UNIT 1 People

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straight, shoulder-length, dark, long

VOCABULARY

Hair: light brown, fair, curly, spiky, short, blond(e), Weight: thin, fat, heavy, slim, average Height: petite, average, short, tall Overall Appearance: well-built, good-looking, attractive,

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

sociable although significant reliable sceptical

Famous Signatures

c. William Shakespeare page 8

pretty, gorgeous, dark, fair, petite

POSSIBLE ANSWERS Hes got blond, spiky hair and brown eyes. Hes very good looking! (picture no. 4) Shes got shoulder-length, straight black hair and blue eyes. (picture no. 9)

GRAMMAR
Present Simple and Present Continuous
1. need (Present Simple), practise (Present Simple), are meeting (Present Continuous), love (Present Simple), am looking (Present Continuous) 2. need and love 3. practise 4. am looking 5. are meeting

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POSSIBLE ANSWERS serious, responsible, generous, sociable, intolerant, dishonest, reserved, polite, rude, bad-tempered, enthusiastic, dependable, humorous, cheerful, lively, outgoing, moody, grumpy, extroverted, introverted

1 2

1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

am trying isnt hiring swims is going go is having Do wear enjoy

5. do they drive on 6. play 7. are showing 8. Dont you eat 5. doesnt understand; dont like 6. am buying 7. is sleeping 8. are doing; are playing

Bridge to Everyday Language

Talking About People

1. c

2. e

3. a

4. d

5. b

Multicultural Europe

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c. London page 6

READING

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c 1. To examine a persons handwriting, a graphologist needs

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Everyone is waiting for us. She rarely exercises. We are staying in a 5-star hotel. You dont look very well. Is anybody sitting here? Do you want some?

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about twenty lines of normal writing on a page that has no lines on it. 2. A person who has got large handwriting might be a bit arrogant.
1. b. If a persons writing tends to go in an upward

1. Do know; does look; is wearing 2. dont understand; want; am having 3. do do; play; am going 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. do wonder feels are saying is thinking analyses 6. tells 7. are speaking 8. is 9. thinks 10. work

direction, [he] may also tend to lose his temper quite easily. (lines 18-21) 2. a. A legible signature means that a person is honest and reliable. (lines 24-25)
1. Large handwriting 2. Writing in an upward direction 3. Small handwriting

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VOCABULARY
Pe r s o n a l i t y

Appearance and

WRITING

Informal Correspondence

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5. polite 6. moody 7. successful 8. cheerful

1. 2. 3. 4.

shy stubborn outgoing calm

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In the opening remarks (paragraph 1). In the signing off. In the body of the e-mail (paragraph 2). In the initial greeting. In the closing remarks.

British / American English

1, 3, 5

1. smart: elegantly dressed (Brit. English); clever (American English) 2. mad: insane (Brit. English); angry (American English)
ADJECTIVE PREFIXES

Exchange Students

1. True. 2. True. 3. False. Students must be at least 15. page 13

CONNECTORS

2 3 4 5

unattractive, immature, unsociable, dishonest, impatient, inconsiderate, disorganised, independent 1. dishonest 2. unattractive 3. sociable 4. considerate 1. B 2. A 5. impatient 6. mature 7. independent 8. disorganised

but (line 2) and (line 4) so (line 5) because (line 8) 1. d 2. c 3. a 4. b 4. so 5. but

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5. sociable 6. unattractive 7. inconsiderate 8. considerate

page 11 1. 2. 3. 4. cheerful stubborn shy moody

1. because 2. and 3. but

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LISTENING

Informal Conversations

1 2 3

Chinese New Year

b and c

Conversation 1 Personality (friendly, full of energy) Conversation 2 Appearance (gorgeous, green eyes and curly black hair) 1. b 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2. a 3. a

Bridge to Speaking
Grammar and Vocabulary

1. 2. 3. 4.

What do you do in your free time? What are you doing after school today? How do you usually dress? What is your best friend wearing now?

False. She is here for the summer holidays. False. He says he would like to meet her. False. Brian will need a holiday after his cousin leaves. True. False. They are in different classes. True.

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LOOKING BACK

Vocabulary

1 2 3

1. d 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

2. c

3. b

4. e

5. a

inconsiderate disorganised impatient attractive slim gorgeous outgoing shoulder-length

5. cheerful 6. independent 7. dishonest 8. mature 5. average 6. shy 7. adventurous 8. stubborn

Grammar

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1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

practises isnt talking am trying dont remember am having am not writing makes talks isnt meeting

5. visits 6. are cooking 7. is meeting 8. Do like 6. dont understand 7. want 8. dont know 9. do think

Writing

1. because 2. but 3. because

4. but 5. and 6. so