PREMIUM 2 B1 level | Coursebook aoe a' Home comforts peaceful 1 Look at the photos of homes around the world and match the @ Discuss these questions with other students. How should you behave as a guest in Britain? Discuss your ideas. outsides with che insides. One pair does not match, + Whith house i British, japanese, Cuban, Swiss? How can you tel? + Which one do you think locks most comforcable or arcactive? + Whac features do you particularly like or dislike? + How are the houses the same or different as homes in your country? Si are + Should you arrive eatly,on time ora lice lace? + How should you greet your guests? + What should you bring asa present, ifanything? + Should you offer to help your host? @ Whar does a foreign guest need to know about how to behave in oS your country? Discuss your ideas. = ‘S 3Premium | UNIT 04 | Listening Grammar | present tenses (CHEAP Listen to four international @ Discuss these questions with other students. ‘students living in Britain, Choose the correct picture, A, B or C. 1 Iflorge was invited to a party at 8 pm. in his country, when would he arrive? + What isa blog? Do you write one, or read one regularly? + Why do you think peaple enjoy reading blogs? (© Read che blog and find the answers to these questions, 1 Why's the wrcer keeping a blog? 2 What does she lke and what doesnt she lke about her new lfe? Ima student at Cardiff University, where | S80) Business Srucies and japanese. For che third year of my course I Ln in Nagase Japan, AER cis biog 0 all my friends and family can find out about my new life Here isa photo of where Feseuaidoncpcls | ontopota hil othe views ove the ABOUT ME | city re bOI NAMI today though sol cant ee ae anything bu loud L | 4: Whar ula wear ean ake tamincthecty ae ee centre every day Idsa good Nagasaki, ¢ way tose the ciylike | “wy Nagasaki, but iff my home, coo. Japan ‘These are some aera of my apanese friends from the college, loads oF people aleady and Ig, [EIR new people al the met 0 tak Japanese with them, though dont alvays Understand hac they say to me! Vocabulary | weather 4 Look at these words for describing ‘weather. Can you add any more to each column? This is whae IE for breakfas every eke cane clay TRIG lor of new foods a the pie ere ‘ ‘moment. Sa bit strange fr me to have fh fr breakfast, bu general TR Japanese food. @ Look a the examples of the present simple in YRIGW and answer @ Describe the weather in your the questions. ‘country in the winter and summer. 1 Which examples describe repeated events? 1's cool inthe winter 2 Which examples scribe genera facts? Theres 2 lot of snow. nine ne Look at che examples of the present continuous in FEA and answer che questions. (3 What do you think the weather is 1 Which examples describe situations happening ar the time of writing? usualy like in these countries? 2. Which ewo examples describe something happering around now, but not, jen da — — necessarily a the same time as she wating? if Finlanc! Japan Bail Jordan Australia = Boe greniniar ference: page 153(© Which four examples of the present simple have verbs which are not usually used in she presen continuous? (© Which of these verbs are not usually used in the present continuous? : like want play go believe know stay belong | hace drink sing hearmean love understand Eee GY Grammar note | form changes meaning Some verbs, such as have, thing, see can be used with both the continuous and simple forms, but with slighty different meanings. ‘= + soe grammar reference: page 153 ¢« (Z Some of these sentences contain a mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them, 1 Lam not understanding English very well X * {don't understand English very well | am thinking of going to Japan. Fe'sknowing alot ofpeople, § Fvery year hie’ singing Happy Birchday to her. "What are you wanting for your birthday? Gan you answer the phone? f’havinga bath. i'm thinking English is quite e25) Complete the blog with the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. tim studying Latin American Studies at Leeds University. (speak) 1 Spanish pretty well, bue my Portuguese isnt as good. Thats why | (spend) 2 my third year studying Belo Horizont. in Bazi Belo Horizonte (le) 3 north ‘of Rio de Janeiro and south of Brasilia, in the State of Minas Gerais I's modern city the third biggest in Brazil. ~ I (notfke) "4 che city very much, but chere are sorne beautiful old ‘owns in the area, | went co Ouro Preto. U(chink) 1. icwas the state ‘capital two hundred years ago Ie (not rn). Smuch here in Belo Horizonte in the winter (Apr to September), but now that summer (Star) == —_— 7, ic (begin) 8 to get hotter and wetter | (like) V2 the imate, though ies much better than in England : ABOUT ME NAME: Joe LOCATION: Belo Horizonte, Brazil Where ae you going! * Premium | UNIT 01 © Choose someone you know well. Think about the points below and tell your partner about them, + har they do regularly + some general facts about chem + something they are doing temporal around now + what they are probably doing at che moment. Bly oR hae a Cee CE mee tees tiles ee morro cnr ot esd eet eet Ses sarong res /ouhave seen or readin the news. learnin: Writing | a blog Look at Mariusz’s blog, Find examples of. + some general facts about his life + some things his doing a the moment (around now). Hi my name's Mariusz, a coming from Wars in Pola ‘Warsaw iste capiclofPolael. isa very aldcty, bur there area lo of modem buildings, too. | ve ina one-bedroom fac with my wf, Kasia, We ae nat having ary chiren ye. worcfora bus company: n my spare time | ke reading ard ‘arcing eevsion Sometimes we go tothe cinema. [At che mame | lating English two evenings a week. My teachers English Lam noc understanding everyhing she says, bout amlking che dasses. At the mament we study present simple and presen continuous. Ther are ffeeen students in sry elas, £011 meer lr of new people (© There are six mistakes in the blog. Find the mistakes and correct chem, @ Write your own blog entry. When you have finished, check your work for mistakes. writing seit Always check your work for mistakes when you finish writing, Find out what mistakes you often make (e.g. with articles) and check these particulorly carefullyPremium | UNIT 04 Reading 4 Caz Owen and her husband, Tom, live in a yurt Look at the picture and discuss these questions, + What isa yurc? + What do you think would be the good and bad things about living ina yurt? READING SKIL ‘The questions in Exercise 1 ask you to use the picture to make predictions about the text, This can really halp you when yau start reading. Then you should read the text quickly just to check your ideas. Don't try to read and understand every word at this stage. @ Read the text quickly. What does Caz think are the advantages and disadvantages of her lifestyle? @ Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Hows bigs cher ving space? AS5m 4am C103m 2 What rooms do they have in the yure? 3 What furniture and household objects does Caz say they have? 4 How do they heat and lighc the yur? 5 What does Caz say about the weather this wince? OUR SOCIETY READING SKILLS ‘The questions in Exercise 3 ask you to read the text in more detail. You stil may not need to read all the text very carefully. Use your first reading to tell you where to look for the ar when you read again. Also check that you don’t have just part of the answer (e.g, questions 1 and 3) G Discuss these questions wich other students, + Would you like to live clase to nature? Why/Why now? + What would you miss mose if you lived in a yurt? Look at the text again. Choose the best meaning for these words and phrases. 1. convenient (ine 7) Aeeasy and suitable Bsmall 2 adjoining (line 12) A beautiful B connected, next coeach other 3. do something up (line 21) ‘Addo something again B repair something 4 eayon line29) Atocontinue Bo hold something 5 house proud (ine 32) A spend a lot of time looking ater the home B spend lot of money on the home Interview by Monica Troughton Yurt sweet yurt Caz Owen and her husband gave up four walls to live under canvas. Now with a six-week-old baby, their home has survived gales and even has a bath with a view. can't remember whose idea it was to live 5 La yurt. We lived for a while in a cottage on Tom's parents’ farm. Itwas lovely in that cottage and very convenient, but it didn't fel quite right forus We bought our first yurt, a 5.5 metre one, for £2,000. Some people thought we were mad, that we wouldn't survive a summer. But here we are, two years on, with two adjoining yusts. If you need more space you just add on an extra yurt, Our main yurt is divided into the kitchen, sitting room, dining room and office. The second yuri, with a-48 meire diameter, isthe bedroom, bathroom and nursery for our baby daughter, Talis. Tom built the kitchen, office and dining table from wood. When we foundan old bath last year, we did it up, and it now sits in the second yurt next to.a window that looks out across fields. As Tie in hot water, which comes from the wood- fired Rayburn range, looking out across fields on a frosty morning or up to the sky on a moonlit night, it feels magical6 « 6 6 get to someone (line 42) ‘A upset or annoy someone 8 0 reach someone 7 swap (line 45) ‘Abuild something 8 change something you have for something someone else has 8 overcome (line 46) AsoNe a problem Bstart crying Vocabulary | the home 4_ Look at che photo on page 10. Can you find all these items in the yurt? ia, Bien wal 3 ) bookie ny can, stk cane win | tye tanto | (@ Where in the house would you do these things? ‘Compare your ideas with other students. eee bangupourca wah oc | keep things you dont reed lth ime In our home you can hear and feel everything that's going ‘on outside ~ the weather, the animals- without interfering ‘with it. Life carries on without us frightening it of. We both love being so close to nature without actually being outside. Aste space isso small, we do have to work hard to keep it clean and tidy — but [am very house proud. Llove my home comforts, and when we married two years ago, I was thrilled to receive lovely bed linen and crockery. However, the best present was a wind-up radio ~ we have used it almost every single day. Wehave electricity nowafterhaving pent the first eighteen ‘months with battery povsered lights and candles. We can't simply turn up the heating when it’s cold, so we have to make sure we have enough firewood. ‘The yurt lets a lot of noise in and sometimes air and road traffic can really get to us. Sometimes I miss the convenience ‘of a conventional house and itis defintely more challenging living here with a baby, especially as this winter has been particularly cold, but [still wouldn't swap it for the world. ‘We have overcome all the difficulties and challenges this way of living first caused us, and we love the fact that we can simply pick it up and move it somewhere else if we wanted to | PREMIUM | UNIT 01 Grammar | countable/uncountable | nouns 4 Are these nouns countable or uncountable? Some may be both, wich slightly different meanings. mirror cushion armchair microwave iron Picture bucket pillow cowel sofa noise electricity candle hot water television window firewood light saucepan rug stool furniture computer plate food crockery (© Complete the sentences with a, some or any. Grammar note | a, some and any Countable singular ‘There is candlestick. There isn't computer. Countable plural Thereare——-pltes, There areat_—_pitlows. | Uncountable ‘There is crockery. There fat food. ‘+ see grammar reference: page 154 @ Complete the description of the yurt with the words in the box. is are ion arent some any In Our Yurt In the siting room there are__" pictures on the wall and there __? two bookshelves. There _3 ‘a mirror and underneath the mirror there a candlestick. There___5 two sofas, but there aren't S armchairs, Inthe kitchen there are__? saucepans. There 8 some plates and glasses. There —__9 a microwave, but there 1 an oven. There" electricity in the yurt now, bat there a television or___¥ DVDs. @ Work n pairs Student A look atthe fist picture on page 172 and read che instructions, Student 8 look at the first picture on page 174, Describe it carefully to Student A (© Change roles. Student B look at the second picture on page 174, Student A describe the second picture on page 172.PREMIUM | UNIT 04 Speaking You are going co talk for 1-2 minutes about these points. Plan what to say and make notes, + my favourite room in the house + my favourite place in my town or city + my favourite town or city @ Work in pairs. Listen to each other talk and then ask questions. ‘SPEAKING SKILL Keep your notes very short, Write ane ar two pea mitra Listening @ Match che different types of home wich the pictures. bungalow semi-detached house terraced house > Listen again and complete the missing information, USTENING SKILL: ‘Always read through the questions befare you listen. Think about the kind of word you need ‘0 fill the gaps. accommodation fharll ‘ Geyerat INFORMATION Set in parkland, around a Vietorian mansion. Distance from the nearest town (Bedford) ACCOMMODATION Bee | Sai stiton: home ? and flats. ‘Number of properties in total 3, ‘Tae FarMnouse Kitchen leads onto conservatory, which ean be used as a_ There are 5 bedrooms and two bathrooms, one ensuite. Ravenscourt Flat has__6 bedrooms and a fully fitted kitchen. The main entrance is 7, (@ What kind of home do you live in? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of home? Compare your ideas with other scudents premium plus 04 (@EEED You will hear someone talking about the different types of homes in a new village called Marlberry. Which types are mentioned? SanvoR, ‘On the ground floor there is the master ‘bedroom, with ensuite bathroom, There are 4 and another bathroom upstairs. (© Doyou think Mariberry sounds lke a good place to liver| PREMIUM | UNIT O01 (& ead the text about Maribenyand Functions | expressing opinions answer these questions 1 Whatis unusual about Marlberry? 2. What are che conditions of Buying a house in Marlberry? MARLBERRY - the child-free village The village of Marlberry is beautifully clean and tidy, a group of well designed houses ‘overlooking a lake. There are no fences dividing the gardens. There are no skateboards here, either. ‘No footballs. No loud music or shouting. Something feels strange. ‘What can it be? To buy a property 4 the village, you have to be over 50 with no dependent family, and you must sign a contract @ 00 you agree with these opinions about gated communities? agreeing not to sell pr anyone with children. Vi grandchildren and other young visitors are allowed, but for no more than three weeks a year. Fifteen percent of people in the Uniced States live in gated ‘communities (areas of housing which you cannot enter unless you live there). Are there many gated communities in your country? Expressing opinions 1A setts much sae living in a gated comunity. 2 cant hep thinking that isn a good idea to physical separate rch and ‘poor people. 3 [think that i ore about ving with similar people than being safe. 4 If you ask me, people have argh to protect themselves (Z 06 you stil ehink Mtatbemry would be a good place to live? Discuss iia your ideas with other students and Bive your reasons, (BIEESP which word(s) do you chink are stressed in the opinions in (GHEE You will hear five people Exercise 2” Listen to check. giving their opinion on Marlberry. @ Work in pairs. Scudent A make a list of advantages of gated Match the speakers A-E with the communities. Student B make a list of disadvantages. Argue in opinions 1-5, favour of gated communities or against them. 1 Docs bleve tac ii fo children co be banned froma i anima Speaking 2. Doesnt relly mind children, but @_ Work in groups. f you lived in a gated community, which of these hates the way that chelr parents are things would you wane? Why? ‘obsessed with them, + ahigh level of security to protect residents 3 Likes to live in a well-organised and + acommural area, where residents could meet peaceful environment with rules thar «paar naiae everyone keeps + apalicy t exclude certain eypes of people (such as children) 4 Doesn't mind children, but wants to Peg teatiie ciblenbie wanes + a caretaker to look ater the place bee with people who are the same age and have similar interests, @ Tell another group of students what your group decided, Note any 5. Dislikes children because they make differences of opinion. toa much noise and messLanguage Review | uniro1 | Grammar (@ Underline che correct alternative. 1 Inwincer ie usually snows snowing in my courery. 2. What do you doar you doing? You wil break the gass tableifyou are nor careful 3 dont need to take an umbrella because it doesnt reins raining nov. 4 "Which languages are you speaking/do you speak? "French and Spanish’ 5. Sarah stulesfis studying in her bedroom, She's got an exam next week 6 | staysam staying John's at while he ison holiday 7. Uknowfam knowing why you want to move house! Your neighbours are so noisy! 8 Sorry | haven't got time to talk now: | leanfar cleaning the bathroom il phone you back later 9. "Who plays/is playing the piano in the corner” ‘Ido sornetimes, when | have time! 10 ‘Can we watch a filmy ‘No, because the DVO player doesn’ work/a't workng’ @ Complece the sentences wich the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous 1 He ike) his English teacher but she (peak) ‘ery fast so sometimes he (not understand) her. 2 1 (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 3. Who (move) the furniture about Upstairs? t's Sarah. She (paint). the living room because she (want) to sell her it 4 Your car (make) Do you think it ieall igh? a very strange noise 5. | won't go.ournow asi¢ (rain) and (rot have) an umbiala 6 tsa lovely day today, The sun (shine) and the birds (sng) 7 te(snow) very heavily and you (noe have). ‘any boots so I (nat chink) ‘we can go our @ Complete the text with the words in the box. arent some any ) MY FAVOURITE ROOM My favourite room is the living room. There 1 two very large windows which look out onto a park so its very quiet In fact, there any noise except for birds singing! On the other side of the room there 3a floor to ceiling mirror.! love reading so there 4 books everywhere. | buy 5 every week — sometimes one or two and. sometimes twenty The only problem is that there 6 enough bookcases to put them in! | like having space so there 7 a lot of furniture in the room. There any cushions on them.1 need to buy. 0 There ___" piano in the commer although | don't have. "2 time to play love art so there "3 pictures on every wall. here are__14 ‘unusual objects in the 100m, too.On the top of the piano there. 1 two fossils from Iceland. One day I want to go back there and get. +6 more! Vocabulary (4 Underline the odd one out in each group. 1 frying pan place bed fridge 2 bath towel hoc water bookshelf 3 ng lecticiy crockery furniure 4 bathroom kitchen office window 5 sofa stool kon armchair 6 fidge radio. candle television (© Complete the sentences wich che correct word, 1 Chairs tables and stools ae all kinds of 2. taces, cups and mugs are examples of 3. You can pue rubbish ina 4 Youcan dry your hands with a 5 You can keep food ters cold ina 6 Youcan cook food inan oven or 7 You can wash your hands in a 8 Youcarrywaterina G Underline the uncountable noun in each pair. 1 music song 5 television electricity 2 char furiwe 6 raf car 3 hocwater sink 7 city countryside 4 wotk job 8 accommodation fat Siena 8 two sofas but there. ° esA place by Premium | Unit 02 Introduction (Can you find these things in the pictures? beach bay waves rocks saiingboar palm uees sand surfboard herbour sunset (2IHEBD seen to a description of one of the pictures on this page Which picture is being described? @ Discuss these questions with other students, + What country do you tink these piceures show? + Would you like to goon holiday here? Why/Why now (@ boplain what kind of holiday you like best and why. + abeach holiday + an activity holiday + arouringhoiday {prefer touring holidays becouse I dont like just staying in one place al the time ~ it can get boring. ke the excitement of exploring lots of new places eat) 5 Fs 5 3 a 3 e 3 g 8 ES a Ee iS a3 cs fe cy = ict cl a 5 = Ss = te) Unit.PREMIUM | UNIT O2 | Functions | describing a picture Grammar | quantifiers (@ Read che description and complete che cexe with in, at or on. @ Look ar these examples and answer the questions. "this picture | can see a bay. _? the lf chereis a small andy ‘There arent many clouds in the sky ‘beach. —_} the background I can see some sheep and a small bling There isn't much iter an the beach. (onthe hilside. ts. 2 beautiful sunny day, with jus a few clouds in the 41 Do you use much or many with sky and the water i very calm. There aentt many people on the beach. countable nouns? Someone is standing —$ the left and a couple of people the 2. Doyouuse much or many with middle ofthe picture are walking by the sea.| chink ic would be nize to Une CabETOO have aholcay here because ical looks very peaceful and relaxing @ Complete the cable with the quantifiers in the box. You may put (PEEP Now liscen co check your answers, more than one in each column. @ Complete the labels with the correct prepositions. Fann een | some aloe afew alle | { fowmuch nocmuch | affirmative negative question + 900 grarhiiar Heference: page 15265 Rewrite these sentences. Replace the countable word racks with the uncountable word sarid and make any other necessary changes. There aren't many rocks. There isn't much sand. 1 How many rocks are chete? 2. There are usca few rocks 3 There ate alor of rocks Speaking 4 There arent any rocks on that beach @ Work in pairs. Studenc A look ac the photo on page 172. Describe @ eee is Lapets Fuel Wha can you it carefully co your parener. Student B listen and try to draw the lo chere? Read the text on page 17 photo Student A is describing. Compare your drawing with the and answer the questions photo, Then look at the photo on page 174 and describe it in the 1 Are there many/much things to do at same way for Student A. Land's End? 2 Do manyrimuch people vst Lands SPEAKING Skil ind? A good way to describe @ picture in detail is to look at what, 3 How many/much mites sit ro New is im each section af the picture. The words in Exercise 3 will ‘York from Lands End? help you do this. 4 How many/emuch seals ae there? 5. How mary/much does it costco park your car 6 How many/much time can you spend at Land!s End?| PREMIUM | UNIT 02 Writing | a postcard (4 Choose one of these postcards to send to a friend or your family Ce tT] Celene ‘tthe very end of mainland Britain, Fight inthe south-western corner With ‘amazing views ofthe Atlantic Ocean, and plenty of things todo and see, itis one of ‘the most popular places to visit in Comal You can see the famous Land's End signpost, which tells you how far it is ‘across the sea ta New York (3147 males} or {0 John 0'Groats, at the other end of the country (874 miles). Hf you're interested in wildlife, you can sae hundreds of seabirds and wild flowers, anc maybe even a few seals. Ges and you can stay all day. (& Choose the correct alternative for each question in Exercise 4 (& Read the postcard and choose the correct alternatives. ok sing wey Hine in St hes, Corral | ote sal ut ere ar at] ch ahing too. Te own realy cay a here areit many/inac? © Now write your posear + ite two sentences describing the place ce because the streets act Fa Yo Smit + Write one sentence describing the weather ates ace Oy dean Hire + White one or twa sentences saying whac you are doing on ve an’ and tere awa | YO Newtown Road ae ving what yo ind ie ay gpd pas for 8. | Deford Writing a posteard “ye weather aee/it? grea They $4 re ere ere ter a Yor shire Having a lovely ie in rere else i Enna We ae eal ling ving att elaing i ee un 204 ce yOu son ating a lot ofenany? ice creams! Seetanions each Coersat UK fe oe enkaPREMIUM | UNIT 02 | Reading (1 what kind of activities do you think you can do in Cornwall? Read the first paragraph of the text to check your ideas. © Read the rest of the vext quickly. March the paragraphs A-F with the activities 1-6. ELCOME TO CorNWALL'S ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND Tra cul eek Ra offers a lot of different outdoor activities. Whether you choose an exciting extreme sport or prefer to take Cee ee ca eee ae Ce eee en ee eu ced Cee Me re Re oa A Forget the car and explore Cornwall on two wheels. Why not ride along the Camel tral -a seventeen mile track that follows the banks of the Camel River ~ enjoying the scenery at your own pace? Its good for you and good for the environment. B Fora really relaxing time on the water, sit back and admire the scenery on the King Harry Ferry between Trelissick and the Roseland, twas recently named one of the world's top ten ferry rides. © Go diving and discover the peace of the underwater world with warmer water than anywhere else in the UK. Explore historic, shipwrecks and find out all about them in our visitor centres, Or simply admire the beauty of the natural world under water. D Toke a pleasure paddle up the calm rivers and canals, explore the coastline on a canoeing adventure or learn to surf in a sea kayak. Kayaking is one of the earliest forms of adventure — and it environmentally friendly, too. E fyou want to do more than take a gentle walk along the coast path, then coasteering is the activity for you. Together with an experienced guide, you'll follow the coastline, swimming through the sea, climbing across rocks and jumping from rock to rock or into the water below. An incredible adventure F For something really thriling on dry land, try mountainboarding ‘A cross between a skateboard and a snowooard, you can ride your mountainboard at speed down Cornwall's grassy hills, jumping ‘over bumps and rocks as you go. A perfect sport for Cornwall warm climate, G@ These friends are going on holiday to Cornwall. Read the texts A-F in. Exercise 2 and decide which would be the best activity for each person. 1K really like to find out something about the history of the ate. 2. Ie like to go on a boat — just so long as| don't have to actually do anyching except sit back and relax 3 Idlike to do something thet involves imbing and swimming, 4 elke o get some gentle exercise, but | don't wane to get wet ~ and | dont ike animals. 5 Kdlike co do something really exiting, bbuc Im not keen on the sea 50 ‘would have to be inland HAM SKILS— Use the information from your first reading to help you identify the right text to match each person and then read the text more carefully to check your answers, Make sure the text matches all the information about the person,learning tip Vocabulary | outdoor activities @ How many outdoor activities are mentioned in the text? Which of them do you think are extreme sports? Can you think of any other extreme spores? ms @ Discuss these questions with ocher students. + Which of these activities or sports have you ec? + How would you descrbe them? Try to use some ofthese words and phrases, gentle exercise good for you excicing enjoyable relaxing | environmentally friendly thrilling different exhilarating @ book again at Exercise 2. Find word(s) or phrases that mean: 1 very exciting 2 healthy 3 the opposie ofan extreme sport 4 something that doesnt harm the natural world @ The schwa (o/) is the most common English sound. It is used for most unstressed syllables. Look at the words in Exercise 2 and try to mark the schwa where it occurs. Practise saying them correctly eter etm recs st ns Mie re topic, go through the cext afterwards and Te eee poe tet maa eats the topic heading in your notebook or pees ua aad the same topic. Make a note of where you Poirier ee | PREMIUM | UNIT O2 Listening (1 Where do you think these beach destinations are? Which ane Jooks most appealing to you? Why? © Choose one of the pictures and describe it to your partner. Can your partner guess which one you are describing? @ What do you know about any of these beach destinations? Seychelles Maldives Mallorca Canary islands ‘Maka Cuba Morocco Cabo Verde Spain Greece Italy Denmark Poland (QED You will hear a radio programme abouc unusval beach estinations. Listen and answer the questions 11 Which places does the programme mention? 2. Which three places does Rob Buckley recommend fora beach holiday?PREMIUM | UNIT O2 | (© Listen again and choose the correct answer, People may not want ov the Seychelles othe Maines because A they 0 far, B theyre oo expensive C theyre no: very relirg 2. According co Rob Buckie. the problem wich Malas that A isnt warm enough fora winter holiday. B thete ate too many ours C everyone speaks Engh 3 Essaouira was mostly bul Ar inthe 60s and 70s B inthe ealy 20th cencury C inthe Tah century. 4. The weather in Cabo Verde ‘A warm an cry. B hocand hur Cyveryhocand dry. 5. According 0 Rob Buckley, he Polish River is popula wrth reigesbeca.se A there are hundreds of klomeres of beaches B ieiqute cheap. C the weathers no¢ 0 hot & Which of these three destinations would you most like to visit? Why? Grammar | articles (4. Look at the rules for when to use @ and the. Find examples of these rules in audioscript 07 on pages 139-140. Articles We use the indefinite article, a: 1 to tal about something or someone that has not been mentioned belore 2 before a noun that is one of many 3 with some quantifiers: afew, a ot of 4 to mean every or each: once a week the We use the definite article, she: 1 total about someone or something that has been mentioned belore 2 before a noun that isthe only one 3 beiore a particular date or period of time: the third of Apri the 1960s 4 with an uncountable noun ora plural noun forma 5 with plural and compound nouns: the United Arab Ermirates, the Philippines. « s2e grammar referencs: paga 154 + « Grammar note | zero article ‘We do not use the: 1 when you are talking about something in general: like Bice cream, @ cats often hunt at right 2 before a specific year (7966) or month (Apri) 3. before most streets, cites, countries, languages, names and meals. S20 Grammar reference: page 154 «= © Complete the sentences with a, the or @ (zero article). 1 Portugal is beautiful parcof Europe. is in south-west comer of Europe. 2 like visiting beaches and mountains. | realy ike —— beaches in Cabo Verde 3 __Maldives are a group of islands off the coast of Afi 4 Only few people in Cabo Verde speak English fluently bu in Malca there are___ thousands of people who can speak English 5. The Portuguese arrived at Cabo Verde in 1$th century ir gained independence in 1875 6 ‘Does Essaouira have beach” "Yes, beach isa mife lang” @ There are seven mistakes in this text. Find the mistakes and correct them. You could try Cabo Verde. Its group of ten islands off a west coast of Africa. Islands each have their own character. Itwas the Portuguese colony, and the Portuguese i still widely spoken there. It's famous for its music, a kind of Portuguese! African mix. 10Premium | UNIT G3 | Speaking (ESP Listen to Suzana and Michael ‘deciding what to buy their friend for his birthday. Look at the pictures. What do they decide to buy him and why? (@THEEp whac other presents do they mention? Why do they decide not to buy them? Listen again to check. HAM SKILLS Suzana and Michael are doing an exer speaking task. Which of the following things do they do/not do? * ask each other's opinion give reasons for their opinions * listen to what each other say and respond ‘+ say something about each of pictures * describe eac of the pictures Which of the things above do you think are good things to do ina speaking exam? Functions | deciding together (ATED) Liscen again co the language thar Suzana and Michael use ‘and put phrases you hear under these headings, + Asking for an opinion or making a suggestion + Dsagesing with a suggestion + Agreing with a suggestion (© Work in pairs. Write down che names of three people in the class. + Decide which ofthe presents opposite to give each person. + Say why they would/wvould not be a good idea + Try 1. use some of the language the Exam Reviser 53, @ Tell your classmates what you have chosen for them and why. Are they happy with their presents? Reading 1 Look at the quotes below and discuss these questions. + Do you oF would yous like to be an only chile? + What are the advantages and disadvantages? + Whae do you think iis ike ta be the parent ofan only child? natalie portman “Tdon’ ike being an only child. I's strange to think my children won't have cousins from my side and I won't have anyone to talk about my parents with sarah michelle gellar “T consider I was lucky being an only child” vanessa mae ‘As I'm an only child, 1 don't think Mum took it well (when Teft home}, but you have to respect that your child is going to Aly off and start their own life’ (2 D0 you think only children are spoil and selfish? Read the text on. page 27 quickly to see if the author agrees with you. READING SKILLS if you are reading quickly to get a general idea, you will not nged to read every word. If me is short, try reading the fi line of each paragraph, This will usually give you the main ik 7PREMIUM | UNIT 03 The myth of the lonely only -cording to a recent report, only children are all spoil, find and are generally more selfish. Noting the growing number of they may gt away vith being bossy athome, butit n't good way to * ciffcult to get on with others 8 make fends, She says that without longs, only dilron vl generally try harder tobe liked and included 4s have a brother or sister to help them ‘out ode things for them, Surely there is no recipe for a happy child. What works for some won't necessarily work for others ~it sal fomilios with only one child, the —-andlcan be extremely sociable. about what the parents can do to ‘eport warns thats chid without Another mythis the stereoype of make the chid feel most secure. shots cnclsisterswiheve 3 tholonely only eid wth thoichoad—_a.couple doos not have the ime of ‘greater social isolation, with teenagers having a more selfish attitude to life With one child families the fastest {growing family ype in this country, isr'tit time to stop believing all these negative myths? Why do we believe that only chilean are aggressive and bossy? Professor of Psychiatry, Sarah Wood, comments, ‘Ihave not seen any real diference between the social skills of only children and! those with siblings’ She believe, in fact, that only childven quiekly learn that Read the text again and choose the best answer, A, Bor. 1 According to recent research, nowadays there are ‘A more only children 8 fewer only children. CCabout the same number asin the past. 2. Professor Sarah Wood believes that only children are ‘Arnot good at making fiends 8 bette at making friends. Cro berter or worse ac making frends than chicken with siblings (brothers and ses). 3 Only children may enjoy eading because ‘Atheirparenes have taught chem ro enjoy it B they do nochave any brothers or sisters to pay with they find i hard eo clk to people 4 The writer believes that ‘Aicis better to be an only child B iis beter co have brothersand sisters Ciedepends on the situation. 5. Charlotte Harris fees that beingan only child ‘Aissomething her mum should apologise for 8 isnot something she worries about. isa really good idea. alvays in a book. Only children may prefer more solitary, non-competitive activites, but not because they are 55 Isnt t better to have just one happy always alone. In fact, an interest in 3+ reading, stamp-collecting and so on uill probably depond on hove they are brought up. Middle and upper- middle class fariies are both more a likely to have a single child, and more 1» likely to encourage a lave of reading, ‘And, far rom being more dependent fon their parents, only children are likely to be more self-reliant. They 6s then youll be just fine.” will receive more guidance and won't money for more than one child, oF simaly does not want mare than one, tone rather than an unhappy large family? Charlotte Harts, 17 and an only chil, says, My mum sometimes apologises ‘ta me fornot having given me a brother or sister, but I think she foals ‘much worse about it than I do. It really was never that important to me, | think, if you have good parents, G Find these words in the text and match them with the correct meaning, READING SKILL Rather than always using a dictionary for 2 word you don't know, see if you can guess the meaning by looking at the words around tt This will help you to read more quickly. 1 arcitude (line 11) A opinion or feeling B listening carefully 2 gecaway with (ine 23) not enjoy doing somerhing B not be caught or punishes for something, 3. stereotype (line 29) Aan idea of whaca type of person may be ike B akind of CD player 4 solitary actviy (line 32-33) ‘Aan accivty you do on your own Ban ourdoor activity 5 guidance (ine 4) A protection B helpful advice 6 secure (ine 51) A safe and confidene B locked upPREMIUM | UNIT 03 Speaking In 2000, Julie ane Steve Pankhurst set upa website called Friends Reunited, 10 help people ger back in touch with their old friends. now has more chan 12 milion users, ech Discuss these questions with other studenes + Have you ever used a website lie Friends Reunited? ny Why ne? + Why do you think Friends Reunited is so popular? + Are there frends thac you have fst rouch with that you ‘woul like eo ge back in touch ath? Why Why noe? + Do.you have friends you have known a very longtime? Have they changed? Has your fencshp changed? + Do you think people need ciferene ends at efferent times in thee nes! Useful language “Apparently Same people think that Tue heard chat Tue never .. myself but Listening (URED You wil hear 2 radio programme about people who mec up wich old friends through the Friends Reunited website, Liscen and decide if each sentence is true (T) or false (F) USTENING SKI Read the statements carefully befor you list and check you understand tham. Then listan far information to confirm or deny what they say, 1 Jon has been a member of Friends Reunited for some ears 2. Tara went our with Jon at schoo! because they had a lot incommon. 3. Apart from Tara, none of Jon’ ol friends had changed much, 4. Melissa told the police about someone changing her Friends Reuniced entry 5 Employers are using the sie to check if people have lisd about their qualifications, Grammar | past simple (4. Look at the examples of the past simple in che grammar box, Decide if chey refer co: 1 something thac happened once in che past 2. something chat happened regulary in the past 3 a pascstae o situation past simple A was a bit worried tat al the peop that a like school would start tying to contact me Wel, shonty ater oined 1 got an email fom my best friend in those school days, Steve, © We all arranged to meet up ior dinner D‘T3. always wore nothing but black E They still ved nour home wn F Flogged on and coun’ believe +500 grammar reference: page 155 @ Which ofthe sentences A-F have regular verbs in the past? Which sentences have irregular verbs? (@ There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them, 1. Adam felt down and broke his leg 2. She sayed she wasnt going to the party. 3 Idd say anyching to him. 4 sloeped realy badly last night. 5. She knew him quice wel 6 When | moved here I bough six suitcases with me, 7 Did you sent her another emai 8 He worea tie ro work. @ Look at these examples of used to. Decide which of the statements 14 are true. Grammar note | used to A She used to bea bit wild really, with black spiky hair. Fddn’t recognise her when she tumed up. B She was wearing a suit and was now a very respectable accountant or someting C Welles fsaid, Steve altoays used to be fate for ‘everything when we were at school and he sili + + see grammer reference: page 185 + + 1. We use it 10 ralk about something that happened once in the past 2 We use it to talk about states in the past 3 We use tro talk about something that happened regulatly in the past 4 We use it co talk about something which doesn't happen anymore, ora situation which doesn't exise anymore.(& Read che text and answer the questions, 1 Who are Sarah Dalin and Keren Woodward? 2 Why do they think chi fendship has lasted? 3. Are eal iendships the mase imporcant ones? Sarah Dallin And Keren Woodward ‘The friendships you make as ‘a child mean much more.’ Sarah Dallin, 42, and Keren Woodward, 42, are two of thee eighties singing tio, Bananarama They have been best friends since they were four years old. Sarah is married with a daughter and lives in London, while Keren lives in Cornwall with Andrew Ridgely former member of Wham!, and their son Torn. The duo have recently reformed and released the album Drama this week, Sarah When you have been friends all your lives, you've always been through a lot together. We (g0) * to school together, (leave) 2 home together. (live) _—* cogether, (set up) a band together. We always (have) 5 the same sense of adventure, similar interests and an identical sense of humour ~ that may be why our friendship has lasted so Jong. Keren ‘We never seem to disagree, although we do have different opinions on things. Is not necessary to be exactly the same. When we were younger, we (a) $ absolutely everything together. We (work) cogether, (buy) a flat eogether, (pent) * all our time together. We even (wear) each other’ clothes ‘We sill manage to spend a lot of time together now, even though we live so far apart. think that’ the secret to a great fFiendship, really ~ you have to inves time in it © Complete che text with the correct form of the past simple. Change the past simple verbs to used to where possible Pos PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Writing | describing friends (1 Read the text and match the headings 1-3 wich the paragraphs A~C. 1 Why she is my fiend now 2 How we mer 3 About our friendship in che pase ‘A. [met my best friend when we started school. | ‘was only just four and small for my age and she ‘was nearly five. She seemed much bigger than me, and | didn't realise that we were in the same _slass until she came to sit next to me. B She was much more confident than me, | used to be quite shy, so she looked after me a bit at school. We stayed friends all the way through ‘school, though we sometimes argued and fell out for a few days. We always made up again, though C She has a great sense of humour, and we laugh a lot when we're together. If| have any problems, she is always there if| need her and I can tell her anything. | don't think we'll ever lose touch, (@ Think ofa friend chat you have known for a long time. Make notes under the headings in Exercise 1. Decide which adjectives you will use to describe him/her. Then write three short paragraphs. (@ Show your writing to another student. Can they help you correct any mistakes? Check: + correct past cense forms + use of adverbs iequency + spaling and puncwation @ Read this cext written by a student, There are seven, mistakes. Find the miscakes and correct chem, My friend Jakub and | meet at university, a few years ago. We sitted next to each other in class and started talking. We laughed so much that the lecturer getted really cross. After the class we went for a coffee and become really good friends. Inthe second year we move into a house together, with two other friends. Jakub was really untidy and we felt out a few times because he didn't ever did the washing-up! Now we don't live together we get on much better. We don't live in the same town anymore bbut we stay in touch by emallLanguage Review UNIT 03 Grammar (4 Underline the correct alternative. 4 | rarey/usuaty phone my mother on Saturday evening but if\'m going out | ring her during the week. 2. Unfortunately, dont often/sometimes vic my svandparents because they live so far away. 3. My bescfitend and | usualy/never argue. We share the same opinion about everything, 4 My sister andl are sometimes/always arguing about something In fact. we dorit stem to agree about anything ac all 5 take the train to work most days, Sometimes/Once a week when the weather is good, | wal tothe station instead of catching a bus 6 {go shopping every day/once a week. drive to the supermarket and buy everything need forthe week 7 see my sster once a week/almost every day. We lve very close to each other and our children enjoy playing roeerher 8 We often/tarely go out for a meal at the weekend. its very ice to have a break from cooking at che end of the week. (@ Complete the text with the correct form of the past simple. My Best Friend Stella's been my bestfriend as long as I can remember. When we were children we (live) ! near each other and (do) 2 everything together. We (spend) dancing to pop music in our bedrooms. We even, (wear) 4 the same clothes! We had very different characters though. I (be) 5 quite serious and Stella was more outgoing. I (not be) § confident like her! Stella (have) ‘a great sense of humour and (make) ‘me laugh all the time. She always (see) the funny side of everything so I (feel) 10 hours Positive about things when I was with her. I'm sure that is why we are still best friends today. (3 Complete the sentences with the past simple form ) of the verbs in the box. ( skils and abilcies?| PREMIUM | UNIT 04 Speaking (& Work in groups. You have been set one of the tasks (4. You are going to talk for 1-2 minutes about 'my piece idel job. Make some noces about these things ag ee eee eee ete the Hest HIRED Jeb + Talk rogether ro chaose the bese design from che piceures. + triningleducation + Give reasons for your choices. + any disadvancages, a + will you do this job one day (@ Work in pairs. Listen to each other talk and then ee ask questions Vocabulary | work (The words in the box have all been used in Unit 4 Add chem to the word map below. qualities candidace hiresomeone skils presentation qualifications fire someone reference ‘Applying Jor ajob ‘Job related words Things you put on your CV (@ Read a TV review describing an episode of The Apprentice where the candidates carried out this, task. Answer the questions 1. Descrive the designs they chose 2 Which team won? 3 What did the speaker think abouc the designs they chose? Things ginployers do, Last Night on the Box Jess Williams ‘The question isn’t who should be fired it’s who would want to hire any of them! Last nights task in The Apprentice (BBC2) was to ‘reate a design for a charity calendar for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The contestants were told that ‘research suggests pet sll the most calendars.’ However, Jo insisted that the ealendar should have something to do ‘withthe hospital. No one wanted to listen to her though, pee andthe dese on sats, Unsupssiny when tame to ere selling the calendars, all the buyers asked, ‘Why are you ane Ssatam areata Geseqnaer ee done bes tny onion eae calendar was going to have pietures of babies. They were faising money fora childrens hospital. So far, so good. ‘ : But then Syed described the calendar, ‘Ths baby's going Functions | agreeing and to be a doctor, this baby’s going to be a businessman, this i hhaby' going be an astronaut, we're going to dress them all disagreeing pints” Poor bis, on (4 Decide which are the strongest and most rentative Personally, I can’t understand why any of them made any way’ of agreeing and clsagreeing. money a all Its entertaining enough but are these really the best young busines ris in the country? Agreeing Disagraeing That sounds good Perhaps that’s not such a good idea ‘Work in pairs. Think of any ‘ordinary’ people who | suppese sa Defritly not have become TV celebrities through realty shows You could be right. dont think so. + What did they become famous for? + Whar have they done since they became famous? + Do you think they deserved to become famous? EmsLanguage Review | unrroa | ~ e Underline the correct alternative in each sentence. 1. Did you have/Have you had much free time recently? 4 ‘love working with wood and create different furniture designs to order. | export my tables and chaits to ‘customers in over forty countries. Grammar Vocabulary ) G Complece the questions with the correct word. (What job do these people do? Write the job at the | 1 Would you mind telling me how old you 2 end of each sentence. 2 your place of wor close ro your hore? 1 I present ideas co cents, pu vogether designs and vse 1 uaa) Bgaapeipetba gL bhlireate | 4 ‘you like the city you live in? 2 I need ro be quite strong as | have to help patients | 5, Do you any hobbies or interests? con and off trolleys take them from the ward tothe | é ‘theatre. Irs very hard work but | enjoy it, | you apply for another ob before you applied | iorthsonet 3 need to know all about the etl industry particularly | 2 bayou adios ‘what people like and what brands chey are buying. \ 8 Can you tell me. job youdor sive customers advice on what to buy, too | | | @ 2. Have you made/0id you make any plans fr this weekend? 3 worked have worked abroad for afew years before returning home. 4 She has daneidld 2 Business Studies course and then gota job ina bank 5 lwentshove been to Edinburgh last year. 6 He never went/has never been co Hong Kong but he like ro go cher. 7 spentihave spent chree years studying accouncancy after finished school 8 John isa journals. He interviewedhas interviewed many famous people Pur the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the present perfect. 11 She (have) ‘two different jobs this year I (por work) hard when | was a school Is an interesting job and | (leann) alot When was achild | (wane) tobea doctor te (not be) avery wel paid job so I left She isa very successful writer and (write) many books. He isin the office He leave) 8 She isnt ar home. she (go) after lunch. to work There isa mistake in each sentence, Find the miscakes and correct them. She have been with the same company far ive years He gets bored easy so he changed jobs rwace. Did you applied for che jab? Does you doa lat of caveling in your job? Ihave been to America twice lst year He isa very successful journal and interviewed many famous people He didn ike his ob so he ee Do you get the job yesterday? 5. | meet clients and provide legal advice on farnily law. present their cases in court, ¢o (© Complete the sentences with the words in the box. {candidates tire harc-working stil experince | qualities presentation fre qualifications reference job description 1 Thad co give a shore in front of my colleagues. as realy ne-vous but it vent very well 2 The interviews are being held all next week so there rmustbe many other 3, He hasall he right for the job because he ismotivated and hard-working. He's just what we are looking for infact. 4 Sheis very motivated and She works long, hours lace nights and weekends in order co pay for her Complete the phrases with che places recommended in the listening, Listen again ta Sucie check your answers. Recommending Ifyou lke shopping, make sure you visit ‘And you realy should vst 1 2 (2 Read Suzie's letter again and decide if each 3. Dont miss the 4 5 sentence is true (T) or false (F) 1 Suzie ivesin England. 2 Sheis noc very sporty 3. Shelites computer games. 4 She's going 1 visit Marco soon, esp 5 Sheharbeen vse Maro before | Most of the punctuation is missing in Sucie’s letter. Put in full stops () exclamation marks (!) and question marks (2) where necessary. Then divide the letter into two main paragraphs. ff you have chive, realy recommend Fs ako well worth visting 2 Work in pairs. Choose a town or city you both know quite well. Choose some places to recommend to a foreign visitor. Think abou: + culture + food + entertainment + shopping (4 Write an answer to Suzie's letter telling her about (8 Work wich a differen parener. Imagine he/she isa your home town, or the town or city you discussed foreign visitor. Give himyher a short talk about the earlier. Answer all three questions. Try to write town or city you chose, Use the functions above, about 100 words. + eit quite big town or iy? Writing | an informal letter +a cigs sou plan see or do wham nee + Isiceasy to wavel around? (@ When you write to a friend is your language = mare formal or more informal? Can you think eat of alternative ways for beginning and ending an informal letter?PREMIUM UNIT 05 Reading @ Would you like to visit Dubai? Why/Why nor? (@ Read texts A-E and answer the questions. Pani 11 What equipment do you need to bring with you Se in Ski Dub? . oe 2. How far off che coast is The World? s 3. When was il clscovered in Duba? 4 Where are you not expected to pay a fixed price ‘Ski Dubal is the first indoor ski resort in the for your shopping? Mile Ease ane offers 5. Which ae che cheapest months ro goshopping in <#ti18t9 enjoy skin. Dubai? {6 Which shopping areasare open at lunchtime? Vocabulary | describing places 5 S (4 Look at the photos of Dubai in the past and Dubai aaa | today. What adjectives would you use to ‘A.unique investment Dubai was originally a small describe the pictures? Spportunty and he timate adress. exciting busy lively il peacefal_dicy the Worlds 300 man-made } “eronded clean quiet noby modern istangsin the shape ofa traditional beautiful unique’ impressive map ofthe worl, ng unlatractive fiendly kof the un renched coast of Dubai. Measuring approximately 9 km by 7 km, the development will be vsibieto the naked eve from space. Aone-ofackind, secluded, and exclusive island ‘community, The World willbe the most desirable address on the planet. 8 history o frst millennium bc sent day, Register your interest now. As part of your shopping experience, be sure to visit some of the old sougs, or markets. The Gold Souk, Siltkat al-Khali Street, offers some great deals on gold necklaces, rings, bangles, earrings and brooches, with gold prices among the lowest in the world. Bargaining is the norm in ll of the souks, which are generally ‘open daily, 07.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m, and 5.00 p.m, ~ 7:00 pam. (closed Friday morning) | is known as the shopping capital ofthe Middle | East. Prices are relatively low ang there's a huge range of ‘| goods on offer. The Dubai Shopping Festival held from | January to February, and Dubel Summer Surprise, held in | duly and August, are two massive attractions, with all the big stores and aimost every shop in Dubai cutting their prices significantly. Dubat’s shops are open 08.00 a.m, -1.00 p.m. and 4.30 ‘a.m. ~ 8,009.00, Many shops ae closed on Friday. Lorger (@ Describe your favourite city using the adjectives in Exercise 1. malls are open 10,00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m. Shops and malls are dosed on Friday mornings,Reading 4. Read the text quickly. Find what these numbers and numer expressions refer to 25 100bilion ath 125 million 25 million 200 900 400 18 50 1900 37 billion 777 rounding. © Read the text Are @ PREMIUM | UNIT 05 se sentences true (T) or false (F)? EHAM SKILLS Properties in The World’ are now sold out. ‘You can reach the cop of Burj Dubai in ass than a minute Guests walk into Hydrapolis from the beach, Hydropolis can even affece che local weather Dubailand is much bigger chan Disneyland Dubai will scan have ewo new airports Dubai futu endson its oil and gas, Discuss these quescions with other students, + What other ss do you knaw that are changing fast? + What are the advantages and dlsadvancages of modernisation? Pee CeO hts Cote thal Sree eee Cee era ny PIERS ses raged Pieces Anouk ® Prat a ri Telefe eae ees ae Cie caar ann ees erie rhe} ee ed ee See ete een ee cae ee ee heres ta Cosa eae Couey ten Sees Sere seta) ei a Bead something it doesn't doit by hi: Setar ay Sig ti acer} 200 new skyscrapers are being built, among them Mobeni en neers oe eee eect ‘Tower, Getting to the top isnt a prablem though, as italso has the worlds fastest elevator. At 18 metres a Sete ce ne i ough a transparent tunnel cn Rach at Sie eae ace PE Eels Tae at eet Rikers Pees a eset east hopping mall in the world is already in Dubai but en ene gt Pir grace cere ton SVS Ta will be the largest ferris wheel in the world, Dubailand is Cite ee eee Cee? Preteen} ete es Euler e el Res yce oe ceed NO ea Wee Cea Peres es nee een eet Be aa eset no see stint) een eerac ere ereUM UNIT OS Grammar | comparison (1 book at these examples and answer the questions. The World... looks ikely o be even more expensive than ‘the Palms. _ SLiS G00 metres taller than the Taipei Tower. Everything is bigger and better in Dubai. Disneyland is nat as big as... Dubailand. setesnarsde eligi Sins sbueowccedl FOU THTTASCOparaeNe OFS ive Sable adigctive endingin-y. 3. How do you form she comparative of most two. 0° sore slable adjectives? 4 What comparative form can you use to say two things are che sare, or not the same? 5. Find an example ofan iregular comparative form, one that looks completely different from the adjective ‘+ +320 gremmar reference: page 158 + « (2 Look at the examples and answer the questions. Could this be the most expensive real estate inthe word? ‘The biggest shopping mallin the world the largest ferris wheel in the world. Emirates, the national airline, recently placed the best order that Boeing had ever had .. Dubai sts on the busiest trading route ofthe modern world | 1 How do you form the superlative ofa one-sylable adjective? 2 How do you form the superlarive of a cwo-sylable i adjective ending in 2 \| 4 Canyou find an example ofan iregulassuperative form, ‘one that looks compel lfferent from the adjective? ‘see grammar reference: page 156 « « @ Complete each pair of sentences wich a ‘comparative and superlative form of the adjective. “The new Mall of Arabia is bigger than the Dubzi Mall Dubai Mall was the biggest shopping centre in the world. 1 busy Heathrow, London sa_____airpore Dubai airport. Heathrow i 2 boring Living ina tovenis Living ina village is airpore in the world living in a city thing can think of 3 crowded Dubaiis not as Hong Kong, Hong Kong is city in the world 4 bad Pollution in Dubai is not as Pollution in London is 5 traditional Sharjah is _____— Dubai Sata sorobably state n she United ‘emvates, in London, in Dubat (@ Complete the second sentence so that i same as the fist 1 The countryside is more peaceful than the ro." ‘The town isnot. the countryside 2. Allthe other cities in Europe are cheaper than Miescow isthe in Europe. 3 Dubalis nocas big as Sio Paulo. So Paulo's Dubs. 4 People say that there sno other city as friendly 2s Landon in Europe. Peaple say that London is etyin 5. The weather in the UK is worse than in Dubai. “The weather in Dubai in the uk 6 Shopping is the most popular tourist activity for to. in Dubai Shopping is any other touriscactivs, = Dubai. (© Work in pairs. Use the vocabulary in the box 10) compare these places. (mice bor Vey Ol pee ome | "teen wee roty modem yeiorg ben | impressive (un)attractive friendly + city ifeand country ie + Londan and your home town or city + Dubai and your home town or city + thtee cides in your counery + cree holiday destinations in your countryPREMIUM | UNIT 05: Grammar | comparison & @ Look at these examples and answer the questions, “The Word... ooks likely tobe even more expensive than the Palms itis 400 metres taller than the Taipei Tower. Everything i bigger and better in Duboi. Disneyland is not as big as... Dubeiland, 1. How are comparatives of one-syllable adjectives formed? 2. How do you form the comparative of a two-sllable adjective ending in -y? 3 How do you form the compatative of most 2w0- or more syllable adjectives? 4 What comparacive form can you use co say ewe chings are the seme, or not the same? 5 Find an example of an irtegular comparative form, one that looks completely different from the adjective. ‘+800 grammar reference: page 156 « + Look at the examples and answer the questions, Could this be the most expensive realestate in the world? ‘The biggest shopping mall in the word . the largest fers wheel in the world -» Emirates, the national airline recently placed the best ‘order that Boeing had ever had Dubai sts on the busiest trading route ofthe modern world 11 How do you form the superlative ofa one-silable adjective? 2 How do you for che superlative of a cwo-sllable adjective ending in 3. How do you form the superative of most two- or more sylable adjectives? 4 Can you find an example ofan irregular superlative form, ‘one that looks completely ferent fom the adjective? ' sae grammar reference: page 156 «© Complete each pair of sentences with a ‘comparative and superlative form of the adjective. The new Mall of Arabia is bigger than the Dubai Mal. Dubai Mall was the biggest shopping centre in the world, 1 busy Heathow,London isa___airport Dubai airport, Heathrow is. — airport in the word. 2 boring Iivingin a city thing t can chink of Lving ina towns Living in a wilage is 3 crowded Dubal isnot as Hong Kong, Hong Kong is. city in the world. 4 bad Pollution in Dubal is not as in London, Pollution in London is _____ in Dub 5. traditional Sharjah is Sharjah is probably. Emrates. Dubai state in the United, (@ Complete the second sentence so that ic means the same as the first 1. The countryside is more peaceful than the town, The town is not the countryside. 2. Allhe other cities in Europe are cheaper than Moscon, Moscow fs the —__ in Europe, 3 Dubaiis not as big as Sio Paulo, Sfo Paulo is ___ Dubai 4 People say chat there is no other cityas friendly as London in Europe. People say thac London is. city In Europe, 5 The weather in che UK is worse than in Dub. The weather in Dubal is inche UK, 6 Shopping is the most popular tourist activity for courists| in Dubai Shopping is Dubs any other tourist activcy in (© Work in pairs, Use the vocabulary in the box to ‘compare these places, (exciting busy Invely dull peaceful dirty crowded clean quiet noisy modern tadtional beautiful unique impressive (unatcraccive friendly + city fe and county fe + London and your home tov or city + Dubai and your home town o city + thee ccs in your country + thiee holiday destinations in your countryPremium — UNIT 05 Speaking (STEED tisten again and check if your sentences in Exercise 2 are the same as those in the recording (ERED Vikcam and sunita are trying to decide where e To go for a weekend city break Listen to their @ Which of the words and phrases in Exercise 2 can conversation and answer the questions. you use with: 1 Where does Sunica most wart to go? Why? moref-er than the most/-est a8... as, eee ae ee ore (& Which two of the words and phrases in Exercise 2 3 Where do they decide to goin the end? sre rrovetenmalt | (@ Use these words and phrases to make the (© Work in pairs. where would you like t0 go for a | comparisons stronger or weaker ‘weekend city break? Make comparisons between all Gy TREE ABP WEEE the cities below before you make a final decision. | byfar much far | oe Useful language_ "1 Dias. sfrerrngt exer otic {im quite interested in... ve never bean to 2 Berlin would be cheaper. (ad really keto (eal depends on 3. Bern mighc bea bic colder chan Dubai bur {aly fancy ascoldas Oso! 4 And New York ist very warm ether only HAM SHI warmer than Berlin, anyway. The purpose of this kind of task is for you to | 5 New Yorkis. the sunniest place. show the examiner haw well you can interact 6 Tin sure New York more dangerous than any in English. Make sure you discuss all the | of the other cities. possibilities and don't decide too soon - oF you j 7 Itscheaper than Bern and sunnier may run out of things to say | | [nase i 1 NEW YORK Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Central Park, a huge variety of different types ‘of food from all over the world BERLIN Brandenburg Gate, Berliner Dom (cathedral), hundreds of art galleries DUBAI The World, Burj Dubai, The Palms, desert safaris, shopping and fashion sto Akerhus Palace, Viking Ship Museum, boat cruising on the fjord, skiing and walking BUDAPEST the Castle district, the bridges over the Danube, visiting the Gellert and other Turkish BathsLanguage Review | uNITos Grammar (@ Underline che two correct alternatives in each sentence. 1 Traveling by buss usually not as eypensiveascheaper ton/nre expensive than eraveling by tx 2 Traveling by underground is much foste/sghtlyslower/ exsy quack than traveling by riverboat. 3 The cy is nowhere near es peaceful asa tle quieter than/much buster than the countrysice. 4 ent o Japan recently and ic was fascinating, was by far the mos: interestngeasiy te best far te worst country have ever traveled 0 5. Shopping ina markers usally alte bth) fr cheaper than shopping na supermarket 6 Shopping malar usually fariuchia lie bt more crowded at weekend chan on weekdays (@ There is one mistake in each sentence, Find the ‘mistakes and correct them 1 Icis more cheap to travel by trainin my country. 2. Trinsin London are more crowed thac in Pars 3. Prague is one of most beautiful cities in Europe. 4 Hong Kong is madem than Kyoto Indias by far big than Brain 6 Edinburgh is nowhere near crowded as London. 7 The underground is far the better when ic sic crowded, Vocabulary (@ Undesine the odd one out in each group. 1 ain station bus wwe 2 route journey walking trip 3 square comer road fery 4 roundabout junction pedestrian crossroads 5 diny unattractive bad friendly 6 crowded — busy lively quies (@ Replace the underlined words/phrases in each sentence with words/phrases with the same ‘meaning in the box ( cheaper recommend dull peaceful | moreatcractve slightly beautiful Underground quicker 1 There are some lovely old buildings in the city centre, 2 leis usually less expensive to go to London by bus than by train 3 The new shopping centre doesnt look good, The old cone looked beter 4 Restaurants outside the city centre are usually alice bit cheaper. : \ 5 | didnt really like che town very much. Infact it was, realy boring \ suggest that you get around the city on foot. You can buy subway tickets from aucornated machines inall stations 8 love walking along the canal ~ especially at weekends, Icisso quiet! 9. fels much faster traveling by train than by river boat (© Complete the text with the words in the box. worth impressive waditional friendly exciting miss unique recommend buildings Dear Jo Lam so glad to rear that kupto. is a wm 4 arth tne peop lige. interesting of sit Jou Are going 4o visit le are ery A Sore cy MY — 3, foo) TF pw —_4, 90 to the vast "Poomat ha lel | west is wall © ee eo Hee || —__6 visiting, too (0 Bulg NE in ith, $F ig aay springs asta Seen + —_9 that You naw a are rere) Ls oy rene nee ee Best wishes | Susie cealied “reas ras eanProgress Check 1 Units 1-5 Writing (Tick (/) the type of noun that can be described by ¢ adjectives in che table. adjective fe weather large L [ beauriful activity enjoyable friendly | expensive exciting dull cloudy amazing traditional attractive extilarating © Read the task and then read the two emails ‘opposite. In one email, one piece of information is missing. Which email is it, and what information is missing? You have received a letter from your English- speaking frend, You recently wont on an activity holiday. You are now in an Intemet café and writing an email to ‘your English-speaking friend. ‘describe the place you went to + say what the weather was like there + say what you enjoyed doing most Write 36 ~ 45 words. A 200 = on —lasbnanthacocon HiJosh, | was in Brighton last week. Is a coastal town in the south of England. It was very hot and sunny. | went surfing for the first time. tt was very exciting! | fell off the board but it was great fun! Best wishes. Jake on nanan Te Bes ans nti arb Hi Betty, | was in Edinburgh a few weeks ago. t's the capital of Scotland and a very beautiful city. | ‘went sailing on the Firth of Forth and visited some souvenir shops, too. | had a lovely time. leven bought some postcards to take home! ‘See you soon Janet @ Write your own email for che task in Exercise 2. Include some adjectives from Exercise 1. = 8 | 2 D é 6 feProgress Check Reading (1 What should you do if you are invited to a dinner party? Tick (/) three of the items 1-7. Then read the text and check your guesses. Ifyou are invited toa dinner party you should: 1 arrive exactly on time 2. avoid being the last guest to leave. 3 leave some food on your plate at che end ofthe meal 4 look happy ll the time 5 refuse any food you disk 6 tak about your personal problems 7 bringa small present for the host. © Read the text again. Choose the best answer, A, B or, 1. Whats the writer trying to do in the text? A give advice B sell something C cella story 1D. warn the reader about something. 2 Thereader will probably find the text A frightening, B boring © sad, D amusing 3 Which two presents does the writer mention? A flowers and chocolates B. wine and chocolates © flowersand wine D flowers and scissors 4. Which subjecc shouldnt you talk about ata dinner party? A food B work family D money 5. A good guest can be compared to: A adoctor B anactor © acipiomat D an interviewer G@ Progress Check 1 Units 1-5 6 A suitable ttle for the rext would be: A No more guests please 8 Guests should eat more and talk less c How to bea perfect guest D Guests should tell a joke and a sad story, tos Find words in the text with these meanings. Paragraph A. 11 two people who are ina relationship. 2. dosomething enjoyable because something good has happened. Paragraph B 3 ablity 10 do something well, 4 people who sit next to you___ Paragraph C 5 another word for present 6 container for holding flowers. 7 very bad — 8 withournoise ‘Match the words in A with their opposites in B. A 8 1 host a difficul 2 happy uncomfortable 3 remember ¢ answer 4 simple d forgec 5 ak 2 depressed 6 anive f guest 7 relaxed, 8 leaveA, There is very little information on how to he a good guest. My parents once had a couple to stay. They came for a week and they stayed and stayed, And stayed. Then at last it was time to say goodbye and my parents van upstairs to celebrate. Mother jumped onto the table and started to dance while my father circled below her. “They've gone! They've zone!” they shouted. Then they stopped. The guests wore standing in the drawing room door. Oo “We forgot to leave our keys? they said. B Being a guest is a skill, It is also a kind of work. It is something you ean be good at. Actually, the rules are quite simple. Come about ten minutes after the ‘time you were told. Check that you are wearing the clothes the nts you in, admire the food, try to eat everything, talk to your neighbours, ask them questions, Taugh at their jokes and don’t be the last 10 leave. CC Whenit comes to presents for the host, the form is simple. If you take flowers, then take them ina pot or already arranged ina vase, The last thing any hostess wants is to struggle with scissors just as Iher guests are arriving. Making ‘conversation is less simple. In fact it can be quite difficult so some preparation is needed. My father once asked my mother about the wine they were drinking, “This is really awful, where on carth did you get it?” My mother indicated a guest on her right. “Patrick brought it as a gift’, she answered brightly. The only topic of conversation to avoid is money. Most people feel that they have ‘to0 little of it s0 those few who have too much should probably oop silent to avoid depressing their feiends Being a Good Guest is a performing art and you take on the role of actor. Just as a good host tries to make their guests feel comfortable, so good guests must play their part and ereate the impression that they are relaxed and happy at alltimes. f | { Speaking @ Group the phrases 1-15 under the headings a-e 1 Asiseeic, 2 Definitely not! 3 Dontmiss 4 Howabour...? 5 | dont thinkso. 6 suppose so. 7 chink that 8 youaskme 9) Make sure you 10 Perhaps thaes not such a ‘good idea, 11 That sounds good. 12 What about...2 13 What do you think about...” 14 You could be right. 15 You really should .. Giving an opinion b Making suggestion ¢ Making recommendations Agreeing € Disagreeing Pragress CheckProgress Check 1 Units 1-5 you ate deciding what to take wich you. Look at the piccures. Which things are the most important things to take on a long train journey? (© Underline wo correct alternatives, (© Which four piccures are discussed in the dialogues? 1 How about going/What about going/What do you think about to the beach at the weekend? According to the 1 As [think that ic would be good to have something to ‘weather forecast iis going to be hot and sunny. read on the journey. Nothing too serious of course 2 (suppose so/if you ask me/! think that it's important ‘After all we are going co be on the train for quite a to communicate with people when you go abroad on few hours holiday. ty 20 learn a few words if! dont already know 8B: Youte right. [ve ga acolection of shore stories we the language ofthe country lam visiing. can ce. 3A: Take big suitcase on holiday with us! Definitely not 2. A: What about taking something ice and sweet to eat? = {suppose so. dont think so. It will be much too heavy ‘What do you think? = cory B: Idon't think so. It will be really hot an the train so B: You could be right/hat sounds good /Perhaps thats chocolate wall mec really quickly | netsuch a oc ie. Lete ae ewo sal kas ‘A: | suppose so. Perhaps that’s not such @ good idea! inscea 3 A: Let exercise our brains during the journey and take ‘about the towns museum, e's really fascinating eee 5 Aslsee tj dont chink sof you eck me cruise holidays Pia sears are much more relaxing and enjoyable than camping, ie : holidays. 4. As What do you think about taking pack of ards | with us? The cards want zake up much room in the f 3 Complete the sentences with a suitable phrase jtekeadeardl vetcould even play'ea mane ' from Exercise 1. B: Definitely not! f 1 fyoulike fresh airand the hills______ goo ‘A: Why not le willbe fun, f the countryside. There’ something for everyone. You 8: No, it wort! never winl E can enjoy being away from the craic too . 2 _.. London isa very interesting city (© Underline the functions used in the dialogues in although Pars and New York ae well worth vaiting, too. Exercise 5. f 3. A: Do you think travelling ar arving in place is mare / enjoyable? 7. Prepare to do the task in Exercise 4. Plan how to i Beet emai ely talk about the other pictures Use the phrases in | ‘wN i bin youre Exercise 1 to help you. : fo, _____. Travelling is much more fun, i if ‘The journey i par ofthe adventure! ’ | G You are going to go on a long crain journey and 'To the ends of the earth Premium | Unit O6 Unit O6 al Which of these places would you like to go to? Why/Why nox? o (© How adventurous are you? Answer these questions. » 1 Which ofthese places would you 3. Which are not essential on o prefer to vis? holiday? (Choose all thac apply} 5 (cree aah atric A roondtioning or heating oO B jungle E city B television in the room 3 © desert © room service D running warer 2. Why do you go on holiday? ‘8 5 putas eee c Btosee somewhere most F acoilec people havent seen 4. After your asc holiday, were you } = © toenjoy good food and A rested? } righehfe B exhausted? © Sikilos heavier B Now look at page 172. Do you agree with the result of the quiz? WhylWhy noc?PREMIUM | UNIT O6 | Reading (1 Discuss these questions with other students. + Haye you ever been anywhere really cold? + What’ the coldest temperature you have experienced? + Why do tourists goto the Arctic and Antarctic? + Would youtize co go? Why/Why noe? (2 Read the text about a tourist expedition to ‘Antarctica. Decide if each sentence is true (T) or false (F). 1. There will noc be much cime to explore Ushuaia before the expedition start 2. le cakes ewo days to cross the Drake Passage. 3. You wil ee gentoo penguins on Robert and. 4 ‘The sic to Perermann land will happen whacever che weather conditions ae lke 5 You will not go to an island any further south than Pecermann island {6 The wacerat Deception Wand is warm because ofthe volcano nearby. 7 You will certainly see sea elephants at Hannah Paint, arr) etal CEN itinerary March tt: Ushusia, Argentina, Usui sthe wora's southemmost city, ign the fothile othe Andes, with beaut views, 0 fave at 8.00 p.m. eo there wide plenty of tne or you to lok around Usrusia st. March 2nd- You will hear a radio programme about the "wives and girlfriends of British Olympic rowers. Decide ifeach sentence is true {T) or false (F). 1 Barbara is married to an Olympic athlete. 2 The inteviewer chinks thac the personality of top athletes can make i dificult to be married to them. 3 Some ofthe wives would rather be apar fom theie husbands during big competitions 4 The incerviewer likes getting up early. 5. These wives ae no: interested in having carers 6 Barbara chinks chat overall che bereits of being marred oan Olympic athlece compensate for the cisadvannages. HAM SKIL The questions will often ‘paraphrase’ the text. ‘They give the same information in different words. Look at the tapescript and underline the paraphrases for questions 2-6 in Exercise 2. @ Would you like to be famous, or be the partner of someone who is famoust Why/Why now? Vocabulary | collocations EDP which prepositions should you use with these adjectives? Listen again co check. ied up 2 different_._ 3 good 4anxious_— Skeen____ 6 excited 7 proud @ Write the correct prepositions to go with these adjectives. Vafiaid___ 2tad___ 3 bored___._4 fond S incerested Saar isPREMIUM | UNIT O7 | Writing | an invitation @ Read the exam question and decide which of the ‘two emails is better and why. ‘An English-speaking friend called Mark has invited you to watch an important football match at his house. ‘Write an email to Mark. In your email you should: thank him for asking you * explain that you cannot come and say why ‘invite him to your house for dinner next week. Write 85-45 words. A i Doar Mark Thanks very much for asking me to watch the | match at your house on Saturday. '™m really sorry, ut I've already arranged to go away for the weekend, Would you like to come round for dinner next week instead? Dev — f 8 el Dear Mark Thank you for inviting me to watch the match at your house on Saturday | love football and this is ‘an important maich. How about coring round for inner at my house next week? Dev @ Look at che emails again and find: + co phrases fr thanking someone for an invitation to phrases for inviting someone. (@ Write an answer for this ask Wate 35-45 words You want to ask your friend to go and see a film with you ar the weekend ‘Write an email to your friend. In your email you should + invite your fiend + say why you think i will be enjoyable + say wher and where you could meet EHAM SKILL Keep to the word limits and make sure you have answered all the paints hod aN ts coed &, mi She does rind how much costs c Functions | likes/dislikes @ Work in pairs. Without looking back, make a list of sports from the unit, How many can you remember? (2 Choose two sports from your list that you both like: one that you like watching, and one chat you like doing/playing, Use some of chese phrases. Expressing likes/dislikes tim not really very keen on it (ve never tied it butt ike to. (elooks realy dficut 1c just so exciting! les realy boring to watch, 1c just not realy my sort of thing @ Tell other students which sports you chose and why. Reading @ These people want co join a health club. Read the texts A-E on page 63 and decide which club would be most suitable for each person. 1 Charles going sing later this year and wants to get stronger and fer He hasn exercised regularly fora fev years and needs someone co guide rim, He doesn want v0 pay more than €30.a month Charke 2 Laura has two young children and doesit have much time to exercise but she would ike to lose some weight. daly she would like to take her children with her She can't. afford to pay a large joining ee 3 Connie would lke to lose some ‘weight and get fitter She would also lke to be able to have beauty ‘reatmentsat the health club and. 4 George would like to improve his fitness. He is particularly interesced in swimming, and enjoys a sauna, He doesnt have much money because he isa student and he would prefer to go to the health club during the day.FITNESS FREAK HEALTH CLUB Location: 46-48 BOXHALL STREET Te: 01927 873679 HEALTH, BEAUTY AND SPORT | PREMIUM | UNIT 07 ADD A NEW HEALTH, BEAUTY ‘OR SPORT NOTICE Aiconctioned gymnasium and exercise sud heated ten mecre indoor swvimring poo\ sauna and seam roar créchechideare cities. This club offers alge vatery of cases aqua and ‘erbics, ducing the day andeatyevering, There sno exrachage for che lasses. Free ness sessment included in the price. Beauty therapy physiotherapy and sports injury dnicare avalable xc exra cost Single membership £250 once only nor-eundal joining fee. €49 per month. This club has 2 ‘ub bar aad bistuo as wel as social ever. FIRST CLASS HEALTH CLUB Locator: 45 WILLIAM STREET Tel 01927 387317 PARADISE Location: SPA LEISURE CENTRE Te:01977 867082 Fully equipped gymnasium. large swirnming pool Aetobies reutts and aquaerobic are ofered tena charge, Single membershig-£25 joining fe, ‘Mahl aes vary from £17 for off peak dayome use co £35 for ulimited use at alltimes You eanalzochoote ta pay exch time you use the Facing. Late fuly-ecuiaped gymnasium, si-conciioned aerobics sto, sauna. This dub offers rice craemeeyrenecy ‘any of classes during the day and evening. Thee no extra charge forthe clases Fee Ftress saestment and two ind ual vs with an instructor who will wie a personal prograrsme for You areal inluded in the price. r-house beaury therapy centre as wal as sunbeds a extra cost. Single membership: 150 one of joining fee, £38 per month. LADYWISE Location 23 NUNEATON ROAD Tek 01927 564773 ‘Single membership: £60 joining ree, £30 per month @ Read the cexts again and make a list of the facilities and services offered by the different health centres. ai-condivioned gymnasium | a large variecy of classes @ Discuss chese questions with other students, + Are you a member of health club? If so, why? + Would you ke to join any ofthe fitness clubs described on page 63? Which one? + IF you ae not interested in joining a club, haw else can you keep Fi? Functions | expressing opinions 4 Work in pairs. Look at che opinions on different topics below. Talk about the ideas, asking for and giving opinions. The Olympics Athletes hou be allowed odo anything to improve thor sporting performancs,nclaing taking Gags. Some ofthe Olympic events ne prope spors and shouldn't be ncuded. \Wel-equiaped gymnasium vit veights and running and cycing machines, Members re given a fires programme to be fllowed on each 30-minute ist. Worn only. Childcare ave PUMPING IRON FITNESS CLUB Location 7-11 CONWAY PLACE Tek 01927 556848 xcersve range in fully-equipped sgynnasum on tree foots. No clases are offered Free induction with experienced fines instructor as wellas ‘all sbour nurtion and et Single membeshi. £0 for dee monchs £160 for si months, no joing ee. HEALTH AND FITNESS ‘Too much exercise is bad for you. Learn to relax and you will live longer. Companies should encourage thelr ‘employees to keep fit by paying for gym memberships. ‘Exercigo Is bunk (rubbish. If you are healthy you don’t need i, Ifyou are sick you shouldn't take It! Henry Ford (1863-1947), US car manufacturer Women in sport Female tennis players should be paid less than Tale players because they are not as good. ‘Women can compete equally with men in ell sports. Expressing opinions (dont) agree that... However, tt makes sensett doesnt make sense to me that {frmiy believe that {cant believe that Asking for opinions What do you think about the idea that ..? Do you think it tre that.? Do you think its. a good idea to?Listening (1 Discuss these questions wich other students. + How often do you exercise? + What kind ofexercse do you enjoy? + Should you exercise more often? Ifso, what stops you? (2 GED Listen to a talk on how to motivate yourself, ‘Which of these ideas are mentioned? 1 Get your sports gear ready the nigh before and leave ic ‘where you wil remember it 2 Exercise witha fiend. 3. Write alist of ll the benefits you wil get from exercising 4. Pay for your exercise in advance, so you have to 20 because you dorit want to waste the money. 5. Make sure you enjoy your exercise 6 Vary che type of exercise you do. LISTENING SKILL Read the questions before you listen and think of possible paraphrases/opposites for key words, for example: remember-forget. (BEEP Listen again. which other two ideas does she ‘suggest to motivate yourself? @ Discuss these questions with ocher students + Which do you think ate the best ideas? + Which ideas do you think would not work for you? Grammar | real conditionals @ Look at the example sentences A~G in the grarnmar box and answer the questions, 1 What she frm of the eb nthe Fist half ofeach sentence? 2 Lookat the second half ofeach sentence. Which sentences use a apresenc tense b wil + infinitive € animperatve? 2. Match a~c above with these uses togheaavce to alk about something which s generally tue toralk about what wil probably happen ina specie stuaton @ @ Real conditionals ‘We use real conditionals to describe a possible situation inthe present ot inthe future. A Ifyou ga tothe gym, you get ht B Ifyou have to step over your bag to get out, it isn't so easy to forget to exercise. C fyou have a fiend walting 0 go with you 1 the gym, youl be fess likely to cancel D Unless you change your workouts, your body will only train one set of muscles and you'l stop seeing results. E Ifyou haven't got time to exercise, you'll get as much benefit hom a few short bursts of exerlse instead. F you like being outdoors, join a running club insteadt Of being n a hot sweaty gy G If you're ted in the afternoon, choose a time of day when you feel more energetic, ++ see grammar reference: page 157 « Complete the sentences wich something you think is generally true. Use a real conditional with present tense in the second clause. Ifyou dort rest enough, 1 ifyou get up ear IFyou drink a lor of coffee, iF you work too hard IFyou play alo of sport, Think about the next few days in your life and complete these sentences in ways that are true for you. Use a real conditional with will 1 fl get home ate eonighe 2 ificrains tomorrow, 3. ifitissunny next weekend, 4 ‘fl. am nor too busy tomorrow, 5 Ifthere isa good film on television tonight Grammar note | unless We use undess to say that something will only happen ‘something else happens: 1 won't pay tennis untess its sunny tomorrows Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1 Ifyou don't choose a spore you enjoy, you wort stay motivated. Unless. 2. Unless you exercise regularly, you wont get fi ease seeeeec ee Eee 3. Going to a gym can be fun, as long as you don't prefer to be outside. Reg ee 4 Youwill get bored, unless you vary the type of exercise you do, i| PREMIUM | UNIT 07 Vocabulary | exercise and health @ Read the text about Dee Caffari, the first woman to sail single-handed round the world ‘the wrong way. 1 Complete the sentences with these words. ‘What problems did she have? exercise (a/v) workout (m/v) train (v) healthy well ff | ie te "| Dee Triumphs at Sea | 1 Ym geeinga bit fat, | should relly zy co.gecsorne more Yachtswoman Dee Caffari hhas completed her single- 2 Paulas going co for the marathon handed round-the-world 3 Aftera good atthe gym, laiways feel beter, becoming the first 4 ‘How are you? woman to do so.she —_? ‘mvery _ thanks! the finish line at 17.55 5 Howare your 3 18th May, after 178 tm thanks! days 3 hours 5 minutes 6 ‘realy need to go to the gym and get. Bad eee ce 7 Sues realy shes never igure oven mek — than twice as long (© Answer the questions about the words in the box. as sailing from west to east Use a monolingual dictionary to help you. ia Pirate eet . risk of 5. (—injure(v) injury (n) ure) wound (nis) Dee needed to be \ cut(ni) break (m/v) damage () extremely __€.She Gee ee followed 7 advice of 1 Put these words in order oF ow serious they are hurt, ‘a nutritionist to make sure siomage injure she ate well and stayed 2. Which cwo words involve bleeding? healthy. 3 Which words something that may happen to bones? There were a__8 big 4 Which ofthe words could be used with yoursel?? Eg, storms and on days 102— injure yourselt 104 she was in terrible 5. Which wordis something you can only do to someone danger surrounded by icebergs. bet Dee said she was 9 of her achievement 6 Which ofthese ae possible in English? ~aleginury. a but looking forward ——™a long sleep. leg wound, leg break oan ‘ @ Which pars of the bedy can you use with ache? Complete the text in Exercise 4 with the best word, head arm finger tooth foat back ear stomach ) AB CorD. a 1 Avoyage Burip Ctrvel Detour 2 Aarived Berossed — Cgor Diet. oO. Using a dictionary 3 Ain Bar Con Din = 4 Amuch Bagin ~— Core bigger BN ecco prt weenie ae pA eed oe ee = Reet aes ee eliatmn. Biel Cit Dons, € ae 7 7 Amany Ba Can Dthe 5 injury /indariy noun (countable, 8 Amany Blot Cow Dine gy uncountable] plural injuries physical harm ee that someone gets in an accident or attack: ue ere fe rere eee eee eet TENG She was taken to hospital with serious 10 Aa Bro cin Don WG ead injuries.» He suffered horrife ae i injures in the ariack.* Luckily, she © Discuss these questions wich other students. Bei escuped tnfary Coste wee noe jure + Do youre people who achiw frst ike chi? Why wound" jwu:nd/ noun [countable] deep Why nod Cur made in your skin by a knife or buller + Why do you think ehat people want to sallround the gunshot wounds It iooka long time for ‘world oF dimb Mount Everest his wounds to heal. + Doyou think chat sportsmen and women who have young children should risk heir lives inthis way? Is fe ‘worse for a mother to do so?Language Review | uNiTo7 Grammar @ Complete the sentences with for or since. Vocabulary @ Underline the odd one aur in each group. 1. They've been members of the gymnastics cub two years. 2 She has had the same tennis racket 3. She hasntt been able to go running, ‘motorbike accident. 4. They have been in the swimming pool hour now. 5 He has been in the hockey team can remember 6 She hasn't spoken to me, we last the match. 7 lve been a member of the local foocball club 1935. her halfan aslongas long time. 8 We haven't been out.Irhas been too wet to play a fortnight. 9. Therulesofcennishave changed he started playing 10 Tennis and fencing have been Olympic sports ‘more chan a century. & Complece the sentences with if or unless. 1. You car't do fencing —_ you have the ight equipment. 2. The football match will go ahead tomorrow the weather is fine 3. Hell never be a successful cennis player __he erains more often, 4 Helll be angry he loses anather game 5 Welllbe late for che game —__ we lave now 6 train hard today, can | have day off tomorrow? 7 We can't go deep sea diving __ the weather improves. B You will havean accident ____ you are more careful 9) You can borrow my racket you want to play 10 Come on! You won't win the race —_ you run as. slovely 2s chat (@ There is a mistake in each sentence, Find the mistakes and correct them. 1 tf you will need a helmes for the game, wil lend you You wont win if you play well ‘You wort fel healthy unless you do a regular exercise | enjoy doing swimming in summer I have had the same tennis racket since ten yeas. ‘He will ned to do train hard ifhe wanes to be an Olympic athlete 7 Lam not keen at water sports (© Underline che correct alternative in each sentence. 1 football tennis volleyball swimming 2 cycling running horse riding baseball 3 taekwondo gymnastics fencing diving 4 helmet mask skates hat | 5 net racket at stick 1 Tmexcited offabout the match on Friday but m2 ltle ‘anxious at/about i, 00. realy hope we win! 2 tim really fed up with/an playing cennis with John. He doesnt seem interested infat the sport anymore! 3. Im keen offon watching baseball but lam not very ‘Rood atfn playing! 4 Iimbad atjof keeping my eyecon the ballin hockey tim | always afta offat losing sight oft 5. Careful when you play football with Tom, He's good atin playing but he's bad withiat losing! 6 He used ro be fond offabout rugby but now he seers | bored with/at it. | 7 timo proud offaboue Steve. He playingin che final on Saturday and we are excited about/wth I | Underline the two correct alternatives in each sentence, 1 I dont enjoy tennis or running but! like team sports ike rugbylgofvaleybal | 2 Imrealy fond offoored with/keen an football isso | exciting to play and ro watch. | 3. We got temible back/stomoch/foot ache. | need 10 g0 and ie down, 4 He gets very nervous before he plays. He ahways excited | aboutiansious about/afad of osing 5 Aswel as cycling and tennis, enjoy water sports lke ice ockey/diving/surfing 6 enjoy going horse riding/oycing/tennis in summer What about you? 7m quite ft. do regula trainyworkoutsfeercse ata sports club 8 She badly woundedicut/broke her leg during the match and lost lor of blood, 9. He keeps fi/wellfine by jogging every morning before fre goes co work.Imagine Premium | Unit O08 symphony c 2 ‘5 o a 3 o a pe) = (& xercise your imagination, Choose thre items on this page. Think @._ How imaginative are you? Think of as many different uses as (© How many did you think of Compare your ideas. B Discuss these questions wich other students. Unit 08 possible for a spoon. You have 2 minutes. Think about yourself when you were a child. + Did you read a ot of fiction? What were your favourite books? + Did you talk to soft toys or dolls? What was your favourite toy? + Did you have an imaginary friend? fs, what was their name? + Were you happy to play on your own? What did you do? Think about yourself now. + Where do you get your best ideas? When you wake up? Driving in the carlin the shower? Going fora walk? of a story that involves the three items, You have 3 minutes, Tell your story to your partner.PREMIUM | UNIT 08 | Listening 1 Do you think that dreams have a meaning? What sort of things can they mean? (GEES You will hear a psychologist, Daniel Bilton, talking about dreams and their meaning, Listen and, compare your ideas in Exercise 1 ‘HAM SKI Before you listen, read the instructions. They tell you who is talking and what they will be talking about. This will help you to follow the listening taxt. Choose the best answer, A, Bor C. 1 What does Danie says the most common dream? A falling or ying 8 osing your hair or teeth © being chased 2 If youdream of house, the reams may represent A ajourney. B different aspects of your personaly worrying about what other people think of you 3. Research shows that men’ dreams are often A about fying B shorter than women’s dreams. © about their families. 4. Daniel believes that to Find out what a dream means you should A ask aftiend’s advice B visita therapist. € think abouc it yourself. G Discuss these statements with other students. + Women dream more about che home because they are naturally suited to being ac home + Women dream more about emotions because they fel things more deeply. + Men cream more about violence because they are naturally more valent + Ics clear why men dream more about strangers and women more about fami Useful language seis: We probably wort agree about this My experiences cifferent from yours Lets agre to disagree about that. We obviously have diferent opinions on this, Grammar | contrast linkers (1. Look at these examples. Which words are used to join together two contrasting ideas? 1 People say that itmeans that you relly want co get away in some way ~ 10 escape or travel Howeves ics possible thaticisjus the body’ response to fling nto seep, 2 chink thar che mearing of dreams probably diferent for everyone ~a very personal ting. Thac sid research does show thac men ard women tend to have very differen sors of rears. (© Match the linkers in Exercise 1 with the rules 1-3, Contrast linkers We use linkers. 11 to introduce a fact which makes the other part of the sentence seem surprising: Although tiey may not remember ther, everyone dreams several times a night. About 20% of fatal road accidents are caused by lack of sleep, Despite tis fact, 60% of people adit o driving while Feeling sleepy. In spite of liking to stay up tale, teenagers actually need as much sleep as small chiléver (about 19 hours). 2 to introduce an idea which is surprising or unexpected after what you have just said: ‘Cows can sleep standing up, but they can only dream while tying down, ‘Sleepwalking is quite comamon in children. iis rare in adults, however. 8 to say that one thing is different from another: ‘Men tend to dream more about other men, while ‘women dream equally about men and women. ‘s¢ see grammar reference: page 187 + « G Link each pair of sentences three different ways. Ike sleeping. I never get enough. although but despite the fact Although Vike sleeping | never get enough. ike sleeping but | never get enough. Despite the fac like sleeping | never get enough 1 Inced eighe hours sleep. | usually gec abouc seven. however although but 2 Inever remember my ceams, My husband always does. while but however 3. My daughter ofzen has nightmares. My son doesn but although while 4 My husband says he dreams alot, Hesnores ll night inspite of although despice the factReading (4 What are these people famous for? Read the texts A-E quickly co check your answers, Paul MeCareney Mary Wollstonecraft Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Robert Luis Stevenson Elias Howe (2 Read the texts again and answer the questions. 1 Which texts are about nightmares? 2 Which text descrbesa dream that was par forgotten? 3 Which text shows how a dream gave the answer to problem? 4 Which texe describes something that wasn completed? 5. Which text describes dream that did nachave any words in itt 3 Discuss these questions with ocher students. + Have you ever had a great idea that came froma dream? How do you think of new ideas? + Write down lots and lots oF ideas even ifthey dont seer very good, and then choose the best one. \Wait for a good idea to come to you maybe when you're in the bath or ‘out for a walk Talk it through with fends. Vocabulary | the arts (1 Divide the words and phrases in the box into the three categories below. (novel shores) paring poem [porte symphony ‘ong supe things you lok at shingsyeut rad things you listen to Cae | Premium | UNIT 08 | A It was 1965 and The Beatles were in London filming Help! One morning © Paul McCartney woke up with a lovely tune in his head. There was a piano in the room so he got out of bed, sat at the piano, and played the tune — which became Yesterday, possibly the most famous Beatles song, At first Paul ‘couldn't believe he hadn't just heard it | somewhere before because it seemed | so familiar. | B In the summer of 1816, nineteen- year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin and her fiancé, the poet Percy Shelley, were guests at Lord Byron's villa at Lake Geneva, in Switzerland. While they were there, Byron challenged his quests to write a horror story. Mary found it difficult to think of an idea until, ane night, she woke up from a terrible dream. This dream later became the famous book, Frankenstein. © In 1797, the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge dreamt an entite poem, of two to three hundred lines. When he woke up, he immediately began ‘writing the poetn, which was to become the famous Kubla Khan. Unfortunately, someone interrupted him and when he returned to his writing he found that the clear picture of the poem had faded and that he could only remember a few more lines. D In 1845, elas Howe was tying to invent a machine which could | sew, but he couldn't think how to make the needle work, Eventually, he fell asleep at his desk and had a dream - a nightmare in which cannibals put him in a pot of boiling water. He kept shouting for help and trying to climb out, but the cannibals would push him back in with ‘their spears. When he woke up, he realised that the spears had holes at the tips ~ this was the solution he had been looking for! E The novelist Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was struggling to find a plot for his new book when one night | he had a bad dream. He was screaming, 50 his wife woke him up. He responded by teling her off for waking him as the : story of the dream was perfect for his book, Dr Jekyll and Mir Hyde. Fortunately, Stevenson was able to go back to sleep and continue the dreamThe Locked Room and Other Horror Stories A tree full of enormous spiders, ‘curtains lke a dead man’s hair, an ‘old man with no heart. These are Some of the things you wil discover in these toriinpasteenetines ‘We dare you to read this book! But if you do you won't be able to put it down! M. 8, James is one of the best writers of ghost and horror stories ever, Speaking (4 Look at the descriptions of books. Which would you most/least like to read? Why? @ You are going to talk for 1-2 minures about one of your favourite books. Look at the points below and think about what you are going to say. + What kind of book is ie? + Whatisit abour? + What do you like about i? + Do you think your partner would lke i? Why/ Why noe? Useful language novel nonfiction shortstonies thriler horror romance plot characters chopter a happy ending 0 twist Wwellwritten grigping fascinating very readable (@ Work in pairs. Listen to each other talk and then ask questions. Vocabulary | word families (@ Replace the words in italics with other suitable words and phrases from the box. (spooky scare spook terrify | seared (sifto death) creepy scary. cenified \ spooked hair-raising terfying scary 1 tw frighten someone 2 togive someone aright 3 The film was really frightening 4 fee frightened, @ Look in your dictionary to find word families for these words. Check ifthe stress changes. The Go-Between ie of 1900, He finds himself falling in Tove with Marcuss beautiful older sster and, in consequence, 2grees to become the ‘go-between’ for her and the local farmer —a relationship that her parents know nothing about. This secret leads to trouble and by the tend of the holiday Leo childhood is over Frankenstein Victor Frankenstein is a young scientist who creates a hideous lving person ‘rom the parts of dead bodies. At first the monster looks for lave and wants to bbe kind, But soon his experiences teach him to hate. Will the finally destroy his creator? Frankenstein is probably the most famous hortor story ofall. Mary Shelley wrote it in 1816 when she was only ‘nineteen yeas ol. @ Discuss these questions with other students, eo you enjay horror stories? Why/Why now? + Whats the scariest film you have ever seen? Describe ‘why ie was so frightening. + Whar else makes your hai stand on end? When were ‘you last realy frightened? Listening 4 What do you think are the ingredients of a good book? Make a list wich your partner. (GEES You will hear a talk given by a famous writer (F horror fiction. Listen and complete the missing, information. HAM SKI Read through the text before you listen and try to predict possible answers, You can then check your ideas against the listening taxt as you listen ‘Make sure you | Dove | When yee fhe writing forthe dy, dav 5 every day, 2 a great ide When yaw stop wring for the day, do fish yur Make are yur sents and paragraphs ae Decide om the S before you stare writing, nook