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We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skills to producing this book. Thanks
are due in particular to: Megan Lawton (Editor in Chief), Stephanie Smith and Sean Todd (senior editors), Michael Sadler
and Andrew Wright (editorial assistants), Richard White (senior production controller), the Express design team, Onyx
(recording producer) and Rachel Robbins, Kevin Harris, David Smith, Erica Thompson, Kimberly Baker, Timothy Forster,
Steven Gibbs, Eric Simmons, Christine Little and Eric Taylor for their support and patience. We would also like to thank
those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuscript, and whose comments and feedback were invaluable in the
production of the book.
Photograph Acknowledgements
AUDIO VISUAL for pictures of Emma Bunton on p. 35 (Virgin Ltd.), Jamie Lee Curtis on p. 35 (©1988 METRO-
GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED), Stargate on p. 59 (© HOLLYWOOD PICTURES
COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED), Kim Basinger, Cher, Sylvester Stallone in Photo File section, Module 3; HOME
VIDEO HELLAS for pictures of Leonardo DiCaprio on p. 35, Dr Dolittle on p. 59 (20th CENTURY FOX distributed by ©
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT), Eddy Murphy in Photo File section, Module 3; INKE REUTERS
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ñ Today is Saturday.
ñ It’s Anna’s birthday.
ñ It’s from America.
ñ It’s great. Thanks.
ñ Thanks for coming. ñ This is Tony.
Lead-in ñ Good to see you. ñ How old are you?
ñ How are you? ñ When's your
1 Look at the picture and the list. What can
ñ I’m fine, thanks. birthday?
you see? What can’t you see?
ñ Where is she? ñ On 6th September.
ñ an apple tree ñ a birthday cake ñ Over there! ñ Excuse me.
ñ an aeroplane ñ a chair ñ a camera ñ This is for you. ñ Nice to meet you,
ñ a dog ñ a bird ñ an umbrella ñ a beautiful ñ What is it? too.
garden ñ a ball ñ a big present ñ a round
table ñ an orange ñ a hotel ñ a cat Listening and Reading
ñ a rabbit ñ a doll
I can see an apple tree ... 3 Listen and mark the sentences Yes or
I can’t see a dog ... No .
1 It’s Sally’s birthday. ...........
2 The doll is from America. ...........
3 Tony’s birthday is on 16th September. ...........
4 Miss Brown is Billy’s teacher. ...........
5 Bob Sanders is Anna’s father. ...........
5. ..........
1. Anna
2. .......... 4. ..........
3. ..........
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a
B Sally: Happy Birthday,
4 a) Read the dialogues (A, B, C and D), then
Anna. This is for you.
underline the correct word.
Anna: Wow! That’s a big present.
1 Today is Sunday/Monday/Saturday. Thank you, Sally ... What is it?
2 Anna is nine/ten/eleven today. Sally: It’s a doll. It’s from America.
3 Anna is with Sally/Bob/Tony. Anna: It’s great. Thanks.
4 Tony is six/eight/ten next week. C Lyn: Steve, this is Tony. Tony, this
is Mr White, Anna’s father.
b) Read the dialogues again and label the
Tony: Hello, Mr White.
numbered people (1-9) with their names.
Mr White: Hi, Tony. How old are you?
Today is Saturday. It’s Anna’s birthday. She’s Tony: I’m eight next week.
ten today. Her friends are in the garden. Mr White: Really? When’s your birthday?
Tony: On 6th September.
A Mrs White: Hello, Alan. Thanks for
coming. D Mr Sanders: Excuse me. Are you Miss
Alan: Hi, Susan. Good to see you. Brown, Billy’s teacher?
Mrs White: How are you? Miss Brown: Yes, I am.
Alan: I’m fine, thanks. And you? Mr Sanders: I’m Bob Sanders, Billy’s father.
Mrs White: I’m OK. Miss Brown: Nice to meet you, Mr Sanders.
Alan: The garden is beautiful today. Mr Sanders: Nice to meet you, too.
Mrs White: Thanks! Is this a present for c) In pairs, read out the dialogues.
Anna?
Alan: Yes, it is. Where is she? d) Read the dialogues and underline the
Mrs White: Over there! She’s with Sally. phrases/sentences used in Ex. 2. Who
says each phrase/sentence?
7. ...........
8. ...........
9. ...........
6. ..............
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b
Vocabulary 4 Listen and circle the numbers you
hear, then say them.
ñ The English Alphabet
15 3
21 27
1
8 16
Listen and repeat.
18
1312 5 11
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff
20 24
9 7 30
Gg
Mm Nn
Hh Ii
Oo
Jj
Pp
Kk
Qq
Ll
Rr
10
Speaking
Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx
5 Read the dialogue, then ask and answer in
pairs, as in the example.
Yy Zz
A: Hello! My name’s Billy. What’s your name?
B: My name’s Sally.
A: How old are you, Sally?
B: I’m ten.
b
ñ Months of the Year Speaking
9 a) Listen and repeat. 10 Read the dialogue then, in pairs, use the
prompts to ask and answer, as in the
January May September example.
February June October
March July November A: How old is Rita?
April August December B: She’s twenty.
A: When’s her birthday?
B: It’s on 27th January.
Speaking
b) In pairs, ask and answer, as in the - Mary (10) - 2nd August
example. - Anna (22) - 7th September
- Lin (4) - 1st March
A: When’s your birthday?
B: It’s in January.
Note:
We write 27th January.
ñ Countries We say: the twenty-
seventh of January.
11 a) Say the names of the countries.
Speaking
b) Ask and answer questions, as in the example.
S1: Where’s Mary from?
S2: She’s from Britain. Where’s Ben from?
S3: He’s from ...
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4
ñ Sports
5 6
1
2
Speaking
Grammar
A: What’s your favourite sport?
B: Tennis. How about you? ñ The verb “to be”
A: My favourite sport is swimming.
3 Study the tables, then fill in ’m , ’s or ’re .
I am I’m
male Mr ✓ ✓
you are you’re
he is he’s
she is she’s
female Miss ✓ it’s
it is
Mrs ✓ we’re
we are
Ms ✓ ✓ you are you’re
they are they’re
b) First, study the table, then read the
sentences (1-4) and put a tick ( ✓ ) or a 1 I............... Pedro and she ..........Ann.
cross ( ✗ ). 2 You .......... from Canada.
3 We .......... fifteen and they ......... twenty.
CORRECT (✓) INCORRECT (✗)
4 He ....... from Spain and they.......from Brazil.
Hello, I’m Ann. Hello, I’m Brown. 5 It ...... my birthday. I .......... twelve today.
Hello, I’m Ann Brown. Hello, Mr Bill Smith. 6 Anna ...... from Portugal. She ......... nine.
Hello, Mr Smith. Hello, Mr Bill.
4 Fill in am , is or are .
1 Hello, I’m Mary. ......
2 Hello, Mrs Mary Stevens. ...... .......... Vanessa.
3 Hello, Ms Sanders. ...... Hello. My name 1) ..........
en years old. I
4 Hello, I’m Black. ...... I 2) .......................... fourte
England.
3) .......................... from
ñ Project 4) ......................
Be my e-mail pal! What
......... you from?
Look at the Photo File section and write about your name? Where 5) .....
..... you?
each person. Then, write about yourself. How old 6) ....................
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ñ A - An
5 Study the examples and complete the rules.
Look at the objects in
Ex. 6 for one minute. Close
your books. In teams, try to
remember as many objects
as possible. Each correct
item gets 1 point. The team
a doll an aeroplane with the most points is the
winner.
We use ........ before vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
Team A S1: an ice cream
We use ...... before consonants (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, Team B S1: an apple, etc.
q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z).
ñ Subject Pronouns
Speaking
6 In pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example. 8 Study the table, then write
the correct pronoun.
1. ice cream 3. camera
4. bird
2. balloon
SINGULAR
I we
PLURAL
you you
}
he
8. umbrella she they
6. present it
7. orange
5. birthday cake
Ann
Tony
John
hamster
cat dog
rabbit
Bill
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Reading and Listening
1 Read and fill in the words, then listen and check. Finally, read aloud.
Billy
Hi! My name’s Billy.
Welcome to my homepage. 1) ........... ’m thirteen years old
and I 2) .......... a student.
I’m from America.
My favourite sport is tennis. My favourite
3) .............. is Sunday.
Speaking
2 Read again and complete the table. Then, talk about each Pronunciation
person, as in the example.
Billy is thirteen years old. He’s ...
3 Listen and repeat.
Favourite sport:
Favourite day:
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Communication 7 Match the questions to the answers.
A B
Introductions & Greetings 1 How old is he? a On 2nd August.
2 When’s your birthday? b Over there.
4 a) Listen and repeat.
3 How are you? c Jim.
4 Where is John? d 5.
ñ A: Hello. My name’s Joanne Smith. I’m from
5 What’s your name? e I’m fine, thanks.
London, England. Please call me Jo.
6 What is it? f It’s a dog.
B: Hi! I’m Philip, Philip Johnson. You can call
me Phil.
A: What’s your last name again?
Writing (an Internet homepage)
B: Johnson. J-O-H-N-S-O-N.
8 a) Copy and complete the table about
yourself, then talk about yourself.
ñ A: Sarah, this is Mr Brown.
I’m ... . I’m ... years old. I’m from ... . My
B: Nice to meet you, Sarah.
favourite … and my ... .
C: Nice to meet you, too.
Speaking Name:
Age:
b) Use the prompts to act out dialogues. Country:
Favourite sport:
ñ - Alison (Ali) Brown - Anthony (Tony) Stevens Favourite day:
- Annabel (Ann) Thompson - James (Jim)
Harris
ñ - Lyn - Mr Smithers
Speaking
- Bill - Mr Jones b) Ask three of your friends about
themselves and fill in a table for each,
then talk about them.
5 Listen and repeat. Then, close your
This is/These are ... . He’s/She’s/They’re …
books and, in pairs, act out the
dialogues. c) Write your homepage. Use Billy’s
homepage in Ex. 1 as a model.
ñ A: Goodbye. See you on Sunday.
B: See you. 9 Read, then answer the questions.
ñ A: Good morning, Bill.
B: Good morning, Susan. How are you?
A: Not bad, thanks.
ñ A: Hello, Tony. How are you?
B: Pretty good, thanks. And you? 13 is an unlucky number for most people.
A: Fine.
ñ In most aeroplanes there isn’t a row 13.
ñ A: Good afternoon, Mary. How’s everything? ñ In some streets there isn’t a house with
B: OK, thanks. How are you today? the number 13.
A: Fine, thanks. ñ In most hotels and buildings in the USA
there isn’t a thirteenth floor.
Vocabulary Revision Game ñ In Italy, 13 is a lucky number.
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Acknowledgements
Authors’ Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skills to producing this book.
Thanks are due in particular to: Megan Lawton (Editor in Chief), Stephanie Smith and Sean Todd (senior editors),
Michael Sadler and Andrew Wright (editorial assistants), Richard White (senior production controller), the Express
design team, Onyx (recording producer) and Rachel Robbins, Kevin Harris, David Smith, Erica Thompson,
Kimberly Baker, Timothy Forster, Steven Gibbs, Eric Simmons, Christine Little and Eric Taylor for their support and
patience. We would also like to thank those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuscript, and whose
comments and feedback were invaluable in the production of the book.
Photograph Acknowledgements
AUDIO VISUAL for pictures Born Yesterday on p. 136 (© HOLLYWOOD PICTURES COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED); THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON for pictures on pp. 126, 127 and Photo File section,
Unit 10.
While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, if any have been inadvertently overlooked the
publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.
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a 1
Lead-in
a) Look at the pictures and tick (✓) the
correct phrase for each activity.
a
B Ted: So, Liz, are you busy tomorrow?
Liz: Why?
ñ have lectures
7 ñ go to the cinema Ted: Because I want to take you to the
cinema.
Liz: I have to go shopping.
Ted: That’s a shame. What about Thursday?
Liz: Sorry! I always have piano lessons on
Thursdays.
Ted: I see. Are you busy tonight?
Liz: Erm ... Yes! I have to cook dinner.
Thanks, anyway.
C Sue: Do you enjoy university life, Meg?
Meg: Oh, yes. Lectures don’t start until
ñ go to the gym 11:00, so I can sleep late every day.
8 ñ go jogging Sue: You lazy thing! What are the lectures
like?
Meg: Well, we have a break at 1:00 for lunch,
then I have lectures from 2:00 to 5:00 in
the afternoon.
Sue: And after that?
ñ clean the house Meg: I meet my friends for coffee.
9 ñ water the plants
Sue: And when do you actually study?
Meg: Just before the exams, of course!
b
Speaking
Vocabulary
ñ Telling the Time
5 Look at the TV programmes. Then, in pairs,
ask and answer questions, as in the example.
ñ Means of Transport
It’s half past eight. It’s (a) quarter to It’s ten to nine.
or nine. or or Speaking
It’s eight thirty. It’s eight forty-five. It’s eight fifty.
6 a) Look at the pictures. Then, in pairs, ask
and answer questions, as in the example.
2 Write the times in two ways.
ñ Brian – bike ñ Meg – taxi
1 2 3
3:30 11:10 12:50 – 10 minutes – 30 minutes
ñ Steve & Laura – train ñ Antony – bus
..................... ..................... .....................
– 40 minutes – 20 minutes
..................... ..................... .....................
ñ Claire – foot ñ Roy & Becky – car
4 5 6
7:15 1:45 12:20 – 15 minutes – 35 minutes
..................... ..................... .....................
A: How does Brian go to work?
..................... ..................... .....................
B: By bike.
A: How long does it take him to get there?
3 Listen and draw the times. Then, ask and
B: About ten minutes.
answer questions, as in the example.
1 2 3 4 b) Answer the questions.
What’s your favourite means of transport?
How do you go to school/work?
How do your parents go to work?
b
ñ Daily Routine
7 Fill in the text about Henry’s daily routine with the phrases from the list in the present simple.
meet his friends - make a sandwich - go to bed - do his homework - wake up - have lunch - School start -
brush - get home from school - watch TV - get dressed - walk to school
his teeth and 3) .......................... . He leaves the house at about 8:30 and 4) ......................
school canteen at 12:30. Then, he has more lessons in the afternoon. School finishes at 3:30. Henry
........................………… . He goes home again for dinner at 8 o’clock and then he 11) …...........….
Grammar
ñ Prepositions of Time Your teacher divides the class into teams and
says expressions of time without their
prepositions. The teams, in turn, add the
8 Study the table, then fill in at, on or in .
missing prepositions. Each correct answer
gets one point. The team with the most points
ñ hours (at 8:00) ñ holidays (at Christmas)
at ñ at night, at noon, at the weekend
is the winner.
ñ days (on Monday) ñ dates (on 6th e.g. T: summer Team A S1: in summer etc.
on
May)
ñ months (in August) ñ seasons (in the 9 a) Read the prompts about Emma’s morning
in winter) ñ years (in 1992) ñ in the routine and put them in the correct order.
morning, in the afternoon, in the evening …
1 get up (7:00) …
2 get dressed
… have breakfast … leave house (8:00)
1 A: When do you visit your grandparents? … arrive at school (8:45) … brush teeth
B: ...................... Sundays.
2 A: When do you watch TV?
Speaking
B: ...................... the evening. b) Now use first, then and after that to talk
3 A: What time do you go to bed? about Emma’s morning routine.
B: ...................... 10 o’clock.
e.g. Emma gets up at 7:00. First, she gets dressed ...
4 A: When do you go on holiday?
B: ...................... August. c) Talk about your morning routine, using
first, then and after that.
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c
Grammar Speaking
ñ Adverbs of Frequency 3 Use these adverbs of frequency to make true
sentences about your routine on Sundays.
1 Study the table and the examples, then complete
the rules with before, how often or after. ñ always ñ usually ñ never ñ often ñ seldom
ñ sometimes
always
go jogging watch TV
usually
go to the gym go to the cinema
often
go dancing meet my friends
sometimes
have a shower go to work/school
seldom
cook dinner get up early
never
go on a picnic visit my cousins
He always goes straight home after school.
He usually gets up early. I usually go jogging on Sundays.
He often rides his bicycle after school.
He is sometimes late for school.
He seldom eats dinner after 8:00 pm. 4 Answer the questions about your routine on
He never goes to bed late. Mondays.
Trevor
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Communication
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som
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alw
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ñ Describing routines
get up early ✓
make his bed 5 Listen and repeat, then use the prompts
to act out similar dialogues.
have coffee
for breakfast
A: How often do you exercise?
go to the gym B: Well, I go swimming three times a week.
watch TV in A: Really?
the afternoon B: Yes, and I go jogging for an hour every day.
go to the A: Wow!
cinema
ñ do sports / play basketball / go to the gym
Trevor never gets up early on Sundays. ñ exercise / do aerobics / walk
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Taxi! ñ
ñ
means of transport ñ get up ñ eat
car ñ snow ñ aeroplane
In Thailand, people often travel by taxi.
ñ village ñ slow ñ ship ñ travel
However, the taxis there are very unusual.
They are elephant taxis, and people travel ñ carry passengers ñ walk ñ music
around on the back of an elephant! The ñ bumpy ñ comfortable ñ camel
elephants go to a training camp where ñ get around ñ dog - sledge
they learn how to carry passengers safely.
The elephants also learn not to be scared in
noisy places. A ride on an elephant taxi is 7 Listen and match the
not very comfortable, though, because it’s B countries to the means of
very bumpy! transport.
d
Vocabulary Revision Games 4 Complete the question or the answer.
Tuesday
1 ..................... 2 ..................... 3 ..................... b) Listen and tick (✓) the boxes.
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d
Writing (an article about sb’s Full Na me, Job: Ton y Wa lters , Arti st
daily routine) Mo rnin g acti vitie s:
the dog, have
10:00 am: get up, 1) …….......…
6 a) Read the article and fill in: coffee, 2) …….......… newspaper
ñ usually ñ Sometimes ñ Then ñ after that ñ After 11: 00 am: star t wor k
ñ always ñ Every day ñ before ñ and then Afte rnoo n acti vitie s:
the new s on TV
2:0 0 pm: hav e lunc h, 3) …… …
4:0 0 pm: star t wor k aga in
A Day with Lucy Eve ning acti vitie s:
g, was h
6:0 0 pm: 4) ….. ..... ..… … pai ntin
1 Lucy Morgan, the star pai nt brus hes
with frien ds
of the TV show Down Town, 7:3 0 pm: 5) ….. ..... ..... … dinn er
has a very busy daily routine. 11: 30 pm: go to bed
It mak es me
2 1) .............. ............., How he feel s: “I like the way I live .
feel goo d.”
she gets up at 6:30, puts on
her jeans and T-shirt and
S1: What time does Tony get up?
takes her two dogs for a walk. 2) ................., she goes
S2: At 10 o’clock. What does he do after that?
to the gym for an hour. She has breakfast at 8:30 S3: After that, he …
3) .............. .............. she goes to the TV studio.
b) Use the completed table to talk about
“4) ...................... there is a lot of traffic, but I
Tony’s daily routine.
5) ...................... get there on time,” she says. Lucy
starts work at 10:30. 8 Use the plan below and the table in Ex. 7 to
3 She works on the show until 1:00, then she has a write an article (100 - 120 words) for “Art
half-hour lunch break in the canteen. 6) ................ lunch, Magazine” about Tony’s daily routine. Use the
she reads the scripts for the next show. She leaves the article in Ex. 6 as a model. Start like this: Tony
Walters, the famous artist, has a relaxed lifestyle.
studio at about six o’clock.
4 Lucy meets her friends at about 6:30 at Potter’s Plan
and they have dinner together. She 7) .................... goes
Introduction
home at 9:30 and listens to music 8) .................... she
(Para 1) full name, job
goes to bed at about 10 o’clock. “I love classical music,” Main Body
she says. “It’s so relaxing after a hard day at work.” (Para 2) morning activities
5 Lucy’s lifestyle is really busy, but she enjoys every (Para 3) afternoon activities
minute of it. (Para 4) evening activities
Conclusion
(Para 5) how he feels
Key Features
◆ realistic, stimulating dialogues ◆ an illustrated story giving learners
featuring people in everyday the chance to have fun while
situations learning
◆ development of vocabulary and ◆ fully dramatised audio CDs
grammar skills through interactive ◆ interesting and informative sections
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Acknowledgements
Authors’ Acknowledgements
We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributed their skills to producing this book.
Thanks are due in particular to: Megan Lawton (Editor in Chief), Stephanie Smith and Sean Todd (senior editors),
Michael Sadler and Andrew Wright (editorial assistants), Richard White (senior production controller), the Express
design team, and Rachel Robbins, Kevin Harris, David Smith, Erica Thompson, Kimberly Baker, Timothy Forster,
Steven Gibbs, Eric Simmons, Christine Little and Eric Taylor for their support and patience. We would also like to
thank those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuscript, and whose comments and feedback were
invaluable in the production of the book.
The authors and publishers wish to thank the following, who have kindly given permission for the use of copyright
material:
© Alain Pepin for the article on p. 11; © LEGOLAND for the article on p. 37
Photograph Acknowledgements
© Alain Pepin for pictures on p. 11; Brotherton Collection University of Leeds for pictures of Frances & the Leaping
Fairy and Fairy offering flower to Elsie on p. 23; © SeaWorld All rights reserved for pictures on p. 33, ©
LEGOLAND for picture of The Dragon Ride on p. 37; Photo File section, Module 4 for pictures of Roger; Armao for
pictures of jewellery on p. 34.
Music Compositions & Arrangement by Ted and Taz © Express Publishing, 2004
While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, if any have been inadvertently overlooked the
publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.
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◆ Practise ...
ñ present simple
ñ present continuous
ñ adverbs of frequency
ñ present continuous with a future meaning
ñ word stress
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a
Lead-in 2 Match the people to their jobs, then use the
prompts to ask and answer, as in the example.
1 Listen to the sounds and tick (✓) the 1 Dave a Art teacher
sentences which match. Use the sentences to 2 Marek b Drama teacher
describe the picture. 3 Anita c driver
4 Bill d horse riding coach
1 The birds are singing. .......
2 The children are swimming. ....... 1 Dave - drive the camp coach - talk to a girl
3 The ducks are quacking. ....... A: What does Dave do?
4 A boy is crying. ....... B: He drives the camp coach.
5 A helicopter is flying over the camp. ....... A: What is he doing now?
6 Someone is riding a horse. ....... B: He’s talking to a girl.
7 The radio is playing. ....... 2 Bill - teach Art - drink cola
8 The wind is blowing. ....... 3 Anita - teach Drama - eat a sandwich
9 A dog is barking. ....... 4 Marek - teach horse riding - read a magazine
10 Children are laughing. .......
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a
3 Listen and repeat.
b
ñ Everyday & Free-Time Activities
Vocabulary
Speaking
ñ The time
1 a) Complete the sentences 2 Use the prompts to say what you do/
with the time phrases. don’t do during the week: in the
ñ o’clock ñ half past ñ (a) quarter morning/afternoon/evening; on brush my teeth
to ñ (a) quarter past ñ twenty past Saturday mornings; on Sunday
ñ twenty to evenings; on Friday afternoons.
do my homework
wash the car
It’s ..................... It’s .....................
................. eight. ........... ten. or It’s
or It’s seven forty-five. ten fifteen.
Listening
b) Listen and fill in the
missing times. have lessons
meet my friends
in the mo rnin g
I catch the bus to school in the morning.
.... .... .... . - 10 :15 I don’t walk the dog on Saturday mornings.
10 :45 - .... .... .... . ñ Jobs
in the afte rno on
4:0 5 - .... .... .... . 3 Match the definitions to the words, then make sentences, as
in the example.
.... .... .... . - 7:0 0 11 look after sick people A shop assistant
2 type letters and answer B journalist
Speaking
the phone C nurse
A 3 serve customers D carpenter
c) In pairs, ask and answer,
4 make wooden furniture E DJ
as in the example.
5 report the news F secretary
A: What time does the sailing 6 design clothes G hairdresser
lesson start? 7 play records on the radio H fashion designer
B: It starts at nine ten/ten past 8 cut hair I accountant
nine in the morning. 9 design buildings J architect
A: What time does it finish? 10 keep financial accounts
B: It finishes at ten fifteen/(a)
quarter past ten. A - 3 A shop assistant is someone who serves customers.
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eating out
cycling
canoeing gardening
ice-skating
snorkelling cooking
water-skiing
ñ Agreeing - Disagreeing
Speaking reading books
b) Which tense does Sandra use to describe:
4 Look at the pictures, then use the prompts to
1 a daily routine? present simple (work/talk)
talk, as in the examples.
ñ I like/enjoy … ñ I hate … ñ I don’t mind … 2 a permanent state? ......................
ñ I’m good at … ñ I can’t stand … 3 an action happening at the
moment of speaking? ......................
ñ A: I like rollerblading. 4 a fixed arrangement in the
B: So do I. / Really? I don’t. near future? ......................
ñ A: I can’t stand fishing. 5 an action happening around
B: Neither can I. / Oh, I don’t mind it. the moment of speaking? ......................
ñ Project Speaking
Look at the Photo File section and complete
the article about Julie’s daily routine. 6 In pairs, use the prompts to ask and answer,
as in the example.
Grammar 1 Paula – Brazil – gardener – look after plants (♥)
ñ Present Simple or Continuous 2 Ann – England – nanny – look after children (♥♥)
3 Costas – Greece – security guard – protect
5 a) Read what Sandra says and identify the buildings (✗)
tenses in bold. Which time expressions go 4 Juan & Rosa – Spain – flight attendants – serve
with each tense? passengers (0)
5 Jacek – Poland – stockbroker – buy and sell
Hi! I’m Sandra and I’m a secretary. stocks and shares (♥♥)
I work for an Insurance company.
Every day from 9.00 am to 5.00
A: Where does Paula come from?
pm I talk to customers or work on
B: She comes from Brazil.
the computer.
A: What’s her job? love
I love my job. At the moment, I’m
B: She’s a gardener.
like
typing a letter for my boss. Next
A: What does she do at work?
B: She looks after plants. not mind
week I’m going on holiday to the
Caribbean. I’m looking forward to it.
A: Does she like her job? ha te
B: Yes, she does.
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ñ Adverbs of frequency 3 Ask and answer, as in
Irene – hairdresser
the example. (talk on the phone)
1 Put the adverbs of
frequency in order, then
study the examples. Use
adverbs of frequency to talk
about your daily routine.
100% always
Ron & Alice – journalists
usually
............. (do a crossword)
75%
never
50% ............. often
1 c
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Vocabulary Practice Communication
1 Fill in the correct word from the list, then make ñ Giving personal information
sentences using the completed collocations.
ñ financial ñ photo ñ spare ñ underwater
5 Listen and fill in the missing words, then
use the prompts to act out similar dialogues.
ñ report ñ sense ñ lead ñ sit ñ clerical
ñ perform ñ part-time A: What’s your 1) ........................?
B: Ricky.
1 to …………… a 6 ................... time A: And your 2) .......................?
double life 7 to .............. tricks B: Connors.
2 a(n) ……… stuntman 8 a(n) .............. job A: Can you 3) ..................... that, please?
3 a(n) ………… shoot 9 a great ............... B: C - O - double N - O - R - S.
4 to .................. in of achievement A: What 4) ........................... are you, Ricky?
front of a computer 10 .............. accounts B: I’m American.
5 .................. work 11 to .......... the news A: Where are you 5) ................. in America?
B: I’m from California.
2 Fill in: about , in , from , at , to , of , for , after .
ñ Anita Eder - Austria - Vienna
ñ Pierre Durall - France - Dieppe
1 to work …....… an office; 2 ........... weekends;
ñ Keiko Miaggi - Japan - Tokyo
3 he’s ........... Brazil; 4 to think .......... something;
ñ Velia Rabal - Spain - Barcelona
5 a lot ............ fun; 6 a typical day ......... his life;
ñ Rosa Ferès - Brazil - Brasilia
7 to work ….......… nine ........... five; 8 to stay
ñ Fernado Lopez - Chile - Santiago
......... home; 9 to be full ............ energy; 10 to
look ............ sb (= search); 11 to wait ............ sb;
12 to look ............ sick people Pronunciation (word stress)
3 Fill in the correct word. 6 Listen and underline the syllable of each
word where the stress is. Listen again and
1 What is a t __ __ __ __ __ __ day like in the life repeat.
of a secretary? (ordinary)
2 She works from 9am to m __ __ __ __ __, then teacher - doctor - assistant - secretary - carpenter
she has a break for lunch. (noon) - journalist - hairdresser - accountant - designer
3 Stella l __ __ __ __ a normal life. (has) - architect - stuntman - footballer - receptionist
4 It takes a long time to c __ __ __ __ __ __ __ a
photo shoot. (finish)
5 Let me i __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ myself. I’m Ralph
Barren. (present)
6 Nurses l __ __ __ a __ __ __ __ sick people.
(take care of) Choose one student to be the leader. He/She
chooses one of the places: at school/work/the
4 Vocabulary Revision Game: In teams, make
seaside, in the bedroom/kitchen/garden/living
sentences with the words/phrases in the list.
room etc. The class, in teams, try to guess
ñ seldom ñ introduce ourselves what he/she is doing now. The team
ñ don’t you mind ñ going sailing which guesses correctly gets one point.
ñ start work ñ a break Choose another student and continue
ñ full of energy ñ spare time the game. The team with the most
ñ fancy ñ this way points is the winner.
ñ where ... from
ñ meet friends ñ is barking e.g. Leader: I’m in the park. What am
ñ the fun starts I doing? Guess.
ñ go horse riding Team A S1: Are you riding your bike?
ñ quacking ñ wooden furniture Leader: No, I’m not. etc
ñ I’m good at ñ set off
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6
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2 3 11
14
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12
18 19
15 17
16
25
23
21
26
20 24
22
Lead-in
2 a) What is your favourite dish? What do you
usually eat/drink: - at school/work? - on a
1 Look at the pictures and number the things in
special occasion (e.g. a birthday party)?
the list. Which of these are: - vegetables?
- fruit? - drinks? - junk food? - pulses?
b) Do you like eating meat, or are you a
an apple ... cornflakes ... a peach ... vegetarian? Which of the things in Ex. 1 are
bagels ... crisps/chips … a pear ... not suitable for a vegetarian?
bananas ... a boiled egg ... peppers ... c) Which of the things in Ex. 1 are suitable for
beans ... fish ... pizza ... someone who wants a healthy diet?
biscuits ... grapes ... rice ...
bread ... lentils ... soup ...
bread rolls ... lettuce ... spaghetti ... Listen and repeat.
broccoli ... meat ... spices ... 3
a burger ... milk ... spring onions ... ñ Not much. ñ Can I take your order?
carrots ... olives ... a strawberry ... ñ It’s all gone. ñ What about your diet?
cauliflower ... an onion ... sugar ... ñ There was a lot left over. ñ May I take your order?
cheese ... an orange ... tea ... ñ He was starving! ñ And for the main course?
chicken ... orange juice ... tomatoes ... ñ It’ll just be bread and ñ What’s today’s special?
coffee ... pasta ... cheese for dinner now! ñ That sounds nice.
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C Waiter: Good evening, sir. May I take your
Listening and Reading order?
Tim: Yes, please. I’ll have the vegetable soup
4 Listen to the dialogues and tick (✓) the to start with.
food/drinks mentioned in each. Waiter: And for the main course?
Tim: I’m not sure. What’s today’s special?
Dial. A bread ... fish ... cheese ... rice … Waiter: It’s grilled fish with carrots.
Dial. B double cheeseburger ... fried eggs ... Tim: That sounds nice. I’ll have that, please.
large serving of fries ... pizza ... Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?
side salad ... fruit salad ... apple pie ... Tim: A large glass of mineral water, please.
Diet Coke ... Waiter: Thank you.
Dial. C pasta ... vegetable soup ... grilled chicken ... b) In pairs read out the dialogues.
grilled fish ... carrots ... mineral water ...
c) Read the dialogues again and underline
the phrases/sentences used in Ex. 3. Who
said each phrase/sentence?
5 a) Read the dialogues and say where each
one takes place, then answer the questions.
Finally, explain the words in bold. 28
29
1 What is Sue going to buy from the corner shop?
2 Who ate the chicken left over from last night? 27
3 Who is on a diet?
4 What does Tim want to drink?
30 32
b
Vocabulary
ñ Food
1 2 3
2 .........................
cakes, ice cream,
chocolates, ..........
4 5 6
.........................
a fry fish d mix ingredients
b grill meat e chop tomatoes
3 ......................... c bake bread f slice roast beef
pepper, ginger,
chillies, .............. b) What can you chop , pour , bake , roast ,
......................... boil , fry, mix, slice ?
b
Listening ñ a/an/any/some
4 Listen and fill in the missing information, 6 Read the sentences and say when we use
then talk about The Lemon Tree restaurant. a/an/some/any .
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Affirmative: There is a sandwich.
There are some bananas.
Negative: There isn’t a sandwich.
There aren’t any bananas.
Open 11am until 1) ........................... daily Interrogative: Is there a sandwich?
Are there any bananas?
Lunchtime special
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
3-course meal: 2) í ......................... Affirmative: There is some tea.
Negative: There isn’t any tea.
Starter:
Interrogative: Is there any tea?
Tomato soup Would you like an egg / some Coke? (offer)
Main Course: Can I have a burger / some olives, please? (request)
Choose from:
c
1 Choose the correct noun(s) of quantity for each sort of ñ We use .................... in the
food/drink. Which other sorts of food/drink can we use each affirmative with countable and
noun of quantity with? uncountable nouns.
ñ jar ñ bag ñ carton ñ glass ñ bowl ñ loaf ñ packet ñ We use ........... and ............
ñ bar ñ piece ñ box ñ tin ñ cup ñ bottle ñ kilo ñ slice in the negative and inter rog -
ative. We use ............ with
a loaf/slice of bread a ..................... of potatoes countable nouns, and ............
a ........................... of milk a ..................... of sardines with uncountable nouns.
a ........................... of chocolate a ..................... of cornflakes ñ We use .................. (= some,
a ........................... of water a ..................... of jam not many) in the affirmative with
a ........................... of biscuits a ..................... of coffee countable nouns.
a ........................... of Coke a ..................... of soup We use .................. (= some,
a ........................... of cake a ..................... of sugar not much) in the affirmative with
uncountable nouns.
Speaking
4 Look at the pictures on pp.
2 In pairs, ask and answer, as in the examples. 70-71 again, and make
sentences using a lot of , not
much , not many or a few .
There are a lot of grapes. There
aren’t many spring onions. There
are a few oranges.
A: How many loaves of bread
do we need? 5 Fill in: some, any, much,
B: Two will be fine. How many, few, little. Listen and
many ... etc check, then read out the
A: Would you like a bowl of cornflakes? dialogue.
B: I’ve just had some cornflakes, A: Have you got enough to eat,
thanks. Would you like ... David?
B: Yes, thanks. Oh — can I have a
1) ............... more fried onions,
please?
A: Of course. Here you are.
C: Is there 2) ............... ketchup?
A: Isn’t the food tasty enough
already?
C: It’s really delicious — but I would
like a 3) ............... ketchup for
ñ a lot of — much/many — a few/a little my chips.
A: Okay. I think there’s 4) ............
3 Study the examples, then complete the rules.
in the cupboard.
B: Can you pass the salt, please? I
Countable Nouns
like a 5) .......... salt on my food.
Affirmative There are a lot of bananas. There are a few oranges. A: Here you are. Too 6) ..............
Negative There aren’t many oranges. salt is bad for you, though.
Interrogative How many oranges are there? C: I know. So 7) ............... things I
like are bad for me.
Uncountable Nouns
B: Would you like 8) ............... of
Affirmative There is a lot of bread. There is a little butter. my chips? I can’t eat 9) ............
Negative There isn’t much bread. more. I’m full.
Interrogative How much bread is there? C: Okay. I’ll take 10) ............... off
your plate.
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Listening and 1
Reading
2
6 Match the pictures (1-6) to
the descriptions (a-f).
a burgers d a barbecue
b
a street e sesame
parade seed balls
c a Chinese f a firework
fish dish display
d
1 a) Fill in: some, any , much , many .
Vocabulary Practice
A: I’m hungry. Are there 1) ................. crisps?
B: No, sorry. There aren’t 2) .................. crisps. 5 Vocabulary Revision Game: In teams, make
sentences with words/phrases from the list.
Would you like 3) .................. biscuits?
A: Yes, please. Can I have a glass of milk, too? ñ vegetables ñ slices ñ bake bread ñ sour
B: Yes. We have to buy 4) .................. Coke ñ vitamins ñ side salad ñ bowl ñ loaf
though, because there isn’t 5) ................. left. ñ celebrate ñ frying pan ñ diet ñ vegetarian
A: There aren’t 6) ......... apples, either. Just a few. ñ carton ñ spicy ñ left over ñ was starving
B: I think we should go shopping this afternoon. ñ mineral water ñ need ñ plenty of ñ delicious
Speaking
b) Use the prompts to act out similar dialogues.
6 Fill in the correct word from the list, then make
sentences.
ñ apples - grapes - orange juice - coffee ñ sesame ñ cheese ñ corner ñ roast ñ fruit
- strawberries ñ healthy ñ main ñ mineral ñ special ñ street
ñ eggs - chips - Coke - tea - peaches
1 ................ course 6 ............... chicken
2 Correct the mistakes, as in the example. 2 ................. water 7 .................. shop
1 How much eggs do you need? many 3 ............. occasion 8 ............ sandwich
2 Would you like a water? ........... 4 .................. salad 9 ........... seed balls
3 I need any apples to make a pie. ........... 5 .................... diet 10 .............. parades
4 I don’t take many sugar in my tea. ...........
5 Can I have any ketchup, please? ...........
6 I would like a orange juice. ...........
7 Fill in: about , for , from , on , with, of .
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10 Read the rubric and answer
the questions.
Your teacher has asked you to
Memory Game: write an article about a festival
Ask Ss to look at the pictures on pp 70 & 71 for 1 minute. Ss you attended. Write your article
close their books and in teams, try to remember what is in for your teacher (120-150 words).
the pictures.
1 Which festival are you going
Team A S1: There are some spring onions. to write about?
Team B S1: There is a bottle of milk. etc 2 When/Where did it take place?
3 What was the reason for
celebrating the festival?
Writing (an article about a festival which 4 What activities did you/other
you attended) people take part in?
5 What food did people make?
9 a) Read the article and match the paragraphs to the headings. 6 How do you feel about that
festival?
ñ activities ... ñ name/date/place/reason 1 ñ feelings ... ñ food ...
Plan
1 I’ll never Introduction
forget the May (Para 1) name/date/place/
Day Festival we reason
had every year Main Body
when I was a little (Para 2) activities
girl. On 1st May, (Para 3) food
everyone in our village used Conclusion
to celebrate the start of Spring with dancing, food and fun! (Para 4) feelings about festival
2 One of the things I liked best was the maypole dance. The
children from my school made a circle around the maypole, and
we covered the pole with pretty ribbons as we danced around it. 12 Read the sentences and
guess which one is not true.
3 After the dancing we always had delicious food. There was a
huge buffet in the village hall, with mountains of sandwiches,
cakes and biscuits. At the end of the day, there was never any
food or drink left, because we were so hungry after all the
dancing and party games. 1 A giant burger weighing 2.5
tons was made in Wisconsin,
4 Today, not many English villages celebrate May Day in the
USA, on August 5th, 1989.
traditional way we used to. I always had a great time though, and
2 Dublin restaurant manager
I feel happy when I remember that.
Leslie Cooke paid $906 for
one strawberry in 1977.
3 Louis XVI was the first French
b) Read the article again and answer the questions. king to use a knife and fork.
4 Saffron is the most expensive
1 Which tense does the writer use most often? Why? spice in the world. A pound
2 Which is the topic sentence in each paragraph? of saffron costs more than a
3 How does the writer feel about this festival? pound of gold!
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Lead-in
1 Use the prompts in the list to say what each
person does at work.
cameraman
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c) You are at a job interview for the position
Vocabulary of part-time waiter. Ask for information on:
ñ wages ñ working hours ñ uniform
ñ Jobs and Qualities
ñ experience required
b
ñ Daily Routines I really enjoy ...................................................
I hate .............................................................
Listening I like ..............................................................
I love .............................................................
c
1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present 3 Listen and complete the telegram, then
simple or the present continuous. use the prompts to ask and answer questions.
1 .............................................. (Alison/do)
her homework now? LEAVE FOR....................7am–STOP–STAY
2 The Browns ............................... (live) in the BENELLI ...................–STOP–MEET JOHN
house next door. AND TOBY .............................. am
3 Mark ........................................ (not/play) – STOP – RETURN ........................
football every Saturday. PM – STOP – JILL
4 The train .................. (leave) at half past two.
5 ............................................. (you/go) to
1 Where/go? 4 When/meet/them?
the party tonight?
2 Where/stay? 5 When/come back?
6 We ........................................ (work) a lot
3 Who/meet?
of extra hours these days.
7 .............................................. ( John/stay) A: Where is Jill going?
with his grandparents for the weekend? B: She’s going to ...
8 They ....................................... (not/move)
house next week.
9 ............................................. (Sue/wash) ñ Adverbs of Frequency
her hair every day?
10 Carol ............................................ (mend)
her bike at the moment.
4 Listen to Mr Harper talking to Paula Higgs
and fill in the correct adverbs of frequency.
When do we use adverbs of frequency?
2 Complete the e-mail with the verbs in the list in Where do we put them in a sentence?
the correct tense. Then, ask and answer
questions, as in the example. 1 Paula is ................................ late for work.
2 She ............................. leaves her computer on.
ñ serve ñ work ñ want ñ draw ñ live ñ share 3 Her work is ............................ of a high standard.
ñ look ñ clean ñ paint ñ study ñ look forward 4 She ............................... meets her deadlines.
5 She ....................... takes long lunch breaks.
Hi, Clare! I ’ m your new e-mail friend! 6 She is ........................ polite and courteous.
My name is Neil Mitchell. I 1) ................... in
York, in the north of England. I’m a student at
York University. I 2) .................................................
ñ Project
Geography.
At the moment, I 3) .................................... in Paula Higgs applied for a job in another
a restaurant. I 4) ........................ meals three company. The company’s director, Mr James
nights a week to earn some extra money. Smith, wrote to Mr Timothy Harper asking for
I 5) ............................. a flat with two other a reference for Paula. Use the sentences in
students. We 6) ...................................... the flat at Ex. 4 to write the reference for Paula Higgs.
the moment, so it’s a bit of a mess. We usually
7) ......................... it on Sundays. I hate cleaning!
When I graduate, I 8) ........................... to Speaking
work as a cartographer (that ’ s someone who
9) ........................ maps). I 10) ...........................
for jobs, because it ’ s difficult to find work
5 How often do you:
c
ñ Relatives - Relative Clauses b) Fill in the appropriate relative pronoun. Which
clauses are defining (D)? Which are non-defining
6 Read the sentences and underline the (ND)? Put commas where necessary.
relative pronouns, then complete
the rules. 1 My car ................ I bought last week is second-hand.
2 The woman ................ he is speaking to is my boss.
1 Ann is the girl who/that is looking for you. 3 James ................ is Canadian is a freelance writer.
2 A hairdryer is a machine which/that is 4 Cindy ................ grandparents live opposite me is
used for drying hair. moving to France.
3 He’s the man whose sister works as a 5 The chair ................ he is sitting on is an antique.
nurse. 6 The band ................ CD is playing now are very
4 That’s the man who’s got a Ferrari. famous.
7 The people ................ I met last night are doctors.
ñ We use .............. to describe people, 8 This blouse ................ used to be my favourite is too
...................... to describe things and small for me now.
...................... to express possession. 9 Simon ................ works with my brother is getting
married.
7 Underline the correct word. 10 The man ................ daughter is on TV is an artist.
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Listening & Reading
1 What does each animal do at work? Choose
from the list. You can use your own ideas.
It’s a Dog’s Kenzie is on patrol for ten hours. He knows that this is
not a time for playing or sleeping so he remains alert at all
times. Above all, his job is to protect me, but on specialised
Life! assignments he searches for criminals and looks for
evidence, and he does all this very well. Kenzie’s a real
professional! He has a lot of experience in sniffing out
The Alameda Police Department in California is proud criminals and is a great help in difficult situations. Kenzie
to have Kenzie on the force. He’s a real-life super hero. even saved my life once when he stopped an armed suspect
Kenzie is not an ordinary police officer, though. He is a from attacking me. He’s not only my hero but his work is of
Police Service Dog (PSD) in the canine unit (K9). great benefit to me and to the police force in general.
As one of Alameda’s K9s, Kenzie is a fully-trained When our shift is over, Kenzie and I return to the station,
police dog. He works under cover of darkness, using his then we go home. Kenzie has his second meal at about 4:00am
powers of smell, hearing and night vision to track down and after that we go straight to bed. We have the same routine
criminals. He’s a handsome German shepherd with dark every day, which is good. Like all dogs, Kenzie loves routine.
tan fur and black markings on his head and neck. His On our days off, Kenzie and I often travel together or
handler, Patrick, tells us about a day in the life of a K9. do some training. We enjoy spending time together.
“Kenzie and I work the night shift,” says Patrick. “Our Being a K9 handler requires a lot of commitment, but it’s
working day starts at 5:00pm and ends at 3:00am. Kenzie well worth it. I think of Kenzie as my friend as well as my
sleeps in the same room as me because I like to know that he’s partner, and I’m sure he feels the same way about me.”
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1 Kenzie works when most people are 7 Fill in at , in , on , for , of , then make sentences
asleep. ........... using the phrases.
2 Work starts at noon. ...........
1 ….....… patrol; 2 ........... all levels; 3 a day ........... the
3 Kenzie has time for a nap during his
life of; 4 under cover ........... darkness; 5 to look ..........
shift. ...........
evidence; 6 years .......... training; 7 to speak ......…
4 Patrick thinks highly of Kenzie. ...........
public; 8 to be late ............ work; 9 ............. the force;
5 Kenzie eats three times a day. ...........
10 to prepare .............. work; 11 the position .............
6 Kenzie has got a varied work routine. ...........
ski instructor; 12 to have experience ............. doing sth;
7 Kenzie sleeps in a kennel at night. ...........
13 to come .......... an interview; 14 ......... general
8 Patrick feels unhappy about his job. ...........
Word Formation
4 Find the words/phrases in bold which match
the definitions below. 8 a) Study the table, then write the nouns using
your dictionary to help you.
1 moving around and checking the area
2 particular tasks We can form nouns referring to people and jobs by
3 without being noticed because it is night adding -r, -er, or -or, -ist, -ian to the main verb or noun.
4 as a member of the police department drive ➝ driver, sing ➝ singer, act ➝ actor,
5 expert type ➝ typist, music ➝ musician
6 assistance/help
7 one whose work is of a high standard 1 teach 6 sail 11 law
8 proof 2 build 7 bake 12 beauty
9 devotion 3 wait 8 conduct 13 art
10 carrying a weapon 4 farm 9 inspect 14 comedy
5 manage 10 dance 15 politics
Speaking
b) Where does each person work? What do
they do at work?
5 Make notes under the headings, then talk
about Kenzie’s daily routine. Use: first , then ,
after , that , while . Phrasal Verbs
ñ
ñ
Before work
At work
9 Study the table, then complete the sentences.
ñ After work look after - to take care of; to keep sth healthy, safe or
ñ Free time in good condition
look for - to search for
Kenzie gets up at about midday and has breakfast. look forward to - to expect; to anticipate
Then ... look into - to find out about sth; to investigate
look through - to read (often quickly)
Vocabulary Practice look up - to find a word in a dictionary/a phone
number in a directory
6 Fill in the correct words from the list, then
1 Can I borrow your dictionary to look .............
make sentences using the completed phrases.
the meaning of this word?
ñ fully ñ absolute ñ technical ñ instructor’s 2 He usually looks ................... the newspaper
ñ night ñ specialised ñ super ñ armed ñ track while he is eating breakfast.
ñ university 3 The police are looking ................. the matter.
4 John is looking ..................... his neighbour’s
1 to .............. down 6 ................ licence cat while she is abroad.
2 ................ suspect 7 ................ degree 5 We are really looking ................................
3 ............. qualified 8 ............ beginners the party on Saturday.
4 ......... assignments 9 ................... hero 6 I can’t find my wallet. Please help me look
5 .................... shift 10 .................... skills ...................... it.
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Communication (registering 3 a) What do you think are the pros and cons
of working as a flight attendant?
with an employment agency)
b) Read the essay and fill in the words from
1 Listen and complete the dialogue, then the list, then answer the questions.
make similar dialogues using the prompts
below.
ñ furthermore
A: Good afternoon. I’d like to 1) .....................
ñ to begin with
with this employment agency.
ñ for example
B: Certainly. What’s your name, please?
ñ in addition
A: It’s Robert Elliot.
ñ however
B: What kind of work can you do?
A: Well, anything clerical.
B: Great. What hours are you 2) ................... to
work?
A: I’d prefer to work mornings.
B: Thank you, Mr Elliot. Please 3) ................. in 1 Some people see it as an ordinary job while others
this form. think it is an exciting and interesting career. Whatever
your views, there is no doubt that working as a flight
ñ Jessica Blake/mainly managerial/from 9 to 5 attendant is a demanding job with many advantages and
ñ Stuart Huntley/mostly sales/in the evening disadvantages.
2 There are several arguments in favour of working as
a flight attendant. 1) ...................................., it is a very
Pronunciation (stress in exciting job because flight attendants are able to travel
to lots of places. For instance, they could be in Spain
compound nouns) one day and Iceland the next. 2) ................................, it is
an interesting job because flight attendants get to meet
2 Listen and underline the syllable of each lots of different people from different countries every
day.
word that is stressed. Listen again and
3 3) ................................., there are also a number of
repeat.
disadvantages to being a flight attendant. Firstly, it is a
dog walker flight attendant stressful job as flight attendants have a lot of
taxi driver telephone operator responsibility. 4) .........................., they must always be
estate agent secret agent prepared to deal with any number of situations that may
police officer newspaper editor arise. 5) ............................., it is a tiring job because they
often have to work long and unsociable hours.
4 To conclude, I believe that, although being a flight
attendant can be difficult at times, it is worth it. It is
Writing (an essay about the pros exciting to travel to lots of different places and meet
and cons of a job) lots of interesting people.
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c) Read the essay again and complete the
table, then talk about the pros and cons
6 Match the arguments
to the justifications/
using appropriate linking words. reasons, then talk
about the pros and
cons of working as
Arguments for Justification/Reasons
a doctor. Suggest
ñ exciting ñ travel to lots of appropriate topic
different places sentences.
ñ ñ
Arguments for Justification/Reasons
Arguments against Justification/Reasons
1 it’s a rewarding job A there is always a
ñ ñ
demand for people to
ñ ñ
treat the sick or injured
2 doctors are rarely B they help sick or injured
out of work people to recover
4 Underline the correct linking word/phrase.
Plan
5 a) Read the topic sentences, then expand the
notes into full paragraphs. Which topic Introduction
sentence matches each paragraph? (Para 1) general comment about the job
Main Body
1 Being self-employed has many advantages. (Para 2) advantages and justifications/reasons
2 On the other hand, there are several disadvantages (Para 3) disadvantages and justifications/
to working from home. reasons
3 There are many arguments in favour of working Conclusion
abroad. (Para 4) summary and your opinion
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b) In pairs make
dialogues.
invitations/suggestions
ñ Do you fancy ...? ñ Shall we ...?
ñ Why don’t we ...? ñ Let’s go to ... .
ñ How about ...? ñ Are you doing
ñ Would you like to ...? anything ...?
accepting refusing
ñ I’d love to ... ñ I’m afraid I can’t, I have to ...
ñ Great idea! ñ I don’t really like ... How
ñ Yes. That would about ... instead
be nice. ñ I’m really sorry, but I’m busy
ñ Brilliant idea! ñ I’d love to but ...
4 circus
5 rock concert
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Beth: OK, I’ll change. Just give
Listening & Reading me two seconds.
Ted: Hurry up! If
3 Listen and repeat. Then
close your books and try to you’re not ready
remember as many in ten minutes,
sentences as possible. I’ll have to
leave without
ñ Calm down. you. You
ñ I won’t be long. know I can’t
ñ Do you think it’s going to be hot? be late. I am
ñ Just give me two seconds. the referee,
ñ I’ll have to leave without you. after all!
ñ Did that make any difference? 6 football match
ñ What am I going to do? B Chloe: How was the
ñ You’re in luck, sir. concert last night,
Angela?
4 Listen to the dialogues Angela: Well, the music was great. I’ve never heard Vivaldi played
so well. The orchestra really was fantastic.
and match the people to the
way they feel. Chloe: I’m glad you liked it, although I don’t really enjoy classical
music myself. I think it’s rather boring.
Ted relieved
Angela: So did the people who sat behind me last night! They
Angela anxious
chatted constantly throughout the performance.
Thomas annoyed
Chloe: Oh no! What did you do?
Angela: Well, I couldn’t really do anything without making it
5 a) Read the dialogues and worse. So I just turned around a couple of times and
answer the questions. Then glared at them.
explain the phrases in bold. Chloe: Did that make any difference?
1 Why can’t Ted be late? Angela: No, they just continued talking regardless. People like
2 What is Beth’s problem? that shouldn’t be allowed to go to concerts.
3 Did Angela like the concert?
4 What happened during the
performance? C Operator: Hello, Central Booking Office. Can I help you?
5 What does Chloe think of Thomas: Yes. I’d like to book two tickets for the Savage Garden
classical music? concert on Saturday.
6 Why is there going to be a Operator: I’m sorry, sir. I’m afraid that Saturday’s concert is sold out.
second rock concert? Thomas: Oh, no! What am I going to do? I promised my brother
we’d go. I have to get hold of some tickets.
A Ted: Come on! If you don’t Operator: Well, you’re in luck, sir. Due to popular demand,
hurry up, the match will there’s going to be a second concert on Sunday.
start before we get Thomas: That’s great! You’re a lifesaver! Can I book two tickets
there. You know that I for Sunday, then?
have to be there in time Operator: Certainly, sir. Could I have your name, please?
for the kickoff. Thomas: It’s Thomas Martin.
Beth: Calm down, Ted! I won’t Operator: Right then, Mr Martin. Now, the tickets have to be paid
be long. I just can’t decide for and picked up from the ticket office 24 hours in
what to wear. Do you advance.
think it’s going to be hot? Thomas: That’s fine.
Ted: Wear whatever you want
– just hurry up!
Beth: OK, here I am. What do
b) In pairs, read out the
you think?
dialogues.
Ted: You can’t wear that! We’re
going to a football match!
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Vocabulary
ñ Social Life
b
ñ Comments and Feelings ñ What type of film is it?
ñ Who is the main character?
6 a) Read the comments and say what each ñ What is the plot?
person could be talking about. Use the ñ How did you like the film (plot, acting, sound
words in bold to comment on other types of effects)?
entertainment. ñ Would you recommend it? Why?/Why not?
2 The acting was so
Use your answers to write a review about the film.
realistic. I was really
1 The plot was really impressed with the
uninteresting. scenery, too. ñ Clothes & Accessories
I was bored to tears.
film/theatre performance 7 a) Match the words in the list to the people.
4 The solos were so
uplifting. I was moved ñ hat ñ top hat ñ striped tie ñ riding hat ñ beret
3 The acrobats were almost to tears.
ñ long jacket ñ flat shoes ñ shawl ñ gloves ñ sandals
fantastic, but there were ñ slippers ñ riding boots ñ jodhpurs ñ long dress
moments I was afraid ñ whip ñ waistcoat ñ parasol ñ jeans ñ bonnet
they would fall. 6 The collection was ñ checked trousers ñ smock ñ suit ñ cane
first rate. I’ve never ñ cotton pyjamas ñ cravat
5 The first half was a seen so many
little slow, but the imaginative pieces
second half was in one place.
Tony
action packed.
Lyn
Note: Present participles describe something.
It was a boring film. (How was the film? Boring.)
Past participles tell us how someone felt. John
We were bored! (How did we feel? Bored.)
ñ Project Speaking
Answer the questions about a film you recently
watched. b) Describe the costumes above in detail.
ñ What is the name of the film? What kind of costume would you like to wear
ñ Who was it directed by? to a fancy dress party? Describe it.
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11 Do you fancy ............................... (join) us?
Grammar 12 “Tim isn’t very sociable, is he?”
ñ Infinitive, -ing form “No, he prefers .................. (be) alone rather
than with others.”
1 a) Study the examples and identify the verb
Speaking
forms in bold.
She agreed to come to the party with us.
He made us watch the film.
3 What do you do in your free time? Use the
verbs in the list to ask and answer, as in the
I can’t stand listening to classical music. example.
It’s difficult to play the drums.
Travelling abroad is part of his job. ñ like ñ enjoy ñ prefer ñ fancy ñ love
ñ crazy about ñ hate ñ don’t like
b) Write to -infinitive , -ing form or bare
infinitive next to each verb/phrase, then use A: What do you do in your free time?
the phrases to make sentences of your own. B: I like watching TV, but if I have time I prefer
going to the cinema. I don’t like reading.
1 easy to-inf. 11 look forward to ........ What do you do .... etc
2 begin ....... 12 want .......
3 can’t help ....... 13 must ....... ñ Modals
4 hate ....... 14 expect .......
5 let ....... 15 would rather ........ 4 Study the examples and match the verbs in
6 like ....... 16 had better ........ bold to the meanings.
7 would like ....... 17 don’t mind ........ 1 You must have a ticket to enter.
8 could ....... 18 deny ........ 2 You have to be at the meeting.
9 prefer ....... 19 finish ........
3 You can use the phone.
10 would prefer ........ 20 fancy ........
4 You don’t have to walk the dog.
It’s easy to learn to ride a bicycle.
5 You mustn’t drive without a licence.
6 You can’t use this computer.
Study the table:
7 You may use the recreation area.
stop + to inf = stop briefly to do something else
stop + -ing form = finish 8 You may not talk during the lesson.
remember + to inf = not forget a You have permission. e That’s the rule.
remember + -ing form = recall b You are allowed to. f You are not allowed to.
forget + to inf = not remember c It’s forbidden. g It’s necessary.
forget + -ing form = not recall d You don’t have h It’s not necessary, but
permission. you can if you want to.
2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form,
infinitive or -ing form.
ñ must/mustn’t - have to/don’t have
1 Don’t forget ......................... (lock) the door. to - can/can’t
2 He stopped ......................... (have) a snack,
then went back to work. 5 a) Use the prompts below to make sentences
3 I’ll always remember .......................... (visit) about a visit to a museum.
Venice. It was so romantic.
take photographs.
4 She made him ........................... (eat) all his
must/have to be silent.
dinner before watching TV.
You mustn’t/can’t buy a ticket to enter.
5 “Do you want ................ (go) to the cinema?”
don’t have to enter restricted areas.
“No thanks. I’d prefer ......................... (stay)
can touch the exhibits.
at home.”
visit all the exhibitions.
6 We expect ................ (receive) a reply soon.
buy postcards here.
7 Stop .................................... (talk) at once!
8 I must ............ (see) the manager immediately. b) Which modal verb expresses: permission;
9 He’ll never forget ............ (meet) Mel Gibson. refusal of permission; prohibition; necessity;
10 Remember ....................... (send) a postcard. lack of necessity; obligation?
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1 A: You ..................... type those letters now.
6 You are going to hear a dialogue
They’re not urgent.
between a zookeeper and a person who has
been hired as an assistant zookeeper. Listen B: Great. I’ll type them after lunch, then.
and tick (✔), then ask and answer, as in the 2 A: Shall I pick you up from work today?
example. B: No, you ..................... . I’ll take the bus.
3 A: You ....................... talk during the exam.
B: I know. It’s forbidden.
4 A: Am I allowed to park here?
B: No, you ...................... park in this area.
must/ mustn't/ can 5 A: You .......................... forget to take your
have to can’t medicine at 6 o’clock.
B: Don’t worry. I won’t.
wear a uniform
enter the animals’ cages
fill the water containers 9 Study the sentences and match the verbs to
their meanings: a) expressing possibility;
unlock the cages
b) asking for permission; c) giving permission;
eat in the restaurant
rk d) refusing permission; e) making a request.
hand in ID badge after wo
talk to visitors
1 Ann may/might/could be at home.
stay after hours
2 You may/can use the lift.
3 May/Can/Could I borrow your book?
A: Do I have to wear a uniform? 4 You can’t/may not wear high-heeled shoes
B: Yes, you do. on deck.
A: Can I enter the animals’ cages? 5 Can/May I sit here?
B: No, I’m afraid you can’t.
7 You are going on a boating holiday. Use the 10 Study the situations and write sentences as
prompts to ask questions, as in the example. in the example using may , might , can ,
could , can’t or may not .
Can I go fishing?
1 You want to take a week off work. Ask for your
boss’ permission.
Could I have a week off work, please?
2 Your friend wants to borrow your best jacket.
Give him/her your permission.
.............................................................
3 You want to go to a party on Saturday night. Ask
for your dad’s permission.
go fishing? .............................................................
wear special shoes? 4 A friend asks you where another friend is. You
Do I have to bring a fishing rod? think she is at home. Express this possibility.
Can I know how to swim? .............................................................
sleep on deck? 5 Your brother wants to borrow your car, but you
wear a life jacket? are using it. Refuse permission.
.............................................................
6 You are at a friend’s house and you need to use
8 Study the examples, then fill in mustn’t ,
the telephone. Ask for your friend’s permission.
needn’t/don’t have to/don’t need to .
.............................................................
You mustn’t talk in class. (Talking in class is forbidden.) 7 You have just missed the last bus home. You find
You needn’t/don’t have to/don’t need to wear a phone box and call your mother. Ask her to
formal clothes to the party. (It isn’t necessary to pick you up.
wear formal clothes.) .............................................................
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5 They can earn a lot of money. .........
Listening & Reading 6 They have to be convincing to attract
a crowd. .........
1 a) Look at the picture and the title. What is
7 They don’t like people touching them. .........
strange about the picture? Have you ever
seen a living statue? Do you think it is a
difficult job? Which of the sentences below b) Listen and check if your guesses were
could be true for these people? correct. Write Yes or No .
1 They work hard at what they do. ......... 2 a) Read the article and circle the correct
2 They spend hours practising their answer A, B, C or D, then explain the
movements. ......... highlighted words.
3 They take a long time getting ready. .........
4 They don’t need to have any special
skills. .........
First read the
statements, then
scan the article to find the
answers. Don’t be discouraged by
unknown words. Use the context
to guess the meanings.
Many of Europe’s biggest cities have found they have a Mark Sorby - Tourist
new tourist attraction in the form of living statues. Whether
I’m not usually a fan of street performers. I never stop to
you consider them an art form or just a nuisance, these
watch jugglers or acrobats – they’re boring – but I think
new crowd pleasers certainly deserve a second look!
living statues are brilliant! It takes a lot of patience and skill
Rachel Allchin talks to performers and spectators on the
to stay completely motionless for such lengths of time. I’ve
streets of Milan, where living statues are no longer a
seen some stand for hours even in the boiling hot
novelty.
temperatures of summer. I’m sure I’d get cramp if I tried it!
The best living statue I ever saw was here in Milan. It was
Paula Burns - Professional Living Statue
a guy on a pedestal dressed as an Egyptian mummy with
the gold mask and all. It was fantastic, although I suppose
I really don’t see how anyone can think of me
the mask was cheating a bit. Anyway, he looked fantastic
as a public nuisance! I’m a professional
and he was pulling a huge crowd who were giving him an
performer – art galleries and organisers of
amazing amount of money! He deserved it, though, he
special events and exhibitions usually
was very convincing!
hire me for private functions. I work
very hard at what I do.
Toni Moreno - Amateur Living Statue
I spend hours practising my
movements – or should I say, my I don’t actually make a living as a street performer. I just do it
lack of movement! I have to stand in my spare time or during the summer to make some extra
incredibly still for hours on end in cash. You’d be surprised how generous people can be! I
all kinds of situations – usually usually dress up as a Greek god and I find that spectators
surrounded by crowds of people. It admire my make-up and costume as much as my
takes me two hours just to make performance. It’s a real challenge to stay still when
myself up and get dressed. I have to someone – usually a child – tries to touch you to see if you’re
paint my skin very carefully and real or not! I’ve never had a bad experience, though, people
arrange the folds of my costume so I are usually really nice and I enjoy making them happy too,
look like I’m made of marble. even if it is just for a few minutes. However, I have known
So why do I do it? Well, I enjoy people to stand looking at me for hours. No, I don’t think I’m
watching the reactions of the bothering anyone. People don’t have to watch me if they
audience when I suddenly move – don’t want to, no one’s forcing them. All they have to do is
they can’t believe their eyes! If you keep walking!
ask me, living statues are an art
form – there aren’t many Speaking
people who could do what I do
for a living! b) What are the pros and cons of this job? Do
you have living statues in your country? What
do they usually dress as?
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1 How does Paula Burns feel about her job?
A She thinks it takes too much preparation.
Phrasal Verbs
B She only does it for the money.
C She is proud of what she does. 5 Study the table, then underline the correct
particle.
D She thinks anyone can do it.
2 What does Paula say about the audience? set about - to begin to do
A They think she’s a nuisance. set aside - to save for a special purpose
B She likes to frighten them. set back - to delay
C They are entertained by her sudden movements. set off/out - to start a journey
D They believe she is a real statue. set up - 1) to build/erect sth, 2) to start sth (e.g. a
business), 3) to arrange sth (e.g. a meeting)
3 Why does Mark Sorby talk about an Egyptian
mummy? 1 Setting about/up your own business involves a
A Because it was the best living statue he had lot of hard work.
ever seen. 2 The Patterson’s loaded up their car, locked the
B Because it was the first living statue he had house up and set up/off.
ever seen. 3 The earthquake has set back/about the construction
C Because he earned a lot of money. of the new Olympic Stadium.
D To explain how convincing living statues can 4 We need to set aside/up a meeting with the
be. client to discuss costs.
5 Fred is very busy, but he always manages to set
4 What does Toni Moreno say about children? back/aside a little time to spend with his kids.
A They think she’s a real statue.
B They always want to touch her.
C She doesn’t want them to touch her. Word Formation
D They make it difficult for her to stand still. (forming nouns from verbs)
3 Fill in the correct word from the list, then make We can form nouns from verbs by adding -ance,
sentences using the completed phrases. -al , -ion , -ence , -ery , -ation to the verb.
ñ have ñ spare ñ extra ñ crowd ñ street e.g. resist - resistance persist - persistence
ñ public ñ form ñ believe ñ tourist refuse - refusal cook - cookery
ñ demand ñ look ñ stand react - reaction alter - alteration
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Communication 3 a) Read the extracts from the article, then look
at the comments made. How does the person
ñ Making Suggestions who wrote the notes feel? Why?
1 Fill in the missing words, then listen and ...The venue didn’t open its doors
check. In pairs, use the prompts to act out until half an hour before the concert not true! o
similar dialogues. started. As a result, we missed twenty op en ed tw
hours
minutes of the first performance. ... befo re
A: Hi, Angie! It’s 1) .............!
B: Oh. Hi, Brett. ...The support group Silver Moon was
A: Listen, are you free tonight? not the one advertised and were a wel l-kn ow nrs —
B: I don’t know 2) ............... . Why? ente rtai ne
poor substitute for Black Mud. ... no on e
A: Well, do you 3) ................. coming to a com plai ned
barbecue at Graham’s house with me? ...The sound quality was so poor that
B: I’m not sure. Can I call you 4) ................? only those in front of the stage could
A: Yeah, but can you 5) ............. me know before hear the music. ...
6:00?
B: I'll try. temporary problem —
A: 6) ................, bye! lasted ten minutes
ñ Veronica/Leo/on Saturday evening/exhibition – b) Read the letter and replace the phrases in
art gallery/7:00 bold with those in the list, then answer the
ñ Mary/Craig/on Sunday afternoon/hockey game questions.
– ice rink/5:30
ñ I feel I have to express my disagreement ...
Pronunciation (rising ñ I am opposed to ... ñ In addition ...
ñ In conclusion ... ñ Firstly ...
intonation in polite requests)
2 Listen and repeat.
Dear Sir,
I am writing with regard to your recent review
Could I have your telephone number?
of The Friends of Forest Hill charity rock concert.
Can I take a message? I wish to disagree with several of your comments
Could I use your pen? as follows.
Can I leave early? To begin with, the venue opened its doors two
hours before the event began. The writer must
Writing have been a latecomer who arrived after the
performance had begun.
(a letter to the editor) I strongly disagree with your comment
regarding Silver Moon. Although it is true that
We write letters to the editor of a newspaper/ Black Mud did not play as advertised, their
magazine when we want to express our opinion replacement, Silver Moon, are equally well-known
about a topic/article which has been published in entertainers. No one felt disappointed by the
change.
the newspaper/magazine. We usually write our
Furthermore, regarding the problem with the
letter to express our agreement or disagreement sound quality, this was only a temporary problem
using formal language. We start our letter with and lasted no more than ten minutes. Technicians
“Dear Sir/Madam,”. Then, in the introduction, we quickly repaired the fault and we were all able to
state the reason for writing and our opinion about enjoy the music again.
the topic. If our letter is a reply to another letter or To sum up, I believe the whole event was well
organised and an overall success. I hope,
article, we also write where and when we read it,
therefore, that you will print this letter together
as well as the name of the person who wrote it. In with an apology to the performers, fans and
the main body, we present our viewpoints giving event organisers like myself, who are looking
reasons/examples. We write each viewpoint in forward to a similar event in the near future.
separate paragraphs. In the last paragraph, we Yours faithfully,
summarise our opinion and state what action we T Fuller
expect to be taken. We end our letter with “Yours Timothy Fuller
faithfully,” and our full name.
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1 Why has the writer written This year’s Theatre in the Park
the letter? Is it a friendly or at Whitby Park was another
not true —
spectacular success. All three tickets exp
formal letter? — no spec ensive
performances were crowded ial offers
2 Who is going to read this senior citiz fo r
with theatre-goers of all ages. ens or youn
letter? children g
The audience, seated outdoors
3 What are the writer’s objections?
on blankets and chairs, enjoyed it rained twic
Has he included all his points in e — two perf
every moment of the cut short! ormances
the letter? performances.
4 What does the writer expect couldn’t see th
The set looked wonderful, e stage from
the editor to do? the sides
as did the costumes. The
4 Replace the informal whole effect was truly magical.
language in bold, with The highlight of the
phrases from the letter in performance was, without doubt,
Ex. 3b keeping the same Charles Grey, whose energetic
meaning. acting made the audience cheer
whenever he was on stage.
1 I would like to say a few things
about your recent article on
last Sunday’s book exhibition
at Greenbury Town Hall.
.....................................
.....................................
2 I hate to read articles that
make criminals look like
heroes.
.......................................
.......................................
3 One more thing, it is our
responsibility to keep our
town clean.
.....................................
..................................... Plan
4 Well, that’s all, so I believe
Dear Sir/Madam,
that we should take action Introduction
before it is too late. (Para 1) reason for writing and opinion
..................................... Main Body
..................................... (Paras 2- 4) viewpoints and reasons/examples
Conclusion
5 You recently attended an
(Para 5) restate your opinion/state action you expect to
outdoor theatre
performance which you be taken
found very disappointing. Yours faithfully,
However, while you were signature
reading your local (your full name)
newspaper, The Morpeth
Daily, you came across
the following article. 6 Read the sentences. What do they mean?
Read the article and your
notes, then write a letter
to the editor expressing
your opinion
(120-150 words). ñ Art is long and life is short.
ñ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Use the plan and the letter in
ñ They that dance must pay the fiddler.
Ex. 3b as a model.
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ñ an advertisement
ñ a letter
ñ a road map
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ñ present tenses
ñ adverbs of frequency
ñ stative verbs
ñ adverbs of time
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a
Lead-in Listening & Reading
1 Look at the title. What do you think it means?
3 Listen and repeat. Who might say each
How is it related to the pictures? sentence, and in what kind of situations? In
pairs, make up short dialogues using the
sentences.
2 Identify the objects in the pictures. Talk about
what you use them for and how often you use ñ What a coincidence, running into you here!
them, as in the example. ñ What a nice surprise!
Picture A is of a tape recorder. Tape recorders are ñ Is there something I can do?
used for recording sounds and voices. I often use a ñ I think that’s a great idea!
tape recorder to record lists of things I have to do. ñ Is there a problem?
ñ I’m terribly sorry.
ñ I’d appreciate that.
ñ I’m telephoning about the advertisement.
ñ Can you tell me a little bit about it?
ñ Can you tell me what the asking price is?
A B
4 Listen and match the dialogues (A- C) to
the functions below (1-3).
Dialogue A 1 making a complaint
Dialogue B 2 making an enquiry
Dialogue C 3 asking for a favour
C D E
F G
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5 a) Read the dialogues A to C and mark sentences 1 to 6, C Sue: Hello – I’m telephoning
T (true) or F (false). about the advertisement
in last night’s Evening
1 Derek has arranged to meet Stella. .......
News. Is the CD player
2 Stella owns a camcorder. .......
that you were selling
3 Steve hasn’t received the fax machine. .......
still available?
4 The salesperson is apologetic. .......
Ken: Yes, it is.
5 Ken is in need of money. .......
Sue: Great! Can you tell me a
6 Ken knows a lot about musical equipment. .......
little bit about it?
Derek: Oh, Stella – Ken: Certainly. What would
∞
H you like to know?
what a
coincidence, Sue: Well ... firstly, is it a
running into single or a multiple disc
you here! player?
Stella: Hello, Derek! Ken: It’s a multiple disc
What a nice player. It holds up to five
surprise! Are discs at a time. You can
you and your change four of the discs
parents all ready for your sister’s wedding I J
on Saturday?
Derek: Well, as ready as we’ll ever be, I suppose. I
was going to call you tonight, actually.
Stella: Why? Is there something I can do?
Derek: As a matter of fact there is. You know we’ve
hired a professional photographer for the
wedding, don’t you?
Stella: Yes, I remember your sister telling me.
Derek: Well, now Mum thinks it would be nice if we had a home without interrupting the
video as well. fifth disc while it’s
Stella: Oh, I think that’s a great idea! Home videos seem much playing.
more personal, somehow. Sue: Really? Hmm ... that
Derek: Well, I was hoping you’d record the ceremony with your would be great for
camcorder. parties and dances. Do
Stella: I’d love to! I really wanted to do something, and this would you mind if I ask why
be perfect. you’re selling it?
Salesperson: Dobson’s Office Supplies. Can I help you? Ken: Well, I’ve decided to
B
Steve: Yes, hello. My name is Steve Pierce. I was in your become a DJ full time,
shop last week, and I bought a fax machine which and I’m going to need a
was going to be delivered to my office. CD player that holds
Salesperson: Is there a problem, Mr Pierce? and stores more discs.
Steve: There certainly is ... I’ve just received the delivery Sue: Oh, I see. Can you tell
and it seems I’ve been sent the wrong product. me what the asking
Salesperson: Oh, goodness! Could you give me your invoice price is?
number, please? Ken: Actually, it’s negotiable.
Steve: Yes, of course. I’ve got the receipt here somewhere. b) In pairs, read out the
Right. The number is S/WL 40-435. dialogues.
Salesperson: And what exactly was it that you ordered?
Steve: The Brother Laser Fax 2800 – but that is certainly not 6 Read the dialogues again
what was in the box. and explain the words in
Salesperson: Oh, dear. It appears that the invoice was filled in bold, then use them to make
incorrectly, Mr Pierce. I’m terribly sorry. We’ll send up sentences. Finally, suggest
off your fax machine within the hour. synonyms for the highlighted
Steve: Thanks – I’d appreciate that. words.
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Vocabulary 3 a) Which of the following
do you have in your home?
1 thermostat 2 mobile
ñ Modern Inventions phone
6 f __ __ __ __ __
1 t __ __ __ __
d __ __ __
7 instamatic
camera
At home, we’ve got a mobile
phone, ...
b) Match the prompts to the
pictures. Discuss how the
5 m __ __ __ __ items make your life easier.
2 s __ __ __ __ __/
m __ __ __ __ __ __ A turn to regular setting/
automatically regulate
temperature
B clean quickly/easy to use
3 k __ __ __ __ __ __ __ 4 m __ __ __ __
C keep room cool/not feel hot
p __ __
on warm summer days
D open door – without leaving
b) Use the words from Ex. 2a to complete the sentences. car/good in cold wet weather
E warn of smoke or fire/wake you
1 I’m having a terrible time copying my file onto this ................ .
up at night if fire breaks out
It must be full.
F develop photographs
2 There’s something wrong with my computer. A warning just
immediately/save on cost of
appeared on the .......................... .
film processing
3 Using a ................................. to click on icons is a lot faster
G take it almost everywhere/not
than using keyboard controls.
miss important calls
4 The .................................................. of a computer is very
similar to the one on a typewriter. A: You can turn a thermostat to a
5 I think I’ll put the ................................................. under the regular setting to heat your
desk so I’ll have more room to work. house.
6 She bought a colourful ....................................... to stop her B: That’s true and it automatically
mouse from scratching the surface of her desk. regulates the temperature.
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ñ Describing Objects 5 a) You will hear a man describing a lost bag and its
contents to a person who works in the lost and found
4 a) Study the table. department of a large department store. Listen and tick (✓)
the pictures described. Two of the objects are not
mentioned.
When two or more adjectives are
used together to describe the same A B C
noun, they usually follow the order
below:
opinion (beautiful), size (small),
age (antique), shape (rectangular),
colour (burgundy), origin (Chinese),
material (wooden) , use (jewellery)
+ noun D E F
We do not normally use more than
two or three adjectives in a sentence.
A B
1 a straw/ 2 a yellow/ ask B’s name and address give name and address
beige/ tennis/round ask when/where/how the say when/where/how the
cheap hat ball bag was lost bag was lost
ask B for description of bag give description of bag and
sunflowers and contents contents
lock and key
Speaking
c
ñ Idioms and Fixed Phrases b) Answer the questions based on Ex. 2a:
Grammar in Use 1 She was woken by a loud noise coming from the
cellar.
ñ The Passive 2 The lock on the door of the lab was broken .....
Grammar Reference ................... a heavy object.
3 The offices are cleaned every evening ...........
2 a) Fill in: be , is/are , was/were , has/have or
a team of cleaners.
had , then identify the passive tenses.
4 The first speaker was introduced to the audience
1 Our company's computer system ................... ................... the president of the club.
updated every two years. 5 It seems the surface was cleaned ..................
2 The hackers who broke into the bank's computer the wrong cleaning solution.
system ............................. being questioned
by the police. 5 Look at the signs and rewrite them in the
3 This computer model ...................... invented active voice. Where would you see these
more than twenty years ago. signs?
4 The program ................... still being installed
1 Bags 2 THIS LANE MUST
when I left the office last night.
must not be left BE KEPT CLEAR FOR
5 Their invention will ................. been patented unattended EMERGENCY VEHICLES
by the end of next year.
6 Some informative articles can ....................... 3
5 AL L ROOMS
FOOTWEAR
found on the Internet. IS NOT TO BE WORN
7 Her computer screen .................................. IN THE POOL AREA MUST BE
been left on all night. VACATED
4
8 The use of any new software must ................. BY NOON
approved by the chief computer programmer. AT THE LATE ST
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6 Make complete passive or b) Look at the table again, then rewrite the active sentences
active sentences. below in both the personal and impersonal forms of the passive.
1 A: my father/admit/hospital last 1 People say that the Brother 480 is the best laptop on the market.
night 2 Everyone believes that he stole the new design.
My father was admitted to 3 People think that he has escaped from prison.
hospital last night. 4 Most people think she was responsible for the problems.
B: Oh, my! I hope it wasn't 5 Everyone says that technology improves our lives.
anything serious.
2 A: I/report/theft/police ñ Relative Clauses
B: Did they say when they'll Grammar Reference
get back to you?
3 A: you/tell/time/meeting? 10 Fill in who , whose or that / which . In which sentences could
B: Not yet. I think I'll find out you leave out the relative pronoun? Why?
this afternoon. 1 The lecture ......... we were going to attend has been cancelled.
4 A: fire/break out/my block of 2 Tina just bought a new mobile phone .............. is much smaller
flats last week than mine.
B: That's terrible! Were you at 3 Alice, .................. mother is a typist, wants to go to university.
home? 4 The program ..................... we installed yesterday has a virus.
5 A: Didn't you know about Mr 5 Peter, .................... knows a lot about computers, is coming to
Smith’s resignation? teach me how to use the Internet.
B: No. I/not/give/the news
until late last night
11 Look at the pictures and make up sentences using who or
which , as in the example.
7 Use the verbs in the list to
1 2 3
make passive sentences.
CD-ROM printer
Active
ñ People believe Columbus A secretary is a person who works in an office typing letters and
discovered America. answering the phone.
Passive
ñ Columbus is believed to
12 Join the sentences using a relative pronoun.
have discovered America. 1 I bought this car from a friend. He’s a mechanic.
(personal) I bought this car from a friend who is a mechanic.
ñ It is believed that Columbus 2 That man is a famous rock star. He is wearing dark glasses.
discovered America. 3 I go to a local school. It’s just around the corner from my house.
(impersonal) 4 He is a very good writer. His book was published last week.
5 Sam and Ted are cousins. Their restaurant is doing very well.
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1 Use the relative adverbs where , when or ñ Open Cloze
why to complete the sentences.
1 That’s the café ................... I went last week.
4 Read the text and think of the word which best
fits each gap. Use only ONE WORD in each
2 The day .................................... we toured gap. There is an example at the beginning.
Malta was the best day of our visit.
3 Paris is the city ........................... the Louvre
is located.
4 I don’t understand the reason ................. you
are always late.
Over the past twenty years, computers and the
Internet 0) have become steadily more and more
ñ Key Word Transformations important to us. In fact, how much we rely
1) ................ computer technology continues to
grow every day. We seem to use computers for
2 Complete the second sentence using the
almost everything 2) ................... days. Whether we
word in bold. You can use two to five
are shopping at the supermarket, filing our taxes,
words including the word given. Do not
driving our car, 3) ................... communicating with
change the word given. relatives and co-workers, it appears that a computer
1 We’ll inform you of the results next week. needs to be a part of 4) ................... scene.
informed You .......................................... This explosion in computer technology has
resulted in a rush to install computers 5) ...................
........................ results next week.
every classroom and to ‘wire’ every school to the
2 They let Tony talk to the inspector.
Internet. In the USA, 6) ................... September 1984
allowed Tony ......................................... and September 1997 alone, the number of
............................. the inspector. computers in secondary schools increased to more
3 The storm caused severe damage to the airport. 7) ..................... 8 million units. Both educators and
damaged The airport ................................ students alike have been forced to 8) ................... up
.................................. the storm. with this new wave of technology. Teachers have
4 People believe that Shakespeare is one of the found that they are expected to teach students
best sonnet writers ever. computer skills even 9) ................... they themselves
believed Shakespeare .............................. are still trying to learn the basics.
one of the best sonnet writers ever. Few people would question the role that
5 I met my new boss, Mr Smith this morning. computers could play in education. Some educators
whose This morning I met my new boss ..... claim that students 10) ................... are supplied with
computers and given the opportunity to use
.................................. Mr Smith.
11) ................... in a classroom setting, will get better
grades than those students who learn without having
ñ Phrasal Verbs had 12) ................. computer experience. These
people say that just 13) ................. computer
3 Use the phrasal verbs to complete the technology has improved the way cars work,
computers 14) ................... make the classroom a
sentences.
better place in which to teach the difficult
ñ go into ñ give out ñ give up ñ go under concepts and ideas that students need to
ñ give in (to) become brighter, 15) .........................
successful adults.
1 Patty went into teaching because she is very
fond of children. (choose as a career)
2 After many days of talks, the company ..........
............................... the workers’ demands.
(agree to do sth you don’t want to)
3 My torch .............................. and I couldn’t
see a thing in the dark cave. (stop working)
4 After his business .....................................
he decided to change his profession. (fail)
5 When he realised he would never convince her,
he ....................................... . (stop trying)
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b) Look at the pictures. In pairs, decide
Listening and Speaking which three of the following would be most
useful to have on hand in the case of a
5 You will hear five people giving their power failure and why.
views on the subject of the Internet. Match
the statements which best summarise their
ideas (A-F) to the speakers (1-5). There is
one statement which you do not need to use.
ñ Reporting problems
8 a) Listen to the dialogue. What’s wrong
with Mr Harris?
e
Listening and Reading
1 a) Which of the following are examples of
robotic equipment?
the same as a luxury car. many as ten people by face and voice, and is able
The QRIO is certainly entertaining – it is, quite to greet them by name and even have a
literally, an ‘all-singing, all-dancing’ robot. It conversation with them.
can be program med with so much music and so 5 Its built-in cameras take digital images of
many lyrics that it can outperform a jukebox. people’s faces and store them in its memory,
2 The QRIO can really work the dance while its seven microphones pick up people’s
floor, as it not only moves to the beat of the voices and file them away, too.
music, but also shakes its hips and moves its The QRIO is the most advanced robot ever
arms and legs to the rhythm. Its two built-in produced for home use, but experts believe that this
cameras enable it to dodge any obstacles in its is only the beginning. 6 In the meantime,
path. 3 the QRIO is ready to dance the night away in
The QRIO also has a great sense of balance, so living-rooms around the world. Who knows – it
it rarely falls over, no matter how energetic its might even teach you some of its moves!
dance routine becomes. 4 This is because
its feet contain special sensors which allow it to
walk and dance on uneven surfaces such as
carpets and rugs. Even the most agile dancers
take a tumble sometimes, but you can be sure
that even if the QRIO does fall over, it will not
fall apart. Instead, it gets back on its feet as
gracefully as possible to continue its
performance and make its owners proud.
It has the ability to talk and, with a
vocabulary of 60,000 words, it is much chattier
than previous home robots. It can recognise as
d) Find synonyms for the highlighted words. 5 Fill in: between, in, with, to, on, for or of.
Then choose any five phrases and make
sentences using them.
4 Fill in the correct words from the list, then
1 .............. perfect time with; 2 to go by the name
choose any five and use them to make up
sentences. ................; 3 to be programmed ................ sth;
4 to move .............. the rhythm; 5 to tell the
ñ perfect ñ routine ñ footwork ñ images difference ..............; 6 great sense ..............
ñ built-in ñ uneven ñ advanced ñ disco balance; 7 to get back .............. its feet; 8 to have
ñ company a conversation ............. sb; 9 produced ...........
1 .................... time 6 technologically ...... home use; 10 .............. the meantime
2 fancy .................. ..........................
3 ..................... hits 7 ............... surfaces ñ Project
4 dance ................. 8 digital .................
5 ............... cameras 9 to keep sb ............. In pairs, write an advertisement for the
robot, QRIO.
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Writing ñ Analysing a Model Text
(a letter of complaint) 2 a) Read the letter and fill in the blanks with linking words/
phrases from the list. What tone has the writer used?
When we write a letter of complaint we ñ to make matters worse ñ to begin with ñ also
may use a mild tone to sound more ñ secondly ñ what is more
polite or a strong tone when we are
extremely upset or annoyed. However, Dear Sir/Madam,
we must never sound rude or insulting. I am writing to complain about a fax machine which I recently
We usually write four to five purchased from your company. The machine is your Intellifax Laser 260.
paragraphs depending on the number 1) ..................................., when I ordered the machine, I was told
of our complaints. it would be delivered in three weeks. However, it took over six weeks
In the first paragraph, we write our for the machine to arrive. 2) ..........................., when it finally did
opening remarks stating our complaint, arrive, the lead was missing and I was obliged to buy one.
including details of what has 3) ........................................, despite the fact that the instruction
happened and where/when the manual states that the machine works with plain paper, my printout
incident took place. copies are unclear and almost impossible to read. I find that the only
In the second and third paragraphs we way that I can get a clear printout is by using a very expensive brand
present the points we are complaining of paper. 4) ...................................................., although I am using
about, giving examples or reasons. this high quality paper, the machine continually jams.
We start a new paragraph for each I would appreciate it if the machine could be replaced as soon
complaint. To link our complaints we as possible. I 5) ........................................ expect a full refund of
can use firstly, to start with, secondly, the money I paid for the missing lead. I hope that this matter will be
moreover, etc. To justify our points we resolved as quickly as possible.
Yours faithfully,
can use linking words/phrases such as:
although, however, for this reason, etc.
William Stern
William Stern
In the last paragraph we explain what
we would expect to happen (i.e. a
refund, a replacement, an apology,
ñ Mild/Strong Tone
etc). Most letters of complaint are
written in formal style/register. b) Read the phrases below and say which of them use a
mild tone and which a strong tone. Which of the phrases
would you use to change the mild tone used in the letter?
f
b) Use the prompts to express complaints 4 What opening and closing remarks would you
about the items in the pictures. use? Why?
ñ How does technology make our lives easier? 4 Fill in: line, system, program, or
information, then explain the
ñ Has technology isolated us? meaning of the expressions in bold.