CAMBRIDGE ( Upper Intermediate Workbook Nicholas Tims & Jan Bell with Chris Redston & Gillie Cunningham:(Upper Intermediate Workbook Nicholas Tims & Jan Bell CAMBRIDGE with Chris Redston & Gillie CunninghamCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Delhi Cambridge University Press ‘The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 8RU, UK ‘wrwcambridge org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521691659 © Cambridge University Press 2007 ‘This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, ro reproduction of any part may take place without the written, permission of Cambridge University Pres. 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Thanks also to Sue Uilstein, who ‘commissioned face2face, and Gille Cunningham and Chis Redston for all heir suppor. Nicholas Tims would also ike to thank Clare Turnbull and Pat “Tims for ther patience, encouragement and inspiration Jan Bell would ike to thank Bruce, Alex and Lucy Milne for ‘eing so tolerant near deadlines. “The authors and publishers would like to thank the fllowing teachers for the invaluable feedback which they provide ‘Beata Tomaszewska, Poland; Gloria Kabel Torres, Spal The authors and publishers are grateful wo the following, contributors pentacorbig: cover and text design and page make-up Hilary Luckcock: picture research ‘The authors and publishers are grateful 10 the following for Permission to reproduce copyright material. 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Vocabulary and ‘grammar are given equal importance and there is a strong focus on listening and speaking in social situations. face2face is fully compatible with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF) and Pe ee eta Ne eee aad ‘The Student's Book comes packaged with a free fully-interactive CD-ROM/Audio CD with over 200 exercises in all language areas including video, gemes, recording capability, progress chart and customised tests. There is Oe Can a ean en re eee cus nea kee ie Self-study exercises for every lesson of the Student's Book Full Answer Key. Deere ee Ue ee eo ‘A 24-page Reading and Whiting Portfolio linked to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages. AA comprehensive list of Can do’ statements allowing stuxents to track their own progress Ree Ra eed pistes a Rite] | yada, Fs EM OVW 03,9001 61 0 eae s Ls ny ie ene > ae ‘iii Perret tee Tae tote t Tl 7805211691651A life of learning Language Summary 1, Student's Book 113 14. A global language Language ability (TE The English verb system Read what Carl, Heidi and Maria say about speaking languages. a) Match the beginnings of sentences Fill in the gaps withthe phrases in the boxes. 1-9 to endings a)-4). | English is _ i) “mautebetae “few ew words 1 can't speak a word 2 More people speak - 3 In the year 1000, English _ 4 By the beginning of the 21° century, English had .. 5 The English language was 6 Athundred years ago the world was... 7 Since 1997, increasing numbers of Chinese students have To be honest, I'.’mquitebadat. languages. _.. of French that I learned at school, of anything els. = st language is Swiss German, but I live near 8 At present, over abilion people are My firs language is Swiss German, but 1k 9. Immigration, new technologies, popular the border, $0 14... at Italian, culture and even war have a in French, We went to Lyon 2) learning English worldwide Heid a5 ao ») had approximately 40,000 words. = Jast summer and 1*, sedan «) all contributed to the growth of English. also fluent in ‘conversation im bil | Oe ee [Hertuncin Gnhveaconesatio mbilnad tsabtasy | wingFrachsean erator ‘My mother is Spanish and my father is French so 1 " rn cgi to England to improve their Englis , Tm. ~ English @) Mandarin Chinese than any other which I need for my job. 1° in language in the world Marin 1) taken to North America by settlers in ~ the 17% century. Rewrite these sentences using the words/phrases in brackets. ee ee 75 countries around the world, 1 Tdont know any Japanese. (word) pesos eo Portuguese, but " 1 can’t speak aword of Japanese. 2 learned a few words of Italian on holiday. (picked) 1 3 My sister can speak Chinese very well. fluent) My... = 4 Tan speak both French and Spanish prety. lingul tm i ‘on holiday. 6 I haven't practised my French for along time. (rusty) My ... verb forms. 2) Present Perfect Simple .9. ) Past Continuous _ «) Past Simple passive __ 4) Present Continuous _. «) Present Simple passive ‘Past Simple @) Present Simple .. ) Present Perfect Continuous 1) Past Perfect Simple __.1A and 1B © A Rest fost pan of hearide hou Base Frgsh and chase the correct verb form The man who made English easy Theides of inening an ier ngage i ot 8 oe Ore the pa 10 es, Ings aoe crete Giet bngas tre ase used hr pots One of the est eel of ese “have beens East gis ‘By 1923 the First World War 4was/had been over fr fve yeas, but Europe was srecoveringfecovered om tS ee Charles Kay Ogden, a linguist and writer, was running several bookshops in Cambige. He Shad justust published a book which described bow we use language The sucess of his book thad inspiredfnspred Ogden to design universal nguage ~ someting tht was much simpler than Englsh, but doesn''t requte nave Engish speaks to study a diferent engage. n 1850 Ogde’s book Bosc English: A General Introduction with Rules and. Grammar Swas/were publshed. estimated that on wwe, tf ‘Wtakes/took | <> wees | Dare bert i er Oplen Mbelieved/was “2 beterng tac Ph ca be lane in seen ees ‘There had been/were only 850 words and ihe ganar ny sled wth fon ‘exceptions to each rule. 1) Read the second part of the article and fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. The language +. attracted... (ated) the attention of educators al ver the werd, but ts devopment = a eg) by the Second Word War te the ner, both the Bitsh Prime Minster and the President of the United Slates © ook for ideas that might promote word peace. They bth z (Give) speeches that supported the use of Basic English In the past 60. year, the language 7 .- (have) some succes In some parts of fast Asia, teachers : (il se) Ogden word fists However, in the main, the language has disappeared. But now that we 1B My first week Education 1 Complete the crossword with words connected with education. felelolrlels {sole Across > 7 news (hon) that there are mary more nonnative than native speakers cof Engish, recently some linguists * (Gs) whether we should revst Ogden ideas. And the Whkipedia website fas sarted a veson of their main eneydopedia which (ote) in Basic Engst for non-native lames ofthe language. 1A senior person who teaches at a British university. 4. Acclass where a group of students meets to study and discuss something. 7 Money given by an organisation to pay for someone's studies. 8A formal talk on an academic subject. 9 Anarea of knowledge which is studied, Down + 2 Asschool that is free to attend because the government pays for it. 3. Apperson who has a degree from a university or college. 5 The buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them. 6 Anadvanced degree that usually lasts for one year.Uses of auxiliaries @ 4) Are sentences 1-8 correct? Change the incorrect sentences. oe 2 Did you went to the seminar yesterday? 3-1 do work very hard, but I still find the course difficult. 4 Some universities does give scholarships, but we don. 5. T'm the only person here who went to a state school, arent I? 6 If Lwere you, I don't eat in the college canteen. 7 You like doing exams or prefer continual assessment? 8 Ive be invited to apply for a PRD, but the fees are 100 high. by Match the corrected sentences in 2a) to the replies a)-h). 4) 4... Dontt you? ® They are, arent they? ») Well, 'm not 2. Are you? a Tdon' enjoy either!) . Sodol Wouldnt you? Why?) No, I didnt. © Read the conversation and choose the correct auxiliary verb: a,b) oro. Pra Hi, Its Sara, "isn’t it? We met last week, 2. You're Phil we? SARA Yes, we? rit Well remembered. You *_.___ warn me when we met that you often forget names. SARA 19, unfortunately, But I... making a special effort this week. Anyway, how ?__ Pat OK.1° _ it going? already had a tutorial with my PhD tutor. sath? you? Who's that? PHiL His name’ Professor Shavick. Everyone else was very impressed by him, but 1. SARA 1, 1 ____.. expect you know him, actually. You see, Im Pai Ob, sorry, hold on ~ thats my phone ringing 1 ais isnt a doesnt 2 a)didnt — havent — arent 3adid do ojhave 4 a) have b) do did 5 3)'m do have 6 a)'m b) ive gi 7 ajhas does. is 8 a)do yd dive 9 s)Did —b)Have Havent 10 ajwasnt —b) didnt) havent 11 a'mnot dont = ido 12 a)am. b) have do 1B Read the second part of the conversation. Fill in the gaps with the correct positive or negative auxiliaries. Use contractions (ve, 5, ete.) if possible. uit Sorry, where were we? Yes, Professor Shavick, He’ a bit strange, "isn't. he? 14_____. imterviewed by him so we hadn't met befor. SARA Neither 9. __ | when I started here. ‘And I must admit—he+_____. appear rather unusual when you fist meet him Pi Unusual? If met him inthe street, 1+____ probably run away screaming All that hair! HeS been spending far too much time with his computer. He should get litle sunshine, ¢____ he? saan Well, perhaps. Anyway: 17... think Teven asked ‘you what you're doing your PAD in. Sata Well, 1*_____ not doing a PhD actualy her, teach here. eit You dont, ®..... you? SARA Er... yes. Computer science, as a matter _ going to say of fact. Sorry, 1 something earlier, but Pai. How embarrassing. So, Professor Shavick 4s a colleague of yours? A&A Um ... wel, I suppose he's my boss really But. worry =1%___ tell him anything! And not all computer: scientists are like him, 1 promise!Teaching thinking ‘A Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid a house to ares a suspected murderer. They don't know twhat he looks like but they know his names John. Inside the Nous, they find «surgeon, a lorry driver, « mechanic and ‘afieman, all playing cards, Without hesitation or asking any questions, they ‘immediately arrest the fireman, How do they Know they've gt the right man? Pec eWay 8 The answer to the puzzle is printed atthe bottom of the page. But if you don’t know it, ry * not to look. (not look) yet Read this article and then force yourself? (chink) alittle harder. Inthe 1960s Edward de Bono, a Maltese doctor and writer, invented the phrase ‘lateral thinking’. De Bono believes that we understand the world by building up patterns based on experience. These patterns teach us? (recognise) familiar problems and situations and allow us+_______.... (make) simple decisions quickly. However, de Bono argues these patterns can also stop us from seeing the solution toa problem, D De Bono thinks that for every problem, you need 5 (check) your assumptions. What did you assume when you read the puzzle above? To think laterally means you mustavoid®________ (make) assumptions about a problem and make yourself? (think) ‘outside the bor’ 1¢ Making the grade E Got the solution yer? No? Well, keep __ (read) then think again. F De Bono once asked some children : (suggest) ways of estimating the height ofa tall building. Asking the architect, dropping a stone from the top and ‘measuring the time taken to fall were sensible suggestions. But one boy refused (take) ‘the question seriously. “Put the building on its side and measure i,” he sai, The class laughed. De Bono then managed (demonstrate) that this was actually avery sensible idea. You can put the building on its side, de Bono pointed out, ina photograph. And ifyou put something else in the photograph ~ that you know the height of-you can easily calculate the height of the building. G In fact children are often good at lateral thinking. With less life ‘experience they bring fewer assumptions to a problem and so provide different solutions. So, if you can’t answer the murderer puzzle yet, try asking a young person the same problem. You might (be) surprised at how simple they find it ‘quo aya som uouuyfayp “vow aoe a1ubypou pup anu fiz) “uooBuns a4, Reading oO Read the article quickly and ‘choose the best definition of lateral thinking, Lateral thinking is «new way of thinking about old problems. 6) a fun way of solving puzzles 6) an alternative to traditional logic. Verb patterns (1) @ Read the article again. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Read the article again. Which paragraph or paragraphs of the article: encourage you not to give up thinking about the puzzle? _ 2 tells you what ‘ou need do ou want to use atera think 3 explai_ why some peopl bette lateral thinking? 4 gives an example ot solving a problem by lateral thinking? 5 presents & lateral thinkin, sroble ‘or the reader aly 6 explain: he w traditionally deal with problems? 7 ‘tells you where you ea find the solution to the pus1D Evening classes Keeping a conversation going | @ 2 roost es response 1. Clare's doing a pottery class at the moment. 2) Really? How’ it going? ) Like what, exactly? 9) Such as? 2 Nancy wants us to do a French class. 8) In what way? ») How's it going? ©) Does she? 3. Michael and I want to do something more creative this term, @) What’ it like? ») What sort of writing? ©) Like what, exactly? 4 Vcant stand exams. 3) Why’ that? ) Such as? ©) Dont you? 'b) Match conversations 1~4 in 1a) to the next lines a)~d). a » © Yes, we're thinking of moving to Paris. Bad memories from school, really. a 4 _- We don't know yet. Maybe painting. Pretty well, I think ‘Complete conversations 1-5 with the correct question word and preposition. Whe What Hewlong Whe Where vit from about 0 Eve is starting her own business. Really? .Who.with. Its just her at the moment, Tom sam Alex has written a screenplay. No way! ——? es a thriller, I think, But I don't know the story or anything. NANCY ‘We've got to give in our application forms soon. 2 Do you know? T think you can just leave them with the secretary. 4 aT I got this camera for less than half price. Many Did you? Some website my daughter told me about, 5 ANA Our teacher's going away next week. jo) a, ANA Almost a fortnight, I think. Fill in the gaps in the conversation. Use one, two or three words. Tom Eve! Hi eve Tom! What a coincidence, was thinking about you recently, TOM 7.Were. you? Why 2 tha EVE Tas wondering if Clare sill does that pottery class TOM No, she gave that up a few months ago we? come? TOM Well, we moved house in March so ita bit far. eve Really? 4 10? TOM Near here, actually. On Culford Street. Anyway, Fann §OiNg? AE you still teaching? eve Yes, but not for much longer, thankfully. TOM. What ¢ mean? Eve Wel, 'm starting my own training business. JOM een ating? Eve Presentations, mainly But other stuff in the future. TOM. You've always been good at that kind of thing, nc nennnnne? T guess teaching helps. Eve Absolutely: Anyway, enough about me. What’ Culford Street? 7 TOM Great, Much quieter than our old place. Of course, life {sa little different these days. eve Different? In 2 ToM Well, since we lad the baby Eve A baby? Congratulations! Thad no idea! Reading and Wirting Portfolio 1 p342A 2 Time for a change Language Summary 2, Student's Book pt16 It’s bad for you! Expressing frequency © 2) Read the advice inthe Heaty Healthy eating cating’ leaflet. Choose the correct : i Je careful! ; parebepet Ye ap ) Xr areful! (once a week} 1 You can eat chips@ierysooftay 2 Sen \ 2 Try to eat some fruit once ina «White meat (2.0 chicken, turkey)» red meat while/every day. * vegetables ora 2 ItS alright to snack on biscuits * white/oily fish © cakes. biscui hocolat cccasonaly/most ofthe time 4 Only eat eps everyncwand in/mre often than not. Coes eet rarivrarely Present and past habits, repeated actions and states isn't good for you. ‘Choose the correct verb form. Sometimes both are possible. b) Read these comments. Are When my father would reach forty, something “used to happen/ the people following the advice happened to him. Before this he "was always eating/always used to eat what in the leaflet? Write ¥ (Yes) hhe wanted, but now ‘he's never eating/he won't eat any fried food and ‘or N (No), She's always worrying/he worried how much sugar and salt there isin ie everything, This is the same man who ‘used to eat/would eat chocolate aa all day long! These days *he gets up/he'd get up early to go to the gym choose fish or chicken rather every morning before work. Before his fortieth birthday, he "wouldeven os Complainvas even complaining abou having to walk to the ca! 2 L)tnovectiptoramer (QA pases inl ae : most days. ‘Change the incorrect phrases or 3 Ll tvery so often t remember Pat atic ¥ ifthe phrase is correct. to eat an apple or an orange 1 used to ive ina tiny village in 46 Cothave a biscuit with my southern Italy many years ago before I 'ased-to-go 10 university. At tat time there ‘was very litle 5 [_] Most of the time, while 'm tourism so there *didn’t use to rl have a be many restaurants and there ee eee only “use to be one sll hotel Because the village was so small everyone *would know everyone else 6 [teat vegetables at and so people ‘would say hello o you in the shops or while you were walking down the streets. We "used to spend a lot of time sitting in cafes and bars, chatting to everyone in our bad ltalian! It "would be very 7 ()My favourite food is cheese cheap to eat out so we ate delicious food all the time for next to nothing oes We ’used to make some fantastic friends and we till go back there from time to time to visit them. ‘eat them for lunch once in a while 1 coffee every now and again. of crisps. weekends,‘Choose the correct answer. 1 My aunt is always apologising for everything she does ‘find it really annoying! }_ she’s very polite! 2. Fred used to like playing football a). but he prefers watching it these days 1) but he doesnt like watching it. 3 went to Scotland for my holidays last year ‘It would rain every day 1) trained every day. 44-1 go out fora long walk when Tim feeling stressed. Tt helps me clear my head. ) Id help me feel better '5 My dad and I would watch Match of the Day together on television. 4) Teused to be on at 10 p.m. on Saturdays. fb) Tremember seeing it a couple of times. 2A and 2B Rewrite the sentences using the word in brackets + Ldrank up to five eups of strong coffee every morning before T save up. (would) ‘would drink upto five cups af strong coffee evene morning. before ga UP aa nnmnnmnnen 2 My doctor frequently tells me to take more exercise (always) 4 My wife avayschesko the labels before she buys food. (will 14 When was a student, I was a vegetarian, (usel to) + [never worried about my food until I put on weight, (used t0) 4 When my clldren weresmal I never gee them fast fod. (would) )) Life’s different here Feelings and opinions put sentences >) i the coset ord ‘Ata to Barcelona 1) [Een that Barcelona was fous "| Luckily th » were more than satisfied (Jof arvand architecture, an J were shocked 49 [ote fantastic food wea wee Wee he 4 Catt dea of istsxing he He of te dy. 1 Jost tbe shoppin in Brees, and {wasnt all disappointed aa [Tati the so sing the cathedral and hoses that Gand designed ty (1 by aa Eason balings Us Amel rane of us would ever get 3 4) Coto ts fanastie architecture 9 18a excited: | Vafortumately, however, the frends went with are not very fond @ cepa psn whi os Dear everyone, far. The kids seem fascinated in ABy)the sea, Sowers Norse yet aout at ou pa bt wi omens con Mest sr Hope you are impressed Sof/by fly re ontvend ch ea ton sr 1 prepasitions ‘The Gill Fami 132 Davy Ro. ‘Cambridge, a1 3TY UK2B be used to, get used to Fill in the gaps with the correct form of be used to or get used to and the verb in brackets. 1 Julia kept drinking lots of water. She isn't used to eating. such spicy food. (eat) 2. Tm always losing my sunglasses. I haven't them yet. (wear) 3 I'm finding it more difficult than I thought to on the right, (drive) 4 My children are __ because we travelled abroad a lot when they were babies. (fy) 5 Its taken me ages, but ve finally tea with milk, (arin) 6 Are you uuu iM country without seasons yet? (live) 7 My grandmother is now emails, but not to using a mobile phone, (answer) © Will has just started working from home. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs. waste enjoy organise focus wear haveto get 1 Before I worked from home I used to .waste. atleast three hours. a day on the train. 2 I still cant get used to not Teave home at seven o'clock every morning, 3 Tmstill not used to ‘my own working day. | get distracted easily. 4 Tused to chatting to people inthe office so 1 sometimes feel abit lonely. 5 Timslowly getting used to __ con my work rather than whats happening in the house. 6 Td find it difficult to get used to suits and ties again instead of my jeans 7 When I worked in an office, I never used to {g0 to the gym in the evenings. ome in time to ‘Match the beginnings of sentences 1-6 to endings a)-). 1 There always A. 2 She cant get — 2 Shell never 4 Are you 5 Didhe 6 Hes never 2) getting used to your new school? 8) used to getting up so early now she has this new job 6) got used to living in the country, He finds it strange. 6 get used to the long winters in this country, «) use to be an actor at one time? 1 used to bea lot of talfic on this road. What’ happened? Find one mistake in each of these sentences and correct it. working 1. Tm not used to work so hard. 2 Hes getting used to have 1 baby in the house 3 He's use to driving long distances, so don't worry 4 He used to the hot weather. He comes from Australia. 5 Ididn’t used to like him, but Ido now, 6 We used to playing together when we were children. 7 Did you two used to know each other? 8 How long did it take to get used to wear contact lenses?2C Managing my time Reading Read the article quickly. What is the writer’ advice to the organisers of the London Olympics? 2) You should only choose team members who are ‘Visioners. ») Be aware of how different types of people work in different ways. 4) It is better not to employ both ‘visioners’ and ‘organisers’ on the same team. Read the article again and fill in gaps 1-6 with the correct sentences a) 2) Exermisvec-ateattine? 1) The team members with creative talents need uninterrupted time away from the ‘do it now’ culture associated with emails, texts and mobile phones.” ) At worst, they ignore the deadline or keep putting itoff 4 There will be criticism ifthe earliest targets for the Olympics are missed. «9 However, its not always advisable to employ people with the same time profile 1) They set their own deadlines and pay close attention to them, Word building (1): suffixes (ED Complete the sentences with the correct form of the ‘word in brackets. All the words are in the article. 1 Ifyou want to succeed, you may need to _strengthen your team a bit more. (strong) 2 Good managers have to learn ROW 10 their time. (priority) 3. Luke felt that he had been given a rather workload. (challenge) 4 He really needs to this year, (improve) 5 Lizis __~ his attitude to work (responsibility) 6 Do you agree that its a 7 For this task you will need to use your (imagine) at cu Thy a Pla my time more carefully. usual) 9 Has he got the wo tea thts project? (able) No need for onan * a)? Wel, spare a thought for the people who ae responsible for ‘organising the 2012 London Olympics. The “to 'it emains chalenging ‘build 80,000 seater staiun, improve London's transport infest’ ard soon With the deadine il some years avay the organisers have plenty of opportunity to make sue that ther teams include the right mix of te types’ forthe tsk they need todo Disaster ele teams ot fight crews depend on te ability oftheir staff to work at the same speed under time pressure Do you frequent lose track of time? Are you tempted to take sks? Do you focus on mito long-term goals? Isa, you are probably a 'isione’. Profesor Mary Waller shows that eploying a team whichis almost enirly mae up of ‘loners isa high risk strategy. Workers with a ‘visionary time sive tend to underestimate the time they ned fora task. ‘Teams with a reputation for meeting deadlines usually include ‘organises’, who monitor ther te and prioritise their work if you are anxious to achieve and rarely lose track of time, you right well be an ‘organiser. This type of person plans tasks ‘and actites andi rarely impulsive. Whether they are working under low or high pressure, ‘organises’ wil rarely rely on other peoples deadines *_. A strategy for success Yeta strategy of mikng vistoners and organisers is not always successful. Ifthe isa need for imagination having even one ‘organise’ on the team can actully prevent the mult-taking which s necessary fr tasks needing an input of new ideas 5 Imthis way, they can play around with ideas before geting back together with the team, © __. Butf officials tae steps to make sure that their workers" individual time profiles are recognised, they wll ‘enhance everyone's performance. In this way they wil be able to strengthen ther teams and give themselves a more realistic chance of fishing on time, ETE u ceaF 1 ‘ : s E a i FI a ‘2D I see your point e your point ) Discussion language (1): agreeing and disagreeing poitely am (© Match the beginnings of phrases 1-8 to the endings a)-h). Oh, do you 4) still not convinced. Oh, ) what you mean, Teant 6) be right there 1 suppose 4) think so? ‘Well, 'm ©) argue with that. You might 4) a good point. see @) wouldnt say that. Thats 1) that’s true, actualy. © Read opinions 1-6. Decide if a) = and b) are agreeing (A) or disagreeing (D). 1 Tthink hes done really well as. ‘manager this season, 2) Oh, do you think so? .D. ) suppose you've got a point there. A. 2 think its time people started supporting our local shops instead of using big supermarkets. 4) T wouldnt say that ) Lcant really argue with that... 3 The government ought to fine people who dont recycle paper and plasti. 1) You might be right there. ) Tan really see the point of doing that! 4 In my opinion, there’ too much pressure on young people these days, 2) see your point... ») I don't know about that, ._. 5 Footballers are paid far too much, if you ask me. 2) suppose thats true, actually. age ) That’ a good point 6 The reason many people dont buy much organic food is because its expensive 4) Well, 'm sill not convinced... ) see what you mean. Read the conversations and fill in the gaps with these phrases. Lean'tsnallysee-the-pointot that: | see what you mean, (Oh, do you think soz wel, stil not corwinced ‘wel cant argue with that. 1-4 My brother never lets his children watch TV at home. 8 Ican‘trealy se the point of that, ‘They'll just watch it somewhere else instead, 2.-A That film was really boring. 8 | quite enjoyed it 3 A Tdont eat red meat any more because all the evidence shows its bad for you. 8 | sill think its OK in moderation. 4-4 Experts are now saying that teenagers need atleast ten hours’ sleep a night. 8 ‘Alex is always bad-tempered the next day if he stays up late. 5 A We think that making teenagers get a part-time job means they learn the value of money. Youre probably righ, just as long as their schoolwork doesnt suffer. (Go?) Reading and Witing Petia 2 p653 it’s against: the law = Language Summary’s, Student's Book pits Honesty Crimes, criminals and crime verbs Complete the Complete sentences 1-7 with the correct for ze bert oa of erimes and crime verbs, Across > | capeedy Bageacg t oe | theftstolen —shoplifshopliting 3 takes things or | tooutocting smugalelsmuggling people to or from | vandatisrn/vandatise | place illegally SE Sa seaeihe 7 commits violent 1 crimes, often for 77) Twas mugged. recently. Some guy took my often for political reasons. tmobile phone. | reported the mugging. to 4 intentionally damages property belonging to other people. the police, but they werent interested! 9. obtains money by deceiving people. Down 2 Wsomethingis from you, a! report the to the police 1 sets fire to things illegally ct 2 attacks people, often in the street, to steal something. 4 takes a person and holds them prisoner, often in order to demand money. road 5 steals things from shops and homes during a disaster, for example a hurricane or war, 6 illegally enters buildings and steals things. and costs the UK about £1 billion each year. Graf artists commonly . signs and public transport. 4 High taxes in Britain in the 18" century ee Second conditional; alternatives for if ‘The most common items to ... @ Match beginnings of sentences 1-8 to endings a)-h). into Britain were tobacco and alcohol. 1 If someone mugged you and took your keys, ...A). 5 There are over 30 million instances of 1s very hard to prove a case of arson _~ in British stores each year. If Even if was offered a lot of money, 2 3 YOU nnnnnns I the UK andl are caught, 4 As long as you could prove the credit card was stolen, 5 ‘ you will almost always be prosecuted, Their parents would be furious 6 There wasalot of... in New If saw someone shoplifting, Orleans immediately after Hurricane 7. Suppose you found out your brother was a burglar, Katrina in 2005. Even the police had to 4 If found séme money in the street, I might keep it : fuel from abandoned cars in 2) Vd never take a bribe order to drive their police cars. 5) they knew they'd vandalised the phone box. «1 might try and tell someone, 4) you woulda be responsible for paying the bill. ‘he criminals go in through an open «) unless the criminal is caught at the scene. #) would you tell the police about him? f) assuming I didnt know who had lost it . and they were terribly upset. 1) would you change the locks in your house? 7 My parents were last year. ‘window. It was my parents’ first3A and 3B Choose the correct word and write the correct form 4-8 Imagine/Assuming you... (hit) a carina of the verbs in brackets to complete the conversations. 1. AGSupposing> /Assuming you realised. (realise) your young son had accidentally left a shop holding car park and there were no witnesses. Would you leave a note? 8 Of course. Assuming/Supposing the other car (be) damaged. £25 toy, would you take it back? ese aaa 5 4 Evenif/Suppose you were hungry in the Con supermarket and you. (eat) 2A IffProvided YOU mw (break) something expensive in a shop and no one saw you, would something while you were walking round, would you pay for it at the checkout? 8 Yes, Provided/Unless 1. __ (forget) about you tell anyone? it, of course! 8 Never, Provided/Unless 1 knew they 6 A Suppose/As long as you heard a good CD at your (nt charge) me fo it ~ friend's house, you .. BA you (approach) a a (ask) him to make a copy oF _ buy) it group of tenagers ffimagine you saw them _ vandalising something near your house? ¥ coeieaueaeeee 8 would usualy buy my own copy: Provided/Unless nea nearme ser (can find iin the shops, ofcourse (ook) threatening. 1 cant stand vandalism, 3B It’s acrime Crime and punishment Read the article and fil in the gaps with a verb from box A and word or phrase from box B. Celebrities may be rich and lead unimaginable festyles. However, they still have to respect the law. ‘And when they ° commit. *a.crime.. they can be sure the whole world will be watching. [aA commit took was acquitted was arrested | found sent fined In 2001, actress Winona Ryder shoplited $5,000 of thes | sentenced andbags tom a shop in New Ys Te sop Bee ai the jury IN COURT: Winwra Ryd ie hee® The judge = 7 inna. of community service - helping the local a oe community = and a0 *.. her uilty to 480 hours | $10,000 to court prison vandalising Cally lead Singer, Cis Marin, wes morons. n 2005 he for® a photographer’ arin Australi, Chris didnt have to stand trial forthe incident because afew months later the police dropped the charges, The rapper Snoop Doge's case was mare serious: murder. After a three-month tral Snoop? oF ‘and released without futher charge. Some celebrities have a more extensive ciminal record. ames Brown, the soul singer, was fst i when he was 15 for stealing some clothes. During his fe, he was arrested eight times!Third conditional Choose the correct verb forms, 1 INL would have accepted/ Gad acceptad your offer ofa lift, eeuld have had 30% home safely 2. Would you have/Had you moved here if you would have/had known about the crime problem? 3 It he had/'dhad a weapon, I hadn't had/wouldn’t have ried to stop him. 4 Suppose they had/had been caught you, did you have to/ would you have had to pay a fine? 5. He would offcould have committed the same crime again if the judge hadn't sentenced/dldn't sentence him to prison. 6 Imagine you didn’t have/hadn'thad your mobile phone, ‘what had you/would you have done? 7 If we woutdn’t have/hadn’t known about his criminal record, we wouldn't had/might not have suspected him. 8 How much would have you/you have had to pay, if they would have/had found you guilty? @ 4) Fill in the gaps with the third conditional form of these pairs of verbs. [cisowcncer “wena Tate Lo ern nnnnnnee Li 1 If the police hadn't had. any evidence, they wouldn't have arrested. him. 2 nn You the company to court if they your money? 3. Suppose he her, "she him? 4 She __ 10 prison for along time if they ms her guilty 5 He away with iif we _ suspicious. 6 she evidence, the jury _— him of the murder, ') Read the sentences in 3a) again. Are these sentences true (T) of false (F)? ‘The police didn't have any evidence. &) [] the police arrested him. 2 [] The company gave the money back. +) [1] You took the company to court. 3 o) () He atacked her. ») | She shot him, 4) she went to prison fora long time ») [[] she was found guilty. 3B 5) [)He didnt getaway with it +» [1] We became suspicions 6 +) L] she gave evidence ty [7] He was found guilty of murder. ‘Write sentence chains using the third conditional. 1 Rachel wasnt well» She took a day off work - She heard the doorbell» She answered the door -» She spoke to the man -> She didn’t hear his friend break in at the back of the house. ‘{fRachel had been well, she wouldn't have taken day off work, fshe hadn't taken a day off work. she wouldn't have heard the doorbell... Martin didn't have a job - Martin didn't have any money -> He stole some food from a supermarket The security guard called the police + Martin had to stand trial -» He went to prison > He met lots of criminals + He ‘became interested in crime - He tained as a police officer. UfMartin had had ajob,PCa ns 3c two subjects doesnt it mention? 2) Some places where CCTV is installed. ») The popularity of CCTV in the UK. «) What people commonly think about crv. 4) The shop owner’ reason for installing ccrv. «) The advantages of CCTV. Verbs and prepositions | Read the first part again and choose the correct preposition. Is CCTV looking out for you? price pew we aga mere having an unwanted Tc the onne, Seid His rormally bored face it up Wt tn nutes we ere back at my {at ansloking ‘@uforfat ny wate oftforzon the nose — twas te ~ 35 We eragaed an ancient TV ot of thelof As ele he old meit woud bo great nthe shop. And | asuned he neat fo: enerainrens ung qu peri of te dy Af dase im bac n Sues hep af Spot my 6 Tonal ut ooking up atthe tee, ee tute of myl: “Closed crcut talevion’ Sad snreuncedt8 etch shoplffersIlook woure te hop atk place that woud ness to steal tm without being seen fut of cou | caldt plan ths forfatito hm Saids decision to instal closed eeu eevcn (CTY) pac nial othe atten yeas, the sth governnent has spent over £79 rll “in/forfon CTV ecupment An estimate four milion CCTV Cameras inte UK mean ta you probably appr on 4 CCTY se ia 309 ies erry dey! What re You cenit ned to apply wth/to/of anyone to everfor peision to stall CCTV came. So, hey ae everynbere feo bisy shooeing centes tothe gules pub ile Identity theft Read the first part of the article. Which Read the second part of the article. Fill in the gaps with the correct verb and preposition. | veres provider shouting complained wory depend PREPOSITIONS with for to about (x2) er Most Barish people approve of CCTY takes you feel afer they si. dscourages cre ad hips to soe, they add And if youve ler seen CCT images cf a ctminal onthe ne thar to dsagre. However, recert tudes hive * provided. us? with the facts about Big Brother’ tye Security There no ridnce thet CCTV stops rials from corritng crimes ‘rx you certainly souk’? onit*____ your safety Opponents cf CCTV also * the issu of personal priacy A Fee year age Gooey feck wae wallng along on xox treet. 8 Highly depressed state attempted suicte. ut tas spotted hy aCCTY Caivera The polce wer called and fortunately he axvived. However the local Counel ave the mags to the BBC They were own on TV to approxmately rine milion viewers ~ and Geotiey5 face was cleat vibe. He ™ ‘the police about this and was awarced £1000 compensation, I pass my local shop again therext week Said isrepling the asian | » athisson '®___semething | “Thieves broke nls nigh he expand, | “Lucky you jst installed the CCT, eh" replied. “There aren CCTV pictures" he said unhappily “My son turned the camera uff bere el etn © Read the article again and answer these questions. 1. What did the writer think Said wanted the TV for? 2 What does the writer think of Said’ idea? Why? 3 What reason does the writer give forthe large mumber of CCTV cameras? 44 What reasons do people give in support of CCTV? 5 What arguments against CCTV does the writer mention? 6 Why did Geoffrey Peck get £7,000? 7 Did Saids CCTV help him after the break-in at his shop? Why? Why not?3D Do you need any help? i a Making, refusing and accepting offers @© a Make olfers with these words = @ ‘Complete the conversations with the phrases, & + you/ out/Let/take/me dinner /10. UB i —— 1. —— Let me take you out to. dinner. 2 | Letemetetp — you wouldn'trrind pat'd be 2 1 ifyou lke better Would you like me een ee ee A pS ear Wane an eee a _ ry Feast ketme ela. you tidy up. 3 your / bank /it/if1/ rang / help / 5 wa Thanks Would ? = 2 a Fa z reat help, Wl take me 4 ages otherwise 4 cancelled /meeting /if/ mornings / Bed JM Tiling someone about What / tomorrow /1? 6 the broken window : : a : = ~ 7 EMMA No, thanks. 4 call the insurance company 5 call /I/you/a/Why / taxi / don't? iB ‘myself. They have a number fora repair person, 8 mm OK to check upstairs? 6 you /like/ you / pick /you can / is vin Are you sure ®_ 217m sure they've gone, but sty atoms /epand/ tonight U haven't been up there yet. ¢ ~ z What if called tan Astong as oo. oso o E Sere eatery Bsa ™ 3 . 2 mM 7 call 4) -L.No,it5 OK, but thanks for asking. lag the police? Fr not really very hungry Teinkt BETH No, don't worry. just need an early night. z . itt &) Are yousure you woos mina? call them when I get They took my mobile Fs Jhome. I'm meant co pick ©). No, thanks. beter doit myst, re Tewont ake ongto cancel my cris, Mak Ill take me haf an houe, Well t¢d be wonderful if you Es but? __ . | changed the wheel? could, I need some company and I a bet Oh yes. ®. nou YOU don't mind. Thanks 50 foes a fae ‘4 4 ©) No, thats OK. I can ask my son to ‘much. I'm useless at that kind of thing. 7 sono Tila come round. Hel say here tonight. pam the school and told them you'll be late? Py 1). As long as you don't mind. We iy Til explain why. Ea could rearrange it for next Monday faa ‘BETH No, thats OK. 7. call Michael on his 6 3 mobile. Hes old enough to get a taxi home. aoa anaiing Rta 2a 4 Telling stories i Language Summary 4, Student's Book p120 4A, Urban legends Phrasal verbs (1) (2 ) Replace the words in bold with the correct form of a phrasal verb 1 Our flight to Brazil eventually tookoff eft three hours late. 2 I couldnt think quickly enough, so L invented an excuse. 3 The smoke alarm made a noise when I burnt some toast. 4 Could you remember to give this ‘message to your parents, please? by Fill in the gaps with the correct form of a phrasal verb in the box. 1 had a fight with my brother and he accidentally knocked. me out 2 Luckily after the accident 1 cn nn Ain quite quickly. 3. My brother was so frightened of ‘what I might do that he 4 The film began badly, but ..... www to be worth staying for. 5 Can you give me a few moments to what L owe you? Narrative verb forms; Past Perfect Continuous @ a) Read the first part of the story and choose the correct verb. Andy ‘jogged? a@aRjogaimMD through the park one day on his way to the shops when another jogger *bumped/vas bumping into him, The other logger apologied/was apologising to Ancly andl then ‘went on/was going Sn running. Feeling a litle annoyed, Andy thon Snotieed/had noticed his wallet Swent/had gone. So he "chased/was chasing the jogging pickpocket through the park. When he *had caught up/had been catching up with him, he °shouted/had shouted, “Give me that wallet!” ul ) Read the second part ofthe story. Choose one of the verbs a), b) or ¢). The frightened robber did what he '.b). and then *.... as quickly as he could. Anxious to tell someone about what... Andy went straight hhome, where his wife, Barbara, *..., for him to return. As soon as he came in the door she asked him why he §_. to the shops. Andy *__., saying that he”___ a good excuse. Barbara... “I know you have. You left your wallet on the table.” i) 1 a)was saying @)said «had been saying 2 a)ran away ®) was running away ¢) had been running away 3 2) happened b) was happening «) had happened. 4 a)was waiting 6) had waited «waited 5 a} didnt go 8) hadn't been going ¢) hadn't been 6) was apologising) apologised «had apologised 7 a) had had ») was having, had 8 a) replied ) was replying —_¢) had been replying @ “Make sentences with these words, using the Past Simple, the Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous. 1 By the time Sam / get home from school / my friends / eat all the cake. By the time Sam got home from school my friends had eaten all the cake.. 2 When [finally / arrive atthe café /Jacqui / already / wait for an hour. 3. By the time I/ get out of the shower / the phone / stop ringing ‘4 When we arrive / at the cinema / the film / already / start 5 When Tom / arrive I/ feel exhausted / because I / work all day.4A and 4B Read the story and fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or the Past Perfect Continuous. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. ate one evening Charlie ‘came out (come out) of a shop where he = (buy) some bread and mik Suddenly he? (fealise) that his car*_______..-. isappeat), Nobody in the shop (notice) anything because they ~~» (4o) their shopping. However, the nest day the owner of the shop =~ (phone) Charlie to tell him to come beck right away. When he * (get) there he ~~ ($e) his car in the same place that he there was a note which said "Sorry, but my wife 4B Magical novels Books and reading (TP @ ‘Complete the puzzle. Find a kind of book 4. + ee | The story of a book, film or play. The people in a book, film or play. ‘A book about a person’ life ‘Someone who writes books about imaginary people and events. Books with the same style or topic are in the same literary —____. ‘Walk around a shop looking at things, but not planning to buy them, ‘The writer of a book, article, play, ec. Have you gota... of that book you were talking about? Look quickly through the pages of a book, newspaper or magazine, (park) it the night before. On the window (have) (have to) take her to hospital urgent? Chatie was very reieved and told the police that his car (be) returned, However, witen he home he discovered that his TV and computer : (be/stea). On the table was a note reading “Sorry, but| need the money forthe kid's education” Defining, non-defining and reduced relative clauses @ ‘8) Read these descriptions of books and plays and add commas to the non-dlefining relative clauses. 1 This book which was about the American Civil War was made into a famous film ‘This Shakespeare play is about two lovers whose families hate each other. The place where this modern novel takes place is Cefalonia in Greece. This novel which is by the Russian weiter Tolstoy is extremely long. ‘This book whose hero is a 14-year-old spy is very popular with teenagers. ‘The novel that I love the best was written by a Frenchman called Flaubert. b) Do you know the films and books in 2a)? If you do, match the descriptions 1-6 to the titles a)-D. 2 3 8). Warand Peace 4) ___. Madame Bovary 1). Romeo and Juliet) ___. Gone with the Wind ©)... Stormbreaker)... Captain Corellis Mandolin,4B Read this interview with a person who has started a reading group. Cross out any words in bold which you can leave out. casey What exactly is a reading group? rouy Well, its basicaly a few people 'who meet from time to time to talk about what they liked and disliked about books “whieh they've all read. caney What made you decide to set one up? rouy I think the main reason "that we started it was to provide a focus for people to meet and talk about something other than their work or family! carey And what kind of people do you invite? rouy Oh, the people ‘who come range from young mums to professional writers! ‘casey Who decides on the books Sthat you're ‘going to read? pou We all do! Whoever comes to the meeting decides ‘on one to read next time. ‘catey How often do you meet? ou The number of meetings Sthat we have will depend ‘on how busy we all are. No more than one a month ‘caREY Do you ever invite guest speakers? POLLY We do occasionally invite someone ’whose book ‘we find particularly interesting, but only if they live fairly near. © Read this description of a novel and fill in the gaps with ‘who, that, which, whose, where or when. book * that. I really used to love when I was Atti takes place in nineteenth-century England at people were ofien cruel to animals. 1S a kind of autobiography written from the horse’ point of view about its experiences with a variety of owners. ‘Asa young horse Black Beauty lives happily in a place + everyone is kind to him. Unfortunately, when the ‘owner has to go abroad, he sells him to a family * are not so kind. He goes on to have a lot of bad experiences, isthe sad part ofthe story but it does all end happily in the end Although people think of it asa children’s book, this is a novel’... helped to influence thinking about the way ‘we treat animals and so it a book ®_... message is timeless. atime” Complete sentence b) with the information ina). 1 a) Can I borrow that Robbie Williams biography? Jill was reading i lastnight, ») Can I borrow that Robbie Williams biography (which/that) J was reading last night? 2-2) The novel is based on a true story. Her mother told her the story 1) The novel is based on a true story 3.8) My son lent me this book. m trying to finish it before he gets back. ») My son lent me this book, a gets back, 4 2) [know that woman. She’ giving a reading from her book tonight. 1) Uknow the woman... tonight’ book reading, 5) Did you read that paperback? 1 lent it to you last week. ') Did you read that paperback last week? 6 2) Jacqueline Wilson is a writer. Her books are bought by millions of young girls all over the world. 1) Jacqueline Wilson is a writer millions-of young sirls all over the world.4C Very funny! Reading Read the article quickly. What is it about? 2) An unfortunate job interview. ») A new television comedy. 6) An amusing human error. Connecting words: reason and contrast Choose the correct words 1-6 in the article, Read the article again and choose the best answers to complete the sentences 1 Guy Goma had gone to the BBC TV centre because 4) he wanted a job. 8) someone had phoned for a taxi «) he was being interviewed on TV, 2. The confusion happened because 2) Mr Goma didn’ speak any English 1) there were two men called Guy. ©) there were two IT experts at the BBC. 3 When Mr Goma realised he was on TY, he 3) panicked, ) went completely quiet. «) pretended nothing was wrong 4. The BBC staff 2) realised their mistake immediately. ¥) didn’ realise their mistake at first. ©) didn’ realise their mistake until the interview had finished. 5 Mr Goma 2) has become well known, ) found the experience funny. 6 will be paid a lot of money by the BBC. The wrong Guy! tne story of Guy Goma is not one of stupidity. A former taxi driver from the French Congo, Mr Goma was atthe BBC ‘TV centre for an interview, inthe hope of becoming an IT assistant. So when a producer came up to him and said, “Guy Kewney, isn't it? About the IT thing?” he agreed, due to he thought she had jst got the wrong pronunciation of his surname Mr Goma, who had taught himself English after he moved to England four years previously, was rushed into a studio, where he found himself in front of the cameras, having questions thrown at him. How could he know that the man who'd been sitting on a nearby sofa was also called Guy? In fact Guy Kewney was an IT expert, who was waiting to go on live TV to be interviewed about a legal dispute with ‘Apple compaters. “It all happened so fat” Goma told The Sun newspaper. “I had just signed my name in reception when someone said ‘Follow me: She was walking so fast that I had to jog to keep up with her. *Even though/However a lady put some makeup on me and I was fitted witha microphone, Tjust thought it was all part ofthe job interview and when I realised I was on ait, what could 1 do? 1 just tried to answer the questions and stay calm” Viewers of the most watched TV interview in months ~ it was posted on the Internet ~ have reacted with a mixture of delight and sympathy tothe ey moment when the BECS Karen Bowerman introduced Goma as “Guy Kewney, head of newswirelessznet!” ‘Across his expressive face flit a dozen expressions in a second ~ mainly shock, fear, guilt and embarrassment ~ as he wonders what to do next. However, Pinstead offapart from saying there had been a mistake, he answered three questions before the BBC staff became aware of what had happened and brought the item to an early close Mr Goma was finally taken to his Interview for the IT post, but ‘even though/despite going through such a bad experience he didn't get the job. ‘Nevertheless, /Whereas Mr Goma is now in demand as a celebrity, “due to/since hundreds of thousands of people have now watched his television appearance online. Complete this summary of the article with these connecting words, becauseof apart from even though whereas instead of as 1. Guy Goma was at the BBC because of. a job interview. 2 the two men had the same name, the producer got confused. 3 —nannnen the producer aid the wrong name, Guy still went with her, 4 Guy Kewney is an IT expert, __. Guy Goma is an IT assistant. 5. Mr Goma tried to answer the interviewer’ questions explaining it was a mistake. 6 looking a bit shocked, Goma gave no other sign that there was something wrong. Eitan