Television and extreme

adjectives

Vocabulary
Personality adjectives
and pastimes
Q

Choose the correct

answer.

Match the types of show in the box with the TV

programmes in the guide.
cartoon
film

cookery programme

quiz show

sports programme

documentary

reality show
the news

My best friend isnt (1)

shy / friendly, in fact shes

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really (2) sociable / sporty.

Can Oxford's team stay at the top? Watch this

weeks great com petition to find out.

She loves (3) doing / meeting

friends. She (4) has / makes a birthday
party every year, and everybody says that shes
(5) fun / selfish.
I think that shes also very (6) moody / generous, and
thats very important in a friend. She always calls me or

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A nother hilarious episode featuring the w orlds
favourite family.

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In this weeks fascinating show: how to make the
perfect pasta.

(7) sends / gives me text messages. We tell each other

everything. Were very (8) honest / lazy with each other.
^

Write five sentences to describe your best friend.

Use some of the adjectives from exercise 1.

KnnTii T h e W o rld T o n ig h t
The day's headlines v. :h Graeme Smith. Followed
by the weather forecast

U te m W im b le d o n W e e k
Brian Jones interviews tne b rilliant tennis star,
Martina Hingis.

Travel and prepositions of

movement

Complete the text with the words in the box.

boarding card
gate

get on

through

catching

flight attendants

check-in desk

ticket

takes off

up

(1 )... a plane is easy. When you arrive at Heathrow

H IM il Is la n d In fe rn o
See astonishing s :e -e s as the contestants eat
insects in this wee- 's show.

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S m a llt o w n A m e r ic a

Follow O llie Hutton a rc his Cadillac, the last in

this wonderful ser es that examines the Am erica
that Hollywood doesn't show.

H o rro r a t H o g w a r ts
A terrifying mow e -eaturing the horrible Harry
Splatter. Not fo r under-12s.

Terminal 2, go (2 )... the escalator and go to the

(3 ).... Show your (4 )... to the check-in assistant, who
will give you a (5 )....
When they call your flight, go to the (6)... and (7 )... the

0 Find the extreme adjectives in exercise 4. Then

describe your three favourite TV programmes,
using the adjectives.

plane. After the plane (8 )..., you can look (9 )... the

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is great. Its my

window and relax. The (10)... will serve drinks and a

snack.

favourite show because you can win a lot of money.

- and country

go, make, do,

*acrri : - e words in the box with the numbers 1-13

r n e o ic t u r e s .

: 'e m a

cottage

-^ s ta tio n
e*.

hill

village

factory
stadium

farm

field

stream

train station

woods

and have

Match 1-8 with a-h to complete the sentences.

1

We made

a picnic tomorrow,

Did you do

the washing up soon,

Did he make a

a day trip yesterday,

Were having

a shower yet?

They went on

on foot.

Have you had

dinner and then went out.

I promise Ill do

your homework?

He doesnt like going

h mistake?

Environment
Q

Complete the text with the nouns in the box.

bottle bank
petition

demonstration

letter

packaging

pollution

The news is full o f stories about problem s w ith

th e en v iro n m e n t. They say th a t th e w o rld s
biggest problem is carbon dioxide (1) ... in th e
atm osphere. But w hat can you do? O f course, you
can go o n a (2) ... against global w arm ing an d
you could sign a (3) ... or w rite a (4) ... to th e
governm ent. But w hat can you do in your ow n
life? O ne thing th a t you can do is throw away less.
Buy products th a t do n o t have a lot of (5) .... And
o f course, its im p o rta n t to recycle paper an d to
p u t bottles in th e (6) ....

Adjectives of emotion
Q

Choose the correct answer.

School

1 Im glad / upset that you can come to the match.

(2 )

2 My cousin was selected for the football team. Im

Answer the questions.

1 What are three of the rules at your school?

so enthusiastic / proud!
3 The atmosphere at home is tense / upset. My
mum and my uncle have had another argument.
4 The museum tour cost 8, so Mark was grateful /
relaxed that his uncle paid.
5 Chloe was uninterested / anxious about passing

You cant ...

2

How long does each lesson last at school?

3 Which are your two least favourite subjects?

4 What do you take to school in your rucksack?

5 What do you write in your exercise book?
6 What is the name of this textbook?

her science exam.

6

My sister is afraid / glad of spiders.

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Grammar
Present simple or present continuous?
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Diary

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Photos

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School

Pets

Hi! Welcome to
my web page!
My names Carina and im 13.1 live in Vancouver,
Canada, with my mum and my brother, Tom. Im
w ritin g this so you can read all about my day.
On schooldays, I get up at 7 a.m. and I have pancakes
fo r breakfast. I love pancakes! In summer, Tom and I
cycle to school, but in w inter its always very cold and
we never cycle. Its snowing again today. This is a
photo of the school bus in winter!
School starts at 8.30 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m. After
school, I go home and do my homework. My best
friend, Marcia, often comes here after school and we
do our w ork together, but she isnt working now!
Were making this web page together! What do you do
after school? And why are you reading my web page?

Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Whose web page is this?

Read the sentences. W hat is the use and the

tense of each sentence?

2 Where is she from?

habit: present simple

3 What is this web page about?

Read the text again and answer the questions.
Use full sentences.
1 Where does Carina live?
2

Does Carina get up at 7 a.m. every day?

3 When do Carina and Tom cycle to school?

4 Why doesnt Carina cycle in winter?
5 What is the weather like today?
6

Is Carina doing her homework at the moment?

My names Carina, fact: present simple

1 I live in Vancouver.
2

I have pancakes for breakfast.

In winter its always very cold.

4 She isnt working now.

5 Were making this web page together.
6 What do you do after school?
7 Why are you reading my web page?
8

G E T T IN G

S T A R T E D

fact: present simple

happening at the moment: present continuous

I go to bed at about 10.30 p.m.

I : - : ete the text. Use the present simple form

-e verbs in the box.

e
r

oe
play

drive

or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

get up

not see

Com plete the conversation. Use the present simple

go

study

have

not like

not work
Hi, Carina, hows it going? ... (1 you / use) your mums
computer again?
Ali! Hi. Yes, I am. What about you? ... (2 you / sit) in
the school computer room right now?
No, the computers ... (3 not work) at the moment, so
I ... (4 use) a computer in an internet cafe.
OK. Lets finish that chat about sport. ... (5 you / play)
soccer?
Whats soccer?
Oh, yeah, you call it football!
Oh, football! Yeah. I ... (6 play) in the school team.
We ... (7 practise) every day after school. In fact,
I ... (8 wear) a football shirt today! ... (9 you / like)
football?
Not really. I ... (10 prefer) ice hockey.

name (1) ... Ali. I (2) ... 13

and I (3) ... a sister. My father
- ... a taxi every night, but
- Tother (5) ... . We (6) ...
- ^ather in the week because
e 7) ... to bed at 7 a.m. and
e 8) ... at the same tim e! We
r ... in Marrakech, Morocco.
*'. sister and I (10) ... maths and English at
: ; - : o l every morning. I (11) ... football after
ss'ool, but my sister (12) ... sport.
^
* te the questions. Then answer the questions

W rite about yourself. Use Carinas and A lis texts

as models.

soout yourself.
.'.here / you / live?
1
3
4

. cat tim e / you / get up?

C om paratives and s u p e rla tiv e s

no / you / sit with / today?

''o w many lessons / you / have / every day?

what / you / do / after school?

which book / you / read / at the moment?

Com plete the sentences w ith th e comparative

form of the adjectives in the box.
comfortable

cool

far

hard

funny

bad

when / you / go / to bed?

1 This exercise is ... than the first one.
2

: dverbs of frequency

Im glad the weathers a b i t ... today.

3 This sofa is much ... than that one.

4

Write sentences about Ali. Use the present

His jokes are ... than yours!

5 The situation is terrible; its ... than yesterday.

simple with adverbs of frequency.

6 The fire station i s ... than I thought.

0

skiing / never

A li never goes skiing.

1 play football / after school / sometimes
2

pass his exams / often

W rite the sentences. Use the present simple form

of be and the superlative form of the adjectives.
1 Tokyo / big / city in the world?

3 get up / 7 a.m. / always

2 you / friendly / person Ive ever met.

4 enjoy school / usually

5 be tired / in the evenings / sometimes

4 they / proud / parents in the world.

6 eat pancakes / never

she / good / singer in the band?

7 send emails / often

King Kong / terrifying / film Ive ever seen.

he / fantastic / player in the team.

be happy with his life / usually

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UJ0RHB00H PAGE 5

GETTING

STARTED

Review
Do the quiz. Are the sentences true or false?
Check your answers on the relevant pages in this book.

The world's oldest woman died

when she was 125. (page 10)
gt<$|gg^lgp
- .V

Skiing is more popular than

snowboarding, (page 23)

Burj al-Arab is a five-star hotel,

(page 26)

The Taipei 101 building in Taiwan (425

metres) is the tallest building in the
world, (page 38)
Foreign holidays became popular in
Britain in the 1960s. (page 43)
About 50% of people in the world have
never seen a computer or a printer,
(page 51)
The Sioux are the largest Native North
American tribe, (page 59)
Students at the School of the Air
don't have lessons every day.
(page 66)
Yuri Gagarin was the first man
in space, (page 79)

Tim Berners-Lee invented the

internet in 1989. (page 87)

GETTING

STARTED

udy shills
to use a dictionary

How to choose a meaning

c v *o find a rnord

Some English words have the same form but a

different meaning. The context and the part of speech

D o o n a rie s do not list every form of every word

(n, v, adj, adv, etc.) can help you to decide the

sec^ately. You often need to look up the base form.

meaning.

~ :r example, to find bought you need to look up buy,

~ find countries you need to look up country; to find

i : ng. look up wait; to find hottest, look up hot.

0

Choose the correct answer. Then check in a

dictionary.

-ead the sentences and look up the bold words in

your dictionary. W hat is the base form of each

He doesnt coach them any more.

a n a person who trains someone to do sports

word?

b n a comfortable long-distance bus

c v to train sb to do sports

'

She kept all his emails.

s the film beginning?

.Ve put the books on those shelves.

~hose babies cry all the time.

b n something that is not true

.Vho is the silliest?

c v to be in a horizontal position

.Ve left at six oclock.

Tell me the truth. Dont lie!

a v to say something that is not true

I met her at the fair.

a adj, adv appropriate and acceptable

The traffic lights are changing!

; knew it was you.

b adj hair or skin of a light colour

He carried her rucksack.

c n a n entertainm ent in a field or a park

'0

Try to be friendlier.

4 Turn off the light,

a n a lamp
b adj the opposite of heavy

Horn to find a phrase

c v to make something burn

Most dictionaries would list Youre pulling my leg

A word may have tw o different translations in English.

under pull, not under leg. You may not understand the

Always read the whole definition and the example

ohrase if you translate each word individually.

sentences when you look up new words.

The meaning of verbs can completely change when

we combine the verb with other words. To find My
dad has given up smoking, look up give and then find
give up. You cannot understand this sentence if you

Choose the correct answers. Check your answers

in a dictionary. Then translate the bold words.
1

translate give and up.

I dont like vegetables. I think theyre hilarious /

horrible.

2 Who lost / won the first prize?

(

Look up the bold phrases in a dictionary. Which

word in each phrase gave you the answer?

3
4

1 Why do you always change your mind?

2

Oh, no. Ive broken this cup. Never m ind.

Lets keep in touch.

4 Some parents really are out of touch with teenagers.

5

I look forw ard to my holiday every year.

Its tim e to go. Are you ready / lazy yet?

Pizza is a popular / sociable snack in many
countries.

Shes relaxed / upset because she cant find her

Ill see you at lunch tim e. Yes, see you early /

homework.
soon.

6 W h a ts the matter?

7 Two men robbed / stole us in the park.

I look up to my big brother.

8 She lost / missed the bus, so she came to

Its up to you.

school late.

GETTING

STARTED

1 Lifestyles
Reading
Q

Put the stages of life into the correct order.

a d u lt

baby

c h ild

e ld e rly pe rson

te e n a g e r

Read the text.

Scientists say the longest humans can live is

about 110 years. But Jeanne Calment and
Antonio Todde lived longer. How did they do it?
fc \

Jeanne Calment w a s born in Arles,

France, in 1875. She rem em bers
m eeting the artist Vincent Van Gogh
in 1888. He cam e into my un cles
5 shop one day. He w a s looking for
paints, but in the end he decided not
to buy anything.
Jeanne led an interesting and
very active life. She rode a bicycle
Jo until she w a s 100. At 114, she w as
in th e film Vincent and Me, and at
the age of 121 sh e recorded a rap
CD, Times M istress.
The secret of Jeannes long life is
J5 a mystery. Her husband, daughter
and grandson all died before her,
and her diet w a s n t especially
healthy. But Jeanne didnt worry
about sm all thin gs and she w a s
20 never bored b ecau se sh e w a s
alw ays talking to people. Perhaps it
w a s Jeannes outgoing personality
and optimistic attitude that kept her
alive until she w a s 122.

' I

25 A ntonio Todde w a s born in

Sardinia, Italy, in 1889 and lived
until he w a s 112. Antonio w a s a
shy, sensitive man. He only w en t to
school for a year and then he
30 started working on a farm. Antonio
w a s very fit and healthy. He didnt
like cars and he never drove instead, he cycled everyw here.
W hen he w a s young, he often
35 cycled 50 kilom etres to w atch
television in a nearby town.
Why did Antonio live so long?
Perhaps it w a s b e ca u se, like
Jeanne, he cycled everyw here.
Jo Perhaps it w a s b ecau se he had a
stress-free lifestyle, even though
he w a s very hard-working. Or
perhaps it w a s in his family: his
sister is 97 and his daughters are
45 77 and 80. Antonio thought his diet
w a s the reason for his long life. His
favourite m eal w a s pasta w ith
meat.

Vocabulary

* - sentence about Jeanne and

Character adjectives

v rc m io is true?
0

_ -e . ere both very active.

f

of opposite adjectives.

both had good diets.

1 generous

dishonest

honest

impatient

' = d th e text again. W rite Jeanne,

optimistic

insensitive

- -:onio or both.

patient

lazy

H h e r person:

5 sensible

rude

~ et somebody famous?

6 sensitive

pessimistic

shy

hard-working

g silly
h miserable

cheerful

outgoing

polite

mean

1 . ''.ere both very stressed.

0

sorted work when they were young?

1 starred in a film?
4

Match the numbers 1-10 w ith the letters a -j to make pairs

oyed cycling?

\as very sociable?

ved watching television?

10
0

Com plete the sentences w ith adjectives from exercise 7.

Answer the questions in your own

1 Dont lie to me! Youre so . ...

*ords.

We never do our homework. Were really . ...

W hat did Van Gogh want to buy in

Dont worry, you will pass the maths exam! Dont be so . ...

Arles?

I never shout at my brother because hes very . ...

She loves meeting new people. Shes really . .. .

2 What did Jeanne do in the year

6 Youre so . .. . You never wait for other people.

before she died?

3 Which of Jeannes habits suggest a

Choose the correct answer.

healthy lifestyle?
W hat is the secret of a happy life? Some lucky people are naturally

4 What was Jeanne like?

(1) optim istic / pessimistic, but for others, staying (2) cheerful /

5 Was Antonio a quiet or lively person?

miserable is harder. Psychologists say that you should be

6 Why did A ntonio think that he lived

(3) generous / mean and (4) sensitive / insensitive to others and

fo ra longtim e?

they will be kind to you, too. Never be (5) polite / rude and
remember it is very im portant to be (6) honest / dishonest.

Learn all th e parts o f a word

W rite all the forms of a new word in the
same place, for example meet, met, met.

Choose six adjectives to describe yourself. Then w rite a short

description of your personality.

Find the words in the tex t. Is each

word a verb, an adjective or a noun?
alive

life

lifestyle

live

I m a cheerful person ...

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UNIT

Past simple or past continuous?

0 Find examples of the past simple and past

continuous in the text in exercise 1.

Look at the photo and read the title. What

do you think the text is about? Read the text and
check your answer.

Choose the correct answers.

1 While I walked / was walking home I was seeing /
saw Lisa.
2 Mandy called / was calling me while we were

Simple is best

watching / watched the match.

Gin Kanie and Kin Narita were born on 1 August 1892 in Nagoya,
3
270 km west of Tokyo. Gin and Kin (1)... twins, and their names
mean
silverand
goldin Japanese. They led quiet, simple
4
until they (2)... 99. Then they appeared on TV while the mayor
of Nagoya (3)... visiting them on Respect for the Aged Day.
5
cheerful, outgoing twins began to appear on TV game shows
and in adverts and they quickly became national celebrities.
They started to travel when they (4) ... 102. While they (5)
6
visiting Taiwan they met 1,000 pairs of twins. Gin and Kin
the secret of their long lives (6)... not to worry about anything.
7
They enjoyed simple lifestyles, going for walks and talking to
each other.

It rained / was raining when we were arriving /

arrived at the beach.

lives

He didnt say / wasnt saying anything while

I asked / was asking him about the exam.
Did you see / Were you seeing me while we did /

were doing the exam?

Who did you meet / were you meeting yesterday
while I was working / worked.
He was practising / practised his guitar when one
of the strings broke / was breaking.

8 While I studied / was studying my mum was going

/ went shopping.

0 Write sentences. Use the past simple or the past

continuous form of the verbs.
1 The phone / ring / while / we / watch the DVD
2 I / sit / on the bus / when / I / receive / your text
message
3 He / become / ill / while / he / visit / his
grandparents
4 She / not do / her homework / when / I / see /

Complete the text with was or were. Then

listen and check.

her / in the library

5 It / start / to snow / while / they / cycle / to school

Read the text again and answer the questions.

6 You / not listen / when / the teacher / call /

your name

1 In which country is Nagoya?

2 How old were the twins when they became famous?
3 What are their personalities like?
4 What kind of lifestyle did they lead?

Read the rules.

We often use the past continuous with the past
simple. We use the past continuous to talk about
a longer action and the past simple with a
shorter action that interrupts the longer action.
They appeared on TV while the mayor was
visiting them.

Complete the questions with the past simple or

the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Then write your own answers.
1 When ... (you / start) school?
2 Where ... ( you / be) last week?
3 ... (you / study) at nine oclock last night?
4 W h a t... (you / do) at eight oclock this morning?
5 When ... (you / arrive) at school today?
6 When ... (this lesson / begin)?

Complete the sentences w ith the past simple

: past continuous form of the verbs in the box.
^hen put the pictures a -e into the correct order.
. sten and check.
break
sing

buy
start

look
wait

rain

see

sell

walk

Infinitive of purpose

We can use an infinitive to say why a person

does an action.

People go to the supermarket to buy food.

Answer the questions w ith complete sentences.

Use the words in the box to help you.

While I (1 )... through the park at six oclock

esterday, I ( 2 ) ... some posters for a concert. A man

borrow books

3 *... tickets, so I stopped and (4 )... one. I went to

go swimming

look up new words

stay dry

learn
watch films

n e concert. W hile I ( 5 )... for a place to stand, I saw

n re e friends. We ( 6 ) ... together for the music to

1 Why do you use a dictionary?

start. We waited for a long a tim e and then it (7 )...

2 Why do people use umbrellas?

: : rain. By the tim e the concert started, it ( 8 )... a lot.

3 Why do you go to school?

W hile the singer ( 9 ) ... the first song, he fell over and

1 0 )... his arm. They took him to hospital and

Why do people visit libraries?

5 Why do you go to a sports centre?

cancelled the concert. What a disaster!

6 Why do people visit cinemas?

Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Lets go to the gym for playing basketball.

27lli JUNE2006

I like going to the beach for to swim.

People read books for enjoy the story.

I was studying to passed my exams.

Consolidation

Com plete the te x t w ith the words in the box.

Then listen and check.
didnt like
understand

feel

helped

was talking

thought
were living

came

I moved house last year. My family and I ( 1 )... in a

village, but we ( 2 ) ... to the city in August. I ( 3 )... it
here at first because I was quite shy. But one day, while
I ( 4 ) ... to my teacher about making friends, I started to
feel more confident. The teacher helped me to (5 )...
that everybody is different. So I ( 6 ) ... about what was
im portant to me, and these days Im more outgoing and
much happier. Ill always remember how my teacher
( 1 ) ... me to (8 )... more optim istic about school life.

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W O RKBOO K PAG E 8

UNIT

13

Listening
O

Vocabulary

Phone-in

Discuss the types of problem that you can have

with friends.

some advico
an offer

Prediction
/

a confession

a noise

a warning

text by reading the questions first.

Put the words in the box into the correct

columns. Then listen and check your answers.

Look at exercise 3. What kind of listening text is

this? What will the people talk about?

Quick tip f

and make

an explanation

a decision

a suggestion

an example

give

make

some advice

Listen and answer the questions.

0 Complete the sentences. Use the expressions

from exercise 5.
1 When I had a problem, Sam gave me some ....
2 Please dont ... a noise!
3 She made a useful... about the project.
4 Why did you do it? Can you give me an ... ?
5 It was hard to ... this decision.

15:35

U-Phone

111
mm

This w eeks phone-in

program m e is about
problem s with friends.

Call the p ro g ra m m e on
0800 567 9870f p r advice

6 He made me an ... of 200, so I accepted it.

Speaking
0

Complete the conversation with the words in

the box. Then listen and repeat.
about

1 What does Amy say her friend wanted to do?

2 What advice does the presenter give Amy?
3 What two problems has Ben got?
4 What advice does the presenter give Ben?

not

why

A Im so bored. What can I do?

dont you join a sports club?
A Im really bad at sport!
B OK. How (2)... taking French lessons?
A No! Im terrible at languages.
B Well, why (3)... try a computer club?
A Thats a good idea. Ill try that. Thanks!

5 How does Carl spend his free time?

6 What suggestion does the presenter make?

making suggestions

Complete the sentences from the radio

programme. Use the words in the box. Then
listen and check your answers.
0
could

dont

give

make

not

suggestions.

should

A I cant do these maths problems!

1 Can you ... me any advice?

B Why not ask Mark to help you?

2 Why ... help her?

3 You ... make her an offer.

Make up a dialogue about a problem. Make

In pairs, practise your conversation.

4 Let me ... a suggestion.

5 You ... make a plan.
6 Why ... you start playing a team sport?

WORKBOOK PAGE 10

Tilture focus
}

at the texts quickly and answer the questions,

Read text 2.

'-en read the texts and check your answers.

I
;

What is text 1?
Who produced text 1?

Text 2

3 What is text 2?
4 Who wrote text 2?

My homestay in Brighton
by Alex

v rtch the paragraphs 1-5 in text 1 with the

Last Summer I visited Brighton,

in England, fo r three weeks. I
had a great time at my school.

-fa d in g s a-e.
*

Classes

d Free-time activities

Introduction

e Accommodation

Contact

The teachers were young and the classes were

interesting. Vve never g o t bored, but the speaking was
really d iffic u lt at firs t.
I stayed with an English fam ily - tha ts a
homestay . The family were really generous. They
took me everywhere with them and I met a lot o f
their friends. I 5-fill write emails to James, a fnend I
made while I was playing football. One weekend we
w ent to London to see all the famous sights. I t was
fan ta stic!
The British love pefs. My homestay family had two
dogs and we took them fo r long walks on the beach
a fte r school every day.

1 5ray with a fam ily and see how

oeople live,
mprove your English.
Enjoy fun day trips.

Living with a family was a great way to practise

English. I think I leamt more with the family than I did
at the school! If's also the best way to understand
the British way o f life. Everyone in England drinks tea
- with milk! I t s horrible. The British food was better

2 ...
Our fam ilies are really friendly.
"he food is excellent nternational food is available.
3

Fun activities: sports, cinema

and bowling.
Cultural excursions:
- the Globe Theatre in London
- historic Oxford
- Shakespeares Stratford-upon4

than I expecfed, bu t I was glad to g e t home again.

Nothing compares to my mums fo o d !

...

...

One-, two-, three- or four-week courses at

Victoria Academy.
15 or 25 hours of lessons a week.
D

Are the sentences true or false? Explain your

answers.
1 Alex thought the lessons were easy.
2 The family ignored Alex.
3
5

f - ghton Homestay, 4 9-5 1 Sea View, Brighton, BN19 5TQ

: - ghtonhomestay@name.co.uk www.brightonhomestav.co.uk

He met James while he was walking the dogs.

4 Alex enjoyed sightseeing in London.

Pets are popular in Britain.

6 Alex loves English tea.

7

British food is better than his mums food.

Answer the questions.

1 How can you see how British people live?
2 What are homestay families like?
3

Do you have to eat British food?

4 Where is the Globe Theatre?

What are the advantages and disadvantages

of studying English in Britain?
What differences are there between British
lifestyles and yours?

5 Where can you study English?

6 How can you contact Brighton Homestay?

UNIT

15

U lritin n
A p ostcard
Q

Capital letters

Look at the postcard quickly and answer

the questions.
1 W hat can you see in the picture?
2 Who wrote the postcard?
3

Who did she w rite it to?

4 What do you think she is

w riting about?
jM

1 W ?

M h July
Pear Mum and Pad
I'm having a brilliant time-! The French
classes are fun and I like the school.
Crness what? On Monday I was walking along
the beach when I met Anna and Carol. Po you
remember them? They went to my primary school
two years ago. They're studying French at another
academy here in Biarritz. Pont worry, they're very
sensible these days!
Anna is still really generous. She paid fo r my
lunch today. &ut Caro! is still a bit mean. She
never shares anything. Carol makes me feel really
impatient sometimes.
I'll write again soon.
Lots of love, Henrietta xxx
0

Mr and Mrs Clark

34 The Wombles
CfOtham
Nottinghamshire
Nfaz bFF

Read the postcard and answer the questions.

you see him / her on holiday. Answer the

1 What is Henrietta doing in Biarritz?

2

What was she doing when she met her friends?

How does Henrietta know Anna and Carol?

Think about a person you know, and imagine that

questions.
1

4 Which country is Biarritz in?

at the beach / in a park / in a cafe

5 W hat is Anna like?

6

How did you meet this person?

playing sport

How does Carol annoy Henrietta?

What was he / she like? W rite a list of words to

describe his / her character.

Tick ( ) when you need to use a capital letter.

3 Why did you like him / her?

months

days of the week

peoples names

names of places

M y friends and I were ...

names of activities

I met M a tt a t ...

nationalities / languages

after a comma (,)

the start of a sentence

the subject pronoun /'

10

possessive adjective

Organise your answers from exercise 4 into

sentences.

W rite a postcard to your parents. Remember to:

use your setences from exercise 5.
use Henriettas postcard to help you.
use capital letters correctly.
check your spelling, punctuation and grammar.
WORKBOOK PAGE 11

UNIT

Juich check
Vocabulary
Read the descriptions and w rite the adjectives.

e use this adjective for a person who ...

1 is usually happy.
2 finds it hard to make friends.

Grammar
W rite sentences w ith the past simple and the
past continuous.
1 she / read / a book / when / her mobile / ring
2 you / have / lunch / when / someone / steal /
your bag?

3 doesnt like waiting for others.

4

hates working.

5 doesnt thin k about other peoples feelings.

6

I / have / an idea / while / I / do / my homework

we / run / along the road / when / it / start /

snowing

likes giving money or presents.

5 they / not see / anyone / while / they / walk /

Complete the sentences w ith the correct form of
give or make.
1 I ... my sister some advice last night.
2 The th ie f ... a confession at the police station

to the cinema
6

he / eat / anything / while / he / wait for us?

0 Com plete the sentences w ith the correct form

of the verbs in the box.

yesterday.
3 The teacher i s ... Anna a warning.
4

do

get

go

have

send

stay

He ... a really generous offer yesterday.

5 We had to ... my parents an explanation.

I went to the post office ... some stamps.

6 Can I ... a suggestion?

We always go to my grandm others ... lunch at

the weekends.

Vocabulary review
Choose the correct answer.
1 It was awful. He shouted and he was polite / rude
when he met my mum
2 Why are you late? Give me an offer / explanation.
3

Insensitive / Sensitive people think about how

I use the b u s ... to school.

My sister uses a p e n c il... her homework.

Its cold - youll need a ja c k e t... warm.

She used her brothers c o m p u te r... emails.

Grammar review
Choose the correct answer.

other people feel.

4 Sensible people make good / bad suggestions.
5

Honest / Dishonest people make promises but

they dont keep them.

6 You made a very sensible / patient suggestion.

7 We gave / made him some advice but he didnt
say thank you.
8

I dont understand this grammar. Can you

make / give an example?

9 The policeman gave / made them a warning.

10

If you give / make a noise, the baby will wake up.

1(1) rem em ber / m rem em bering the tim e my

friend Sara and I decided (2) to visit / visiting the old
building next to our school. We met after school and
(3)

made / were making a plan. Nobody (4) uses /

used the building these days and we (5) w erent /

d id n t sure how to get in. W hile we (6) are walking /
were walking around the wall, Sara saw a small door.
We (7) were opening / opened the door and went
inside. Suddenly, Sara (8) screams / screamed. We
(9) saw / were seeing a strange person behind a
window on the first floor. We ran back to school.
Now, we dont (10) ta lk / are talking about what
we saw.

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Discuss the questions. Then read the text

S ilt*

and check your answers.

1 Where is Ronaldinho from?
2 Which team does he play for?
3 What is the Stand up, Speak up campaign?

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best teams. Hes been his countrys national hero since the 1999
Copa America, but he came from a poor home in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
5 His name is Ronaldinho.
Ronaldo de A ssis Moreira w as born on 21st March 1980.
^
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Ronaldinho, which is his nickname, means Little Ronaldo. Hes
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become a rich man in the last five years, but his childhood w as
tough. His father died w hen he w as only eight, and thats w hen
m tf^ w
10 he developed a passion for football. Ive w anted to w in ever
since I was young, he smiles. Ive always been very competitive.*
When he w as seventeen, Ronaldinho joined a local club, Gremio, and
he played in the Brazilian national team later that year. He m oved to Paris SaintGermain, France, in 2001. In 2003, FC Barcelona paid a transfer fee of 27,000,000
15 for him. Thats expensive, but Ronaldinho is a star player. Ronaldinho doesnt just
care about football, though. Racism is a big problem in Europe, and its especially
common in football. In 2004, the French international, Thierry Henry, started a
cam paign against racism in football w ith a group of famous
footballers, including Ronaldinho. Football fans around
20 the world saw the TV adverts for their Stand up,
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Speak up campaign. Fans who w ant to join the
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Contra el Racismo in Spain. Fame h asnt
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Vocabulary

Ordering events

text quickly. Find each event

te x t and underline it.

Look at the pictures and complete the sports places.

Then listen and check.

: : t r Ronaldinhos life events.

court
i

pitch

pool

slope

track

He joined FC Paris Saint-Germain.

31 His father

Sport

He joined FC Gremio.
died.

1 fo o tb a ll...

5 te n n is ...

s k i...

sw im m ing...

ru n n in g ...

He joined the Brazilian team.

He was born in Brazil.

He joined

FC Barcelona.

*z3d the tex t again and answer the

: jestions.
1 When did Ronaldinho become famous?
;

Ahen did he fall in love with football?

3 When did he play in France?

-t Where does Thierry Henry come from?

How can fans fight racism?

How does Ronaldinho spend his time?

Find words 1 -6 in the tex t and match

them w ith meanings a-f.
1 nickname

Match the sports in the box w ith the places 1-4.

2 tough
3 developed

athletics

4 fee

hockey

badminton
rugby

basketball

cycling

snowboarding

5 join
1 pitch

6 wristband

2
a

plastic bracelet

b payment
c

hard, difficult

began to have something

tennis,

3 track

running,

skiing, ...

slope

Match the equipment in the box with the sports from exercises 5

e an informal name that your friends use

f

football,

court

and 6.

participate in
boots

costume

trainers

7 M T ir

trunks

goggles
ball

net

poles

racket

skis

cap

Categorising
; racism in football a problem in your country?
itry?
.

Can campaigns such as Kick It Out stop

racism?

Group words according to usage in your notebook.

Team sports
Individual sports
basketball
athletics

WORKBOOK PAGES 13,16

UNIT

19

P r e s e n t p e r f e c t (1)

C o m p lete th e rules w ith th e expressions in th e

box. You can use each expression m ore th a n once.

C o m p le te th e te x t w ith have, has, h aven t or

h asn t. T hen listen and check yo u r answers.

has

hasnt

have

havent

past participle

Present p erfect
A ffirm ative :
subject + have / ( 1 ) . . . + ( 2 ) . . .
N egative:
subject + (3 ) ... / ( 4 ) . . . + ( 5 ) . . .
Questions:
( 6 ) . . . / ( 7 ) . . . + subject + ( 8 ) . . .
W e use th e p resent p erfe ct to ta lk about:
an action th a t sta rte d in th e past and continues
in th e present.
a past experience th a t affects th e present.

W rite th e past p articiples. C heck th e Irregular

verbs list on page 118.
be
see

buy

do

spend

get
swim

go

have

ride

m eet

w in

been
Interviewer
Shelley
Interviewer
Shelley
Interviewer
Shelley

Interviewer
Shelley
Interviewer
Shelley
Interviewer
Shelley

Shelley, have you been a Chicago Bulls fan

for a long time?
Yes, I have, for seven years now.
How many games have you seen?
Oh, Ive seen hundreds of games.
(1)... you ever travelled to see the team
play?
Yes, I (2) ... . Ive seen them play all over
the United States. I even visited Europe in
2001. Altogether, Ive visited five different
countries.
Have you ever missed a game?
No, I (3) ... . Ive never missed a Chicago
Bulls game.
And (4) ... the team ever disappointed
you?
No, it (5) ... . Not once!
How many team souvenirs (6) ... you
collected?
Hundreds! I (7) ... collected everything
from match programmes to team T-shirts.
My favourite is an autographed basketball
Ive had since 2002.

Answ er th e questions.
1

W here do th e Chicago Bulls play?

W hat types o f souvenir can fans collect?

U N IT

been or gone?
Look a t th e rules and th e ex am p le sentences.
W e use been w h e n som eone goes som ew here
and returns.
Shes been to the m atch.
(A finished action: she is n o t th e re now .)
W e use gone w h e n som eone goes som ew here
b ut has n ot re tu rn e d .
Shes gone to the m atch.
(An unfinished action: she is still th ere .)

C o m p le te th e sentences w ith been or gone.

1

Call later, th e y ve ... to the cafe.

Have you e v e r ... to Egypt?

He isnt here, hes ... skiing.

Ive ... to the gym tw ice this week.

Call me after y o u ve ... swim m ing.

Ive n e v e r ... to a rugby m atch before.

Complete the quiz w ith the present perfect,

affirmative or negative.

W rite sentences or questions w ith the present

perfect and ever or never.
she / watch / a basketball match ?
Has she ever watched a basketball m atch?

A lot o f fo o tb a ll te am s . . . (buy) fo reign players

this year. S
Brazil . . . (w in) th e W orld Cup five tim es . S
David B eckham . . . (play) fo r Liverpo ol. X
Sheikh M a k to u m o f D u b ai . . . (drive) in m any
fo rm u la car races. S
Juan Pablo M o nto ya
Games. X

. . . (swim ) in th e O lym p ic

Istanb ul . . . (be) an

1 you / play / tennis ?

2

I / be / good at running X

3 they / swim / 100 metres ?

4

he / enjoy / swimming X

I / see / the Olympics X

6 you / watch / the UEFA Cup ?

( ) In pairs, ask and answer the questions.

O lym p ic city yet. X

watch / a football match

Have you ever watched a football m atch?
Yes, I have.
1

play / basketball

visit / another country

4 ask for / an autograph

5 win / a race

see / a famous person

6 buy / a football shirt

Consolidation
Com plete the te x t w ith the present perfect.
Then listen and check.
( 1 ) ... (you / ever / drive) more than 100 km in a car?
Perhaps you ( 2 )... . But you ( 3 ) ... (not cycle) 100 km,
( 4 ) ... you? Most people (5 )... (never / ride) that far.
Thats why the American cyclist Lance Armstrong is a
hero. Sports experts ( 6 )... (say) that long-distance
cycle racing is the toughest sport in the world, and
Lance Armstrong is the only person who ( 7 ) ... (ever /
win) the Tour de France seven
consecutive times. Lance
Armstrong was also the first
person to sell awareness

ever and never

Q

Underline ever and never in the interview from

exercise 1. Then com plete the rules w ith ever and
never.
We use ( 1 ) . . . in questions to mean at a tim e in
your life.

bracelets. His yellow

Livestrong, Armstrong
bracelets ( 8 ) ... (raise) a lot of
money for his cancer charity.
( 9 ) ... (you ever / see) one?

GRAKIIRAR REFERE11CE PAGE 102

WORKBOOK PAGE 14

We use ( 2 ) . . . w ith a verb in the affirm ative

form to mean at no tim e in your life.

UNIT

2 21

Communication
Listening
O

Triathlon

Discuss the questions. Then listen and check.

Vocabulary
Q

1 What are the sports in photos 1-3?

do, go and play

Read the rules. Then complete the table.

We use play with sports th at use a court or a

2 Which competition combines all three sports?

pitch.

3 What is the most difficult thing about being an

We use go with sports that end in -ing.

athlete?

We use do with sports that do not end in -ing

and that do not use a court or a pitch.
baseball

gymnastics

ice-skating
triathlon

jogging
volleyball

do

horse riding
judo

karate

squash

windsurfing

go

play
baseball

Complete the sentences with the correct form of

do, go or play.
1

Can you ... volleyball?

I ... athletics on Mondays.

We ... snowboarding last winter.

Have you e v e r... hockey?

Order M arys life events.

Ive n e ve r... karate.

Then listen again and check.

Shall we ... cycling?

Does your dad ... golf?

I didnt ... swimming yesterday.

[ J started cycling

joined the Great Britain athletics team

was the Manchester schools swimming

champion

d O

started swimming

started running

Speaking
Q

Asking about experiences

Match the questions 1-4 with the answers a-d.

1

Has he ever played basketball? a Yes, I have.

S * Answer the questions. Then listen again and

Have they ever done athletics? b Yes, he has.

check your answers.

Have you ever been skiing?

1 How old was Mary when she started cycling?

Have she ever played hockey? d No, they haven t

How old was Mary when she joined the school

running team?

How many gold medals has Mary won?

How long does Mary train for every week?

5 What three things do you need to become a top

Ask and answer questions about you and your

families. W ho has the sportiest family?
Have you ever been cycling? Yes, I have.
Has your dad ever done judo? 'No, he hasnt !

athlete?
6 Why can it be hard for athletes to know when to
stop training?

c No, she hasnt.

WORKBOOK PAGE 16

:urefocus
Discuss the questions. Then read the text
^ Answering tru e / false questions

: :heck your answers.

1

A'-at is a snurfer?

Which is easier, snowboarding or skiing?

What is cyclo-cross?

Read each question carefully. Then read the text quickly

and find the sentence with the answer. Read the sentence
again before you select true or false. Give evidence for
each answer.

are mountain bikes different from road bikes?

boarding
t - - erican engineer, Sherman
invented the first
: aard for his daughter,
i
She had problems skiing,
5 : : ppen put two skis together to
them easier to use. The board
* : : big success, and soon all of
- :. s friends wanted one. Poppen
^ ed it a snurfer - a combination
n o w and surfer. From
to 1975, millions of
< ers bought snurfers. Today,
:* t snurfer has become the
"owboard .
Although snowboarding
*as never been as popular as
:* ng, more than ten million
: t : ole have bought snowboards
-ce the 1980s. In 1998, snowboarding
:: oeared in the Winter Olympics for the
-st time.
Snowboarding is quite dangerous - but
: i vou know that more women than
~en have tried it?

Mountain biking
The earliest bicycles were hard to ride because the front wheel was bigger than
the back wheel. Then, in 1885, an Englishman called John Starley invented the
modern bicycle. Starleys safety bike had two wheels the same size. Bicycles
quickly became the most important form of personal transport in Europe.
Cyclo-cross bicycles, which look similar to road bicycles, were a popular
racing bike from the 1900s until the 1970s. Cyclo-cross races were cross
country (not on roads) and the rider could get off the bike and carry it
over difficult sections.
Modern mountain biking began in California, USA, in the 1970s.
Mountain bikes are different from cyclo-cross and road bikes. They are
smaller, have fatter tyres and are easier to
ride cross-country. Also, in mountain bike
races, you cannot get off the bike and
carry it. Mountain bike racing hasnt
attracted as many fans as traditional cycle
racing, but its popularity grows
every year. In 1996, mountain
biking became an Olympic sport.
Millions of people have enjoyed
mountain biking and these days
mountain bikes are everywhere.
Youre as likely to see mountain
bikes on city streets as going
down mountains.

Read the text again. Are the

sentences true or false? Explain your answers
1 Poppen made the first snurfer for his child.
2 They used the snurfer on snow and in the sea.

1 Which sports are popular in your country?

3 Snowboarding has become an official Winter Olympics sport.

2 Is your country famous for any sportspeople

or teams?

4 Snowboarding is more popular with men than with women.

5 The first bicycles were difficult to ride.

In which sports does your country enter

the Olympics?

6 Cyclo-cross bikes are bigger than mountain bikes.

7 Mountain biking is an Olympic sport.
8 Mountain bikes are only for going down mountains.

UNIT

23

Writing
A biography
0

Linking uiords

Answer the questions.

1 Why did Clara choose to write about Joane

Discuss w hat information a biography should

include. Then read the biography. Does it include

Somarriba?
2 What does Somarribas husband do?

this information?

3 Why is Arrieta a good coach?

4 Why is Somarriba Claras hero?

Read the biography again. Which words add

similar ideas? Which words contrast ideas?

Choose the correct answer.

1 I like skiing but / also I dont like snowboarding.
2 Karl is always honest. So, hes / Hes also very
generous.
3 They arrived late and / but they missed the bus.
4 Susie is sensible and friendly. However, shes /
Shes also selfish.
5 Jody watched TV but / and talked on the phone
at the same time.
6 Todd is very shy, so / but its difficult to talk to him.

Make a list of your sporting and other heroes.

Choose one person and answer questions 1-4.
1 Why have you chosen this person?

My sporting hero: Jbane Somarriba

2 What do you know about this persons life?

I want to write about Toane Somarriba because she's

3 What is this persons professional experience?

one o f the world's best female cyclists.

4 Why is this person your hero?

Somarriba was born in Sopelana, Spain in if72 and

Organise your answers from exercise 5 into

she is married to Pamonchu Gonzalez Arrieta. Arrieta

sentences.

has also been a professional cyclist, but now he prefers

Mido has played really well for my favourite football

to be Somarriba'$ manager and coach. He's got a lot o f

team, Tottenham.

cycling experience, so he has given Somarriba some very

Mido was born ...

useful advice.
Somarriba has cycled in some o f the world's greatest

W rite your biography. Remember to:

use your sentences from exercise 6 to help you.

competitions. She's ridden in the Olympic Otames. She's

join your sentences w ith linking words.

also won the Tour de France three times.

check that your spelling, punctuation and

Professional cycling is one o f the toughest sports in

the world. However, Somarriba has never forgotten her

grammar are correct.

Mido has played ...H e has also been ...

goal. She has worked very hard to be a champion, and

that's why she's my sporting hero.
Clara

UNIT

WORKBOOK PAGE 17

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Grammar

-tie sentences with the words in the box.

goggles
racket

pitch
slope

poles
track

Correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 She hasnt never played hockey.
2

Have they finish the exam?

3 Are you had breakfast?

. : s. .'.ater polo in a swimming ... .
3!

Has he did his homework?

ve lost my badminton ... .

Have you drived your parents car?

! S o'Li'efully. T h a t... is dangerous.

I play tennis three times this week.

He has have a sports accident.

Ben have never won a race.

Hhir*

-are wearing . .. .
m t : ayed tennis on a grass. ...

ft

_r" s .satch the cyclists practise at the ... .

:_ don't use ... for snowboarding.

"'e re a fo o tb a ll... at your school?

W rite sentences or questions w ith the present

perfect and ever or never.
1 we / play / football for our school X

- nlete the sentences w ith the correct form of

go or play.

your mum / run / a marathon ?

my dad / see / an international rugby match y

e n e v e r... athletics.

y o u / g o / c y c lin g with your friends?

5ne's n e v e r... volleyball.

I / do / athletics at my school /

L e t's... horse riding.

6 you / visit / the Olympic Stadium in Athens ?

Did you ... gymnastics at school last year?

5 -a s he e v e r... football for Oxford United?

:

~ney dont want to ... jogging.

Grammar review: Units 1-2

Choose the correct answers.

: abulary review: Units 1-2

(1) Have you ever / Ever you have participated in a

charity sports event? Run for the World is a popular

Complete the te x t w ith the words in the box.

advice
patient

go
pool

make

optim istic

sensible

track

charity which (2) has helped / have helped

thousands of people around the world. In 2006, it
(3)

was breaking / broke the world record for the

largest number of people in a city marathon. Nearly

To be a successful sportsperson, you need to be (1 )...
and always thin k positively. We asked Olympic veteran
Sebastian Coe for some ( 2 ) . . . . A triathlon is the
toughest event. The athletes spend hours training on
the running ( 3 )... and in the swimming (4 )... . They
also ( 5 )... cycling. Then they have to do all three

30,000

people applied (4) run / to run in the event!

Run for the World (5) was starting / started ten

years ago. Its founders (6) were practising /
practised for the New York City marathon when they
(7)

realised / were realising that they could organise

their own marathon.

events in the same race. Athletes have to be (6 )...

because it can take a long tim e to improve race times.
Triathlon athletes have to ( 7 )... a training plan and be
very (8 )... about how much they can do.

Only 100 people (8) ran / were running in Run for

the W orlds first race. These days, the charity
organises events all over the world. It (9) has given /
have given money to projects in India and Africa, for
example. In India this year, Run for the World
decided (10) giving / to give money to a schools
project in India.

UNIT

2 25

R e a d in g a t e x t q u ic k ly
You do n o t have to u n d e rstan d o r re m e m b e r every

Which wonder of the ancient world still exists? Read

w o rd in a te x t to an sw er questions a b o u t it. Read

the text quickly and check.

q u ick ly and o n ly stop a t each possible answ er.

T h e n read th a t w o rd or se n tence again.

A ntipater of Sidon, a G reek living in

Lebanon, w rote the w ell-know n list
the seven w onders of the w orld
2,200 years ago. Since then, six have
disappeared. Only the G reat Pyramid
at Giza, in Egypt, remains.
W e asked an architect w h a t he could
tell us about the seven w onders of
the ancient world?
Well, fou r were Greek m onum ents,
but they d id n t last for long, and the
Hanging Gardens of Babylon in Iraq
are a bit of a mystery, But the Pharos
lighthouse at Alexandria, in Egypt, was
incredible. It was as tall as a 40-storey
building and fo r 1,500 years, sailors in
the M editerranean Sea could see its
light 50 kilom etres away. The Great
Pyramid is amazing as well. The
ancient Egyptians buried King Khufu
in it. Its already survived fo r 4,500
years, and for 3,500 of those years it
was the tallest building in the world.
But there were other w onders that
Antipater d id n t know about. He d id n t
realise that the Chinese were building
the Great Wall of China 2,200 years
ago, and he d id n t know about the
stone circle at Stonehenge in England,
either. Thats been there for more than
5,000 years.

W hat are th e seven w on d ers of

the m odern w orld?
Well, there isnt an official list.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, the
Brooklyn B ridge in New York, and
the Sydney O pera House are my
favourites. Then th e re s the 50kilom etre Channel Tunnel,
betw een England and France ...
and M alaysias fam ous Petronas
Twin Towers. In fact, m y list
changes every da y!

W hat is at the top of your list today?

Well, in Dubai theyve just built three
holiday islands in the sea, each in the shape
of a palm tree. Theyre absolutely enormous
and have hundreds of attractions as well as
villas and hotels. On another man-m ade
island, theres a 60-storey hotel in the shape
of a d h ow s sail. Burj al-Arab is the w o rlds
tallest hotel - its 320 metres tall - and the
m ost luxurious. Its got seven stars! Then
theres Burj Dubai tower. They havent
com pleted it yet, but itll soon be another
w onder: the w o rlds tallest skyscraper.

Vocabulary

ead th e tex t again quickly and find

Buildings and structures

- f names of the places in photos

Q

i- d .

a the study of the history of buildings and structures

the places in the box in order.

b the study of the design of buildings and structures

-rich place is the same age as

Antipaters list?
Burj al-Arab
3haros

both columns? W hich structures are for transportation?

Great Wall of China

Stonehenge

oldest

the design of attractive buildings and structures

Add the words in the box to the table. W hich word can go in

Burj Dubai

Great Pyramid

W hat is architecture? Listen and check.

b lock of f lats
port

most recent

bridge

skyscraper

castle

tow er

Buildings

Stonehenge

mall

m onum ent

motorway

tunnel
Structures

block o f flats
Answer the questions. Then read
the text again and check.

1 What type of object were the seven

Com plete the sentences w ith words from exercise 7.

1 The M1 is the o ld e s t... in the UK. It goes

wonders of the world?

London to the north of England.

2 W hat did the Pharos do?

2 We use a ... to remember im portant people

3 Why did the ancient Egyptians build

or events.

the Great Pyramid?

4 Why didnt A ntipaters list include all

Hundreds of years ago, kings and queens lived in a . ...

4 The ... where my grandparents live has only got four floors

of the wonders of the ancient world?

5 The Pont Neuf is the o ld e s t... over the River

5 Why is Burj al-Arab a wonder?

Seine in Paris.

6 Why will the Burj Dubai tower be

6 An underground train goes through a ... .

special?

7 Shanghai, in China, has the bu sie st... in the

world. Thousands of ships use it every week.

Find nouns in the tex t to match

8

definitions 1-6.

Bluewater Shopping Centre is the largest... in

the UK.

1 a floor in a building (paragraph B)

2

people who work on boats

Describe a city in your country.

(paragraph B)
3 a type of tropical plant (paragraph D ) j
4 a large house (paragraph D )
5 a type of Arab boat (paragraph D )
6 a boat moves when the wind blows
on this (paragraph D )

There are a lo t o f skyscrapers in the centre o f

London. M y favourite is the Swiss Re tower. People

often call it the Gherkin! O ther famous sights

include London Bridge and the Tower o f London ...
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03
In pairs, discuss the questions.
1 Make a list of your seven wonders of the world.
2 In pairs, compare your lists.

/v

Grammar
for or

P resen t perfect (2)

0

W hy is straw a good building material? Choose

ce?
sin

Read the exam ple sentences and complete the

three reasons. Then listen, read and check.

rules. Match A or B w ith 1 or 2.

inexpensive

looks great

I ve dreamed o f building my own house since I was

b eco-friendly

easy to use

a boy.

Weve worked on the house fo r about four months.

good insulation

A W e use for ...

B W e use since ...
1 to refer to the m om ent when an action
started.
2 to refer to the duration of an action.

BuildM ag

W hy are you and your w ife building

you r ow n house?
Ive dream ed of building m y ow n house
since I w as a boy.
W hy are you using straw?
W e chose straw because its green.
M ost con stru ction m aterials such as
bricks and concrete require to o m uch
energy to produce.
S traw is also a good insulating material,
so it keeps houses very w arm in winter.
A nd it isnt hard to build w ith straw!
W hen did you start?
W eve w orked on the house fo r about
fo u r m onths. Its a slow process, but
ou r fam ilies have helped m ost
weekends.
So, have you reached the roof yet?
No, w e havent done the roof yet!
T hats right. B ut w e ve already done the
floors, do ors and w indow s.
A nd w e ve ju st started to fill the walls
w ith bales of straw. Its beginning to
lo ok like a real house now!

S teven
B uildM ag
Roberta

Steven
Roberta
BuildM ag
S teven

BuildM ag
R oberta
Steven
R oberta

0 1 W hat is complete? Tick the boxes.

Steven and Robertas house
floors [ / ]
3 windows Q

UNIT

1 walls [ H
4 roof Q

Com plete the table w ith the tim e expressions.

a long tim e

12th April

last Sunday

my birthday

three days

for

tw o oclock

2006

40 minutes

a week
ten years

since

a longtim e

Com plete the sentences w ith for or since.

1 Youve lived in that block of fla ts ... years.
2

I havent been to s c h o o l... three days.

Shes had English classes... she was nine.

4 They havent visited London ... 2005.

5 Weve waited ... three hours.

Have you seen Sarah ... the weekend?

My com puter hasnt worked ... 5th May.

Mikes lived in London ... ages.

W rite sentences and questions w ith the present

perfect and for or since.
1

people / live / in skyscrapers / only a hundred years

2 Ali Karimi / play / football for Iran / 1998

3 this building / be / famous / a long time
4

students / study / at Oxford / nearly 900 years

Pakistan / have / a cricket team / the 1950s

Mohamed al-Fayed / own / the Paris Ritz hotel /

1979

2 doors
7

David Beckham / live / in Madrid / long / ?

Petra, in Jordan, / exist / more than 2,500 years

tiready or yet?

ju st

Underline already and yet in the dialogue in

Read the rules.

exercise 1. Then complete the rules w ith already

We use just:

and yet.

after have and before the past participle.

We use ( 1 ) . . . :

when an action has happened very recently.

in affirmative sentences.
after have and before the past participle.

W rite tw o sentences to describe each picture. Use

when an action has happened sooner than

the present perfect and just.

expected.
We use ( 2 ) . . . :

the bus / go

in negative sentences and questions.

close / the shop

at the end of the sentence.

they / miss / the bus

when we think that an action will happen soon.

th ey / m iss / th e shop

he /

he / listen / to some music

he / not open / a magazine

Theyve ju s t missed the shop.

Add already or yet to each sentence.

H es played golf. H es already played golf.
1 I havent helped her.
2

Has he finished?

3 Youve borrowed enough money.

4

Have they arrived?

5 Shes drunk her coffee.

W rite sentences or questions w ith the present

perfect and already or yet.
they / visit / Persepolis ?

Consolidation

Choose the correct answer.

Have they visited Persepolis yet?

1 she / not see / the Eiffel Tower X
2 you / have / your maths class ?
3

story is about a group of Syrian archaeologists who have

I / read / that book /

(1) already / just discovered the ruins of some Roman

4 they / have / lunch ?

5

News Tonight
Good evening and welcome to News Tonight. Our first

towers in the mountains north of Damascus. Historians

I / email / my friends /

have known about some other Roman monuments

6 we / not play / hockey X

north of Damascus (2) for / since many years. Although

2) Make a list of four things you have done and four
things you plan to do soon.

they have believed (3) since / for 2003 that there was a
Roman camp in the mountains, todays ruins are the

Done

Plan to do

give homework to teacher

go swim ming

first real evidence of this. The archaeologists havent

finished examining the area (4) already / yet - in fact,
they have only (5) just / yet started examining it - but
they hope to have more inform ation w ithin three

(J) In pairs, ask and answer questions about your

weeks. Next on News Tonight ...

lists. Use already and yet.

A Have you done your homework yet?

GRflm m flR R EFER En C E PAGE 103

B Yes, I have. Ive already given it to the teacher.

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UNIT

3 29

Communication
Listening
Q

Vocabulary

my hero

Look at the photos. W hat are the buildings?

Choose from the words in the box. Then listen

negative prefixes

Add a negative prefix from the box to each

adjective. Then listen and check.

and check.
in
arts centre
fire station

astronaut training centre

police station

hospital

science centre

ski jump building

im

un

adventurous

afraid

conventional

4 experienced

7 personal

5 formal

8 possible

6 original

9 practical

Q Match the negative adjectivesfrom exercise 3 to

meanings a-h.
not knowing how to do something

a unlike others, not traditional

b relaxed, not serious
c not liking to try new experiences
d something that nobody can do
e not having or showing fear
f

w ithout friendly, human qualities

g not sensible or realistic

h copied, not new or interesting

Speahing
^

Doing interviews

Match the questions with answers a-f. Then

listen and repeat.
Whats your favourite type of building? c
1 Why do you like towers and skyscrapers?
2 Which is your favourite and why?
3 What types of building do you dislike?
4 Why do you dislike modern architecture?
5 What type of building do you want to live in one day'
a Im not very keen on modern architecture,
b Id like to live in a big old house, like my
grandparents,

Answer the questions. Then listen again and

check.

Ive always loved tall buildings, like towers and

skyscrapers,

d Many modern buildings are just ugly boxes,

1 Why does Larsson say, Call me Magnus?

2 Where is Zaha Hadid from ?

I love standing at the bottom and looking up. And I

love the views. Its like flying,

3 What is her job?

The Eiffel Tower, because its so beautiful.

4 Why is Hadid a hero for Larsson?

5

How is Hadid different to most British architects?

6 Why isnt there any Hadid architecture in England?

In pairs, interview each other about your favourite

and least favourite types of building.

7 What educational experience do Larsson and

Hadid share?

UNIT

UJ0RKB00K PAGE 22

Iture focus
M a tc h p ho tos 1 -4 w ith th e co u n trie s. T h e n read th e t e x t and check.

Iffi

- around the w orld, people are moving from

e countryside to start n ew lives in cities. M ost
: ~ aple in cities live in houses or blocks of flats,
i Jt people in th e countryside have not given up
eir traditional hom es yet!
" -a ila n d
- _:s have been a typ ica l A sian
- ; me fo r th o u sa n d s o f yea rs.T h ai
- _:s are u su a lly w o o d e n or
: ;~ b o o , w ith pa lm leaves on the
:'s . A lo t o f huts are on 1-2
~ e:re w o o d e n legs, called stilts.
s stops a n im a ls e n te rin g the
- and stealing fo o d .T h e people
: : in and o u t o f th e h u t using a
________
acder.

Mongolia
A b o u t 30% o f M o n g o lia n s are
'n om a dic'. N o m a d ic pe op le live in
th e c o u n trysid e bu t th e y do not
have a p e rm a n e n t house. Instead,
th e y m o ve th e ir h o m e regularly.
M o n g o lia n n o m a d s live in gers.
A g e r is quick to b u ild and easy to
tra n s p o rt on a horse. A g e r has
g o t a w o o d e n fra m e w ith thick
m a terial o ve r th e to p . In the
m id d le o f the roof, th e re is a
chim ney.

3'eenland
M ost people live in houses, but
: _tside the to w n s th e In u it b u ild
z d o s fro m blocks o f ice and
r o w . 'Ig lo o ' is G reen la ndic fo r
ro w - h o m e '. Ice cove rs 80% o f
j-e e n la n d and s n o w is ve ry g o o d
*cr in sula tion . O utside it m ay be
-30C, bu t in side an ig lo o it is
su rp risin g ly w a rm .T h e re is often
s tun nel be tw een the ig lo o liv in g
to m and the fro n t do or.T unn els
eep cold w in d s o u t o f th e ig loo .

WM

Ireland and th e UK
A b o u t 300,000 R om any live in
Ireland and th e U K .T he y are
n o m a d ic and do n o t like liv in g in
houses. M o st R om any live in
m o d e rn caravans pu lle d by a car,
b u t som e R om any s till pre fe r a
tra d itio n a l caravan pu lle d by a
horse.

M atc h th e w ords in th e box w ith labels a - j in th e

photos.
caravan
horse

th ic k m aterial
la dd er

s tilt

ger
tu n n e l

hut

igloo

palm leaves

A n sw er th e q uestions.
1

W hy do esnt th e rain com e in to th e huts?

W hy have huts g o t stilts?

W h a t are tw o reasons th a t it stays w a rm inside an

igloo?

W hy do M o n g o lia n nom ads have gers?

H o w do th e Rom any m ove th e ir homes?

Have th e y used m an-m ade o r natural m aterials to

b u ild these c o u n try hom es?

UNIT

An interview
Q

Ordering ideas

Put the phrases into the correct order.

And finally,

W h a t is un u s u al a b o u t th e p la n e in th e p h o to ?

First of all,

Next,

Secondly,

R ead th e in te r v ie w q u ic k ly an d c h eck .

Add the phrases from exercise 2 to the

interview. Then listen and repeat.

Q

Answer the questions.

1 What tense does the interviewer use to ask about
experiences?
2 What tense does Bruce Campbell use to explain
when things happened?

0 You are going to interview somebody about

where they live. Choose either a person who you
know, or one of the people in the box.
Fiona: lives on a boat

Nick: lives in a tree-house

Plan your interview.

1 Make notes about where the person lives:
Where is his or her home?
What is it like? Big or small? FHot or cold?
Has he or she lived there for a long time?
What good or bad experiences has he or she had

Interview er

B ru c e Campbell
Irrferview er

there?

(D ... Vvhat kind erf house do you live in f

What are his or her future plans?

I live in a Boeing 727!

2

Wow! How long have you lived there?

B ru c e Campbell

I boughi \he plane in

necessary, use the present perfect with yet.

bub I

3 Write answers for each question.

c ouldn f move in immediately. I ve worked on f he

Use the present perfect with for, since, already,

plane -for years and I haven f -finished if v e f!

In ferview er

yet and just.

(2) ... w k a f has been you r besf momenf in

Use the past simple to say when events

-the plane?
B ru c e Campbell

happened.

The day th a t I c o n n e c te d the

4 An interview must be interesting. Choose the five

e le c tric ity was p re tty good.

Irrferview er

best questions and answers.

(3) ... Have you had many viSiforS yef?

B ru c e Campbell

Write a question for each piece of information. If

Yesl I ve had hundreds o f visitors Since

W rite your interview. Remember to:

I moved here. Everybody w ants to see a house-

use your notes from exercise 6.

plane!
Irrferview er

(4-) ... Will you live here torever, o r will you

move house one day?

B ru c e Campbell

I havent decided y e t. The planes fu n

b u t it s quite Small inside.

put your ideas in the correct order.

use short forms if possible.
check that your spelling, punctuation and
grammar are correct.
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UNIT

:h chech
Grammar

: bulary
- o l e t e the sentences w ith the correct words.

Rewrite the sentences w ith the present perfect

and for or since.

:d g e

castle

motorway

port

mall

m onument
Max plays the violin. He started tw o years ago.

tower

M ax has played violin for two years.

1

:5 350 metres, the

ta lle s t... in the city.

1 My mum stopped drinking coffee when I was a

1 ~^ere arent any ships in the ... today.

baby.

nate shopping because the ... is always busy.

-

- ~e Queen of England lives in a ... in Windsor.

The ... between Berlin and Hamburg is 230 km.

fi

there a ... over the river?

'

Stonehenge is an a n c ie n t. .. .

2
3
4

Simone lives in London. She moved there when

she was 12.

5 The last tim e I saw my cousins was tw o years ago.

. formal
1

original

personal

. practical

.. adventurous

..afraid

6 They live near Algiers. They moved there in 2006.

7

Ive got a bicycle. I bought it three years ago.

0 W rite sentences. Use the present perfect form

of the verbs and the correct adverb.
you / finish / ? (already / just)

...conventional

Have you just finished?

...experienced

1 I / not ask / him (just / yet)

2

ficabulary revieui: Units 1-3

0

We saw her yesterday but we havent seen her

today.

- id the correct negative prefix to each adjective.

He w ent to Morocco three weeks ago. Hes still in

Morocco.

she / tell / me about the film (yet / already)

3 we / not eat / all the pizzas (already / yet)

4

Choose the correct answer.

I / press / the button (yet / just)

5 they / build / three bridges (already / yet)

1

I wore my skis / gogglesin the pool.

They made / did a plan.

Impatient / Inexperienced players need to practise

every day.

Grammar review
@

Choose the correct answer.

Hes quite outgoing / shy, so he doesnt make friends

John

Has Anna come (1) already / yet?

easily.

Paul

Yes, she (2) s been / was here five minutes

ago, but now shes (3) gone / been to the

5 Shes very sensitive / sensible. She never does

mall (4) to buy / buying some shoes.

anything silly.
6
7
8
9
10

Ill meet you on the hockey court / pitch.

A ndy No, she hasnt! Ive (5) just / yet seen her.
She (6) walked / was w alking down Castle

Lets do / play squash.

Street.

The trains go into that tunnel / track.

Did she give / make you any advice?
I love playing / doing gymnastics.

Paul

Maybe she (7) s gone / w e nt to the market

(8) get / to get some shoes there instead.

UNIT

33

Vocabulary
Q

Choose the correct character adjective.

1 Saving money is very sensitive / sensible.
2

He always passes his exams. Hes really

hard-w orking / outgoing.

Shell tell you the truth. Shes cheerful / honest.

Rude / Pessimistic people expect the worst.

5 They never do any sport. Theyre lazy / shy.

6

My parents like Jack because hes polite / silly.

Com plete the tex t. Use the plural form of the

words for buildings and structures in the box.

7 We were a bit miserable / mean. We didnt lend

8

them our rackets.

port

M y mum is very sensitive / sensible. Its easy to

block of flats

bridge

mall

m onum ent

skyscraper

offend her.
Hong Kong has been a commercial centre for more
Q

Answer the questions about sports.

than 50 years, and its markets and ( 1 )... are always

1 Name tw o sports in which we wear goggles.

full. It is a city on the South China Sea and it has one

2 W hat are trunks?

of the busiest ( 2 ) ... in the world. Hong Kong consists

3 Where do we play rugby?

of a lot of islands w ith boats and ( 3 ) ... connecting

Name three sports in which we use a net.

5 What do we use poles for?

6

the islands. There isnt much space, so people live in

(4). . . and the offices are all in tall ( 5 ) . . . . Hong Kong

Where can we practise skiing?

Name tw o sports which we play w ith a racket.

Name six sports which we play w ith a ball.

Name tw o sports which involve water.

10

Name tw o sports which involve a bike.

became a Chinese territory in 1997, but there are still

a few (6 )... from the tim e when Hong Kong was a
British colony.

0 Add a negative prefix in-, im- or un- to each

adjective in the box. Then complete the sentences.

Com plete the sentences w ith the correct form of

adventurous

do, go or play.
1

formal

personal

polite

experienced
possible

practical

Have you ... badminton this week?

2 She ... horse riding every Sunday afternoon.

3

conventional

My dad ... golf last weekend.

Ive n e v e r... gymnastics.

1 Although shes . . . , shell learn quickly.

He always wears strange clothes. Hes quite . ...

My dads . .. . He cant cook, or even send text

Its ... to interrupt while somebody else is talking.

messages!

5 Do you want to ... running after school?

6

No one at my s c h o o l... baseball.

M y b ro th e r... karate until he was sixteen.

5 This crossword is so hard, its a lm o s t. .. .

6

8 They ... cycling yesterday.

Learning online is much more ... than having

classes w ith a teacher.

7 She never tries anything new. Shes very . .. .

8 Were celebrating in a cafe not a restaurant, so it's
quite . .. .

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REVISION:

UNITS

1-3

mmar
a t th e pictures and w rite the story. Use the past simple or past continuous form
h

:~ e v e rb s w ith the correct prepositions, pronouns and articles.

ta lk /m o b ile p h o n e /

-<en / see / robbery

: .vner / guitar / run / after /

th ef / when / he / fall over

2 thie f / steal / guitar / while / owner /

3 w h ile / t h ie f / r u n a w a y /J a n e /ta k e /

read / magazine

photo / him / mobile phone

5 Jane / help / owner / guitar /

6 while / Jane / describe / thief / Liam /

get up / when / she / recognize / him

Complete th e tex t w ith th e past simple or the past

give / Jane / ticket / his next concert

Match the people, the things and the actions.

continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Then w rite sentences using go to or use w ith the

David Lane first ( 1 ) ... (see) a juggler while he ( 2 )...

infinitive of purpose.

(wait) for a train. He ( 3 )... (stand) on the platform

Musicians use instruments to play music.

with his m other when they (4 )... (see) a man doing

musicians ^

juggling. Lots of people (5 )... (watch) the juggler when

he ( 6 ) ... (ask) David to help him. David loved it, and

1 chefs

from that day, he has never lost his love of juggling.

Years later, while he ( 7 )... (work) as an actor, he

cars

drive people

a dictionary

go skiing

' - instruments - v

runners

find words

skiers

the mountains

make paella

(8 )... (enjoy) juggling at parties. David (9 )...

(perform) at a party one day when a TV executive (10)

students

novels

play music

... (offer) him a job: his ownTV show! Today, he is

5 taxi drivers

rackets

play tennis

famous all over the world.

computers

go running

7 writers

rice

design buildings

8 architects

a track

tell a story

tennis players

REVISION:

UNITS

1-3

Com plete the sentences. Use the present perfect

of the verbs.

form of the verbs in the box.

not eat
sleep

not give
think

Com plete the conversation w ith the correct form

design

do

already / call

read

just / have

not visit

yet / not have

just / say

yet / finish

yet / speak to

just / take
1 We ... Europe yet but we will go soon.
2

... you e v e r... karate?

I ... any chocolate this week.

My s is te r... a lot of books.

5 They ... an explanation yet.

6

... Zaha Hadid ... any buildings for the UK yet?

Theyre so sensible, they ... of everything.

8 The baby ... in her bed all day.

W rite questions for the answers.

Have you ever gone horse riding?
No, Ive never gone horse riding.
1

No, Ive never been to a football match.

M ike
Dave

2 Yes, I have. Ive tried English tea several times.

3 Yes, England has won the football W orld Cup once.

4

Mike
Dave
M ike
Dave

No, its never snowed here.

5 Yes, he has. Lance Armstrong has won the Tour de

France seven times.

No, I havent. Ive never visited the UK.

No, Ive never driven a car.

8 Yes, I have. Ive gone up the Eiffel Tower.

Mike

W rite the sentences. Use the present perfect w ith

Dave

for or since.
1

I / not play / tennis / last summer.

we / be / at this school / fifteen months.

3 my dad / not cook / dinner / a few weeks.

4

she / work / at the shop / 2005?

5 they / live / in Tripoli / they were seven years old.

How are you?

Im OK, but Ive just had a really busy
morning.
( 1 ) ... all the interviews ...?
Yes, I (2) ... goodbye to the last journalist.
W hats that shirt?
Oh, its the new design for next years
shirt. The journalist ( 3 ) ... a photograph
of me in it.
Oh. By the way, ( 4 ) ... you ... your wife ...?
She called after breakfast.
Yes, she ( 5 ) ... me five times this
morning! Anyway, Im hungry. I ( 6 ) ... any
lunch . . . . Shall we go and eat?

Com plete the questionnaire w ith the present

perfect form of the verbs. Then answer the
questions about yourself.
x

my uncle / have / a car / five years.

I / have / this racket / my birthday.

8 you / study / at this school / last year?

3
3

V \ J

H ow Long ... ( y o u / Live) i n y o u r hou se?

H ow Long ... ( y o u / be) a t scho ol?
H ow m a n y y e a r s ... ( y o u / s t u d y )
B nglish ?
4 ... ( y o u / d o ) a i i o f t h i s w e e k ' s
h o m e w ork , y e t ?
5 H o w m a w y h o u rs ... ( y o u / s p e w d )
s t u d y i n g t h i s w e ek?
6 W h ic h s p o r t s ... ( y o u / p l a y ) i n th e
p a s t m onth?

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REVISION:

UNITS

1-3

nsolidation
.o o k at the photos. W hat is this person doing? Read
:*ie first line of the text and check your answer.
Complete the text with the words in the box. You
-eed some words more than once. Use the correct
form of the verbs.
already

organise

do

friends

inexperienced

never

possible

use

yet

ever
iron

sensible

form
not iron

silliest

since

go

Steam has ( 1 ) ... ironed two shirts, but he ( 2 ) ... his trousers yet.
So what? Well, Steam ( 3 ) ... at home - he is halfway up a mountain!
Steam is doing 'extreme ironing'. The sport has grown quickly ( 4 ) ... it started in
Leicester, England, in 1997.
In 1999, Steam ( 5 ) ... on a world tour to promote th e sport and he ( 6 ) ... th e sport's
organising committee, th e Extreme Ironing Bureau (EIB). There are now
'extreme ironists' on all five continents, and th e German EIB ( 7 ) ... an Extreme
Ironing World Championship.
It is one of th e (8 ) ... sports in th e world, so why do people do it? Steam
explains, 'I've ( 9 ) ... enjoyed ironing. One day after work, while I
1 0 )..., I decided to (1 1 )... my iron in more unusual places. I started
ironing in my garden, th en in public places, and soon I was ironing
in extreme locations.'
It's ( 1 2 )... to do th e sport anywhere outdoors as long as
your iron is hot. Steam (1 3 )... up m ountains and in caves. . . .
He hasn't ironed under water ( 1 4 ) ..., b u t others have. In
2005, 70 Australian scuba divers (1 5 )... in a swimming pool. 'But th a t isn't
extreme ironing,' explains Steam. 'Extreme ironing is an outdoor sport only.'
'Have you (1 6 )... w anted to ( 1 7 )... a sport th a t's really different?' asks Steve.
'Try extreme ironing! It's great fun. It's also a brilliant way to make new (1 8 )...
because you always do it w ith other people. It doesn't m atter if you're ( 1 9 ) ....
Extreme ironing is a sport for everyone. But remember;
it can be dangerous, so be ( 2 0 ) ..., especially if you are up a m ountain.'
Glossary
1iron (noun [countable]) and verb; ironing (noun [uncountable])

Hopes and dreams

Reading

Alain Robert, 43, from Valence (France),

In 1995, Alain climbed the 1 54-metre Hotel

Although the police have occasionally

puts on his climbing shoes and looks up at

Arts in the Olympic port of Barcelona and

arrested him, Alain is never going to give

the building hes going to climb today. Its

then the 244-metre Canary Wharf building

up climbing buildings. Some people say

the 427-metre Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai

in London. Two years later, he scaled the

hes crazy, but Alain lives to climb.

(China), and Alain says hes going to get up

452-metre PetronasTwin Towers in Kuala

Theres only one crazy thing in life, he

it in 25 minutes. Alain is unique amongst

Lumpur (Malaysia). This wasnt easy,

says, and th a ts not to follow your

climbers. Climbing tall buildings isnt

because the towers are made of glass and

dreams.

extraordinary; but only Spiderman Alain

metal.

climbs skyscrapers without ropes.

Perhaps his most challenging
Alain started climbing early, when he was

experience, in 2004, was climbing

12. He lost the keys to his parents

the 508-metre Taipei 101 tower

apartm ent, but he didnt w ait for them to

(Taiwan). With 101 floors, this

get home. Instead, he took off his shoes,

is the tallest building in the

climbed up the front of the building to the

world. It was very windy

eighth floor, and got in through a window.

and it was hard to hold on

because the windows were

Climbing is dangerous and Alain has had
some nasty accidents. In 1982, he fell 15
metres from a building. After the accident,
he couldnt climb for six months and he
had difficulty walking. But Alain didnt
give up and he was soon climbing again.

wet with rain. Alain was

exhausted and he had to
stop at regular intervals
during the ascent, but he
didnt go back. It took
him four hours, but he
carried on until he got to
the top.

JJj

Matching headings
_r-oeriine the key words in the
headings. Then read each paragraph
paddy to find the key words, or
sanilar words.

'/

Vocabulary
Q

Phrasal verbs (1)

Find these phrasal verbs in the text from exercise 1. Then

translate them into your language.
carry on

give up

back

put on

take off

a:ch the paragraphs A -F with the

-eadings 1-6.
Q
-ollow your dreams
:

Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs from

exercise 5. Then listen and check.

- ne real Spiderman

3 The early years

1 You should ... smoking. Its bad for your health.

Around the world

I loved Paris. Im going to ... next year.

5 The hardest climb

3 Why dont you ... a jumper? Its cold outside.

a A dangerous hobby

4 Lets .... Im enjoying this.

5 Are you going to ... your sunglasses? Its dark in here.

Read the text again and answer the

questions in your own words.

Match the phrasal verbs in sentences 1-6 with the

definitions a-f.

1 What is Alain Roberts nickname?

Z How is Alain different from other
climbers?
3 Why did Alain climb a building for
the first time?
4 What problems did he have after his
1982 accident?
5 Why were the Petronas Twin Towers
hard to climb?
6 Which is the tallest building Alain
has climbed?

1 My grandparents look after me on Friday evenings.

2 They look down on people who are rude.
3 We look forward to the league finals every year.

4 The police are going to look into the problem.

5 Why dont you look up these new phrasal verbs?
6 I really look up to my brother. Hes great.
a to respect or admire somebody
b to find words in a dictionary
c

to be responsible for, to care for

d to study or investigate something

e to wait with pleasure for something to happen

0

Find words in the text to match

to think that you are better than somebody or something

definitions 1-8.
1 the only one; unlike anything or

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anyone else (adjective, paragraph A)

2 string, thick cord (noun, paragraph A)
3 unpleasant (adjective, paragraph C)
4 climbed (verb, paragraph D)
5 difficult (adjective, paragraph E)
6 very tired (adjective, paragraph E)
7 climb (noun, paragraph E)

1 Make a list of five things you would like to do in the future.

You can use the words in the box.

/"
1 be famous
^ have a family

be happy

get married

pass exams

win the league J

8 very silly (adjective, paragraph F)

2 What do you want to be when youre older?

UNIT

39

Grammar
Future form s
Q

Look at the photos and read

the title . W hat are tall ships?

Next month, 15-year-old Paul Rudd, from Hull, is
sailing in the Tall Ships Race. The race is starting in
Alicante (Spain) and its finishing in Portsmouth
(England). Pauls very lucky: hes going to be the
youngest person to take part in the race. And sailing
a tall ship is something Paul has always dreamed of!
What is it going to be like, Paul?
Its going to be great! Im not sailing on my own.
There are going to be about thirty other people on
the ship by the time we leave. Im really excited!

Is the race going to be difficult?

Yes. The seas going to be rough in some places, so
we arent going to have much rest.

Are you going to miss anything while youre at sea?

Well, its a 30-day race and were stopping in Lisbon
(Portugal) and Saint Malo (France). My parents are
meeting me in each port, but after we leave Saint Malo
the ship isnt stopping again until we arrive in England. So
Im going to miss my mums cooking - shes going to cook
me a big meal as soon as I get home.

Read the te x t and answer the questions.

W rite the sentences w ith going to.

How many people are going to be on the ship?

she / help / you win the com petition / ?

Is the race going to be hard?

Is she going to help you win the competition?

How long is the race?

I / buy / a new computer /

2 they / get up / early / ?

Future form s (1):

going to

Emma / w rite / a letter to her aunt /

4 Z id a n e /p la y /th is year X

Read the rules about going to. Can you

5 we / arrive / on tim e / ?

rem em ber how we form negatives and questions?

6 you / finish / your homework tonight X

Check the grammar reference on page 104.

W e use going to to talk about plans and
intentions.
We also use going to to make predictions based

Com plete the te x t w ith the going to form of the

verbs in the box.
be
win

cook

not climb

prepare

wear

work

on evidence now.
( 1 ) ... we ... the race? O f course we hope so, but firs
Q

Underline the sentences w ith going to in the text

from exercise 1. How do we use going to in each
sentence: for plans and intentions, or for
predictions?

we (2 )... ourselves very carefully.

Then, during the race, we ( 3 )... very hard. My job is
to help the cook, so luckily I (4) ... up the mast.
Instead, I ( 5 )... simple dinners in the kitchen.
( 6 ) ... i t ... dangerous? Well, the sea is always rough
so yes, probably. We ( 7 ) ... life jackets all the tim e b.
I hope we dont need them!

Future forms (2):

Present continuous

Complete the sentences with the correct form of

the verbs.

We use the present continuous to talk about

1 As soon as i t ... (get) dark, were going to light a fire.

arrangements at a definite tim e in the future.

Next month Paul is sailing in the Tall Ships' Race.

By the time you ... (leave), its going to be very hot.

3 Shes going to visit Oxford while she ... (be) in England.

Find sentences in the present continuous in the

text from exercise 1. Then answer the questions.

5 They arent going to help us until they ... (have) time.

Im finishing when she ... (come) back.

6 Come and meet me after your b u s ... (arrive).

1 Is Paul sailing on the ship at the moment?
2 Is the ship in England at the moment?

Read the text again and choose the correct future

3 Where are Pauls parents meeting him?

time expressions.

4 What is happening after the ship leaves Spain?

1 Thirty other people are going to be on the ship

when / until the race starts.

Read Pauls diary and complete

2 The sea is going to be calm until / as soon as the

the dialogue. Then listen and check.

wind gets strong.

3 Paul is going to see his parents as soon as / until the
ship arrives in England.
4

Pauls ship is going to England after / by the tim e it

goes to Lisbon.

5 Paul isnt going eat his mums cooking until / by the

tim e hes in England.
6 Paul is going to be tired while / by the tim e he
arrives home.
Andy Are you doing anything this
week?
Paul Well, I (1) ... to Spain on
Sunday.
Andy Are you doing anything on Saturday?
Paul Yes, w e ( 2 ) . . ..
Andy OK. Are you free on W ednesday?
Paul I ( 3 ) . . ..
Andy Oh, no! W hat are you doing fo r the rest of
the week?
Paul Well, I (4 )... on Thursday. But on Friday I
(5) ... anything! (not do)
Andy Great! Can we go cycling on Friday, then?

Consolidation

Complete the text with the expressions in the box.

Use the going to (GT) or present continuous (PC)
form of the verbs.
fly
spend

as soon as

be

meet

prepare

until

I m flying (PC) to Spain on Sunday, so it (1) ... (GT) a

very busy week! On Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
we (2 )... (PC) for the race. (3 )... we finish the
preparations, Im going to pack my bags.
On Friday, my friend Andy and I (4 )... (PC) cycling.

Future time ex pression s

Everybody in my family (5 )... (PC) at the cafe near my

house on Saturday. And on Sunday, I (6 )... (GT) some

Find five of these future tim e expressions in the

text from exercise 1. Which tense do we use after

time with my parents, (7 )... my flight leaves at six

oclock.

future time expressions?

after
when

as soon as
while

by the time

until

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UNIT

4 41

Communication
Listening
Q

Keeping in touch

Look at the photo and discuss the

S peaking

questions. Then listen and check.

matting arrangements

Listen and repeat. Then, in pairs, practise the

conversation.

1 Why do people send messages in a

bottle?
2

Where do people usually find

messages in a bottle?

Answer the questions. Then listen

again and check.
1

How can people contact their family at sea?

2 W hat did most messages ask for 200 years ago?

3

How long did John Newtons message take to get

to Cornwall?

4 W hat was the final outcome of John Newtons

message in a bottle?
5 Where and what are the messages to the universe?
6 Why did NASA create the messages to the universe?

Vocabulary

get

Match the meanings A -C w ith the sentences 1-6.

There are three common meanings of get.
receive / obtain: Did you get a letter today?

A Im going to be in town on Saturday. Do you

fancy go in g ska te b o a rd in g again?
B Yes, Id love to.
A W hat are you doing in th e m orn ing ?
B Im bu sy in th e m orn ing . Im help ing m y dad.
A W hat about S atu rday afte rn o o n , then?
B Yes, th ats fine.
A Great. Lets m eet at tw o o c lo c k in th e park.
B Sure. See you then.

become: Put on this jacket and get warm.

arrive: The messages will get to other planets.
When are we going to get there?
People get excited about holidays.
Anybody could get the prize.
I got home at one oclock.
I hope she gets well soon.
Did you get a new necklace?
Q
Q

Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of get.

He received three letters.

Prepare a conversation. Substitute the green

words in exercise 5. In pairs, practise your new
conversation.

He got three letters.

1 Ill buy you lunch.
2

She became angry quite quickly.

Im going to find him a present.

4 W hat tim e are you arriving home?

A Im going to be in town on Sunday. Do you

fancy playing football?
B No, I can t. Im busy on Sunday.
A W hat a b o u t... ?

5 Yes, I bought my trainers there.

6 We all grow older every day.
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UNIT

*: idays
th e questions 1-2. Then
m

Some British children go

on holiday without their
parents. We talked to the
Bradfield family about
their

t : 3nd check your ideas.

- :

most popular holiday

naoon for British tourists?

J-'ee things do most British
..ant on holiday?

m,

r ; 1950s, few Europeans went on a

- oliday. However, since the 1960s,
-s of European tourists have visited
countries.
: st British people stay in Europe, and
: - end France are the most popular
- - scions. Some tourists choose cultural
: s -ences, but most are dreaming of only
: ^ things: sun, sea and sand. This explains
r s co p u la rity of places such as the Costa
Sol, Majorca and the Canary Islands.
- : day facts
I t 2003:
25: d of British holiday-makers went to Spain
:5 : o went to France

went to the USA

I - 2004:
British people took 39,000,000 foreign
Holidays
17,000,000 British people visited Spain

My friends and I are staying in a summer

camp. It's for two weeks in July and the
camp is in Scotland. We're
going to learn rock climbing
in the first week and kayaking in
the second week. And the best thing is there
aren't going to be any parents!

( 2)
In August, I'm going to a camp in
the south of France with my
friends. It's an 'eco-camp' and
we're going to learn about the
wild horses of the Camargue. I'm
really looking forward to it.
(3) ...
I'm leaving school after my exams
in June and I'm taking a 'gap-yeari. A 'gap-yeari
is when you work or go travelling abroad after
school and before you start university. I'm going
to go with my two best friends. We're
planning to spend nine months in Asia,
Australia and South America. I can't wait!

Read the te x t again and match speakers 1-3

with holidays a-c.
a Adventure camp
b

Independent travel

Nature camp

Answer the questions. Then read the tex t again

and check.
1 W hat does Mark say is the best thing about the
summer camp?
2

W hat is Bess going to study?

3 W hat is John doing in June?

1 Do most people in your country go on holiday

at home or to foreign countries?
2 Which do you think is the most popular holiday
destination for tourists in your country?

4 Where is John going for his gap-year?

UNIT

An informal letter
Q

Parts of a letter

Look at the photos. Then make a list of all the

activities you could do at a summer camp.

Read the letter. How many of the

activities on your list are in the letter?
(a ) 2 0

A venue
Oxford
(b ) 2 5th Tune

p * , r Cmma

. fe

Hi there, thanks f o r yo ur em ail.

w M ,V * b<*n d,n9. My k r M c r m J

letter.

t nr. a letter instead o f em ailing.

r z z i \
a

Aa A as usual. The good news. I m

Q
, hm a

t r e e in g

Match the parts of a letter 1-8 with a-h in the

and canoeing, an d we re going

the w riters address

5 who the letter is from

reason for writing

6 who the letter is to

giving information

7 closing phrase

asking for information

8 date

Plan your letter about your dream holiday plans.

1 Make a list of activities to do on your dream
holiday.

r.iiy

w
ef r

T W * o f,lw * 1

, 9w

an d on c u r

eV . w n 9 pn r M n Spr.9 nnmp.m i n 9. S S

Substitute the red parts of the letter with your

own ideas.

9 ^

Use the correct future forms and make sure that

you use all the parts of a letter from exercise 3.

r - n

- r . - n

. :

;:

^ m e m b e r , you can visit us m

W rite soon,

W rite your letter.

Check your letter. Make sure your spelling,

punctuation and grammar are correct.

C h ris

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44

UNIT

ch check
abulary

Grammar

I : Tiplete the sentences w ith the correct form of

Com plete the sentences. Use the affirm ative,

- e phrasal verbs in the box.

negative or question forms of going to.

carry on

not give up

look forward to

put on

go back

We hate love films,

look for

see / Love Actually

We arent going to see Love Actually.

take off
1

Im hungry,

E.'ad (1 )... climbing this mountain since he was

My mum loves riding,

. : jng. Now hes at the bottom of Ben Nevis, the

3 they / get / tickets for the match?

chest mountain in Scotland. He checks his

make / sandwiches
buy / a horse

He doesnt like flying, travel / by plane

r :J p m e n t and ( 2 ) ... his climbing boots.

5 you / be / a TV producer when youre older?

-~ e r climbing for an hour he is tired, so he ( 3 ) ... a

romfortable rock to sit on and ( 4 ) ... his heavy bag.

~ne rock is wet and cold, and part of him wants to

Copying homework is cheating. I / help you

Com plete the conversation w ith the present

continuous form of the verbs in the box.

5 ) . .. . But he (6) ... . He ( 7 ) ... and, after several

hours, he gets to the top.

fly

go

leave

meet

not arrive

stay

Match the meanings of get 1-3 w ith a-f.

1 receive / obtain

2 become

3 arrive

a John got to the beach in Florida and threw the

bottle into the sea.
b He got a reply to his message, from Mary in Cornwall,
c

M arys letter got to Florida six days later,

d John got very excited when he read the letter,

e They got each others phone numbers,
f

A W e ( 1 ) . . . my uncle at the airport, and its

already 8 o clock.
B But his plane (2 ) . . . until 9, you told me.
A Thats right, but we ( 3 ) . . . to the airport early.
W e dont want to be late.
B How long (4 ) . . . with you?
A Just a few days. He ( 5 ) . . . on Monday. He
and my father ( 6 ) . . . to Argentina that day.
Isnt that exciting?

Now theyre going to get married.

Correct the mistake in each sentence.

Vocabulary review: Units 1-4

Choose the correct answer.

Lets play tennis as soon as it stopped raining.

When the taxi is arriving, were going to get in it.

Shes going to eat afterwards she has a shower.

1 My dad gave / made a suggestion.

Im going to swim while Im being on holiday.

2 They w e nt / got married last year.

5 As soon the lesson ends were going home.

Im looking forward to / looking up to the

holidays.

Grammar review: Units 1-4

We need more practice.

OK, lets record / rehearse.

5 Take o ff / Put on your jacket. Its cold.

Choose the correct answer.

Alex has decided (1) to be / being a rocket scientist.

Do you do / play athletics at your school?

He has wanted to build a rocket (2) for / since he was

Mean / Generous people dont like lending money.

ten, so he has (3) just / yet built one in his parents

8 We didnt like the situation. It made us feel

insensitive / uncom fortable.

flat. He (4) was using / used parts from an old car.

He has (5) never / ever built a rocket before, but he
(6)

has follow ed / was follow ing some instructions

that he (7) was finding / found on the internet. He

(8)

tests / is going to test the rocket this weekend!

Digital technology
Heading
Q

Discuss which of these things you think that computers

can do. Then read the text and check your answers.
design cars

learn languages

m ix records

talk like a child

th in k for them selves

learn from experience

play chess

w o rk as a receptionist

Com puters can design cars b u t they ca n t ...

You probably use a computer almost every day. Computers

help us to communicate, they find facts, and they solve
problems. And these days, some computer programs can do
more than simply calculate: they can also learn from
experience. IBM's computer Deep Blue has beaten the world
champion chess player Gary Kasparov. Deep Blue learns
something new every time it plays a chess game and, unlike
humans, it doesn't get tired and it never forgets a move.
One day programs could think independently, too. A
company is developing a computer program called Hal,
which learns a language in the same way as humans.

V
I?

w - M r.

Hal is not a 'chatbot?,

that is, a computer
programmed to speak
a language in a simple
way but without real
understanding. Hal
really does learn and
speak in the same way
as humans learn and
speak. Hal's teachers
want to produce a
computer that you
can actually talk
to without using
a keyboard.

Hal's teachers are teaching Hal to speak English, just

as a parent teaches a child. They are very proud of Hal.
They say, 'Well done,' when Hal solves a problem
correctly. I f Hal gets an answer wrong, they will click
the mouse and tell it the correct answer.
E

Hal's language level is the same as an 18-month-old

baby and its vocabulary is growing fast. It can now
make words into sentences. Hal knows that monkeys
eat bananas. It also enjoys games and bedtime stories,
the same as a small child. 'I'll read you a
story later,' his teacher promises.
Thank you, mummy!' replies Hal.
Hal calls his teacher 'mummy'
and she admits that she now
calls Hal 'him', not 'it'.

F With modern computers,

we can send emails,
surf websites and play
complicated games.
But powerful programs
like Hal actually learn
from humans. Anybody
can talk to Hal. But
remember: when you
speak, Hal will learn
from you. And computers
that can learn need
good 'parents'!

?ead the te x t again. Are the sentences

Vocabulary

Digital technology

tru e or false? Explain your answers.

@
'

Deep Blue has made a computer

Match the nouns in the box w ith the numbers in the

picture.

program that learns from experience.

;

Computer programs could think

cable

for themselves one day.

mouse

3 Com puter programs cant learn to

com puter

website

digital camera

MP3 player

printer

keyboard

screen

speaker

m onitor

speak English.
-

Hal speaks English like a little child.

5 Hal likes stories.

6 Nobody can talk to Hal.
0

Answer the questions. Then read the

text again and check.
1 What is Deep Blue?
2 Who or what is Hal?
3 Who or what is his teacher?

How does his teacher feel about Hal?

How does his teacher correct Hal?

How is Hal similar to a young child?

Match the verbs 1 -4 w ith the nouns a-d .

Then check your answers in the text.
1 find

b a problem

c a language

learn

4 solve
0

a a com puter program

2 develop

d facts

Com plete the sentences w ith nouns from exercise 6.

1 Click o n exit game with the . .. .

Complete th e sentences w ith the verbs

from exercise 4.

Its easy to take pictures w ith a . .. . Delete the bad ones and
make your own copies of the good ones with a c o lo u r. ...

1 I cant ... this puzzle!

2

If you study w ith us, youll ... how to

Ill send you an email from my dads . ...

4 You can download songs from a music ... and save them

design amazing websites.

directly onto y o u r . .. .

3 You wont ... the facts on that website.

Listen to the music on your com puters . . . , or use the USB

Look at the ... and not at the ... when youre typing.

4 Wel l ... a system that understands

... to transfer the songs.

Arabic and Chinese.

^

Listen and match the speakers 1-4 w ith the

topics a-d .
Speaker 1

How often do you use a computer?

What do you use it for?

a a website

Speaker 2

Speaker 3

c emails

an MP3 player

Speaker 4

d a digital camera

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UNIT

5 47

Communication
Vocabulary
Q

Listening

Phrasal verbs (2)

Match the verbs in the box w ith the pictures 1-6.

W hich four verbs are not in the pictures? W hat

mobile TV
Q

are the opposites of these three verbs?

tu n e in

lo g o ff

shut down
turn over

lo go n

start up

turn on

turn up

IS I
m

check your answer.

plug in

turn off

W hy is this phone
unusual? Listen and

Answer the

questions. Then listen

jj f

and check.

tune in

1 Can you watch TV on

a mobile phone in the
UK?
2

Is it easy to watch TV
programmes on the screen?
Which has got more channels: mobile TV or
normal TV?

Si

r~ o r~
C ancel j

R ecen t Item s
F o rce Quit...
S le e p

What is the difference between soap operas on

R e s ta rt,.,

Why will sports fans like mobile TVs?

mobile TV and soap operas on normal TV?

Password: |

What is the biggest problem with mobile TV?

|"~ Remember my password

S paahiny
0

Giving instructions

Com plete the instructions. Then listen and

repeat. W hat are the instructions for?
press

press

select

turn on

turn up

First, ( 1 ) ... the phone with this button. If you

( 2 ) ... phonebook, youll see a list of all your
contacts. Next, scroll down to the name you w a nt
Then ( 3 ) ... the green button to make a call. ( 4 ) .
the volume with this button. Finally, ( 5 ) ... the rec
button to end the call.

Com plete th e sentences w ith a phrasal verb

from exercise 1.

Use the imperative form of the verbs.

1 Can you ... the music a little bit? I cant hear it.
2

Think of instructions for one of these activities.

emailing

Dont ... to channel 1. The news is boring and I

playing a DVD

sending a text message on a mobile phone

was watching the football match!

3

I alw ays... to Radio 1 at eight oclock.

4 You have to ... your mobile phone at school.

5

In pairs, give instructions and guess the activity.

... to the website with this password.

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50

UNIT

Jture focus
0

Aiswer the questions.

'

Where are the people in the photos 1-2?

What are the differences between the situations in the photos?

What similarities are there?

;asy for us to imagine that the

oology w e use is common in the rest
: world, but it isnt. About 80% of
Die around the world have never seen
i : :mputer or a printer. And more than
of people w ont recognise a
ephone ringtone.
oough more and more people are using
in African and Asian
itries, internet access is still
Dmmon. Computers are expensive and
: people do not speak English, the
rage of the internet. The solution?
: years ago, Sugata Mitra had a
olutionary idea that could end the
-gital divide between the rich and poor
:untries.
dlie phones

I : Mitra works for a software company in

Tew Delhi, India. He wanted to find out
icw children learn with computers. If w e
- ve children access to a computer, how
.ill they learn? he asked. To answer the
ouestion, he invented the hole in the wall
experiment. He installed a touch-screen
lomputer (with no mouse or keyboard) in
the wall outside his work and he watched
:he children learn.

About 80 street children used the hole in

the wall every day. The children didnt
have a word for 'computer', so they called
it the thing'. They couldnt read or write
in English, but in less than a week the
children learnt to log on to websites. They
found their favourite Hindi music. They
taught themselves how to draw pictures
on the computer because they didnt have
paper or pens at home. Dr Mitra was
amazed how quickly the children learnt to
use computers.
Then, after a few weeks, the most
unexpected thing happened. A group of
children at a hole in the wall opened a
program and wrote I love India, in English,
in big, colourful letters. These children
dont go to school and they have never
had English classes. Many are illiterate,
but they recognised the alphabet from
websites and computer commands.
Dr Mitra couldnt believe how quickly the
children could learn, not just about
computers, but also basic English, without
any teachers. If every human has access
to a computer, will our world become a
better place? wonders Dr Mitra.

Find words in the text to match definitions 1-5.

1 the sound a phone makes (noun - paragraph A)

unable to read or w rite (adjective - paragraph E)

very new and exciting (adjective - paragraph B)

the letters A to Z (noun - paragraph E)

com puter program(s) (noun - paragraph C)

Answer the questions in your own words. Then read the text
again and check.

Make a list of the technology that you use.

1 W hich are more com m on in poor countries, m obile phones

TV, m obile phone, ...

How often do you use technology?

or computers?
2

W hat part o f the com puter do people use in a hole in the w a ll?

What technology could you live without?

What technology is essential? Why?

W hy did th e children call it the th in g ?

What technology will you use in the future?

W hat did they learn to do in less than one

How did th e children learn basic English?

week?

UNIT

5 51

Writing
Instant m e ssag in g

Match the short forms in the box w ith the full

forms 1-8. Then read the text again and check

Colloquial expressions

your answers.
^

W rite a list of forms of communication.

1

Compare your lists.

w ot

dunno

ur

bday

text messages, phone calls, letters, ...

Q

Discuss the questions.

1 birthday

6 what

7 you

I dont know

How do you communicate with your friends?

3 for

Have you ever sent an email?

Have you ever tried instant messaging?

5 to

8 your

mobile

9 are
10

one

4 W hat is the difference between emailing and

Q

instant messaging?

Match the expressions in the box w ith the

meanings 1-4.

- fnlx|
Eile

E dit

V iew

How come?
N ic e l

P eople

I cant wait.

No way.

Thats so cool.

Why? How come?

|1

W ot d o u th in k u 'll get 4 u r bday? ^

1 Thats good! (1)

M y parents r g o in g 2 give m e a new m ob.

Thats good! (2)

I dont believe it!

Im looking forward to it.

Nice 1!
W ill it have an MP3 player?
I

Dunno.

If I'm lucky, m y parents w ill g ive me a

Draw a smiley for each of the expressions from

exercise 5.

vid e o -p h o n e . I c a n 't w a it! W o t a b o u t u?

M y dad says he'll give me a robot.

Make a list of presents that you would like to

receive.

No w a y!

Q Choose the two best presents. Invent two

H ow come?

questions about each present.

It is n 't 4 m y bday. It's to help m e w ith m y

h o m e w o rk. If I fa il m y exam s, he w o n 't g ive m e 1.

But if I pass, he'll g ive me a robot.

T hat's so co o l! ^

Write an instant message conversation between

three people. Two speakers describe the presents

Really?

they want.
No!

* It w as a jo ke !

Remember to:
Use your notes from exercises 7 and 8 to help you.
Use future tenses.

Read the te x t quickly and answer the questions.

1 The language of instant messages is most similar to:
a a dialogue.

Add some colloquial expressions.

Use diffe re nt colours fo r each speaker. Add
smileys.

b a description.

c an informal letter.
2

How many people are chatting in exercise 2?

W hat does this smiley mean? T|?

a Im surprised.

52 U N I T

b Im happy.

c Im hungry.

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ich chech
ocabulary

Grammar

Q Complete the sentences with the nouns in the box.

W hat do you think? Com plete the sentences

w ith w ill or wont.

digital camera
printer

screen

speakers

mobile phone
1 My family and I ... (go) on holiday next January.

website

1 You can take high quality photos w ith a . ...

My mum ... (give) me a bike.

My te a c h e r... (start) a new job at Oxford

2 The information you need is on the BBC

University next year.

Childrens . ...

I ... (pass) all my exams this year.

I can send a text message on my . ...

M y p a ren ts... (win) the prize money.

4 You can print photos on a c o lo u r. .. .

I ... (speak) perfect English by next year.

5 Can you read the words easily on that sm a ll... ?

6 The sound quality isnt good so Im buying some

0 W rite the questions. Then answer each one with

a first conditional sentence. Use i f and when.

new ...

1 what / you / do / when / you / get home /

Choose the correct answer.

today / ?

1 Remember to tu rn on / tu rn o ff your mobile

where / your family / go / if / you / have / a

what / happen / if / you / pass / your exams / ?

what / you / do / if / you / meet / your friends /

phone in the cinema.

holiday / next summer / ?

2 This programme is terrible. Can we tu rn over /

turn up to another channel?
3

Log on / Start up to the website.

later / ?

4 Turn on / Tune in the lights. Its dark.

5 what / you / wear / if / it / be / sunny /

5 Always shut down / tu rn down the com puter

tom orrow / ?

before you go home.

6 where / you / go / when / this class / finish / ?

Vocabulary review: Units 1-5

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
com puter
sensitive

dishonest
slope

got

keyboard

sympathetic

track

1 Athletics is a ... sport.

2

... people often tell lies.

3 Tell her your problem. Shes very . .. .

4

I can type w ith ou t looking at the ... .

5 They ... the email yesterday.

6

Dont be nasty to him, hes quite . ...

7 T h is ... is so old. I hope we can get a faster

one soon.
8

I was snowboarding down a ... . Then, suddenly,

I fell over.

Grammar review: Units 1-5

^

Choose the correct answer.

In the future, everybody (1) w ill have /

is having an intelligent robot.
I (2) disagree / m disagreeing. We havent
invented an intelligent robot (3) already / yet.
And (4) if / when we continue in the same
way, we (5) will / w ont have truly intelligent
robots in 100 years.
But the (6) most intelligent / intelligentest
robots can speak English. Have you (7) just /
ever heard of Hal?
Of course I (8) did / have. Scientists have
experimented with artificial intelligence
(9) for / since 20 years, but Hal isnt really
intelligent. It just has a (10) clever /
cleverest program, thats all.

Reading
Q

Discuss the questions. Then read the

text quickly and check your answers.

10

15

20

W here is th e man in th e photo?

W hy do you th in k he is there?

W hat else can you see in th e photos?

Its 5 a.m. at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris,

France. A small, thin man is asleep on a bench.
Merhan Nasseri gets up at 5.30 every morning,
before the passengers arrive to catch the morning
flights, and he has a shower in the m ens toilets.
Nasseri doesnt work at the airport, he lives there.
Nasseri keeps a few clothes in boxes and he is
always very smart. Although he never has much
money, he never asks for any either. Airport staff
give him soap and toothpaste, and a little cash too,
sometimes. He saves the money to buy his two daily
meals. Nasseri spends his days reading and he has
written more than 8,000 pages in his diary.
Nasseri left his native Iran because life was too
dangerous there in the mid-1970s. He lived in various
places in northern Europe, and in 1988 he decided to
move to England. He flew from Paris to London, but
British customs officers wouldnt let him enter
because he didnt have a passport. When he
returned to Paris, French customs officers told him
to wait in the transit area because he didnt have a
passport. He couldnt go to London or leave the
airport building without a passport. Thats why he
still lives in the transit area at Charles de Gaulle
airport.

25

30

35

40

45

In 2004, Steven Spielberg directed a f il m t e l l i n g

Nasseris story. Its called The Terminal a n d i t s t a r s
Tom Hanks. Now millions of people know who
Nasseri is. He has made a lot of friends at the airport
and staff there have given him a small sofa. The
airport isnt bad. I see people from all over the world.
Its interesting, but one day I want to have a house in
England. If I had a house, I'd sleep in a comfortable
bed and I'd keep my clothes in a wardrobe, he says.
Id be able to cook my own food and w ash my
clothes in a washing machine if I had a kitchen.
The French authorities say that Nasseri will soon
have a new passport. This means he can leave the
airport. However, airport staff say that after so many
years Nasseri is actually afraid to
go. If he left the airport, he
wouldnt know what to do,
said one airport worker.
The airport has become
his home and the people
there are his family.

Are the sentences true or false?

Vocabulary

Household nouns

Explain your answers.

Q
1 Passengers arrive to catch flights

Complete the lists with the words in the box. Then listen to

speakers a-d describe parts of a house and check your answers.

before 5.30 a.m.

2 Merhan Nasseri asks passengers

armchair

for money.

cooker

3 He left Iran because it wasnt safe.

4

fridge
a

cupboard
shelf

desk

sink

sofa

box

chest of drawers

dining table
wardrobe

dishwasher
washing machine

He owns a house in England.

He isnt going to get a new passport.

b dining room / living room

armchair, ... , ...
c

Nasseri is scared of leaving the

kitchen equipm ent

cooker,

airport.
d
Answer the questions.
1 W hat does Nasseri do every morning?

bedroom furnitu re
chest o f d ra w e rs,...

5 Nasseris passport wasnt valid.

bookcase

Nasseri decided to go to the UK

in the 1980s.

bench

anywhere in the house

be n ch ,..........

What is the plural form of the nouns?

2 W hat does he do in the day?

3 Why cant Nasseri leave the airport?

bench

2 box

3chest of drawers

4 Why do so many people know who

shelf

6 sofa

7 washing machine

4 dining table

Nasseri is?
5 W hat does he think about living in
the airport?
6 W hat furniture has he got?

E B S E K s i . - - E a s i l y confused words
W hat is the difference between home, house, and household?
W hat is the difference between a cook and a cooker?
Check the words in your dictionary and then translate them.

Match nouns 1 -6 w ith definitions a-f.

Answer the questions.

1 passengers (line 4)
2 staff (lines 9 and 38)
3 cash (line 10)

4 customs (line 18)

5 transit area (lines 21 and 24)
6 authorities (tine 36)
a airport police

1 Which of the household nouns are furniture?

2

Which three nouns do you sit on?

Which three nouns do you associate with water?

Which one of the nouns might you find outside?

In which three of the nouns can you keep clothes?

WORKBOOK PAGES 41,

money

where you wait for connecting flights

people who work in an organisation

people who make decisions

Compare your home with Nasseris home.

people on a train, on a bus, in a car

Nasseri keeps his clothes in boxes, bu t I

keep mine in a chest o f drawers in my
bedroom ...

Easily confused words

Look up daily, diary and newspaper in your
dictionary. W hat does each word mean?
Translate the words into your language.

U N IT

55

Television and extreme

adjectives

Vocabulary
Personality adjectives
and pastimes
Q

M a tch th e types o f show in th e box w ith th e T V

program m es in th e guide.

cartoon

cookery programme

Choose the correct

film

answer.

sports programme

quiz show

documentary

reality show
the news

My best friend isnt (1)

shy / friendly, in fact shes

iHMH U n iv e rs ity C hallen g e

really (2) sociable / sporty.

Can Oxford's team stay at the top? Watch this

weeks great com petition to find out.

She loves (3) doing / meeting

friends. She (4) has / makes a birthday
party every year, and everybody says that shes
(5) fun / selfish.
I think that shes also very (6) moody / generous, and
thats very important in a friend. She always calls me or

iMPUl T h e S im p so n s
A nother hilarious episode featuring the w orlds
favourite family.

ikJKH D e b s T ric k s te r's K itc h e n

In this weeks fascinating show: how to make the
perfect pasta.

(7) sends / gives me text messages. We tell each other

everything. Were very (8) honest / lazy with each other.
^

W rite five sentences to describe your best frien d .

Use som e o f th e adjectives from exercise 1.

KnnTii

T h e W orld Tonight

The day's headlines v. :h Graeme Smith. Followed

by the weather forecast

Utem W im bled on W eek

Brian Jones interviews tne b rilliant tennis star,
Martina Hingis.

Travel and prepositions of

movement

C o m p le te th e te x t w ith th e words in th e box.

boarding card
gate

get on

through

catching

flight attendants

check-in desk

ticket

takes off

up

(1 )... a plane is easy. When you arrive at Heathrow

H IM il Island In ferno
See astonishing s :e -e s as the contestants eat
insects in this wee- 's show.

E B 3 S m a llto w n A m e ric a
Follow O llie Hutton a rc his Cadillac, the last in
this wonderful ser es that examines the Am erica
that Hollywood doesn't show.

H orro r at H o g w a rts
A terrifying mow e -eaturing the horrible Harry
Splatter. Not fo r under-12s.

Terminal 2, go (2 )... the escalator and go to the

(3 ).... Show your (4 )... to the check-in assistant, who

0 Find th e e x tre m e adjectives in exercise 4. Th en

will give you a (5 )....

describe your th re e fa vo u rite T V program m es,

When they call your flight, go to the (6)... and (7 )... the

using th e adjectives.

plane. After the plane (8 )..., you can look (9 )... the

Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is great. Its my

window and relax. The (10)... will serve drinks and a

snack.

favourite show because you can win a lot of money.

Second conditional and quantifiers

S eco n d co n d itio n al

C Discuss what problems Nasseri might have.

Then read the interview and check your answers.

Find the second conditional sentences in the

interview. Then complete the rules with

simple and infinitive without to.

We form the second conditional with:

if + (1 )..., would + (2 )...

OR

would + (3 )... if + (4) ...

We use the second conditional to talk about
improbable situations.

Journalist If people asked you, how would you

explain your situation?
Nasseri
Its quite simple, really. If someone
asked me, Id explain how I lost my
passport and how Ive lived here
ever since.
Journalist Do you have any problems living
here in the airport?
Nasseri
A lot of people have said that they
would hate living here. But if they
lived in the airport, they would like it.
Its true, I do have some problems.
For example, Id be healthier if I
didnt eat any fast food! If I went
outside for a few walks, Id be
happier, too.
Journalist Do you enjoy being here?
Nasseri
At first I didnt, but now I like it. I
always have a lot of books to read. I
wouldnt enjoy it at all if I didnt have
any books. I have a lot of time to
read them!
Journalist And have you got much money?
Nasseri
Oh, yes, I have got a little money. I
dont need much money, though,
and I havent got many possessions.
As long as I can afford some food,
thats all that matters.

Q f Complete the sentences. Use the second

conditional form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If I ... (live) in an airport, I ... (not be) happy.
2 W h a t... (you / eat) i f ... (you / live) in an airport7
3 We ... (play) basketball if i t ... (not be) icy.
4 I ... (not help) them if they ... (be) impolite.
5 I f ... (you / win) 1,000, what ... (you / buy)?
6 She ... (speak) perfect English if she ... (practise).

Write sentences in the second conditional.

have a job / earn some money
If I had a job, I d earn some money.
1 have some money / go to the cinema
2 go to the cinema / see a horror film
3 see a horror film / be scared
4 be scared / close my eyes
5 close my eyes / fall asleep
6 fell asleep / miss the end of the film
7 miss the end of the film / be annoyed

0 Answer the questions. Write second conditiona

sentences.
1 What would you do if your friend copied in an
exam?
2 If your friend won a lot of money, what would vo j
say?

Answer the questions. Then read the interview

and check your answers.
1 Does Nasseri eat healthily?
2

Does he often go outside?

3 How does Nasseri spend his time?

4 What does he spend his money on?

UNIT

3 Which mobile phone would you choose if you

could buy a new one?
4 What would you say if you met your favourite
singer?
5 If you had an aeroplane, where would you f ly ::
6 What would you do if tomorrow was a holiday'

0 Write about your habits. Use the words in

Quantifiers

the box.
Find two examples of countable nouns and
uncountable nouns in the interview from exercise 1.

juice

Then complete the rules with some and any.

fast food

cakes

magazines

We use ( 1 ) ... with affirmative sentences.

CDs

fru it

chocolate

hom ew ork

money

music

TV

books
exercise

Idrinkalotofjuice.

We use (2) ...with negative sentences and

questions.

Consolidation

Look at the interview from exercise 1 again. Find

Choose the correct answer.

all the phrases with these quantifiers in them:

some, any, much, many, a little, a few, a lot of.

If you (1) w o uld design / designed your ideal

bedroom, w hat (2) w o uld you p u t / you w o uld pu t in

Which of the quantifiers from exercise 8 do we

it? W ould you w ant a big stereo and shelves w ith

use with countable nouns and which do we use

(3) a lo t o f / m uch CDs to play? O r w ould you want

with uncountable nouns?

(4) a little / a few special things? Perhaps (5) some /

Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Both

any com fortable sofas and a big TV w ould be nice. If

some

you (6) were / w o uld be a sports fan, (7) you w o uld /

w o uld you have a basketball ring on the wall? You
choose!

Read the dialogue and choose the correct

answers. Then listen and check.

Describe the room in the picture.

TherearealotofCDsontheshelves.
A What do you do at home?
B I listen to (1) a lot of / a fe w music on my
MP3 player. Ive got (2) a little / a fe w new
CDs too. Would you like to listen to (3) some
/ m uch CDs now?
A Yeah, great. I havent got (4) m uch / m any
CDs at home. I havent heard (5) som e / any
new music for ages!
B Do you want a drink? Heres (6) m any / som e
orange juice. How much do you want?
A I only want (7) a fe w / a little, thanks. Stop!
Thats too (8) m any / much.

Complete the sentences with quantifiers from

exercise 7. (There may be more than one correct
answer.)
1

I havent g o t ... CDs at home - not one.

P u t ... sugar in his coffee - he likes it very sweet.

Have you g o t ... hom ew ork to do?

Are there ... good film s on TV?

He doesnt do ... exercise.

I cant lend you ... m o n e y - o n ly 5.

I dont e a t ... fast food - 1dont like it.

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UNIT

Communication
Listening
Q

Bedroom blues

Look at the picture and listen to the radio

Vocabulary
Q

programme. Can you find two differences

have and mahe

Complete the table. Then listen to the

programme again and check some of your answe-

between the picture and the description?

an excuse
a laugh
a problem

an effort
a mess

lunch

dinner

fun

breakfast

a phone call

a rest

have

make
an excuse

Com plete the sentences w ith have, had, make

or made.
1 I alw ays... an effort to pass my exams.
2

It was brilliant, we ... a great laugh.

Lets go to the restaurant and ... lunch.

Why does your b ro th e r... such a mess?

Did you ... a problem?

6 We only ... chips for dinner yesterday.

7

She ... the same excuse twice this week.

Im tired. Im going to ... a rest.

S peaking

Choose the correct answer. Then listen again

I,

Discussing habits

Listen and complete the sentences w ith the

-ing form of the verbs. Then listen again and rer3

and check.
be

1 Annas room isnt relaxing / perfect.

do

listen

make

spend

watch

2 She keeps her DVDs in a wardrobe / bookcase.

3 The bed is in front of the wardrobe / window.

A How do you like (1) ... your free time?

B I enjoy (2) ... at home. I like (3) ... phone calls
and (4) ... to music.
A Do your friends ever visit?
B Yes, we love (5) ...
together.
A Is there anything you dont like (6) ... ?
B Yes - the cleaning.

4 Tim has got / hasnt got some advice for Anna.

5

He says the walls are too light / dark.

6 Tim advises Anna to put the TV / books on a shelf.

TheSimpsons

Answer the questions. Then listen again and

check.
1 W hat does Anna love watching?
2 W hat is the big problem w ith Annas room?
3 Where does Anna want to put the table?
4 W hat would happen if Anna put the TV on the
floor?
5

Make a list of what you like and do not like do ng

in your free time. In pairs, discuss your habits.
A H ow do you like spending you r free tim e ?
B I love playing football, so I prefer being outside

How many books has Anna got?

6 Where does Tim advise Anna to put her DVDs?

UNIT

WORKBOOK PAGE 44

Culture focus
Discuss whether you think life on a Native American reservation is hard or
relaxing. Then read the text.

The Navajo are th e largest Native

American tribe in North America.
There are 175,000 Navajo in Arizona,
New Mexico and Utah (USA). The
Navajo live on a large area of land
called a 'reservation'. There are a few
forests and lakes, b ut most of th e
reservation is dry. In the summer it's
very hot and in the winter it's freezing.
5 In the past, families worked on th e

land, but today a lot of young people

go to towns because there aren't any
jobs on th e reservation. In th e towns,
it's easy to find employment. There are
a lot of schools and shops, too.
However, some families like staying on
the reservation because they prefer
living a traditionallifestyle. If they
didn't do this, th e tribe's traditions
would be lost forever.

C The Navajo make a little money from

tourism . Tourists come to see th e
beautiful red-rock country and th ey
also come for th e famous Navajo
Nation Fair. The annual fair is a big
event on th e reservation. At th e fair,
you can see rodeos, a 'powwow',
Navajo song and dance contests and a
wild horse race. You can also buy
Native American jewellery and have
traditional food. The powwow is
probably th e most im portant and
traditional event. Originally it was a
meeting to prepare for war, b ut now it
is an occasion to see old friends and
to make some new ones.

D Although life is changing on th e

reservation, th e fair reminds young
people of Navajo traditions. And not
all young people w ant to leave

Answer the questions.

W hy do a lot of young people leave the reservation?

W hat are the attractions for tourists on the

reservation?

W hat happens at the Navajo Nation Fair?

W hich traditional ceremony is different today?

W hat does Joe th in k about people in the city?

and th ey love rodeos. Joe enjoys

riding his horse on th e reservation.
When he goes to th e city, he misses
th e forests, th e lakes, and th e
friendly people. 'If I did n 't live on th e
reservation, I'd feel really sad,' he
says. 'People in th e city are
unfriendly. They can 't see th e life
around them . They d on 't understand
nature, but th e Navajo do.'

You m ight find necklaces / shoes for sale at the

Navajo houses are / arent very big inside.

The Navajo build houses from natural / synthetic

Navajo Nation Fair.

products.
6 Joe Chee prefers living on th e reservation / in
th e city.

Choose the correct answer. Then read the text

again and check your answers.

Are there any tourist attractions in your home

town or a town near you? Talk about famous
places, traditional food and crafts, special fairs
or markets.
Joe says that city people are unfriendly. Do
you agree? Why? / Why not?

1 There arent any / many forests on the reservation.

2

E The Navajo like playing basketball

1 W hat is the w eather like on the reservation?

2

Navajoland. Joe Chee is fifteen and

he lives w ith his family in a
traditional Navajo house. The houses
are small and dark inside, and th ey
don 't contain m uch furniture. The
Navajo make th e ir houses from stones
and wood. Some houses also have
earth on th e outside to keep them
warm in winter.

Young people leave the reservation to find

w o rk / tourists.
'

UNIT

A lifestyle description
Q

modifiers

Look at the photo and answer the questions.

Choose the correct answer.

1 I hate cooking. Im extremely / not at all bad at

Then read the letter and check your answers.

cooking.

1 Where is this house? 3 What do they like doing?

2 Its amazing! Its really / quite good!

2 Who lives here?

3 Did you pass the geography exam? Yes, it was

not at all / quite difficult.
4 That painting is quite / not particulary attractive,
is it?
5 Is he happy really / really happy?
7 Harbour View
Portlethen Village
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
vfo December

6 Its extremely / not particularly hot today. Im

going to take my jacket.
Q

Plan a reply to Amandas letter. First, write notes

for each paragraph.

Dear Jane,
Hello, I'm Anna's friend. My name's Amanda and I'm i4 years
old. I live in Portlethen, a village near Aberdeen, in Scotland.
Our house is quite near to the beach. Where's your house?
I live with my parents and my sister, Joanna. I don't like
staying at home - I prefer being outside. I love walking with my
dog on the beach. Have you got any pets?
Our house isn't particularly big, so my sister and I share a
very small bedroom. I hate sharing the bedroom/ Joanna always
makes a mess, but I like being tidy. If Joanna did some tidying,
our room would be nice. She never makes her bed, either.
We spend most of our time in the living room. Although it
isn't very big, it isn't at all untidy because there are a lot of
cupboards and shelves. There isn't a table in the living room, so
we do our homework on the dining room table. We enjoy
watching TV in the evenings and I really like reading, too. Do
you enjoy reading? What is your favourite book?
Tell me what you do at home. Write soon!
Amanda

Paragraph 1
Thank Amanda for her letter.
Introduce yourself. (How old are you? Where do
you live?)
Paragraph 2
Who do you live with?
Have you got any pets?
What is your home like?
What do you like / dislike about it?
Paragraph 3
What do you like doing when youre at home?
Q

Write your reply to Amandas letter.

Remember to:
Use the second conditional to describe
situations that you wish were different.
Use the correct quantifiers.
Use verb + -ing to describe your likes and

Find the modifiers in the letter. Then complete

dislikes about your home.

Use modifiers before adjectives to improve

the table.

your description.
extremely
quite

really

extremely
1 ...
2 ...
3 ...

not at all

not at all

not particularly

Check that your spelling, grammar and

punctuation are correct.
WORKBOOK PAGE 45

:h check
abulary

Grammar

:: iplete the sentences w ith the correct

Complete the sentences. Use the second

: .sehold nouns.

conditional form of the verbs in the box.

-our clothes are dirty. Put them in the . ...

be

1 Do you do your homework at y o u r ...?

. parents make us eat all our meals sitting at

buy

do

have

take

not turn over

visit

go

forget
snow

learn

tell

the . .. .
4

My dads a chef. He spends a lot of his tim e

1 Would you ... me a sandwich if I ... my lunch

standing by a ... .

money?

5 ~ne m ilks in the . ...

She would ... skiing if i t ... .

If I ... a camera, I ... your picture.

If I ... you the answers, would you ... anything?

Lets buy t h is . . . . It matches our sofa.

hate doing the washing up! Cant we buy a ... ?

5 Youll find the dictionaries on the top ... .

5 What would you ... if you ... London?

6

I would ... if The Simpsons ... on TV.

Complete the sentences w ith the correct form of

rave or make.
'

I'm going to ... a rest because Im very tired.

Cross out the incorrect quantifier in each

sentence. (Two are correct in each sentence.)

2 What tim e do you ... breakfast on Saturdays?

I havent got any / many / much money.

3 Yesterday we ... a laugh after school!

Have they seen any / many / much new films?

She might enjoy eating some / a little / a few

We had a lot of / any / some fun at Marys house.

A What is Jane doing?

B Shes ... a phone call to her cousin.

breakfast.

Dont ... a mess! I tidied the house this morning.

Il l ... dinner in a restaurant with my grandparents.

5 They havent got any / many / a few CDs.

6

Vocabulary review: Units 1-6

picnic.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

7
8

carried on

made

shut down

shy

Lets invite some / much / a lo t of people to the

got

hockey

screen

track

tune in

wrote

I dont need a lot of / some / many friends.

Her parents gave her a little / a few / a lot of
money.

Grammar review: Units 1-6

... the com puter before you leave.

2 We cant use the com puter because the ... is

broken.
3 Shes . .. . She doesnt enjoy meeting people.

Choose the correct answers.

Have you (1) ever / just thought about your
bedroom in the future? One thing is certain: there

He won the running and all the o th e r ... events.

(2)

Did you ... to Radio 1 at five oclock?

You (4) w o n t speak / arent speaking to your friends

Do you play ... at your school?

on a mobile phone. Instead, when you (5) make / II

I love that story. Who ... it?

make a call, (6) youll talk / ta lk to a phone-screen

I ... a letter in the post this morning.

on the wall. And if you (7) re missing / miss a class,

9 We ... a decision.
10

The marathon was really difficult but they ... until

may / w ill be (3) a lot o f / any technology in it.

your teacher (8) send / w ill send you the homework

by email.

the end.

UNIT

Vocabulary

6 Com plete the sentences w ith the phrasal verbs in

the box.

Com plete the texts w ith the particles in the box.

log on
after
into

back
off

for
on

to

up

tune in

turn over

forward

turn off

turn on

turn up

on
1 Plug in the computer. Then ... the com puter with
this button.

Star mag
Alex B
Star mag
Alex B

Who do you most admire?

Can we ... to the internet at that cafe?

I've always looked up (1) ... Selima

Sfar.

I cant hear the song. Can you ... the volume, please

4 You should ... to the Langton Show on Radio 5 Li', f

- its really funny.

Why?
Well, she is always determined to win.
She carries (2) ... u n til she's won every
point and she never gives (3) ... . We're
going to see her play next year. I'm
really looking (4) ... to tha t!

5 This is boring. Lets ... to the sports channel.

6
Q

Lets ... the radio. I dont want to listen to it any more

Com plete the te x t w ith the correct household

nouns.
Ill show you round my flat. This is the kitchen. Unde

Police in L ondon are looking (5) ... the problem

o f m oped thefts. They are looking (6 ). . . two men
in their early 20 s.
Yesterday, police questioned two men who
were standing next to mopeds outside a busy cafe.
The men said that they were looking (7) ... the
m opeds for their friends. Then they went away.
Later, they went ( 8 ) ... again. The police video
shows the men taking (9) ... their caps and
putting (10) ... helmets. Then they each took a
m oped and rode away at high speed.

the window is the (1 )... where I do the washing up

every evening. I love cold drinks, so its a bit annoyira
that our ( 2 ) ... is so small. Ive never used the (3 ).
because my parents do all the cooking.
This is my room, opposite the kitchen. I usually do m fj
homework sitting there, at my ( 4 ) . . . . Have a look a:
my CDs, theyre on those ( 5 )... above the desk, anc
my stereo is behind you. I love my room and I spenc
most of my tim e in here, except when Im sitting in ar
( 6 ) ... or lying on the ( 7 )... in the living room,
watching the TV.

Rewrite the sentences w ithout using get. Use the

correct form of the verbs in the box. Use some

Com plete the sentences w ith the correct form of

have or make.

verbs twice.

1 Are you hungry? Have you ... breakfast yet?

arrive (at)

become

buy

receive

1 We didnt get to school until half past nine.

2

Summers are going to get hotter this century.

3 We didnt get our passports until today.

4

Shes never got our text messages.

I always get my shoes in that small independent shop.

Theyre getting home late.

Did you ... fun last weekend?

3 Weve run 10km. Lets ... a rest now.

4 When I cook the dinner, I a lw ays... a mess.
5 Yesterday I ... a burger and some chips for lu n c I
6 Why is she crying? Does she ... a problem?
7

He didnt come w ith us. He ... an ex- use.

8 Can I use your mobile to ... a phone call?

mmar
I :: iplete the tex t. Use the going to form of

e .erbs in brackets.

Look at the calendar and w rite about A lexs

plans. Use the affirm ative or negative form of the
present continuous.

: 3 is a Hollywood
"tman. Hes

Alex is watching DVDs a t Jo n s on Monday.

ting at the
: :~om of a tall
; ng in LA

24

Monday

watch DVDs - Ton's

25

Tuesday

(i) pla^f tennis

26

Wednesday

(2-) nothing!

27

Thursday

(? )p ta t4 m is

28

Friday

(4) revise for e*ams

29

Saturday

(5) lunch - Ton's

30

Sunday

((S) visit the science museum

aecause he ...
1 ::

a stunt. He

*ecks his safety rope

. -.use the rope ...
: save) him. So, what
3 n e / do)?
r rst, I ... (4 clim b )th e building. Then, at the top, I ...
5 nave) a fight with another stuntman, explains Jack.
- ~er that, we ... (6 fall) 50 metres!
T-e cameraman ... (7 film) Jack while he does the stunt,
f :hey get the stunt wrong, theyll have to do it again,
- ie r th is , jack... (8 not / do) another stunt until next
month. My job is very tiring, he says, so I ... (9 have)

3 oig rest.
.Vrite sentences about yourself. Use the

affirmative or negative forms of going to.

Com plete the sentences w ith will or wont and

the verbs in the box.

1 watch / TV / this evening

forget

2 do / my homework / tonight
3 send / my best friend / a text message / today

4 email / my grandparents / soon

5 play / com puter games / this weekend
6 phone / my friends / on Sunday
W rite affirm ative or negative sentences or
questions in the present continuous.
1 I / v i s i t / m y uncle this s u m m e r/
2 you / go / to London in the holidays ?
3 we / do / our homework tom orrow night /

he / study / science next year X

she / meet / her friends later ?

8 we / cycle / to school next week /

watch

snow

take off

win

Do you think that Juventus ... the finals?

Dont worry. I ... you to make the dinner.

She . .. . She always remembers peoples names.

Its a cold winter. They say that i t . ...

Ive got a lot of homework, so I ... TV this evening.

... the plane ... on time?

Match 1 -6 w ith a - f to form first conditional

sentences.
1

4 she / take / her exams again next term ?

5 they / p la y /fo o tb a ll on S a tu rd a y/

help

We wont arrive on
tim e

If I see him,

Youll seethe library

Shell be happy

9 they / come / to the wedding tom orrow X

They wont go on
the internet

When Im hungry,

Ill eat a sandwich,

if there isnt a computer,

when you get to the

end of the road,

d when she sees you.

e

Ill give him the book,

if we dont hurry up.

Com plete the tex t w ith the first conditional form

of the verbs in brackets.

Com plete the second conditional sentences with

the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1

If you ... to bed earlier, you ... so tired, (go / feel)

If they . .. , they ... there quicker, (cycle / get)

3 You ... cold if you ... your jacket, (not be / put on)
4

If I ... you my secre t,... you ... happier? (tell / be)

5 We ... the exams if we . .. . (not pass / not study)

6

If they ... the new video, they ... it! (see / love)

She ... very fit if she ... every day. (be / run)

W rite sentences about yourself. Use the second

Tim My DelLux 512 computer doesnt work.

Amy OK. When you ... (1 use) the computer for

Tim
Amy
Tim
Amy

Tim

the first time, you ... (2 see) a red light.

If the red lig h t... (3 not be) on, you ...
(4 have to) check the cable connection.
Ive checked the cables.
If the screen ... (5 be) still off, you
... (6 need) to start up the computer again.
I dont understand.
Are you sure the electricity is on? If you ...
(7 not plug in) the computer, i t ... (8 not
work).
Oh, no! I forgot to plug it in!

conditional.
1 h a v e / 1,000
2

meet / a famous person

pass / all my exams

see / a UFO

5 can / ride a moped

6 speak / perfect English
Choose the correct answer.
In Korea, (1) much / a lot of people play live online
com puter games. (2) A lot of / A little
people - 15 million - have

Com plete the sentences w ith your own ideas.

registered to play online

games such as Everquest.

If my school gets some digital cameras, we . ...

If our team wins the championship, we . .. .

When I get home today, I . ...

4 When we go on holiday next sum m er,. .. .

5

If I pass all of my exams, . ...

any reasons why Koreans

love gaming?
One reason is that
online gamers feel that

6 When I have tim e . ...

Q

So are there (3) some /

they are part of a

O rder the second conditional sentences.

com m unity. They play

against real people in

passed all your exams, / would / be / If / you /

your parents / really happy.

around the world. (5) Some /

d / Manchester United / If / the cup final, / they /

in Europe next year. / play / won

3 the / I / Id / if / internet / had / use / com puter

4 with us / if / more time? / they / they / Would /
had / come
5

Much gamers spend more than five

hours every day playing games.
Another reason is that in Korea, there are (6) a fev.
a little pro-gamers - professional gamers - who
earn (7) a lot of / a few money from international

d / go / snowboarding. / went / to Switzerland, /

If/I/I

gaming competitions. (8) Any / A few pro-gamer5

earn $500,000 a year, and they enjoy the same sta:

6 a lot of money, / If / you / would / you / lend /

had / me some?

REVISION: UNITS

(4) a lot of / any countries

4-6

as sports stars in Europe.

isolidation
- - s .ver the questions. Then read the
r t and check your answers.
I

Look at the photos. W hat are these

people doing? Why?

1 Look at the title. What could it mean?

Com plete the tex t w ith the words and expressions in

the box.
few

always wanted

goon

going to

pitch

record

any

court

hard-working
rehearsing

ever dreamt
if

since

made
while

forward

never wanted
will

would

yet

(1 )... you had one w ish fo r yo u r future life, w h a t (2 )... it be? There
are p ro b a b ly as m any hopes and am b itio ns in th e w o rld as there
are people. W hile a (3 )... people havent got (4 )... am bitions, m ost
of us are looking (5 )... to som e kind o f happiness o r success.
Sensible and (6 )... pe op le stud y a lot. They kno w th a t if the y pass
th e ir exam s, the y (7 )... go to un ive rsity and the n ge t w e ll-p a id
jo bs.
M o st y o u n g p e o p le d o sp o rts , and a lo t o f p e o p le dream of
playing fo o tb a ll or tennis professionally. Have you (8 )... of jo ining
M artina H ingis on th e tennis (9 )... ?
O ther young people enjoy playing th e gu itar and (1 0 )... w ith the ir
band. T hey w a n t to (11) ... tour, (12) ... an a lbu m and have
hundreds o f fans.
However, there is a gro w in g nu m be r o f pe op le w h ose am b itio ns
are m uch less co n ve n tio n a l. M ee t Takeru K obayashi, 27, from
Japan.
Takeru d o e sn t like m usic and he has (13 )... to be
a p o p star. He has no in te re st in be in g a to p
fo o tb a ll player, either. Instead, Takeru has (1 4 )...
to be the w o rld speed-eating cham pion.
He has p ra c tis e d s p e e d -e a tin g (15) ... he w a s
young. Finally, in 2004, he broke the w o rld speede a ting reco rd. He ate a reco rd 53 h o td o g s in
tw elve m inutes. (1 6 )... he w as eating, pa rt o f a
ho td o g cam e out o f his nose!
Now, he is th e w o rld s num ber one speed-eater.
No one can eat as m uch as Takeru in tw e lv e
m inutes. A nd w h at ab ou t you? Have you (1 7 )...
any plans to achieve y o u r am b itio n (1 8 )... ? Are
yo u (19) ... fin d fa m e on th e fo o tb a ll (20) ... o r
giving co n ce rts in stadium s?

REVISION:

UNITS

4-6

7 The world of work

Reading
Q

Look at th e map. W h a t do you know about Australia?

Look at th e photos and th e title and answer the

questions. Then read th e te x t and check your answers.
1 W here is Birdsville?
2

W hat does outback mean?

A It is 10 a.m . and it is alre a d y 43C ou tsid e . S erena

W illis is w ritin g an em ail at hom e. B u t S erena is no t
em a ilin g he r frie n d s - she is e m a iling he r teacher.
W hy? B eca use she is having a re ligiou s e d u c a tio n
lesson.
B S erena W illis is fo u rte e n and she lives w ith he r
pa ren ts in B ird sville, a tin y to w n o f o n ly 107 people.
It is in th e o u tb a c k o f A ustra lia , 1,550 km fro m th e
nearest city, B risbane. T h e re s o n ly one s h o p and
S erenas p a re n ts w o rk in The B ird sville Hotel.

C Serena c a n t g o to s c h o o l b e ca u se th e re is n t one.
Instead, S erena has cla sse s w ith The S cho ol o f th e
Air. The te a c h e rs and th e s c h o o l are in M o u n t Isa,
700 km fro m B ird sville. Teachers give s tu d e n ts five
3 0 -m in u te cla sse s eve ry d a y v ia th e rad io and
s tu d e n ts hand in th e ir h o m e w o rk b y em ail.

D T here are so m e th in g s th a t S erena c a n t do , o f

cou rse. S he has to go on v irtu a l sc ie n c e e x cu rsio n s
to zo o s and m u se u m s be ca u se she c a n t v is it the m

in pe rson . A n d The S ch o o l o f th e A ir s tu d e n ts c a '

d o c h e m is try p ra c tic e either, be ca u se th e e q u ip - r
is to o d a ng erou s. W h a t is th e b e st th in g a b o u t T~
S cho ol o f th e A ir? N o b o d y ca n b u lly m e. A nd
have to c a tc h a b u s to s c h o o l! la ug hs Serena.
M y ne are st cla ssm a te lives 200 km aw ay, says
Serena. Tw o years ago, w e c o u ld n t p h o n e each
o th e r and w e d id n t have th e in te rne t. W e o n ly ha :
th e radio. N o w w e have a sa te llite p h o n e and the
in te rne t, e ve ryth in g has c h a n g e d . B u t th e e v e n ir:
and w e e ke n d s are ve ry qu ie t. T here are o n ly tw c
channels, so I d o n t w a tc h m u ch TV, she says,
th e in te rn e t all th e tim e . M y m um says I sh o u ld n 't
sp e n d so lo ng online, b u t I lo ve it! She says I mus*
read m ore in s te a d .
S erena m e e ts h e r c la ssm a te s tw ic e a ye a r at spa : a
s ch o o l ca m p s. M y p a ren ts d o n t go, so I can do
w h a te v e r I like. I c o u ld n t g o to c a m p la st year, s:
th is tim e I c a n t w a it!

! questions
each question,
to find the key
i w ith the key
your choice.

Vocabulary At school
Q

Complete the actions. You can use some verbs more than once.
bully

copy

have

research

do

get
revise

go

hand in

visit

e. Then read the

have a break

th e correct

1 h... a class / a lesson

i t

: : 5 rdsville is:
: E ' soane.

c Sydney,

* ; -rew ork using:

: Trails,

h... detention

5 g... on an excursion

c *.500
t

d... a course

4 r . .. for an exam / test

km away.
iim

c the radio.

I r f f e A ' students cant:

Torsions.

c..., to..., to... homework

g... high / low / good / bad marks

d..., r... a project

to... somebody

10

v... a website

euperiments.
Q

Com plete the tex t w ith the words in the box. Then listen
and check your answers.
break

i t a c e ' i enough time:

cheated

excursions

had

copying

doing

homework

exams

research

I really love my new school. A t my last school, the older kids bullied
the younger students when we went outside for a ( 1 ) . . . . And we
always ( 2 )... detention, even if we werent misbehaving. Lots of
kids copied their ( 3 ) ... and everyone ( 4 ) ... in exams. It was really
sx
-

does the text

"m e rw o rk ?
i go to school?
-js e u m s ?
do when she

terrible.
My new school is totally different. The students are sensible and the
teachers are patient. We enjoy ( 5 )... our homework and we never
think of ( 6 )... it. We have computers so we can ( 7 )... our projects
and we go on a few (8 )... every year. And the best thing is that I
always pass my ( 9 )... !

- : -e : aoout going to
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: :n ese words in
What is your school like? What do you like
the most about your school? What do you like
the least?
What was your primary school like? Was it
better / worse / the same?

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UNIT

Grammar
m odal v e r b s

Rewrite the sentences w ith can, cant, could

and couldnt.

W hat are the advantages and disadvantages of

My mum didnt let us go snowboarding.

being a doctor or a waiter? Read the texts and

We couldnt go snowboarding.

check your answers.

1 We didnt have permission to watch TV.

Workworries

Paula

We . ...

Paula I love being a doctor because I

can help people and im prove th e ir
health.
The hospital is very busy, so I have
to w ork long hours. Im often on call at
night. That means I dont have to
stay at the hospital, b ut I must be
ready to go in. I cant go far
away and I m ustnt switch
o ff my m obile, either.
When I was younger, I could
w ork all night. Now I find it more
d iffic u lt. My husband says I
shouldnt w ork 24-7 .

Playing football was perm itted at the

weeker:

5 Smoking is prohibited in here. You . ...

6

Is it OK if we go home now? ... we ... ?

W rite sentences with can, cant, could and couc

In the nineteenth century, they couldnt watch
This year I can stay up late.

tim etable and I d on t have to start

w ork early.

Read the texts and answer the questions.

Dont open that box. You ... .

We ....

because I can choose my own

I was too small to play basketball at school. I

3
4

Luke Im a waiter. I like w orking here

A few years ago, people could

smoke here, but now i t s a
no-smoking restaurant. The staff
and customers m ustnt smoke here
any more, but sometimes the
customers are rude when we say
they should smoke outside. But I
always have to be
polite. I shouldnt get
annoyed w ith them.

In the nineteenth century

watch TV

This year

stay up late

1 When my mum was twenty,

ride a bike

Ten years ago

surf the in te n

Now Im a teenager,

speak Engl r

Last year

play footbai

5 When my dad was fifteen,

use c o m p ile '

6 These days

visit my frie rs

use a mob e

When I was ten,

Obligation and necessity:

have /a and must
Q

Read the rules.

1 Who sometimes has to work at night?

2

Who never turns off their mobile phone?

W e use them to talk about obligation.

3 W hat m ight 24 -7 mean?

4

have to and must have similar meanings.

Who could smoke at work in the past?

5 Can he / she smoke at work now? Why / Why not?

mustnt and dont have to have different

meanings.
W e use mustnt to talk about things th at are

6 Who mustnt be rude?

prohibited.

Ability and permission:

and could

W e use dont have to to talk about things 1

are not necessary.

Match the examples 1 -4 w ith the uses a-d .

1

I can help people.

a past ability

I cant go far away.

b present permission

I could work all night.

c present ability

4 We could smoke here.

UNIT

d past permission

^Spelling
W e do not add -s to must or can in the
third person singular.

- e te xts

in exercise 1 again and complete

Prohibition Not necessary

O b lig a tio n
|Bi!..?
Him-

Advice and suggestions: should

nave to work
2)

( 3 ) ...

(5) ...

(4 ) ...

( 6 ) ...

Complete the sentences with

and the verbs in the box.

with has toor doesnt have to

erbs in th e box.

;x > k

drive

read

spend

shouldand

We use shouldand shouldnt to give advice and

make suggestions.

rre the te x t

p . i

Read the rule and find sentences with

shouldnt in the texts from exercise 1.

arrive

w orry

speak

study

shouldor shouldnt

use

w orry

1 You ... about your exams. You w ork very hard.

- - ;-d to be a successful actor? We

We ... at the lesson on tim e. Its rude to be late.

i * e d Julia, a busy actress in Los Angeles.

He ... English so fast! I cant understand him.

ii..s it looks easy, but in reality actors w ork

She loves computers. She ... inform ation

very hard. Before she

technology next year.

chooses a film , Julia

S tu d e n ts... m obile phones in class.

(1) ... the film

script. When a

Consolidation

director offers her a

job, she (2) ... hours

Choose the correct answer.

learning her lines.

But Julia is also very
lucky. She (3) ... about
money, because she is
very rich. She (4) ... a car
because she has a chauffeur,
and she (5) ... because she
has a cook. And she (6) ...
her own clothes because
she employs a personal
shopper!

- 3 new

film. Write what she must and

td o .
She m u stn t be late.
mc on tim e
s=: "e r lines
m 3D :he director
~ e movie premiere

. Oc :o the other actors

EiTSc 3 lot

I (1) could / can drive when I was seventeen.

Driving a cab was easy then, but theres too
much traffic now. You (2) have to / dont have
to drive very carefully and you (3) m ustnt /
dont have to get lost. If you want to, you
(4) should / can talk to your passengers, but
you (5) shouldnt / couldnt argue with them.
The pay isnt very good, so I (6) must /
m ustn't work hard. I (7) can / should choose
to work on Saturdays, but luckily I (8) have to
/ dont have to work on Sundays.'

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UNIT

Communication
Listening
Q

Vocabulary

he right job

Look at the photos 1-3 and discuss the questions.

Adjective

+ preposit

Com plete the sentences w ith the corrspreposition. Then listen and check.

1 W hat are the peoples jobs?

2 Which is the most interesting job? Why?

about

at

of

3 Which is the most dangerous job? Why?

4

Which is the easiest job?

1 Shes really good ... her job.

2 Some students can be bad ... a subject.

3

Hes b rillia n t... science.

Its awful when theyre bored ... the lessor.

5 Some people get je a lo u s ... others posses; a

6 Im experienced ... working in the kitcher

7

I was interested ... helping people.

I try to be relaxed ... the dangers.

Listen and w rite the name of each

Match the speakers 1-3 w ith the phrases a-e .

I do get w orried ... it sometimes.

10

A lot more people are involved . . . crime.

11

You mustnt be scared ... difficult s itu a tio n J

12 You shouldnt get u p s e t... the things you sea

speakers job.

S peaking
Q

Then listen again and check.

Complete the dialogue. Then listen and

advice

Giving advice

should

write

writing

has problems when people argue

A I c a n t learn vocabulary. I need som e (1)
B Right. If I w ere you, Id (2 )... every new v. a
in a v o c a b u la ry no te b o o k.
A I d o th a t. B ut I can never rem e m be r the
w o rds.
B W ell, you (3 )... w rite th e w o rd s on pieces 0
pa p e r and pu t the m all around th e house
Then you can learn w o rd s w h ere ver you a*a
A W ow, th a ts a great idea!
B Thanks! A n d you sho uld also try (4) ... the
v o c a b u la ry in g ro u p s o f sim ila r w ords.

a says its difficult to get things ready

on tim e
b helps people learn a lot
c worries about the danger
d likes people to enjoy their food
e thinks there are a lot of criminals
these days
Q

Answer the questions. Then listen again and

check.
1 Which subject does the teacher teach?
2

W rite a dialogue about one of these p ro b le-^

W hat do students sometimes get jealous of?

3 W hat is difficult about being a chef?

I cant revise for tests.

4 W hat does the chef enjoy?

I find English hard, especially the listening.

Im always late for school.

How does the chef know if he is good at his job?

The teacher thinks I copied my homework.

6 W hat is the best thing about being a police officer?

7 What is the worst thing about being a police officer?

Practise your dialogue.

8 W hat should police officers do to protect

themselves?

UNIT

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in England and Wales go to a state secondaiy school when

eleven. State schools provide a free education for children.
5jme students go to private secondary schools which their
have to pay for. Private schools often have fewer pupils per
state schools. And there is a more unusual type of private
toe public school,
students at public schools are boarders. They have a
which they share with other pupils, and they stay at the
the whole term.
College is probably Englands most famous public school,
attend Eton between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. Eton
the oldest and most expensive schools in England, and its
,ve included Princes Harry and William,
at state schools start between 8 and 9 a.m. The morning
j at about 11 a.m. and lunch is at 12.30 . Most pupils bring their
ranch although some schools have a canteen, too. Afternoon
are 1.30 - 3 .30 , but after that there are a lot of extra-curricular
CUES and activities that pupils can choose. Computer clubs and extra
are the most popular.
A]La: of pupils at state and public schools have to wear a uniform,
: until they are 16. The uniform at Eton is from the nineteenth

Although Eton is expensive and exclusive, its curriculum is not

much different from a state schools curriculum. In the UK, most pupils
have to study at least one foreign language. Most students choose
French or German, but Spanish is also popular. There are four
compulsory science subjects: maths, physics, chemistry and biology.
All pupils study design technology and information
technology. There are a few optional science
subjects, such as geography.
The compulsory arts subjects are English
language and literature and religious education, but
students can also choose from subjects such as art,
history, music and drama. Sports are popular and
students at most schools can play football,
rugby, hockey, cricket, tennis and
netball. PE (physical education) is
compulsory.
Pupils take GCSE exams in about
ten to twelve subjects when they are
16 . Some leave school at 16 , but most
pupils study for two more years. Then
they take two, three or four A level
exams before going to university.

at the photos and discuss th e questions.

t.'io are these boys?

to-at are they wearing? Why?
-ead th e te x t and answer th e questions.

V.hat is another word for student?

Vi hat is the difference between a private and a state school?

Do you study the same subjects as British

pupils?
Do you prefer art or science subjects? Which
is your favourite subject? Why?
What are the advantages and disadvantages
of wearing a uniform?

.hat are boarders?

.hat type of school is Eton College?

Do most state school pupils eat at school?

V.hich science subjects are compulsory and which is not?
At .'.hat age do students take their pre-university exams?

U N IT

Writing
An opinion essay

Giving opinions
Q

Write the expressions in the correct columr

Then read the text and check your answers

Read the essay quickly and answer the

also

questions.

I think that

as well

for example
in my opinion

I believe that
like

such as

1 Who wrote the essay?

2 What is his opinion?

Introducing

3 How many paragraphs support his opinion?

opinions

Giving examples

Adding

1believe that

(3)...

(5) ...

(1)...
(2)...

(4)...

(6)...
(7)...
(8)...

Think of three reasons why each of these id

could be good.
being good at sport
playing an instrument

going to university
studying maths

taking exams
5-fu d yin g -fo re ig n la n g u a g e s

A n d re w Jo n e s

S-fu dying fo r e ig n la n g u a g e s is a re a lly g o o d idea

good idea, in your opinion? Write examples t

f o r th r e e m ain re a s o n s .

support your opinion.

I believe t h a t y o u sh ou ld t r y t o c o m m u n ic a te
w h e n y o u tra v e l abroad. I f y o u s tu d y a fo r e ig n

Choose one idea and make notes. Why is this

Plan your essay.

la n g u a g e like F re n c h , th e n y o u c a n sp e a k t o

1 Explain your basic idea in the first line.

p e o p le i f y o u g o o n h o lid a y t o F ra n c e . Som e

2 Divide your essay into three paragraphs. Use

la n g u a g e s, s u c k as E n g lish , A ra b ic a n d C k in e s e ,

paragraph for each new reason.

3 Use expressions to introduce opinions and 4

are eve n m ore u s e fu l b e c a u s e a lo t o f p e o p le

speak th e s e as th e ir f i r s f o r s e c o n d lang uag e in

examples.
4 Add as many details as possible.

d i f f e r e n t p a rts o f th e w o rld .
I n m y o p in io n , 5-fudying a fo r e ig n lan g u ag e
g ive s y o u a b e t t e r u n d e rs ta n d in g o f p e o p le s
lif e s f y le s in o th e r p a r fs o f th e w o rld as w e ll.
I th in k t h a t s p e a k in g a fo r e ig n lang uag e c a n

Write your essay. Remember to:

h e lp y o u in y o u r o w n c o u n tr y , to o . F o r e x a m p le ,
i t c a n make w a tc h in g film s o r lis te n in g t o m u sic

I w a tc h S p a n is k film s ,. I c a n also u n d e rs ta n d

use the correct expressions to introduce

opinions, give examples and add ideas.

a b e t t e r e x p e r ie n c e . I c a n sp e a k a l it t le S p a n isk .
T h is m eans t h a t I c a n fo llo w c o n v e rs a tio n s w hen

use your notes from exercises 4 and 5 to he a

you.

use modal verbs to express ability, obligat : *

and necessity.

check your spelling, punctuation and

grammar.

som e o f th e ly r ic s w h en I lis te n t o C uban m u sic.

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UNIT

ch chech
:bu1ary

Grammar

n e the correct answer.

W rite questions w ith can or could. Then w rite

Me had / handed in our homework before 5 p.m.

I

: c s finishing / doing a new course next month.

E ' Sit

Research the BBC schools website when

. do / have your homework.

answers w ith can / cant or could / couldnt.

1 you / w rite essays when you were seven?
2

your parents / speak English?

3 you / watch TV until midnight when you were eight?

-ave never cheated / copied my homework.

4 you / ride a bicycle yet?

~ ie y had / did detention yesterday after school.

5 you / play football when you were eight?

Wow! I failed / passed the test! And I got / too k

6 you / choose which days you go to school?

i-e a t marks.
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
-

ete the sentences. Use the words in the

* ith about, at, in or of.

:-z

bored

::a'ed

involved

jealous

aermission
ewellery

courts

get

pessimistic

had

install

recorded

went

e have to g e t ... to leave school e a rly .

.'.e ... on an excursion to the museum.
. people always expect the worst.
dad ... a new program on our computer.

1 5i .'.'mbledon has grass te n n is . .. .

I

ii

I se ... new words in the dictionary.

. e ... a laugh at the barbecue.

je t 's . . . , were nearly there.

.'> mum likes gold ....

0 Call me when you ... home.

Its late. You ... switch off the TV.

Grammar review: Units 1-7

Choose the correct answer.

I -p le te the sentences with the words in the box.

:3rry o n

She ... work in her dads cafe every evening.

5 You ... cheat in exams.

xabulary review: Units 1-7

Do we ... help with the housework?

They ... drive so fast! Its dangerous.

:an't swim. Im ... the sea.

1
2

3 You ... do the shopping. I went this morning.

n -e's very calm. Hes alw ays... everything.

must

shouldnt

- e isnt nervous. He never g e ts ... problems.

*eed a calculator. Im really ... maths.

should

M : uld you like to be ... the new judo club?

:My little sister is three. Shes ... the new baby.

dont have to

have to
relaxed

worried

*1 l o o t you ever g e t... watching TV?

mustnt

A (1) Are you working / Have you worked as

a te a c h e r before?

B Yes, I w o rk e d at Eton (2) for / since three

years.

A W hat (3) will you teach / did you teach?

B I (4) specialising / specialised in science,
b u t I lo ved te a ch in g te n n is too .

A W hat w as (5) b etter / th e best th in g a b o u t

Eton?

B M y te n n is stu d e n ts. T hey (6) will / are going

to play at W im b le d o n th is year.
A W ow ! Do you th in k th e y (7) II win / are
winning?
B If I (8) would know / knew th a t, Id be a rich
w o m an.

A Can you give o u r liste ne rs (9) a few / any

advice?

B Yes. If you (10) II have / have a dream ,

m ake it happen.

Out of this world

Reading
Q

Look at th e photos and read th e te x t. M atch

the animals in the photos w ith th e paragraphs A - [

There are thousands of mysteries in the natural world

that we cant explain. New undiscovered animals
often live in places which are difficult to reach. The
tops of mountains, the bottoms of the oceans and thick
jungles are the final frontiers of the natural world. Its
often difficult to believe the strange animals that
people find.

Fora longtim e,
Norwegian fishermen
talked about this giant
sea monster, but no one
listened to them. Then,
in 1925, scientists found
one inside a whale. In
2003, scientists found
another one in the
Antarctic Ocean. It was
18 metres long (twice as
long as a bus) and very
dangerous. Its one of
the most frightening
animals in the sea.
Colossal Squid

For thousands of years people talked about them, but

Europeans didnt see a real one until 1912. A Dutch pilot
who crashed his plane on an island in Indonesia saw
hundreds of these huge lizards in the jungle. They are
three metres long, with powerful tails, and they
will eat anything. The lizards are cannibals:
about 10% of their diet is animals of their
own kind. They have killed and eaten
humans, too. All that rescuers found of
one Swiss tourist in the 1970s was his
camera and his glasses.
Komodo Dragon

At first, Europeans didnt believe stories about this strar

Australian animal. Then, in 1797, the British took one I
to England. Unfortunately, it died before it arrived. The
scientists who examined the dead animal thought that i:
was a joke. They thought that the animal was a
combination of several animals made into one. It had
ducks bill with the body of a m am m al, and birds feet.

Today, there is controversy about the existence of an a r

that may live in the Himalayan mountains. Reports su
that its two metres tall and hairy. A climber first saw the
animal in 1951. Other climbers have found huge
footprints. Recently, a climber found some hair
from the same animal. The scientists who
examined the hair didnt know what it
was. It isnt a human and it isnt a
bear, said one scientist. Its a mystery.

- :-e animals in the order in which

Vocabulary

The natural world

: - :: e discovered them .
Q

Match the nouns in the box w ith the pictures 1-4.

*cdi the nouns 1 -5 w ith the

- n tions a -e .

beach

desert

ocean

river

forest
rock

island
sand

jungle

sea

mountain

stream

"onster (paragraph A)
-r^ ib a l (paragraph B)
-aTimal (paragraph C)
:

paragraph C)
: ".roversy (paragraph D )

: animal that eats its own species

: 'agreement
: ' ammal that has babies, not eggs
*r ^gly, frightening animal
r>nj's mouth
*: the text again. Are the
- e nces tru e or false? Explain your
isers.
V a now understand everything
scout the animals on Earth.
2003, scientists found a
:: ossal squid.
* :m odo dragons eat humans.
: : entists thought that the
: atypus was not real,
r.eryone agrees that yetis exist.
Sc entists are not sure if the hair
s mom a yeti.
| j-

er the questions. Use your own

I Why is it hard to find new animals?

12 W hat are the final frontiers of the

Choose the correct answer.

1 A wide river / sea runs through our town.
2

The climber got to the top of the m ountain / forest and smiled.

3 Cyprus and Malta are Mediterranean islands / seas.

4

Its very hot in the mountains / desert. There is nothing but sand.

Brown bears live in the forests / rocks of North America.

6 We saw huge trees, lizards and monkeys in the jungle / stream.

W hat habitats are these? Listen to the descriptions of the

places and guess where they are. W rite the numbers 1-6.

the Mediterranean

the Amazon

[T j the Pacific

the Nile
]

the Pyrenees
the Sahara

alural world?
Vnat did Norwegian fishermen

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:ceak about for a longtim e?

14

N o sy

big was the colossal squid?

K V.hat are Komodo dragons like?

V.hat evidence is there that yetis

1 What features of the natural world are there

in your area?
2 In which parts of your country might you
discover a new animal?

U N IT

Grammar
R elative c la u se s

who, which ond that

Look at the photo. W here did this couple get

married? Read the te x t and check your answer.

Match 1-4 w ith a-d to form sentences. Then

the tex t and check your answers.
1 Pern and Moni are the first couple ...
2 They have jo b s ...
3

Everest is the mountain ...

Pern and Moni are a couple ...

a that all serious climbers want to climb,

b who have got married at the top of Everest,
c

that wanted to get married,

d which involve taking tourists up M ount Evere::

Q

Read the sentences from exercise 3 and com_

the rules.
W e use the relative pronouns ... and . . to
about people.

____________ ________

W e use the relative pronouns ... and ... to ta <

about things.

Q
M eet the couple w h ose w e d d in g happened in the
highest place on Earth.
Pern Dorjee Sherpa, 23, and M on i M ule Pati,
24, are a Nepalese couple tha t w a nted to get
m arried as fa r fro m Earth as the y could.
They have jo bs w h ich involve taking to u rists
up M o u n t Everest, the highest m o u ntain in the
w o rld . Everest is the m o u ntain th a t all serious
clim bers w a n t to clim b.
Pern and M oni are the firs t couple w h o have
go t m arried at the to p o f Everest.They clim bed
the m ou ntain w ith a sm all gro u p o f frien ds.T hey
all to o k o ff th e ir oxygen masks at the s u m m it and
the frien ds quickly to o k photos o f the happy
cou ple.T h ey could o n ly stay at the s u m m it fo r
ten m in utes because o f bad w eather.T hen the y
returned to the Nepalese capital, Kathm andu,
and enjoyed a m ore tra d itio n a l w e d d in g w ith
th e ir fam ilies.

Com plete the sentences w ith who or which.

1 Where is the video ... I want to watch?
2 Thats the boy ... I was talking about.
3

Hes the d riv e r... won the race.

Look at the bike ... M arys riding.

Do you know anyone ... can speak German'

Is that the f la t ... Johnny lived in?

7 Where are the biscuits... were on this plate1

8 Shes the g ir l... Ive always wanted to m eet
Q

Choose the correct answer.

1 I love the sandwiches th a t / w ho my mum ra m
2 This isnt the film w ho / w hich I wanted to se e l
3
4

I know a lot of people which / w ho play fo o r I

Is this the science class w ho / w hich M r Srr ~ ]
teaches?

I dont know anyone w hich / th a t can drive

6 Where are the books th a t / w ho I lent you?

7
Q

Read the te x t again and answer the questions.

1 Why did the couple decide to get married on
M ount Everest?
2

Who else wants to climb Everest?

What is the summit?

UNIT

Weve got a cousin who / which lives in M ane-rHas Switzerland got the best slopes th a t / v.~c
youve ever skied on?

sentences w ith who / th a t or which / that.

-es

the girl / I / saw / at the match

B e 's the g irl who I saw a t the match.

- s rs
a:
t .

Consolidation

Com plete th e te x t w ith relative pronouns.

(T here may be m ore than one correct answer.)

is / the subject / 1/ like the most

the museum / you / visited / last year/ ?

a type of animal / doesnt / eat / meat

11 a i s

/ the lady / has / had / a new baby

t 's

a rock / you / found / in the desert / ?

: :: mposer / is / a person / writes / music

^ e t e the sentences w ith your own ideas.
sm
s

-ave a friend ...

~-enes a new film ...
Wa g o to a school ...
-

good cook is someone ...

e best teacher is someone ...
r re are some students in my school ...

I whose?
th e ru le . Then underline th e sentence w ith
n the te x t from exercise 1.
>e indicates possession and it means o f who.
- ot confuse whose w ith whos. W hos means
s or who has.

We all know what a fish is. A fish is an

animal (1) ... lives in the sea or in rivers.
A fish is an animal (2) ... swims under the
water. And a fish (3)... hasnt got any water
cannot live. Or can it?
There are hundreds of people (4) ...
>
discoveries are hard to believe. Imagine the
scientists (5) ... discovered the lungfish

160 years ago. They were studying fish

(6) ... lived in the streams and rivers of
Africa. One day, they found a fish (7) ...
w asnt in the water - but it was alive. It
was breathing, the same as a land animal.
This w as an amazing discovery.
Another amazing discovery was the
mudskipper. The scientists (8) ... found
this animal couldnt believe their eyes. The
mudskipper is a fish (9) ... normally lives in
the water. It cant breathe air, unlike the
lungfish. But the mudskipper is the only fish
in the world (10) ... can walk on land.

the correct answer.

- a s m e pilot w h o / whose flew the plane.
Ia~ . ou tell me w h o / whose book this is?

Ire s :he girl w h o s / whose helping me.

~ 'a . dont w ant someone w h o s / whose young.
: _ never know w h o s / whose listening.
~ 'e . re the class w h o / whose teacher is ill.
- a 5 :he man whose / w h o s clim bed M ou nt
r.erest.
/

Com plete th e sentences w ith who or whose.

sten and repeat.

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WORKBOOK PAGE 58

- a M he te a c h e r... tau ght me biology.

~ m :'s the te a c h e r... classes I really like.
: 'a t t h e boy ... football we borrowed?
a: th a ts the boy ... lent us his football.
: _a tth e man ... lives near the stream?
t=

ne's the man ... house is near the stream.

UNIT

Communication
Listening
Q

Vocabulary

Fact or fiction?

Match the films a-c w ith the descriptions

Verb + preposition

Match the verbs 1-12 w ith the preposition

in the box. Then listen and check.

1-3 . Then listen and check your answers.

at

about
argue ..

for

in

to
9 specialise

5 talk ...

2 care ...

6 t a lk ...

10 w a it ...

look ...

7 ask ...

11 t h in k ..

look ...

8 listen ...

12 worry .

Com plete the sentences w ith a verb and

preposition from exercise 4. (There may be men
than one correct answer.)
Be quiet. I dont want to ... it.
We always disagree and we often ... programme
on TV.

1 The world is getting warmer. Natural disasters

I thin k that pollution is a problem and I ... gloce

might destroy the Earth.

warming.

2 A film which has the most amazing special effects!

... me! Ill be ready in tw o minutes.

See the story of the man who spends his life

Some scientists... finding unusual animals.

fighting crime.

W o w ,... that strange light in the sky!

3 The final episode of the best science fiction story

ever. Why did Darth Vader become the most evil

man in the Galaxy?

Listen to three people talking about the films

Speaking
0

Agreeing and disagreeing

Read the dialogue. Then listen and repea:

a-c. Match the statements w ith the films.

1 The characters werent very good.

A
B
A
B

2 The film is very realistic.

3 There were a few funny parts.
4

Its an interesting film.

5 The scenery was really good.

B
A
B

6 The acting isnt very good.

W hat d id you th in k a b o u t th e film , then?

I liked it, bu t th e cha racters w e re n t very g o o :
I agree. A nd th e a ctin g w a s rubbish.
Yeah, b u t i loved it w h en th e y argued about
th e alien spa cesh ips.
Really? I th o u g h t th a t b it w as boring. But the
film w a s really realistic.
D efinitely. I c o u ld n t agree more.
I th in k th a t itll w in an O scar th is year!
No way. I c o m p le te ly disagree!

Answer the questions. Then listen and check.

W hat does George Lucas specialise in?
What type of scenery was there in Star Wars III?

W rite a dialogue about a film, a TV programme

a book.

What do the world leaders argue about in The Day

A fter Tomorrow1

What were the characters like in The Day A fter

B Well, I quite liked it, but it was a b it too long.

W hat did you think about the last Brad P itt fii

Tomorrow?
Where does Bruce Wayne learn to become a ninja?
W hat is exciting in Batman?
mmm

UNIT

WORKBOOK PAGE 60

ulture focus
Denis Tito

Read the te x t and match the decades in

the box with paragraphs A-F. Then put the
paragraphs into the correct order.
1950s

1960s

1990s

2000s

1970s

1980s

Space programmes from different countries started

to w ork together. The result was the International
Space Station (ISS), a space city the size of a football
pitch. The firs t pa rt of the ISS was launched in 1998.
The ISS has been visited by astronauts from twelve
different countries, and it was the destination fo r
the firs t fou r space tourists. Anousheh Ansari, the
firs t woman space tou rist, travelled there in
September 2006.

B ...
Denis Tito became the firs t to u ris t in space when he
paid $10 million to visit the ISS in 2001. Two years
ater, a robot-vehicle called Mars Rover landed on
Mars. Scientists are now planning the firs t manned
mission to Mars.
C ...
In 1971, people watched the firs t space station Salyut 1
from Russia, fly into space. The American rockets
Voyagers 1 and 2 also started th e ir journeys to find out
about the planets in our solar system. Both Voyagers
carried pictures, natural sounds and music from Earth.

The race to space began in 1957 with

the Russian satellite Sputnik 1.
Sputnik was less than 1 metre long,
and was only in space fo r three
weeks. It was the firs t satellite to
fly around the Earth.
The race to space slowed down, but there
were still some amazing achievements. The
American space agency, NASA, built the
w o rlds firs t reusable spaceship. They
called it the Space Shuttle and its firs t
flig h t was in 1981.

F ...
After the satellite came the firs t man in
space, Yuri Gagarin, from Russia. His
spaceship, Vostok 1, flew around the Earth
ju st once. Finally, on July 20 1969, Apollo
11 landed on the Moon. The American
astronaut Neil Armstrong became the
firs t man to walk on the Moon.

Read the text again and choose the correct

W hat was special ab ou t Denis Tito?

answer.

a He helped to build the space station,

1 W ho was Yuri Gagarin?

a The first man to w a lk on th e M oon,
b The first man to see th e Earth from space,
c The first man to visit the ISS.
2

W hat was th e mission o f Voyagers 1 and 2?

a To find alien life,

b He w e n t on holiday in space,
c He was th e first astronaut on th e space station.
H ow long was th e satellite Sputnik in space?
a M ore than a year,
b Less tha n a week,
c Less than a m onth.

b To land on diffe re nt planets,

c To collect info rm atio n a b ou t th e solar system.
3

W hy was the Space Shuttle unusual?

a They could use it to fly into space more
than once.
b D ifferent countries w orked tog ether to

1 Would you like to visit space? Why? / Why not?

2 Do you think there might be life on other
planets? What could the people or animals
look like?

build it.
c It was th e w o rld s first spaceship.

UNIT

Writing
A description of a place

Sentence adverbs
Q

Read the description again and answer the q -e :

1 Which country is this?
2 Is this country an island? How do you knov.'

Describe the three photos. Then read the

3 What do tourists like about this country?

description quickly. Which photo do you think

4 What is the name of the village where Sam .

matches the description?

We use sentence adverbs to show our a ttitc : * 1

an idea. Find phrases in the description t h a t :
the sentence adverbs in the box.
luckily

unfortunately

honestly

obvious

Match two of the sentence adverbs in exerc ;~

with the adverbs a and b.
a fortunately
b clearly

Complete the sentences with the sentence

from exercises 3 and 4. (There may be more
one correct answer.)
1 I love shops, cinemas and theatres.... , I live '
2 A lot of birds live here

they like the clims -i

3 All my friends are going to a theme park on S r

. .. , I cant go with them.
4 Yesterday, I lost my wallet
5
I live in a small village in a small country.
Most of the year it's really rainy here. Obviously, there
aren't any deserts! In summer it can be quite warm, about
25C. Unfortunately, most of the time it's cold though. It
snows here every winter.
There are forests and huge mountains in the centre of
the country.The rain creates hundreds of rivers and
streams.There were bears here 1000 years ago. Now the
most interesting animals are birds.
Sea surrounds the country on three sides. We have
some beautiful beaches which are very popular with
tourists despite the rainy weather. Around the coast there
are farms, especially sheep farms. My country is famous
for wool and meat.
Luckily, I don't like big cities! There are a lot of things to
do in the country. I can go horse riding and I can walk in
the mountains. It's fantastic! Honestly, this is the best
place to live!
Sam Charrington
Llanfynydd, Wales

6 She doesnt like animals much

she has r ?

bought a pet.
@

Plan a description of the area you live in.

1 Make notes for each paragraph:
Where do you live?
What is the weather like?
What kinds of habitats are there?
Which animals live there?
Why is it a good/bad place to live?
2 Choose some sentence adverbs to help you :e
your attitude to where you live.

W rite your description. Remember to:

use your notes from exercise 6 to help you
use sentence adverbs where possible.

check your spelling, punctuation and g ra m WORKBOOK PAGE 61

UNIT

I found it quic-

. .. , I think that youre a really good cook!

ich chech
ibulary
'

Grammar

Complete the sentences w ith habitat words.

W rite sentences w ith who or which.

- doesnt rain much in the Gobi D . . . .

a desert / be / a place / be / very dry

Most monkeys live in the j... .

We flew over the Atlantic 0 ... .

1 an umbrella / be / a thing / be / useful in the rain

~ -e Nile is a big r . . . , not a s... !

homework / be / work / you / do / after school

an email / be / an electronic message / you / send

a teacher / be / person / help / you / to learn

A desert is a place which is very dry.

5 There are a lot of small i ... in the Caribbean S....

I : -p le te the sentences w ith the correct form of
- e .erbs in the box and a preposition.
argue

ask

look

specialise

wait

worry

an album / be / music / be / on a CD

a parent / be / a person / have / a child

basketball / be / a sport / you / play / on a court

8 you / be / a person / enjoy / grammar

I V / brother and I follow different teams, so we
Com plete sentences w ith who, whos or whose.

s .'.ays... football.
I

Dont ... the exams. Theyll be fine.

\e ... her for more than an hour last night.

Hes the man ... been to the North Pole.

Is she the g ir l... you argued with?

Is that the te a c h e r... class you missed?

He ., me, but he didnt recognise me.

^iease ... help when you want it.

Im the person ... brother you saw.

.'mat will your b ro th e r... when he does science at

I dont like people ... dont say hello.

university?

Lets find somebody ... a doctor.

bulary review: Units 1-8

Grammar review: Units 1-8

I : mplete the sentences with the prepositions in

Com plete the te x t w ith the words in the box.

<e box.

(You do not need all of the words and there

may be more than one correct answer.)

about
: .e r

at
to

for

of

off

in

on

up

[ We talked ... South America in our geography

called

eating

much

seen

will

would

looking
that

looks

which

many

who

yet

dass.
1 \ 'v parents went to Italy ... holiday last year.

In 2005, some scientists (1 )... were visiting Laos

made an amazing discovery. They were (2 )... at the

5
6

m not very good ... using a computer.

.Ve were really tired but we didnt give . ...
m really bored ... watching TV every night.

food for sale in a market. Suddenly, one of the

scientists saw an animal ( 3 ) ... was unknown to

I turned ... to another channel because that

science. The Lao call it kha-nyou and they enjoy

channel was boring.

(4 )... it. It ( 5 ) ... similar to a rat and its about 40 cm

dont listen ... the radio very often.

long. The scientists ( 6 )... the animal a rock rat.

m looking ... my digital camera. I cant find it!

Rock rats live in the jungles and mountains (7 )...

Are you involved ... the drama club at school?

cover central Laos. Scientists still havent ( 8 )... a

-'ou need to log ... before you shut down the

living rock rat and they dont know ( 9 )... about

computer.

them. If you saw a new species, (1 0 )... you

recognise it?

UNIT

S Adverts and inventions

Q

Discuss th e d ifferen t places w here you m ight see

adverts. Then look at th e photos and discuss w hy
people buy new products.

Read th e te x t quickly and check your answers

Mja..

to exercise 1.

Cm m

We see thousands of adverts every day - in the street, on

TV, in supermarkets, and in newspapers and magazines.
Every week m illions and m illions of dollars are spent
prom oting products in adverts. And if you thin k
consumers arent influenced by adverts (even ones they
dislike), youre wrong! Adverts arent necessarily
successful if they are liked - theyre successful if they are
remembered.
People often remember a product which is
advertised using famous people. When we see the
trainers worn by a sports star, we imagine that we may
also be successful w ith the same trainers. Adverts which
use celebrities are expensive to produce, but they are
persuasive.
Many advertisers these days promote products using
very unusual adverts. In the USA, adverts are sometimes
printed on beaches by special machines. On busy
beaches the adverts are destroyed by midday, so the

25

same advert is made again every morning. It is

impossible to ignore an advert that you have to sit on:
A more unusual form of advertising uses people's
faces. It is very popular with students because it is an
easy way to earn money. Colourful company logos anc
product names are painted on students faces by an
advertising agency. The students are paid to walk a rc. t
w ith the advert for a week.
Companies always want new ways to advertise th e goods, and every year adverts get more personalised.
Have you ever seen a pop-up ad, one that suddenly
appears on your screen w hile you are logged on to th e
internet? If you are visiting a football site, you may
receive a small pop-up advert for football shirts, for
example. Pop-ups can be very annoying and very har: a
stop. But it does not matter whether we like the adve"
or not: more adverts mean more sales. How much c l: ser
to our lives can advertisers get? Where is the limit?

waccfi nouns 1-6 from the text with

Vocabulary money

" lio n s a -f.

@
oromoting (line 4)

jl

Look up the words in brackets in your dictionary. Then

complete the sentences.

consumers (line 5)
3

celebrities ( line 13)

ac.ertisers ( line 15)

ogos ( line 23)

czods (line 28)

1 We ... a lot for luxury products, and ce le b ritie s... a lot of money
when they advertise them, (earn / pay)
2 The trainers are nice, but they ... too much. Theyre 50, so I
cant ... them, (afford / cost)
3

products

::~ p a n ie s ' symbols

ao e rtisin g

zeople who buy products

ff

ceople who pay for or make adverts

Dont ... all your money on clothes. You should ... some money
for your future, (save / spend)

X -mous people

He wants to ... a new computer, but he has to ... his old one
first, (buy / sell)

I need to ... some money. Ive run out. Will you ... me 5?
(borrow / lend)

Q
: t a d the text carefully. Are the

Are the verbs regular or irregular? Check your answers in the

list of irregular verbs on page 118.

se-zences true or false? Explain your

answers.
I

-averts are most successful

~en they amuse us.

Com plete the sentences w ith the correct form of the verbs
from exercise 6.
1

Hes... all his money and now he hasnt got any.

1 averts that use celebrities are

I ... her 7 yesterday. I hope she gives it back.

not cheap to make.

She ... those sunglasses for $45 when she was in New York City.

I have a Saturday job and they ... me 20 every week.

1 -everts on beaches are effective

Decause they last a long time.

5 Can you really ... that bike? You said you didnt have any money.

-t One advertiser sells face-paints

6 Can I ... some money please? Ive forgotten my purse.

to students.
2 Adverts become more general each

Learning vocabulary: sentences

W riting example sentences is an effective way of j
learning new vocabulary.
/

year.
z

Pop-up adverts appear when you

are connected to the internet.
0

- -sw er the questions.

How many places to advertise are

mentioned in the text?

Why do advertisers use celebrities?

2 Why are beach adverts replaced

regularly?
i

Why do students like having adverts

on their faces?

W rite five sentences about your money.

Every week, my parents give me money, which I spend on
video games.

jsm m m
1 What type of advert do you like? Why?
2 Which adverts make you angry? Why?
3 Which products do celebrities advertise?
Do you buy any of them?

5 What is the problem with pop-up

adverts?

WORKBOOK PAGES 63, 66

Grammar
The p assiv e
Q

Read the rules.

We form the present simple passive with the

W hat is the connection between burgers and

present simple of be + past participle.

pop music? Read the text and find out.

Arecomputers soldin this shop?

We use the passive:
When the action is more important than
person or thing th at does the action.
When we do not know who does the acti
Every year, 2,000 is donated to the children
hospital.
To describe a process, for example, adver
Adverts are made in advertising agencies.
We use by if we think it is necessary to say
does the action.
Adverts are created by advertising agencies.
Luxury products such as Rolls Royce cars are
often referred to in pop songs, but the artists
aren't paid to do this. Not until now.The American
fast food company, McDonald's, has started to pay
pop artists to include references to Big Macs in
their songs. Every time a song that mentions Big
Macs is played on national radio, the artists are
paid about $3 by McDonald's.

Read the active sentences. Then find the pas

sentences with the same ideas in the text.
1 Artists often refer to luxury products in songs
2

People do not pay the artists to do this.

3 People play a song that mentions Big Macs c '

national radio.

- advertisers say that fans copy what pop artists

sing about. They think that if a song says 'buy a
Big Mac', then thousands of teenagers will buy a
Big Mac.
However, at least one New York teen is not so
sure. 'If I like something, I buy it. If I don't like it, I
don't buy it. It's that simple.' She says that most
teenagers prefer to make their own choices.

4 McDonalds pay the artists about $3.

0 Are the sentences active or passive? Underl

the verb forms.
Adverts are made by advertising agencies.
Advertising agencies make adverts.
Pop singers sometimes refer to products in
their songs.

Choose the correct answer. Then read the text

Products are sometimes referred to by pop a

in their songs.

and check your answers.

Companies sell products on the internet.

1 Pop artists make:
a pictures.

Products are sold on the internet.

b music.

c adverts.

2 McDonalds makes:
a fast food.

b music.

DJs play their songs on the radio.

c adverts.

3 Advertisers say:
a adverts in pop music will sell Big Macs,
b singers will sell Big Macs,
c teenagers will sell Big Macs.
4 The McDonalds marketing idea:
a will succeed, b could succeed,
c will not succeed.

UNIT

Their songs are played on the radio.

Sentences 6 and 7 from exercise 5 do not sa does the action. Why not?

[: -p le te the sentences w ith the present simple

xsssive.

Com plete the active sentences.

1 Criminals are often sent to prison.

-a m b u rg e rs... (serve) in most fast food restaurants.

~he Olympic G am es... (hold) every four years.

The courts often ... criminals to prison.

2

second-hand C D s ... (sell) here?

_ ne Euro ... (not use) in America.

3 Are mobile phones sold here?

5 Exams ... (take) at the end of every term,

i

~ne money ... (not spend) on anything sensible.

Do you ... mobile phones here?

4

Ferrari ca rs... (make) in England?

1 Sometimes cash ... (steal) from banks.

:

Is the food paid for by the school?

Does the s c h o o l... for the food?

_jnch ... (provide) in the canteen every day.

I 3eugeot c a rs ... (design) in France.

That car isnt owned by my uncle.

My uncle ... that car.

Pizzas are eaten in Italy.

People in Italy ... pizzas.

6 A lot of money is spent on advertising.

C om panies... a lot of money on advertising.

I : -nplete the sentences w ith the present simple

: :;sive form of the verbs in the box.
advertise

paint

not speak

produce

teach

buy

. sit
f

pay

not grow

write

Newspaper sto rie s... by journalists.

Consolidation
Com plete the te x t w ith the correct active or
passive form of the verbs. Then listen and check
your answers.
Sometimes problems

2 Our website ... by 1,000 people every day.

(1 )... (cause) by new

forms of advertising.

Mido ... a lot of money?

-t Hundreds of pro d u cts... on TV every day.

Graffiti ( 2 ) ... (use) a

lot in advertising these

French ... at your school?

talian ... in Britain.
co m p u te rs... in Japan?

days. Most large cities

have areas which

1 O ranges... here any more.

( 3 ) ... (paint) with

graffiti. Graffiti

~oousands of C D s ... from shops every week.

' 0 A dve rts... on peoples faces.

provokes strong
reactions. It (4) ...

a.vrite the active sentences in the passive. (O nly

(hate) by some, while

-elude inform ation about who does the action if

others ( 5 ) ... (love) it.

t s necessary.)

Graffiti-style adverts

Our teacher gives us a lot of homework.

(6 )... (choose)

They build the BMW Mini in Oxford.

because young people

.Vhere do they make the best ice-cream?

( 7 ) ... (like) the fresh style of graffiti. Usually, graffiti

4 They dont serve fish at the new restaurant.

adverts ( 8 )... (not place) in sensitive locations, but

5 Do you sell mobile phones here?

sometimes adverts ( 9 )... (put) in places where it is

6 D ie police arrest hundreds of criminals every year.

illegal, for example, on rocks in a national park. Then

People dont speak Japanese in Russia.

:

"

**

""

people (1 0 )... (begin) to ask questions about graffiti.

~ney sell some great CDs on that website.

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UNIT

Communication
Listening
Q

Extreme advertising

Look at the photo and discuss the questions.

Vocabulary
f3

-edand -//?gr adjective

Read the sentences. Then complete the rule:

1 What is the woman doing? Why?

1 The shark is terrifying. The fish are terrified

2 Would you do what she is doing?

2 Im not tired. Cycling isnt very tiring.

Adjectives ending in ... describe how somet :*i
or something feels.
Adjectives ending in ... describe somebody osomething.
1 3 Choose the correct answer.
1 The photographs are amazed / amazing.
2 This book is interested / interesting.
3

I was surprised / surprising to see you.

4 The sharks teeth were frightening / frig h te r -:

5 Im boring / bored! I want to go home.

0%

Listen to the radio interview and put the

events into the correct order. Then listen again

and check your answers.
a

The shark swims out of the cage again,

Carmen gets into the cage,

Somebody opens the door of the cage and a

The cage is lowered into the water,

They go back up to the boat,

Speaking

Describing things

Listen. Which object are they describing'

shark swims in.

e

The photographers swim around the cage,

The photographers put on their wetsuits.

h \T\ They arrive at the dive site.

0

Are the sentences true or false? Explain your

answers. Listen again and check.

1 Carmen comes from the Caribbean.
2 The photo shoot was on a beach.
3 Carmen was scared of the sharks at first.
4 She thinks that people are more frightening
than animals.

Choose the correct answer.

1 Is it made in Europe?

Yes, it is. / Yes. r e J

2 Are they made of leather? No, it isnt. / No n e

3 Are they made of plastic? Yes, it is. / Yes. r e j

5 A diver saved Carmen from the shark.

6 Carmen thinks it was less dangerous than other
photo shoots.

Choose an object from exercise 7. Work in

Ask your partner questions to find out wha:
his / her object is.

Discuss the questions.

1 Carmen says, I think the photo is exciting because
you can see it really happened. Do you agree?
2 Will the advert be successful? Why? / Why not?

UNIT

WORKBOOK PAGE 66

focus

lire

Match the inventions in the first box to the

ii:z s in the second box. Read the tex t quickly and

and check your answers.

~-rck your answers.

::m p u te r
jm brella

crossword

Answer the questions. Then read the tex t again

1 More English / Scottish inventions are mentioned

telephone

in the text.

television

2 The crossword / telephone came first.

World Wide Web

3 A parasol / w aterproof um brella is used to protect

people from the rain.
'322

1852

1876

1913

1926

1989

4 The first European umbrellas were only used by

wom en / men.
5 A rthu r W ynne got the idea for a crossword from an
old newspaper / game.
6 The first crossword was in the shape of a diam ond /
square.
Q

W hich invention is it? W rite complete sentences.

watching films
Televisions are used for watching films.
1 talking to people who are far away
2 finding information from all around the world

people have invented a lot of products that are

r all around the world. Where would we be without
vr'.evision? John Logie Baird, from Scotland, invented
Ifce , in 1926. Want to call a friend? Thank another
i r e an, Alexander Graham Bell, who invented the
one in 1876. The Englishman Charles Babbage
i s : r ed the world's first programmable computer in 182 2.
fea: e other Englishman, Tim Berners-Lee, invented the
f c : 't ide Web (the internet) in 1989.

keeping dry when it rains

providing entertainm ent in newspapers

W hat are these materials used for? Com plete the

sentences.
Wood is used fo r m aking doors, pencils, chairs, ...
1 Cloth ...
2

Steel ...

3 E UMBRELLA

Glass...

3 m : visit Britain without one! The ancient Egyptians, Chinese

Plastic...

r ; reeks used'parasols'to protect themselves from the sun

- 3 ': years ago. Later, the Chinese made their umbrellas
i rrrproof' as protection against rain. But it wasn't until 1852
t r rr Englishman called Samuel Fox invented the modern
(nr e la. Early European umbrellas were wood with cloth over
t , and only women used them. Fox made his umbrella
[- m steel instead of wood, so it was lighter and easier to carry.
l e t more than 33 million umbrellas are sold every year in

it=::

m m
3 E CROSSWORD PUZZLE

k English journalist, Arthur Wynne, compiled the first

: - m crossword in 1913. It was in a diamond shape and he
s - ' a ; it a 'word-cross'. Wynne got the idea from a much older
; - e called 'magic squares' which the Romans played in
nnreii. The crossword is now a popular feature of newspapers
ar c magazines all around the world. Readers can win prizes for
3D! rr. g puzzles, but most people do them just for fun. One of
a - m : st famous British crosswords is published daily in
T - Times newspaper.

1 Which recent inventions do you think are the

most important? Why?

camera phones
DVDs
laptops

CDs

electric cars

digital cameras
MP3 players

sudoku

If you could invent something, what would

it be?

UNIT

Writing
A d iscu ssio n e ss a y
Q

tUriting review

Read the te x t quickly and answer the questions.

1

How many arguments are there in favour of digital

cameras? W hat are they?

How many arguments are there against digital

cameras? What are they?

3 What is the w rite rs conclusion?

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These days, digital cameras are used all the time. I think that
digital cameras are really good, but there are pros and cons
to this new technology.
On the one hand, they are extremely easy to use, so
anybody can take a good photo with a digital camera. You
dont need to be as good a photographer as with
conventional cameras. Additionally, memory cards for digital
cameras can hold hundreds of photos, unlike conventional
ones. Another advantage is that it is quite easy to delete
photos from a digital camera if they are not wanted.
On the other hand, digital cameras arent perfect and
they have some disadvantages. First of all, they are very
expensive, so they are stolen quite a lot. Secondly, when you
have hundreds of photos, it is often difficult to look at them
on your screen. And because people delete the photos they
dont like, most photos are never actually printed, which is
a pity. Finally, the photos from some digital cameras arent
particularly good compared to photos from conventional
cameras.
I believe that digital technology will continue to get
better and better, so I think that digital cameras are the
future of photography.

UNIT

ich check
abulary

Grammar

I -oose the correct answer.

Com plete the sentences w ith the present simple

I carefully saved / spent my money to buy a bike.

passive form of the verbs in the box.

I! - nis camera wasnt cheap. It cost / earned 320.

I

not design

<arl is very fashionable. He saves / spends all his

teach

make

send

speak

not write

money on clothes.
-

~-ese trainers were in the sale. I didnt pay / afford

1 Newsweek magazine ... to me every week.

- j c h money for them.

2 This orange juice ... in Turkey.

ri W I you borrow / lend me some money?

3 We ... English by a teacher from Winchester.

4 The c lo th e s ... here - its an Italian designer.

. ; - n is paid / lends 6 an hour.

5
I : -p le te the tex t w ith the correct form of the

... English ... here?

6 This books new. I t ... by my favourite writer.

: ds in brackets.
. a ~ is a TV journalist. Its an ( 1 ) ... (excite) job and
t goes to a lot of (2 )... (interest) places. Last week he
n New York and next week he will be in Paris. The

Dave broke a glass while he was doing the

washing up. W rite about his accident. Use the
passive form.

* ::e s where he stays are very expensive. A t first, I was

Dave / hand / cut / by the broken glass.

9 . . . (shock) at the prices, he says, but now Im not

(surprise) if something costs hundreds of pounds.

Dave / hand / cut / by the broken glass.

1

He / take / to hospital

Dees he enjoy his job? Sometimes its ( 5 ) ... (tire)

He / look after / very well

:e:ause I travel so much, he says. But at least Im

First / his hand / clean

Five stitches / need / to close the cut

He / sent / home

He / tell / to be very careful

- er 6 ) ... (bore).

ibulary review: Units 1-9

I : - plete the sentences with the words in the box.
soout
aet

copy
going

disorganised
having

give

mistakes

down
off

thoughtful
I Youre so . .. . You always think ... other people.
::

* youre . . . , youll make . .. .

z ease ... me an explanation.

:
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Before you go, log ... the internet and s h u t... the

Grammar review: Units 1-9

Choose the correct answers.
How (1) much / many money (2) is spent / is
spending on advertising each year? The answer is
billions of pounds. Every day, thousands of products
(3) advertise / are advertised on television, in
newspapers and in magazines. People buy things
(4) th a t / w ho they (5) never / often dont need.

computer.

Young people (6) influence / are influenced by

At the weekends, my parents like ... cycling and ...

adverts (7) which / w ho are shown on TV. Some

a rest.

people say children (8) should / d o nt have to be

* you ... your homework, you wont ... good marks

protected from adverts for unhealthy food. If children

n the test.

see famous stars advertise burgers or colas, they

(9) w ill / w ould want these foods too. And if young
people always (10) ate / eat what they saw in the
adverts, theyd have terrible health problems.

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Revision: Units 7-9

Match the words in the box w ith about, for
or to.
Q

Com plete the sentences. Use the correct form of

the verbs in the box.
cheat

copy

do

have

argue

ask

thin k

wait

care

listen

specialise

worry

take

I have already ... my homework. Have you?

Com plete the sentences w ith combinations ~

exercise 4. Use the correct form of the verb

You shouldnt ... your homework.

If you ... the new album, youll love it.

How many classes do you ... every day?

I dont think theyre good friends. They ...

Have you ... your biology exam yet?

everything.

Its wrong to ... in an exam.

Lets go. We ... them for ten minutes.

We ... a break at eleven oclock every day.

My mum teaches maths and she ... algebra.

I ... a French course last year.

Dont ... that now. Well find a solution to m :

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Correct the preposition in each sentence.

Was she worried with her exam?

I ... a new tennis racket for my last birthday

@

Choose the correct answer.

They arent very interested about art.

Hes upset of missing the bus.

How much does this afford / cost?

Shes really good of languages.

I love going shopping and buying / selling re

I think theyre brilliant in w riting stories.

clothes.

My dads relaxed with going to the dentist.

Dont worry. I can borrow / lend you 10.

Dont save / spend all your money. Youll nee:

Com plete the sentences w ith the adjectives in

money this weekend.

the box. Then choose the correct prepositions.

How much will I earn / pay per hour in this :c

I cant spend / afford this jacket.

jealous
involved

bad

bored

Its very cheap. It only costs / spends 5.

scared

experienced

Com plete the sentences w ith the -ed or -ing ^

of the words.

1 I m ... at / in chemistry.
I always fail the tests.

Martina w a s ... (excite) about playing at

She has studied all weekend.

Wimbledon.

She is really ... about / of

I thought that the excursion w a s ... (interes:

revising.

That film was so ... (terrify) that we left.

I want to g e t ... in / of

Running a marathon is very ... (tire).

the chess club.

My mum has ridden

I w a s ... (embarrass) when I fell over.

a horse for years. Shes

I hate playing tennis - its so ... (bore).

very ... in / w ith horseriding.

I w a s ... (frighten) when I saw the shark.

Are you ... about / of spiders?

6 They were ... o f / w ith my new rucksack.

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We werent ... (surprise) when she got a goc: i

REVISION:

UNITS

7-9

Read the text. Then com plete it w ith can, cant,

could and couldnt.

Rewrite the sentences. Use the affirm ative or

negative forms of must and have to.
It isnt necessary to study at the weekends.

My sister Fiona and I have always been very

We d o nt have to study on Saturdays.

different. When I was a child, I ( 1 ) ... ride a

1 Smoking is prohibited. You ....

bike, but my sister ( 2 ) ... cycle all the way to

It is illegal for under-16s to drive a car. Under-16s

They can come here after school, but only if they

school when she was six!

I dont know why we are so different. Our
parents were quite strict and they treated us

want to. They . ...

the same. We ( 3 ) ... only watch TV at

It is obligatory to wear a school uniform. We . ...

weekends and we (4 )... play com puter

It isnt necessary for him to do the homework this

games until we were sixteen.

week. He . ...

Now Im tw enty and were still very different.

Never open this door! You . ...

Shes good at a lot of things tha t I ( 5 ) ... do.

She ( 6 ) ... swim very well, but I ( 7 ) . . . . Shes
good at music and she ( 8 ) ... play the piano,
but I ( 9 ) ... even sing! All tha t we have in

Com plete the sentences. Use should or shouldnt

and the verbs in the box.
accept

be

buy

do

go

order

com m on is th a t now our parents dont tell

when we (1 0 )... watch TV.

Match pictures a -f w ith sentences 1-6. Then

complete the sentences w ith have to, must or
mustnt and the verbs in th e box.
drink

eat

have

put

use

walk

wash

e* C >

ar Andrea,
, . .
;w York is amaiing. I love New York! This u
at you (l) ... wben you visit: firstly, you
) the city in autumn when the weather is
oler. You (?) ... a lot of food because the
eals are enormous. Shopping is quite cheap,

1 You ... on the grass.

2 You ... a shower before you go swimming.
3 You ... your mobile in the library.
4 You ... o r ... snacks during lessons.
5 You ... litter in the bin.
6 You ... your hands before lunch.

,pec,ally electronic goods. You (4)... your

lourite films on OVOfrom department store ,
ut you (5) .. products from unlicensed street
endors. hnencans are v e r y friendly so you
(,) shy or nervous. Oh, and you (T) ... r
bating in Central Park - it's brilliant/
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In

visit

Complete the sentences with who or which.

1 Watching TV is something ... I do every day.

Complete the sentences with the present simp

passive form of the verbs in the box.

2 Kate is the woman ... is buying our car.

give

3 Have you seen the necklace ... my sister gave me?

make

rehearse

record

use

not use

4 An artist is a person ... paints pictures.

5

Is art the subject... you enjoy the most?

1 A warning ... before an earthquake.

6 Washing up is a job ... I really hate.

2 A song ... before i t ... .

Is that the boy ... copied your homework?

3 A washing machine ... for cooking.

Hes the cyclist... won the race.

... the best cars... by Honda?

5 A digital camera ... for taking photos.

Write sentences with who / that or which / that.

is / this / the book / you / wanted / ?

Is this the book

which /tha wanted?

Look at the pictures. Write sentences to descrit

the process.

1 there / is / the woman / gave / me / some advice

2 we / took / an exam / was / really hard
3 where / are / the rackets / we / borrowed / ?
4 this / be / necklace / we / found / on Tuesday
5 she / is / the girl / is / new in our class
6 is / this / the keyboard / is broken / ?

O
Youve got a new bike. I really like it.
You've got a new bike which I really like.
1 This is the new CD. I bought it yesterday.

idea / develop

1 product / research

The idea is developed.

2 Hes a footballer. He plays for Brazil.

3 This is the book about Egypt. I gave it to my sister.
4 Shes the new teacher. She teaches me science.
5 Hes my friend. He lives in Rome.
6 Thats the cable. I need it for my computer.

Use a relative pronoun in each sentence.

1 I read books...
2 I visit websites...

2 product / design

3 slogan / write

3 I watch TV programmes ...

4 No one likes people ...
5 English is a subject...

6 My best friend is a person ...

7 I prefer stories...
8 I like holidays...

REVISION:

UNITS

7-9

photographs / take

5 product / advertise

nsolidation
I * -swer the questions. Then read the text and
:reck your answers.
here is th e car in p h oto a?
;
I

Where is th e car in p h oto b?

Are the cars in photos a and b real, or are they
Tom films?

I C umplete the text

with the correct

-: rmo f the words in the box.
a lot o f
in

look

can

cost

River

uncom fortable

design
sell

w hich

drive

travel
yet

get

becom e

be

is it a car? Or is it a boat? The stylish Gibbs Aquada is

(1) ... to be both. The Aquada is an amphibious car.
In other words, it can be (2) ... on land and it (3) ...
travel on the water as well.
Before the Aquada, amphibious cars were slow
and (4) .... The only exciting amphibious car before
the Aquada was the white Lotus Esprit (5) ... James
Bond drove in TheSpyW
hoLovedMe.
The Aquada is fast, like James Bonds Lotus, but it
is also a real car. And in 2004, it (6) ... its first prize. A
British adventurer, Sir Richard Branson, broke the
world record for crossing the English Channel in an
amphibious vehicle. He (7) ... in the Aquada from
England to France in just one hour and forty minutes.
The previous record (8) ... six hours!
The (9) ... of the car is about $220,000, so Gibbs
hasnt sold manyAquadas (10) .... However, (11) ...
people are very interested (12) ... alternatives to road
transport, and Gibbs is confident that it will (13) ... a
lot more Aquadas. Traffic in London is (14) ... worse
and worse every year. If people can get to work using
the (15) ... Thames, there will be more space on the
roads. But for how long? Must we (16) ... forward to
boat jams as well as traffic jams in the future?

REVISION: UNITS 7-9