CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? Cl CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?
a Read rhe text and answer the question s.
(3) 42 ») In t h e street Watch or listen to five people
Where is a good place to go in Dublin if yOll want to...? and answer the questions.
I have lu nch or dinner
2 sce animal s Atison and Ben Tiffany Joel Anya
3 buy a present
4 hea r stories aboll! fa mOlLS places \Vhich sentence is true?
5 have a drink wit hout paying
a Ben can't play a lUusical instrument.
b Look at the highlighted words or phrases in the text b Alison can play the guitar well.
and guess their meanin g. c Ben ca n play the guita r, but nOt very well.
2 Tiffany _ __
c Read the text again and underline the rhin g you would
liketodomosr. a h:ls noi sy neighbours •
b doesn't have noisy neighbours
Dublin - thefriendly city
c is the noisy neighbour
People don't usually think of capital cities as friendly. but
people told me that Dublin is the exception, so [went 3 Joel's favourite month is May because the weather
is _ __
[~e re to see if it was true - and it was! local people greet you
a hot b nice c sunny
like an old friend, they want to know everything about you, 4 Ben doesn't like _ _ __
and about your day. The tourist guides are really friendly: for
example. at the Guinness fa ctory (somewhere you must go) a classical music b heavy metal c rock music
they offer you a free glass of Guinness. The bus drivers on 5 At the moment Anya is reading _ _ __
the tour buses (an excellent way to get around Dublin) tell
ve ry interesting and amusing stories about all the buildings a a romantic novel b a biography c a trilogy
and monuments they go past. They stop at all the main
tourist attractions, for example Phoenix Park, the home to CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Dublin's zoo, St Patrick's Cathedral. and the main shopping
areas (Grafton Street and O'Connell Street). When you want Do the tasks with a partner. Tick (.I ) t he box if you can
something to eat, the Temple Bar area is the place to go. Even do them.
in the re staurants Irish people want you to be happy. They
often sit you at tables with other people, and the waiters tell Can you .. ,?
jokes when they serve the food to make you laugh . In general,
the food is great and very good value for money. there are D say twO things you ca n do well. and twO things you
lots of things to see, and hotels are cheap - how can you not
be happy and friendly with all that? ca n't do (e.g. cook)
Nick McCarthy Coventry TeiegraphOctober 26 2010 2 say th ree Ih ings you can or can't do in class (e.g. use
you r mobile)
~~
D3 say what kind of books you usually read, and what
you arc reading at the moment
4 ask your partner quest ions wi th the words below
. tired? Why?
... like watching SpOrt on TV? Which sports?
... e njoying YOUT Engl ish classes?
... play a mu sical instrument? Which onc?
[ ] Short films williamsburg, New York
Watch and enjoy a film on iTutor.
G past simple: regular verbs What did they
V past time expressions want to do?
P -ed endings
1 READING & LISTENING The taxij~L.lrney
a 3) 50 ») Read and li sten fO the true sfOry abolll a Charles Spe ncer.
Princess Diana's
ojourney. Number the sentences 1-7. brother, has three
The taxi arrived at the gi rls' house. daughters, 18-year-old Kitty.
They looked Ollt of the w indow. and 15-year-old twins
The)' chan ed and li ~ t c n cdlO music. Eliza and Amelia. They live
The girls wallled to go 10 a malch. in Althorp. a large country
The laxistoppcd in a St reN with pretty hOllses. house near Northampton.
T he), ca lled a tax i. about 85 miles (136
The laxi driver typed Ihei r destination into his salna v. kilometres) north of London.
One of the sisters and her friend wanted to go to a
b 3) 51 ») Listen and check. Do you think they were in football match in london.lt was a Premier league match
London ? between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. They
called a taxi to take them to London and back. The taxi
c 352 ») Lis ten 10 the news SlOry on the radio. Where arrived and the driver typed Stamford Bridge into his
were they? satnav. The girls relaxed in the back of the car. They
probably chatted, listened to music on their iPods, and
>-d Communication Stamford Bridge p.103. Re,ld some texted their friends. They didn't talk to the taxi driver.
Two hours later the taxi stopped. They looked out of the
touri st information about th(· place the), were in and window. It was a street with pretty houses.
look ;It the map. The girls were a bit surprised, and they asked the taxi
driver where they were. 'In Stamford Bridge: he said.
c Do you think il is cas)' to make a mist;lke like this? 'Where did you want to go?'
\Vhose fault was it?
2 GRAMMAR
past simple: regular verbs
a Read till' text aga in and hi gh light ten morc past s imple
regu lar verbs [±l. onc pas t si mple negati\'e sentence B
and onc pas t simplc question I1J.
bin pairs. complete the chart and answer question s 1- 3.
IPresent simple IPast simple
They want to go to the They to go to
to the taxi
match. the match.
toga?
I They don't talk to the-:t-.,-,--ll-T::h:-'e-,--'-
driver. driver.
Where
rWhere do you want to go?
.. c \Vh .. r leneTs do you add to a regular verb in the paSI
simple. e.g. call?
2 \VIm do )"ou do ifthe verb cnd!> in e. e.g.lype?
3 What happens to vcrbs which cnd with onc vowel and
one consbnam, e.g. chat. stol)?
>- p.136 Grammar Bank 7B. Lea rn more about past
simple regular verbs and pract ise them .
G past simple: irregular verbs What did
Y go, have, get you do?
P sentence stress
We went to
1 READING
a Look at th e pho tos a nd read the imroduc rio n ro the article.
For eac h phoro, sa)' why you t hin k the nigh t W,IS mem orable.
b Read a bout twO people's ni g h ts, a nd mat ch them to a photo.
c Read the texts aga in a nd matc h t he qltestions ro t hei r a nswe rs in
the texts.
C Wha t ti me did you get back? u What did you wea r?
C W ha t was the wcather like? ~ \ V]1O were you with?
o W hy was it a memorable night? Wh at did you do?
o W hen was it? Where were you?
Maria Julia from Argentina Mehmet from Turkey
1 It was in August twO years ago when I was on 1 It was last year. I was in
holiday in Athens. Istanbul. where I live.
~ I wa nted to see a man that I knew a little when I was 2 I was with my friends. It was my best friend's birthday.
at university. He was Greek and he lived in Athens.
I called him many times, but he didn't answer. 3 I wore a black T-shirt and blue jeans.
Suddenly, on my last night. he came to my hotel.
4 We went to a great place called Cezayir, 1(5 an old building with a
[IJ I felt embarrassed, because my clothes weren't very great restaurant. We had dinner, and after dinner we had a coffee in
the bar. Then we went to the beach at Florya and we had a swim. It
special - a green skirt and a white T-shirt and Greek was fantastic. The water wasn't very clean, but we didn't mind!
sandals - and my hair was a mess.
~ It was a hot night and the sea was really warm,
!3J We went out and walked around the centre of
6 After our swim, we were tired and decided to go back, but I
Athens, We spoke English, but he taught me some couldn't find my car keys! We went back to the beach and we
Greek words and I taught him some Spanish. looked everywhere, but it was toO dark, In the end I left the car at
the beach and I went home in my friend's car! I got home really
[1J It was a warm night With a beautiful full moon. late, at 5.00 In the morning.
iJ I got back to the hotel at 3 a.m. 7 It was a memorable night because we had a fantast ic dinner and
swim, but also because I lost the car keys - it was my father's car
[Z] It was a magical.evening - an Argentinian woman and he was really angry!
With a Greek man on the other side of the world
in those dark streets, with the lights from the
Parthenon up on the hill!
b Watch o r listen ;Igain. Complete the You Hear phrases. [] JENNY AND ROB GO SIGHTSEEING
You Say ~ ») You Hear
Excuse me. please. Where's ,I don·t live here.
the late Modern?
Excuse me. Is the Tate The Tate Modern? It·s near
Modern near here? here, but I don't know
exactly . Sorry.
Thankyou~. ______________________
Excuse me. Can you teU me Yes, of course. Go straight
the way to the Tate Modern.
on. Go the church.
please?
then turn at the
traffic lights. And it·s at the
end of the street. a 368 ») Watch or lislen 10 /t.'n ny and Ro b. Mark the
sentences T (true) or F (fa lse).
Sorry. could you say that Yes. go straight on. Go _ _
again. please?
the church, then turn ___ I Tt\(' MilknniUI11 Bridge is fo r c;lr~ ,Ind people.
at the traffic lights. And it's
at the end of the street. 2 II was lhe fi r~llleW bridgeo\'er the Thamcs tQr lOO years.
You can·t it! J Rob irHl'rvil'wl'd the engineer last yea r. ~
Thank you. -I- Jcn ny doc:.n'tlikc Shakespcan:.
5 Da 11 id pholles and i Iwiles 11."'11 ny \0 dinner.
c 367 ») Watch or listell and rt.'pear the You Say 6 Jenn)' accepts the invitation .
phrases. CQpy rhe ~Ih m.
7 T here's a gift shop on Ihe lOp floor of t ht· T<lre Modern.
d Practise t he d ialogue wi th a parrner.
8 Thl'Tatc Moder n wasa powcr station until 198 1.
o Can you... ? or Could you... ?
b \V;m:-h o r listen again. Say why the F Sl·ntI."'IlC('S arc raise.
Can you tell me the way to the Tate Modern?
Could you say that again, please? c Look at rhe Social English p h rase s. Who says d 1('m:
Jenny, R ob. or D aniel?
We can use Can you...? Or Could you...? when we want to
Social English phrases
ask another person to do something. Whata view!
Could you... ?is more polite. What would you like to visit?
What is there to see?
c _ In pairs, rolcplay t he d ialogue. A ask for d irections We could go to the Globe Theatre.
to bu ild ingA (the library). Start with ExclIseme, Would you like to meet for lunch?
II'here"s ... ? B gh'e d irect ions. Then swap roles. Ask for That's really nice of you.
di rections to build ing C (the pOSt office). Maybe another time?
Yes. of course.
d 3,169 )) Watch or listen ;1l1d check. Do )'ou know what
t hey ;tre in yOUI' languagt·?
c Watch or lis ten ;Igai n and rcpealtitc ph rases .
• Can you...?
ask for and understand directions
give simple directions
ask someone todo something in a polite way
4Ufi(.D
G past s imple: regular and irregular Did you hear
V irregular verbs anything during
P past simple ve rbs
the night?
1 READING ,u... Z2nd IUI was }eremy
a Read the back cover ofa murder story. Then Travers' sixtieth birthday.
cover it and look at t he photographs. Can He had dinner at his country
you remember w ho the people a re?
house with his wife. Amanda,
Who's Amandail. 0he's Jeremy's wife. his dlughter, BArbara. his
business partner. Gordon, and his
b 4 2 )) Read and liste n to rhe story. Mark t he secretary, Claudla. Next morning
sentences T (true) o r F (f;dsc). Correct the when AnYncIa Travers went to her
F sentences, tIusband's bedroom she found him
., bed_dead.
Somebody killed lerem), bt,tween 12.00 a.m.
and 2.00. I nspector GrangeI' arri\'ed at about 9.00. He
2 The in:.peclOr questioned Arnanda in the lwas a tall man with a big black moustachc.
living room. Amanda. Barbara , Claudia. and Cordon 2wcre
3 )eremy went 10 bed before Arnanda. in the li\'ing room. The in~pcctor 3camc in.
4 Amanda and Jeremy slept in the sa llle room.
5 Somebody opened and closed ,\ manda's .:\ [r Trm'crs died betwcen midnight laSt
door. night and SC\'cn o'clock this morning.' he 4said.
6 Amand a gOl upat 7.00. 'Somebody in this room killed him: He looked
7 Amanda didn't love I('remy, :ltlhel11 onc by onc, butllobody sspokc.
c Look al t he highli ghted irregula r v(,'r bs in ·i\lrsTra\·crs. I want to llI!k to you first.
the story, \Vh:tt a re the in fi nitives? Come into the library with mc. please:
I was = hi' Amancla Tra\'cl'SfoHm" ed the inspector into
the library and they Ssat down.
2 PRONUNCIATION
' \ \'hat did youI' husband do after dinner hlSI
pas t simple verbs night?·
a 4 3 )) Listen ro t he pron unciation oft hl'se 'When wc fin ished dinnerJ ercmy said he
verbs in t he past simple. was tired and he 7 \,'Cllt to bed.'
thought could found heard read ' Did you go to bed then?'
s aid s aw t ook t aught wCCoC'Ce_ _ __ '2'\0, I didn't. I went for a walk in the garden.'
'What time did you go to bed?'
b 44 )) Now match the verbs in a with a word 'About quartcr 10 twelve.'
below w h ich rhymes. Listen and check. 'Was your husband aslecp?'
Practise saying the words.
book bed
round four
bird ___ porr
good _ _
c 4 5 )) Find and underline ni ne pa st s imple
r egu lar \'('rhs in t hl' story. How do yOll
pronou nce them? Liste n and check.
3 LISTENING
a 46,7,8 ))) Listen to rhe ins pector questio n I~arbara . Write the
inform ;l1ion in rhe chart. Listen aglli n and check. Then do the
sa me fo r Gordon and Ciaud ia.
What did She went for
they do after a walk.
dinner?
What time 11,45.
did they go
to bed?
Did they hear Jeremy's
anything? door opened
and closed.
Possible She hated
motive? him.
' I don't knoll, inslx'ClOr. \\·c...w(' b Compare your chart w ith a pa rtne r. Whoclo ),ou think was the
8slept in separatc rooms. But 19S<lw murderer: Amanda. Barbar;•. Gordon. o r Ciaudia? W h)'?
Ih:11 his door I,'as closed.'
c 49 )) Now li stt=n to what happened . W ho was t he mu rderer?
'Did you IH'ilr anything when you
Ilcrc in your room?' Why did Iw I o;lw ki ll Mr Tral ers? Were you riglu?
·Ycs. 1 lDhcill'd,l crcmy's bedroom 4 GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular
door. It opcned. I ll thoughl il was
J crclll),. T hcn it closed again . I 12 rcad a Covcr rhe $to ry and look ar rhese l'I.~rbs. A rc they regu lar or
in bed ror halra n hour and then ir reg ul ar in the past si mple? W rit e the pasl simple form @"nd B
1went to sleep.' for e"ch verb.
' What time did you gct up Ihis come kill close speak sleep Sit hate-wa-lk -
morning?'
[Bcamr Bllid,,'rcome
' 113g0t up at ilbout 7. IS. 1 14 had b 410 ))) Li,."I('n a nd check.
breakfast and ill 8.0Q. l lStook m)
c » p.13B Grammar Bank BA. LC;1f11 1ll0rl' abo ut past simplc
husba nd a cup ortca. regular and ir regular verbs and pract ise them.
I 16rou nd him in bed. He was...dead.'
d » p.165Irregutar verbs Tick (,I ) rhe irregular verbs yOll know.
"l'c llmc, ~ Irs Tral'crs, did you love C hooo;e th ree new o ncs and learn them.
yOUI' husbilnd?' •
5 SPEAKING
:Jcl'em}, is ...\I'as a difficult m:LI1 .'
' Ihl! d id you lovc him, ~lrs T ravel'S?' » Communication Police interview A p.1D4 B p.1DR
'No, inspector. 1 hated him:
Inte rview robbery suspenso Are I'he)' telli ng Ihe ITurh ?
4jMt.i) _
G there is I there are, some I any + plural nouns
V t he house
P Ic:JI and h:JI, sentence stress
Yes, there is.
1 VOCABULARY the house Very quiet. Six bedrooms,
four bathrooms, large
a Read Ihe "d ve rtiscl1lcnt fo r a house to rellt . garden. Five miles from
Wo u ld you like to reil[ il ? Why (nol)? Witney. Perfect family house.
b Cover the ldvenisell1em. Whll ca n VOll remember LOW PRICE.
about rhe hOllse?
c \ Virh a partner. rhink ofrhree things you can lI sual ly
fi nd in a bed roum.;1 ba rhroom. and a li vin g room .
>-d p.161 Vocabulary Bank The house.
2 LISTENING
a 4 13 )) K im a nd Leo art' a youn g coupl e frolll lhe USA.
Th e)' wa m to r ('1lI the house in I. Cm'er tlu.' dia loguc :md
listcn to thcir cOIwe rsat ioll wi th Barbara . W h ich flu cc
room s in Ihc house do they go into?
b L isten again ,lIld compl ete the dialog uc.
K The garden is wonderful, I love it.
L Is there a 1gIHRge?
B Oh yes, there's a big garage over there. Let's go
inside the house.
This is the 2 . There are five rooms on this
floor, the kitchen, the J , the living room.
the 4 , the library...
l Wow! There's a library. Kim!
8 This is the living room.
l I love the furniture, the old sofa. the armchairs,
the 5--,--__
B And this is the 6 . It's very big, as you can see.
K Is t here a dishwasher?
B No, there isn't. It's an old house, you see.
l Never mind. I think it·s lovely. Is there a 7_ __
downstairs?
B Yes, there's one B_ __ and there are three upstairs.
K Are there any 9 with children?
B No, there aren't any neighbours near here. But there are
some fam,ilies with children in the village.
K That's great. You lived in this house, is that right, Mrs...?
B Call me Barbara, dear. Yes, I lived here. A long time ago.
Now Ilive in the village. Let's go 10_ __
.. c 4 14 »)) Li Slen. What does K im say a bo ut onc of lhe
bedrooms? W hose bt,droom was ir?
G there was I there were
V prepositions: place and moveme nt
P silent letters
1 READING
a Do you bel ieve in ghosts? Are th ere buildings in your TOwn I city
that peop le t h in k arc haunted?
b Read the text o nce and find out:
\Vho are tht' ghosts in the t\\'o hOlels?
2 T ick (.I ) the rhings th at happen in the hotels:
0a pl'opl .. hea r strange noises d lights go o n and off
b peopl e see somebody e th ings fa ll on the floor
0c doors open and close 0f people fe el th at somebody is watching them
c Look ,u the hi g hl ighted wo rds in the text rela ted fO botels and guess their mea n ing.
d Would you like TO St<ly in o ne o f tilese horel s? Why (not)?
WOULD YOU THERE ARE MANY HOTELS IN BRI TAIN TH AT PEOPLE SAY ARE
HAUNTED. IF YO U ARE FEELI NG BR AVE, YO U CAN STAY THE
LIKE TO STAY IN A NIGHT IN ONE OF THESE HOTELS.
l ED ENGLAND GOSFORTH HALL INN
HOTEL? Gosforth Hall is a small ho t el in Cumbria in the north of England, built
in 1658. People say t he hote l has the ghost of a Catholic priest.
He usually appears in Room 11. There is a secret tunnel that goes
from behind th e fi replace in th e hot el lounge t o Room H. In 17th-century
Engl and, Ca t holic priest s used t he tu nnel t o hide f rom Prot estants.
The owner of the hotel, Rod Davies, says: ' I didn't believe in ghosts before
I came he re, but strange t hin gs happen in t he hotel. One gues t woke up
in t he mid dle of the nig ht and saw a tall man standi ng next to his bed. He
checked out t he next morning.' Rod's wi fe says: ' One night a lot of books
fell off a she lf in t he lounge. And so metimes when I am working I feel that
someone is wa t chi ng me, but whe n I tu rn ro und nobody is t here.'
GHOST HUNTERS: Ask f or Roo m 11 www.gosforthhallhotel.co.uk
SCOTLAND CO MLONGON CASTLE
Comlongoo is a 15th-century cast le in a small village near Dumfries in
south -west Scotland. The cast le is ha un ted by the Green Lady, the
ghost of Lady Mariao Carruth ers . Lady Mari on was unhappy because
she was married to a man she did not love, and in 1570 she jumped from
the castle walls and killed herself. Many st ran ge t hin gs happen in the
hot el - do ors open and close, and lig hts go on and off in empty rooms.
An American couple once opened the doo r of th eir roo m and saw a young
woman sitting on t he bed. They left because they th ought they were in
the wrong room . In fact it was their roo m, but when they came back the
room was empt y.
GHOST HUNTERS: Ask for The Carruthers suite. www.comlongon.com
2 VOCABULARY prepositions: place and movement b 4)2 5 )) Do you think Stephen saw t he
ghost? Listen 10 p a r t 2 and find out. Listen
a Look at rhe pictures ofrhc ghosts from rhe hore1. W here is the aga in and answer the quest ions.
woman si rring? W here is rhe man sta nding?
Did he wake up dur{ng the night?
Ifyes. what time?
2 Did anything strange happen?
Ifyes, what?
3 Did he 'fcel' rhe ghos!?
o 0 04 Was he frightened? nor at all
very a litrle
5 WouldheliketOgoback?
Why (not)?
>--b p.162 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions; place and movement. 5 GRAMMAR
there was / there were
3 PRONUNCIATION silent lett ers
a "\126 )) Complete rhe se ntences from the
P Silent letters
lisren ing w ith was, 11'05/1'1. were, or weren't.
Some English words have a 'silent' letter, Then listen a nd check.
e.g. in cupboard ·'k"b;ld: you don't pronounce the p.
There many mher guests in the
a 4)23 ») LiSTen and cross our the 'silent' lerter in these words. hotel.
building castle could friend ghost guest 2 There only three.
half hour know listen talk what write 3 There
4 There all old TV 011 a table. •
b Pracrise saying the words.
a remote comrol.
4 LISTENING
b .. p.138 Grammar Bank BC. Learn more
A British newspaper, the SI/uday Times. sent o nc ofirs abOllt there was / t!rere were and practise it.
journ alists, Stephen Bleach, to Gosfonh 1-1311 Inn. They
asked him to spend the night in Room 11. 6 SPEAKING
a 4,)24 ») Listen to pa rt I of Src phen's nighr. Correct the
in fo rmat io n in t hese sentences. . . Commu nicatio n The Ghost Room
A p1D4 B p.109. Look at t he picture of
He arrived at Gosforth Hall ea rly in the evening. anmher haumed hore! room for one m inute.
2 T here were fou r other guests in the hotel. Try to remember what there was in the room.
3 He ta lked to one of t he guests.
4 He had di nner in the bar.
5 He went to his room at 11.00.
6 Room 11 was on the firs t floo r.
7 The roo m was ~ite small.
8 There was a TV and a remote control.
9 ' T here was a Im.rror film on TV.
10 He went to sleep at t he end of the film.
-
GR AMMAR VOCABULARY
~a, b, or c.
a C omplete the profess io ns with -cr, -o r, -is!, o r -ia ll.
I The Bronte s isters ~~_ ;d1 w rite rs. I ,lel 3 pain t_ _ 5 SClCIH
2 an 4 music__
a was b were c is
2 Where ~~_ S hakes peare born? b Complete the phrases with IWIPC, 80, o r 8CL
a W;lS b were c is ~~_ :Igoodtime 4 ~~_ ataxi
S ~~_ a holida y
3 ~~_ the ticket s expensive? 2 a n em ail
3 ~~_ awa)' for the weekend
a Was b Were c Did
4 I ~~_ it good film on TV [aSI nigh!.
a w;ltched b w:Hch c watches c Com plete the sentences with back, by, il/, 0111, or 10.
5 Th('y ~~_ al $ tarnford Bridge stadium . I r \\"cnr ~~_ with Illy fri ends on Saturday nigln.
a didn't :.rrh·cd 2 Thev went home car.
b don't arrived 3 What t ime did you gel ~~_ the restaurant?
c did n'( arrive 4 r was born 1982,
6 ~~_ you scc the fo otball match last 5 Afrer lunch I WCnt r ~work,
night? d Label rhe pictures .
a Dicl b Do c Was
7 Wc __~ 10 Ist allbulthree yea rs ago.
a go b were c wcnt
8 When ~~_ in Los Angeles?
a vou live 234S
b did you lived
e Writ e the pre posirion s.
c did )"Oll live
9 I ~~_ yo u at rhe pany b st nigh!.
a didn't saw b didn't sce c don'( saw
10 What time homt'?
.. did you get b you did get c you gOt
,I I a big table in the liv ing room. 234S
There a re b Th ere is c It is
~~-
,12 How many bedroom s ~~_, PRONUNCIATION
there are b arc there c arc they
@Va the word with a differen t sound.
13 There a re n't ~~_ pictures on the walls.
a any b some c a
14 only three guests in the dining Id wanted wait ~'d Ji w d t'ndl'd
roo m . 2 ~0
a There wa s b There wefl' e The re is $,L\\ \\,<1 n..' thllugh t cou ld
IS How mJny pcop1c ~~_ in the hOtel? l3
a there were 4~ Ill' a r d m l' t s;,i d left
b was there S ~, stairs
c we re ther~ n l.'aT th en.' w~';l r beh ind
h all heating hour
b Undcr~ the stressed syllable.
I mu si c ian 2 a go 3 ye SIN day 4 be tween S fire place
,
r ,. .
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?
a Read the text and mark the sentences T (truc) or
F (r, lse). 1)28 ))) In t h e str eet Watch o r listen to five people
and a nswer the quest ion s.
An huT Conan Doylc was Scotti sh, but he worked in
En gla nd. Heba Pally Alison Sarah Jane Ben
2 He started writing swries about Sherlock Holmcs at
u niver s it y. Heba _ __
3 Cana n Doyle lived at 22 1b Bake r Srreet in Lo ndon.
4 [n 1893 he didn't want towrire more She rlock Hol mes a has fam ily in New York
s t o ri es. b lives in Egy pt
5 Sherlock Homesdidn', die in Austria. c was born in Cai ro
6 Sherlock Holmes is very popular today. 2 Pally wem out fo r dinner on _ _ __
b Look at the Ilighligbte.d words or phrases in the tex t a Friday b Satu rday c Sunday •
and guess thei r meaning. 3 Al isan likes he r kitche n because _ _ __
The man who wrote a it's really big
b she ca n eat there
SHERLOCK HOLMES c it's practical fo r cooking
4 Sa rah lane ca n see _ _ _ _ f~om her st udy.
A(thur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on
22nd May 1859. He studied medicine at Edinburgh a a tree in her ga rden
University and as a student he began writing short b the sea
stories. He became a doctor in the south of EngLand. but c her mother s house
at first he didn't have many patients. So in his free time he 5 Yesterday eveni ng Ben _ __ _
began writing stories about a brilliant detective, SherLock
HoLmes. Conan DoyLe based HoLmes' personality on his a went our to the pub
professor at university. HoLmes, who lives at 221 b Baker b worked at home
Street in London, is famous for solving difficuLt crimes c went to bed early
and mysteries using his great intelligence. The Sherlod:
HoLmes stories soon became very popuLar, but in 1893 CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Conan Doyle became tired of his detective, and decided
to ' kilt ' him, In The Final Problem SherLock HoLmes and Do the tas ks w ith a partne r. T ick (.I ) the box if you ca n
his enemy, Professor Moriarty, die when they fall off
t he Reichenbach Falls in SwitzerLand. But peopLe were do them,
very unhappy to Lose SherLod: HoLmes, and there were
Letters in many newspapers asking for him to come back . Ca n you ...?
Finally, in 190 I Conan DoyLe brought him back D say three things about a famous (dead) person from
in a new story, The Hound of the BaskerviUes.
He expLained that HoLmes did not die in the your country
Reichenbach Falls, but miracuLousLy survived .
Conan DoyLe died on 7th JuLy 1930, but D2 say five thi ngs you did last week. using past time
' Sherlock Holmes continu es to live
both in the stories and in many fiLm expressions, e.g. last 'JiB/If.yesterday, (three) days
versions. RecentLy he was the aBO, etc.
' SI inspiration for t he character D3 say where and when you were born
Dr Gregory House in the TV D4 ask your parrner fi ve quest ions about yesterday
I, series House,
[]I Short films Edinburgh Castle
Watch and enjoy a film on iTutor.
.' il!i!r!l~.~'•• •
G countable / uncountable nouns; a / an, some / :my What did you
V food have for lunch?
P the letters ea
A pizza and
some salad.
1 VOCABULARY food
a What food words do you know
in Englis h? W ith a parlnc r, fry 10
think of five words.
b .. p.163 Vocabulary Bank Food.
2 READING , ,-.- ' -
a Lookilt the photOs which show meals What I ate yesterday
that three people - <I model, a boxer,
a nd a writer - arc ycste rd ay. G uess Laura Bailey model
which perso n ate which meilL
Brea kfast [ never miss breakfast! I had some cereal and fruit.
bRead rluec articles from:1series \Vhm and a piece of toast. [·m a bil unusual because I have tea and
I ateyesterday in Tile Times newspa per. coffee in the morning. [don't mind in which order, but I need
C heck your answers to a , to have both,
c Read the articles again. Answer the Lunch I was at my studio all day, so I got takeaway vegetarian
questions w ith M (rhe model), B (Ihe sushi from a restaurant called Irsll, I became a vegetarian 20
boxer), or W (the wrirer), W ho,.,? years ago and now I can 'I imagine living any other way,
I doesn't like eari ng du ri ng rhe da)' Dinner I picked up my children from school and we had a snack -
2 doesn't eal anything bel \\'een meal., cheese and biscuils. In the evening I wenllO my favourite pizzeria,
3 didn't ha\,(' :tny home-cooked food and I had a vegetarian pasta dish, and IWO glasses of white wine.
for lu nch or dinner James deGale boxer
4 had fruit for dessert a(lunchtime
5 ne\·er cats me:tl Breakfasl I woke up and went running for an hour and a half, Ihen I
6 didn't drin k any alcohol yesle rday came home and had a cup of tea and some porridge, Then I wcnt to
7 had a drink a nd a s nack before di nn er the gym and trained,
8 doesn't ca t anyth in g fo r breakfast
9 has a stra nge breakfast habiT Lunch I had a bowl of pasta with chorizo and bacon in tomato sauce
with cheese on top. and an apple and an orange, I have an important
d With a partner, look af the h ighlig hted fight soon, so my diet has to be very strict now, Three mea ls a day.
words re lared to food and guess rheir and no snacks,
meaning. Use the photos to help you,
Dinner I had a grilled chicken breast and vegetables -
e Whose food do you pre fe r? Wh)'? mushrooms, sweetcorn and tomatoes. My mum made it -
she's a fantastic cook,
Lionel Shriver writer
Breakfast J had an enormous cup of espresso coffee with some milk
and a little cream, It's alllhat [ need and gives me energy for the
whole day.
Lu nch I don't eat lunch, I don't understa nd people who can eatlhree
meals a day. How do they find Ihe time to do anything else?
sushi :t tlpicaljapancse di~h made with rice Dinner First I had a glass of sherry and a bowl of popcorn. Then
porridge hot cookl'd cerNI" hich Briti~h I had grilled fish with some brown rice and vegetables -
peppers and onions. For dessert I had a piece of chocolate
people Or!!!n hal'" ror brcakfa'l cake. I drank red wine,
chorizo a kind ofSpanbh sau,ag'"
-----''-------
G quantifiers: how much l how many, a lot of, etc. How much salt
V food containers does it have?
P Il I and Is!
1 VOCABULARY food containers
a 4) 35 »)) Match the words and pictures. Li sten and check.
o D Da hnnlc o aQUtorl o ajar o a ililcker D ati n
abox acan
b 4)3 6 »)) Li sten and write five phra ses.
c Make phrases w ith the containers a nd [he words below. 0-Packet of biscuits
biscuits chocolates Coke crisps juice jam miLk salt sugar tuna
•
2 GRAMMAR 3 PRONUNCIATION If! and Isl
quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot of. etc.
a i)38 »)) Listen and repeat the words and
a Look at the pictures at the bottom off he page. Then ask a nd sounds.
a nswe r questions about the food.
sugar s alt
fi sh sweets
sh ower snake
a lot quite a lot a little none
How much sugar i~_"-_,, ') ( ,,,-t~ not sure. b 4)39 »)) Put the word s in the right colu mn .
there in dark ChOC01~ ~()k there's a lot. Listen and check.
b .. Communication Sugar and salt p.109. C heck your answers to a. cereal cinema deli cious fre sh
information centre rice crisps recept ion
c Complete the sentences with;;l food or dr ink from a . salad science shopping special sure
1 There isn' t any salt in _ __
2 There's a liu le sugarin _ __ C 4)40 »)) Listen and repeat the d ialogue. Then
3 There's qu itea lotofsa ltin _ __ practise it with a panner,
4 There's a lot ofsllg;;lr in _ __
A Are you sure this is salt? I think it's sugar.
d .. p.140 Grammar Bank 9B . Lea rn more abOlll quantifiers and B No, I'm sure it's salt. I put some in the rice
practise them .
salad.
A Let's taste the salad... Aargh. It was sugar.
I told you.
B Sorry!
IYtIAr..A Jo.Cf?
SPEAKING FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SUGAR AND SALT
• Read the questionnai re and complete the quest io ns
with How lIIuch or How mauy.
How much sugar and salt do YOU have a day? At different times in history, both sugar and saLt
were called 'white goLd', because they were so
Suga r expensive and diffkult to get. But there are many
more interesting facts about sugar and salt..,
1 spoonfuls of sugar do you have in your
tea or coffee? • Christopher CoLumbus introduced
a three or more b two c one d none ____ to the New World in 1493
2 cans of cola (or other fizzy drinks) do you on his second voyage.
drink a day?
a three or more b two c one d none • If you eat too much 2_ _---:-
(about 1 gram per kilogram of
3 fruit or fruit juice do you have a day? weight), you can die. This was a
Cl a lot b quite a lot c not much d none method of ritual suicide in
ancient China.
4 sweets or biscuits do you eat a week?
a a lot b not many c very few d none
S a lt • Salzburg in Austria was
called 'the city of 3,_ __
5 How often do you add salt to your food at the table?
a always b often c sometimes d never because of its mines.
6 takeaway food do you eat? • If you want to check if an egg is fresh, put it in
a a lot b quite a [at c not much d none
a cup with water and 4 • If the egg floats ,
7 bread do you eat a day? it isn't very fresh . •
a a lot b quite a lot c a little d none
• In Brazil fuel made from 5'_ _ _ _ is used in cars
~alot cheese do you eat a week?
b quite Cl lot c Cl little d none instead of petroL
b [n pairs. inte rview your pa rtner. Do you thin k he I she • Americans eat or drink about 2.25 kilos of 6_ __
a month.
nceds [0 eat less suga r ilnd sa lt?
• 7 is used to make glass, washing powder,
c Work in pairs. A say how much you ear I drin k of the and paper.
thi ngs below. B respond a nd ask for marc informal ion. • 8 kills some bacteria, and so helps food to
Then say ifyotl think A has a healt hy diNar not. Swap last longer, which is why bacon and cheese contain
ro les.
a lot.
fish meat potatoes vegetables chocolate • If you put 9 into a vase of flowers, the
fast food eggs pasta olive oil butter
flowers last longer.
00wIeat a lot of fiS~ • 10 only contains energy. It doesn't contain
often do you eat fish? any vitamins or minera ls.
• Sure and 11 are the only two words in
S READING the English Language that begin with 'su' and
a Read the magazine article Whit e Gold. With a pa rtner, are pronounced 'sh'.
complete rhe fac ts with sl'Bar or sa/r.
• We need to have a little 12"CC_ 7 _
b Read the anicle agai n, and hi ghl ight five in our diet, but not more than 6g
new words or phrases. Compare with a day, which is about one
teaspoon.
a partner. .
c Did any ohhe facts surprise you?
6 (4 41 ») SONG Sugar Sugar ~
G comparative adjectives Is Scotland bigger
V high numbers than Wales?
P Ial, sentence stress
1 VOCABULARY high numbers 2 LISTENING
a Read three questions fro m a rad io quiz a 4) 45 )) What qui z shows are po pul a r in you r coumr)'? Listen re
show. C hoose the right a nswer for ei\ch the introd uction to a quiz show ca lled Quiz N ight. A nswer t he
question. questions.
1 what is the approximate population of the How long do the con testant s have to sa)' if the sentences arc t rue
UK'
or false?
a 42,000,000
2 How much do they win if they get... ?
b 52,000,000
a the first answer right c the third answer right _ __
c 62,000,000
b the second answer right d all eight answers right _ _ _
2 How many calories are there in a Big Mac?
a 670 3 ]fthey get a n answer wrong. how much do they lose?
b 485 4 \\fhat can a contestanT do ifrhcy arc not sure ofrhe answer?
c 305 b In pairs, look at the sente nces from Quiz Nighl. Wri tc T (truc) or
F (fa lse).
3 How far is it from New York City to Los
Angeles? c 4 46 ))) Listen to a cont esrant on Qlliz N i{j/It . C heck your answers
a about 4.000 km to b. How much does she w in ?
b about 2,500 km
d Listen aga in (or w hy the answers arc trut' o r false. \Vritc down
c about 5,000 km an)' num bers you hear.
b 442 )) Listen and c heck. How do QUIZ NIGHT
you say the three a nswers?
1 The North Pole is colder than the South Pole.
c ,... p.14B Vocabulary Bank Days and
numbers. Do parr 4. 2 Carrots are sweeter than tomatoes.
d Look ;Ir the numbers below. Correct 3 A proton is heav ier than an electron. _
th e mistakes. 4 The White House is bigger than Buckingham Palace. _
175 a hundred sevcllI y-five 5 Oranges are healthier than strawberries. _
2,150 [WO thOllsa nd and 6 Female mosquitoes are more dangerous than male mosquitoes. _
onc hund red and fifty
3,009 three thousand ni ne 7 In judo a green belt is better than a blue belt. _
20,000 tWCIlIY thousands 8 Hepatitis A is worse than hepat itis 8. _
3,000,000 t hree mil lions
- e 444 )) Listen ;md w rite t he ren numbe rs
you hea r.
f Answer th e'quest io ns wit h a parr nCI·.
What's I he populat ion of your (Own f city?
2 What's I he popu lat ion of your cou nt ry?
3 How faris it from your rown I ci ty 10. '
a London
b New York
3 []I ORDERING A MEAL 4 THE END OF THE MEAL
a 455 )) Watch or li sten a nd ,l1lswe r the questions.
How does Jen ny norm .. ll), celebrate her bir! hda)'?
2 Do they order dessert or coffee?
3 What does Daniel say to Jenny a frN rhe meal?
... I-Iow doe ~ Jenn y answer?
5 Does Harbara give Jenny good news or bad news?
6 Where does Jenny want to go after the me;t1?
a 453 ») Watch o r listen to Jenny and Daniel having
dinner. W hat food do they o rder?
b Watch or listen again. Compl ete the You Hear phrases.
D») You Hear You Say
Good evening. Do you Yes, a table for two.
have a ? My name's Daniel O'Connor.
Come this _-;-_ b Look at the Social Engli sh phrases. Who S;I)'S them:
Jenny. D aniel, rhe w ,liter, or Barb;!ra?
please.
Are you ready Yes. The soup and the mushroom Social Engl ish phrases
to ? ravioli, please. Nothing special.
I'd like the mozzarella salad and Would you like a dessert?
then the chicken, please. Not for me, thanks. The same for me, please.
A deeaf espresso. Go ahead.
What would you Just water for me. Good news?
to drink? A bottle of mineral water, please. Could I have the bill, please?
_ __ or sparkling? Is sparkling OK? c 4 56 )) Watch or Iis te n a nd check. Do you k now w hat
Yes, sparkling. they arc in your language?
Thank you, sir. Thank you. d W;!tch or listell again and repeat the ph rases.
c 4,,54 ») Watch or listen and repeat the You Say • Can you...?
phra ses. ,CQpy the rlJ.x.thm.
D use common phrases, e.g. Good luck,
cl e racrise the dialogue in g rou ps of three.
Congratulations, etc.
.
D understand a menu
c ..... In groups of rhrcc, roleplay tlu>dia logue. A is D order a meal
the waiter. S tart with Good Cl'euiu8. Do )'ou haw a
reservation? Band C go ro Lui8i's. T hen swap roles.
iTutor 75
G superlative adjectives What's t he
V places and buildings oldest building in
........P consonant groups town?
1 VOCABULARY places and buildings 1
a C o mplete these famous to urist sights with a word fro m
the li st. Do you know wh,lt countr ies I cit ies they a re in?
Bridge Castle Mountains Square Street
1 T r<l falg<lr 4 Ed inburgh _ _ __
2 The Golden Gate
3 \V<l1I 5 The Rocky _ __
b 5 2 )) Listen a nd check .
c .. p.164 Vocabulary Bank Places and buildings.
2 GRAMMAR superlative adject ives
a Look at the phoms. Do you know what cou mries
the), a re in?
b ~4 )) With a pa rtner. complete the captio ns w ith
a ph rase fro m the li st. Li ste n and check.
t he biggest t he busiest t he most dangerous
the longest t he most popular t he widest
c Complete the chart with superlati ves from b.
Adje c tive Comparative Superlative
bi g bigge r t he biggest
long longer
wide wider
busy busier
dangerous more dangerous
popular more popular
d What letters do you add to a one-syll able
adjective m make a supcrlativc? W hat
words do you put before lo nger adjectives?
e .. p.142 Grammar Bank lOA . 5 Avenida 9 de Julio in
Learn mo re about superlative
adjectives a nd practise them.
4 Tiananmen Square
;5 -----:--c;--,
square in the world.
3 PRONUNCIATION consonant groups 5 SPEAKING & WRITING
a 5 6 »)) Li slell and re peat t he ad jecti ves in 2e. a Work in pai rs,
p Consonant groups A I1n;lgi nc you are a touri st in you r town (or nearest big
IOw n) who only speaks English. Ask B, who lives in the
Words which have two or three consonants together, e.g. town. (Iuesc ions 1- 5: Get as much inform .. tion as rou
fastest. can be difficult to pronounce. ca n.
b 57 ))) Li ste n alld rcpeall hcsl'supcrla[i vc5. B YOll live in your tow n. A is a tourist who doesn't speak
the m O"ll-'I'l'IlS;\'(.' the !l1o..t c:'\~ itil1g your I.. nguage. All swe r hi.'> I her questions (1 -5).
the 1110"1 hcautiful the .. m alle..\ Explain everYlhing very clearly ;ll1d give as much
information as you can!
>c Communication Cities quiz A p.l0S B p.llD. T hen s\\ ap roles faT questions 6- 1O.
C omplete Ill(' quest ions wit h s upe rlative ild jccri\'cs. ') (What's the m~~s
Then ask and answer the (Iul's rion s w il h a p:1rl ner. l,~hin k the
beautiful SqU~ ~za Navona.
4 READING Where's that!.2 ( ~t~s. in the centre, near
~ Pantheon. It has...
a Read th e article below and look lit" the photO. Wo uld
you like to go cycl ing there? Why (not)? A I \Vhat's squ ..re? (beauti ful )
way to ger around? (easy)
b Read the article aga in . Then cove r th e text and answer 2 Whar's
rhe question s in pai rs. mu seum ? (interesting)
3 What's rime ofyea r to visil? (good)
W here is rhe Norrh Yung.ls Road? place to eat typical food? U1icc)
2 Why is ir c<lllcd -Death Road '? 4 What 's
3 How w ide b the road?
..j. Why is it popula r with cyclists? 5 What's
5 When is the most cbn gerolls time ofyea r to go?
6 Why is the road s imilar 10 London I~ Tid ge and the B 6 What's building? (old)
Sydney Opera Hou se? 7 W hat's place to go for a day trip? (nice)
7 Why didn't Mane enjoy cycl ing o n the Yung..... Road?
8 What's __ area to walk at ni ght? (dangerous)
c In pairs, guess the mea n ing of the highlighted words,
9 Where's _ _ place to buy a souvenir? (good)
d Is cycling popul;lT in )'om country I region? Is there an
10 What's area toga at ni ght? (popular)
area thal is vcr)' popul ar for cyclists? Wh)'?
Ib Im agine you wa nt to adverti se your rown d t)' for
10 11 rists. \Vr itt, a n ad\'ert using s upe rlat ive adjectives.
Adc! pho tos i f you ca n.
Co me 10 Kie/ce.lt isn't tIle bi!J8est or Ih e 11105/ bealllifll/ to\\'1I
itl PO/{lIJd. bill it Iws lire dC(lIJcsl (/ir mill tile IIIOSI delicious
cheesecake ...
G be going to (plans), future t ime expressions What are
V holidays
P sentence st ress
1 LISTENING 2 GRAMMAR be going to (plans)
a Read t he d ictionary definition for couclt. :lnd 100k;1I the a 5 10 ») A British newspaper asked their travel
CouchSurfing website. Wh;tt do }'oulhink ColtchSurfing is? journalist to Iry CotlchSurfing. Cover the dialogue
and listen 10 the interv iew. Wh:tt are hi s pla ns?
couch IkautJ/ llOlH1 1 a long comfortable seal for {WO
or morc people to si t on (=a sofa) 2 the bed in a b Li sten aga in and complete t he gaps with;1verb.
doctor's room for a patient to lie on
Presenter Tell me about your plans, Philip.
- --
Journalist I'm going to 1' _ _ _ round Europe - to
Paris, Vienna, and Budapest.
P How long are you going to 2,_ _ _ in each city?
J Just one night in each place.
P Who are you going to l'_ _ _ with?
J In Paris I'm going to stay with a guy called Theo,
in Vienna with a guy called Artur, and in Budapest
with a woman called Judit. •
P Are you going to ".___ on a couch?
French, English J Only in Vienna, luckily. In the other places
I love travelling.
I have a bed.
~---- ArtuT Dorner
P How are you going to "_.~__ ?
C [10 Vienna, Austria J I'm going to ~._ _ _ by train.
Male, 27. PhD student. Has couch.
B0 German, English P What are you going to 7,_ _ _ in each place?
u I love meeting people and showing them my
wonderful city. Better to come at weekends J I don't just want to see the typical tourist sights.
1 when I have more time!
I hope I'm going to ~ things that aren't in a
guide book.
P Well, have a good trip and good luckl
Judit Hetzke
b (5) 8 )) Listen to pa Tt of .. rad io travel progra m me. Were yOll c Look at the hi ghligbted sentences in rhe d ialogue.
right? How does Couch Surfing work? Then answer the questions.
c (5) 9 )) Now listen ro the spea ker give more det,li ls about What form is the verb after BoillBIO?
2 Do we use Boilll1 to ro talk about the p:tst . the
.. d CouchSu rfi ng. M ark the sentences T (true) or F (fa 1se).
present. or the future'?
0I CouchSu rfers usually pay their host a Hllle money.
02 You need roc reate <t profi le on the website. d ,.. p.14 2 Grammar Bank lOB. Learn more about
be 80ill8 ro (plans) and practise it.
03 When you find a person with a bed, you call them 10
e Number the future time expressions 1- 8.
agree Ihe days you want to Stay.
D tonight D tomorrow night
04 You ha\'f to offer other people a bed in your house or nal.
D next yea r [I] roday
D5 CotlchSu rfing is safe because you can read what other D oromorrow morning next week
D next month D tomorrow afternoon
travellers S;I)' abou[ [he host.
f 5) 12 ))) Listen and check. Then listen again and
06 The host always shows their guests their dty. repeal. Milke four true sentences about your plan s.
D7 You can Couch Surf:dl over [he world.
Wou ld you like to go COltchSurfi ng? W hy (nor)? Would yOll
li ke to have a stranger tOSta)' inyollr house? Why (not)?
3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING 5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING
sentence stress holidays
a 5) 13 )) Listen and repea l the highlighted phrases in 2b. ,CQpy the a Complete t he holiday phrases using a verb
from [he lis!.
~t hl1l.
go have see stay show
I'm gQi ng to trave l round Europe.
I in a hOlel l with:l friend I for a week
b )0- Communication What are you going to do? A p.lOS B p.llO. 2 somebody round your town I city
Interview a partner abollt hi s I her plans. 3 _ _ thesigllls
4 READING • _ _ by train (bus, plane) I back home
5 _ _ a good time I nice meals
a Re;td the journalist's blog for h is trip. Did he have a good time?
b In pa irs. plan a holiday. You a rc goi ng to visit
b Read the blogaga iTl and tick (./ ) the things that were a problem. t hree cities in the silme con t incnt. You r
holiday can be a maximum of t e n days.
He didn't arrive at the right lime at onc oflhe hOll~C!,.
2 He couldn't understand rhe host's friends \'crv well. Answcr the questions:
.3 Onc hOSl didn't have much time to show him du," cit),. What cit ies arc ),ou goi ng to visit?
-lOne orthe hosts didn't speak "cry good English.
5 He did something wrong in onc of [he flats. Where arc you going to stay?
6 I-Ie cl id n'[ likl.' [he food that ont:' of t he hosts conked. How are YOll going to get there?
c Read the blog again and look at I he h igh li ghted verb phrases. J-Iow long arc you going .;ray in each city?
Wi th a partner. say wlut you think they mean .
• \Vh"t are you goingdo in each place?
Paris: Theo
P Making suggestions Iprefer to (go to...)
I met Theo at the Place D'ltalie Let's (go to...) That's a good idea.
metro station. He's 24 and his Why don't we (go to...)?
English is good. At his apartment
I met his flatmate. Roger. They c Change partners. Tell each othcr about your
were very friendly. They made holiday plan s.
me a delicious dinner of crepes
and ham and eggs. Then they We're going to go to South America - to
took me to Footsie, a great bar near the Opera. Some Buenos Aires, Rio. and Montevideo. We're
friends came and in the end the conversation changed to going to CouchSurf because we don't have
French. That was difficult for me and I got tired . Finally,
we went to a party near Montmartre. It was great! Lots of much money...
friendly people. I went back to Theo's flat on the back of
his bicycle. d Do you prefer your new partner·s plans?
Would you like to change pa rtners a nd go
Vienna: Artur with him l her?
I stayed with Artur. a biochemistry 6 WRITING
student. He was friendl y. but
when I arrived I wanted to have . . p.llS Writing A formal email. Ma ke a
a bath and I forgot to turn off the reservation in a Bed and Breakfast.
tap. The bathroom was full of
water. Oops!
Budapest: Judit
I got off the train at the wrong station so I arrived
late at Judit's flat. She wasn't very happy. She's a
journalist for the Hungarian channels MTV and TV2
and she's 'an incredibly busy woman. In the afternoon
she took me with her to a shopping centre 10 help her
choose a dress for a party. That was a bit surreal! In
the evenlng we had dinner together in the Castro bar
in the city centre. Next day I flew home to London,
tired but happy. I'm definitely going to do il again!
G be going to (predictions) Am I going to
V verb phrases fall in love?
p the letters 00
1 VOCABULARY verb phrases 2 READING & LISTENING
a Do people in your country go to fortu ne- tellers, or use a 5 14 ») Read and li sten [Q PART 1 of a s tory. In pairs,
forrune-telling sites 011 the in ternet? Do ),011 bel ieve in answe r the questions.
for m ne-reIting?
W ho does lane wa nt to sec?
b Match the fo rtune-telle r's cards and verb phrases. 2 Who is going to tell her .t bout her future? Why?
3 Why couldn't she sec the man vcr}' well?
D become fa molLs D gCt a lot of money
b 5 15 ») Li sten to part 2.
o~ get a new 1. 0b o haveasur~ Then. w ith a partner, complete
the information.
L..J get .llli\.rried [ill be llicky
D meet somebody new o tri!.vel lane has a problem with
o move house
D fa ll in love her
2 Shecbooses _ _ ca rds.
3 Her firs t ca rd mcan s shc's
goi ng 10 be _ _ .
4 lane asks the fortune·reller
if she's going to with her boy friend.
c (~ 16 ») Read and li sten to PART 3. [n pai rs, a nswer t he
question s.
What's rhe second ca rd? Whal does it mean?
2 Why is this a problem for "tn e?
3 Whar's her third c.. rd? \Vh .. t does it mea n?
4 Who's Jim? Where d id lane meet him?
5 Whatdo you think the fo urth card is goi ng to be?
d 517 ») Lisrcnto part4.Thcn.
wi th a partner. complete the
in formari on.
Her fOllrrh ca rd mea ns s he is
going to _ _ her boyfriend
and go ..way wirh Jilll
w
2 Very soon rhey are going
w
3 lane asks if she is going to
be and rhe fo rrun e-
teller says
4 She pays rhe fortu ne-teller
£_-
c 5} IS ))) Read and lisrc n ro PART 5. In pilirs, an swe r the
quesrion s.
1 Who was the forrune-teller?
2 W h)' d id he pay Mad.. me Yolanda £ IOO?
3 Whar's tbe fifth ca rd? What do yOll think is going to
happen?
PARTl 3 GRAMMAR be going to (predictions)
' Come in.' said Cl voice. Jane Ross opened the door and a Look :1t these tWO sentences. \Vhich o ne is a Jlliill?
went into Cl small room. There was a man sitting behind W hich o ne is a prediction?
Cl t able. I She's go ing 10 bt.' \'ery lucky.
2 She's going 10 go on.holiday next week.
'Good afternoon: said Jane.
' I want to see Madame Yolanda, the fortune-teller: b ~ p .142 Grammar Bank lOCo Learn more about be
' Madame Yolanda isn't here today: said the man. 'But 80ill[1/O (predictions) a nd prac tise il.
don't worry. I'm going to tell you about your fu t ure.
What questio ns do you want to ask?' Jane looked at the c Wril e four prediClioll s. abourthc weather. s port. your
fo rtune-tell er. She couldn't see him very well because t ow n {country. and you . Use I fllil/k ...{jo in{j fo ...
t he room was very dark. illli11k i / 's go;IIg 10 snOIl' /0 11 i{j h/.
He turned over the second card . d C Olnp:trc you r predictions with a partner. Do you agree?
'Mm, Cl house. A new house. You 're going to move,
4 PRONUNCIATION the letters 00
very soon, to another country.'
'But my boyfriend works here. He can't move to P The pronunciation of 00
00 can be pronounced Oi (e.g. book nul) or u:
another country.' (e.g. spoon ~ru:n ). Use your dictionary to check the
'Let 's look at the next card : said the fortune-teller. pronunciat ion of new 00 words.
Be careful. room can be pronounced rum or "ru:m .
He turned over the third card .
'A heart. You're going to fall in love.' a 520 ))) Li ste n 10 the tWOsound words. C an you hear
'Who with?' asked Jane .
' Let me concentrate. I can see a tall dark man. He's :tt saIhe difference in lite vowel sound?
Ibull I b"o'
very attractive: - - ----== ,
'Oh, that 's Jim: said lane.
'Who's Jim? Your boyfriend?' b 5 21 0) Li sten and write the words in the right column .
' No. Jim's a man I met at a party last month. He's an
afternoo n boo k choose cook food good
actor, from New York . He says he's in love with me . It look moon school soon spoon too too k
was his idea for me to come to Madame Volanda:
c 5 22 )) Lislen and check.
'Well, the card says t hat you're going to fall in love
with him: d PraClise s:lying t he sentences.
'Are you sure?' asked Jane. 'But what about my Good afternoon. It 's too soon!
boyfriend?' l ook at the moon! Is the food good ?
He's a good-looking cook.
' Let's look at the fourth card: said the fortune-teller.
5 SPEAKING
PART 5
The fortune -teller stood up. He turned on the light. Roleplay [onune-telling.
At that moment an old woman came in. 'So, what
happened?' she asked . A Look at the ten card s in I. Secretly. number the cards
1- 10 in :l differelll order.
' It was perfect! She believed everything: sa id Jim.
'I told you, I'm a very good actor. She was sure I was a B C hoosc fi ve numbers 1- 10.
fortune-teller! ' A Pred ict B's fut ure lIsin g those cards.
B Ask for Illore inform:lrion. Then change roles.
He gave the woman £100.
'That's Jane's £50 and an other £50 from me. Thanks :Vi ) " 'A I'm going to tell you about your future.
very much, Madame Voranda . Bye: firs t card is a star. You're going to become
Madame VOlanda took the money. The fifth card was ofamous. You're going to be on TV...
still on t he table, face down. She turned it over. It was Great! What programme?
the plane. She looked at it for a minute and then she
shouted: 6 5 23 ») SONG Fortune Teller J'l
'Wait, young man! Don't travel with t hat girl- her
plane is going to.. :
But the room was em pt y.
4jrnHJ .
GRAMMAR VOCABU LARY
@a.b.orc. a @ thewordthatisd iffe rent.
1 Therc's ___ milkinthcfridgc. I breakfast lun ch dessert dinner
a some b any c a 2 strawberries mushroo ms o nion s
3 orange juice milk peas
2 Wcdon'[ need ___ bread. 4 cr isps sugar mineral water
5 fr uit sa lad tomalOCS potatoes
a no b any c a chips chic ken
3 H ow ___ fruit do you eat a day? ice crea m cake
a m uch b many c a lo t b March th e food and the containers.
4 [d rin k ___ coffcc.
a m uch b a lot c a lot of beer fruit juice rice tomatoes honey
5 A How much salt do you ca!? 1 acanor 3 ajarof_ __ 5 a C:!Troll of_ __
B _ _. 2 a tin of___
4 a packet of _ __
a A little b A few c Much c @ the right wOrdor phrase.
6 A Is there any sugar? 1 It 's a hUI/dred III'Cllly I a I!ulu/red a"d hl'CIII), Illi tcs from here.
B No. sorry. ___.
2 The population is a bout t hree millioll / milliOIl S. *
a there isn't none
b there isn't any 3 Th ai new tlepartmellf shop / tlcfJllrl mem sto re is great.
c there isn't some
7 Tea is ___ coffee In rhlsca re. 4 Let's h;l'Ic a drink at one ofthose cafes in thc square ( bridBc.
5 Where is the main ra ilwa), cefllre I sla lioll?
a cheaper that d Co mplete the phrases w ith these verbs.
b morc cheap t han become fall get go have meet move see show stay
c cheaper than
8 Oranges arc ___ than ballanas. I ___ in a hotel 6 ___ the sights in a cit),
2 _ _ by bus 7 ___ somebody new
a morc healthy b he;llrh icr c hea lrhyer 3 famous 8 ___ somebody round your ci ty
9 My Engli sh is ___ than my brother's. 4 ___ ma rr ied 9 ___ " great meal
5 in lovc 10 ___ house
a gaoder b better c more good
10 Thi s is ___ s ize tharwe have.
a the biggest b t he most big c the bigger PRONUNCIATION
11 1['5 ___ restaurant in t he city.
a ~j r:le the word w it h a d iffere nt so und.
a rhe baddest b the worSt C rhe worse
12 W hat's ___ parkin your town?
a the most beautiful I, bread peas meat rca
b most beautiful suga r shopping fi sh ..,weers
c the morc beautiful 2~
13 ___ to buy my ticket this afternoon.
a J go b I going c I'm going 3 ~ cereal carrots ~,tlad rice
14 _ _ _ to get married?
~4 ch,m;st·, chu"h ch;p' chmc
a Dotheygoi ng
b They'arc going
C Aretheygoing
15 I t h ink tomorrow. 5 ,~ food cook book good
a it sno ws b Underli ne the stressed syllable.
b it 's snowing
c it's going to snow 5 dan ge rO ilS
I cho eolate 3 SI! per mar kef
2 de ssert 4 in teres ti ng
G adverbs (manner and modifiers) They dress
V common adverbs very fashionably,
P word stress
but casuatly.
1 READING Travel blogs
a Look ;I l the phOtos of three cides. Maira in
Do you know what countries they Me in?
The driving
•• I think people drive Quite dangerously,
which surprised me because I thought they
••• were careful drivers here. They don't drive
fast, but people are always on the phone in
b Read rwo blogs on a U K rravel websitl', about people's first the car, which you don't often see in the
im pressio ns oftWO of these cities. \v hich t WO arc tbe)'? UK nowadays.
c Read the bJogs agilin. Answer with the n;tllleSof the cities. The food
W here...? The food can be delicious, but I think people eat very
I do p eo p le C;H .. lot ofsa lt and sugar unhealthily. In restaurants they often add salt to their food.
2 do TV programmes ha\'c sublitles And they drink litres of Coke! The headQuarl!!rs of the
3 arclhed..ysveryshorr inwirHN Coca-Cola company is based here, and they even have
4 do ;t 101of people ha\'e bad habits whell Ihey drivt' a Coca-Cola museum. Once I went to a coffee shop and
5 is the cit), safer rhalllhe wrirer I hought asked for a double espresso, no milk no sugar. I had to
6 arc the houses colourfully l};timed repeat my order three times, because the waitress couldn't
7 do you see men look in g after YOll ng ch ildren understand me. She said people here only ask for lattes
8 do pcople speak vc ry slowly and cappuccinos with lots of sugar!
El The people
In general, people are very friendly. The people l"m
staying with , who live just outside the City, know all their
neighbours really well. They often don't lock their doors,
which surprised me because people say it's a dangerous
city. They speak incredibly slowly, with a strong accent and
sometimes I have a problem understanding them.
Mark in
The weather
It's December - and it gets dark at about
3 p.m., which is depressing! There's a lot of
snow at the moment, but all the buses and
trains are running perfectly. not like in Britain
where everything stops when it snows!
The houses
All the houses are painted in pretty colours,
like red, green and blue, and many houses have a yellow
and blue flag. Inside the houses are decorated beautifully
with lots of flowers and modern wooden furniture.
The people
People are friendly and polite, but Quite formal. They dress
fashionably but casually, and of course you see a lot of
very blonde women here. You also see a lot of men who
are looking after very young babies. Everybody speaks
English really well. maybe because a lot of the TV is in
English with subtitles.
3 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress
a 532 ») Lislt.:n ;me! repeal rhe di:lloguc. ,Cgpy the rh;:rh m. Ho" do
~ ou pronounce ,o?
A WouLd you like to go to Icelimd?
B NO,I wouldn't.
A Why not?
B Because I don't like the coLd.
b 5 33 ») Li~ll'n 10 another dialogul>, Complete the missi ng
SI rt:"wd \\ orels.
A you to a ?
B ,I'd to.
. It's
A7 my
B Because I
c Prac!i ..!.: Ih(' di;dogues wilh a part ner.
d In pair... choose [ell ambitions from What do you want CO
d o with your life ? Ask your parlllcr questions using WOl/ld )'0/1
like ID... ?
Would you like to ___.... ') ( .~e5,' would. /
ctimb Mount K;/lmanj~ ~ wouldn't.
4 SPEAKING
Work in p:lirs . Takl.' tu rns.
A Tdl ~()ur panncr abmlllhe things below.
B Rc"pond to \\ hat A says. ASK quc<;tions.
A A..,J,. \\ IIllI about "Oil?
o a country you want to go to
o something you would like to learn to do
something you need to do tomorrow
o a holiday you are planning to have soon
o a famous person you hope to meet one day
o a film you want to see soon
a dangerous sport you would like to try
o something you need to buy soon
o a singer or group you hope to see one day
I really want to go to Australi:2 ~h. yes? Why Australia?
5 WRITING
a CrC31e ,I clas<:. page for 4 3 Thin gs. Wri lc d uce Ih ings you really
\\ ,lilt [0 do. You r leacher " ill \\ ri ll' -'OI11C of t hem on Ihe board,
b Read od1l'r ...tudenrs· ambition.; and choose o nc t hat you know
<;on1l'thing about. Write a re"pon<;(' (like t he o nes in 43Thin gs)
to giw ad,'1cC or tal k a bmll your (,.'). perk'nee.
6 5 3.,)) SONG Don't Tell Me tha t it 's Over Jl
Do men and women
use the Int ernet in
t he same way?
..> 1 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION
' Goog\e the int ern et
......,'" a Do you ('vcr visit any o r l he wcbs it cs on thi s page,or
wcbsires like th em ? How llluch ti lllt, do you s pend a c1;I)' .
"'" "","'"
0 11 the im crncr? Do you use il mainly fo r you r work I
-......
J ~ "" ' (j stud ies or for pleasure?
b Look a l "ome word s a nd phrases related 10 the
imernet. Match th em w ith thci rdt·fjn itions.
a t tach ment down load gOD gle log in on line
search for skype so cia I net work up load wi fi
C ft ~• 1\',ttt"',C::'I'"
twi~~er 1 ad}, adv on the Internet
."'"al 'Shappening; 2 noun 5th you send with an ernail, e.g. a
document or a photo
3 verb to move 5th from your computer t o
an Internet site, e.g. photos
4 verb to move 5th from an Internet site to
your computer, e.g. music, films
5 verb to type words into the search engine
Goog/e® to find information about sb/st h
6 verb to make a telephone call over the
internet
7 verb to type your username (usually
your name or emait address) and a
password to begin using a computer or
a website
8 noun a way of connecting a comput er to
the internet withou t wires
9 noun a website that people use to
communicate. e.g. Facebook. Twitter.
etc.
10 verb to try to find sb or sth. e.g. on the
internet
Dic tionary abbreviatio ns
5th = sO!11<'lhi ng sb = ~""1cbody
c 535 )) Listen a nd check . Rcpe:n rh e wo rds. Underli..ru;:
rhe stressed syllable in the lllultis),llabll' wo rds.
- -'.---.!. !. PI---- \Q~ d St.
Ma\<e free calls an
. --~--:.. --- . BARClAYS
I.....-- ··~·,.
Your MOI'Ie't
a.rdlyf ... ·
.11 are here:
2 SPEAKING & LISTENING 3 GRAMMAR arti cles
a With <l panncr, look;n some things which people do a Compkte the elllJil with {/ . (/11. tire. or - (= no art icle).
on the i11lcr ner. For each o nc SiI)' ifyoll do it often.
sometimes. hardly evcr. or neve r. S&r11. Frier.y. 8 July 16:13
0ften send emails for work. What about you? To Carol. Whllney
send personal emails SuI>!< '1 Ra: Hellol
send emails for work
read the news Hi Carola
U buy things on shopping websites Thanks for your email. I would really like to write to you and
C buy things on eBay (or a similar site) practise my English.
o get sports information I'm l _ _ _ student at Buenos Aires University - it's
2 biggest university in Argentina. I'm studying 3_ __
D visit websites about health and medicine medicine. I live in Buenos Aires with my grandmother,
' ___ my mother's mother, because my family live in
n use social networks 5 smafl town quite far away, but I go 6_ _ home at
7 weekend.
L-..J play games
I love listening to 8___ classical music. and 9___ last
D download music week I went to 10_ _ _ amazing concert at 11_ _ _ Opera
D visit forums about diet or looking after children House here.
~ b )0- p.144 Grammar Bank n c. Learn more about
use online banking art icles and practise t hem.
use ontine maps for directions
c Work in pairs. A choose J ci rcle, t hi n k ofrhrce things.
=:J book tickets and hotels ontine duee places. ere. :md tcll B. B respond and ask for
1110re i nform ation. T hen change roles.
I love fish. strawberries, and . _ ') ( ~~.~atoes?
chocolate cake. I don't like tomat~ ~ not?
kinds of food things you things you
you love (and sometimes do always have
one you don't on Saturday in your bag or
like) evening pocket
things you do things women
first thing in usually like
the morning doing (but
men don't)
things you did
last night
b Now go through the list again and write M ifyotl jobs you things men
would like to usually like
think men do them Illorc than women, W ifyou think do (and one doing (but
women do [hem ~ than men. and ND ifyOll think you wouldn't) women don't)
there is no difference.
c 536 »)) Listen to(l n interview wit h a UK tll<lrker ing
ex pert "bom how mcn and women usc thc inrernct.
C hec k your answers.
d Do you thi n k rhe situ.tr ion is the S'UllC in your cou mr)'?
Going home
1 Cl JENNY'S LAST MORNING VOCABULARY public transport
a rvblch the words and pictu res.
bu!>
plane
llixi
train
cOtlch
tram
b 539 ») Listen and check.
c Complere the head ings with a word from a .
You get one at a - rank.
They are also called cabs. •
People usually give the driver a tip (= some extra
money, about 5-10%).
In London they are black.
2
You get one at an airport.
First you have to check in.
Then you go through security to the Departure lounge.
Finally you go to your Gate.
3
You get one at a station.
You normally need to get a ticket first.
Then you need to find the right platform.
Some go underground in big cities. In London, this is
called The Tube.
a 5 38 »)) Watch or listen and mark t he sentences T (true) 4
o r F (fa lse).
You get one at a - station or a - stop.
I Rob arri\'c~ late. Intercity ones are also called coaches.
2 l ie has a coffee with Jenny. You can buy a ticket in advance or sometimes you can
J Je nny has good news fo r him. pay the driver.
-I The job offer i~ for:t year. In London they are red.
S Rob thinb A writer ill Ne\\' York is a good n~unc for the
d Cover [he col u m ns and look at the head ings. T ry 10
column. remembe r the fo ur facts abOllt each type of public
6 Rob Iweds time to think. I ransporr .
b Watch or listen again. Sa}' w h), the F sentences art' fal se.
G present perfec t
V irregular past participles
P sentence stress
1 GRAMMAR present perfect
a Look ar some images from CilIllS. W hat do t he
Cilm s ha\'c in commo n?
b 5 44 0) Listen to ,\lan and Lucy talking on rhe
pho nc. Whar [WO rhin gs arc the), going to do
tonight?
c Li sten aga in and rc'ad t he convcrSil rio n.
Comp[('[c rhe c hart below and answer the
questions wit h a partner.
Alan Hi, LUcy. Have you finished your report?
Lucy Yes, I have, finally!
Alan What do you want to do tonight? Do you want
to go out?
Lucy No, I'm a bit tired.
Alan Would you like to come here? I can order
pizzas and we can watch a film.
Lucy Good idea. What films do you have?
Alan How about Eclipse? Have you seen it?
lucy No, I haven't seen it, but I've read the book,
Alan Is it good?
lucy I loved it! Vampires - perfect for a winter
night!
Alan Great. What pizza topping do you want?
l ucy Cheese and blood, please...no, cheese and
tomato.
I±I I've seen the film. the film.
BI
00 you the film?
-
What is \'c? What verb is seell fro m?
2 C hangc' tllc three sent ences in the cha rt IQ third
person si ngular (He or She).
3 Luc), says /'\'£' r£'tIIl the book. Do wc know 11'/1('11
she read il?
d )0- p.146 Grammar Bank 12A. Lc'arn Illore about
111(' prcsc'nr perfe Cl a nd pracl ise it.
c Look a[ rhe films in a and Ta lk 10 a partner.
. .Which of the.films have vou seen? I-I av(' vou read
any of the books?
I've seen Eclipse. b ; ) t ~haven't seen the film
I haven't read the book. of Alice in Wonderland,
but I've read the book.
2 PRONUNCIATION sentence st ress d Complete t he Verb column w it h a r.:lst participle from a .
a 546 »)) Lisle n and repeat t he d i.. logllc.!:Qpy the Verb
.cl!}:f hill . Have you you r homework?
2 I·m sorry. rve yOUTna me.
A. Have you seen The Hobbit? 3 Have you evcr . a photo of a n aClOr?
B No,I haven't. 4 An n's on holiday. Shc·s going to be away for
A Have you read the bOOk?
t hrcc wec ks.
B Yes,I have. I've read it twice. 5 I-/;tvcyo u roM ikeabo utthc paTly?
6 [",,{'ncvcr ttlilt jackct. It was a big mista ke.
b \Vri rc dow n t he names of th ree mo re f il ms from
books. Ask a nd a nswer with a panne r. 7 Jim·s in lovc wit h :ln lt a li:11l girl.
S Oh no! I've Illy glasses.
Have you seen... 7") ~es. Ihave. I c Cover t he Verb column . Can you remem ber rhe senrcnces?
".:.....{ No, I haven't.
Have you read the b00k!.2
3 VOCABULARY 4 SPEAKING & LISTENING
irregular past participles
a Com plete t he ph rases w it h the past pa rticiple o f the
ve rb in bracke ts.
a Look at some irregul.. r past pa rtici ples. W hich FILM EXPERIENCES
verbs do yOll [hi n k t ht·), a re rrom? W ri te the Find someone who has ~
infinitive ;t nd the past simple. Na me What fiLm was It?
Iinf initive past simple past pa rticiple 1 asleep watching a film
(fall)
1 be was / were been
2 o ro k e11 2 the soundtrack of a film
-- done , (buy)
3 3 the cinema before the
end of a film (leave)
4 eatell 4 a film more than three
times (see)
5 fallen
5 in a film (cry)
6 (orgoll(,11 ~ a film ;n Engl;,h w;th
subtitles (see)
I
7 in a film (appear)
7 gone
b Sta nd up a nd move aro u nd the class. Ask HaveyOIl ever... ?
8 1 ,,(, (Iuest ions wi t h 1- 7. \ Vhen somebody a nswers Yes, f have,
w r ire dow n t he ir n;lllle a nd ask Wha tftllll was it?
I
9 sung
10 spoken c 549 ») Listen to three people a nswer ing one of the
- quest ions fro m a . W h ich q uestion is ir?
I
I11
taken
12
worn
cl Listen aga in . Complete the chan for e:\C h persoll.
b 547 »)) Lisrl'n ;tn d check. Which film? How many? Why?
c 548 »)) Cm'e r a . Listen and S;I)' the past simple 1
.md Pll SI participle.
2
0) be ~as / were, been
3 I,
,
5 5 50J)) SONG Flashdance"
3 VOCABULARY & 4 SPEAKING
PRONUNCIATION
a Look :It (lucstioll 1 below. What words arc missing in the prese nt
more irregular past participles p erfeCT quest ion? What words ;1'I"e missing in the past simple
que')! inn? Wh,u rorm do you nc(:d or (he ve rb in bold ?
a Look at S011ll' more irregllbr pail! participle.;,
Wr ite the inflni t iw and the pa ..t ..irnplt·, j. Past simple
What I see? I like it?
I IHly Imlll/III hnught Present perfect What I buy?
2 drunk Where I go? What I have?
3 found ~ : I be to the cinema recently? I your team win?
4 giwll J buy any new clothes recently?
5 hcanl
6 h;ld ,3 I have a really good meal recently?
knowll 4 I be to a sports match recently?
8 In..,!
9 mad..
10 111(.'[
11 paid
12 "CIlI
13 "'pl:1H
14 thllUght
15 W()n
b 5 54 )) Li sten and check.
c ,... p. 165 Irregular verbs Tick (/ ) all the
0 11('5 yo u know. Tr y to learn the Il l'\\' O Il C!<o.
d 5 55 )) Pur rhrl'l..' irreg ular ]la ...! par·ti e ipl l'., In your life...
in each colllmn. Li<;ten and check.
Present perfect
bought broken done dnven drunk 5 I ever be on TV? Past simple
forgotten given gone known lost 6 I ever lose your mobile? What programme I it?
made paid spoken sung t aken 7 J ever win a cup or medal? Where I lose it? I find it?
thought worn written B J ever speak to a famous person? What I win it for?
Who J it? What J say?
.}V. i ~~
~
d lld fi~h If,lI n
li p b Work ill pairs. A as k B (he que"cion .. , IfS answers res. I hat'e. ask
C PI:!)' pas t participle Bil/Elo. rhe pa .. t .,implc quesrions TOO. Then change roles.
GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Qa,b.or c. a Write the opposite adj ective or adverb.
I You spea k _ _ _0 quickly 3 well 5 form:'!
2 safe 4 noisy 6 heal thily
a vc ry slow
b ve ry slowly b Com plete the sentences w ith these verbs.
c vcry slower
2. She plays tennis _ _ _0 need learn promise want
a quite well 1 I'd like to _ __ to dance the tango.
2 You don't _ __ towash it . You'\"eonl)' worn it o ncc.
b quirf' good 3 I can't ___ to be on time. It de pcnds on thc traffic.
4 Do you ___ to go to a rcstauram or to a pub for lunch?
c: quite goodly
c Complctc the sentences with these imerner words.
3 My hu sband works _ _ _0
a incredible hard
b incredibly hard
c incredibly hardly
4 ['d 1i ke a Ferr:m attachment wifi download online website
a drive b to drive c driving [do a lot of shopping ___ these days.
5 What do we need _ __ next? 2. [can _ __ the song for you tOnight.
a [Q do b do c doing 3 YOll can find a ll the information on the hotel's _ __ 0
6 She w:tntS to pass her exams. but she
4 Don·t open aTl ___ when you don·t know who it's from.
doesn't likc ___o
5 Wc ha,·e ___ at home so [ can send emails from my bedroom .
a study b sruding c studyi ng d Complete the sentences withfor, if!. with. or up.
7 ___ usua lly dri\'Cfast in thi s country.
a The men b Men c The man I Log ___ w ith your username and password .
8 I saw ___ good film last night.
2. [looked ___ U2 on Wikipeclia - they started in 1976.
a rhe b a c -
9 Jt's ___ bcstplacc loeatinthedry 3 You ca n scarch all kinds ofinformation on the internet.
centre. 4 Have you e\'er scen a film subti tles?
a the b a c -
10 Do yo u go to ___ bed late at weekends? e Write the pasl partiCi ple of the following verbs.
a the b a e -
11 I've read the book. but' ___ the film. I sce saw 3 know knew 5 fall fell
a don',sec 2 go went 4 give gave 6 take took
b haven', saw
c haven', seen PRONUNCIATION
12 A Ha\'c you ___ a nyone fa mou s?
aQ the word with a diffe rent sound.
B Yes. I have. A famous film aClor. m d,me su ng go nc W'ln
a ever mer b ever meet C inN ever 12 SJi d bl'c n :l ll}' ldl
13 ___ he been 10 New Yo rk? W.lIlt h;l d wJut wa tch
3W
a Has b Did c Have
14 We ___ to haly last year. 4 &J choose soon food boo k
wo rst wo re prefer scarch
a have gone b [la,·e been c went 5~
15 She ___ in ;1 restaurant before.
b Underl ine the stressed syllable.
a d id never worked 1 po lite 1)' 2 clan ge rous I)' 3 dc cide 4 a trach melU 5 web site
b have never worked
c has never worked
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? [J CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE
PEOPLE?
a Read the tex t and mark the sentences T (truc) or
F (f,lse). 5 57 })) In [he s[ree[ Watch or lis ten to five people
and answer rhe q uestions.
1 It is cheaper £0 live in the US than in the UK.
2 h is morc expensive to be ill in the US. Selina was surpr ised when she arrived in London
3 Waiters arc better in U K restaurants. bccausc it was the s ummer but ____
4 It 's more difficu h to ma ke friends in rhe US.
5 T he British arc less di rect tha n Americans.
b Look at the high lighted words or phrases in rhe text
and guess their meani ng.
Amy Johnson is an American who lives a the weather was bad
b there weren't many tourists
and works in England. We asked her to tell us c the weather was good
about her first Impressions of the UK. 2 Davi d wou ld like to _ _ __
One of my first impressions was that the UK is a get a complcrely ncw job
more expensive than the US. I live in Oxford and b change thc job that he has
the cost of living , (rent. bilJs, food, etc.) is higher c do a job he did before
than in Ohio, where I'm from in the US. The only thing
that is a lot cheaper here is healthcare - it's free to go 3 When Rmh talks about Mamma Mia she doesn't
to the doctor's or to hospital, whereas in the US it isn't, mention ____
so you need to have health insurance, which can be very
expensive, a t he actors b the soundtrack c the story
.{. Ben t hinks that women drive than men,
a morc slowly b less dangerously c bener
5 lustin went to a karaokc bar _ _ __
I think you can eat very well in England - there's a wide a a long time ago b quite recently c last year
variety of food from all around the world - Chinese, CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Ja panese, Italian, Turkish, ete. - bu t eating out is more
expensive than in the US, and the service is worse, 00 the tasks w ith a partne r. Tick (.I) the box ifyou ca n
Generally, I'd say British food is healthier than American
foo d, and the portions are a lot smaller, too, do them,
As for the people, I find British people quite pessimistic Ca n you... ?
compared to Americans who are usually very positive I ~ say how people in your country a) dr i\'e b) dress
and optimistic about the future, Also, when I'm in Ohio =C2 say three things you would like to do in the fU l ure
talk to everybody: shop assistants, the person behind 3 say which of the fo llow ing you prefer and why
classical music or pop music
me in the supermarket queue, the person sitting next
• SU In mer hol idays o r win te r holidays
to me in the restaurant, but I can't do that in the UK-
• Chinese food or Japanese food
peopl e are much more reserved . But, on the other hand,
D4 say what things you do on the internet and how often
think it is easier to make real friends here than in the
5 ,......., answer the questions below
US, I also find British
• What city have )'ou been to recently?
;:leap le are not ve ry good • When did you go there?
• W hat did you do there?
at telling you what they • W hat 's the best {worst Ih ing about rou r IOwn?
really think or (in a work o Short films the Electric Cinema
s..tuation) saying se. Watch and enjoy a film on iTutor.
something
4jrn(ltJ Wk-
neg ative about
ytlu, Americans
rust say things
jS they are!
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