afternoon.

4jMj;yJ . .

6

6A object pronouns: me, you, him, etc. Prono uns lake Ih(> place o f nouns.

subj cc l obj ec t 3 211») We use s ubject pronouns when the noun is the subject ora \'crb (Le. the
pro no un pronoun person who does the action): Jo"" is a doelor. He lives ill LOlldoll ,

me C lIl you hel p me? We use object pro nouns when the no un is the o bject of a verb (i.e. the
person who receives rhe act ion): AIl1I11 meeu ) a/lll . She ill1'ites "i". 1011
you ),ou J kll o\\ y ou . cOllccr/ .

I" him S he i ~ n'( in lovc wi t h him . Object pronouns go afu:.r

she he< He phones her evcry day. the \'crb:
;, ;, I don"! like it. l io"('),011 . NOT Iymrfot't:.
• We also use object pro noun s
0'we Wail fo r u s! after prepositions (lI'ilh , /0 .
t h c~ them Ca ll1hcm Ihis e\'ening.
f rom. etc.):

U SICII /0 m e! I 'm iu/oI'e wilh
her, NOT f!tn-irt-101"t"11-f'h-m~

He loves her but she doesn·t love him,

68 like (+ verb + -ing) • We use vcrb + -i1l8 a ft er lik e. IDI·e, dOIl '1 milld. and hale.

spelling rules for the ·ing form -1

""~ ~ I love shopping. 3 3 4 ») l cooking spelling
add ·ing
~" I like goin g to the ci nema . cook studying
study

" I don't mind gCllingupearly. dance dancing e + ·;ng

"~ I don't like doing housework . shop shop pi ng one vowel + one consonant -
double consonant +-ing
~" ~" , hare driving at night.

6e bear do?

be do/does P do a s a main verb

HLI'm Jim . 3 36 »)} Do you spea k Engli sh? 3 37» ) Remember. we also use do as a
Where do they li\'c? main verb.
She is n't vcry fri endly. Thcy don't ha\·echildrcn.
"m doing my homework.
Are YOII German? Does your sister have a job?
Wh at does your father do? Does he do the housework?
2 J ca n't talk. I'm dri ving. Alan does n 't li ke j:l'l.z.

The}' aren't working today.

Is it rain ing?

1 \Ve use lJeas a main \·erb. We use dof does and dO li ', fdoeslI 'lto
make questions and negatives in the
2 We also use be to fo rm the prese ll! present sim ple.
continuous. Be here is an auxiliary
vcrb, Remember ASI and QUASI (Sec
G r ammar Bank 3C 1'.128).



7

7A past simple of be: was / were m El

King Edwa rd VI[['~ wife was America n. 3 44 1)) l/He / She/lt j was there. l/ He / She / lt was n't there.
She wasn 't in class yesterday. \Va s she ill? You / we / They weren't there.
T he Beatles we re fam ous in the I 960s. You / we / They were there.
Where were ),ou laSt night? You weren'r at home.
I'!l l/ he/she/it IZl It]
famous?
W" you / we / Yes,l was. No, 1wasn't
We use wasIwcre to ta Ik about the past. they Yes, you were.
Were No, you
We o ften use wa s / were with past time expressions, weren't.
e.g. ycs/erday. las/ll i8hl, ill 1945. etc,

We use was/ were with hom: I w as borll ill HUII8ar)'.

78 past simple: regular verbs m El

I played tennis this morning. 3 53 ))) l/You / worked l/ You/ didn't work
He /She / lt / yesterday. He /She/It! yesterday.
We / They
We watch ed:l good film on TV la~t night. We / They

My gra ndfather li ved in Vienna when he was young. I'!l IZl It]

I s tudied Germa n when I wasal school. 11 11 11
you/ you / you /
• We use the pa st simple for finished actions in the past, he t he t he t
Did she / Yes, she/ did. No, she /
spelling rules for regular verbs S_EF it! work it! it / didn't.
wet yesterday? we t we t
they they they
infinitive past spelling

watch watched add -ed
play played

live live d add-d Co ntractio n: didn'l = (lid no /.

stop stopped one vowel + one consonant Regular verbs in the pas r [!] cnd in -ell.
=double consonant e.g. 1I'0rked, fil'etl, pla),ed.

study studied consonant + y >led • The past simple is the same for all persons (1.)'011, she. etc.),

Use auxiliaries did Idillll " + infiniti\'e for past si mple[1] and G.

Did is t he past of do.

7C past simple: irregular verbs Use the irregular past fo rm only in[!] sentences:

[we nt to Spa in last mo nth . 3 59 1)) [sa w afilm laS! " i8/rl.
I didn't go 10 Madrid.
Use the infinitive aft er did Ididn '/:
o id you go to Harcclona?
Did ),011 see afilm /tIS/ll i8ht? NOT 9id-)'Off-mll~
infinitive past +' past --=--
I didrr'r 80 OIa lasl night. NOT hiit#n" -lI'mt';7;
go went didn't go Remember word o rder in questions:o AS I (Au xiliary. S ubject, Infi nitive),
have had didn't have e.g. Did),011 80 olllitlslllig/rl?or QUASI (Q uestion word . Auxiliary, Subject.
get got didn't get I nfinit ive). e.g. Wlrere did)'0" liD?
teach taught didn't teach
hear heard didn't hear There is a list of irregular verbs on page 165.
feel felt didn't feel
leave left didn't leave p could
lose lost didn't lose Past of can = could.
meet met didn't meet G = couldn't NOT didn't-can
see sa w didn't see rn = Could you...? NOT Did yoo can...?
wear wore didn't wear
speak spoke didn't speak
do did didn't do

GRAMMAR BANK

7A b Complete the d ia logues with was. waSl/'/.
were. o r weren',.
a Compic[c rhe past si mple sentences wi th \\'as IwaSII 'r or
A U!~)'OLL and Ch.. rl ic at rhe COlleen last night ?
were Iwere,,'t. B Yes. we I
A 2: irgood?
present simple past simple B No. it 3_ _ _. The singer 4_ _ _ terrible.

My father's a painter. My gra ndfather llill a painter. tOO. A S rhe tickets expensive?
B Yes , they 6._ _ __
Today is Monday. Yeste rday Su nday.

2 \Vhere are yOll now? Where you yesterday?

3 I'm in [ta ly. in Germany last month.

4 Is it hot rod ay? it hot yesterday? A Where 7____ your mother born ?

5 The cafe isn't o pen now, It opcn t h is morn ing. B She 8 born in Argelll inai n 1955.

6 My neighbours aren't at home. They at home yesterday. A 9 her pa rcntsArgentin ian?

7 \ Ve're in Romc now. We in Venice yesterday. B No, they to . Her fat he r 11_-:--_

S They're tired. They tired last week. Germ an ,lIld her mot he r 12_ _ _ fro m Italy.

~ p.S2

7B b Complete the senten ces with a ve rb in the
past si m ple.
a Rewri te t he sentences in rh e past simple wi th yesterda),.
not call cry dance finish not listen play
P resent Past
Wcfinished work late yesterday.
I wa tch TV. I lI'atched TV ycs /mltt),. I I my mother o n her bi rthday.
2 The film was vcr)' sad. _ __
Westu dy English.
yo u :>
2 D o YOlL listen to t he news? 3 My brorher ____ video games all day

3 He doesn't cook d inner. yes te rday.
4 ____ to the news Ih is morning
4 D oes she play SPOrt?
because I was late.
5 T hey work tate. 5 ____ Sarah ____ wi th Ma rtin at

6 I use IIll' internel at work. the pa rty?

7 S hc chats ro her friend s. ~ p.S4
8 My brot her doesn't da nce. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __

7C c Cor rect t he inform a tio n usi ng the word in
brackets.
a Com plete th e text w ith the verbs in b rackets in t h e pas t Simple. They got home al m idnight. (1 1 p.rn.)

L:ls t weekend , I lfflll (go) ro London wit h some friends. Wc TIIey didn't £1'/ bOllle at midllialll. The)' 8Q.l

I (meet) at the train station at 7.30 a. m . O ur tra in hOllle at 11.
She wore a red dress. (blue)
2 (leave) at 7.45 a.m. 1n t he morn ing, wc 3 (buy)
2 I left work early. (Iale)
some sou,·eni rs. T hen. we 4 (have) lunch in an Italia n
3 We went by t rai n . (bus)
reStaurant . In the cve ning, wc 5 (sce) a Sha kespea re play at
4 He 1051 his mobi le phone. (wallet)
t he G lobe T hea t re. We 6 (get) home "cr), latc th:lt night. We
5 You had a sa ndwich. (salad)
al1 1 (feel) very ti red but vcry happy.

b C o mplete the questio ns in t he past s im ple.

~ last nigh t? Yes, [ d id.

I W hal ? I wore jea ns.

2 W herc your frie nds? We met in a cafe.

3 What time ? We got home late.

~ How ______ home? We wem home by taxi. ~ p.57

5 a good rim e? Yes. we had a great ti me.

8

BA past simple: regular and irregular verbs The past of be is was/were. We add ,ro1 to make

be 4 11 »)) negatives and ill\'ert the subject and ve rh co make
[!] 1was horn in Japan .They were I:J.[~. for class yesterday. question s.

8 She was n 't at home last night. Yuu we ren't I-cr y nice [0 her. 2 Regu lar verbs add ·elf or ·d in the past simple B

rn \Vcrc you ill yesterday? W hen was he born? e.g. like-liked, II'IlIIt- II'lHrted.

2 regu lar verbs 3 Irregular \'erbs change thei r form in the past

G J rc;dly like d the present . 51](' wanted to bl' a doctor. si mple 8 e.g.8o- lI"ellt, see- sllll'.
El Shl' di d n't e nj oy Ih" cono.:cn . They d idn 't ar ri ve until vcry latc.
Regular and irregular verbs (except cm,) use:
[1] D id you watch the match I,[st night? When d id YOll fi nis h 1he book ? - tlld,,'t to infinitive to make nega tives. e.g. / did'I ',

3 irregu la r ve rbs like it . SIre,/idll't see/rim .
CB I we nt to Pari s la st SUIllIll('f. She s lept o n Ill{' sofa. -,lid t subject t infinitive to ma ke questions. e.g.

G I-k d idn't com e home last night. They d idn't hea r tl1l' mu sic. Did )"ou 11'11111 to colli e? \Vhere d;,1 she go?

rn D id you s peak to your sis te r ycst('rday? W here did YOll have lunch? P can / could
The past of can is could. We add not to
make negatives (/ couldnl fin d my glasses.) I

and reverse the subject and verb t o make

questions (Could you use your mobile on the
mountain?).

"------

BB there is I there are, some I any + plural nouns a/ an, some and any

S in g ular Plura l 4 16 ')) • We often use Ilt ere is/ lil ere(lrl' with
11/ 1111. some. a nd Illly .
[!] The re's a ga rage. T he re arc sOl11e pictur{'s on Ih{' wall.
T here are n't any plant s inlhe roOI11 . • Use sollle andllllywilh plural nou ns.
G The reisn't aswimrningpool. Arc t here any n{'ighbours with ch ildr{'n? Some = n OI an exact number.
Yes. t he re a re.
[1] Is t here a bathroom dow nstairs? 1'\'0 . t he re are n'£. • Use 501111.' in [!]seme nces and lIIry in G

I2J Yes. there is. and [1).

It] No. th er e is n'£. P There is or It is?

t here is/ there are Be careful. There is and It is are
different.
• We use flr erl.' is{ flr ere arc to say that somebody o r somel hi ng exists. We use IlI ere is + There 's a key on the table. It's the
a singu lar noun and there arc t plu ral nouns. key to the kitchen.
Th ere is is often cont racted 10 TI, ere's. Th ere (I re is no t usually contracted.
When we talk about a li st of things we use there is if the first wo rd in the li st is
singu lar or l!rerellrc jfl he first word in the list is plural :
III my bedroom th ere's a bell. tll'O chairs, mrd 1I llesk.
III lire lil'ill8 room there (Ire 111'0 armclr airs alld a SOJII.

BC there was I there were

Singula r Plural 4> 27» )

G T he re was an old T V. T here were o nly three guests.
G T he r e was n't a remote control. T he re were n't any more people.
We re t he re alH' wi ndows?
[1] Was t her e a ghosl?
Yes. the r e we re.
I2J Yes. t here was . No. t here we ren't.

It] No. t here wasn't .

• Ilrere WIl S/ were is 1he past of Iltere is{Il re.

GRAMMAR BANK

8A b Complete the (ext with the past simple or
the verbs in brac kets.
a Com plete rhe di:doguc usi ng the past simple of rhe verbs in brackets.
Last night [.ll1ti (be) ilsleep in my room when
A Where ~ (be) you last nigln at 8.00?
B J I (be) at home, Inspector. \\Iillll11)' wife. Wc a st range noise 1 (wake) me up. I

2 (be) arhomc all c\'cni ng. 2 (not wam) to le;I\'(' 111)' room
A What 3,_ _ _ _ _ _ yOll _ _ _ _ _ _ (do)?
because 13 (fecl) vcry sca red.

Then]4 (hear) the noise ;Igai n. so

B Wc 4 (watch) T\' and then \\'C 5 _ _ _ __ r 5 (decide) TO go and invesrigate.

(have) a liglu dinner. We 6 (nO! be) hungry. Afte r When] 6 (t urn on) the light in the

that, we 7 (go) to bed. kitchen, a bird 7 (fl)') Out ohhe

A What time 9 you (go) ro bed? window.

B l\bOllt IOo'clock. J a (dose) the win dow so that the

A 9 you (he;tr) a noise during the bird 9-:::___ (nOl can) come in again and

night? then J 10 (go) back to bed.

B No. I 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ (nO( hea r) anything. -c: p.61

8B b Write B []. o r [1] sente nces with lI,erc is Iare + {/ Iall,

a Complete wit h [!] or [1] of There 's or TI,ere tire. sOll1e or any.
'lli!fi a dishwasher in the kitchen.
Arc thm.. an)' people in tile room? [!] trees / the ga rden Tllere Me sOllle trees il' Ille 8tJrdell.

I an)' books on the shelf? I [!] table f thekitchen ,
2 a toilet dow nstairs? 2 [1] fireplace / the living room
3 some stairs over there.
3 G plantS f your flat
• a carpet on tbe floor.
rn4 people / the hall ---------------------'
5 some pictures o n the wa ll .
6 a shower in the bathroom? 5 [!] piclures fyour bedroom
7 some chai rs in the garden.
S a lamp in the bedroom? 6 G TV {thekitchcn
9 a motorbike in the garage.
10 any glasses in the cupboard? 7 [!] complll'er {the study

8 G ch:tirs {the dining room

9 [1] mirror {the bathroom ?

10 G car / thcgarage

-c: p.63

8e b Complete the se ntences wit h Ihere II'(lS / were / was/J't / were/J '/ +
a / all, or some /nlly.
a Complete the dialogue wit h the correct
form of t',ere "'{IS o r Illerc were. There \\'ereSO/l!L' ghosts in Ihe haunled cast le J stayed in,

A How many guests ~ t.h.m in the hotel? My si SIer didn', have a shower becau::,e spider in the

B ' ___ four includ ing me. 2_ __ bath.

_--,-_ a French tOurist and 3_ _ _ _ __ 2 \Vc couldn't watch the news because TV in our room.

two businessmen. 3 I cou ld n'( sleep 011 the pb Ile bec;llLsc Ilob), ~h ildrcn

A '__ a restaurant? behind me .

B No, S _ _.bur 6•_ _ 4 The), cou ldn't play ICnnis because ,ennis balls.

bar. 5 She didn't have a coffee becalls<" cups.

A 7 a minibar in your room? 6 He took a phoro because beautiful view.

B Yes, 8_______ bur 9 any 7 The),cou ldn't park near the restaurant because car

drinks in it. park.
A How many beds 10
? S I could n't work in the hOle I because comput er,

B One. A double bed. -c: p.65

9

9A countable / uncountable nouns a/an, some/any

!, countable uncOllnmb lc 4 30»)

e:~0 - an apple. some bill [cr.
some apples.

IIIJ {lPI'll' Ihrcc(lJlP/cs rice mctlt [J\Vt.'don'[ ne,'cI a IOmalO. any dcC'.
any tomatoes.
There afe 111'0 kinds of nou n in English: countable ill Do we nCl'd Iany sugar?
an orange?
(C) and uncoumable (U). an)' ora nges?

e" things you can coum. e.g. apples. C nuuns can
be si ngubr (nil apple) or plural (apples).

U "" things yo u can', (Qum. 'IWWc use (llml with singula r C nouns: a "onc.

VI/Her. //Ii'IIf NOT two-btlHM'S.lh~t'tlts W" use sOllle[!j with plural C nouns and Wi1h U nounS:SQmc" not an
exact number o r qlwnrit y.
U nOllns arc normally si ngular.
Wc use fill)' in Gand!1]with plural C nouns and with U nouns.
Some nouns can be C or U bUl thl' meani ng is
different. p somein !1]

1111 ice crcalll (Cl some ice crCl/1I! (U) We use some in!1] to ask for and offer things.
Can I have some apples, please?
Would you like some coffee?

98 quantifiers: how much/ how many. a lot of. etc. Wc use Hol\' mrld, .. .? with uncou nt able (U) no uns and
HolI' mml)'... ? wit h pluT3.1 countable (C) nouns.
uncou ntable short answers fu ll a ns wers 4 37» ) \Ve use:
(singular) a /0/ (on with C and U nouns for a bi g qua nt it y.
I I <'3.t a 101of sugar. qui/clllOI (on for a me dium q u a ntity.
How much ~ugar A lol. I cat quite a lot of.,ugar. a lilf/c l uor .. .muclr with U noun s for a sma ll quantity.
do "ou eat? Quite a 101. I eat a litrle ~ugar. IIfell' l ,rol.. .mlln)'wilh C plural nouns fora sma ll quantity
A little. I don·t e3.t l11u ch sugar. lIar .•. /HI)' (I[Olle in shOT! a nswe rs) for z.ero qua nt ity.
Not much. I don·t CJ[ any sugar.
a lot ofand much! many
None.
In CB s(,ntences we usually us(' {/ 101 of
countable (plural)
InGscllIcnces 3.ndlll \\'C us ually usc /lllId, 3.nd mlllly:
How ma nys"cl'[S A loL I C3.[ a 101 ofS\\'CI.'"15. / dOll·1 dri"k mud, Il'lller. Do ),011 tlril,k mlld[ coffee?
do\oul'at? Quite a lot. J ca[ quit c a 101 ofswel'[s. It is also possible to use {/ 10/ ofi n Gand!1]: Do),011 drink
A fcw. I c;![ a few swect". a lot ofcoffee? / dOll·/ eM alO f ofl'e8crablcs.
J don·t cat many <;W('('[5.
NO! many. I don·t cat a ny 5\\'('etS.

No n e.

9C comparative adjectives a d j e c t i ve comparative

1,~oursi"teroldertha l1 you? 4 47 ))) old old er one-syllable adjectives: add -er
cheap cheap er
Huckingham Pabcc i:. bigger t h an rhe White adjectives ending one vowel + one
big bigger consonant: double consonant, add -er
I-louse. hot hotter one- or two-syllable adjectives ending
consonant + y >-ier
Femall' mosquitOl':' are 1110rc cla ngerous Iha 11 d" drier
healthy healthier two- or more syllable adjectives: more +
mall'S.
famous more famous adjective
l\1~ ne" job is bell er than m~ old one. expensive more expensive
irregular
The traffic is always worse in Ihe e\·l·ni n~. good better
bad worse
Use comparati,·c adjectives + rlum [0 f" further
compare [WO things. people. elc.

GRAMMAR BANK

9A b Complete the dialogue with a, all. some, or all)'.

a \Vrirell,llll.or some+a A What can w(' cook for your brother a nd his girlfriend?

food / drin k word . B Let's make!! lasagne.

@ ITJ~ 0& A Good Idea Arc there I onIons?

B Yes. And there are 2_ _ tomatoes. tOO.

- ~© A G reat!

a- ~ B Oh no! There isn't l __ pasta!

A Oh. Wait a minute. I bought 4__ fish yesterday. Arc there 5. potatoes?

8 Yes. there are.

A Good. So we ca n have fish and chips. Do wc have 6__ fruit?

BYes. [ think we have 7_ _ or:Lnges, Why?

some bread A You can make B_ _ fruit salad fo r dessen . There's 9 apple and 10_ _
I bananas, too.
5
1 B OK. Let's stan coo king.
3 6
« p.69
4 7

8

98 b ~)rhe correct word or phrase.

a Complete wit h How f11l1ch 11-1011' matl)" [don't pur 9mall)'salton my food.
1 We don'r eat a 101 of/ a 101sweets.
How rm/cl! suga r do you PUt in your (ca? 2 A How Illuch chocolate do you C(lt ? B t\ lilllel t\ few.
[ butter do you use? 3 My fr iends do n't d rin k mudl / mallY coffee.
2 cans ofcola did shcdrink? 4 A How much fruit doyou buy? B Quilealotl Qllile alolof
3 oildo[nced? 5 We caT a 101 of/ mllch fish. We love it!
4 chocolates were in that box?
5 rice do you wanl? 6 A Doyourch ildrcndrinkan),milk? B No.NolmuchINoll//tUlY.
6 coffee does he drink?
7 bottles of water did you buy? 7 Don na ate her hamburger, but she didn't eat IIwdl l malJ), chips.
8 tinsoftunadowehavc? 8 A How many vcgetablcsdoyolL cat? B All)'INo lle. l don't like them.
9 orange juice is there in that 9 1ha\'e a cup of tea and (/fell' l a lillle cereal for breakfast.
10 A Do you eat lllllciJ {mall)' meat?
c arto n?
10 ____ biscuits did you eat? B No. I do n"t cat 110 fa llY meat. I'm (I vegetarian.

« p.70

9C b Comple te with a compa rative adjective + ,IJaIl.

a \Vrite the comparat ive form of My sister is ),O!lIIfJer IIwl! me. She's on Iy 18. (you ng)

these adjectives, 1 The ma rket is the supermarket (or \·egetables. (cheap)

big IJioocr 2 Italian is for Spanish st udents it is fOT
high English students. (easy)
1 diny
3 It rains a lot in the spring. April is July (wet)
3 dangerous
4 This restaurant is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when it first opened. (busy)
4 good
5 thin 5 Come in the summer. The weather is ________ in t he spring. (good )
6 1love science. 1find it _____________ history. (i me resti ng)
6 slow
7 Milan is from the sea Rome. (far)
7 healthy
8 far 8 I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lll)' brother. He's very tall. (shon)

9 comfonable 9 The situation is ________________ it was last year. (bad)

10 bad 10 Sk iing is I thoughl it was. (difficult)

« p.73

4jMiD "

10

lOA superlative adjectives adjective comparative superlative

[t"s l h ehotlcslll1onth o f thcycar. 55 ))) cold colder the coldest add -est
high higher the highest

It'~ Ih t! mosl da n gerous ro:,d in the wo rld . big bigger the biggest double consonant,
hotter the hottest add -est
She's t ile best ~t\l(k'n[ in the cla~s. hot
dcy drier
\ 100l(b~ i ~ t he worst cia) of Ihe week. sunny sunn ier the driest ) -iest

dangerous more dangerous the sunniest

Use I/Ie + supe rl:llive acl jccl ivc IQsay wh ieh is [he good better the most dangerous the most +
(bi88cSI. etc.) in a group. bad
Aft('r superlatives. we use ill (not of) + places. e.g. f" worse adjective
Ihe world. rill'c/llu. further
the best irregular
the worst

the furthest

lOB be going to (plans) III going to have a holiday next
month.
['m go ing ro have a holiday nexI month . 5 11 )) Am i study English tonight.
I'm nOI goi ng to study English. Are you
Are you going to h ave.1 h(Jliday lOO? Is he I she I it
Are we
Are they

full form contraction

l am I'm have a holiday next l am. I'm not.
You are You' re going to month. you are. you aren't.
He I She litis He I She lit's Yes, he I she lit is. No, he I she I it isn't .
We are We 're study English tonight. we are. we aren't .
They are They're they are. they aren't .
have a holiday next
l am not I'm not going t o month. We use be 80;11810 .. \'erb (in ll niri\"e) re tal k aboUl
You are not You are'nt fmure plans.
He I She lit is not He I She lit isn't study English tonight. \Ve often usc futu re rime exprcssions with goillg
We are not We aren't
They are not 10:
They aren't
IOmorrow. lI eXI week. II('X/ yetlr. ele.

10C be going to (predictions)

We ca n u'c begoing 10 .. verb (in ll n ith'c) 10 makc
predict ions (: [0 say wh at you thin k or can scc is
going [0 happen in [hc futurc) .

Ithinki[·sgoing toraill. 519 ))

You' re goi n g to be Vl'rr h'lppy.

rill ~u re [hl'y're going 10 win .

GRAMMAR BANK

lOA b Complete the sentences w ith a su pe rlati ve. Use the adjectives in bracket s.

a Write rhe oppos it e. The tigers :'Ire rh eIIIOSI dtw./Jerruu anim als int he 7.00. (da ngerous)

Ihe smallest Our house is hou se in the strccl. (big)

lh£.Jlj8LiC5J 2 Fo r mc. Saturd ay is day of th t" week. (good)
room in our hOlLse. (!>mall)
I Ihe coltlesl .3 My bedroom is

2 the mu.!> ! ('xpensiw 4 July is month in my COUllI fy. (hot)

3 the best 5 ~ l y neighbours up'Hairs a re people in the world. (noisy)

• rhe mo~t di(ficuh 6 dri,cr ill Ill)' fa mily is my dad. (b.. d)

5 rh e dri(,~1 7 Sophic is srudcm in our Engli'ih c1a'is. (young)

6 the shorrcst 8 building in my (Own is thc caqic. (bcamiful)

7 the nearc..!

8 th e c1cam~st ~ p.76

lOB b Complete the sc nrenCl'S with be 8°;"810 + .. ve rb.

a Complcn.. the sentences with the correc t form of not buy call not come eat

belJoing /0 a nd rhl' verb in brackers. go not see sleep watch

She doesn'l h:l\'e a GIr. SbeS goj"a!O mild by lra jl!. (rravel) I'm slayi ng w ith a rriend. 1'/11 gQ;1I1J fQJicrp on [he couch.
We nced a holid;,). Wc ______ :1hotel near dle
I need to lalk ro my mum . I her tonight.
beach. (book)
2 Thefe isn't a n v rood . What
2 Tomor row i~ Saturday. I in bed. (stay) we ______1

3 My sister wants [0 be a do(tor. She 3 M y rrie nd is ill. Slw 10 the pilrty.

mcdicine. (st udy) -4 They d on 't havc any mone),. They any
ncwclo[hes.
4 Laura and D:lvid <I re in 10\'c. T hey you
5 Ger m a ny a rc playing Engla nd .
married. (get) the llHII Ch? them [his week .
tobed.
5 lan i .. bll~y. I-l c latc tonight. (work) 6 Our rriend.. arc away. \Ve

6 Thei r ho use is n'l \"Cry tiely. T hcy the 7 The children a rc tired. The),

housl'\\ork this afternoon. (do)

7 It's rain in g. Wc an ulllbrella. (tilke)

8 I have:1 problelll at work. I to Ill)' boss. (speak) ~ p.78

10C b Complete the predi ct ions with be [Joil/[J /0 and a \·crb.

a Write prcdiClion!> for the piet ures. be break not finish forget have
not like not pass tell win
A be catch make p]ClY send
I'm a fort une teller. I"m_nallin to tell ),ou about your fut lire.
B the bus an email a nice day an omelette tennis
I·k:.r.[juill{j 10 pltl~lt',,"iJ ~ You're driving very fa ~ r ! 1'111 sure wc _ _ __ an

2 accident!
3
2 She's a vcr)" bad studem. SIll' Iheexam.
•
3 Be (areful with that glass! You it!

4 Wc h ave a lo t ofhomc\\"ork. I'm sure we it.

5 T hl'y're pl:Ly ing w ry well. [Ihink [he),

6 Look ;lIlhe time. We [,l i e .

7 Oh no, it'S:t horror fi lm . I'm sure I it.

8 l-I e J idn 't put her number in his p hone. He it.

~ p.81

11

11A adverbs (manner and modifiers)

adverbs of manner adjective Iadverb modifying adverbs: very, quite, etc.

They drive dange rou sl),. 5 25 1») slow slow ly + -Iy It isn't veryexpel1 sil'e.
He dresses fa s hio nably. quick ly People arc quite formal.
She ('J t S \f('T) qu ic k I)'. quick bad ly She drives incredibly fast.
I \\'ork hard . Th/.'"}' sp"a k really slowly.
We speak English wel l. b,d carefully
W/.'" us/.'" mod ify in g adverbs with
careful healthily consonant + y adject ives or other advc rbs.
easily ) -ity They always go h£..(Qn: the adjective or
healthy adverb.
We use adverbs o f manner to say !!mY possibly le) -Iy
easy P words ending in -Iy
people do things. we ll irregular Not an words that end in -Iyare
possible fast adverbs. e.g. friendly = adjective.
Adverbs usually go after the ve rb. He's a friendly person.
I speak Eug/islr I'e ry ",ell. good hard
NOT 1""1pt'tIIn~-dl-Engltllr. fast
hard

Remembe r the difference between
ad jeClivcs and adverbs:

I'm a ca refill (/ril'f'T. (cllreful is a n
adjective. I[ describes Ihe noun, dril'c r.)
Idril'e carefll lly. (CIlreflllly is an ad\'erb.
I1describes the verb. dril'c,)

118 verbs + to + infinitive: want to, need to, etc. would like to

I want to find a new job. 5 31 »)) I \l'ould like /0 = I \\'(111110 (now o r in the future).
Contractions: il = would: wOllld,I'1 = wOllld 1101.
You n eed to praClise every day. Use the infinitive with 10 after \\'ol/ld like. / wou ld like 10
' enrl/ . NOT /·w{}ultHikNeltrn.
When did you learn to play the guitar? Remember you can also use \Vol/M),011 like... ? to offe r:
W ould you like (I dri"k?
\Vould yo u like to be famous? \\'orlld like is the sa me for all persons.

Many "crbs arc followed by a verb in the infinitive with to, P would like and like
These include: \\'(1111, need. lellr/I, promise, deeitle, pl(lfr, and IlOpe. "d like to dance. =I want to dance.
I like dancing. = I enjoy it ; I like it in general.

ne articles Weusea !(ln

1 at an o to say what something is or what job people do.

A What's this? B It 's a phot{) o f my daughter. 5 37 »)) o in expressio ns of frequency.

A W hat do they do? B lim's a doctor. Sally's a n engineer. 2 We use Ihe

A 1-1 0\\ often do th~y have classes? B Three limes a w('ek. when the speaker and hearer know the thing we arc talking
about: Close IIl e willdo w. = the one that is open.
2 the
when there is only one of something: lire illlernel.lhe sw!. etc.
Can you d ose the window. please? before superlative ad jecri\'es: tlte bi!Jljcst. tlte besl, etc.
Can you check t hl.'i r address on the internet? 3 Wc often use (I the first rim(' we mention a person o r thing and
It·s t h e bes t restaurant I know. Ihen the t he nex I time because it is now clear who or what we
arc lalking about.
3 a or the? ..j. We do n't usually use tlte

LC'I's have a pizza. The pia.as are \'cry good here. when we talk aboul people or things in general:
Mell are more irrteresled ir' sporttllan wo me,. . (genera l)
4 no article Tile \Vom ell in litis class work harder 1"(lU Ill e mell . (specific)
before possessive's. S/IC'S my motlrer's cousin. N OT Shtlt-
Mcn arc usually morl' interested in SpOrt than wo me n. rhMtt)"t1fcth~1"ro1l$in .
She's m y mother's cou sin. That's Tom 's c hair!
jim goes 10 school by bus. with the following:
m ea ls : bre(lkJasl.lllllch. di/lller. etc.
places: \l'ork. school. III/it'ersiry. bed. home. etc.
b)' + transp ort:[jo by enr. lral'e/ by Ir(lill , etc.

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11A b Complete with adverbs from these adjecti ves.

a t\djective or ad\,erb?@the correct for m. bad careful easy fast good

People drive quire lintlBefallsl aU[jcrous/y hard healthy perfeet quiet

I He w rOlc down the phone nu mber carefulIcarefully. The buses and trains in MalmOrun pcr./fl;1l)! when it snows.
2 My neighbour's children aren't vcry polite Ipolitely.
3 My niece plays the piano beautiful Ibeautifully. C an yOll talk • please? I'm trying to sleep,

4 Fast fo od is incredibly unhealthy I IIII/Ieallhily. 2 Don't d ri ve when it's raining.

5 Old people often wa lk vcry slow Is/Oll'/y. 3 [don't like the sea because [can't swim very ___ _
6 [bought a realI rcally cheap bag in the sales.
4 She picked up the baby and put him in the bat h.
7 My friend sings vcry good {lI'ell.
8 My sister spea ks Spanish perfect! perfectly. 5 \Ve're working because we have an exam.
9 We wear casl/al (casuallyc101hes to wo rk.
6 People who do spon usually ear very _ _ __
10 The view frolll the lOp is iJrcredible/incrcdibl;' beamiful.
7 We played in the semi-final and wc losr 5- 1.

8 She was rhe besr ath lere so she won the race _ _ __

~ p.85

118 b@ th e c o r r e c t fo r m .

a Complete the sente nces with /0 + a verb fro m the lis t. [ hatefI)· e o 1usua lly travel by train.

be buy call climb drive get married 1 Wou ld you like l!al'c I to hm'c dinner wi th l11e
go leave pass see stay
tonight?
Sam loves Africa . He wants 10 climb Mou nt Ki limanjaro.
2 My grandmother learned /0 (Irrl'c Idrivill£J
1 [learned a car when I was 17. I passed my test first time!
when she was 62.
2 Our fridge is broken. Wc need a new one.
3 I'd like 10 Irm'ell/ravellill£J around Europe.
3 [ wouldn 'rlikc famous. rm happy as 1am.
4 [like relax I relaxillIJ at the weekend.
4 He promised his girl fri end after work. 5 Do you wa nt 10 pili)' Iplayill£J football?

5 The weather was terrible, Wc decided at home. 6 He's hoping to I,m'e I'HlI'ill£J more time when

6 My frien d would like Radiohead Ih'e. She loves them. he retires.

7 They're planni ng , Their weddi ng is on 12th July. 7 Most people hatc 10 BD I£Joil/£J to the denris t.

S I stud ied hard last week. I hope the exam, 8 [ love to relld I reM/illBdctective stories.

9 Do you like animals? Would you like ____ on a safa ri? 9 It's cold. You need lI'ear / ro \I'e/lr a coat.

10 My mum does n't like to cook Icookill[l

10 She's enjoying the pany. She doesn't want ____ ~ p.86

lle b Complete with lite, Ia (/11, o r -.

a @thecorrectwordorph rase. I'm going to buy a new laptop next week.

How much time do you spend on illterllel/€"illte~ What time do you finis h __ work?
2 We usually go tothednemaonce __ momh.
1 My brother is al rmil'ersit)' Ial lhe rmil'ersil)' studying Maths. 3 __ children behaved very badly yesterday.
2 ['d li ke ClIp oJteal a Clip oJrea, please. 4 Lorena doesn't like __ dogs.
3 We're going to visit my aunt atll'eekelld {at/Ire lI'eekend, S I want to be __ engineer when I finish studying.
4 We have English classes tll'icea \\'eek Ilwice week. 6 sun came out so we went for a walk.
S 1love reading 1101'els/llre rlOl'els. 7 Ca n you pass __ salt, please?
6 Yolanda is best Itile best st udent in our class. 8 My mum chose __ most expen sive dessert.
7 My mum's law),er la lawyer. 9 Last yea r we went on holiday by __ trai n.
10 Thi s is Joanne. Shc's __ very good fr iend .
S He's tire mall Ia mall that I told you about yesterday.
~ p.89
9 Can you open a (Ioorl tire door for mc, please?
10 He had breakJast I lhe breakJast late this morning.

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12

12A present perfect

1Have I / you / we /theyseen that fit ?
Ho> he / she / it m
A Have you sccn his new fil m? 5 45 >1)

B Ycs. I'\'c sccn aB his film,>, o

She has n 't read a ny 11 3rT) PotteT boo\...s.

1 Have you evcr read a Rus,>ian 1l0l'cI? y I I/YOU' we/they I have,
es, he/she/it ha s,
Sara h 's nevcr worked in a big co m pan~.

J )-iu\'c yo u fini shed the exercise? oNil/ you / we / they I haven't ,

You r parents ha \ 'C arrived. They're in t he Jiving room.

0, he /she /it hasn't ,

\Ve use the present perfect when we talk or ask about things • To make the present perfect use !r1ll'c l/lrlS + the past participle-
that ha\'e happened in the paSt, but when wc don't say wl1cn . of Ihe \'erb.
2 Wc often lIse the present perfect with fl'er (= at any time in '5 = !ra5 in present perfect.
yo ur life) and IICI'{'r (: a t no time:' in you r life).
J We a lso use [he present perfect to talk about somcrh ing that • Past pa rt iciples of regu lar verbs are the same as the past
h;IS recently happened . si mple.

full form of have contraction past participle infinit ive past simple past participle
of main ....erb like
I have I' ve want liked liked
You have You ' ve seen that film.
He I She lit's wanted wanted
El He I She l it has We' ve
They' ve • Pa St participles ofir regub r \'erbs are sometimes the sa me as
We have Ihe past si mple. e.g. rend, bur sometimes different, e.g. seen.
They have I haven't
You haven't infinit ive past simple past participle
I have not He /She /It hasn't read Ti: read rr.!J read fcd
You have not We haven't saw seen
They haven't see
G He / She/It has not

We have not
They have not

(There is a li st ofi rregub r past pa rticiples o n p.165)

12B present perfect or past simple?

A H ave yo u been la Luigi's? B Yes, I ha\'c. 5 52 )) been or gone?

A When did you go there? B I wcntlast \\cekend. l'q~ bee n to Italy. 5 53 >1)

A \\'hod id yougo w ith ? B I \\cnt wilh ~ome people ~'I ) ~ister's gone to Ital~' to stud) Italian .

frorn work.

I've been 10 Ne\\ York I wire. I wcnt to \ isit 1l1\ sister - s he's beell 10 and nOlle fa have different meani ngs. been is the past

married to a n t\ merican. paniciplc of be. and noue is the past participle of80.
In the present perfect wc use beeu fO (NOT gone-It) or betn-in)
We oftcn use the present pe rfeel lO as k abouI or tell
somebody a boUl a past action for the firs t time. Wc don't to say thal some body has visited a place.
ask l s3Y when the ac tion happened: Ha veyolI been 10 Luigi's? 1'1'i' beell to fire USA three lime5. /-II/I'e)'011 b eel! fO 'hI' ltI'll'
I've been ro New )'ork /lI'ice. Ifa/iUlI reSfatrrGlII ilt Geo rne Slreet?
Wc use noli(' 10 when somebody goes to a place and is slill
We Ihen use the pa s t s i m p le 10 ask/talk about specific past there:
details: Whell did y Oll no tllere? I lVellf 10 l.i5if 111)' si5ler.
My parents Ita l'eno lle 10 fhe USAJo r their holidaY5. Till')' dar,'l
We use the pas t simple N OT Ihe present per fecI with wllell come back Imli/ Satu rday.
and past lime expressions. e.g. yesterday.lasf week: Compare: Nick II/u beell t o Paris", He visi ted Paris and came
W/l e" did you see it? N OT IVht:frhrn~'OIr1~t1-it? back at some time in the paSI.
I saw it ias' w eek. NOT h~iHtlSMI'ttk;
N ick has80lle t o I)aris '" He wem 10 Pa ris and he is in Paris
n ow.

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12A c \ Vr ite a se nte nce in the present perfect for each picture. Use rhe
verbs in rhe box.
a Write the sentences Wilh con traction s. break buy fall go read win

I have seen the film.l'!'est:ell tlle./llnL Tll ey ')le WOIl tlie ClIp..
She has nor rcad rhe book. I __________ hisleg.
2 You have nOl washed rh e dishes. 2 to the beach.
3 offh is motorbi ke.
3 We have done the housework. 4 [he newspaper.
4 He has been ill. S a new car.

S They have not eaten Japanese food before. .( p.92

rnb WrileB G . and semences in rhe present

perfect.

G JImeet a famous actor.

l'l'e /lIet aIR mOlls aCfDr.

I G 11forget your name

2 G my boyfriend Iwcar his new shin
3 l1J you Ispea k ro you r boss

4 G theyIdo their homework

5 [1] your brOlher I work in New York
6 G rhe train I leave rhe starion

7 G we l takeany photos
8 III thc children Jcat all the biscuits
9 G mygi rlfricnd / callmctoday

10 G Janct / lcavc her book at home

128 c Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect or past
Simple.

a@ rhccorrectform. A HavC)'O!l cvcr /ravelfed abroad? (travel)

€ e )'011 ever~ Did )'014 Cl'er cat in 'A ppetito' ? B Yes. IIDlli1 to Portugal last yea r. (go)

I [have,,'rbought Idid,, 'r buy any new clothes recently. A ' ___ you ever ___ any countries outside Europe?

2 My boyfriend llas gil'ell /gQve me a ring for my last (v isi t)

birthday. B Yes. I have. I 2___ to Morocco a few yea rs ago. (go)

3 They 've spent Ispcnr a lot of money yesterday. A Who 3_ _ _ you ___ with? (go)
I4 I-Icll'c)'0 11 cI'e r 1\'011 Didyou el'er 11';11 a compctition?
B My husba nd . It was a work trip and his company
5 My friends Iwvc had I lwd a party last weekend.
' ___ for everything. (pay)

b @thecor rectfor m. A How wonderfu l! How 5___ you ___ there? (get)

Let's go to the ' Pekin g Duck '. I've neverSgD/1e B We 6 • (n y)

there. A Where 7_ _ _ you ? (stay)

Thc secretary isn't here. She's gone / been 10 Ihe bank . B Wc 8___ a su ite in a five-star hotel. It was beautiful!

2 I've never BOlle Ibeel! to the USA. (have)
3 My neighbou rs aren't at home. They've gOlle Ibee" on
A ,___ the com pany ___ you on any other Irips
holiday.
recently? (take)
4 Have you ever 80lle Ibeell abroad?
5 Wc have lots of food. We'vegolle I becn to the B No. My hu sba nd 10___ working there a year later. so

superma rket . that was ou r only trip. (StOp)

A What a pity!

.( p.94

Days and numbers VOCABULARY BANK

1 DAYS OF THE WEEK 3 NUMBERS 21-100

a Complere the days of the week with the Icn ers. a Write the numbers.

W Fr 55Th T M

Monday n 11 J,.; _ ida)' !r;ml rhi.rr y H;1 j
rhirry-~ 11 I 'hu
_ uesday 'jl 1<.'1 _ aturday .,J I fuLty
fur.ty-.tllttf. f...; t !In
cd ncsday l/Jl _ unday del fifty It
fift)'-ni!::!..e. I, n.lln
_ ursday I h.'1
s.i..s.t )' lhll
b l,J 10 )) Li sten and c heck.
~( Y-Sf.\'en ,lk'li '"e\ n
c Cover the days of rhe week. Say them in order. gvemy ,(;\ nl L
Sf.venry-~ :\ nIL 'Iu·
p Usef ul phrases
right)' ell 1
the weekend (= Saturday and Sunday)
a weekday (= Monday-Friday) t:.ighty-!:.igill en 1 't:1I
What day is it toQ!y? It's Friday.
Have a good weekend. You too. ni.ntt)' no nIL
See you on Monday.
nincry-fmu nl ,":
Capital letters a / oneillilldred h ldr:'>ll
Days of the week begin with a capital letter.
Tuesday NOT tuesday b ],;26 ») Listen and repeat.

2 NUMBERS 0-20 P Pronunciat ion

a March {he words with the numbers. 13 and 3D, 14 and 40, etc. are similar, but the stress is
different. e.g. thirteen, th irty. fourte en, forty, etc.
twelve twenty eleven three -een is a long sound i:., but -y is a short sound 'j .
eighteen five fifteen seven
..: p.7

0 zero I. "11 '1, 4 HIGH NUMBERS
12 '" 'h
1 ono
13 rhir.u:.m II"J 11: 1
2 (WO a Write the missing word s or numbers.
I. four~ I. 1:0
3 lhw:. a lone hundred and five
"15 r"
• four tWO hu nd red
I. s ix~ ...rk..'li:n
5 f.l1\ 350 three hundred and
,.17 sc\'c n~ 'l'\ Illl:n
• six I~ 875 eighl hundred ___ sevenry-fivc
" '"I. nincItm n.lIn :n 1,000
7 "l'\ n a lone thOllsand , nd
eight l'11 20 ">,enl1 2.012
5,420 one thousa nd five hu ndred
•• ni ne n. 111
100,000 rwo thousand and _ _ _
1,000,000
10 ten I ... n 2,300,000 five thOllsand four _ _ _ and twenry

b (l,J11 I»~ Listen and check. Iwcmy-five thousand

c Cover rhe words. Say rhe numbers. a lone hundred _ __

P Phone numbers a I onc million 1ll11);"!1

We say the digits separately. tWO mi ll ion hund red thollsand
7941938 = seven nine four, one nine three eight
b 4143 »)) Listen and check.
44 = four four OR double four 0 = zero OR oh
..: p.72

..: p.S

The world VOCABULARY BANK

1 CONTINENTS •

a Match the words and cont inems. 5

Continent Adjective - "tU t
It,. •
Africa African "
Asian 'I
ASia
Australia I' "Australian
Europe JU;l Ip
European ~ ':'11
1 North America
South America North American N,,,''11:"1:11 .".'

South American w~ -4-Ea~t "".11l
ItU_
b 1 15 »)) Listen and check. Ih'" ' \' i:\J

c Cover the words <lnd look ar rhe map. Ca n you remember South
the continents :lIld their adjectives?

2 COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES

a 1 16 )1) Match the words and counrries. Thl'lllisten and check.

country ~ \Ill , Nationality adjective

'"'England oJ I ·ish

Ireland I ~l:llld English 111

~oland p:1I.11 d Irish IITlI

Scotland II:I!I(.I Polish r III f
Scottish k I
Spain Spanish 'r lfllJ

Turkey '"k Turkish :klJ

-an
,German
Germany ,!1l.~11

"Mexico nw! Mexican md Ll.,"\1l

1 the (United) States I the U5(A) American ;,!'rnl'rlkO'ln, I
-ian
.,
Argentina L):d: Argentinian u: 1::;:m'tmi,"1n

"Brazil I , Brazilian I I,' 1I1i:111

Egypt b if! Egyptian l'd:;trfn
Hungary h \111 - I
Italy Hungarian h 1J'~IC."l1 ',"111
Russia
Italian 'I, ,Ii

Russian

,China -ese
Chinese 1.11 01:1
"Japan d "r L'n
Japan.ese ]', :r,,'l1l:1
, ,the Czech Republic tJd, rt fHhhl
Czech tJck
France French f fl'nll
SwitzerLand ,\\ 11 ."11~ IiJ Swiss ' "

b Cove r the words and look at the maps, Ca n YOll remember
the coul1tries and nationaliti es?

P Capital letters

Use CAPITAL letters for countries, continents, nationalities, and
languages, e,g, Japan NOT japan; Spanish NOT spanish,

-< p.6