|! Fal In this unit, you learn how to... ro eons Lares CITT) + Tellanecdotes about Talkabout accidents + Reacttoshow interestwith « Read anecdotes in an So a aM de ea ti Pays using the past eee rt ee ae Prearerteratit Peer ienerneT es Se oY ee beter Rent Dee et MEU ee RR eR Cy PON UCC esr ete hur h can en ee ree ucurs aie :When Sd OnLy ee >” BAD week? ‘Aclualy, yes. | was going to work on the train Monday morning, and Iwas taking to this woman, | quess I wasn't paying attention, and | missed ‘my stop. {was half an hour fate for a meeting with my ae boss, deleted al my music files when she was using my computer. ‘Actually, she was trying to help me she was downloading stuf from my phone, and something went wrong. | spent haurs 0° i BS tno phone with tech support i uta Chen fe rieet | vay Yeah, Kind of.A couple of days 20, a tend and were ying 1 lok coo! in front of some gis at the mall, We weren't ooking, and we walked right into a glass cor. | was so embarrassed. a Getting started A. Lookat the illustrations above, What do you think happened to each person? 4 Do these kinds of things ever happen to you? Tell the class. 4 B_ ))s29 Listen and read, Were your guesses about the people correct? a reve Cc Can you choose the correct verb forms? Use the interviews above to help you. q i Then compare with a partner. 1) Sean missed / was missing his stop because he talked / was talking to a woman on the tain. 4 2. Julia's friend deleted / was deleting all ulia’s music files when she using / was using her computer 3. Roberto and his friend tried / were trying to Look cool when they walked J were watking into a glass door. 86@A Grammar Past continuous statements «}24 renee Use the past continuous to set the background fora story or tell about events in progress in the past. Use the simple past for completed actions in the past. Iwas talking to a woman, and i missed my stop. {wasn’t paying attention. We were trying to look cool, and we walked into a glass door. We weren't looking. A friend of mine deleted all my music files when she was using my computer. ‘When my friend was using my computer, she deleted all my musicfiles, The most common verbs in the Complete the anecdotes with the past continuous or simple past. past continuous are tal, do, Then close your book. Take tums retelling the anecdotes to a partner. 99, soy. ry. get, an el : .aving _ (have) lunch in a café yesterday when the server accidentally (Spill) tomato sauce on my shirt guess he_,_____ (nat / pay) attention. | was upset, but 1 got) my lunch for free. 2. My friend and {were ata barbecue tast week. When we _ (walk) around the yard, she (trip) (fall) into the pond. 1. @amage) my patents’ car ast week ' ty) to park, and my friend tao me, and! _{hil) a wall, Now | have to pay forthe repairs. J 4, Iwas in a chemistry class recently, and a classmate and I __{do) an experiment when something 7 (go) wrong. 1 ___ (burn) my hand. 5. Last week Iwas on the bus, and | _ __ (talk) to my giffriend | on my celt phone. Well, actually, we (have) a long : argument. We __ _ (not / get along) atthe time, When I (end) the cal, realized that everyone on the bus (listen). How embarrassing! Speaking naturally Fall-rise intonation ~ Jwas running fora bus last week, and | fell i When Iwas gaing home yesterday, Iran into an old friend. A. 4) 325 Listen and repeat the sentences above. Notice that the intonation falls and then rises slightly at the end of the first part of each sentence. This sets the background 1 Iwas reading a boak + and | missed my stop, 2. Lastnight when twas washing... Ibrokea glass. Iwas texting . and [tripped and fell on the street Yesterday when twas using _ sit suddenly crashed, | | B 4/326 Listen and complete the sentences. Then listen again and repeat. 4. CC Pairwork Think of things that happened to you this week. Tell each other your anecdotes. ia Building vocabulary A. 4))327 Listen and say the words and sentences. Which words and expressions do you already know? yi “ast B_ Make true sentences about accidents that happened to you or people you know. Use the vocabutary above and add other words you know. areal? C Pairwork Take tums telling about the accidents in your chart.@, Building language A. 4) 226 Listen. What happened to George? What was he doing when it happened? Practice the conversation. Hikeki So, how was your ski tip? Did you have a good time? Yeah, | guess. | soil of had an accident Oh, really? What happened? Did you hurt yourself? Yeah, | broke my leg. ‘Oh, no! How did it happen? I mean, what were you doing? Well, actually, Iwas talking on my cetl phone. While you were skiing? That's kind of dangerous. Yeah, | know. But Iwas by myself, s0 Iwas lucky had my cell to call for help, “ve B Complete the questions George's other friends asked, Use the conversation above to help you. 1. What were / did you doing? 3. Did you hurt yourself / you? 2. How did it happen / was it happening? 4, [don't enjoy skiing by / with myself. Do you? a Grammar Past continuous questions; reflexive pronouns 1) 328 OCT Past continuous Simple past Reflexive pronouns, Were you skiing with a fiiend? Did you hurt yourself? \ myself. No, I wasn’t Iwas by myself Yes, | did You yourself. What were you doing (when you fell)? What did you do? He himself, Iwas talking on my cell phone. tcalled forhelp. she [Yt herself. We ourselves. They themselves. A Complete the conversations with reflexive pronouns and Se eo aeere rere ‘ {question How about yourself? the simple past or past continuous of the verbs given. Se etre aeied What's wrong with your finger? Did you cut 2 in the expression ay myself A : B Yeah, | accidentally cut with a knife. A Oh,__-.__ you__ (make) dinner? Don’t use an object pronoun, " when the subject and object 2. A My father hurt____at the gym. ‘ofthe verb relerto the same 8 That's too bad. he itd) weights? oat ‘My fther rt ised A Yeah. Alot of people hurt _-on weight machines, | guess. | (woratpfathertuetinim) A Hey, where you... (Get) that black eye? B Oh, mymom and | had a car accident, Bul she’s OK. _(crive}? A Well, that’s good. Uh, 50 who _ 4. A My sister was hiking by_______ last weekend, and she broke her ankle, She was in the middle of nowhere t) help? Gc uae _ (hike) on the trail? B Oh, no! So, how she anyone else __ Imean, B_ Pairwork Practice the conversations above. Continue them with your own ideas, > ppp RRPY are attire elie Bros a Conversation strategy Reacting toa story A Look at some words from a funny story. Can you guess what happened? curry phone —burntpan— hide hilarious B_ ))330 Listen. What happened to Hugo? How did he “solve” his problem? Hugo | was at my friend’s house one time. We were making Thai curry for a bunch of people. Olivia Oh, {love Thai food. Hugo And he left me in the kitchen to watch the curry. Well, my phone rang and got talking Olivia Uh-ob. Hugo ... and itall stuck to the bottom of the pan and bumed, Olivia Oh, no! Hugo Yeah. It didn't taste too good. | freaked. Olivia | bet. Hugo So! poured the curry into another pan and added some chill peppers. Then | hid the burnt pan under the sink. q Olivia Oh, that’s hilarious. (bet nooneeven noticed. ; Hugo I don't know, No one said anything, but 4 they drank a lot of water. | Dee es ee ae ia D. Read the story below and the comments on the right. For each part ofthe story, choose a com ment. Practice telling the story and commenting with a partner, twas working as a server at Pierre’s last year. _¢ a. Oh, not I bet he was upset. 2. Yeah, it's very fancy with cool art and everything, bb, Well, that was lucky. 3, Well, it's not cheap. Anyway, Iwas serving coffee to this guy, &. Oh, Pierre's isnice, and | spilled it all over his suit! I heard Yeah ~ but wait, | found out itwas Pierre himself! 4. Expensive, huh? Yeah, and he was pretty mad. But he didn’t fire met e. You're kidding, the owner? 90Things happen QU aa €A Strategy plus sober... You can start a statement with bet... when you are pretty sure about something. BZ You can also use 1 betas aresponse to show you understand a situation, | A I freakedt hid the bumed pan Bibet under the sink aE Betisene oftherop 600} 44) 331 Read the stories and guess the responses. Then listen words, Over 60% of is uses and write the responses you hear. Practice with a partner, are in the expression bet. 1. A A friend of mine was staying at @ hotel one time, and she was walking back to her room in the dark, and she fell in the poat. Everyone at the pool café saw her! B Oh, nol | het 2. A One time fell asteep on the subway, and when | woke up, the train was at the end of the line. I took an hour to get, back to my stop. B Oh, tbet__, 3. A | was on vacation in Londan with my parents a few years ago, and we were flying home. Anyway, we got (0 the airport, and | realized my passport was still in the hotel safe. B Oh, no. | bet _ a Listening and strategies A funny story A. ))222 Listen to the story. Choose the best response each time you hear a pause. Check (/).a or b. 1. aC) that’s awiut, b, Cob, | bet 2, aL Tibet. b. Cnice. | 3. aL ]ts easy to do ». L) that’s good | 4. aL]ibet b. [1 thank goodness. 5. a.L]ibethewas prettyupset. — b.{]Good, B_ 4) 22 Listen to the story again. Write yo ‘own comments or responses when you hear the pauses. o Pair work Take turns retelling the story you just heard, or tell your own story, React with short comments and respond using / bet.a Reading A. Brainstorm! Make a list of any good things that happened recently. Tell the class. I passed my final math test My friend gave me a ticket to a concert B Read the article. What bad thing happened to each person? | tine exprssions i en yeas lay oy Did their stories have happy endings? GEMMA RUSSO, CALIFORNIA, Sometimes when things go wrong, they just go wrong But occasionally something "really positive comes out of a bad situation, Last month, while T was hiking, in a state park, I took a photo of an am sunset over a lake. It was so beautiful Ukat 1 decided to text it fo my friend Charley tight then and there. Anyway, when T was taking more photos of the lake, I slipped and dropped iy cell phone in the watet: Disaster! Tost al my photos, and I sprained my ankle, They couldn't fix my phone, either. Well, apparently Charley secretly sent in mry sunset photo to the local TY station. Today, they eltose it for “Photo of the Month,” and I won a brand new eameral CHIN-HO, DAEGU Maybe every cloud does have a silver bining, afer all ‘A couple of weeks ago, Twas helping a friend ce move his things into my Ten years ago, my scooter broke ., apartment. He was out down when T was riding to ? cof work and needed a school, l couldn't afford to fx i place to stay. While we BAS sos chist somester I had to got up were carrying some heavy boxes up the stairs, at 5:00 a.m. every day to take Thurt my back, [Las really bad, s0 J had £0 the bus One cold, wet morning, go Lo the emergency room. Anyway, while T «(eeling really tired and grumpy. But while I was was waiting to see the doctor, I saw an waiting for the bus, this guy started talking to me, and he advertisement for a computer technician at the ctually made me laugh! Tt turned out that he was, hospital. [ called my friend, be got the job, and hanged phone 1 got a prescription for painkillers! AL Teast his studying at the same college, We numbers, and the rest is history. Ten years later, were cloud hid a silver lining! Though I do have ny married with (wo children, Ob, and a new scooter! apartment all to myself again, ‘you read story. pay attention tothe ) fast month, They belp you follow eventsThings happen € Read the articte on page 92 again. Are the sentences true or false? Check ( ) True (1) or False (F) Correct the false sentences. t accasionally Gemma believes that something good-abyays comes out of a bad situation ON - Gemma won a new camera because she sent her photo to a local TY station [ Elena had to take the bus to class because she didn’t have the money to fixher scooter. [. ny, co Chin-ho hurt himself when he was trying (o help a friend, Elena liked the guy at the bus stop because he was oO 700 Chin-ho’s friend moved to a new place when he got the job at the hospital a Listening and speaking Happy endings? A 4) 333 Listen to Gary’s and Pam's stories. Who lost something? Who got lost? B_4))125 Listen to the stories again. Answer the questions. ‘with me all the way to work! ft was so nive of him © Group work Read your classmates’ anecdotes. Which ones show “every cloud has a silver lining”? Gary's story Pam's story 1. Where was Gary? What was he doing? 1. Where was Pam going? 2. Who did he meet? 2. Whatwas her problem? 3, Why did he forget his briefcase? 3. How did she get help? 4, What did he do when he got to work? 4, How did the woman offer ta hetp? 5. Does this story have a happy ending? 5. Does this story have a happy ending? i Why or why not? Why or why not? | C Pair work Student A: Choose one of the stories above, and retelt it to a partner. Student 8: Listen. Did your partner leave out any important details? erga a Writing Anecdotes sentences are in order | 7 twas walking to work last week The light changed j it started to rain Thad to wait for a really long time. | I didn't have an umbrella A young man came.up to me. { put a newspaper over my head and ran. He offered to share his. umbrella | [1 got to the corner. He walked with me.all the way to,work \ . ae pope } "erat B_ Read the Help note and the anecdote. What events do the words when and while link? i Then use your notes from above to write your own anecdote. | | Last week, Las walking to work when itstaried to | | fin Tid axe an umprea,s0 1 pot newspaper _—F Linkingideas with when and white | over my head and ran, Whew T got to the comes, the || You can use when or white to link a longer “background” event | ight changed, and T had to wait for a really long. and another action, J | time, Wale Twas waiting, a young man came up to + Wile emphasizes the length of time an action or event takes, 1, Mean offered to shave his wnbrell. Te walked + When also shows events that happen one after another. \ | ! 93 (PN erro sennaern fon i) ee ele — Cia Learning tip Sketches “ale my hand The top ten body pants Draw and label pictures to help you remember new vocabulary. Ce aa te 1 hand 6. am 2 eye 7. mouth 1 Label the sketch. Use the words in the box, 3. head 8, car 4 face 9, back eye 5. leg 10, ‘knee nose on ea head face neck shoulder / Before you go to sleep each night, think of the name for each part of your body. Head, Start at your head, and work toward your toes. Can you think of each word in eyes, Nose,... English before you fall asleep? ZzZZZZ, f° ary ore) PRO cer aCe ence bene aCe eee WW tatic about accide rer tn De Cn cee | Rees | Ree 1 to show fe oe rte oa‘ Can you complete this conversation? 5 y' Pp . r ‘A Complete the conversation, Use the simple past or past continuous of the vesbs. rE Marty Where did you __get__ {get} that black eye? you (fal) or something? Kevin Not exactly. (crash) into a tree with a bike ' : Maity You're kidding! How that (happen)? Kevin Well, 1 (ride) my little brother's bicycle. And his ' friends _(watch) meand (laugh) at me. Marty So why. —they.__{laugh)? i mean, what ' you (do)? : Kevin }__ (not do) anything special. But the bike is kind of simail. ‘ Marty Yeah,Ibet.Andtbetyou____{try} to look coal, too. ' Kevin I guess.t (look) at the kids behind me. And , 1 {not see} the tree ahead of me, When my ' brother____ (shout), “Wateh out," | __ (turn) around, but it was too late, ' Oh, no!__you____.. (aur) yourselv? \ i Well, | (not break) anything, {just __ | ' (feel) embarrassed. ' t B Pair work Practice the conversation. Then practice again and change Marty's responses. | ' : a What’s in the bathroom? , ’ A. Look at the picture for ten seconds, and try to : remember where things are. Then close your ' book. How many sentences can you write? i , | ae | 1. There's a toothbrush on the sink : B Pair work Choose six items from the picture. 7 Give your partner clues to guess the items, * Then change roles. La A You use it to clean your teeth, | we B Is ita toothbrush? a A No, it’s not. i. 8 Isittoothpaste? - - » a a st |a Can you use these expressions? Use these words and expressions to complete the conversation. Use capital letters where necessary, § whose yours one bright would youmind guess by myself __no, not atall mine hers ed todo. Wdoyoumindif bet yourself Karen d if come in? You look busy. Trish No, make _. __ at home. _handing me that paintbrush? The red Karen _. 7 Trish Thanks. So, what do you think? Karen Um, nice. | love the wall. Did you and your roommate choose the colors together? Trish No, actually, | did it all Nadia's away this week Karen Oh, is she? Trish Actually, no. Itwas very easy Karen oom is this? is it or Nadia’s? Trish This ones sand _ is down the hall. Karen Um, does Nadia like these colors? Trish I don't know. But do! __— Ihave an eye for color this was a lot of work a Suggestions, please! Pair work Think of solutions to these problems, Then take turns making suggestions. “+ get a lot of colds in the winter.” “My bedroom is always a mess.” “m going camping in June, but | don't have any equipment.” “Ouch! I think just sprained my ankle.” A I get lot of colds in the winter. B Why don'tyou...? | @ Do you mind. ..? ! Pairwork Imagine you and your partner are ina car on a road trip, One of you is the driver. ei v ‘Take turns asking permission and making requests. Use the Ideas below and add your own, © turn on the airconditioning —* stop fora snack © open the window © listen to the radio © drive © borrow some sunscreen © check the GPS © slow down * eat one of your cookies A Would you mind turning on the air conditioning? B No, not at all 96| PAGER a CCT Cn ee LRT eT] ete Peet = Compare ways of ©» Manage phone Derm et runes pear) ess es ours CO oe men ee eee oa CEU Cr ir Sa et a ro ooo Se eT em OS So ea Lg erste Which of these do you do? | od Video caltingane in touch “We use email at work, but | use my social network to keep in touch with friends. | was getting a lot of spam in my personal email Thete’s nothing worse than spam in your inbox.” HOW DO YOU KEEP IN TOUCH WITH PEOPLE? Alma Jones. “Well, at work we use video conferencing for meetings with our international offices. It's less expensive than a business trip. And more convenient, And you don’t get jet lag, either! Kayla Johnson “text my friends all day. Texting’s a lot quicker and easier than calling. it's more fun, too. !¢ae"t do it in class, though.” Mayumi Sato “Well, for bicthdays and ei things | still ike to send a & “well, 1 video call my 2 card. 1 know regular mail is : | parents, They think it's slower and tess reliable a better than the phone than email, but cards ace because they can see me. I guess it's a good way to keep In touch when I'm away at school.” ~Paco Rotiiguer more personal. And I never send those e-cards. | just FR. thinkit’s nicer to get a real —Tim Henry a Getting started A 44) 401 Listen to the responses to the survey question. How do the people keep in touch? ‘eu B_ Can you complete the sentences? Circle the correct wards. Use the survey to help you. ‘Mayumi says texting is quicker / quick than calling, l’s more fun than / that calling, too Tim thinks real cards are more personal / nice than e-cards. Kayla says that video conferencing is less / more expensive than a business trip. Paco's parents think that video calling is good / better than phone calls. pee ‘Alma says nothing is worse / bad than spam in your inbox. 98arative adjectives 49 4 crores QA Grammar comparative adjectives 4) we AES Short adjectives Texting is quicker and easier than calling Notice Adjectives-er—Iomicer to get aveacard than an e-card acer Long adjectives neue 7 eet more + adjective Real casts are more personal than e-cards. ied i. ee less + adjective Video conferences are less expensive than trips. "g bigger Irregular adjectives fae ‘ good ® better Video calls are better than phone calls. - per bad > worse Nothing is worse than spam in your inbox : The top adjectives ater mare are expensive ng a fan A Complete the conversations with the comparative formn of the adjectives and than if needed. then practice with a partner. —_ 1, A. Do you like e-cards? | think they're._rne1 tha B True, And they're (easy) to send, too, Though they're a bit (personal) real cards. 2. A Do you ever use video calling? Our grandparents think i they can see us, It's _ ___ (Good) the phone. B Yeah, and it's (expensive) internationat phone calls 3. A Do you prefer your tablet or your laptop? B Mylapiop. i's__ (big), but ts _ Gifficult) to work on. (useful) a tablet, A Yeah? My sister prefers her tablet. She says it's (convenient) to carry around 4. A Do you use email much these days? I don't. | just use my social network. B Me too. it's __ (fun) Ws (bad) email (efficient) email. And it’s (good) texting, too. Texting’s ANS0E B_ Pairwork Ask and answer the questions above. ve, conveniet, important, (nice) because T lets are (light) her laptop, ive yourown opinions. QTE, with comparatives, use & Speaking naturally Linking : sore oer, 8 Bath tis easier than emai With social networking, it’s easier to keep in touch with people. (NOT 1M is morereesier Text messages gre less expensive than phone calls Real cards are nicer than e-cards. A. 4) 409 Listen and repeat. Notice how the consonants are linked to the vowels. B 4, How do you keep in touch with friends and family? 2. Do you talk to your grandparents every day? 3. Do you usea social network to communicate with friends? Ig it easier to text your friends gf to calt them? Do you think video calls are more fun than phone calls? then eenail) 4) 408 Listen and repeat the questions below. Then discuss the questions in groups. 9eT) Qa Building vocabulary ‘A. 4) a5 Listen and read, Why can’t Nathan have a conversation with Angela? 1a Receptionist Voice mat Nathar Angela Woman Angela Bell Nathan Mi, Angela. It's Nathan, id you get my message? fj Angela Uh, yes, | think so. Oh, hold on. | have another call. Call me later, O17 Hello? Nathan Uh, Angela? Woman No, this is Beth. Nathan Oh, I'm sorry. f think | have the wrong number. Woman No problem Good afternoon. Sun Company, Hello. Could I speak to Angela Bell, please? ‘One moment, please. Angela Bellis on the phone. Please leave a message, This is Nathan. Call me back on my cell. Hi, Ang welt” B_ Find these expressions in the phone conversations, and write them in the chart. Then practice the conversations with a partner. you le you need to interrupt b 100 Helio? Hi, Angela. Guess what! Nathan, | can’t hear you. You're breaking up. Cail me back on my office phone a Oh, OK. you ask to speak to someone? ave a voicesmait message? you calt someone by mistake? you can’t hear some of the other person’s words? the phone call suddenly ends? Angela Angela Bell athan Angelal Listen. My boss hhas some concert tickets for us... Uh, Angela? Angela? Oh, no! We got cut oft. eS ‘use you have another call?@A Building language A. )) 406 Listen (0 the conversation Nathan and Angela finally have. Why was Nathan calling? Finally! it's hard to get ahold of you. You're not that easy to reach, either You spend a lot more time on the phone than tdo. That's because ! get more calls. Hathaa You just talk more! Anyway, | was calling befare ‘cause my boss had free tickets to the Sting concert tonight. Oh, great! What time? Nathan Well, it’s too late now. He gave them to someone else Angela Oh, na! Why didn’t you send me a text message? fee B Can you rewrite these sentences and keep the same meaning? Start with the word given. Use the conversation above to help you 1, Angela You get fewer calls than ! do. 2, Nathan {spend less time on the phone than you do. You 3. Nathan I talk less than you do. You __ ae Grammar More, less, fewer 4)) 07 CTS : ‘With countable nouns With uncountable nouns With verbs | get more calls than you (do), | spend more time on the phone. ‘She talks more than he does. , You get fewer calls thanido. You spend less time on the phone. — He talks less than she does. About | Ms vos A Complete the sentences with more, less, or fewer so they are true for you. Fewer not very | Rewrite them in a different way and keep the same meaning. common People 1. Myfriends talk more _thantdo. | talk less than my friends do. reer 2. Onthe phone, tlisten____ than I talk. 3. Isend_____ emails than texts, - 4. Ispend _ time on social networking sites than my parents. | 5. Iget emails than t did two years ago. | 6. Iget voice-mail messages than text messages | 7. My parents talk on the phone a lot __than Ido. j 8. like texting than cating B Pairwork Discuss the sentences above. Compare your styles of communication, A I think my friends talk more than Ido. 'm pretty quiet. 8 Really? I talk more than all my friends. They say Inever stop talking! totLesson C Spaeatee a Conversation strategy Dealing with interruptions A What kinds of things can interrupt phone conversations? Make a list. B 4) 409 Listen. what does Maria want to tell Sarah? Savah Hello? Maria Hi, Sarah. It's Maria Sarah Hey. How are you doing? Maria Great. Listen, | have some news. Juan and | went out to a fancy restaurant last night and Sarah Oh, just a minute. I've got another call, Hold on a second. ... Sorry. So, what were you saying? Maria Well, guess what? Wi Sarah That’s wonderful! Congratu Maria Thanks. So yeah, the wedding’s going to bein Sarah Oh, sorry, Now there's someone's at the door. Hold on... OK. So, you were saying? Maria Well, | was just calting to ask ~ will you be my maid of honor? Are you kidding? Of course! re getting masied tions! Ree CCE eaties Interruptinga conversation: Restarting the conversation: the conversation and then Tee Se ota ~ comes back to it with eet et es Se Ea expressions like these. Find MUR AU ALIEN CE eg MMMM OTC Could /Can you hold ona second? What were we talking about? D 4) 409 Listen, Complete these phone conversations with the expressions you hear. Then practice with a partner, Continue the conversations using your own ideas. 4. A So yeah. | just read on a friend's social networking page that B On. i need my charger. OK. Gotit. $0, __ ~ 2. A Anyway, my teacher told me B Oh, iaas My toast is buming, Let me just ~ gosh ...OK. So, yeah. ae 3. A. Sorry about that. | dropped my phone. So, B_ You said your social life is more important than your job. Oh, Um, a coffee, please. Sorry. 'm at a coffee shop. So, 102 nrCommunication A Strategy plus just You can use the word justto make the things you say softer. 5) 410 Listen to four phone conversations. Write just each time the Whatuni ls speakers use it, Then practice the conversations witha partner iatsone che 1920 0s. } ist 1. A Hi there. Bo you have a mint? ant 3. A |sthis a good time to talk? to tell you some good news. B Sure, Could you hold on a second? Let B_ Really? Hold on a second, I need to me tun down the TV. ... So, what's up? Close the door. AC Well, Iwas calling to ask your advice ican about somethin B Hi, Dad. it’s me. Is Mom there? 4, A Hi, Pm calling to say helto, A Yeah. But hold on a second. She's B_ Oh, hi, Listen, can tcall you back? upstairs. | need to catl her. have to finish something, a Listening and strategies Sorry about that! A 1) 411 Listen to the conversations. Why is each person calling? Write the reasons under the pictures. B 4) 41 Listen again. Check (/) the reasons far the two interruptions in each conversation 1. Ey She got another call 2. [] the Wwasn'tworking, 3. [] He had to find his wallet, CJ They lost the connection. 1 There was traffic noise. He meta friend. (2] Her battery ran out (J She dropped her phone. C2 He went the store, C1 She ordered a coffee 1 the pizza arrived, 11 she had to turn off the oven, ‘yas’ C Pairwork Student A: “Call” and tell your partner some interesting news. Student B: “Answer” your partner's call, Interrupt and restart the conversation twice. Then change roles. A Hey, Joke. How are you? Do you have a minute? just want to tell you something. 8 Hi, So, what’s going on? Oh, hold on a Second. I need to toke this cal, It's my mom,a Reading A Is texting a good way to communicate? Why or why not? Make a list of reasons, Read the fist and last paragraph ofan article to get a general sense of what itis about B_ Read the article. What's one advantage of texting? What's one disadvantage? F315 Comments Why all the interest in texting? § Eee seer hnce em onseantimemeemnenmicenanas nenauassiecsnisnauan ere or ll Otte CEL OE) ‘Anarticle on the Internet recently caught my eye. It was about the Texting Championships. in New York City. The 17-year-old winner texted 149 characters in 39 seconds and won $50,000. That is certainly imy and much, much faster than me - LOL :-). However, I started to wonder Why is there still so much interest in texting? After all, texting is a commonplace activity these days. It's clear that texting, with alt its abbreviations and symbols, is now part of our lives. According to research, about 75% of Americans send text messages, and almost one third prefer to text rather than talk on their phone. It’s just AC URROMeReeMeea quicker to send a text than make a call. Typing SUP is faster than asking S “Mow are you?” and listening to the answer. It's also more discreet because reo no one can overhear your conversation ~ and that’s FBN. ee ee OTOH, texting has its downsides, too, and perhaps it’s these problems that create all the interest. Textets gripe that they are getting more spam texts than ever before. Teachers complain that students test scores are getting worse because teens spend more time texting than they should, Some also say that texting encourages bad grammar and punctuation and IMO, that's true. Students don't realize they shouldn't write their essays in “textese," and they get low grades as a result, Many young people are steeping less because they wake up in the night every time a text pops up on their phone. Others have injuries to their hands and thumbs from the constant texting There are also more serious problems with texting, however, such as the accidents that happen when people text and drive at the same time. Fortunately, many countries are passing laws that make it illegal to text when you're behind the wheel of a car, In addition, public service advertisements warn of the dangers of texting while driving, Peshaps, then, there is good reason for all the interest in texting C Read the articte again and answer the questions. Then compare with a partner Why do so many people like texting better than talking on the phone? Find two reasons. How many texting abbreviations does the author of the article use? What does each one mean? What is What are some other downsides of texting? Find four problems in the article, “textese”? What kinds of problems does itcause? to Do you have any advice for people who text all the tine? Write faur“Dos" andl “Don'ts” for texters. acrosomeCommuni D Find the expressions below in the article on page 104, What do they mean? Mateh each one to a definition. Write a to f 1. caught my eye. 4. overhear a. disadvantages d. gat my attention 2. wonder. 5. downsides. b. not noticeable —@, saythere’s a 3. discreet _ 6. warn of _ cc. hear without problem Intending to f ask myself Aa Speaking and listening It can be annoying... rorshi, A Pair work Read the sentences below. Which ones do you agree with? What else can you say about texting? (1) Texting takes less time than calling (2) ts annoying to get texts tate at night 1 Texting your parents in public is less 2 When you're with a friend, it’s OK to text othe : embartassing than talking an the phone friends y 7 Texting is useful when you ask a favor, (1 You shouldn't text friends during class. } B 4) 4.12 Listen to Vanessa talk about texting. Check (7) the sentences she agrees with. 5 i ae GW writing the pros and cons i A Pair work Choose one of these ways of communicating. Make a list ofits advantages } and disadvantages. ' * video calling * texting + social networking —* phonecails * email Advantages of video calling Disacvantages of video calling © lt’s fan to video call with a close friend... People call me when | don't look very ' +S either very cheap or free good. {ts embarrassing! t +. [t's almost tike you're in the same room........ People talk longer on a video call } Wts harder to say good-bye. : : ee eet FO. B The article below is divided into four sections, What is the purpose of each section? Read the Help ) note for an explanation. Then use your tist from above to write a similar article } ing an atticte giving pros and cons ite an introduction to the topic ‘The Pros and Cons of ‘Video calting is becoming more and more popular, and some of my friends now call me every day Ws fun to vidco call with a close friend if you don't see him, oo her very often. 1's almost like you're in the same room, On the other hand, video calls can be a problem. Sometimes ‘you don't want people to sve you, and it can be embarrassing! ‘Also, people talk longer on a video call than a phone call. For Some reason, it’s harder to say good-bye! ite about the advantages, + Write about the disadvantages. However... On the other hand, [-* write a conclusion, giving your views. Lthink.. tn my opinion, In my opinion, video calling is good for friends you don't see very often, However, for friends from class, a quick text message of call és much beter Giscuas | Make © Group work Read your classmates’ artictes. Whose opinions do you agree with? | 105 Dns\=, Vocabulary notebook — 106 Learning tip Learning expressions One way to learn expressions is to make a note of the situations when you can use them Match the expressions with the situations. “1m sorry. Fhave the wrong number. “Ihave another call.” “You're breaking up." “We got cut off.” “Where were we? Make a chart of expressions you can use on the phone when you have problems with the call while you're talking. you ask ifit's a goad time to talk. you need to interrupt the conversation ota Make a phrase book for different situations ~ for example, making calls, Carry it with you, and learn the phrases. oe | Ree ce eet Dec us De ues | eu | secu sg ahold of someone Hold on! People mostly say Hold on to teave 4 phone corwersation for aevinute, | RE 20 ME 0000 HB isto minute, You can't hear someone clearly You call the wrong number by mistake. You come back to @ conversation after an interruption You geta signal that a second person is caiting you. You sudldenly can’t hear the ather person at atl + you ask to speak to someone. + you explain why you're calling. + you restart the conversation. © you can’t talk now, but you can talk later Pee cee DPS ene ue as | Enc eee | Un aCeTROLL Cree) eee een eer ne! een) + Describe people's + Identify people by» Use expressions like cree Sree an mame Ce a ere Piette) Pe el ee) arene ee it taveand have got usingverb +-!ng_« Use expressions lke eet Boas orem eo Ee Ue SIV) Rel) -t 34 Pe oS et Oe ee eee SD De LD Orci Sid Oe LL Tda-Lto A UWA) as 1 7 Heather Six foot three. 'm serious Alice No kidding! So, does she have curly black hair like you? Heather No, she’s got straight blond hair and blue eyes. And she’s thinner than me, too, ! mean, she’s really skinny. Alice She sounds like a model. Heather Actually, she is a modet! PLL: Ma Alice What does your twin sister look like, Heather? Do you look alike? | mean, are you identical twins? Heather No, we took totally different. Hayley's a lottaller than me. She takes after my dad. Alice How tall is she? Heather Six three.* Alice Huh?... How tail is she? **sc}x (foot) three = one meter ninety el ae a Getting started A. Describe the people in the picture above. Can you find someone with curly hair? With straight hair? Someone who Is tall and skinny? B i) 41 Listen, Alice and Heather are meeting Heather's twin sister, Hayley, at the airport. Can you find Hayley in the picture? Practice the conversation. FENG C_ Use the conversation above to help you complete these questions and answers. Then practice with a partner, does your sister look like? 2. A _____tallis your sister? _ blond hair. B_ Six foot three. We're different. We don’t look___ LA B She’stall, and she's_. 108cl Apa Ta A Grammar Describing people; have got 4) 414 IE 5 Do Hayley and Heather look alike? How tall is hes father have got = have No, they look totally different, He's six {foot} seven. Does she have curly hair? He's over two meters tall. No, she’s got straight hair. What does tlayley took like? She's tall and thin, What color is Hayley's hair? W's blond ‘Who's got curly hair? Ido, Fe got cury hair Who does she look like? She looks like her father. What cotor are Haytey’s eyes? They're blue. Saying heights, Her father is six (foot) seven. He's six foot seven inches (tald. She's one mater ninety (tall) Don't confuse these questions: What's she tke? = What kind person is she? What does she look ike? an you deseaibe er? A. Choose the correct words to complete the questions. Compare with a partner, (Gow/ What tall are you? : What color have / are your eyes? ! Who / What do you look like ~ your mother or your father? What / How colors your mother's hair sit / Are they tong or short? | Cor'forgettuses form | What / How does your father look like? ‘She's got fong brown hai Does anyone in your family have / got blue eyes? (NOT Siregot long Browa hal) Who's got / got short hair in your class? Does anyone got / have long hair? Do any of your friends look alike / like someone famous? or eens 28 Do you know any twins? Do they look exactly like / alike? AcE B_ Pairwork Ask and answer the questions above. Give your own information & Speaking naturally Checking information ~ — ~ X Asking for information A What's his name? A How old's he? A What color is his halt? B Joshua Murray. B Nigety-five. 8 White. ws st ws information “A What’s his name? A How old ishe? A What color is his hair A €) 415 Listen and repeat the questions and answers above. Notice how the stress and intonation are different in the checking questions. Avmut B- Pair work Ask your partner to describe a good friend. Ask information questions and checking questions to make sure your information is correct. A So, tell me about your friend, What's her name? B Her mame’s Kat. ‘A What's her nae? B Kat. I's short for Katrina.a Building vocabulary A 4) 416 Listen and say the sentences, Check (/) the features you like. Tell the class. | “I like mustaches.” “like muscular people." (Cie has a beard and a mustache, Tite has a shaved head He's bald, (She wears her hair in [she has tong cornrows fingernails, B_ for each feature, think of someone you know, and write a sentence. Then compare with a partner. 1 My boss has a beard and a mustache 2. My mothe got pierced ears. 10 2 gee eee ateAppearances A Building language A 4) 437 Listen, Find Rosa's roommate and Rosa’s brother in the picture. Practice the conversation. Jussi So, is your new roommate here? Rosa Ava? Yeah, she's right over there, Oh, which one is she? She's the woman standing by the table. The one with the short hair? No, the woman with the ponytail Oh, she looks nice, And who's that guy talking to her? He looks kind of wed asa You mean the guy in the yellow pants? That's my brother Jimmy. "E4KE B_ Can you complete these sentences about Ava and Jimmy? Use the conversation above to help you. 1, Avais the woman __. by the table. She's the one the ponytai, 2. Jimmy is the guy... te Ava. He's the one the yellow pants. a Grammar Phrases with verb 4 -ing and prepositions 4))a10 CATE PSCE TTT Which one is your roommate? Who's the guy talking to Rosa's roommate? She's the womancf standing by the tbl The guy wearing (the) yellow pants? My brother. ae wearing (the) black pants. The guy standing by the table is my brother. by the table. ‘Who's the guy in the blue shirt? She's the one with (the) long hair. ‘Which one? The one with (the) glasses? That's Jason. in the black shirt. ‘The guy with / in (the) yellow pants is Rosa's brother. A Choose the correct words in the questions. Then look at the picture above, and match the questions and answers. Ask and answer the questions with a partner. 1. Who's the tall man in /(n théstriped shirt? _¢ | a. Yes. He's the one talking to Rosa. 2. Who's the woman talks / talking to Jimmy? b. Inthe white skirt and red top? 3. Who's the guy with / in the shaved head? pats Oe 4, Who's the woman stand / standing by Alex? ¢. Inthe yellow pants? That's jimmy. 5, Who's the woman in / with the black curly hair? . d. The muscular one? That's Alex. 6, {sJason the one is eating / eating a cookie? ¢. The short blond one? That's Ava. {, The one inthe green blouse? That's Rosa, ‘Nos! B_ Pairwork Ask and answer questions about people in your class. A Who's the guy sitting next to Claudia? B The one in the blue shirt? That's Marco.(RCo) Sorat ‘ What's his name? a Conversation strategy Trying to remember words A. Do you know what these things are? Match the words and the descriptions thick soles _¢, alittle short beard 1. agoatee 3. cargo pants a. shoes wit 2. awig 4, platform shoes. b. baggy pants with pockets d, false hair B_4)) 419 Listen, What does Gabby tell Jin-ho about their old classmate? Gabby Do you remember that cool guy in our class last year? Oh, what's his name? You know... he always wore those baggy pants with all the pockets. What do you call them? Jin-ho You mean cargo pants. Gabby Yeah, And he had long hair and a funny little beard... what do you call that? Jin-ho Do you mean a goatee”... Oh, | know. You mean Max! Gabby That's right, Max, Welt, don't look now, but he's sitting right behind you. And he’s weating a suit and tie and everything. Jin-ho A suit and tie? No way! Gabby Yeah, and he’s got short hait, He looks different! Cae De a Ae Dee ah ta ee eed C Notice how Gabby uses expressions like these when she can’t remember a name or a word, Find ‘examples in the conversation. D Complete the conversations with expressions like the ones above. Then practice with a partner. 1. & Doyou remember when everyone wore those shoes ~ — the ones with really thick soles? B. Oh, yeah, Platform shoes. Actually, peaple still wear them! 2. A Afriend of mine wears her hair in those tiny braids B.Cornrows? They're really cook 3. A Who's that singer with all the amazing clothes? _ You know, her hair always looks different because she wears those, uh= ? 8 Do you mean wigs? Are you thinking of Lady Gaga? v2 :aA Strategy plus You mean. Dangetina jolie You can say You mean... or ask Do you mean... ?to check what someone is tatking about or to suggest a word or name. Do you mean a goatee? Oh, tow. You mean Max. What words ate these people trying to think of? Write a response using You mean... or Do you mean... ?Then practice with a partner. 1. A. I'm going to buy a pair of those baggy pants with lots of pockets. What do you call them? B san cargo 2. A My brother has long hair, and he pulls it back, you know, he wears it ina, um 3. A My best friends are twins. They look exactly alike. They're, uh, what do you call them? 4. A. My friend has these cute little spots on her nose, What do you call them? 2 5. A My grandfather doesn’t have any hair, He’s, uh, what do you call that? : B 6 > When Iwas a kid, ! wore those, what do you call those things en your teeth. Um, ... Listening and strategies Celebrities A.) 420 Listen. Two friends are watching an awards ceremony on TV, and they are tatking about the celebrities. Who are they talking about? Number the pictures 1 to 6. Ciseartett Johansson Dizhang Ziyi (sata Hayek) B Pair work Take tums talking about celebrities as if you can't remember their names. Can your partner guess who you are talking about? A Treally lke that singer from Colombia. What's her name? She sings in English, Spanish, and Arabic 8 Oh, do you mean Shakira? Yeah, her voice is amazinga Reading A. What clothes and hairstyles are in fashion rightnow? ¢™p~ When did they become fashionable? oe Practice skimming. Read the frst sentence ofeach paragraph to get a general idea ol what the aiticle Is about B_ Read the blog. Which styles do you know about? Which do you like? § to a friend. "She's the one wearing braces ~ the pink cones," | realized at that moment that braces are now a fashion statement. Can you imagine? But then, did you ever imagine that plastic shoes with holes in them would | become so popular all those years ago? Or that you 4 could buy little charms to wear on them? F {A few days ago, | pointed out my twelve-year-old niece But that's the great thing about fashion. You're never quite sure what's going ta became the “in” thing, 7 Take glasses. Big glasses came and went, and then everyone | wanted designer glasses with a logo. Men wore glasses with | heavy, black frames for a time. Then colored frames were the “in” thing, and soon people didn't want frames at all. | Glasses, too, became a fashion statement, and people wore | them even if they didn’t need glasses! i *, Hairstyles are another greatway tomakea fashion statement. | Men with ponytails, shaved heads, cornrows - they've all — come and gone and come back into style again. Women’s } hairstyles are long and straight one miniite, and short and ly the next. Bangs are in. Oh wait, no . .. bangs are out. Then of course, there are jeans. Straight-legged are the way to go, until everyone wears them flared, Some guys wear them baggy. Really baggy. Women, on the other hand, seem to prefer "skinny jeans." Black jeans are in, and then everyone starts weering white jeans, of pink jeans, or... every other color One thing is for sure. It’s a lot of wark keeping up with the latest fashion trends ~ and expensive! Maybe the best way to make a fashion statement is to do your own thing and not follow fashions at all!sopiaices LR © Read the blog again, Answer the questions. Why does the writer say that braces are now a “fashion statement"? 2, What shoe style became popular years ago? 3. What five styles of glasses does the writer mention? Oo you know anyone who wears any of them? 4, How many hairstyles formen does the writer list? Do you have any friends with these styles? 5, What és the opposite of baggy jeans? straight-legged jeans? Which styie do you prefer? 6. What advice does the writer give about keeping up with the latest fashion trends? Do you agree? Q@ Listening woat’sin style? ! A 4) 428 Listen to a fashion editor interview four people. What items are they talking about? Write the number of the conversations (1 to 4) next to the items, There is one extra item. shirts _. shoes skirts dresses _ pi ! i i | a Speaking and writing Fashion trends AetE A Group work Ask and answer the questions, Take notes on the different ideas. 1. What clothes are “in” today among your friends? 4. What do you like about today's “loot? | 2. What clothes are going out of style? 5. What don’t you like about it? ~ 3. What styles of shoes are your friends wearing? B_ Read the article below and the Help note. Undertine the expressions in the article that describe trends, Describing new trends ‘Shosthaieis in style ong hoiris going out of style. igh beets ore dated / old-fashioned. Glasses are becoming popular Its fashionable to wear Less formal expeassi Shorthairis Glasses are the "in" thing They'to very trendy, Clothes Are Now the Ri clothes to ‘This year, all my co-workers are wearing eas work, Men are wearing casual slacks and swe: and ties are out of style, Leather shoes are “out,” and dressy sneakers are “in.” Tes also fashionable for women to wear slacks, and fener women are wearing suits, High heels are going out of style. In general, [like this fashion trond. I feel more comfoetable C_ Write an article describing the current “look,” Use at least four of the expressions in the Help note. aLearning tip Writing true sentences Use your new vocabulary in true sentences about yourself or people you know, What do these people look like? Match the sentences and people. He's tall, and he’s got spiked hair. _d._ 6. He's short and alittle heavy, She has short hair, 7. She's got freckles, _ yeene He’s bald, and he wears glasses; —— 8. She has tong hair and big brown eyes. _ he’s wearing eartings. —— 9. He's got blue eyes and blond hair. _ She wears her hair in braids. — 40. She has dark curly haie. 2. Write three sentences about each of these people. What do they look like? * afamilymember * aclassmate * aclose friend ¢ yourself ¢ another person He's green and bald Look at three different people this week Think of how to describe them. Then write sentences. Tee ce aa Cesc pees a era eon eae 16Looking ahead wise RCM ae re ee ny eos i) « Make predictionsand —» Talk about jobs Ore Ur aes Roca Lan eee te try peered eer with will, may, and DT © Agreeto something —_* Write an article about a Ce LCL Ged PO cy es heen and OK Prt bette Rel Which of these things do you think you are going to do in the next five years? ‘How sure are you? Absolutely sure? Pretty sure? Not at all sure? Peco sty Crk k Se ei cae Co ecgeee N “Well, I'm graduating from college next Well, some of my friends are going to June, 50 [guess I" look fora job. tknowit P| travel around Europe for two won't be easy to find one ~ so! may go on months. hope Pll be able to go for a master’s degree. We'll see.” with them, But it'll be ~Chiisty Lewis expensive, and | might not be able to afford it” ~Paul Reade “we're going to have a baby in March, so both of us will probably take some time off from work. I'm . Jy{ sure the baby will keep us both Bm not sure. | might look for a better . Pee ory busy.” job. Before that, though, 'm going to ask my boss fora promotion. But | probably won't get one, so. ~taura chong FY g “'m going to retire ~ be 65 in june ~ and mny wife's already retired, So we'll probably move to Florida in the fall, or maybe Arizona We're not going to spend another winter here ~ that’s for sure!” jim and Katie Contey ~Joe Etta a Getting started A )) 422 Are you going to do any of these things next year? Tell the class, Then listen. What are the people above going to do? Check (/) the boxes below. CO havea baby 12 graduate trom college Dl bwyarowe Ore El askfora promotion EJ goontoramasters degree EQ goonateip EI get manied Fes EE B Complete the sentences using the interviews above to help you. Paul says it_ be expensive to go to Europe. He's sure about that Laura thinks she probably ____ geta promotion. She's 95% certain herboss wil say no, Christy says she study fora master’s degree. She's not sure, though Laura says she look for a better job. She says i's possible. Joe sayshe___ retire next june, He's already decided. na