4 ‘Have you found the right book?

’ asked
Anna.
Leo nodded, and the three children ran
back through the magical door in Aunt Beth’s
study.
Suddenly they were in a new place. The sun
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was bright and they could hear the sound of

the sea.
‘Where have we come this time?’ Anna
asked.
Leo held up the book – Greek Myths.
‘So we’re inside the world of myths,’ said
Ben nervously. ‘What now?’
‘Let’s explore this place,’ Anna said.
But suddenly a woman in a long white dress
was running through the trees towards them.
She looked afraid.
‘Have you come to help Princess
Andromeda?’ she asked.
‘Who is that?’ asked Anna.
The woman explained. ‘Princess Andromeda
is very beautiful. Her mother, the queen, said,
“She is more beautiful than the goddesses of
the sea!” But Poseidon, the god of the sea,
heard the queen’s words and he sent a sea
monster here. It has been here for a long time.
Since then none of our fishing boats has gone

Story Grammar
1 Read the story again. Complete the Present perfect and past simple
sentences with words from the story.
Present perfect
1 Am is an ancient story. We use the present perfect:
2 We speak n when we are afraid. for experiences or actions at a non-specific time in the past.
3 Female gods are called g . They have changed the story.
4 On our trek, we t the donkey to a to connect the past to the present.
tree at night. We have come to help the princess. = We’re here.
5 The past form of fight is f .
Past simple
2 Correct the sentences. We use the past simple:
1 Suddenly the children were in Aunt Beth’s for completed actions that started and finished in the past.
study. Perseus fought the monster and killed it.
for actions which happened at a specific time in the past
and with past time expressions.
2 Poseidon is going to eat Princess Andromeda. After that, he saved the princess.

3 Circle the correct words.
3 Perseus has already arrived to save Princess
1 She never read / ’s never read any Greek myths.
Andromeda.
2 They lived / ’ve lived a long time ago.

3 Have you seen / Did you see Princess Andromeda

yet?
4 The children are not going to help Princess
4 When did he kill / has he killed the sea monster?
Andromeda.
5 Look! I received / ’ve received a letter.
6 They explored / ’ve explored the forest first.

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out to sea. Everybody is afraid of the monster.’

‘What about Princess Andromeda?’ asked
Ben.
‘They have tied her to a rock near the sea.
The sea monster is going to eat her,’ answered
the woman. ‘And then it will leave us forever!’
She began to cry.
‘I remember the story!’ cried Leo. Quickly
he turned to the story of Perseus in the book.
He read it aloud:

Perseus was a great hero. He killed the

monster, Medusa. Then he started to fly
home on the flying horse, Pegasus. On
the way, he saved Princess Andromeda
from a second monster. Perseus fought this
terrible sea monster and killed it.

Leo looked up. ‘But Perseus hasn’t arrived

yet,’ he said. ‘Something is wrong in this
world, too!’
‘So Andromeda is going to die!’ cried Ben.
‘No, she isn’t,’ said Anna bravely. She looked
back at the Greek woman. ‘We have come to
help the princess. Take us to her now, please!’
They all started to run towards the sea.

4 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of Listening

the present perfect or the past simple.
5 Listen to a student’s talk on space
exploration. Put the topics in the correct order.
a space station b space walk
c spaceships to Mars d moon walk

6 Listen again and complete the sentences.

1 The first person went into space in .
2 The first person walked on the moon in
.
3 people have walked on the moon.
4 countries have built the International
Space Station.
5 spaceships have landed on Mars.
6 Over people have travelled into space.
Guide 
1
anyone (visit) a castle
before?
Tim  Yes, me! I 2 (visit) Grimm Castle. Speaking
I3 (go) there with my dad in the
summer. 7 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
Ann  And I 4 (be) to Crumy Castle. The
history teacher 5 (take) us in May.
? / Why not?
We 6 (climb) a high tower and we Would you like to travel into space? Why
What exciting plac es have you visit ed?
7
(explore) the dungeons. e?
When did you go ther
Tim  I8 (not be) there. Oh, look!
Who did you go with?
I9 (find) an ancient key. Perhaps it What did you do there?
opens a secret door.
Guide 
Great! That’s my car key. I 10 (lose)
it this morning.
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 Reading
1 Read the story. Where does it take place?
2 Read the story again. Match the words from the
text with the clues.
1 orbiting a there isn’t much left
2 landing b getting ready
3 running out c going around a planet
4 equipping d arriving on the ground
3 Circle the correct answers.
1 A spaceship is going to
a the Earth. b the Sun. c Mars.
2 The commander of the base on Mars was
a Lucy. b Ken. c John McConnell.
3 They haven’t had news from Earth
a since last month. b for six weeks.
c since the volcano eruption.
4 The people have left Mars because they
a didn’t have enough food. 
b want to explore the universe.

Welcome to c have found a better planet.

paradise
5 They have left for their families.
a a video b messages c a map
6 Lucy decides to
a go home. b follow the spaceships.
c stay on Mars.

4 What do you think happens next? How do you

think the story ends?

The spaceship was orbiting Mars when suddenly Ken

saw something on the planet.
‘Look! Down there! It’s a building. It looks like the Mars
base, but I can’t see anyone there.’
‘OK, get ready for landing, everybody. We’re going down,’
said Commander Lucy.
The spaceship landed safely.
‘Wow! This place is really weird,’ said Ken. ‘I wonder
where all the inhabitants have gone.’
‘Hey, what’s this, Ken?’ asked Lucy. ‘It looks like a diary.
There’s a name on the front: John McConnell. He was the
commander of the base, wasn’t he?’
‘Yes, but where is he and where have all the others gone?
Perhaps it will tell us what happened here,’ said Ken.

April 1, 2089 Everybody has been working hard. We hope to

We’ve been waiting for news from Earth for six
months. But we’ve heard nothing. We don’t know
if anyone survived the supervolcano eruption.
We can’t see Earth because of the huge dust
cloud around it. We can’t stay here much longer
because we’re running out of food. I’ve decided
to leave Mars and look for a better planet. I’m
going to tell everyone today.
June 9, 2089
We’ve been getting ready for departure since
April. We’ve prepared three spaceships. The
engineers have been equipping them for the trip.
take off next month.
I’ve been studying the map of the universe
with the astronomers. We’ve decided to leave
the solar system and explore another part of
the universe. We’ve got no idea what the future
will be like. We may die in space, but we now
have no choice.
July 15, 2089
Tomorrow is the big day! I’ve left a map and
details of our route in the computer. I’ve also
left a CD-ROM with messages from the people
here to their families on Earth. We hope that
someone will find it.

‘What are we going to do? They left nearly eighteen

months ago. We don’t even know if they’ve survived,’
said Ken. ‘We have no choice,’ said Lucy. ‘We’re going to
follow them and bring them home.’

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Grammar Listening
Present perfect continuous 7 Listen to the end of Welcome to paradise.
Is there a happy or an unhappy ending?
We use the present perfect continuous to talk about
actions that started in the past and continue up to now. 8 Listen again and circle the correct words.
We form the present perfect continuous with:
have / has been + -ing form of the verb 1 They have been travelling for two / three months.
I have been waiting for news for six months. 2 The planet is called Alpha 9 / Alpha 6.
3 The commander and his people have been on
the planet for five / six months.
5 Complete the sentences with these verbs. Use the 4 He knew / didn’t know the spaceship was coming.
correct form of the present perfect continuous. 5 The commander has been following the
look at   play   show   use   work spaceship / planet on a radar screen.
6 The people want / don’t want to leave the planet.
1 The astronaut on the
space station since March.
2 We this website on space Vocabulary
travel since nine o’clock.
Computers
3 They a lot of TV
programmes about space recently. 9 Match the pictures with these words.
4 Dad a computer at work screen hard drive memory stick  
for a long time. mouse printer  keyboard  
5 She a computer game all speakers  webcam  
evening.
3
1
Present perfect continuous and present 2
perfect
We use the present perfect to talk about completed
actions when we don’t mention a specific time. 4
Twelve spaceships have landed on Mars.
We use the present perfect continuous to emphasize the
action itself.
Everybody has been working hard. 6
We can ask how long something has been in progress. 5 8
7
How long have they been waiting? For six months.

6 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of Speaking

the present perfect continuous or the present
perfect. 10 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

Julie How long 1 (you 1 How long have you been using a computer?
travel) around our planet? a For less than two years.
Alien I 2 (be) here for a week. b For more than two years.
Julie 3
(you enjoy) your c I only use one at school.
trip? 2 How often have you used a computer this
Alien Yes. I 4 (have) lots of fun! week?
Julie How many countries 5 a twice  b more than twice  c not at all
(you visit)? 3 Have you used the internet this week? Yes / No
Alien I 6 (visit) ten countries 4 Have you played a computer game this week?
so far. Yes / No
Julie Where 7 (stay) here?
Alien I (sleep) in my space
Writing
8

ship. It’s over there.

Julie What’s the best thing you 9
(do) here so far? 11 Write your partner’s answers to the questions in
exercise 10.
Alien I went to the zoo last week. It was amazing!
Jess has been using a computer for …
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 Model text Listening
1 Read Simon’s email. Where did he go? Why was 3 Listen to a telephone conversation. Where is
his dad angry with him? Ben and where is Lucy?
From: Simon
To: Tom

Hi Tom,
Thanks for your email. It was great to hear your
news. I’ve started my new school and it’s OK. I
was extremely fed up when I moved here. But I’m
feeling a bit better now. Guess why!
I’ve been exploring! I’ve found a really amazing
place. It’s a very ancient castle near my new
home. It’s called Crew Castle and it’s in ruins. I
can see it from my bedroom. At night, it looks
really scary! I’ve taken photos of it and I’ve
attached one for you.
Last Sunday morning, I was bored so I decided
to explore the castle. I had to climb over a wall
to get in. That was fairly easy because the wall
has fallen down! I visited the inside of the castle.
Then, I went down some stairs to a large room.
It was quite dark down there, but I could see the
entrance to a tunnel. When I was looking into the
tunnel, a bat flew out. Urgh! I was terrified and I
ran all the way home!
I told Dad and he was extremely angry. He says
that I mustn’t go into the castle on my own. But
he was also very interested in the tunnel. He says
that he will explore it with me next weekend! I’m
really excited! I’ll send you an email and tell you
what we find.
4 Listen again and circle the correct answers.
Bye!
1 Ben is on holiday with his
Simon a parents. b grandparents. c cousins.
2 He went fishing and caught
a one fish. b ten fish. c no fish.
3 He found some for Lucy.
a pretty stones b fish c shells
4 They have found a on the beach.
a boat b castle c cave
5 Lucy has been driving the tractor with her
a uncle. b grandpa. c brother.

Speaking
5 Work in pairs. Imagine you are on holiday in a
new place. Ask and answer the questions.
2 Read the email again. Are the sentences true (✔)
or false (✘)?
1 Simon has moved house.
2 He’s sent Tom a photo of his new house. Where are you and who are you with?
3 He explored the castle after school. Where have you been staying?
What have you been doing?
4 He found a tunnel inside the castle.
Wha new places have you discovered?
t
5 He ran home because he was late.
6 His dad will explore the castle with him.

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Writing Culture
Adverbs of degree A contemporary explorer
We can use adverbs of degree before adjectives. They 9 Look at the photo. Which places do you think this
change the meaning of the adjective by making it weaker man has travelled to? Read the text and check.
or stronger:
a bit, fairly, quite, really, very, extremely
Tom was a bit late so the teacher wasn’t happy.
I was extremely late so the teacher was angry with me.

6 Look at the model text on page 36. Underline ten

adverbs of degree.

7 Circle the correct words.

1 I ate two huge sandwiches! I was a bit / really
hungry.
2 We wore shorts and sandals. It was very / a bit
hot.
3 He was quite / extremely lucky. He won one
million pounds on the lottery.
4 It wasn’t fairly / very dark so we could see where
we were going.
5 I was ill yesterday, but I’m feeling really / a bit
better today.
6 I slept all afternoon. I was quite / really tired.
8 Imagine you are on holiday in a new place. Write
an email to a friend. Use the model text, your
ideas in exercise 5 and the writing guide to help
you. Remember to use adverbs of degree.
British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes has spent a lot
of his life exploring the most dangerous natural
environments on Earth. From 1979 to 1982 he led the
first and only expedition round the world on land and
sea, crossing through both North and South Poles.
He was the first person to cross the Antarctic continent
without the help of animals or machines, and years
later he became the oldest British person to reach the
top of Mount Everest, aged sixty-five.
Fiennes has incredible determination and courage:
he once completed seven marathons in seven days on
seven continents; he has climbed some of the most
dangerous mountains in the world; and in 2000, he
lost all of the fingertips on his left hand after getting
frostbite.
During his extraordinary career, Fiennes has written
nineteen books and raised more than £14 million for
charity – but he still has no plans to retire!

10 Read the text again. Match the words from the

text with the clues.
Writing guide 1 expedition a able to do dangerous things
bravely
Thanks for your … . 2 courage b stop working when you are
I’ve been … . older
I’ve … It’s … . 3 frostbite c an organized journey to
Last … I … . discover something
I went … . 4 extraordinary d damage to the body caused
It was … . by extreme cold
5 retire e greater or better than usual
I told … .
He / She said … .
I’m going to … . 11 What do you know about other famous
I’ll send … . explorers? What explorers are there from your
country? Where have they travelled to?
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Vocabulary 3 Complete the diary extract. Use words from
exercise 2.
Adjectives: places
December
1 st
We sailed south down the African coa
Match the pictures with these words.
days
clean dull picturesque quiet and the weather became hotter. Two
and now
ago, we crossed the
1
ugly lively polluted noisy
we are in the
2 hemisphere. This is
1 2 3 4
the first time I have left the
3

hemisphere, so I’m very excited.

January
sailed
After leaving the African coast, we
south across the
4 for many days
5 6 7 8 tic. It’s
until we finally reached the Antarc
is really
hard to imagine that this icy land
a5 with deep valleys and high
6 ranges.
The Earth February
We start our journey on foot to the
2 Complete the words. 7 tomorrow morning.

Computers
4 4 Complete the sentences.
2
1 You move the m with your hand.
2 You see words on the computer s .
3 You press buttons with numbers and letters on
3 the k .
4 You can use s on your computer to
listen to music.
5 You have to put paper in the p .
1
6 You can save things on a h d .
1 S P 7 A w is a camera which you connect to
2 c your computer.
3 s h 8 You keep information on a m
4 o s .

5
Vocabulary extra
7 5 Circle the correct answers.
1 The spaceship is the planet. It isn’t
going to land.
8 a flying b orbiting c taking off
6
2 are scientists who study the universe.
a Engineers b Astronauts c Astronomers
3 There’s a fantastic comedy on TV. I
watch it every Friday evening.
a series b interview c documentary
5 N P 4 I can hear . I think it’s going to rain.
6 n h a lightning b thunder c storm
7 m r 5 I can’t open the window. It’s .
8 e a wrong b worried c stuck

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will and going to: predictions 8 Complete the text. Use the correct form of the
present perfect or the past simple.
6 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of The first person 1 (fly) into space
will or going to. in 1961. Since then people 2

(walk) on the Moon, but nobody

3
(be) to Mars.
A few years ago, NASA 4 (sent)
a spaceship to Mars. When the spaceship
5
(reach) the planet, it suddenly
6
(disappear). Nobody
7
(see) it since it disappeared.
1 The spaceship take off.
8
(you hear) the news? NASA
9
(send) another spaceship to
Mars. I hope it doesn’t disappear as well.

Present perfect continuous

2 ‘I hope there
ending to the film.’
3 Perseus
9 Write sentences from the notes. Use the correct
form of the present perfect continuous.
Tim / play football / 10 o’clock
be a happy Tim has been playing football since 10 o’clock.
1 I / learn to play the guitar / I was eight
2 He / train to be an astronaut / two years
3 They / listen to CDs / they got up
kill the monster.
4 My friend and I / wait for the bus / ten minutes

Present perfect continuous and present

perfect
10 Are these sentences correct (✔) or incorrect (✘)?
4 ‘I think people visit the Correct the incorrect sentences.
planet Mars one day.’ Sorry! I’ve been breaking your plate. ✘
Sorry! I’ve broken your plate.
Future tenses 1 I’ve been visiting my grandma three times.

7 Circle the correct words.
2 We have been travelling this week.
1 Why don’t you join us? We’re meeting / we’ll
meet at the skate park at 11 o’clock. 3 She hasn’t been visiting Spain before.
2 I’m bored. I think I’m watching / I’ll watch a
DVD. 4 Oh no! I’ve lost my keys.
3 What are you going to / will you do this
afternoon? 5 I’ve always been liking travel documentaries.
4 My dad’s got a football match this afternoon, so
I’ll / I’m going to watch him play. 6 I’ve known Tom for ages.
5 His team hasn’t played for a long time so I don’t
think they’ll win / they’re winning.
6 Kim is having / Kim is going to have her birthday
party on Saturday. I got an invitation yesterday.
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