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[abingaduceiwarinas [airports india sounds:vowels | read adie about what not page 122 odoinn arpor page 126USTENIN Isten toa radio show about therapies takabout emotions CONTENTS discuss what you would doin ifferent vite an em face stent conversations where people ear news verespond to news ‘My Worst Week: watch BBC programme about mars tere cay alk about memorable moment witea website erty Tsten toaradio programme abou sucess takabout success ten toa conversation about memory takabout your sbilties wits summary sen to discussion about neligence veda opinions ‘andy Muay waich» BBC documentary about Dosy Murray descibe an achievement describe your neighbourhood listen to descriptions of online communities compare real-world and online activities wile a website review Ten to people describing gesthost experiences css socal uations “ibe: Anat: watch BBE documentary about a remote community designe communi ate a web avert tak aboutimportant events in history ite a shor essay listen to descriptions of past decades atk abot your own history Tater to people doing quiz about famous people compile and doa gu “The Divine Michelangelo watch BBC documentary about te fe and work Mtelangelo Buonarot describe person who nfuenced you te ik erty discus eas for educing pase waste stent descriptions of the world’s best food cies recommenda cy or food Teton to people sung adice/ warnings ask forge wave advice "Nature's Great Events The Great Mele watch ‘NHBC documentary about he rts mating lee caps ak about an endongered place write an email campaigning fractionCITI ‘A Read the text and find examples of ... 1 the past simple he saw 2 the past continuous 3 the present perfect 4 the past perfect, 5 amodal vero 6 a superlative 7 arelative clause 8 apassive ‘There have been some amazing coincidences throughout history, but this might be the best, 11900 King Umberto of Italy was dining in a restaurant when he saw thatthe owner looked ‘exactly like him. The man, who was also called ‘Umberto, was born in Turin on the same day as ‘the king and, lke the king, married a woman, | called Margherita. Amazingly, their weddings hhad been on the same day. The king invited the restaurant owner to an athletics meoting the next day. As the king sat down, he was told that the other Umberto had died in a mysterious shooting accident. Just as the king heard this ‘ows, an anarchist shot him dead. | TT 2 A Find pairs of words that have the same vowel sound, ber White os ki by - ‘Sy eae by se? is e00 % 2 "A £ = ar toy yoo 1B DIEIW Listen and check your answers Workin pais. Think of other words in English that use the same sounds. Tee 3 A Complete the common phrases below using the correct verb from the box. have take check watch chat go meet play do (x2) 1 have ameeting 6 some work a youremail 7 on theinternet 3 outwith friends 8 a break 4 some sport. 9 a DVD. 5 ___acolleague 10 some music BB Add phrases 1-10 above to the word webs below. C Can you add any more phrases to the word webs? ‘Which of these things do you do on a normal day? 4A Correct the mistakes. 1. She likes listening music. 2 lamarchitect. 3 Are you feeling alright? 4 When I can visit your house? 5 Let's discuss about this tomorrow. 6 He don't come here often, 7 We come from germany. 8 Where you go yesterday? 9 ive in this town all my life 10 My wife is a really good cooker. B Which mistakes are connected with . ) ver-noun agreement 6 ) spelling verb tense 4) punctuation/capitalisation @) prepositions ff) articles 8) vocabulary 1) word order 1) missing auxiliary vero D extra wordsMY LANGUAGES p8___ SAME OR DIFFERENT pl TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF pl4 Bd MRE neg eed foment erate Senne re om ets eet Seren eee OO CR eee Re Su Pre ot ete ener ers EADING 1.1 Readabout bilingualism 3 Read tips on doing successful interviews UU Re ee eee ‘THE BLIND PAINTER 1B] BIC] Lane Rey oremBILINGUALS: LANGUAGE zh EXOTIC BIRDS ‘A Read questions 1-10. What do the words in bold tean? Check wth other students or our teacher OR EVERYDAY then thik about your answers tothe questions. PEOPLE? 1 Why af youlearing Eels? For work ems cain 2 Do you speak any languages apart from your ‘mother tongue and English? 3. Who is the best language learner in your family? randpa shouts, “Diner's ready” i it Danish. My mother asks me in 4 Did you use any learning strategies when , Sead UES Ac rae studying your second language? Which? ir ciun ia tears peated 5 When was the first time you used a foreign soap opera on TV in tha lving room, where language outside the classroom? im sltr relaxing She apoaks perfoct 6 Doyou have the chance to speak/writeto Portuguese. My father asksher to record native speakers regularly? the programme in his native Spanish, and 7 Isitimportant for you to lear slang or jargon wetake our places at the table, And what's in English, or do you only want to learn standard on the menu? Italian meatballs. English? Weknow we aren't normal family. At £8 Which is more important to you when you learn to any moment, you might hear conversations speaka language: fluency or aeuracy? {four differentlanguages, and almost 9. Which skit isthe hardest for you: speaking, ee eer ae listening, reading, or writing? Which isthe easiest? ‘But what s normal these days? My mother 10 Do you know anyone who is bilingual? What fee ae eo aes advantages might they have in life? eee eae ee rae vane Guarani, Because of my mother’s work BB Work in groups. Discuss your answers to (she's now retired), we lived in Bra aly questions 1-10, and Germany so we picked up three more languages. Now as adults, my sister and 2 Answer the questions. ‘both speak six languages. 1. Which words in bold in questions 1-10 have silent letters? 2 What are the silent letters in these words: science, talk, listen, know, right, wrong, hours, guess? 3 Which statement (a orb) do you think is true? 18 Most words in English are spelt differently to how they are pronounced. b Under twenty percent of words in English are spelt differently to how they are pronounced, BB Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 What six languages do you think the writer and his sister speak? ‘3A. Read the title ofthe text. What do you think it will discuss? Read to find out speakout TIP Around fourteen percent of English words have irregular 2 How do you think the writer learnt each of his spelling they ae spelt differently to how they are languages? Pronounced. When you learn new words, try to hear them, 3 How many of the world’s people are thought to be Watch out for silent letters! bilingual? 4 What are those who learn their second language as children better at compared to those who learn a second language as adults? 5 What health benefit of being bilingual is mentioned in the text?Being bilingual, orin our ease multilingual, has somany advantages. Allthe recent research suggests ‘we benefit n many ways: social, cultural, economic, ‘academic, and intellectual. The research has also destroyed some of those persistent myths. One of the myths is that bilingualism is uncommon, asf webilinguals are lke rare, exotic birds. The truth Is ‘that around fity percent of the world’s inhabitants are bilingual. The continents with the most linguistic diversity are Asia and Africa. In Nigeria alone, 500 languages are spoken, in India 400. Some people believe that you have to learn both languages asa child tobe truly bilingual. My sister and 1 are fortunate in this respect, but we know countless people who have mastered a second language as adults. They ‘may not have such perfect pronunciation as those who ‘acquire their second language as children, but they arestil completely fluent and accurate ‘Another myth about bilinguals concerns identity. Some people think we have split personalities, Askids, my sister ‘and Iwere often asked “But where are you really from? Don’t you get confused?” Not at all. Tam me, the product of many cultures. [ean switch languages easily according towhere Lam and who I'm with, and this seems completely natural tome, sor the benefits, bilinguals do better on certain tests, are better protected against mental illnesses such, a Alzheimer’s, gain insights into other cultures, have access to more of the world's information, and are in some contexts more employable. Being bilingual has made me ‘who lam, and for that 'm grateful. 6 one of the myths is that bilingualism is uncommon, as if we bilinguals are like rare, exotic birds. 9 C Underline words or phrases in the text that match meanings 1-6 below. 1 relating to the language you grew up speaking (paragraph 1) 2. learnt by listening/watching other people (paragraph 2) 3 speaking many languages (paragraph 3) 4 alse ideas that people continue to believe and repeat (paragraph 3) 5 learn without needing to try hard, eg a language (paragraph 5) 6 understand important truths about a subject (paragraph 7) 1D Discuss the questions with other students. 1 Do you agree with the write’ list ofthe advantages to being bilingual? 2 Doyou think there any disadvantages to being bilingual? 3. Do you know any families that are bilingual or ‘multilingual? Are they similar to the family in the text? CVI QUESTION FORMS 4 A Read sentences 1-6 and answer questions a)-). 1 Doyou speak other languages? 2 Did you use any earring strategies? 3. Who did you talk 0? ‘4 What happened? 5 What did you tlk about? 6 Who isthe best language learner in your family? 2) Underline the main verb in each question. (The first has been done for you) 1) Circle the auxiliary verbs. Which auxiliary refers to the past? Which refers to the present? €) Which two questions are yes/no questions? € Which two questions end in a preposition: of by. etc? €@) Which two questions use wh- words to refer to the subject (the person who does the action, or the action itself) and dont use an auxiliary verb? [> page 128 LANGUAGEBANK B DIEM inroNaTioN: wh- questions Listen to the {questions in Exercise 4A. Are the question words (vh- words) in 3-6 said in a higher or a lower voice? C Listen and say the questions at the same time. 5 A Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 do/every/ you / day/ study? 2 your / any / di / languages / teach / parents /you Tother? 3 is /leamer/who/ the / best /you / language / know? was /teacher/ your / English / ist / who ? 5 do/ do /you/ remember / what / English /to/ words /in? 6 languages /you / what / do /to/ like /stening? 7 do/ what / watch / you /Englsh /in/TV/ programmes? 8 foreign / did / speak / First / when / language /a/ you? BB Choose three of the questions to ask other students, G A write four dates, four names and four places that are important to you. Dates: 7 Moy 2008 - My son was born Names: Places: B Workin groups Take turns to explain what you wrote. As you listen, think of questions to ask afterwards.9 A Look at the emails in Exercise 78 TTT] EMAILS OF INTRODUCTION; LEARN TO WRITE Sees epee = eat ans wel FORMAL AND INFORMAL EMAILS ee onan 7 A Wie ct yo we otto onal bred yl ee eee B Read the emails, Why are the people writing? Which sentences 1 Which emai uses fll forms of tellus? verbs (wil, woul instead of contractions (you're, a)? TS ore sagestarnett ) (GUBRE Spanish conversation cas 2 Which email leaves out words (e.g. Hi Hernan, Hope to ... instead of! hope to ...)? ‘My name Julia Brown. | heard from my friend Nichola Lazarus that 3 Which email sounds more like youre running a Spanish corwersation class. She said you'd be happy spoken English? to accept a few more people. My mother tongue is English but | picked 4 Which email uses longer, more ‘up some Spanish years ago when | was travelling in Latin America, ‘complex sentences? | really want to develop my fluency and accuracy, so Id love to join the class. Hope to hear from you soon, C Complete the notes with phrases ‘Allthe best, from the email. Julia ma —— Greeting a format: 76 st SSURREET Grocting (informal): Hi/Hello. Dear Colleagues, As you probably know, next month | wl start work asthe new director ‘of the Language Teaching Education Programme. For those of you (formal: | would lke wh dont know me. wuld ike to take this opportunity to introduce ig myself Since 2010, | have wotked a the School of Educstion at Borodive (informal: My names. University. | have been involved ina numberof language teacher education projects across Europe and | worked extensively on the Star Placement Initiative that placed si thousand native speakers in language classrooms in eight countries, | am married with two children and my famityis bilingual in English and Turkish Hook forward to working with you, ‘Yours sincerely Goodbye aya Osman (forma <__, es (informay: Allthe best Final message (formal: Look forward to (informan: » '8 Read the ive steps for good email writing. Do you think the emails in Exercise 7B follow steps 1-3? 10 choose a situation below and write 1. Aim for your audience think about who you are writing to an email Think about who you are Is the email formal or informal? writing to, the reason for writing and 2 Be brief try not to use too many words. Emails shouldn't go the style: formal or informal ‘on for pages: 3 Communicate clearly: use simple, clear language and simple sentence structure, Situation 1 You are going to join an English conversation class. Write an 4 Do two drafts: write a first version and then rewrite, ‘email introducing yourself to the '5 Edit everything: check grammar, vocabulary, spelling and teacher and the class. Mention your Punctuation before sending, experience of learning and speaking ‘ English and say why you want to join the class. Situation 2 Next week you start a new job in a multinational company. Your colleagues speak over twenty languages, and all of them read English. Write to introduce yourself Mention your previous work experience and the languages you know, and add something personal.RYN Re). 0 >) alt. a Tena NTIS RELATIONSHIPS 1A Work in pairs. Think of all the people you have talked to in the last 24 hours. What relationship do they have to you? B Look at the words in the box and answer the questions. bossandemployee classmates partner team-mates member godfather and godmother mentor and pupil_ fiancée and fiancé 1 Which pair works together? boss an 2 Which pair promises to help guide a child through life? 3 Which pairis going to get married? ‘4 Which pair involves one person learning from the other? 5 Which word describes people who play inthe same sports team? 6 Which word describes people who go to the same class? 7 Which word describes a person who is part of a club? 8 Which word is a general word for ‘someone who you do something. with”? C BINR! Listen to six sentences. Tick the words in the box in Exercise 18 which you hear. 1D WoRD STRESS Six of the words have two syllables. Find the words and Underline the stressed syllable. Say the words aloud, putting the stress on the correct syllable. [> page 148 VOCABULARYBANK speakout TIP Remember: most two-silable words in English have the stress on the first syllable. Hold a hand under your chin. Say the word slowly The jaw (the bottom part of your chin) drops more on the stressed syllable. 2 Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1 Can you think about one man and one woman whe have played important roles in your life? Who were they? Why as the relationship important? 2 Doyou think men and women are different in these roles? How? PSST i 3 A Read the text. Discuss. Do you think male and female brains reer are different? How? What are the stereotypes of men and: women in your country? Are men’s and women’s brains wired differently? Isittru that men are from Venus and women are from Mars? Some researchers think that male and female brains are wired differently, with male brains wired from back to front, ‘and female brains wired from side to side. This might explain why men are good at performing a single task, lke cyciing or navigating, whereas women might be better at mult-tasking Other researchers disagree, however. What do YOU think? y the bike test to find out if your brain is male or female. B DIB Take a piece of paper. Listen to Part 1 and 2 and follow the bike test instructions. C ()MN Listen to the explanation in Part 3. Turn to page 158 and check your picture. How many parts did your bike hhave? Could it work? Does it have a person on it? Compare your picture with other students D Discuss the questions. 1 Was the explanation correct for you? 2 Doyou agree with the presenter’ views about men and women? Gomes k people are important. Men, on the other hand, ested in getting the machine right. 9994.4 Read the information, Which comments do you ‘agree/ disagree with? Can you think of any opinions toadd? Are men & women really different? We asked for comments @ and this is what you said. eS . “Absolutely! Men can't watch sport on TV and talk to the! sivifriend at the same time.” “WOMEN DON'T KNOW READ MAPS.” ‘OL MOH “Women remember every outfit they've worn for the past ewenty years. Men can’t remember what they were wearing yesterday without looking on the floor.” “Men can buy a pair of shoes on the internet in O seconds. ‘Women like to take three weeks.” “A baby is crying, a dog is barking, a doorbell is ringing, but the man of the house is sleeping. Men can sleep through anything. Women can't” “Men speak in sentences. ‘Women speak in paragraphs.” B Do the men and women in your life conform to the normal stereotypes? Why?/Why not? GRAMMAR E i REVIEW OF VERB TENSES ; '5 A Match the underlined verbs below with the | tenses a}~<). 1 We asked for comments and ths is what you sai. 2 Men cant remember what they were veering yesterday / 3. Women remember every outfit they've worn for the past twenty years 4 Ababy iscrving 2) present simple 1) present continuous © past simple 4) past continuous B Complete the rules with the correct tenses a)-d), 1Weuse for actions, events or fp tuations that ae fished 2We use for things that are going on at a particular moment in the present. || 3Weuse for habits, routines and ||| things that are always true. ‘4We use__when someone was in the middle of an action at a particular moment in the past. Read about state verbs. Underline three examples in the text above, | Some verbs are not usually used in the fy ominous eg want tke, remember, Understand, know. These are called ‘state verbs. [> page 128 LANGUAGEBANK G A Read the text below and put the words in brackets into the correct tense, My name is Matsuko Tamazuri.| am twenty-three and! (be) a student. I study French and Spanish at university in Osaka, where re (grow up), but at the moment I? ____ (learn) English in New York. When I first ___ (get) E here, everything (Gem) different: the food, the clothes and the weather. s Now!s_____(enjoy)itand it feels like homel | have a boyfriend called Josh. ye _ (meet) him three weeks ago whent® (look) for an internet cafe My hobbies” (be) surfing the net and singing. 1" _ (sing) ‘every day, usually in the bathroom! B Work in pairs. Ask questions and write your partner's personal profile. Use the profile above tohelp.ole NT NNG IS COLLOCATIONS ? A Work in pairs and do the quiz. BB Turn to page 158 and read the text to check your 8 A Look at the quiz again. Find and circle five expressions using take, get, do and go. B Write the expressions in italics in the correct places in the word webs below. 1 onadiet, home, off something, fora drink/a walk/ ‘ameal, grey onadiet (start something) (become) (move toa place) (other expressions) 2 responsibility for after someone, part in something, tax) (g0ina vehicle) (oinin) (phrasal verbs) (other expressions) 3. married a job/degree, on with someone, here (become) (obtain) (go somewere) (phrasal verbs) 4 exercise, research, housework, someone a fovour (activity) (responsiblities and tasks) (find information) (help someone) /OCABULARYBANK ‘9A Think about your classmates. Write down the ‘name of someone who: + never gets angry. + does research for his/her job. + took a test in the last six months, ‘+ went for a meal last weekend. + took up a new hobby recently + always gets here early + went for a walk today. + got anew job recently, 1B Work in groups. Ask the other students to check if they agree with your ideas. What women ix ti think sat ree Se hee Cael ver 1,000 women in th aa ionships and family values, to fi think Ce ne How many women in the UK would prefer to have a male boss? 2) less than 30% b) about 50% ¢) over 70% How many women spend more than seven P hours a week doing exercise? 2) 4% b) 15% 6) ‘What is the biggest challenge for women today? 2) saying healthy b) making enough money «) balancing home and What do women think is the best age to get married? 4) between 21 and 24.) between ©) over 30 and 29 What do 59% of women think fathers should take more responsibility for? 4) their children b) dong the housework ©) organising holidays ‘According to women, how much housework do they do? a) ms 2) over 7 than % €)nearyallof it How many women aged 45-54 met their husbands through the internet? 2) 156 b) 9% €) 16% How many women have gone on a diet in the past? b) between 3586 and 4 ©) over 50%Tips to help you do well at interviews vedo you gtino the university othe jo of to oe Syn before te tevin, yOu mit You rere someones tention The Dea of ee eat arvrd Univer ay he fen Adres Oemers ond chocaltes rom peril racie Gna student set references eve 32 aces months Eventualy he even setter froma Hed gt on tore Jontist saying how nice is teeth were. For those of you who do make the interview stage, here are five top tips: 11. Be prepared. Oo some research about the university ‘or Company so you knaw what question to ask 2 Dress appropriately. You dont have to dress smartly butyou should look clean And dont wear ‘bing large pieces of jewellery) 8 Arrive on time Fifteen minutes early is OK. Shake hands firmly and make eye contact First impressions are important. 5 Spook clearly and try to offer full answers rather than short responses, This shows your enthusiasm. Raa VOCABULARY. L.A Look at the photos. What types of interview are ERE tenuis Could ths be? Choose from the ist below 2 A Workin pairs. What shoul/shouldt you do + jb interview iman interview? Think of as many things as you + interview fora place at university amin two minutes | + newspaper/magazine interview You shoud try to ask questions + Interview fora talkshow /radio programme B Look t topics 1-3 below and match them + placement interview fora language course ed wep costonetrithascn B Look at the list of interview types above. Answer questions 1-3 1 Which types of interview above have you 2 Which wil you experience inthe future? 3. Doyou thinkitis possible to show the real yo in 1. Should do during an interview a short interview? Why? not? 2. Should do during an interview 3 Might do before an interview dress smartly 3 speak clearly answer briefly shake hands firmly send references arrive on time avoid eye contact, do some research show enthusiasm repared 3 Read the text and answer the questions 1 What type of things do some people dot get an interview t Harvard University? cing othe tex, what should you do and during an interview? Do you agee witht ache 2 foreFUNCTION TALKING ABOUT YOURSELF 4a Listen to three extracts from interviews and answer the questions. 11 What types of interview are they? 2 Which interviewee doesnt follow the five tips? What does he/she do wrong? B Answer questions 1-6, Listen again to check. Interview 1 1 What does the student want to practise? 2 What types of classes are inthe afternoons? Interview 2 3. What did the gil organise onthe summer camp? ‘4 What can be difficult’ according tothe interviewer? Interview 3 '5 What does the man want to know? 6 Why are online courses more difficult than face-to-face courses, according tothe interviewer? ‘5 A Read the extracts from the interviews. Undertine the ‘expressions that introduce a question Extract 1 TOK... Isthere anything ese? 5: Could Laska question? Extract 2 tr There area couple of things I lke to ask about Your CV says you have some experience of looking after children? A Ys, was a tutor on a summer camp last yeat. kk Can | ask you about that? What type of things did you do? Extract 3 I: I think that's about it. Do you have any questions? Any queries? : Um. yes, actually Ido have a query. BB Read the extracts below and undertne the expressions that are used to introduce an opinion. Extract 1 5: IV. spent time in Britain, but that was afew years ago. So for me the most important thing isto just refresh extract tr Ok. And you enjoyed it aves. ts What aspect, what part did you enjoy, would you say? ‘A: | suppose I'd have to say | liked the games best Ir... We often find that diferent ages together canbe difflt it depends In my opinion you can usually get the older children to help the younger ones. Extract’3 5: So wouldnt need to attend classes? Not forthe online courses. But... ell oe thing lke to say is that the online courses are, in many ways, more difficult than face-toface courses. page 128, LANGUAGEBANK 6 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions. 1 query/1/a/have/do 2 /a/could / question / ask? 3 ike / couple /of/ are / about / 18 / things /to/ a / ask/ there 4 ask/you/1/can/that / about /? 5 true/ this / opinion / my /isnt/in 6 to/Id/1/agree / have / say 7 thing that / like / fd / one / say /is /t0/is/ course /the/ difficult 8 is/ thing /important/ most /for/ the/me /to / study EARN TO USE TWO-WORD RESPONSES ? A Match expressions 1-5 with expressions a)-). 1 Ofcourse. page 130 LANGUAGEBANK 6 A Read the text. What changed Chris Gardner's life? Chris Gardner isa successful businessman and a millionaire, But things always (not be) easy. He* (not meet) his father until he was twenty-eight years old. This experience made him sure about one thing: he was determined, | to be a good father to his own children. As a young man, Gardner” (experience) hard times His wife isos] (eave) him,he* (ose) hisjob, and atone stage he and his two-year-old son*___(slep) in ain stations and airports He’ Come) along way sine then His life | | changed when he® (meet) a man driving a ved Ferrari experiences. His story was told in the film The Pursuit of {| Happyness, starring Will Smith. | B Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in ? A DR WEAK FORMS: have Listen to the pairs of phrases. 1B [YRS Listen and write the sentences. € Listen again and check. Then listen and repeat. 8 A Workin pairs. Student A: write Have you ever... 2questions | using the prompts in the box below. Student B: turn to page 158. be on TV/ina newspaper watch film at an outdoor cinema ing embarrassing in public write a poem/story ountry on a different continent something asa hobby see someone commit a crime BB Take turns to ask and answer questions. Try to find five things that you have done and your partner hasn't done.'9.A Imagine you are going to make film about your life. Choose five events you would ike to include. Write some notes in the film strip below. Early days Abig decision Lt ' ' ' Lt | Lt as | Lt i i : Lt Lt ts : : a : . | . i} = . | Lt i B Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about the film of your life. C Think of three questions to ask your partner about the film of their life. Ask and answer the questions What did you enjoy best abo VOCABULARY IS PREPOSITIONS 110 preposition + EXPRESSIONS OF TIME Complete the word webs with expressions in the box. ‘Saturday the weekend Monday morning New Year's Day July. the winter/the summer the twenty-first century lunchtime 1odlock 1 3 Ave aif the morning 2010 = right 2 speakout TIP To help you remember which preposition of time to use, try to memorise this: on Mondey: in winter at that time ‘on = for specific days, n = for time periods, at for specific times D>Page 149 VOCABULARYBANK 1.4 paeposirion - NouN Complete the phrases withthe correct preposition: on, for or by. 1 It5abook Dan Brown, a fim Steven Spielberg, a song Amy Winehouse 2 isawit___TV.Iheardit___the radio. | spoke to him __ the phone. 3 Wewent __awalk, _adrive,__arun,_a swim. 4% They travelled boat, __plane, __coach,_train 12 A Fixed Expressions Match the fixed expressions in bold in sentences 1-10 with meanings a) 1 I dropped it by mistake a) finally 2 | saw the film on my own. ) cannot wait 3 He's here on business. @ bya person, not a machine 4 We met by chance. 4) it was nota mistake 5 It was made by hand. @) alone, not with other people 6 We got there in the end. f) notearly, not late She said it on purpose 8) ina very short time 8 We arrived on time. fh) accidentally 9 ll dothat in a moment. 1) not om holiday, but for work 10 They'rein a hurry. J) twas not planned B Look at Exercise 124 again. Write 6-8 questions with phrases with prepositions. Do yo ually arive on time, or are you sometimes late? someone, or lve an your own? Work in pairs Take turns to ask and answer the questions.WHAT REALLY HAPPENED? @ =" na 3 A Read the article again and answer the questions. L.A biscuss the questions. 1 Who died in their bathroom? 1. How do you keep up-to-date with the news? 2 Who was shot? 2 What have been the most important stories in the las five years? 5 was Werte B [>] Listen to the excerpts from news reports. Which 4 Who was murdered? stories can you seein the photos? Shi rartesnes 6 Who was photographed? Ca at ee related tothe stories? 2 A Workin pairs. Read the definition and look atthe photos Suan ET Tecan ees below. Then answer the questions photographs a studio hospital eset sete the FBI Federal Bureau of vestigation aman witha gun a fag ‘a conspiracy theory /an'spei rari theory cele that here w © Workin pairs. Answer the questions. 1 What do you think the conspiracy theories were about (the 4. What do you think? Do you believe events inthe photos)? the official reports or the conspiracy 2 Which story do you think involved a real conspiracy, according to theorists? official reports? Do you know any other conspiracy theories? What happened? B Read the article to check your answers. id The World’s best-known conspiracy theories Man onthe Moon We'veseen the photos, but many people claim that [Nell Armstrong’s'giantleap for mankind’ never really happened, They suspect ‘thatthe astronauts Nell Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin never leftearth, but acted ‘out the scene and took photographsina studio. Conspiracy theorists say there were strange shadows falling in the photos, and surprisingly no stars are visible, They point out that the US flag, planted by Buzz Aldrin, wasapparently ‘waving, although there sno wind on the Moon. However, these doubts can be explained logically. The lighting conditions on the Moon were complicated, and the flag only appears o flutter" because the astronauts moved it ‘The King is Dead when EWvis Presley wasfoundlying unconscious on his, bathroom floor at his home Graceland, histamily and friends desperately ried tosavehim, An ambulance was called and Elvis was rushed to hospital where a special room had been prepared for him. However, the King of Rock'n'Roll was / already dead when he arrived there. Attirst, doctors said that Elvis died because ihishearthad stopped, but later they claimed that drugs were involved. Elvis had taken painkillers because he had toothache and he couldn'tsleep. However, for ‘years is fans refused to believe that Elvis was gone, and there were numerous sightings of Elvis’ around the world. There iseven a website elviss-alive.com dedicated to finding out the truth. ‘The Death of a President presidentjohn F. Kennedy was assassinated on 22nd November 1963. Hewas riding through crowds n hiscar when a gunman shothim oncein the head. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested almost immediately after Kennedy's death, and charged with kiling him, He was murdered two days later. A report in 1964 concluded that Oswald had acted alone. But conspiracy ‘theoristshave doubts, and believe more people were involved. Suspects include the CIA, the Fland the Cuban leader Fidel Castro. In 1979, anew reportagreed ‘that Oswald had killed Kennedy, but also concluded that the President was killed ‘asa result of conspiracy’by unknown people.CLES NARRATIVE TENSES 4A Read the summary. Find and underline examples of the past ‘simple and the past continuous and answer the questions. 1. Which tense is used to talk about the main events in a story? 2 Which tense is used to give background information in story? B Read the conclusion and answer the questions. 1 Which ofthe underlined verbs isin the past simple? 2. Which of the underlined verbs isin the past perfect? 3 Which tense describes the event(s) that happened first? Underline the correct alternative to complete the rule. 2 b DB WEAK FORMS: had, was, were Listen to the news: ‘summary. Notice how was, were and had are pronounced. Listen ‘again. Try to shadow read the text (read at the same time as the recording). were preparing /wa/ not /w3:/ was riding /waz/ not /woz! had killed /had/ not /haed/ [> page 130 LANGUAGEBANK Use the past perfect to talk about actions which happened before the past time event we are taking about/a very long time ogo. '5 Read an account of an important news event. Complete the text with phrases a)-h). a) He had been in prison 'b) one of the branches broke ©) we heard some shots ) 50,000 people were waiting €) to hear what Mandela was saying ) When he finally arrived g) were talking to each other fh) many people had climbed onto it 111 February 2000: Nelson Mandela's release from prison | was in the crowd on the parade in Cape Town that day. It was | ‘hot day, and ___ to see Mandela walk free from the prison, + for twenty-seven years. At one point»_but most people stayed calm. People ‘__and singing songs. There was a great feeling of solidarity. There was a large tee in the middle of the parade, and*__to get a better view. Suddenly, ‘and people fell to the ground. But nobody ‘wanted to leave, Nobody wanted to miss the chance of seeing Mandela forthe first time.’__ there was a huge cheer. From Where | was standing it was difficult but Iknew! was there for an important moment in our history RelA NANG ‘THE NEWS: G A Match the headlines 1-8 with the explanations a)-h). rs nives ea | BF Folticians attacked i oasive earthquake hits tay _| Fr ioods destroy crops agian a | eee | 2a) Lots of angry people shout and throw things at some politicians. by People who were kept as prisoners are allowed to go free. © Police catch a man who they suspect committed a serious crime. 4) A natural disaster destroys part of a country @) A woman is involved in a car accident but doesn't die. f) Alot of farmland is under water. ) Many people might refuse to go to work. +) People who are protesting begin to fight on the streets B Workin pairs. Describe some stories which have recently been in the news using the vocabulary in bold above. speakout TIP Headlines can be dificult. They cont incomplete sentences: articles and auxiliaries can be dropped, simple tenses {are used instead of continuous or perfect tenses and the infinitive is used to talk about the future. Find examples in the headlines. D> page 149 VOCABULARYBANKes a SITS ? A Choose one of the news stories in the lesson or another important news story. Make notes to answer the questions below. 1 What was the news story? Where were you when you heard the news? 2 What were you doing? Who were you with? 3 What did you thinkat frst? How dd you feel? 4 Did the news change things for you in any way? 1B Work with other students. Tell them about your story. TTT) E ANEWS REPORT; LEARN TO USE TIME LINKERS 8 A Read the news report and answer the questions, Undertine the parts of the news report which help you to answer. 1 Whois the story about? 4 Where dit happen? 2 What happened? 5 When dd it happen? 3 Why didit happen? 6 Whatisthe situation now? Fraud fugitive in Facebook trap ‘man who was on the run from police in the US revealed where he was hiding through a series of Facebook updates. ameroon-born Maxi Sopo falsely obtained crecit from banks while hhe was living in the US. By the time hhe had finished, he had stolen more than $200,000. He then escaped to Cancun in Mexico, where he was happily spending the ‘money, until he made posts on his Facebook page telling the world that he was ‘living in paradise’. ‘He was making posts about how beautiful life is and how he was having a good time with his buddies, said Assistant US Attorney Michael Scoville, ‘He was definitely not living the way we wanted him to be living, given the charges he was facing’ he added, However, during his time in Cancun, Mr Sopo also befriended a former justice department offcial on the ‘networking site. This man, who had only met Mr Sopo a few times, was able to discover exactly where Mr Sopo was living. As soon as he had this information, he passed it to the Mexican authorities who arrested Sopo last month. ‘The twenty-six-year-old is currently in custody in Mexico City. B Read the news report again. Find examples ofthe following: quotes used to give someone's opinion a concluding statement which gives us information about the current situation an introductory statement which explains in one sentence what happened ‘more information about the background to the story 9 A Look at the news report and find examples of te time linkers in the box. [[assoon as while during until | by the time B Look at the words/phrases in the box above. Which time linker do we use to link an action that: 1 happened previously? _ by the time 2 continues up to that point and then stops? happens at the same time as another action? happens at some point in a period of time? happens immediately after something else has happened? © Complete the sentences with the correct time linker. came __ heard the news They arrived _we were having dinner. Her cat died the night. We waited the lights had gone out. the fire engines arrived, the house was destroyed. 10 A Workin pairs. choose a headline and write six questions asking for information about the story. (eee (Paine stacey sary cow!) ‘Man shot ouside his house B Give your questions to another pair of students. Look at the questions and use them to writea short news report (100-150 words) Use the ideas in Exercise 88 tohelp you. 1D Compare your stories with other students. Who has the best story?2.3 )) |DON’T BELIEVE IT! VOCABULARY SAY/TELL L.A Workin pairs and discuss, How do you know when someone is lying? Do you think their behaviour changes? B Read the text to check your answers. ~ Haw ds yeu knew if someone is tying? _ From | to | © eee ar eer Here are the things to look out for ‘The ‘hand: is g the Da ome et a {her face more When someone es, ther hands ts 2. The ying eye: people find it wery hard to tell you a ie if ‘thee ooking at you stright in the ees. Normally, they | 2 A Match 1-6 with a)-f) to make sentences, 1m teribl at teling 2 My brother told me 3 think you should say 4 Sometimes its better to tell 5 You should just say 6 I said | 2) hell’ but she didnt answer. | 'b) a white lie than to upset someone. j what you mean. 4) a funny story yesterday. @) sory. 4) jokes. | always forget the punch line! BB Add the phrases with say and tell from Exercise | 2Ato the table. [sey C Work with other students. Do you agree/disagree with the statements? Why? 1 Aliecan travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes, 2 A good storyteller should mix ition with truth to ‘make their stares interesting. 3 It’s OK to tell lies sometimes. TELLING A STORY BA Look at the pictures above which tell a story. ‘They are not in the correct order. What do you think is happening in each picture? 1B DRI Listen to a woman telling her story. Number the pictures in the correct order. 4A Look at the phrases we can use to help tell the sequence in a story. Add the sequencers from the box to the correct place in the table. Thishap The next thing | knew Anyway, In the end, Before long, And then, all of a sudden. beginning [in the beginning, This happened when [describing what happened wel, So, tw so, Fray B Listen to the story again, and tick the phrases you hear. Check your answers in the audio script on page 165. [>page 130 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A Workin pairs. Practise telling the story using the sequencers and the pictures to help you. Start like this: This happened when the wor interview B D)2I! Do you think the woman was telling a true or false story? Listen to find out.‘SHOW INTEREST 6 A Look at phrases a)-)). Which phrases complete extracts 1-6? 2) what happened then? by What cid you do? ©) Then what? @) Oh no! ©) Oh dear £ How embarrassing! 8) That’ really funny hy Realty? 1) Youte joking! 1) You're Kidding! 1 Ws So, anyway, erm ..Ithen got on tothe tube, um . to go for my interview M: Right,and_—o 2 Wve woken up shouting the word, Mum. t No! 3 Wi Atthe top of my voice, ina packed, quiet tube. 4 Ws ... they're looking at me in a rather strange way. M: Right 5 W: My face had swollen up! ... And it was bright red, ... and covered in blotches, spots M: Oh! 6 Ws Yes, and the pills that my mother had given me were so out-of-date that they had caused an allergic reaction M: Oh! B D)RHO) inToNATiON: sounding interested Listen and check your answers. Notice how intonation is used to sound interested. Is it high or low? Listen again and repeat the phrases. ry to sound interested, ‘Then repeat but try to sound bored. Can you hear the difference? speakout TIP When someone tells a story try to use comments and questions to show that you are interested e.g, How amazing! Remember to check your intonation. Do you sound interested? ? A Prepare to tella story. Itcan be a true story o ali Choose one of the situations below. Tatk about when you: + got stuckina lift + missed (or nearly missed) a fight + lost something valuable + spoke to someone famous + got atattoo + went swimming at night + were mistaken for someone else + slept outside + tried a very dangerous sport + found something unusual B Think about the details of your story. Think about the questions below and make some notes or practise telling your story. Try to se some of the sequencers from Exercise 4. + Where were you? + Why were you there? + What were you doing? + What happened? + How did you feel? C Work with other students. Take turns to tell your stories and listen and respond. Ask questions to decide if tis a true story ora lie. ‘A Lonce got stuck in a if. B: Really? A: Yes. Iwas 1D Tell the other students if itis atrue story ora lie.DVD PREVI 1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1 Which famous fictional thieves investigators/detectives do you know about? 2 Which are famous in your country? 3. Do you watch any crime detective page 150 VOCABULARYBANK Do you plan your day or do you prefer to ‘see what happens? A planner will spend, - night before work making lists, prioritising, PSN ‘and making sure everything is under contro They arrive early and get started on their 2 (DBI Listen to three people discussing the questionnaire. ‘fret tani procreaiinetonion tiectter Which of the following topics do they not talk about? aij dernre ine etctar ine ee Cth fae ‘making plans holidays writing lists work intime, with a coffee and breakfast in their arrangements for tonight hhand and a stressed look on their face, ‘3A Work in pairs. Can you complete these sentences from the ferivol ies ei ace eto Tad listening? to meet a deadline, do you: 1 You generally lke todo things ahead of __. Me 2 isthe only way to get____done 1 genaraty do things ahead of ime or leave things unti the last minute? 3. You might need to change your so why bother making plansin the Fist place? 2) Peto get started on tic ob 4 Iimuch preferto and see what happens put of doing ifcut obs unt later? 5 Thiseveninga____ of mine’ coming over. 2, ee got tracted ona w 6 Imgoingtoyoutanew recipe. time or do you use your time wisely 7 Hlsee how! might go out, or | might jus stay at home ‘and get things dene? and 8 |1doget obs done, but never get started away. 4 eee | do you prefer to multitask? B Listen again to check your answers. Discuss. Who would you prefer to work with, Laurie, Kenna cr Javier? Why?CVE THE FUTURE (PLANS) 4 Read the conversation and find examples of the structures described below. Kenna: This evening a friend of mine's coming ‘over. We're eating at my house ~'m going to try outa new pasta recipe, And then we're going to the cinema to see that new Argentinian film, Laurie: Javier? Javier: Uhhh ... I don't really know. Il see how | feel. might go out, or ! might just stay at home and relax. tld you, really don't ike to plan 11 Use present continuous to talk about plans or arrangements which have already been made, eg. friend of mine is coming over. 2 Use going to + infinitive without to to talk about a plan or intention. You have decided that you want to do this, but you may not have made the arrangements, ee ems 3 Use might + infinitive without to when you are undecided or not sure what the plan is, eg, ‘4 Use will + infinitive without to, to talk about the future when you have no specific plan, or you make the decision at the time of speaking, eg, [> page 132 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A DBI! Listen and complete the sentences. 1 What ___at the weekend? 2 We my brother and his family. 3 Where for them? 4 They ‘a party on Friday. 5 with us tomorrow? 6 Mask Mation when she BB FAST SPEECH: going to Listen again. Notice how the speakers sometimes pronounce going to /gana/ in fast speech. Tick the sentences where going to is. pronounced /gana/. Listen again and practise saying the sentences fast. What are you going todo at the weekend? 6 Uncertne the correc alternatives to complete the conversation, Pete: Hey Dax What Yar you mo dong il you Tos ds OSH) NE) Dax: dort know Weigh goto the Death City Dread concert What about you? Pete: Tl have/n going to havea bt ofa party arts ore pW (oe weekend, so ve ashe afew people o come over tomy place K's wl ngs ringing his equipment round so were havng/ wellhove msl And everyone gong tring might bring some food and Sk Ean ul comescoming ith a fe tends oyu tink you can make it? Itsounds great "im gong totext tex Lea toast her what she thinks Then *ncling/ Meal you back oe you know tht OX? Pete: Tha fn." pean gong to speak to you eter Bye ? A Write sentences for situations 1-6 below. Think about whether you have made arrangements already, then decide which tenses to use. 1. something you plan to do at the weekend ‘Some friends are coming to stay. (ve already ‘ranged this) | might go out fora pizza on Friday night. (I don't know yet) something you are going to do after the class something you might buy in the near future something that someone in your family is planning to do a plan or ambition you have, related to your work/studies| something that you plan to do for your next holiday B Workin pairs. Compare your ideas. Ask and answer questions to find out more information. A: My sister's moving to Poland. B: Really? That sounds exciting. Which city?8 A Think about two or three plans or arrangements with other people that you have made recently. Use the questions below to ‘make some notes. 1 Whats the plan? 2 Who is involved? 3. How did you communicate to make the arrangements? 'B Work in groups. Tell the other students about your plans and how you made the arrangements. Do you have similar or different MESSAGES; LEARN TO USE NOTE FORM ‘9 Work in pairs. Look at messages 1-4 and answer the questions. 1 What do you think the relationship is between the writer and the person they're writing to? 2. Are the messages formal or informal? Pete Please call Tricia on 07679 437562 asap luey Hope you enioved te concert Dinner’s inthe oven | om speakout TIP Leave it out! When we write notes and messages we don’ always write Complete sentences. We often miss out small grammatical words to make the message shorter. 10 A Look at messages 1-4 in Exercise 9. The words inthe box have been left out. Which message do they belong to? 1 Well Your Ive Canyou tl B Rewrite messages 1-4 below using fewer words. Oo forlunch at ome We're going to Elton John in concen Would you like me 10 book you a ticket? Tonya Pete called to say that eee ay rece Reenter ceeeae I'm really sorry but lean’t come to the cinema tonight because I've got too much work to do. | hope you enjoy the fim. Bess LA write short messages for the situations below. 1 You're going away for the weekend ‘and would like your flatmate to water the plants. 2 You want to invite a classmate to the cinema, 3 Youneed to apologise to a work colleague for missing a meeting.TOMORROW’S WORLD 4 Look atthe photos and answer the pa 2 What Imetlons or developments dhe plenwes show! 2. How do you think they can benef people? 2 A Read the article. What does it tell us about the things shown in Exercise 112 What predictions does it make about translating machines and ‘nano monitors? B Complete the summary of the article with words from the text. Use one word in each gap. ‘The writer believes a machine will beableto' our words into different languages. She thinks well Use monitors in our® to check cour health, and 3D printers will make perfect ___of human organs tke the heart. We wil entertain ourselves with virtual reality as computers leam tointeractwith the* The problems caused by*___ change will mean vertical farming becomes popular Discuss with other students. 1 Which ideas in the article do you like? Can you think of other uses for these inventions? 2 Which ideas dont you tke? Why not? 3. Which ideas do you agree wil probably come true? O xe Communication in the near future, we may be able to communicate in any uage we choose. A number an 30. In only a year or (this new machine long term there ope that 3D printers will make Jy parts such as hears eo a) a 230 printer, Entertainment Full immersion virwal reality wi be with us in pethaps ten to twenty years time. We will be able to plant tiny microchips in the brat allowing a person to experience games, movies, and viral life a f they are real As computers brain, we wil have the sensation of touching seoing, heating, a objects inv ble to switch Global problems In the nea thy yeas, climate change is going to seriousy affect traditional farm hs w Seat have to start producin ming wi cities food, and vertical farmland will now 1 meters into the at (3.2VOCABULARY FUTURE TIME MARKERS B.A Read sentences 1-6 from the article in Exercise 2A and underline the time markers. 1 Inthe near future, we may be able to communicate in any language we choose. 2 Inonly a year or two the machine, which will be a headset, could come onto the market 3. Another big development probably won't be ready in the short term, 4... mthe long term there is hope that 3D printers will make copies of body parts '5 Full immersion virtual reality will be with us in perhaps ten to twenty years' time. 6 Inthe next thirty years, climate change is going to seriously affect traditional farming. B Look at the time markers again. Which of them mean soon? Which mean in a long time? Which name a future date or time period? Group them. bi ‘STRESS INTIME MARKERS Listen to the underlined ‘expressions in 3A. Which words in these expressions are stressed? ‘Which words are the most important to the meaning of each ‘expression? 'D Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions using both the time markers given. 1 Will you still live in the same place: a) in the near future? b) inten years’ time? 2. What projects will you work on: a) in the short term? ) inthe long term? 3 Will your working life/life as a student change: a) in the next five to ten years? b) in ayear or two? GRAMMAR E ‘THE FUTURE (PREDICTIONS) 4A Read the extracts from the article. Are the predictions certain (© or possible °)? 1 We may be able to communicate In any language we choose. ? 2 Inonly ayear or two the headset could come ont the market. 3 This likely to save millions of lives 4 Climate change is going to seriously affect traditional farming. 5 Tower blocks and shyscrapers wil have gardens. B Look at the underlined words above. Complete the rules with wil could, to or be. i 1 We use _will + infinitive without to to make predictions about the futur. 2Weuse____going to + infinitive without to to make predictions when there is present evidence. 3 We use may or + infinitive without 0 to say ‘something is possible but not certain. “4We use likely + infinitive with to say something will, probably happe [> page 132 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A circle the correct alternative to complete the text. Dr Michio Kaku is a physicist ‘who makes TV programmes about the future. He believes ‘we Iwill be design/wil design ‘new worlds that look tke our ‘own, and that virtual reality is *become/going to become ‘more like our reality. In one programme, Kalas jumps into 2 remote controlled car, ‘and tells us the car is so intelligent that ‘the words ‘traffic jam’ and ‘traffic accident 2are going to diappear/going to disappear from the language. He also says that in ‘2 few years'time microchips will be so cheap they ‘are could be built/ould be built into every product we buy ~ our walls ‘our furniture, even our clothes. And they >lkely/ae likely to be so small we Swon't snow/won't to know they exist. Kaku also believes our sunglasses ’may become/may becoming our future home entertainment centre, He then does a virtual dance using 3-D technology (his dance partner is hundreds of miles away) and explains that one day in the near future, 3-D technology ts could replace/could replace the telephone and "reduce might/might ‘reduce air travel. Finally, he investigates robots and concludes that, in the long term, some of our closest friends might, not be/might be not people. B Discuss. Which predictions, if they come true, will be good/bad for the world? Why? © A Look at the pictures about the world in 2040. What information did you already know? Is there anything you find surprising or unlikely? B Imagine you are a futurist’ and it's ‘your job to predict the future. Think bout the topics in the box. What ‘changes do you think will happen in these areas by 2040? Make some notes ‘communication technology food work habits cities the environment _ © Work in pairs and discuss your ideas Communication: think we wil probably have video conference calls with people's holograms. There probably won't beENERGY aOR ere) | VOCABULARY IDIOMS ? A Read comments 1-4. Which of the topics in the images are they referring to? ‘Vike that statisti | teach reading, so its an issue that’s close to myheart ‘f that statistic is corect, then coastal countries ike mine are running out of time’ “This hits the nail onthe head: we wil eradicate odilnesses, but new ones will develop. ‘Let’ face it the word wil be completely overcrowded B Read the definition of an idiom and underline the idioms in sentences 1- {idiom /dromy (C]2 up oF wars thathave aspacilesring wren they ‘sr Used teeter On fopof the word san Kom mening ery Rap Lookat the underlined idioms in Exercise 7A and decide if these statements about idioms are true () or false (F? Idioms are usualy formal You cannot usually change the order of words in an idiom You can sometimes change the ver tense and the subject of an idiom. You can usvally guess the meaning from one word inthe idiom, 'D Work in pairs and compare your answers. Then turn to page 159 to check your answers. speakout TIP ‘Write new idioms ina special place in your vocabulary notebook Record them in context and add your own examples. Do this forthe idioms in Exercises and 8A Then try them out. Make sue tthe right situation and you use the exact words 'B Work in pairs. Look at the idioms organised by topic. What do the underlined idioms mean? Problems 1 We forgot to pay our taxes. Now we're in hot water 2 I said the wrong thing again. | always put my foot in it, Time 3 We're working against the clock. We have two hours to finish the project. 4 I'm sure we can win this match but we're running out of time. 9 Look at the idioms organised by key words. Match idioms 1-6 with meanings a)-f) Body parts 1 Keep an eye on him. b 2 Can you give mea hand? Food and drink 3 It's not my cup of tea 4 Itwas a piece of cake. Animals, 5 You're a dark horse! 6 want to get out of the rat race. a) I don't tke it by watch ©) help me 4) the competitive world of work @) you have a lot of secrets fy easy 10 A Find and correct the mistakes. There isa mistake in each sentence. 41 When was the last time you gave someone the hand? 2 Which student do you thinkis a horse dark? 3 When's the last time you put your feet init? 4 Which issues are close by your heart? 5 Do you often have to work against the clocks? 6 When were you last in warm water? B write an answer to each question. Then compare your answers. > page 150 VOCABULARYBANKIN OTHER WORDS... ert oh VOCABULARY MISUNDERSTANDINGS ‘A Look at the photos. What is the situation in each one? 2 A Read sentences 1-8 and complete them with phrases a)-h) Which are about future arrangements? 1 When we meet later, make sure you go tothe Judd Road in the town centre because 2 We mistakenly lef home a 5.30 because 3 |was expecting to see Pte, my old school friend, but 4 | didn't do the homework because 5 | organised a party for tomorrow night! I thought her birthday was 6th May but 6 | ended up atthe wrong house because 7 {called Deb to invite her over, but she thought Iwasa stranger because 8 | answered the phone, but a) itwas a wrong number. ») Id got the wrong address. ©) we got the date wrong. d) we thought it started at 6 @) it was a different Peter Smith, f) there are two streets with the same name 8) she didn’t recognise my voice. 1) I didn’t realise it was for today B Which expressions in bold show ‘misunderstandings about: a) people b) places c) times d) someone on the phone? € Can you remember a misunderstanding in yourlife about a time, person, place, ete? What happened? Tell ther students connected speech Standing NSN ; DEALING WITH MISUNDERSTANDINGS 3 A DBI Listen to four telephone conversations involving misunderstandings. What was the misunderstanding in each conversation? B Listen again and answer the questions Conversation 1 11 Who did the woman want to speak to? 2N Conversation 2 3 e his hotel reservation? 4 to stay in? Conversation 3 5 What tim how finish? 6 iow start? Conversation 4 7 What does 8 Whatis want to rent? 4 Cony 61d 7 Do youmean 2 1 [D)BIBI Listen and check. Then listen again and copy the intonation. Dea LANGUAGEBANK4A Put the undertined words in the correct order to complete B's responses. Use capital leters where necessary. 1 A: Oh no! cant find the key. B: do say mean to you we're going tobe locked outa night? Do you mean to soy 2 A: And ater Jimmy left Minnie, he married Mille, who used to be marred to Bil lost me you've. Who areal these people? 3A: There was litle accident withthe spaghetti bolognese and your sofa B: mean exactly what you do? 4 The boss wants to see you. I's about the money that’ missing from the accounts. 'B: what dont saving get vou" L 5 A: Umer I think my new phone number is, um, 1654 0967 6743. tc that any of did't. What's the number? : My home address i 39 Kings Street, Manchester, Lanceshire, M8270, hat you say again can? I didn’t hear 7: Were leaving Los Angeles at 11pm. OK? Then wearive in Sydney at 5.502. B: part you the repeat could las? | didnt hear you BB Workin pairs. What does speaker A say next? Continue the conversations with your own words. INTEC) REFORMULATE 5 A Read the extracts from audio 3.4, Underline five ‘examples of how the speaker reformulates what he/she heard. 1A: We've got no reservations in the name of Cullinan, and we're fully booked tonight. B: Soyou're saying | can't stay here. This is the Sheldon Hotel, yes? 2 C Didn't you say it starts at seven? : No, it starts at five and finishes at seven! : Sowhat you mean is Ive missed the whole show. 3 E: Yes, but today's a holiday and all the cars have been booked already. F: Doyou mean to tell me that there's nothing at all? No cars available? : There's nothing til tomorrow, 'm afraid. F: But | definitely booked a car for today, the third of july Es It’ the fourth of July today. In other words, your booking was for yesterday. 8B LINKING IN CONNECTED SPEECH Listen to the phrases. Notice how the words are linked together in fast speech, Soyoute saying Listen again and repeat the phrases. 6 A Work in pairs and role-play the situation. Student A You are a guest at ahotel. Twenty ‘minutes ago you called reception, asking for some soap to be sent to your room. Room service brought you some tomato soup. You want. them to take the soup back and bring some soap. Call reception to ‘make your complaint. Student 8 | You area receptionist at a hotel | A guest calls to make a complaint Start the conversation by saying | Reception. How can |help you?” Ln Hello. Yes, Im afraid | have @ problem Explain the problem, Apologise for the misunderstanding and say you will send someone with soap. WA CCheck details and thank the receptionist for their help, Confirm details, apologise again ‘and end the call, 1B Change roles and turn to page 159. Workin pairs and take turns. Student A: ring reception and make a complaint. Student B: ‘apologise and offer a solution. Use the flow charts to help and role-play the situations.Read six opinions about YouTube. What do the words in bold mean? 1 love YouTube because the creators he videos are often normal (eke us, the consumers. 2 The thing | hate about YouTube is the adverts, especially when you can't skip them, 3. The audience for some YouTube ay be bigger than f TV programmes. 4 Mo terrible iow quality. content on YouTube is filming techniques 5 I don't go on YouTube that much d Id never subscribe t 6 Making good quality YouTube feos requires a big investment of time and Work in pairs and discuss statements 1-6 above, Which ones do you agree with? Read the programme information. What is it about? Who does the presenter speak to? The Culture sas Show YouTube: The Future of TV? This BC documentary looks at the rise of YouTube and finds cout what the company is doing to improve its online content. “Jacques Peretti goes into the YouTube office and talks to some of the young creators who are changing the entertainment industry. Watch the DVD, What is Your prove its online content? Watch the DvD aLvE: FOUNDED: CREATORS: MAKING MONEY sto to put stubic use the studio. BIGGEST STUDIO: “Des Work in pairs. Answer the que 1 Who ha 8 2 Who mal 3 What kind YouTube 4 Wh b g for YouTube? - 5 A nd the creative 2 wr Js messingRead six opinions about YouTube. What do the words in bold mean? 1 love ¥ fF the vi ibe because the creators sare often normal | 2. The thing | hate about YouTube is he adverts, especially when you can't skip them 3. The audience for some YouTub may be niet 5 dont goon YouTube tat much ind (d never subscribe to a } YouTube channel 6 Making good quality YouTube ideos requires a big investment of time and money Work in pairs and discuss statements 1-6 above. Which ones do | you agree with? Read the programme information. | What is it about? Who does the presenter speak to? The Culture ™ Show YouTube: The Future of TV? ‘This BBC documentary looks at the rise of YouTube and finds out what the company is doing to improve its online content Jacques Peretti goes into the YouTube office and talks to some of the young creators Who are changing the entertainment industry, Watch the Dv is YouTube doing to improve its online content? Watch the DVD again and com file VALUE FOUNDED: CREATORS: MAKING MONEY: put stupio: se the studi, BiGcest stunt: CRITICISM OF bee. BUSINESS moDEL Work in pairs 1 Who 2 Who make: . 3 What k uTube Watch the Discuss in group 1 Doyou e 2 jo messing 3 Doyo! you thinkspeakout createa video channel 6 A You are going to create your own video channel. Think about the points below.Is there any other important information you should consider? type of video clips audience what's special about the channel who wil star in the videos competitors/ivals + how frequently you will upload n B DSI Listen to two people planning a new YouTube channel. What do they say about each of the points in Exercise 64? Listen again and tick the key phrases you hear PHRASES Th ? A Work in groups. Think of an idea for the task in Exercise 6A Make sure you discuss all the points and take notes. B Work with another group and take turns to present your ideas. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each idea? writeback a proposal 8 A Anew company is looking for funding to make videos, Read the company’s proposal. Do you think it wl get funding? Why2/Why not? nee anes We are looking for funding to make exciting and innovative videos about atopic that is close to everyone's heart the environment. In the long term there will be big changes to the natural world including floods and major earthquakes. Asa group of environmental scientists, ‘we intend to predict the effects ofthese changes and, ultimately, to help prevent them ‘We will combine straight reporting, docudrama and science fiction. The videos will be presented by some of the nation’s leading scientists and thinkers, as well as factors. We will upload new videos once a month. (Our target audience isanyone interested in how the world will look in the next 30-100 years. It could be other Scientists, students or anyone from the general public. ‘We thank you for your attention and look forward to hearing from you soon. James Toffler Please see the attachment for funding scales and further details of our financial plan. B Use the sentence openers below to write a proposal for your idea from Exercise 7A. Invent any additional details you want to. We are lookit he videos will be present We will upload new videos Our target audience is We thank you for Work with a different group from the one you worked with in Exercise 7B and exchange proposals. Do you think the other group's proposal is worth funding? Why?/Why not?3.5 (( LOOKBACK Eee L.A complete the sentences with words from the box. | wisely ahead minute time prioritise multitask off | distracted done started deadline 1 It late. really think we should get. 2 Why do you always have to leave things until the last_? 3 Sorry, got by the football on the television, 4 You've got so many things todo. You'll have to__and start, With the most important. 5 | worked hard and got a lot of things this morning. 6 I'm afraid they're just wasting your 7 Id like to get this done of time, 50 we can go on holiday. 8 9 | keep putting __writing my essay. ffm going to have to stay up all night or Ill never meet the for this work 110 We won't be here for long, so use your time 11 I thinkits better not to but to focus on doing one job at atime, 'B Work in pairs. Choose two or three of the phrases from Exercise 1A and use them to make short dialogues. ‘A: We need to get alot of things done, but we don't have much time. B: Right. We'd better get started, ) THE FUTURE (PLANS) 2 A complete the paragraphs with phrases from the box. imgoing tohave having ‘morganising might 'm finishing |are going Iilbe are coming will going to 1\___workat the end of the month, Fve been a teacher here for nearly twenty years, so*___ sad when I leave the school for the last time. Butin the future, 1? __more time to do some of the things lenjoy. My wife and I‘ travelling. We'* visit Australia, which I've always wanted to do. Tm*____be forty next month, soT'm abig party. Lots of people ___ that Idon't see very often, so 'm realy looking forward toit.1° ___a band, and lots of delicious food and have a good time. | drink, so everyone 'B Write a short paragraph describing a plan you have for the future. Then compare your ideas with a partner. Tea 3 A Choose the correct ending in each case, a) b) or ). 1 Imight lve in foreign country inthe long a time) term c) days, 2 hope to be retired in twenty years’ a future b) ahead c) time. 3-|wil finish this course in a month a) or two b) coming c time, 4 hope to write my autobiography a long time a) ago b) ahead ©) from now, 5 I want to buy a new carn the near a) time b) future term. 6 1m going to go traveling next a) yearb) years ¢ future. B Choose four of the sentences above. Change the words in italics so they are true for you. aa (ete 4 A Fond and correct the grammatical mistakes. One sentence is correct. 1 Man noe wil iy for ity years as0n 2. There isnt going be any German seunifcation this century. (1984) 3 Democracy wll to be dea by 1950, 0336) 4 8/1980 all power (electric atomic, Solas ikely be almost free (1956) 5 TheJapanesecarindustry is likely tobe successful in the US market. a3e8) {6 Man willbe never reach the Moon a3s7) 7 Television wort very matter in your lifetime or mine. (1936) 8 The intemet may to become useful for business but never fr the general publi. (1988) B Change the verbs so they mean the opposite and become intelligent predictions. You may need to change some other words. Man wil fy within ify years DEALING WITH MISUNDERSTAND! 5 A Complete 8's responses using the words in the box. lost_mean to say saying dont_do 1 AcI've heard that a lot of our employees like you. BI get what you're? ‘A: And Im looking for someone to take over the business when | retire, B: What exactly? ___you ? 2 A: David Johnson and Johnny ‘Thomson are going to meet, ‘Tommy Davies tonight. BrYouve* __me, ‘A: Johnson, Thomson and Davies are the company directors. They're meeting to discuss the company's future, B:Doyoumean® they/te meeting B Work in pairs. Write a dialogue that uses three of the phrases in Exercise 5A. Act out your dialogues.Bra Tn CUNT} Su) ‘A{ Discuss how important becoming a millionaires for you 4.2 Tatk about past habits 4.3 Participate in ameeting 4.4 Describe a day in your life 42 Listen to people describing dream jobs gone wrong 4.3 Listen to people deloeadtres ‘making decisions in a meeting 4.4 Watch a BBC comedy about a mar's first eae ad eens) ‘Ad Read an article about millionaires 4.2 Read covering letter Pee oer eh eee aes4.| )) MILLIONAIRES VOCABULARY PERSONAL QUALITIES 1A Read about the qualities people need to do their jobs. Which jobs do you think they are talking about? GG Winning is the most important thing for me. I've always ‘been competitive, so [love my job. I think Im a good leader. Its ‘important that all the players know what they're doing and it's my job to tell them. The decisions I make are important for the whole team, so I carit be indecisive. 3) G G nave asses of 8010100 children so have tobe hard-working do my best because eduction isso important forthe children You need tobe a good communicator in mi job so that you can aet the children interested in what they have to learn. ten. we dont have very many resources, so we aso need tobe creative and be ble to think outside the box 5 G6 rma risk taker, so starting my own business wasnt difficult forme. ve aways been very motivated and ambitious. [start work at 430am. every day. dont enjoy slep You cant afford be lazy ifyou want to make money. 99) 1B Match the words and phrases in bold above with the definitions 1-9, 1 work with alot of effort have problems making a decision _ think differently or ina new way want to be more successful than others _ want to be successful or powerful person who does things which are dangerous person who has the qualities to manage a group of people 9. person who can express ideas or feelings clearly to others —_ Which qualities do you think you have? Work in pairs and ‘compare your answers. [> page 151 VOCABULARYBANK 2 A Which of the personal qualities discussed in Exercise 1 do you think are qualities you need to become a millionaire? B Are the statements 1-6 about millionaires true (T) or false (F)? 1 Most millionaires are born rich, 2 Nillionaires think that money is more important than love or marriage. 3 They work more than sixty hours a week 4 They don’t like to work when they're on holiday. 5 They do well at school and usually go to university. 6 They like spending money on designer goods. Read the article and check your answers. D Work in pairs. Do you agree with the article? Do any ofthe facts surprise you? Why? Want to achieve somethng because it's interesting or exciting _ “You dont have to be born rich to be a millionaire be a milionaire, but ittakes? To ind out BBC programme c try and understand what re needed to make a milion, realy important to a millonare? not surprisingly is money, more money Money is more an love or marriage. And if ionaire. Most millonaires come atively poor backgrounds. ANd to work hard at school 1: Alocof successful entrepreneurs zy & School and cit get good However you must have a clear nat you want to\do (get rch) realy ought to start earl Alot onaites left school early, to star.‘enjoy your work And you shoulit take too many holidays. Mast mionaies work ‘more than shy hours a week Half tay in contact with he office whe they on olay and fourteen percent of them refuse to switch off Hang a good vworefe balances ne fo people who ‘nly want tobe moderate Successful but f youre realy ambious, you have ro putin enous A ir: arerllonates ke as pope? ‘he sue oun tat they are compete they weg, andthey re sagessie oe seconde heytdo apg the canto ge wha hey want 5 Miionaes can break sons of es The ony thing they mst cos beakthe tan Supa mast ilonaes ae careful spenders Mey prefer Gap ct Many oft coos nat spend money on expe dese dames, “They ould ater find abagan onthe hignsteet And they dot spend 00" money on expense mel esturants tier ey peters earhome Hone they dole ocive Mercedes 0 goon arasttee expense olds 9 ear One ast igllonaies cont ce what cher peopl tinkof em 50.00 War tobe amltonare you stout wary bout nto people NK OF YO. st ears 3 A Underline words or phrases in the article that match meanings 1-6 1 their Family didn't have much money (paragraph 2) 2 they never stop thinking about work (paregraph 3) 3 having enough time for work and forthe things you enjoy (paragraph 3) 4 work long hours (paregraph 3) 5 Find something for a good price (paragraph 5) 6 do what you want without worrying about what other people think (paragraph 5) 'B Workin pairs. Choose two or three ofthe expressions. Use them to make sentences about yourself, or people you know. IN MUST/HAVE TO/SHOULD (OBLIGATION) 4 A Match the words in bold in sentences 1-6 with the meanings 4)-e), One meaning matches with two sentences. ‘You dant have tobe born rich tobe a milionaire IF you want to be a millionaire, you have to work hard You must have a clear idea of what you want to do, You should enjoy your work You shouldn't take too many holidays You mustn't worry about what other people think of you a) It's good idea 1) It's not necessary. You don't need to be/do this, €)I'snecessary. You have no choice. €) i’simportant that you dott do this €) Its nota good idea BB DIM Fast sPeEcH hove to Listen tothe pronunciation of hhave to /hafta/ in Fast speech. Listen and repeat the sentences. D>page 134 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A Make sentences with the prompts. Use the positive or negative form of the word in brackets. postmen / get up early in the morning (have) Postmen have to get up early in the morning. window cleaners /be afraid of heights (must) nurses / be patient and care about other people (should) businessmen often / travel alot (have) politicians / do thelr job because they want fame (should) teachers / enjoy working with children (must) doctors / train for several years before they can work (have) teachers / workin the school during the holidays (have) police officers / good communicators / be (nave) D> page 151 VOCABULARYBANK B Work in pairs. Think about three different jobs. Make sentences to describe what qualities are/aren't important for these jobs. Read your sentences to your partner. Can they guess which job iis? ‘A: These people have to be motivated. They should be good communicators, especially when talking to children. And they have tobe very patient. B: Teachers?5 A Work in pairs. Do the quiz. Then check your score on page 160. B cs Hon mano euros ou soe GOT WHAT IT ‘a millionaire? Do you agree with the results on page 1607s {getting rich something which concerns you? Why?/Why not? TAKES TO BEA | VOCABULARY 11/9 CONFUSING WORDS ? Read the vocabulary notes and complete sentences 1 and 2. 6 i ree el aviator a cae ee ! What kind of werk does he do? cs A job is the particular type of work that you do: 2 teeta. Sam's got a eb as a watter. = > 2) buy them anyway >) wait until the sales and ‘isklosing chem > © walkaway Job can be plural, but work cannot. 1 Ive finished my degree, som looking for a 2 It’s not easy to find when you're my age 4 as 8 A Undertine the correct alternative in the sentences below. What ear? Is the difference between these words? on 1 He suddenly eemembered/reminded that he had to goto the bank & ©) More han two > a) One or none Ihave to call my boss later Can you remember/remind me? a s ges could just atord to pay Ie forgtten/ft my keysin the cat | realy should get them. eg ro 2 3 4 Did you hear/listen that noise? 5 Can you say that again? I'm sorry, | wasn't lstening/heorin. 6 Being illon holiday isnt much fun/funny. | BB Turn to page 160 to check your answers. > page 151 VOCABULARYBANK > a) a heated swimming pool » b) a racehorse > ©) abig pary forall your friends Do youmost enjoy stories 2 sdour Da) romance > b) adventure ©) mystery | speakout TIP Tohelp you remember confusing words and vocabulary write them in personalised sentences in your notebook Write sentences about your > a) sell > b) Keep itto selon rainy day > ©) keep ittohelp you remember them above. ie using some ofthe words fom Bere 8 G Dozmcek that your bi Sa Yes 9 " dx ‘A Complete questions 1-6 witha suitable word from Exercises 7 Mesuncs ee > ©) Onlyittmalone 1 What are the best paid in your country? 4 What is 9 multiplied by 8? ere anythin a ike phone numbers or > a) Didyou gt the answer 2 tsthere anything you often __, the phone numbers ee one's name > b) Orentyater doing lise 3 Ifyou carefully, what noises can you hear atthe sums in your head? moment? > © Did you ge the wrong 4 Doyou write notes to__ yourself about important things? a 5 How much did you_____for you ist job? What did you buy? ie sehen 6 What doyou tke doing for 7 Do you lk playing games? Mech har rarotyour BB Workin pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions aDREAM JOB (cee @ intonation: emphasis; linking: used to ‘Work in pairs. Look at the photos and answer the questions. 1 What are these jobs? Would you like to do them? Why2/Why not? 2 What is your idea of a dream job? JWI Listen to people talking about their dream jobs. Match the speaker tothe photos What problem does ech speaker talk about? Listen again and answer questions 1-8, Write Nicola (N), Lca ‘or Amy (A). 1 Who hada boss who worked inthe media? 2 Who worked for big company? 3 Who pent alot of time bythe sea asa cis? 4 Who had to try and invent new ideas for hej? 5 Who decided to do this ob because they saw someone else Bhvicois doing it Who had a iflerent ob in the summer andin the winter? Who hada eiffcult relationship wth their boss? Who started to find ther job boring? Check our answers by reading audi script 42 on page 167 EXTREME ADJECTIVES Find the extreme adjectives in bold in audio script 42 on page 167. Match them to the gradable adjectives below. 1. good: wonderful, amazing, 7. cold: freezing bad: awful, 8 tired: exhausted big: enormous 9 angry: small: tiny 10 interesting: tasty: 11 pretty: hot:_ 12. difficult: Complete conversations 1-6 with extreme adjectives. A The food here tastes so good, Br Yes, it's As It’s over thirty degrees outside today, Br know It’s absolutely ‘A: Was your girlfriend angry about you being late? B: Ves, she was realy ‘A: The view of the lake is really pretty. BrVes,its___ isnttit? ‘A: Do you Find the job interesting? Bs I think i's absolutely a B: I's hard to understand what he's saying, know. 1s 43 Listen and mark the stress on the adjectives. Notice how speaker B emphasises the stressed syllable in their intonation. Listen again and shadow speaker B's response.CL E USED TO, WOULD ‘5 A Read the texts. What did the children dream (of doing? Have they achieved their dreams? Childhood dreams B Look at the underlined words in sentences a)-d) ‘and match them with rules 1-3. a) I would invite my cousins and my friends to join my crew, 'b) We used to live in France, €) lalways used to collect small insects. 4) One day | found a butterfly | 1 Usethe past simple not sed oor woud to | Fy wikebow specnceventsinthepast 2 Use used oor wuld to talkabeut apa habit You can also se the past simple. and | 3 Use used to talk about a pat state, You cannot use would totalk about a past sate | D> page 134 LANGUAGEBANK 5 A compete the texts where possible, use would. Where nether used to or mould are possible, use the past simple It’s every young gisfs dream to be an actress when she grows up. T Gove) watching beautiful actresses on telewisiom: Iwas so sure that was what wanted sedotharI* (practise) my Oscar speech im front of the mirror in the bathroom. I*___ (ase) a shampoo bottle instead of emicropibone,and1* (thank) all my family and friends. even my three cats, for helping met My family (Gee) in Sheffield, just near the | football stadia, so sa child, 1* (g0) to football matches most weekends. [remember the first match Iwentto, mygranddad’___(take) me. [was very young. and I had never seen so ‘many people im one place at one time. It was quite frightening, and Ion’ think I (watch) the game-wery mach But remember that we ‘won, and the crowd went crazy. After that, every weekI”____ (ask) Granddad if he had tickets, and usually be did. 1B DUBE Lnenec scos Listen and repeat. Notice the pronunciation of used to /justa/. Practise saying the sentences. 1 1 used to play football when | was a kd. 2. | used to practise every day. 3. We used to ve in London 0 Hh classical music. ther used to take me fishing 6 | used to ski but now | snowboard, 7 Weused the cinema alot C Did you use todo any of the things mentioned above? Tell your partner. Bo ? Work in pairs and discuss. childhood dreams? Have you interests or hobbies in the past life (ob/studies) now? What 122s, opinions, hobbies, etc, changed? (Think about food you liked/hated as gs that you used to do, which jon? Why did you stop? Would you do these things again? Asa dream about beingA COVERING LETTER; LEARN TO ORGANISE, YOUR IDEAS 8 Read the text below and answer the questions. 1 2 ‘What kind of person would be good at this job? Would you like to do this job? Why?/Why not? ‘Would you like to travel the world staying in some of the world’s top holiday resorts for free? A luxury travel company is looking fora reviewer to try out top hotels and holiday resorts for one year. The lucky applicant will be expected to stay in a variety of locations that include Caribbean islands, waterside hotels in ‘Venice, and some of the world’s top ski destinations, as well as Las Vegas and Buenos Aires. They will be expected to write about their experiences on the company blog. No formal {ualifications are needed. However, the successful applicant will be sociable, have great communication skis and, of course, a passion for travel. 9A Read the covering letter. Do you think this person would be 00d for the job? Why2/Why not? es Dear Matthew Ray, 1'm writing to you regarding your advertisement for & professional travel reviewer which I saw on www.findajob. com. I would like to submit an application for the position, Please find my CV attached, ‘As an experienced travel blogger who has spent the lat five years travelling around the world, I believe that I meet all the requirements you outline in your advertisement, Good communicator with excellent language skills: As a regular travel blogger, over the last few years, Ihave built and maintained a wide audience of readers. [have also published newspaper and magazine articles and given radio Interviews about my travel experiences. [am fluent in English and French, and also speak a little Russian, Interest in travel and tourism: In addition to my own travels, I worked for six months for a tour bus company in Australia, ‘where Thad hands-on experience of tour guiding. Proven ability in website management: As well as maintaining my own website, consisting of a journal and video weblog, with up-to-date photos and stories of my travels, Ihave helped to manage the website for a youth, ‘hostel in Ireland. If you require any further information, or would like to arrange an interview, please call me on 07788658429 or email ‘me at mjdaley@yahoo.com. Tlook forward to hearing from ‘you at your earliest convenience. ‘Yours sincerely, ‘Megan Daley B Is the wording ofthe letter formal or informal? Find examples of expressions which tll you this. Underline phrases in the letter which match meanings 1-6. 1 about (paragraph 2) 2 | want to apply forthe job (paragraph 2) 3 think | would be good for the job (paragraph 3) 4 practical experience of doing the job (paragraph 3) 5 Ihave shown that lam able to do this (paragraph 3) 6 as soon as you have the opportunity (baragraph 4) 1D Undertine any other useful phrases. 10 Match the parts of the letter 1-5 with notes a)-e). Preparing a covering letter What qualities are they looking for? Write three to four points that show you have these qualities Use the same words as they sein the advertisement. [By Adress your letter to an individual. Only se ‘Dear Sir/Madam when you can't ind ‘out the recipient's name. [Gy Finish with a call to action. What is going to happen next? Are you going to call them or should they call you? [By Explain why you are contacting them. What isthe ob? Where have you seen ik? Bi Use ‘Yours sincerely’ if you know their name ‘or Yours athfuly i you dont LL Look at the job advertisements on page 161 and write a covering letter for one ofthe jobs. Use the sample letter and useful phrases to help you.HAT’S A GOOD IDEA WeTI NWN e 3 A Look at the phrases in the table. Ustento the conversation again and ee any of the phrases you hear. 1.4 Work in pairs. Discuss. Would you consider starting your ‘own business? What kind of business would you star? Is there anything stopping you from doing i? words from the box. Giving opinions B Complete the questions wit [ied salary work compete Tons dee _hteniew Commenting on other opinions nat you mean, 1 Doyou know anyone who ir own company? 2 Have you ever been in ‘of a team of people? ure that | agree, actually. 7 3 Have you ever been outof___? ayes | 4 When did you last go fora jab? bout that. } 5 Have you everhadto___with ethers fora job? yea ide. | 6 Which jobs earn ahigh 7 | 7 What kinds of things does someone have to do to get from their job? 8 Can you think of reasons why a business might ‘Suggestions Take turns to ask and answer the questions above. ph ?/ How about ...? re think about REACHING AGREEMENT ny don't we (call) ..? 2 DEABIS Listen to.a team having a meeting to decide how to set BEBE ety answers in the eudio Type of food? Name? Location?4 A Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions. 1 2 BD decide /1/on/ name / we / think / a/ should ‘good /a / that’s / point you /see/ mean /what /1 suggest / location / the /on /1 focus/ we fine /that's / me / by sure /'m/ that / agree / not /1 we/ about / dont /it / why / think/? business /a / the / about / what / for / name /? Bl SENTENCE STRESS Listen to the phrases. Which words are stressed? Listen again and repeat. ETT} MANAGE A DISCUSSION 5 A Complete the underlined phrases for managing discussion. 6 First of we need to decide (on the location, Lets on the ideas we had for the location, So, moving on to the next what kind of food are we going to serve? recap: a Portuguese café Selling cakes and lunches, located near the station, L think we need to.come _to the type of café we're establishing. Let's __up what we've decided. B DM Listen and check your answers. C Cover up Exercise 5A. Which phrase would you use for these situations? the end of a meeting to go over everything that has been discussed? when you want to discuss the next to review what has been discussed so far? to start a meeting and talk about the frst point? to get everybody to talk about the same thing? to return toa point that was discussed previously? G A Read the task and write down some ideas. Bas RL TS) You are going to set up a tour company to promote tourism in your towncity/country (or the town/country where you are studying) You need to decide the following > ‘the name and location ofthe company > what type of tous you will organise (themed tourslanguage touslsports tours et.) and where they will go > haw you will promote tourism | © tow the company wil be diferent from other tour companies B Work in groups. Read your roles and come up with a plan for ‘the business. You have five minutes. Student A I's your job to keep the meeting focused. Try to cover all the points, Student B: Make sure you make notes about any decisions which are made. You will be the group's spokesperson and will have to sum up at the end of the meeting. Student C:Try to come up with as many ideas as possible. C When you are ready, start the discussion like this. A: Sholl we star? Fist of all, 1D Tell the other groups about your business plan. Which group do you think has the best plan?Work in pais. Answer the questions. Watch the DVD. What | 1 Do you enjoy watching comedy first day at work? rogrammes? Why?/Why not? Match DVD extracts | 2 ones are popular in your 1 Mr Davies, good ts Sie ierea eer 2 2 oa you enjoy watching? Ne coe 4 Now here's some Read about the programme. met yet | What typeof things do you think 5 Parcel for Gavin needs to learn on his fst day at work? Who do you think | hell meet? ou think sent ; Watch the DVD Discuss. How de his first day at work Gavin and Stacey is a BBC programme about a young couple. Gavin comes from Essex, near London, and Stacey comes from Cardiff, Wales. After a long-distance relationship conducted online and by telephone, they eventually get ‘married and Gavin moves to Wales. In this episode, Gavin starts a new job. On his first day, his family want him to do well and be happy at work. acout a day in the life back your daily routine (DINB! Listen to someone Read about a day in the life ofa gym instructor. Is his daily describing a typical day in her life. routine similar to yours? How is it different? Do you think she likes her job? Read the key phrases below. aieeanrie ~ Complete each phrase by adding. ig and mak fn cone word. een na good The frst thing do is | day- usually getting there at about 5. PHRASES: | st ahs and the i it's important to be the after tc our other tasks are er lunch. Igo home at about ty to be by (abou x ‘The best part of the job is Irelax by easing 6 cook al fan w nce : repre ei Sibbeerabe aac totaal dey your Vb noes est yesttacal pwioc aay have in common? Write about a typical day in your life using the sentence + hours of work/studying starters in bold in the text and the key phrases to help. Try Bae hew es octet oe tetera rey sa tore ea ayirneeat rom coevoony chet: Nese ek ote Ree saees cee Vir paca Uiveeee vier a day cia eeten seo a Sree Moe her sed wre spo # + the best parts of your day45(\ LOOKBACK ers ( TV 4. Workin pairs Student A descrive a word/ phrase from the box in your own words, starting with fam/like/enjoy, ete. Don't say the word/phrase. Student B: listen and try to guess the word or phrase. acest eae {erent | think outside the box. ee A: Jenjoy working and want to succeed in what I do B: You're motivated? A: Correct. Your turn to describe a word. LST SHOULD (OBLIGATION) 2 A Underline the correct alternative to complete the sentences. 1 hove tofmustn' call my mother today t's her birthday. 2 {really must/mustn't do more ‘exercise. m so unfit, 3. mucky because Idont have to/shouldn' get up eatin the ‘morning, ma student. 4 | think you should/shouldnt study harder Your exam results weren't very good 5 You mustnt/should be af taking risks, or you will never lve your dreams. 6 | shouldn'/don' hove to waste so much time on the computer ll never finish my work B Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. 1 Ihave to... this evening. 2 I really must do more 3 im lucky because don't have to 4 thinkyou should. because. 5 You mustnt worry about . 6 I shouldn't waste so much time Compare your ideas in pairs. ea ADJECTIVES 3 A Replace the underlined words Inthe sentences below with ‘extreme adjectives in the box. brilliant. fascinating awful exhausted tiny boiling impossible delicious furious 1 Im verytired | dirit sleep well 2 Shall we open a window? Its very hot in here 3 My boss just called. Hes very angry 4 | find phrasal verbs very dificult to remember. 5 The holiday was very good. but the weather was very bad 6 How can you workin this office? It's very small 7 find astronomy very interesting 8 Did you cook this ts very stv B Workin pairs and take turns totest each other 1: Very bg. B: Enormous. ‘Correct. Your tun. Sea 4 A Replace the past simple with Used to or would where possible. Where both are possible, choose would. 1 My family lived in Pars, but we moved when | was a teenager 2 I spent alot of time with my grandparents when |was younger 3 For my ist job, | washed dishes ina restaurant. 4 {didnt think money was important, Now | have ots of bills to pay. 5 Wehad a lot more free time before we had children 6 My bestfriend at school lived just across the road from me. B change four ofthe sentences so that they are true for you. © compare with a partner. Find ‘three things that you both used todo as children, but you don't donow. Pra Tar (a Presa 5 A Complete the conversa 1 ATheway!s___things, cars should be banned from city centres. Be 2 Aeiresllyf___that we need to look at immigration B: That's @ good p 3 AThew___Iseeitthe company is making too much money. | dont see what you 4 1th we should ask for more money, Beimnots —__ lagree, actually 5 A1s___wetrytomeet again next week &T___fine by me. 1B Workin pairs and practise the conversations 5 work in groups. Look at the questions below and discuss. ‘Try to reach agreement on each " z5Should there be a minimum ‘wage? What should i be? 3 How long should men/women be allowed to stay off work after they have children?ROW TECH SOLUTIONS pS6____ASK THEEXPERTS p59 MAN VERSUS MACHINE p64 Pretest) 5.4 Present anew machine aan Preece Peete eee ee eae) errr ere ener pease ieee 5.1 Read about some low technology solutions 5:2 Read a book review Ser en eee ee EE aa5.1 A Work in pairs, Discuss the questions. 1 In general, do you like or dislike new technology and gadgets like ebooks, tablets and phones? 2 Canyou think of ways in which technology has made our lives better/worse? 3 Are there any problems which technology has helped to solve? Give examples. 2 A Look at the prompts below. What information do you think could go in the gaps to describe the problems? Use the pictures to help you. 1 New ___tends to make things faster and more efficient. 2 Popular entertainment (theatre, cinema, music concerts, exhibitions) is often and based incites 3. In many villages in Asia and Africa, access to is stilla huge problem. 44 The citizens of Bogota, Colombia wanted young people to have more access to B Read the text to check your answers. 3A Work in pairs. Answer the ‘questions. 1 Howis the Rural Academy (slow theatre) different from other theatre companies? 2 Why might people living in rural areas appreciate this type of theatre? 3. How does the Playpump help children to solve the problem of access to water? 4 How has the pump changed the lives ofthe young girls in particular? 5 How has the invention of the ebook changed how people read? 6 Where have they put the new libraries in Bogota? B Discuss. What do you think of the solutions suggested? Which idea do you like best? Can you think of some ‘ther solutions to these problems? LOW TECH SOLUTIONS ‘Why is it that people seem to think that the newest, technology is always the best? From high-speed trains to high-speed intemet, you could be forgiven for thinking that faster is always better (not to mention, more efficient and more economical). We decided to investigate a few simpler, more low-tech solutions to the world's problems. Meet the slow theatre ‘Much of our popu 1088 days ‘expensive and based is So, the Rural Academ 1% take a horse-drawn 1 bieyce-powered sn fon the road with @ hoy soo asthe global By using a cariage lle by horses at runs on peto, they offer less expensive, lo se ectetainmen, which they hope ‘wll include move people and move ata sighty slower pace The roundabout water pump Access toa clean water supp is still one of the biggest problems for people living in rural villages in Asia and ' Attica. To try and solve the problem, a company | south Alloa has a way to use sm underground wered wen the chien use rather than going to school Wi don't need to miss school sot Bus stop libraries in Bogota “The invention ofthe 8 far beter idea for help toread on the go. Th ‘tw improve the acoess: ‘people had to books, ‘buying now tablets, They ‘around the city, the at bus stops. What could be bet ‘than to sit inthe sun ‘a book while wasting foCVS COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES 4A Read the article again. Underline examples of comparatives and superiatives. B Look at your examples and complete the rules. How do we form the comparatives and superlatives of common adjectives? 1 Adjectives with one syllable ‘comparatives: add superlatives: add 2 Adjectives with two or more sylables ‘comparatives: add superlatives: add | G C Look at the sentences below and complete the rules with small or big 2) Entertainment has become a lomuch/far more expensive ) Technology has made books a lite/a litle bit/ slightly cheaper. 11 Use quantifiers lot/much/far to talk about differences, 2 Use quantifiers alitl/o ite bit/sighty to talk about differences. D>page 136 LANGUAGEBANK 5 Complete the statements with the prompts in brackets. 1 The invention ofthe bicycle made it (ot/ea9) for people to travel from one village to another to meet new people. The world has become a ___(much/safe) place to lve since the invention of antibiotics. People ate_(far/healthy) now than 100 years ago. The invention ofthe washing machine has meant thatitis___(lot/quich for people to wash theirclothes.(thinkis (good) invention ofthe last century. Although we have computers, pape is stil (cheap) and ___ (Rlexible) way to record the written word Electricity is__(important) invention because without it mary ofthe other things we have would not have been possible ‘The invention of the telephone and the computer have meant that we are__(much/busy) now than we were in the past. VOCABULARY TECHNOLOGY 5 A Work in pairs. Put the words/phrases in the box. into the corect word web. ‘electricity nuclear power antibiotics vaccinations computer networks motorbikes genetic engineering washing machine vacuum cleaner space travel_commerial aeroplanes | solar power communications satellites electricity 1B Work in pairs. Can you add any more words to each word web? SYLLABLESTRESS Lookat the words/phrases above and underline the main stress(es). Sometimes there can be more than one per word/phrase. electicity nuclear power 1D DSI Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat. > page 152 VOCABULARYBANK A Work in pairs. Choose an invention from the last 100 years. Write two or three sentences to describe how this invention has changed our lives. Don’t say. what the invention This invention made it much easier to travel from one place to another. Even people in poor societies can use this invention because it does not need petrol. B Read your sentences to other students. Can they guess the invention? Discuss which invention you think has been the best/worst? Why?AN ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES ESSAY; LEARN TO USE DISCOURSE MARKERS 8 A What do you think are the main advantages and disadvantages ‘of technology in everyday life? Write a list. B Read the model essay. Does it mention any of your ideas? ‘The advantages and disadvantages of modern technology Bi ieiseasy sche advannges of modern chlo i our vera ives Techaology ha given mail phones, Computer lvsions and may ater nfl hing Hae nos man inventions cme witha rie maybe calor vonmemalso we ned lok t hier of the ory Eh oncofthe min asanags of moder chology canbe seen in medical see The dicoeris of anes and ‘ectinaons hat saved milos of ves around the wo nadine his modern cooly hs made indy pace ED on the cer hand men echo i eponiefor the development of weapons which hve caused aloof Sesraton. nate dndaataas that takes sz Nowadays, any people pend theives singin front ak compurr seen Thin a development ht cy has neqativfcctson ou mental and pial ali making ws nosed andl ste nme pinion, modern ehaolgy sa god thing In genera, the aang outweigh he indvanages OF emis therete dhacks, but its important to remember hat tchnlogy ols ote poem, he pale shat we tac wchnology without alas thinking abot the bara ae Match paragraphs 1-4 with descriptions a)-d). 2) discussion of disadvantages by conclusion Introduction 4) discussion of advantages D Work in pairs. Complete the guidelines for writing an essay with the expressions inthe box. tI personal opinions examples notes beginning logical oder | 1 Sort out the facts ~ make ofall the relevant information you have on the subject. 2, Plan your argument - organise your notes and arrange the ideas ina 3 Give your essay an appropriate __. Describe what you are planning to say 44 Decide how many paragraphs you need for your argument. Each paragraph should discuss one point. Use ‘to support your arguments 5 Write a logical conclusion. Though the style ofthe essay is ‘generally formal and impersonal, this might be the place to Include some 9 A Look at the underlined words and phrases in the essay. Put them in the Correct place in the table, introduce advantages ‘The most important advantage is introduce disadvantages ‘The main disadvantage Is ——— Although. ‘additional reasons Aswellas that, And another thing, ‘personal epinion/conclusion In general |Asferastimconcemed,... | B Underline the correct alternatives. ‘Satellite TV: good or bad? ‘More and more people are ‘watching satellite television. "The main advantage /As well as that {that you can choose exactly what ‘you want to watch, and in addition tothis however you can watch [programmes in other languages. However, / Although this means ‘that whereas people used totale ssbout programmes with colleagues ‘and friends, now they usually don't ‘eatch the same programmes. “Ontheocher hand / And another ‘hing, there is too much choice. “There are so many programmes t0 ‘choose from that people can't decide what to watch. “This means that /As far asm concerned, they ‘watch too much television. in my opinion / The problem is that, sstelite television isa good as in gives people more choice. "However, /In general, people need tobe careful that they choose their ‘programmes carefully. ‘LO choose one of the topics below and ‘write an essay about the advantages ‘and disadvantages of it. Look back at Exercises 8 and 9 to help you. ‘+ _ modem technology in everyday life + owning a car/bicycle + playing computer games + using a digital camera + using email/text messages + cheap flightsASK THE EXPERTS a iy Match photos A-F to the questions below. 1 [sit possible to surf a tidal wave? 2 Whyis snow cold? 3 Is there an easy way to prove the Earth is round? 4 Why do onions make you cry? 5 Isa rainbow hot or cold? 6 Why are sumo wrestlers so fat? ‘Work in pairs. How many questions above can you answer in ‘two minutes? “Turn to page 161 and check your answers. INFORMATION Match the pairs of verbs in the box with situations 1-5. question/wonder discuss/debate respond/reply research/investigate inquire/look into _argue/quarrel 1 Someone tells you something, You are not sure you agree Someone writes you a letter There isan interesting topic in class You disagree with someone and talk angrily with them, You are writing a thesis for your Master's degree. You need to find some information, eg. about cinema times or to booka table, Read the sentences below. In which sentence is wonder a verb? In which sentence is it anoun? 2) | wonder if anyone has ever tried to. surfa tidal wave b) can name the seven wonders of the world Underline the correct alternative to complete the sentences. Is the correct answer a noun or a verb? 1 The police offcer continued his nvestigation/wonder/inquie into the robbery. 2. Didn't you get my email? You didn’t response/look into/teply 3. We had a very interesting discuss debate/wonder about the death penalty. 4 Ive nearly finished my research investigate/reply into nuclear particies. 5 When | hear about al theses problems, have to inqute/question respond the education system. 6 You want a job here? No problem. My cousin isthe boss. I'l inquiry debate/look into it for you 7 Iwasa silly espond/quar Now they are friends again argue.ST Ei 3A Work in groups and discuss. 1 How do you prefer to find information, onthe internet, in books orby asking people? What does it depend on? 2 What type of questions do children ask? Think of some examples. They sometimes osk ficult questions ke:'Why is sow cold? B Read a review ofa book about questions children ask their parents. How did the author get the idea for the book? Are any of your questions included in the examples from the book? Questions Daddy can’t answer It all began with a question asked by Dean, a four-year-old boy: ‘Why do ships have round windows? His father didn't know. And ‘when his sister started behaving badly, Dean asked another question: ‘Why can’t we just cook her” On a long drive the boy ‘wondered why the road was so loud. His father replied, ‘Because the people who live next to the road have their vacuum cleaners on.’ The boy's inquiries kept coming: Why is the sky blue? Are rainbows hot or cold? What was it like living in the 19403? What ‘would hurt more ~ geting rn over by a car ar getting tung by a jellyfish? Why do police officers like doughnuts?” Bventually, Jamieson decided to write down the questions He thought it might be fan tne day to show them to his son. Then he had a better idea: he'd research the answers. Some people might do their investigations on the internet. Not Mr Jamieson. He contacted experts ranging from astronomers to Buddhist rmonks, to scientists, to magicians, and asked lots of questions. He later turned these ~ and the experts’ responses ~ into m book: Father Knows Less 4 A. Read five questions from the book Father Knows Less. Try to answer them, Compare your ideas with other students. How many ais are thereon the human head? Why ace the windows on ships always round? Why is there war? Wy aid The Beatles break up? What happens when your plane fies over a volcano? 5 DISI! Listen to some people trying to answer the questions in Exercise 48. re their answers the same as your ideas? C Listen again and complete the notes. 1. Ships’ ound windows 2. Number of hairs on a human head 3. Alane flies over a volcano: 4 The Beats broke up: 55 Reasons for war fferent ideologies, a sense of honour, CE QUESTION TAGS 5 A Complete questions 1-6, Then look at audio script 5.2.0n page 168 tocheck, 1 Round windows are stronger, ‘oar 2 Naitsnotthat many, ___it? 3 Recepends whose head, It? 4 Noting happens, i? 5 Theygotold, they? 6 Jone Lennon went off with Yoko Ona,___he? BB Read the rules about question tags. Which rules are exemplified in 1-6 Exercise 64? own in question number 3. ‘1se question tags to confirm information 2 o form a question tag, repeat the auxiliary verb, For ‘example, use do or does for the present. Use will or won't for the future, 3 Aer the auxliary verb, use a ‘pronoun (eg. he, she, it they) 4 iF the sentence is positive, the ‘question tag is negative. 5 the sentence is negative, the question tagis positive. san D>page 136 LANGUAGEBANK 5 Look at the statements below and complete the question tags. You'e italian, aren't you? Youarenita doctor, _are_ you? Youdon't smoke, ___ you? You play a musical instrument, ae 5 Youdidn't know any of the other students before, you? 6 Our teacher hasn't taught you before, she? 7 Youwill be here tomorrow, you? 8 Youwent to bed late lastnight, you? 9 Youve travelled alot, you? 10 You were good at sport when you were a child, you?? A BBB! inronarion: question tags Listen to two questions, Notice how the intonation goes down when the speaker is sure of the answer Notice how the intonation goes up when the speakers, not sure, 1 Yue alan, are yo? the seater knows the ansie 7 2 You arent a doctor are you? (the speakers not sure ofthe answer) B (EIS Listen to the questions in Exercise 6. Which answers is the speaker sure about? Listen and repeat the questions using the same intonation. C Work in pairs. Choose six questions to ask your partner. Make sure your intonation is correct in the question tags. 4: You play 0 guitar don't you? B: Yes, Ida. play bass ina band '8 Work in groups and follow instructions 1-4 below. 1 Think of one subject each that you know a lot about. Write your topics on a piece of paper tennis Japanese cars, hip hop 2 Exchange papers with another group. 3. Think of statements about the subjects. Use question tags. Rofael Nadal s the best tennis player in history. isnt he? The most popular Japanese car is the Toyota ist it? 4 Read your statements to the first group. Are they correct? VOCABULARY WORD BUILDING: ADJECTIVES ‘9 A Read the text below. How was the ice cream cone invented? For over a hundred years ice ceam was sold maint in dishes. Then one day, a creative icecream seller turned a hopeless situation into a profitable one. In 1904, at a festival he ran out of spoons and dishes. He bought some wafers from a vendor next to him and put the ice cream into them. The customers loved them and the idea spread Aquicl. The word has been thankful ever sincel BB Undertine four adjectives in the text and add them to the word ‘web below. Can you think of other examples of adjectives that it these patterns? messy hairy ese biological Lida lovable homeles painful useless” etectve explosive peaceful speakout TIP Use LI. L1 is your First Language. Some suffixes in your L1 might have similar ‘meanings to suffixes in English. For ‘example, the Italian -va/a means the same as the English ve. an you think of any ‘examples from your language? 10 complete the text. Add suffixes to the words in brackets. ‘The city of Detroit, USA ‘was famous for its *__(vatue) car ‘industry. In the early days, the city was * (response) for the majority of cars in the USA, and Detroit's streets wete full of cars A police officer called William Potts saw that the organisation ofthe waffle was (hope) and the taific| ‘was very slow. So, in 1820, he developed an ‘__ (effect) system flights to regulate the flow of cars, He used the same coloure as the railway system and put the lights in ‘a tower so that it would be (case) {or drivers to 9¢e them even on ® (rain) days. Pots's system was very ”__ (success), When other countries realised hhow* (use) it was, the system spread al over the world 11 A Complete the words by adding suffixes Find someone who: 1 has@ peaceful__ hobby. 2 Ishope at maths 3 Isa good care___driver 4 isquitemess___at home. 5 thinks he/she is quit creat. 6 isquiteknowiedge___about pais. 'B Workin groups. Askand answer questions about the information above. You've gota peaceful hobby, haven you? > page 152 VOCABULARYBANK5.3 VOCABULARY é PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS LA Think of two pieces of technology you have used in the last twenty-four hours Did you have any problems with them? What problems can you have with them? B Work in pars. Look at the photos. What s the problem in each case? Look at the phrases in bold. Are they problems ()or solutions (5)? Which phrases can you use to talk about the problems in pictures A-E above? 1 It broken down. 2 Itneeds recharging 3 Its outof order. 4 ened fixing 5 There is no reception (for my phone) 6 Try switching it off (anc on again. 7 I keeps making this strange noise. 8 Ws crashed/frozen 9 Itdoesn't work (ery more) 10 We have to sort it out. 11 Saveit onto a memory stick 42 Shall print it for you? 1D Workin pairs and answer the questions 1 Hove any ofthese problems happened to you or anyone you know recently? 2 How did you feel when it happened? 3. How did you try to salve the problem? IT’S OUT OF ORDER POLITE REQUESTS 2 A DBS) Listen to four conversations. What isthe problem in each case? B Read questions 1-8 Which can you answer? Listen again 1 jon does the man ask? 2 gest that he goes? 3 he woman ‘keep 4 5 s the vacuum cleaner an instructions about um cleaner? 7 ss the man ask for? 8 speak to? C Complete the extracts in the table with the correct words the lin, please? me a refund? ™ should” to? the problem is? ees another? _ ere? atit for me? him for me? C [DIES Listen and repeat the requests. [> page 136 LANGUAGEBANKLEARN TO ; RESPOND TO REQUESTS 3A Read some conversation extracts from Exercise 2. Complete the responses with the phrases in the box. Yes,ican Imnotsure Imafraid ican't Yes, of course (2) Of coursenot Sure/OK Let me have a look 1 M:Do you know if there's another machine somewhere? | really need to get some money. WeHmm There might be one in the shopping centre 2 WeWould you mind looking at it for me? 3 W:Do you know what the problem is? 4 WéCould you tell me what the problem is, sr? It keeps making a funny noise. And it's just not working properly 5 W:Could you hold the line, please? Could you give me a refund? do that. el, could you tell me who | should speak to? ____. You need to speak to the manager. IK Would you mind calling him for me? ws: just call him, B Read audio script §.5 on page 168 to check. 4A Make polite requests and responses with the prompts in brackets. 2 As cant concentrate. Would / mind /turn / music down)? B: Sure. Sony about that. 2 A Ineed to speakto the manager (00/ know /if/ anyone in the office)? B: Let me havea look. 3: Im afraid Mr Soul isnt here at the moment. B: (D0 /know / when / coming bach? {: (not /sure).Do you want me to check? 8: Thank you 4 (Could /tell/ how / machine works? dont know how totum ton B: (Ves / course) 5 A: | need to take this machine tothe repair service Would / mind / help / me)? (course / not) Leave it ere. My computer has frozen, (Could / tell / who /1/ speak /to)? B: OK, (Let/ have / look B DIM Listen to check your answers. € inTONATION: polite requests Does the speaker's voice start high or low? Listen again and repeat the requests copying the polite intonation. 5 A Work in pairs. Read your role and think about the phrases you are going to use. Then role-play the situation below. Student B You need to call your sister but you can't get any reception on your pphone. Ask Student A if he/she knows where you can get reception, Student A Tellstudent Bthat | you have reception on | your phone. Srggesttnat he/she SS tries standing outside. || You stil can't get any | feception, Ask Student LZ Aityou can borrow his/ ___ her phone to send a Tell Student B he/ text message. she can borrow your phone to make the phone call Thank Student A for his/ her help, B Change roles and role-play the situation below. Student A {You can't get the printer to work. Ask Student Bif he/she can help you. Student B —— | suggest Student A tries turing itoff and then on again. Askif that has | tha It still doesn’t work. | AskStudent Bit | he/she knows of other printers inthe |S building _) | TeltStudent A he/she / aise your printer Thank Student B for his/her help, © Choose one or two situations from Exercises 4 and 5. Write a conversation using the flow charts above to help. Then role-play it with a partner.)) MAN VERSUS MACHINE Work in pairs and answer the questions. 1 Look at the person on page 65. What type of sport ishe doing? 2 Would you like to try this sport? Why?/Why not? Read about the programme, Who do you think will win the race? Why? Top Gear ‘Top Gearis the BBC's international award-winning television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. More than 350 million viewers worldwide enjoy watching the presenters with their quirky, humorous style. On the show they compare and test-drive cars, and organise all kinds of crazy races. Inthis programme, James May, possibly the slowest driver in Great Britain, challenges two freerunners toa race in Liverpool city centre. ‘James has to drive six miles towards the Liver building inthe city centre in a Peugeot 207. ‘The two teenagers who try o beat him will run and jump over buildings, aking a much more difect route. Who do you think will et there first? building ieeating ata its against the latest transport solutions: silly rention, and involvesout present a new machine Work in pairs. Answer the questions and complete the tasks 1 Write a list of things you have to do every day. 2 Are there any things on this list which you don't enjoy? Could a machine do them for you? 3 Invent a machine which would help you fe things. Draw a pictur DIB Listen to someone taking about anew machine. Whats the invention? What does it do? Listen again and tick the key phrases he uses, PHRASES phrases to explain how it works. Present your ideas to the class. Which invention do you think is the best? Prepare and practise a short presentation about your new machine. Use your picture and the useful back an advertisement Read the advertisement and answer the questions. What is the musical shower? How does it work? youins bea eee aie ONO a shower then you might already havea streo in your bawoom. Butimane Mow much beter itwould be Fyourshowerhead ako —O aan MP3 player tached to Ill download your favour uns of aio progeanmes at ight Then nthe morning. Your shower wil automaticaly ply your fevourte tunes for you yout musi showet ‘There no beter way 0 tartthe day. Write an advertisement (advert) for your invention (120-180 words). Use the advert above and the key phrases to help.O COMPARATIVES) Ese LA Look at the information and ‘complete sentences (1-4) using, ‘the prompts in brackets. 1 100 years ago, people didn't live 'as they do today. (long) 2 Itused to be 10 ‘communicate with people on the other side of the world. (far, difficult) 3 Itis___for modem ‘businesses to pay thelr employees. (far, expensive) 4 Nowadays, doctors are than they were in the past. (much, educated) B Write sentences about ‘hundred years ago. Compare them with your partner. CNA 2 A Complete the words in sentences 1-6. 1 I don't agree with nu po__I think 's3 dangerous way of making eae ae 2 Sp___tr_isawaste ‘of money. Why do we need to send people tothe Moon? 3 | couldnt live without my wa___ma_| hate dirty clothes. 4 had to have loads of va when twent to Malawi. didnt want to get il 5 lthinkge _en_is. a bit worying. People might start to only want babies which are beautiful 6 Doctors give people too many an__Sonow,some medicines dont workany more 'B Work in pairs. Choose three sentences you disagree with. Tell your partner why. Sno 3A Putthe letter ics in the correct order to find words related to questions. 1 In clas last week, we used dises In class last week we discussed 2 I cant answer nose quits about 3 try to pen rods quickly to 4 Inthe next few months m going to 00k on... @ words) 5 recently quid ren about 6 {own red what happened to 7 enjoy a good tea bed especially about 8 It would be interesting to sit negative a crime like B Complete the sentences so that they ae true fo you GSS 4A Complete the sentences with the correct question tag. 1 She wrote the frst Hoty Peter book ina café, cit she? 2 This man, who is U2 singe does alot of humanitarian work, 2 3 This actor has won an Oscar for Forrest Gump, __? 4 He was probably the greatest basketball playerin History, _? 5 She lived in Calcutta, where she helped street children, but sshe wasn't from India, _? 6 He became Cuba's leader in 1959 and he didn't transfer power to his brother until 2006,___? 7 Her full name is Madonna Louise Ciccone, __? 8 Her husband was US President, She's very popular but she probably won't be as famous as him, __? B Who are these sentences about? 1) KRowling Work in groups. One student thinks of a famous person. The ‘others ask tag questions to find ‘out who itis. ‘A: Youte.a man, aren't you? B: Yes Banas 5 A Match requests 1-5 with responses a)-e). 1 Excuse me, could you tell sme where | can find the bathroom? 2 Could you call me a taxi? 3 Would you mind helping me with my bags? They're very hea. 4 Would you mind opening the window? 5 Could you tell me what time the restaurant opens? 2) Sure It's very hot in here, isn't iv 1b) Yes, of course. It’s just over there, down the stairs and on the left. ‘© Yes, of course. Where do you want to go to? ) I'm not sure, Let me have a look Yes, it opens at Lla.m. ©) Of course not, Let me take yyour suitcase. 1B Work in pairs. Take turns to practise the conversations using ‘the prompts below. ‘Student A: + where/bathroom? + calltaxi? + shop/close? + gevidoor? Student B * open/window? + restaurant/open? + help/shopping? + tell/platform the train leaves from? ‘ge <=BTC Ta CUNT} Suc) 0WI9 ° 3 5 6.1 Talk about emotions 6.2 Discuss what you would do in diferent situations Cerone ener eee ee tees ae eee oe ree eee eee es idblenerco fener eK eet ere ee Shei eee feeling today? Oe ee eo ey Watchers 6.3 Read about good ways to give bad news 6.2 Write an email of advice 6.4 Write a website entryFEELING STRESSED? 1A Look at photos A-F. What emotions do you think these people are feeling? Why are they feeling. them? B Read the text and match photos A-F with the emotions, When was the last time you felt these emotions? Give some examples. DelA TOWNS e “ING/-ED ADJECTIVES 2aw discuss the questions. orannoyed? find relaxing? 3 ightened of? 4 ake you worried? 5 ally embarrassed? 6 2 e2| exhausted? 7 ings do you find confusing? 8 B 1 e satisfying? id answer the questions. bout feelings:-ed 2 ¢ o talk about the cause of swith the correct form of ise 2A, Remember to use -ed the news at the 15 going to be another war 2 im going to bed. fm becaus 1 his week 3 then | realised what fd 4 people enjoying the food Ive 5 inderstand the grammar.'m completely 6 use It makes me feel VOCABULARYBANKLISTENING 3 Read the definition and listen to the radio programme. Answer the questions. ‘therapy /eerap/ CU) purl therapies the iment ofa rental of pyc ines Ove! 9 fone period of tere, eapeialy itu Using page 138 LANGUAGEBANK 6 A DIG! Listen and underline the words you hear. 1 If he shouts, gewllget angry. 2 If see him, l/l tell im 3 When they arrive, we eat/velet. 4 When we get there, we phone/vell phone you. 5 IF Ifinish early, go gohome B WEAK FORMS: pronouns + Listen again and repeat. Pay attention tothe weak form of lal in the contraction I'l /aal/ or welt wral/. 7 A Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Mark each sentence zero (0) or first. (st) conditional. 1 a) If gorunning every day, it (make) me feel 00d. ) Im feeling down. if go fora run, (feel better 2 a) When | finish reading this book, | (Give) it to you to read by) When | (finish) reading a book, | usually feel disappointed 3. a) mmecting my boss later I tell him about my new job, he (get) angry. byIf1___ (get) angry | take a deep breath and count toten. 4 a) iftimtired,1 (like) to eat in front of the television and go to bed early by I'm planning to drive through the night. If get tired, |____Gtop) and sleep, B Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. ‘Compare your ideas with a partner. Can you find any similarities? When | get older When my English gets better, | IF1'm happy, l usually When | get home this evening IF'm stressed, | usually8 A Work in pairs. what do you do in situations 1-7 Write three pieces of advice to give to someone in one of these situations. 1 You're nervous about a jab interview/exam. 2 You're annoyed with someone in your family. 3 It the weekend and you're bored. 4 You're stressed about your work/studies, 5 You've got too many things to do, 66 You get home from English class and realise you've left your bag behind 7 When you get home, you're hungry but there's nothing to eat. 1B Workin groups and compare your ideas. Which is the best idea for each situation? 'fyou've got too many things todo, you should try to priontise your tasks. Ifyou get stressed about your work, ry to do more exercise to help you feel relaxed, VOCABULARY MULTI-WORD VERBS 9A Match the following topics: Clothes, Computers and Love and {friendship with paragraphs 1-3. oa Imet my ex-boyfriend when he chatted me up in bar, Wo got on really wall We were together for two years {and we were planning to settle down. Then I got bored and. went off him! I's bit confusing. You have to seroll up and then | lek on the arrow icon. Ifyou want, you can log off before you shut down, | ove dressing up so when | tried on that purple Suit, Thought it was perfect for my frst day at work. was so ‘embarrassed when | arrived and the receptionist told me to take off my tie because everyone dresses down at the company! 1B Match the multi-word verbs in bold in Exercise 9A with the correct definition in the word webs. You will need to use the infinitive form, GE et ote tse yu want buy he Have good relationship/tike each other Sep ing oneoneoneing GEE wre Exit from awebsite Talkto someone that you like so that they wil ke you Wear especially smart or colourful clothes, eg. fora party Move the computer mouse to see earlier pages cise boinc era re aE sites oroecoee ‘Wear clothes (to work) that are not smart, eg old jeans 10 A Look at the dictionary definitions ‘below and answer the questions. 1 Which verb needs an object? 2 Which verb does not need an object? 3 Which verb can be followed by ‘another preposition? DB ey se on pr vont. on apiece of emg cu re scr youike cant these jean please? Brtenprvi sci pmnem ney Soe Searcy eteranp + wih re Sees pet on nyu ey we BB stat down pty 9 company. factory, Spectne etc shuts dovm, or youshut gown t stops operating. Hurceds cal post ofces ave shut down own De you shut the BB Use the dictionary definitions to help you decide which sentences are possible. Mark the sentences with a Tick or across. 4 tried the suit on | tried on the suit. 2 igeton really well with Simon / liget Simon on really well 3 Youneed to shut down the computer / You need to shut the computer down, speakout TIP There ae different ways to group ‘multi-woed verbs (including phrasal verbs) in your notebook For example, you can Group them by topic (e.g. weather, travel, work oF by preposition (eg mult-word verbs with on, over, by). Decide how you want to group them and then add the phrases to your notebook © Choose three or four verbs from ‘above and write your own example sentences. Use a dictionary to help. ‘Then compare them with a partner. Are the sentences correct? D>page 153 VOCABULARYBANKIf you wanted to persuade someone to dress up as a tree in public, what would you do? If you wanted to raise ‘money for charity on the streets, who would you ask to help you? ‘What would you do if you wanted to sell cakes and nobody was buying them? What would you do if you needed to think creatively but didn't have any ideas? One thing you could do is watch a programme from the BBC series The People Watchers. The programme asks the question ‘Why do we do what we do?’ Through twenty episodes, Professor Richard Wiseman, two psychologists and 2 neuroscientist do experiments involving members of the public, secretly ‘lming them with a hidden camera, The experiments show why we behave the way we do in everyday situations. Ifyou L.A Read the first paragraph of the article. How would you answer the four questions in that paragraph? Discuss with other students. wanted to know how to geta seat on a crowded train, stop people from jumping queues, get someone to do you a favour, work out if someone is iyi, and get 2 complete stranger to lend you a mobile phone, you could find out by watching In one experiment, two of Wiseman's psychologists pretended to be cake-sellers ‘They stood ata stall on the street and tried to sell cakes fora pound each. No tone bought any. So they did what shops do: they held a sale, But it wasn'ta real sale. They pretended that one cake cost two pounds, and ifyou bought a cake, you would get another one fre. People started buying! Later they told people that the cakes usually cost two pounds but they were doing 2 special deal and selling them for just one pound. Again, people bought the cakes. It seems that everyone loves the idea ofa bargain even if they aren't really getting one. Another experiment looked at ‘experts who aren't Emma, a psychologist, pretended to bea hairdresser. While ‘cutting’ thee people's hair, she talked I a hairdresser, saying all the right things, and dropped a few bits of fake hair. The three volunteers later sad they were very happy with their haircuts. In reality, Emma hadn't cut any har Richard Wiseman's conchision? People would do better if they didn’ always listen to ‘expert’ Instead, ‘they should trust their own eyes. In another experiment, Jack, 2 psychologist, had to persuade ordinary people to dressup as a tree. The trick was to ‘tart small’. Fist, Jack asked a man ‘to wear a badge; then he asked him to wear a cap; and finally the tree suit This, Wiseman says, is called "The foot In the door technique’ f you want a big favour from someone, fist ask for a small favour! VOCABULARY b VERB-NOUN COLLOCATIONS BA Match verbs 1-7 with nouns a) th 4) money or something) areata nce cts eee a Pee researchers did to answer the questions. a 3 do ©) a programme 2 A workin pars and answer the questions 4 ee 4 hair me ; 5 jump ) aqueue 1. What question dos the programme ry to answe? 2. How did Wiseman’s team carry out their research? ra ) aseat 3. What was the ‘trick’ to get people to buy cakes? jan er 8) asale 4 What ‘trick’ did Emma, the fake hairdresser, use? B Which do you do: 5 Whatis'the foot in the door technique? J iasel soqteenemeta B Read the article again. Make notes under these 2 toavoid standing up in a train/bus/waiting headings sa tohelpa charity? a Seo ete uid tae Sait bi to be informed or entertained? 3. Conclusions from the experiments C Think of a question about human behaviour that you would like answered. What could researchers in this programme do to answer it? to make someone look more beautiful? ‘0 obtain new scientific information? aiting ina longline (eg. to get tickets)?CN HYPOTHETICAL CONDITIONAL: PRESENT/FUTURE 4 1 ead a review of te People Watchers. Why does the reviewer the the programme? > Pick of the month My own favourite series this month? The People Watchers. Presented by Professor Richard Wiseman and hs rather attractive psychologist friends, ‘the show asks some very interesting questions. HLna.oe saw you. would you. {ake something without paying for? How close to someone would yu sand. ‘ityou didn't know then i’ al good stuf, but maybe the programme could ‘beeven better if me heard from more experts. Unfortunatly for most ofthe Series, we only hear Professor Wiseman’ voice. And tou alsa be nice ite har mae statistics, Some ofthe experiments using hidden cameras show ony one or two people in ation which not enough o make big ‘conclusions about human nature. But overall this is good TV: ight, easy ‘on the eye, and fun, B Look at the four underlined sentences above and complete the rules with the words in the box. i 11 We use the hypothetical conditional to describe a would could hypotheti situation. 2 nthe if clause, we use the _ simple, 3 inthe result clause, we use ord. 4 fwe are not sure of the result, we can also use C Find other examples of the hypotheti article on page 71. D> page 138 LANGUAGEBANK conditional in the 5a CONNECTED SPEECH: would Listen and complete the conversations. 1A: What. if your laptop exploded? B: IF my laptop exploded, Id call for help! 2 A: What would you do if you lost your house keys? B: IF llost my house keys, climb through the window! 3. A: How would you feel if your car broke down? ‘my car broke down,!___ happy! B Listen again and answer questions 1~ 1 How do we pronounce would in the question form? 2 How do we pronounce would in fast spoken English in positive sentences? 3 How do we pronounce the negative of would? 6 compete the sentences wth the correct form of the verbs the box write do can fall novrain see(x2) go like notéhave novbe_ tell 1 Iwould write my autobiography IF didn’t have so much work to do. 2 What ifyou a UFO? 3m go anywhere in the world, tothe Caribbean, 4 fit so much, | to live in Norway. 5 You____very happy ifyou__ the exam. 6 Ifyou _a friend shoplifting, would you the police. ? A Complete the sentences about your classmates. 1 If__could go anywhere, he/ she 20 wasn't so busy, he/she 3 if was able to speak to hishher President, he/she 4 If _ knew how to, he/she 5 would feel very happy if 6 5 life would be easier if 7 wouldn't like it if 8 wouldn't care if. BB Askyour classmates if your sentences are true. 8 A what would you do if 1 someone asked you to dress upas a tree for charity? 2 2 stranger asked to borrow your mobile phone? 3 someone jumped a queue, ahead oF you? 4& you had to think of a way to raise money for charity in the street? 5 someone asked you to take part in. 2 TV programme? 6 you heard someone saying bad things about your friend? 7 you saw someone stealing bread in the supermarket? 8 you found a bag of money in the street? je the bag of money to the police. 1B Choose five or six of the situations. ‘Work in groups and tell other ‘students what you would do.