G will I won't (decisions, offers, promises)

V verb+ back It's a secret.

P word stress: two-syllable verbs
OK, I won't tell

1 GRAMMAR
will I won't (decisions, offers, promises)
a Look at the ca rtoons. What do you thin k the m issing
phra ses are?

b 3 lO l)) Listen a nd complete the gaps.

c Look at t he cartoon again . In which o ne does

somebody... ?
0 promise to do somethi ng
0 decide ro have somet hing 1 A That's t wo burgers, a double portion of chips, and two
0 offer to do someth ing ice cream sundaes. Anything else?

d > p.136 Grammar Bank 68. Learn more about makin g B Yes, _ _ _ _ _ _ , please.
offers , promises, and decisions and practise t hem.

e >Communication I'll I Shall/? game p.l02. Play the

game.

2 PRONUNCIATION
word stress: t wo-syllable verbs
p Stress in two-syllable verbs
Remember that most two-syllable verbs are stressed
on the second syllable.

a Look at the two-syllable verbs below. Which syllable

are they tressed o n? Put them in the right column . 2 A Do I want to go back to t he previous version? Do I press
Yes or No?
a gree a rrive bo rrow com plain de!cide deipend B I need to do my homework now. _ _ _ _ __ when
for get happen im press in vent in)vite oiffer I f inish.
practise pre fer prolmise re 1ceive repair sunjbathe

1st syllable 2nd syllable

b 3 12 l)) Listen and check.

3 _ _ _ _ _ _ ! I promise!
Well, hurry up. I can't wait much longer.
A Just one more kiss ...
3 SPEAKING & LISTENING I won't tell 4 VOCABULARY verb+ back
anyone.
a Look at the sentence . Ta lk to a partner. a Look at t he sente nces . W hat 's t he d ifference
~ between [JO a nd [JO back?
I When do you t hin k people say them? L

2 W hat do you t hink t hey a ll have in commo n? I'll do it later. J I'm going to work. I'm goi ng back to work.

/ b Complete t he dia lo g ues w it h a ph rase fro m

I'll pay you I'll t ext
I'll come back you when I y th e lis t.
back. and finis h t he job get there. ~ We'll build new
tomorrow. schools and call you back come back give it back
This won't pay me back send it back take it back
hurt. ~ :__.,.,. hospitals.
/
/ 1 A The shirt you bought me is t oo small.
B Don't worry. I'll t o t he shop
b Look at t he t itle o f a new paper a rticle. Do yo u t hin k it's a nother and cha nge it. I still have the receipt.
pro m ise t hat people o fte n b reak?
2 A Hi, Jack. It's me, Karen.
B I can't talk now, I'm driving - I'll

I'll never forget you in 15 minutes.

3 A Could I see the manager?

B She's at lunch now. Could you
in about half an hour?

4 A That's my pen you're using!

B No, it's not. It's mine.

5 A Can you le nd me 50 eu ros, Nick?

B It depends. Whe n can you ?

6 A I bought t his jacket on the internet, but

it's too big.
B Can't you ?

c 3 14>)) L is te n a nd chec k. In pai rs, practise

teve Smith from Devon in the UK met Carmen Rui z-Perez from

S Spain 17 years ago when they were both in their 20s. Carmen was
studying English at a language school in Steve's tow n, Torbay.
They fell in love and got engaged. But a yea r later Carmen moved to
d
t he d ia logues.

As k a nd answer in g ro ups. A k fo r mo re
in fo r m a tio n.
France to work, and the long-distance relationship fi rst cooled a nd
Q; When so meone leaves yo u a message o n
then ended. Q.
yo u r p ho ne d o yo u usua lly call t hem back
A few yea rs later Steve tried to get in touch with Carmen again, ~~ im med iately?
but she had cha nged her address in Paris. So he sent her a letter to i 2 If yo u buy so meth ing o nli ne that is nor
her mother's address in Spain. In t he letter he asked her if she was -~
exactly w hat yo u wa nted, do you always
married and if she ever thought of him . He gave her his telepho ne ~
send it b ack?
number and asked her to get in touch. But Ca rmen's mother didn't ~
send the letter to her daughter a nd it fell down behind the fireplace, l 3 Have yo u ever lent somebody mo ney and
where it stayed for ten years... ~ t hey d idn 't pay you b ack?
4 When you come back after a ho liday do you
usually feel better o r wo rse than befo re?
c Read the article a nd a nswe r the qu es tio ns. 5 When yo u bo rrow a book o r a DV 0 fro m a
I W hat were Car men a nd S teve do ing in To rbay? fr iend do yo u usually remember to g ive it
2 W hy didn't they get m arried ? back ? W hat about if you lend so methi ng to
3 Why did n't S teve' lerrer get to Carm en? your frie nd ?
6 If yo u b uy som cth i ng to wea r fro m a sho p
d 3 13 >)) ow listen to part o f a news progra mme a nd a nswe r t he and th en decide yo u do n't like it, do you
que t io ns. usually t ake it b ack ?
W hat happen ed ... ?
I when the bui lders fo u nd t he letter 4 when t hey met in Paris
5 SONG
3 1s >))
2 when Carmen got the letter 5 last week
Reach Out I'll Be There ~
3 when Carm en called Steve