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QRS: a (20) bes ctor 6B ete me fs Ay Ai the airport Pracrca Evcusn 12 Bd Aa department store Pracrica Encust 48 2D wipe pc veo o @yeereecpate « Qieaaie is Beer sate ate mente E Dae ae oo : 2D one caer eng 9 2 ataiarder s (MW Aithe conference hotel Praca Encusn 21 a Ai the pharmacy Pracrica Exctisn 57 2 ieee yo ee a ee 5 (2 ie pats pre tn » @pauee “ 2 inate ine yu » isalaearaa « (Des ty cant » QRSSeincan “ (Ad Restaurant problems Pancreat Encusn 30 (Dy A boat trip PracrcaL Excusn 66 QEeren Pe ee o 2 soniye 3 MD towaitsyur boar se set s agers 7 2 ie vores tints ty 3 Fae o am > ® (AX Lost in San Francisco 39 AX onthe phone Poacnea Eucus 75 2D Wits wee ™ 2D Hreatetined me *Today is the first day of the rest of your life, ‘Anonymous 1 GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER ‘Match the verbs and nouns. 1 be born do TV; the news a language course, the bus listen to two brothers, a big family JOO0#8 play 4 homework, your job 2 3 4 5 read [1 amagazine, the newspaper 6 speak [1 omvacation, to the beach 7 take = Cg the guitar, sports 8 watch [fh English, Spanish 9 @ Oi musicacd o 10 have jim La Paz, in Bolivia 2 GRAMMAR word order in questions a Put the word into the right place in the question, 1 Where you from ? are 2 Who you live with ? do 3 What type of TV programs do like? you 4 Did you to this school last year ? so 5 Are you to study at home tonight? going 6 What are you thinking ? about 7 Who you talk to at the party ? aid 8 Who do you usually e-mails to? send 1b Write questions. Be careful with the tenses. 1 Does you ter speak Korean (your sister / speak / Korean) 2 Where (you / live) 3 What ples a (music / your brother usually / listen to) ti ee a aie OE, (he / meet / them tomorrow) 5 Why a Ss (you / do your homework now) 6 Where) oss et (they / go on vacation last year) 7 How often ecco ay (you / go / movies) 8 Did (you / read the newspaper yesterday) ‘Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1A 3 VOCABULARY numbers, times, dates Continue the series. 1 nine, ten, eleven _, _twelve fifteen, sixteen, Fl forty, fifty, . ninety-eight, ninety-nine, , first, second, : tenth, eleventh, . ‘Thursday, Friday, pein morning, afternoon, ae = November, December, — 10 five after five, ten after five,4 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE @ Write the opposite instructions. Instructions Opposites 1 Work on your own. Work in pairs. 2 Stand up. S__ down 3 Askthe question, A_the question. 4 Tum on your phone. T___ 9 ____ your phone. 5 Speak English D____ speak Spanish, b Order the words to make sentences. 1 a/ weekend / good / Have Have a good weekend. 2 page /it / Which / is 3 late / Sorry /T'm 4 name / do / spell / your / you / How 5 please / you / that / repeat / Could 6 pronounce / How / you / that / do 5 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, the aiphater Circle the letter with a different vowel so r 2s m[N | xX) @ cp) Pia) ssa D | ar | ean 'b Underline the stressed syllables in these words. 1 alphabet 6 tonight 2 birthday 7 airport 3 fourteen 8 brother 4 forty 9 instrument 5 Wednesday 10 university More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words Word. inslation (the) date now foreign languages nown Toran ‘lengwidguz 2 test_ now Seest L 7 copy /Can {have /a/1/ please traditional adjective [fran 2 unusual_ adjective fan'yusual! introduce verb ‘antra‘dus’ 8 does / mean / What /“phone” troduce verb [isd 2 ty verb |i : another determiner |io'nadar/ | © Look at the pictures and complete the instruction (ieee ail ational! verbs. ® lei Der. aot AaSjorks = 3, cone ees 6 co the a ‘Student Book p.144 Vocabulary Bank nd of ...2 (wat kamnd avi Can you answer these questions? a 0 Where are you from? Ey What do you do? (ED What languages do you speak? [Dy What are you going to do tomorrow? Ey What did you do last weekend? ELD Muttizom EXTLELD wwrw.cup.com/elt/americanenglishile/2L- [Atrue friend is someone who is therefor you when he / she would prefer to be somewhere ese rn, American comic book writer 1 VOCABULARY family and adjectives ¢ Complete the text with the correct form of the a Complete the chart verbs in the box. bring notlike notse werk do say —— rot have not getup getalong live not get _have father r i a” uncle | ay mother ] | ina bank, and 2 brother-in-law = about 7:00 in t she's vey hard Zz | she often 3 b Complete the opposites. | ti esa talkative + quiet ls “ | sy 7 5 work ater diane | ee a es eae My father's une || aes gat the same time __ inbed hardworking + eee i (ELENID Student Book p.145 Vocabulary Bank [My brothe than me. He's really | into computers. He 7 2 job with a computer | 2 GRAMMAR simple present | company. We 8 same interests at all — a Write negative sentences. thes but | love them, j 1 [like Hong Kong. don't lke Hong Kong | poem really well, | 2 She works in the city, §—§ - | although we 1 exch other very often —he | 3 He has red hair, eee - io in tes 4 You look happy. fern emi 5. We usually go out for lunch. - wacky ELTTLDD Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1B 6 They have lunch at one. eh ae 3 PRONUNCIATION -s endings b Complete the questions with do or does. a Circle the verb with a different sound at the end. 1 When —do— the banks open and close? 2 thishus go downtown? Sez Buz 3 this store stay open late? 4 your sister work in that shoe store? works | lives eaves runs | knows | teaches | 5 Which supermarket you usually shop at? laughs | does dresses starts | rains | cooks 6 your parents like shopping there? elaxes inks | likes'b Underline the stressed syllable. talkative 4 generous 7 quiet 2 family 5 nephew 8 daughter 3 unfriendly 6 serious. 9’ funny Practice saying the words in a and b. 4 READING ‘Read the article and mark the sentenc or F (false). 1 Twenty-five percent of American university students live with their parents. Few students share a house or apartment with other students, It's easy to decide who to share with. Sharing a home is always a good experience. ‘The questionnaire helps you decide who to share a home with. 6 Roommates who are similar are usually happy living together. these adjectives. 1 generous 2] 4 unhealthy 2 messy 5 hospitable 3 sociable 6 active T (true) b Match the sentences a-f in the questionnaire with More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation single adjecrive | sina choose verb | itfuz exercise ver | 'eksorsauz prefer verb | /pri'for! each iy atleast {at list foresample _| ifar 1g'z1empli ona) date | (den Tm sure faim for! the opposite (of) | /8i 'apazat/ US io) Can you answer these questions? 4 Do you have a big family? ‘How many brothers and sisters do you have? Do you get along well with them? ‘What does your best friend do? ED What kind of person is he or she? ELD Muitizom LOR T the perfect roommate Seventy-five percent of university students in the US live away from home, and most of them live off campus. Many share a house or apartment with other students. But how do you know who to share with? it can be a difficult decision. Are you quiet, serious, shy, and hardworking? Or are you outgoing, fun-loving, and noisy? It's an important difference, and it can make sharing an apartment either a great experience or a nightmare. So next time youte trying to decide who to live with, take this questionnaire. And then ask your possible roommates to take it. If you give the same answers to four or more questions, then you'll be fine. tf more than three of your answers are different, then you need to find a new roommate! 2 leave my clothes on the floor. b exercise a ot « 4 I smoke, | enjoy cooking big dinners for people. | enjoy buying presents. £ Lenjoy meeting new people. oo00 ooono000 oooo0 EAD wwew.cup.comfet/americanenglshie/2‘A man paints with his brain, and not with his hands. ‘Michelangelo, aan painter and sculptor 1 VOCABULARY the body 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds Cosnplcts the crossword a Write the parts of the body in the chart. legs toes back woth arms nose heart hands knees head 2 E— y ar © oD =o i F F : a I teeth F 5 oD 7 b Practice saying the words. 3 GRAMMAR present continuous Clues across > 2 Your thinks, remembers and makes — 5 You use your —__ for smelling flowers. 7 You have two ~ they can be blue, green, brown, or gray. 8 Some women color their ___ red or pink. 9 Adults have 32 ___, babies don't have any. ‘Clues down J 1 You have ten ‘on your hands. You use them for touching things. 3 You open and close your ____ when you speak. You can smile with it 4 You have two at the ends of your legs. You can kick with them. 6 Most people have ‘on top of their heads, 10 You have one on each side of your head. Without them your sunglasses would fall off ELETIDD Student Book p.146 Vocabulary Bank4 Read the museum guide's description of the painting on page 8. Write the verbs in the present continuous. | As you can see itis raining. (ain) in this picture, end | most ofthe people 2 (cam) umbrellas. The two children onthe right are the artist's daughters. They 9 (Pay) witha bal and their mother (the artists wife) «__ (watch) them dosely. On the left ofthe picture, @ young man and a woman (st at a cafe table. They 8__ (nat / tak), but think theyre happy together Inthe middle of the picure is a wornan, She 7___ (not / smile), and she doesn't have an umbrella, What © (she / do)? Maybe she ® (ovat) for her boyfiend. She (Qhink) "He's late, and 1 (ge) cold and wet” 4 VOCABULARY prepositions of place Look at the picture on page 8. Complete the sentences with these prepositions, behind iwthemiddle next to on the left the right und. 1 The woman jn the middle doesn't have an umbrella, The girls — 2 ___ are playing with a bal 3. The man and woman — 4 are drinking coffee. ‘They are siting __ a table umbrella. 5 ‘The woman the children is their mother. 6 The girls are standing — ‘each other. More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word art gallery mown fart ‘gelarié = st_nown Porus/ b Complete the sentences with the simple present or Mt ors — . present continuous form of the verbs in the box. painting mown | ’pemtny - i 7 ee ee picture noun | paktfae = poster noun poostar! oO, Bees-, favorite adjective | 'fervrovy fA draw verb | fara (atthe) back | bak! (atthe) from | rants _ famous (for) Lfermos! 1 Don’t turn off the TV! Im watching it. 2 They — in Africa every summer. 3 Thave a test tomorrow, so I hard 4 Jack always _ the train to work 5A Where you aes, B To play tennis 6 1_____touse the computer now! Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1C sis (> Can you answer these questions? a {EF What are you doing now? Ed What dothes are you wearing? GF Bitreining {Ty When does it usually ran in your country? Gy What do you usually do in the evening? Mutizon wirw.oup.comy/elt/americanenglshfile/2BUTT ee yeti la 1 GRAMMAR defining relative clauses @ Match the beginnings and ends of the sentences. 1 That's the theater Oo 2 Inced a cell phone 3 John’s the only person 4 Tlove the program 5 That train is the one {6 Hollywood is the place 7 The directors are the people 8 There's the cafe Doooooa 4 that also takes photos. b that goes t0 Boston, € that has the best coffee. 4 who can fix the printer. € who make the business decisions. F where we saw Haralet. where lots of movies are made. h that’s on after the news. b Complete the sentences with who, that, or where. 1 This isthe church where __ we got married. 2 She can’t find the key 3 The Louvre is the museum ‘opens this door. you can see the Mona Lisa. 4A painter is someone paints pictures 5 A dictionary has good examples is very useful. 6 A The bakery __ T usually buy bread is closed today. B Don't worry. I know a supermarket has really good bread, 7 Tm looking fora store (ELTD Student Book p.126 Grammar Bank 1D sells postcards. 2 VOCABULARY explaining words Complete the sentences for explaining words. 1 tall Its the opposite_ of shor 2 apple Itsak of fruit. 3 sleepy Its to tired. 4 boots They're shoes, but they cover your legs. 5 nervous Wsh. you fel when you have atest. 6 sweat Fore , you do this when you feel hot 7 dentist Wss. who takes care of your teeth, 8 hospital Isa phere you go when youre sick. w PRONUNCIATION using a dictionary @ Match the words to their pronunciation. 1 waiter Pwatar! water Pwertar! 2 kitchen katfont chicken tfiken/ 3 ninety nann'tin/ nineteen Fnamti 4 homework Phoomwark! housework Phavswark! 5 Austria do'streilya/ Australia ostria! 6 sandwiches 'senwitfis! sunglasses #'sanghesiz/ 7 Mexico 'meksikoo} Mexican /'meksikan/ b Underline the stressed syllable in the words in a, € Practice saying the words.4 READING a Read the definitions and complete them with these words. 1 afternoon Your boss ‘Afriend Eating A pedestrian An antique shop More devilish definitions ‘A manager 's a person who gets other People to do all the work 'b Underline five words you don't know, Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation Translation author now definition noun (on the) Internet noun intone ae website nown wwobsait! popular adjective rapyalar contain verb kon'temn/ is the part ofthe day when ‘we worry about what we dit doin the mening. | is somebody who has found a place to park their car ate small computers that, ‘were invented to make business people work at home, on vacation, and when they're traveling is @ shop where the things for sale are very old, and the prices are very modem, is the person who is early for work when you're late, and late when you'te early |7 | is something thet children | do between meas, but not uring them is a person who knows you wel, but likes you anyway. explain verb mime verb panic verb rekognawz recognize verb Study idea To remember new words, you need to test your memory. 1 Cover the Translation column and look atthe words in English Say them in your language. 2 Cover the Word column and look at the translation. Say the words in English, 3 Test yourself again on the other new words in this File, Can you answer these questions? a I What's a waiter? ED Whats a fbrary? FE What’ a dictionary? 3] What's an umbrella? 1 What’ a journalist? mutizom wowwoup.comyeltamericanenglshfile/21 AT IMMIGRATION Complete the dialogue with these words. is traveling long in enjoy purpose with vacation i's where A Your passport, please. Thanks. Where are you traveling — from? B From China. I live? Hong Kong, A What's the of your visit? B I'mon4 A Isee, How 5_ the US? B Just a week, As are you staying? B In San Francisco, ? some friends of mine, As _ this your first visit to the US? B No? iy third, [love it here. A Wel, 10 your stay, Mr. Lee 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Reorder the dialogue, 1 to 10. ‘A. No, thanks, 'm fine. Are you ready to go? A. Long! Twelve hours. A. Great! Let’s go! 0 A I'm fine > No, I'm OK. I always sleep on planes. How was the fight? Sure. My car's outside in the parking lot. Wow, you must be really tired Hello, Tom, How are you? H weve ‘Would you like a coffee or anything? x READING San Francisco — capital of coo! mame z a ere) into busy Chinatown. Go up place. i's the home of the ‘expensive Nob Hill, and then See ‘continue onto South Market and the Mission District, with their many nightclubs. San Francisco is famous for its ee ae) eee es Facing the Pacific Ocean to the relaxed lifestyle, and it has west and San Francisco Bay to some of the most incredible the north and east i's famous nightlife and wonderful food fori hill with their fantastic anywhere in the United States. views ofthe Bay, and its beautiful bridges. I's a perfect base for a vacation, close to Napa Valley, home of the California wine industry, and 2 few hours’ drive from scenic San Francisco is a popular place to visit any ime of the year. Summer is the tourist season, so prices are higher, lines are longer, and finding a parking place is nearly ee impossible. The best months ‘The best way to explore San for weather are between Francisco is on foot. Walk slowly mid-September and mid through North Beach, with ts | November, but youll have @ relaxed European charm, then great time whenever you go. Read the text once. Would you like to visit San Francisco? Answer the questions. 1 What can you see to the north, east, and west of San Francisco? 2 Is ita good idea to drive around when you visit? 3 Which are the best two areas for music and dancing? 4 Give three reasons why summer isn’t the best time to visit. 5 Which month has the best weather? Cover the text. Can you remember five reasons to visit San Francisco?AA vacation is having nothing to do and all day to do it. Robert Orben, American editor 1 VOCABULARY vacations a. Write the phrases. 4 photos. 9 __ at ahotet 3 buy eri go neldewendemarsi einen b Complete the sentences with a weather word. 1 Wear lots of warm clothes ~it’s freezing __ outside 2 Thirty degrees Celsius is hot, but 40°C isb____t 3 We can’t go skiing, There's no s 4 T cat see anything I’ very |—___ 5A Isitsunny? B Novitse ‘much in the summer. 6 It doesn’t usually (ELENLIDD Student Book p.147 Vocabulary Bank 2 GRAMMAR simple past: regular and inregular verbs ‘Write the simple past of these verbs in the correct column, ‘arrive become remember begin _ break talk do stay hate have spend — walk see _ argue Write negative sentences. 1 We stuclied in Japan. (not in Korea) We didn’t study in Korea 2 They spoke Portuguese. (not Spanish) 3 My uncle was a nurse. (not a doctor) 4 Tslept badly. (not well) 5 My mother enjoyed the book. (not the movie) 6 He took the change. (not the receipt) 7 You were late. (not on time) 8 She called her boyfriend. (not her parents)¢ Complete the text with the simple past form of the verbs in the box. argue rent have ge. notknow drive fly be Best vacation fen years ago, |!__went__to the Lnited States with my boyfriend. We 2 to San Francisco and 3 acer Thenwe4___to ‘Aizona to vst the Grand Canyon, and then Las Vegas and Los Angeles. We S_ a fantastic ie! Wes ____ each other very well at the time, but we got along very well: We 7___ together for ten days, but we only ____ once — when we ‘got lost! We got marred after that, and we are sfil together. —_— 4. Read the text in ¢ again, Complete the questions. 1 Where _________? San Francisco. 2 there? Ten years ago. 3 a good time? Yes, they did 4 _— along well Yes, very wel. 5 How many times = 2 Only once. Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 24 3 PRONUNCIATION regular and irregular verbs ‘a Circle the verb that has a different -ed sound. Ltalked ied 2aveled wanted —_ played Soved hated decided A vaited Tiered —_ stayed b_ Write these irregular simple past forms in the correct circle. eight wioie had come feed bought saw broke gave drove said went drank made More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word awful adjective fantastic adjective furious adjective | yurios! reat adjective igrest! fabulous adjective | rable adjective | 'muzarabl) Z terrible adjective | terobl/ on wonderful adjective | wandorl beak up with verb | fbretk ap wii escape (from) verb | i'skerp! Can you answer these questions? cs 11) Where did you go for your last vacation? | How did you get there? Where did you stay? (0) Did you have good weather? 1 Did you have a good time? ENLD Muttizom ELATED wrm.oup.com/et/americanenglshile2Photographs are pictures taken to please the family and bore the neighbors. Edmund Volkart Amercon sociologist 1 GRAMMAR past continuous ‘a Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous. 11 eas sleeping (sleep) on my friend’ sofa when his ‘mother came home. 2 What (you / talk) about when I came in? 3. He didn’t call you because his cell phone —_____ (not / work). 4 They child was born, (live) in Sydney when their first 5 Timsorry, __ (you / watch) that program? 6 We (walk) along the beach when we saw snake. 7 She — (not! drive) when the car hit the tree. I was. anes — (snow) when they arrived in Beijing. 'b Write sentences with when. Use the simple past and past continuous. [RIM] 1 They / play tennis / start / rain They were playing tennis when it started 10 rain, 2 He / break / his leg / ski The boys / fight / their father / come home 4A dog / eat / my sandwich /1/ sleep in the park. 5 We / study /in the library / the fire / start © Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. “ast summer 1 went _ (go) to Los Angeles to stay | with my cousin for afew weeks. One aftemoon we | ___ (have) lunch in 2 nice restaurant in a | fashionable pert of town when my cousin 9 | Ged a cll on her cll phone and went outside to tak While she 4__ (alk) on the phone, | suddenly 5 (Potice) 2 man ina black hat who 6G atthe neat table. twas the acor (ride) | (0) to his | table “Excuse me, could | have my photo taken with | | Johnny Depp! He was alone, and | 7 | to take a chance. So I got up and ® | yur asked. He 6) 5, 01 / | 19 (top) a waitress who 11 (pass) | by and gave her my camera, She 2 (take) the photo of lohan and me.I thanked them both end then | retuned toy table: When my cousin | (come) back 1 (mie) “Why ae you “ooking so pleased wth ourset” she asked “nad my photo taken wih Johany Depo “rhny Depp? Whereis he?” / “Hels siting over there Look!” | she tumed around to look and then started to laugh, | "That's not Johnny Depp!" 115__ (look) at the | man in the black hat ~ he 16. (laugh), too. ETL Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 282 VOCABULARY at in, on a Place. Complete the sentences with at, it, or om, 1 We'll meet you at the bus stop. 2 Toften listen to music my car 3. my room I have a poster __ the wall and a photo cof my parents the table by my bed. 4 My familys from Recife, but we live —_ Rio. 5 She's not home. She's — work 6 There's some sugar —_ the top shelf —_ the cabinet. ‘They swam the lake and then went for a walk —_ the park. 8 There's a post office __ the end of this block. b Time. Complete the sentences with af in, on, ot nothing 1 Lets meet next Saturday at. 3:00 2 Thate driving —_ night, geting up early —_ the morning, and working —_ weekends, 3 Our flight is leaving __ Monday at 7:30 the cvening and arriving —_ noon Tuesday. 4 We havea test Friday —_ the afternoon, 5 In most countries, banks and offices are closed New Year's Day. 6 Computers were invented the 20th century. 7 Albert Einstein was born —_ March 14, 1879 in Germany, and he died —_ 1955 in the US. 8 We went to Acapulco March, and we're going again __ the summer. ‘Student Book p.148 Vocabulary Bank 3 PRONUNCIATION /o/ and /ar/ a Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1 famélis 4 around 7 happen 2 similar 3 dramatic 8 memorable 3 later 6 photograph 9 woman b Circle the /a/ and /ar/sounds in the words in a. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word | Pronunciation | Translation balcony noun "etka a exhibition nown | oksa'bifn _ thenews now Sonus stone noun toon! _ wedding noun wed) = _| tek ats saw a {idiot 7 Inka = sada Study idea 1 Look at the Pronunciation column in More Words to Learn, Remember that this mark (°) = the stress is on the next syllable. 2. Underline the stressed syllable in the Word column, Practice saying the words. 3. Remember to underline the stress when you write down new words. RE Can you answer these questions? ‘What were you doing at 8:00 last night? ED What were you doing at 6:00 this morning? E} What were you doing at 9:00 this morning? [Gh Was it raining when you got up this morning? ED What were you doing an hour ago? ‘MultiROM EXELD www.oup.comelt/americanenglishfile/2a Match the music to the dictionary defini How do you pronounce the words? rap opera. jazz punk heavy metal blue — pag’ nm Rock music that is played in a fast, loud, and aggressive ‘ay: It was very popular in the late 1970s, 2 —— Hge2/ n A syle of music invented by African-American ‘musicians in the early part of the twentieth ‘century. I has a strong rhythm and often involves improvisation. Famous musicians include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holliday, and Miles Davis, — ‘rep! n A type of ‘musi in which singers don’t sing but speak the words quickly, in a rhythmic way. Qa — Faparal m I's ike « play inthe theater, but people sing the words. se —— thevi ‘met 1A type of very loud rock music, with lots of guitars and a strong beat. 6 —— Pbluzt A type of ‘music developed by African-American ™usicians in the southern United States. Itis slow, often sad, and with a strong rhythm, Why Where Which When What (x2) Music can change the world because it can change people. Bono, Kea singer of U2 b Complete the questions with these question words. = “How many Who Whose How long Where In London, was Queen's first concert? _ was it? In 1972, = was in the band? Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, John Deacon, and Brian May: = real name was Farrokh Bulsara? Freddie Mercury's, ~ member of the band was most famous? Freddie Mercury, the lead singer. — — top-ten hits did they have? ‘Twenty-four, — — did they stay together? ‘Twenty years, from 1971 to 1991 : — was their biggest hit? Bohemian Rhapsody. - — happened in 19917 Freddie Mercury died. is their music still popular? Because Queen wrote good rack songs.2 GRAMMAR questions with and without auxiliaries 3 PRONUNCIATION ww: and ‘hi’ 4 Circle the correct question. Circle the words with the /w/ sound. 1@ Who did Yoko Ono marry in 1969? cece see 'b_ Who Yoko Ono married in 1969? @b write saw wash quickly iraw white who one two Which Spice Girl did have red hair? es : : b_ Which Spice Girl had red hair? D Circle the words with the /h/ sound, ‘Who does Madonna live with? 3a ication b Who lives Madonna with? Gia) which when hair why 4a When broke the Beatles up? happy hands light hour bb When dia the Beatles break upe —-— = 5 a Which member of Queen was born in Zanzibar? € Practice saying the words in a and b. Which member of Queen born in Zanzibar? 6 a Which instrument did Jimi Hendrix play? More Words to Learn 'b Which instrument played Jimi Hendrix? Write translations and try to remember the words, Pronunciation | Translation b Match the questions in a to these answers. peed unciation_| Translat se a lead singer noun id ‘spon 7 = ries noun Puiks 2 Freddie Mercury. o wes dase _ Enel ; plane crash noun plein | : 4 April 1970 poems noun | 'povama) 5 John Lennon. a sign nowe 6 Geri Halve (Ginger Spc), Cl delicious ait |iaos = become noun | /b'kam) Write the questions for the answers. on erst - deserve verb /di'zarv! 1 Who — painted The Last Supper 2 i = =—_ : share verb jer! Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper a infact 2 Wests A aah wei —_ = Kart Cobain died in 1994 3 Which band 2 Bono belongs to U2. cae eee eae of 4 How many What kind of music do you tisten to? The Lord of the Rings won 11 Oscars in 2004. EI When do you ke istning to music? 5 Who ae 2 Ey Who wrote your favorit song? [Gy How often do you goto concerts? [Ey Who's the most popular singer in your country? ED muitinom Peter Jackson won the Oscar for Best Director. 6,Whiere se sl eit Maria Sharapova was born in Russia. 7 When SS ee Eric Clapton wrote the song Tears in Heaven in 1991. EXEILULD Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 2C — EXMLELD vw .oup.comyelt/americanenglishfile/2‘The driver isthe most dangerous part ofthe car. Leo Campion, French humorist be Catered tacit 1 GRAMMAR 560, because, but, although a Circle the correct words. 2 They wanted to play soccer, but it was sunny / 1 Although Jim has a lot of money, he’ ‘very generous, snowing, 3 Thad a great vacation in Egypt, although I can / can't speak Arabic. 4 The hotel was fabulous, but it was a litle expensive / very nice. 5 I went on a date with John, although I don’t realy like him / lke him a lo. b Complete the sentences using because or so and the correct ending. 1 Tidn’t have any breakfast because 2 Maria lost her wallet, 3 Tealled the police 4 She thought the book was boring, —__ 5 John wanted to learn Chinese, @ Oo Qo Oo 6 T didn't go out with him aT didn’t like him, b he took an evening class. she stopped reading it 4 I didn't have time. «€ she canceled her eredit cards. f the door to my apartment was open, € Look at each group of sentences. Complete each sentence with 50, because, but, or although. 1 a Linda ran to the station because she was very late Linda was very late, __ she ran to the station, © —____ Linda ran to the station, she was too late and missed the train, 2a We stayed home last Sunday _ it was raining. b Itwas raining, Wwe stayed home, ¢ —___ we couldn't go out, we had a really nice afternoon at home. 3 a The tickets were very expensive, they. ‘managed to sell them all in an hour. b the tickets were very expensive, they sold them all in an hour. ¢ The concert was very popular, they sold, all the tickets (ELTIDD Student Book p.128 Grammar Bank 2D 2 VOCABULARY verb phrases @ Match the phrases. 1 Jamie and Hannah met [a aa romantic restaurant. 2 He played 1b todinner 3 He asked her for C1 intove 4 He invited her OO 4 inactub, 5 He took her to (1 each other every day. 6 They saw (1 £ her phone number. 7 They fell Cg her favorite song Cover the right-hand column, Can you remember the sentences? 3 PRONUNCIATION the letter a Circle the word with the same sound as the picture.4 READING a Read the story. Number the paragraphs in the right order, A nasty experience Cl My grandmother didnt notice anything at fist but when she went to bed that evening she found that he jewelry was in the usual place And then she remembered the gis and called the police. They were very sympathetic, but don't think they! ever catch the gts My grandmother hada terble experience last weekend, She's 82 years ol, and she lives by hersel. ve always told her to be careful hen she's answering the door because you never know who's ouside “What are you doing up there?" she shouted, an the gi said, “Can 1 use your bathroom, please My grandmother said yes and didnt nory about it although the gi was Upstairs forages. She gave the gi in the ktchen a sass of ‘wate, Then the second gil came downstairs, and they lft My grandmother thought they looked lke nice gir, so she invited them in. They looked around the living room, and then one of them sai, “Can | have a glass of wate, | please” so my grandmother took her inta the kitchen ‘While they were inthe Kitchen, she heard the other one run upstaits. Anyway, she was at home last Sunday. At about 4:0 in the aternaon, she heard someone knock atthe front door | She opened the doar, and there were two gis ouside, about 10 or 11 years old. “Hello,” said one of the girs, | “Our parents are going to buy 2 house ike yours in this] area, Can we take a look at your house, please? We want to see what tke” b Look at the highlighted words. What do you think they mean? Check your dictionary. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word DJ noun lub noun dark adjective — perfect adjective follow verb again adverb madly (in love) adverb every determiner each other itf ‘aden Vim afraid farm a fred a Can you answer these questions? a {5} Why do you think ts important o learn languages? Ey Wry are you learning English? (Ey Do you think English i cific language to learn? [Gy Would you like to learn another language? [Ey fs your language easy for foreigners to learn? EIELD Mulino Pe TS lata Complete each sentence with one word. (Dy Where __ your parents live? Bitte cat meat. He’s a vegetarian Ey What you looking 2? works wth me. Gy She's the woman Ey Where__ she go lst summer? 1 What A Who ___ B Shakespeare. they are poor, they are happy. you doing yesterday at 7:30? Hamlet? EMAD wow.cup.com/et/americanenglshfile/2frre Ee ‘ 1 CALLING RECEPTION 3 READING Order the words to make sentences, Read the Internet ad and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), 1 is / room /724 / This oF DS (doesn't say). This Prete 1 The Castle Inn is in the center of San Francisco, _T. 2) are ay areas It is near major tourist attractions, 2 3 Itis very comfortable, 4 Itis cheaper in winter. Bee away anions ‘The staff can tell you all about San Francisco, Guests have to pay for parking, ‘The hotel has a restaurant. 4 iswt/ working / The /air-condidoning ‘You can't smoke in any of the guest rooms. a Castle Inn ‘oom avalbity 5. chicken / have / please / Can /1/a/ San Francisco, CA sandwich | make reservation Cotes «air-conditioning in all guest rooms + intoom internet acess 2 “The best-kept secret | . sate depos box in San Francisco” Soe care ‘» non-smoking rooms available ‘SFO aitport 126 miles203 km 6 fruit any / Do f juice / have / you / fresh 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the phrases. Then match the parts of the dialogue, 1 Didyouslep well? [6 2 Hare things 3 W___ are the plans f this evening? —[ 4 T__ isAlex Lopez. Wst___togo. errs Located inthe heart of San Franc is wonder cy wih A , Fancico, the Case wihin an enomaus number fours Oe Where are ee Boing a casy walking distance of Fisherman's attactons, andthe statis available |} x Yes thanks. was very tired. Whar, Chinatown, shopping nd tom maning to night to ansver | IPE 4 They're fine fie resauants. The Case nay quesions you have. We ook ; afer reat sevice, greatcomfor, forward to being a pat of yer San Nice to meet you ee ae and great value, We know San Francisco experience.‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevel, American fist lady 1: Where are you going? 1 GRAMMAR going to, present continuous @ Complete the sentences with going to + a verb from the box, put shave not jump stay, 1 They tegoing to play tennis. 2 It today. a ae whl i Pe 4 aa the whole cake! b Complete the text with the present continuous form of the verbs in parentheses | Welcome to A the best active vacations in the word, Let ime tell you whet we have planned for you in the nest fe ture House, home of ays. On Monday morning you !_"te going (go) sailing. Then in the afternoon, 12 (ake) you (na bicycle tour of the surounding area You need to rest nell on Monday evening, | because the folowing moming we 3 (im) tothe top of Oak Ridge! After that, there is a change of plens: You & (oot windsurf) {as it says on your schedule. Instead we 5____ (have) a voleyball tournament. That wil be fun, fm sure, Then on ¥ wesday momning we © __ (go) to 2 mountain village called Palmo, Thursday is your last day with us, and 17_____ (plan) @ surprise activity for you© Circle the correct verb form. If both forms are possible, circle them both, 1 Pm ure im going to pam passing all my exams this year, 2A Do you have any plans for this Saturday? Yes, 1'm gong to spend /'m spending the day with 3 Do you think ts going tobe is being sunny 4 Its Wen’ birthday on Friday. He’ going o have / ‘He's having dinner with a few friends. 5. We don need to run, Weve not going o mis / Were not missing the tain 6A Where are you going go / ae you going tonight? B To the movies. 7 A Whats the weather forcast for Saturday? Bilt’ going to be / It’ being warm and sunny. 8 She drives too fast. 'm sure she's going to have / she’s having an accident one day. Student Book p.130 Grammar Bank 3A 2 VOCABULARY look Complete the sentences with these expressions, Tm looking for... 'm looking through Tm looking forward to 1 Lim looking for __ my glasses. 2 __ seeing you next weekend, 5 ae e ___ my notes because there's a test this afternoon. ene anew place to live. os ___ my birthday. 6 the catalog, but there's nothing in it that I want to buy. a birthday present for my going on vacation next week, the ads to see if there's anything interesting. 3 PRONUNCIATION /w,, fou, /w @ Circle the word with the same sound as the picture. own short house move improve look pours s| doctor photo | b Practice saying the words, More Words to Learn ‘Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation au pair noun jou ‘per [Pnorvos! a nervous adjective ‘am'pruv/ everything pronoun | /'evri0in/ until conjunction | Jon'til’ ioe wal 2a far ax fort taum/ for a short time {Ey What are you doing ths evening? Ey What are you going todo this weekend? [Ey Where are you going on vacation this year? (Go What are you looking forward to right now? Ey Are you meeting any friend this evening? Mulino ELTLD www oup.com/ety/americanenglshfile/2[Apessimistis someone who is pleased with bad experiences, because they show he was right Heine Ruhmann, German actor and movie director 1 GRAMMAR will / won't (predictions) 2 VOCABULARY opposite verbs Complete the dialogues with will / won't Write the opposite verb in each space. Be careful ~ use the and these verbs. Use contractions. correct verb form. snow notpass rain can 1 think they the game be (x2) notfinish need ie alll [7 TIBGR] 1 A Do you think 2 Timsureshet the exam > it ULsnow __? ae B No, it isn't cold ee ‘enough. But I think it ___ 4 Well ‘home at 6:00 in the morning. 2 Come on. You ‘i ie late for 5. They're going to English in Canada. oe cool 6 Canyou the radio, please? t 71 over 50-e-mails yesterday! Awe the painting today. 5 Couldyou_—lend__-me some money? B You're right. It Could _— some money, please? = dark Oh nol lost in half an hour. ‘Oh good! I eee sh See 10 ‘The door is hard to open, s0 youhaveto iho. harder or you — your (EXENIID Student Book p.149 Vocabulary Bank final exams 3 PRONUNCIATION (a), ‘ou! Cross out the wrong word in each group. 5 You — play (a again in six weeks, a OO) | b | Sy | ut you —___ L ' aes (not | come | problem ain | positive | optimistic | hope obiy | het close ant stop father program ETIELD Student Book p.150 Grammar Bank 38 b Practice saying the words. 2 |a Read the horoscopes for this month. Answer the HOROSCOPES ws 1 Who will do a lot of traveling this month? Cancer ‘AQUARIUS. Jan 21-Feb 19 2 Will Gemini people lose their jobs? = Tad ek Oe oan 3 What won't Aries people be able to do? You'll meet somebody new at work, 4 Whose lucky color will be red? and youll stat a new relationship. 5 Who will go out a lot this month? Red will be your lucky color. 6 Who will spend more time at home? NCE b Underline five words you don’t know. Use your Your family will be very important dictionary to look up their meaning and : this month. Ty to spend more time pronunciation, with them, and they be very glad BF ON) to see you. Green will be your lucky More Words to Learn color. Write translations and try to remember the words. | He Word Pronunciatic Translation Youll have to be very careful with definitely adverb | 'defonoti money this month. You won't be ‘maybe(possibly adverb | /meibi’ able to buy any new clothes. ('pasabli/ However, you will get a nice surprise T at the end of the month. Blue will prabebly advert) peatoby be your lucky color cheer up aie apy congratulations kangrietfalerfnz! TAURUS Apr 21-May 21 = —Ranretfe ie ' don't worry ddoont ‘war " Youll have a very busy social Ife this month! Your friends will throw a ieedus ‘gud Iak/ e surprise party fr you and youl Thope so/Thope not | at houp soo BE Ne rake new fiends, to, Orange wil at houp nt be your lucy color. I (don't) think so | ar Qank sou Cs Oe ees) that’s great Sets grett — Yeu won't havea very good month at work Your bos wil gve you Teil Lm some bad news, but dont ony = you wor le your jb, Work hard an you answer these questions? a and next month will be bette. Purple Do you think the weather will be good tomorrow? Cho cles Do you think you'l study English next year? NSE ses Eo eg ea aaa Do you think you'l go toa party this weekend? ‘Tit wit be'a great month for travel Do you think your country will win the next World Cup? Youll win a vacation, so have your eo passport ready. Youll also travel a lot EXD Multizom SF | inthis county, and you'l visit some old friends. Yellow will be your lucky color, ‘www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 EEVote for the man who promises least - he'll be the least disappointing. Bernard Baruch, American poltcal adviser I'll always love you 1 PRONUNCIATION word stress: two-syllable words a Which words are stressed on the second syllable? Underline the stress. 1 promise receive never 2 window money forget 3 arrive doctor worry 4 repair morning finish S empty secret exist 6 builder hotel borrow b Practice saying the words. 2. GRAMMAR will / won't (promises, offers, and decisions) a. Write sentences using the pictures and prompts. Use P'il/ T won't 1 think / go to bed T think 1 goto bed. 2 tum off the air-conditioning 3 not drive / too fast, 4 buy / another one 5 call the police 6 have / the chicken b Are these sentences promises (P), decisions (D), or offers (0)? 1 Pl give itback to you tomorrow. _P 2 A Which one do you want? B Pil take the red one. 4 3 Tillend you the money if you want. — 4 Tilhelp you with that. - 5 [wont tell your father — 6 ll have the soup and a salad. = Student Book p.130 Grammar Bank 3C 3 VOCABULARY verb + back Complete the sentences with these verbs. ‘be call drive give pay take ; Gone tothe bank. be — back in fen minutes. 2. Mary called while you were in the shower. She asked you to her back when you can. 3. Can you lend me $10? I'll you back tomorrow. 4 We were driving to the beach, but it started to rain, so we decided to back home. 5 A Do you want to borrow my pen? B ‘Thanks, 'U__ it back to you in a minute. 6 ‘This shirt isthe wrong size. I think I it back to the store,4 READING A hard lesson My name is Jon, and this happened to me when | ‘was on vacation in Seville, in the south of Spain. | was having coffee in a cafe when @ man came up to me. He was well-dressed, and he looked very respectable. “Do you speak English?” he asked. He definitely wesn't Spanish, but I'm not sure where he was from. "Ym very sory to bother you, but have a serious problem,” he continued. “im here on a business tp, | and ve lost my briefcase — it had my passpor, my wallet, my money, my credit cards, my cell phone, my address book, everthing. Could you help re? | need to borrow 60 euros to get the train to Madtid — my company has an office there. ll pay you back, of course. ‘When I get home, I send you the money. You can give me your address in the US" I wasnt sure, but he did't seem suspicious, so | agreed. | wrote down my home address on a business card he had, and | gave him {60 euros. | even bought him a coffee. We talked for a few minutes, and then he looked at his watch and said, “Wel, | should get to the station, ‘Thank you very much for your help. Youll have your money back in a couple of weeks, | promise” And he | walked out ofthe cafe So ... do you think he paid me back? No, you're right, he didnt... and | won't lend money to strangers again! (erm treet ERR EERE SESE Read the text, Number the sentences in the right order. 1 Jon wrote his address on the man’s business card. 2. The man explained his problem, 3 Jon bought the man a coffee. 4 Jon went into a cae to get a cup of coffee. 5 Jon agreed to help the man, 6 Aman came up to him. 7 The man left the cafe 8 They talked about other things for a few minutes, b Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words Word Pronunciation | Translation builder nown Mildor! a electrician noun | ilek'trf a injgstion noun | /n'dsekt fn 7 piece of paper noun | ipis av ‘pespar!) plumber noun |/'plamary | promise nown /'pramas/ a seeret_nown ‘sikrov a hurt verb Pees ieee eternal adjective | f'tarnl! | Study idea 1 Some words are easier to remember because they are similar to a word in your language or to another in English, e.g., builder, building. Other words are more difficult to remember. 2 Look at the words in More Words to Learn. Which ones are easy to remember? Which ones are difficult? Highlight the difficult words and test yourself more often on these, Can you make an offer in these situations? BD “Ican't do this homework. I's too hard,” ED “Oh no, | don't have any money with me." "These bags are very heavy” 1) “We don't have any food for dinner tonight.” © “Ws very hot in here.” ELD Muttinom www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2‘Only in our dreams are we free. The rest ofthe time we need wages. Terry Pratchett, British writer 1 GRAMMAR review of tenses b Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use contractions where necessary. a Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. A nation of “square eyes What | are you going to do (do) this evening? » you (watch) television? The answer is probably “yes”. And 1A What did __ you dream (ream) what » you (do) last night? about last night? And the night before? Television again? BI (run) along a dark road and I Every year the average American # (be) very frightened. Then, the next (spend) the equivelent of 70 days watching television — that's four hours 95 minutes s day, This > thing 1 knew, 1 (ay)! make) the United States one of the biggest nations of 2A you often — (dream)? » ‘aquare eyes" in the world. In fact, the typical B Yes.1 (have) dreams all the time ~ ee ee ee es every night! than people - 2.79 TV sets for 2.55 people, on 3A you (do) anything average. tomorrow? But whet ?__1V {do} to family B No, why? lf? Many families § _ {not eat] their meals aa (Gere) par pce together anymore. And of the families that do eat: together, 63 percent» (keep) the TV on during dinner. Think about it — when 1 you last {have} dinner with your family? if they B Sorry, sir, We _— (practice) for the soccer ‘i (want) to come? 4A Boys! What you ____ (do? |____ (turn on) the TV tonight, suggest 2 game tomorrow. ‘conversation instead, It 12 probably A Not in the classroom! [be] more interesting!© Complete the sentences with I'l or I'm going to. Lm going to At midnight on December 31st, quit smoking, No! Don’t worry about money. pay this time. 3 I'm pregnant and have a baby next summer, 4 I-can't go out tonight because vwash my hair, 5 A Are there any letters for me? B Justasecond. ___takea look 6A I'm hungry, B OK, _____ make a snack. Student Book p.130 Grammar Bank 3D 2 PRONUNCIATION word stress @ Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1 meeting 2 patient 6 tomorrow 7 optimistic 3 champagne 8 psychoanalyst 4 successful 9 understanding 5 violin b Practice saying the words, 3 VOCABULARY verbs + prepositions Circle the correct preposition. 1 Don't forget to write) / at me. 2 The psychoanalyst was talking of / about dreams 3. Are you listening to / for me? 4 They always argue with | for each othe. 5. Think about / of his offer~ it’s a good one. 6 I was sitting inthe office waiting for / to a phone cll 7 Vm sorry, but I don’t agree to / with you. 8 Tike to speak to at the manager, please. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words, Word champagne now |iSem'pew | patient now [pein hroo'meas’ | violin noun | fvara‘in/ busy adecie [Pon | fring adjecine _|Pitingy | frightened adjective | /frantnd/ fl adjective | sok’ sesft appear verb a'pir! especially adverb A’spefali Rae Me Can you answer these questions? [El What do you usually do on Monday morning? ED What are you doing next weekend? ED What did you dream about last night? (1) What were you doing at this time yesterday? ED What are you going to do after you answer this question? EQN muttinom RO Ta La ‘Complete each sentence with one word. 1D went shopping, but buy anything ED When! ___the photo, everybody was smiling. a country won the last World Cup? (Oy That's a machine __ makes pasta, Bi Doyou its: to rain tonight? Dre _— pass the exam tomorrow. He's very lazy. ED tts very hot. ‘open the window. DD A What time she coming? B Atoso EXTLDD wrw.oupcom/etvamericanengishile/2 EEA1 PROBLEMS WITH A MEAL ‘Complete the problems and requests. 1 Its very smoky in here Do youhaveat by the window? 2 This forks Cant h another one, please? 3 The soup isc Could you warm it up £_____ me, please? 4 Tasked for my steak r This is very welld - 5. Excuse me, I think there's a m in the check. I didn’t have a coffee, 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Reorder the dialogue, 1 to 6. A. We could go to alittle cafe that I know. Oo A Listen, its still early Let's go for a walk. Oo A. Thank you. That was a great dinner. 1 B That sounds great. We could have another cup of coffee. B Good idea, Where should we go? B You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it. 1 fast. and Fran Eating out in San Francisco Whatever food youre looking for~an allyou-caneat breakfast, 3 quick lunch, 2 romanti nner ~ youl nd | it in Son Francisco. Te ays home to over 4.500 restaurants and eating places And theye not only for tourists. On average, San Franciscans feat out 267 times 2 year and and ‘You can eat food from ' anywhere in the world, from Afghan to Argentinian, and from Vietnamese to vegetarian. With Mexican Caaty ENGLISH food restaurants, Italian bakeries, hundreds of Thai Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean restaurants, in-and-out Japanese noodle shops, is possible to eat your way around the world during a single San cisco weekend, you don't find good food only in ‘expensive restaurants. You can try _great cooking in any number of small eating places, where prices are low reservations aren't needed. Portions are | often larg, but you ask the restaurant to pack up anything you dont ‘eat so you can take it home. But wherever you eat if you have table senice, don't forget to tip the waiter. The exact amount you leave is up J. to you, but 15-20 percent ofthe check is normal. An easy way to ‘aleuate your tip isto double the sales tax (curently 85 percent). Read the article and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say) 1 San Francisco has the best restaurants in the US. Ds 2 You can probably find food from your country in San Francisco, __ 3 There are alot of Asian restaurants 4 Japanese noodle shops are quick places, 5 It’s normal to tip whenever you eat out. to eat 6 You always need to make a reservation to eat in an expensive restaurant, 7 Expensive restaurants have small portioi ns of food. _ 8 If your meal costs $100, you should leave a tip of $8.50. — b Underline five words or phrases you don't know. Use your dict to look up their meaning and pronunciation.| don't design clothes; | design dreams, Rolph Lauren, American fashion designer 1 VOCABULARY clothes a Complete the crossword. 5 ‘Clues down J Clues across > = pl 54 = A Aas YS B b Complete the sentences with these verbs. tryon wear getrdrewed puton tke off 1 She always gets dressed. before she has breakfast in the morning. 2 What dress did you to the party? 3 Talways __clothes before I buy them. 4 I'm cold. 'm going to___a sweater. 5 Its very hot here. ____ your eoat. Student Book p.150 Vocabulary Bank 2 PRONUNCIATION consonant sounds ‘Write the words in the chart, yo # 3 GRAMMAR present perfect or simple past? @ Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions. 1 he / be / Taipei He hasn't been to Taipei. 2 she / write / two books [) 3 they / eat / there before [7] 4 you / ever try/ ice-skating 5 1/ see /this movie = 6 we /have /a lot of fun 7 you /ever / lose | your ID card 1 8 he/ save / enough for a vacation =b Complete the sentences with ever or never. 1 T've never been to Guatemala. 2 Have you ____ flown before? 3 The children have __ been to Disneyworld. 4 Have we met John’s wife? I can’t remember. 5 Shehas __ done this before. 6 Have told you about my first boyfriend? 7 shouted at you? 8 snowed here before. Has your boss thas __ Complete the dialogues. 1 A Have you ever worn. (you / ever / wear) a big hat? B Yes, 1__ A When —___ (you / wear) it? B When (go) to a wedding last summer. 2A —_____(you J ever / borrow) your father’s clothes? B Yes, _ A What _____ (you / borrow)? B Atie.1__ (need) one for an interview. 3a (you / ever / meet) a fashion model? B NoI___ 4a (you J ever / buy) any second-hand clothes? B Yes,1 1___ (buy) a beautiful white shirt for $2.00 at a street market. 3 A ____ (you / ever / have) an argument about clothes? B Yes, My brother __— (take) my best sweater to the beach and ELEN Student Book p.132 Grammar Bank 44 — (ruin) it. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word ———__—_ Pronunciation ‘Translation business own ‘brznos oo chain noun —__itfemm L company now —__"kamponi ar washing machine /woJin mo fin fadhonable adjective ehnsbl | (un)comfortable —_"kamfiabl | adjective so exactly the same /ig'zeektli de semm/ have an argument _/heev an “argyument/ the main reason _/0 mein ‘rizn/ Study idea 1. You can use your dictionary to learn the grammar and pronunciation of new words as wells the | | | meaning, the pronunciation | | the stress is on the the grammar following sylable | the translation | + fo | business /“biznas/ now negocio | eee —__] | Ea a 2. Look at the Pronunciation column above. Say the ‘words two or three times. Can you answer these questions? a [DJ Have you ever read a book in English? BD Have you ever written an email in English? Ey What ae the most expensive clthes you've ever bought? 1) Have you evr been abroad? [Ey Have you ever sung in public? ‘MultiROM EEL www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishtile/2EEE SE,’ 'ss saat IfTsawa___ shark, I'd be very frightened 1 3 4 7 - ¥ 2 saw / you! a/ fire Jif do / you / would FY ee ‘What —__ os =a 3 he /if sailing / could / swim Clues down He'd go pence > 4 new / lottery / clothes / won / she'd / lots of / the / buy Ifshe = Seantesn ete eno 5 couldn't /if/ would / do// they / people / watch / TV What oo ee ee 6 if / go / the / were / to / doctor /1/ you ra a ‘Student Book p.136 Grammar Bank 6B LZ Student Book p.151 vocabulary Bankya 4 READING a Read the first part of the text and check (V7) the things you would do. Xa alae If you were hiking in the North American wilderness and you saw a bear coming slowly toward you, what would you do? "td climb a tre” “I'd pretend to be dead.” O "Td pepper spray its eyes.” "try to fight it” o “td talk to it quiet.” = “td walk away slowly” “1d try not to look at it” “Id make a loud noise” “vd run” b Now read the rest of the article. Which sentence is the best summary? More Words to Learn 1 There's nothing you can do if a bear attacks you Write translations and try to remember the words 2 There are lots of things you can do if a bear attacks you. Word Pronunciation | Translation 3 Bears always try to avoid people far coat noun for koot pet noun pot Well all of these are possible ~ the best thing to do ee = depends on the mood that the bear is in. If it comes toward you slowly, experts say you should talk to it bark verb ‘bark quietly, walk away as slowly as possible, and don't climb (a tree) verb klamy look the bear inthe eye. i might lose interest. arn — H not. then be aggressive, make a nose, and ae a wave your hands. If that doesn’ work and the beat continues 1 come toward you, then run. But only if you lieon (the ground) verb lat on are sure that you can reach somewhere sefe before the wave (your arms) verb | wen bear reaches you. And remember that a bear can run as a = fast as an Olympic sprinter. Don't climb a tree. Bears ci them all day long, and they can cimb beter than you can, Water is also not safe. Bears love water and are yf Wes 7 e excellent swimmers. f your car is nearby, ty to get inside O25) thule ), Ifa bear attacks you, then you can pretend to be dead an you answer these questions? a Bears who don't want to eat you may lose interest and 0 ancy, If you have pepper spray, then spray it inthe bear’ face. This works 7548 ofthe time. The final ‘Where would you go on vacation if you could go anywhere? What would you do if you won the lottery? possibilty isto fight back. Most bears are much bigger and stronger than you, but they may be surprised. (Our final advice? I’s much better to avoid bears than to ‘What would your family thnk if you decided to live abroad? ‘What would you do if you saw a fire? do any of the things above, ‘What would you do if you lost your cll phone? MultiROM ¢ Look at the highlighted words or phrases. What do you think they mean? Check your dictionary. EAD werw.oup.com/et/americanenglshie/21 GRAMMAR may { might @ Mary is 18 and in her final year of high school, She's thinking about her future. Complete her thoughts with : ‘might and a verb from the box. share Next year | !_might go. to college. Or 12 | can start saving to buy a car. 13 with my family or 4 by myself or 6 ‘Then again, she 7 Orie ge get haveto live rent t continue not want ajob so living at home ‘an apartment. 15 the apartment with my friend Sue. — to share with me! my final exams! Oh no! If that happens, | ___ stay in school for another year. Why is life so dificult? Maybe | should take @ course in decision-making! b Read the sentences. Circle the correct form of may / might (not). 7 Ifthe taxi doesn’t come soon, we @nighD/ might not miss the train, Tm really tired, so I may / may not go out tonight. We love skiing, so we might / might not go to the Alps for ‘our next vacation, Sue hasn't practiced much, so she might / might not fl her driving tet. haven't seen Jim with Elena fora long time. They may / may not be together anymore, Ifyou do lots of housework, your mom might / might not give you some money. ‘A. Thave a temperature and a headache. B You might / might not have the flu. My parents may / may not come to the party ~ they think they'll be on vacation then. Student Book p.136 Grammar Bank 6C The first step to getting what you want out of life is this: Decide what you want. Ben Sein, Americon wi 2 PRONUNCIATION word stress ‘Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1 organization § imagination 2 invitation 6 translation 3 election 7 communication 4 information 8 decision b Practice saying the words. 3 VOCABULARY noun formation a Complete the chart with -tion or -sion nouns or the correct verb. Use your dictionary if necessary. Verb Noun communicate communication conclude conclusion correct 2 - confusion demonstrate | = inject a — | organization predict | 'b Complete the sentences with verbs or nouns from a. 1 And finally, in 41d just like to thank you all very much for being here today. conclusion 2 E-mail and cell phones have made it much easier to 3 Teed to go to the doctor for an 4 The scientists gave an impressive of the new robot, 5 Let me make a about the future, I don't think there will be any more global wars 6 Can you help me the conference?Most of us don’t know what life will be like in the future, or even where welll be a year from now, but it's fun to speculate. So, what might the ‘world be like in the year 3000 (or Y3K as it is now called)? Here is what one expert suggests: Bi what forms will our bodies have in YSK? TEN We wittbe bigger and well need more food. The average Adult male might weigh about 100 kilograms, People wil live for hundreds of years and will have computers in ther brains. TF computers in their brains! What do you mean? TE) We wit soon be able to repair the human brain and finally replace it completely. n the future you might be able to record all your experiences on a disk, $o you can relive them ‘when you want to. Communication will be 100 times faster, too. Now we communicate by speaking, but in the furure we ‘may communicate by thoughts and images, B win we stint aie? TA We might be able to avoid death, replacing all our body parts when weneed to. If you de, it may only be by choice. It could be your choice — or it might be the choice ofthe goverment that runs your tind computer. Bnd what will humans do with their time? FN computers wil do all the work. All manufacturing production will be automated, We might just enjoy ourselves while echnology does everything Bl what about space travel? FEN we might take control of space and ive there, too, There might be colonies on Mars or on other planets. Robots will travel far into the galaxy, and we may find alien life ! BF aut wilt we be happier? EN Wels tm an optimist. think inthe end most of us wil be happy, and the world willbe a better place. But who knows? ‘a. Read the interview. Mark the sentences T (true) o1 F (false). People willbe larger and live much longer in the future r 2 We won't be able to replace our brains. 3 We might be able to communicate without speaking, 4 We will definitely not die. 5 We won't need to work. 6 People and robots will travel in space, 7 We won't find any aliens. 8 The expert thinks the world may be a better, happier place in the future. Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation _ Translat options noun capinz zi (indecisive adjective | /dh'sasw EZ ask for (advice) verb eesk for belong verb change your mind verb compare verb confuse verb make a decision verb imeik 9 dr'st5n make alist verb metk 9 hist take your time verb /terk yar tar’ “QUESTION TIME (9 Can you answer these questions with may 2 or might? {1 What are you going to do tonight? 3] What ae you going to wear tomorrow? ED What are you going to have fr dinner tomorrow? 1D) What do you think you'l do next weekend? [Ey Whats the next thing you're going to buy? MultiROM EXITED wivw.cup.com/elt/americanenglishtile/2 7{owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, ‘and then going away and doing the exact opposite, G.K Chesterton, Bits writer 1 GRAMMAR should / shouldn't b Read the problems. Complete the advice with @ Match the sentences to the pictures. Complete the should | shouldn't and a verb from the box. sentences with should or shouldn't A love going out at night and then watching TV when I get home. The trouble is, 'm always tired at work the next day. What should Ido? | @ Ihave a bad pain in my neck. When | move my] | head gts much worse, What is your advice? L © There isa really rice shirt on sale at a neighborhood clothing store. I's expensive, but | can just afford i. Should | buy it? | [0 My coworker earns more money than | do, but does half the amount of work. It's realy making me angry. What should | do? E My children are six and nine years old. They love to watch horror movies, but when they do, they can't sleep at night. Any advice? F I hate waiting in ines. After about two minutes | get really angry and want to hit someone. Please help. G I'm 23 and lonely. | work from home, and | never get a chance to meet anybody. What | should | do? be go(x2) tell watch buy contact 1 You shoul tell_ your boss. He might offer you more money. 2 You ___so impatient. Ty to relax more. 3 You ____ to bed so late! o 4 You ___to the doctor immediately. tea ea a halt 5 You it before someone else does. che Fura ney oucate 6 You __a dating service, it 3 He drink cofiee all day. qa A ‘on Aan ee ee re 7 They horror movies at that age! [) jo fae = € Match the advice to the problems in b. 6 “You ___get more exercise.” \ GRENLTTD Student Book p.136 Grammar Bank 6D2 PRONUNCIATION Ju; Circle the word in each group that has the /o/ sound. so not 2 problem worth out should 3 could women company stop 4 touch borrow understood worth 5 good come soon argue b Practice saying the words. 3 VOCABULARY get Complete the sentences with the correct form of get and one of these words. angry e-mails home married taller tickets along worse off lost 1A The pain in my back is getting __worse B You should go to the doctor. 21 25 from my boss yesterday. 1 spent all day answering them. 3. You shouldn't with him for breaking the window. He's only three! 4A Canyou___metwo for Friday’s concert? B I might be able to. 5 My mother and I are great friends, but I don't : with my father very wel. 6 Jol usually finishes work very late. When he his children are always in bed 7 At what age do you think young people should 8 My granddaughter is She's growing very fast 9 Would you like my seat? I'm the bus at the next stop, 10. Ididn’t have a map, so 1 EMD student Book p.1s2 vocabulary Bonk make an excuse verb it’s not worth it More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the Word Pronunciation | Tra dloset_nown rklazat! suggestion oun | /saq'dsestf food) taste noun eis desperate adjective | /'despatat offended adjective | fa'fendid sensitive adjective | 'sensattv! lock verb flak ‘meik an 1k’skyus’ tweat verb ari ss nat ward QUESTION TIME : Can you give these people advice? “Lwant to go tothe movies. What movie should “1 don't fel well Who should I call” ve lst my passport. What should | do?" “want to visit your country. Where should | go have a problem with my English, Who shoul ELD Muttizom CUR SS ed ‘Complete each sentence with one word. | went tothe newsstand buy ap Hove breakfast in bed on Sune: I dont have work tomorrow. I's ‘The man ran the tunnel an the the sree. if we don't hurry, we catch the: train What you do ifyou saw a snake My sister come this weekend, b not sure. think you get some exercise. ¥ very good shape. EXNLELD www oup.com/elt/americanenglish ,1 ASKING FOR MEDICINE Complete the dialogue with these words. take hurts much might are have help often times think ‘A Good afternoon. How can 11__ help yout B Ihave a headache and my back Do yous Yes, I think [doa litle bit 4__ you allergic to anything? No, I don't |__ ___a temperature? > ub o> the flu or a bad cold. Do you have anything I can > oo Yes, try these. You take one tablet three a day. Sorry, how 2 z B A Three times a day. B Great. How 10 A. They're $9.99 for 24 are they? 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the dialogues. 1A Bless___yout Are you OK B Yes, I'm fine, havea cold, tha’ al 2 A H___ about going somewhere for a drink? B Thats fantasti, Where w you like to go? 3A Pm reallys— about last night, B What do youm __ 4A Ist bad you missed the party. B Yeah, I know. 3 READING @ Match the signs to their meanings a sseciarne X CET cna reeseeaeen of children Perey) Bey Warning, tinh defects, Sees Please wait here (Slow! | to be seated Intersection | spec ‘You should be careful not to take too much of this medicine, ‘You have to wait until a waiter shows you where to sit, ‘You must keep this medicine somewhere safe. You can't smoke here You shouldn't drink wine if you are expecting a baby: You should be careful or you might fall down, You must not drink this water, ‘You must make sure that the door is never left open, a You should drive carefully when it rains, You have to turn your cell phone off You must drive slowly here. oo You can't use radios in this park. 'b Underline five words or phrases you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation.| am not afraid of death | just don't want to be there when it happen Woody Allen, American move direc Fe ae 1 VOCABULARY phobias 'b Complete the text with for and since. Complete the sentences. 1 Another word for afraid is frightened 2. If you are very afraid, you are t___. 3. Two insects that alot of people are afraid of are > ands 4 When some people are afraid, they p____ 5. If you suffer from claustrophobia, it means that you don't like being in « s 6 People who are afraid of h___ don’t like going up tall buildings. Martha Schwarz, 29, freelance photographer ~~ iP had three different | birthday yesterday ~ and so 2 GRAMMAR present perfect + for and since a Circle the correct word, for or sitice, to. homes !_since | we're hoping for a son this complete each sentence. was bom. My family and | ‘ime. I've been pregnant 1 T’ve been afraid of spiders for /Gince) I was ten, lived in a small apartment * February, ‘She's been afraid of flying for / since many years. 2__ the first five years I've been a professional ‘of my lif. Then we moved to photographer 7__ 2 larger one after my second neatly six years now and | 2 3 T've had this watch for / since three months. 4 We haven't been back there for / since the ae sister ves bom. My parents love & | worked for 2 ssneck r 5 A How long have you been here? ee ee re be then. They don't want to | yeas and ve been a B For /Since ten o'clock. I've been waiting move anyuhere else because feeancer ® let for | since two hours. they love the are, | prefer working for mysel, 6 They haver't slept for / since the baby was born! | moved out when | got. although | miss ll the fun of 7 He hasn't ridden a horse for / since he fel off engaged, and Ive ived in a working in an office — and the cone when he was twelve. small house in the county _|_gossip of course! 8 A. How long have you known your husband? ‘ the last seven yetateonceeny B For Since ages! We met when we were 19 years. My husband and I have old Nikon 601. Ive had it been marted § w my 21st and have been together for / since then, ‘almost five years now, and birthday. | must have taken wete expecting our second about twenty thousand child soon. We already have 2 photos with it, and it til daughter ~it was her second | works perfectly!¢ Complete the questions about Martha. Use 3 PRONUNCIATION 4 and a How long or When and the verb in parentheses. Circle the correct sound for each pair of words. 1 How long have her parents lived in the area? 1 dishes) @)— say ir) 2 since, this tau) ‘They've lived there since her sister was born. yee ee z ace 4 time, spider hay hen she pot eugene 5 child, rice ta 3 — she and her husband — Gare mn CALS) 7 high, heights fl fan! For almost five years. ne hee a pais ares b Practice saying the words, Sera Oe More Words to Learn photographer? (become) Write translations and try to remember the words. Neatly six years ago. Word Pronunciation | Translation 6 she __a freelancer? (be) a Since she left Newsweek, ie es aes eee 7 __ she _her Nikon 6012 (get) Svein) gafe anes eas She got it for her 21st birthday, emery ol alraiaeag | i treatment noun | "tritmant Correct the mistake in each sentence. siant adjective 1 Jun lives here for seven years, hairy adjective urs has lived here for seven yeas. affect verb 2 How long is she a professional dancer? fight verb a = % in this respect —_ 3 They were married since 2000, the rest (of us) cierto LSUEStiON INE 7 5 How long do you have your car? CO hse a : 11 How long have you known your best fiend? [Ey How tong have you had your cell phone? Ey How long have you studied English? [Gy How tong have you had your shoes? [Ey How iong have you been in your English class? —: Muitizom 6 He's had this jab since eight years. ‘Student Book p.138 Grammar Bank 7A ‘wwnw.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2a | 1 VOCABULARY life events Complete the phrases. 1 Twas € 2 Lwent 3 I graduated 4 Istarted 1 fell 6 We got We had retired on my 65th birthday. in love with Laura in college born in 1940. to school when I was five, work when I was 21 to children. g from school when I was 18. h married in 1962. 2 PRONUNCIATION word stress a Write the words in the correct group. suceessfel career appear famous movie direct director violence ticket actor Stresson 2nd Stress on Ist syllable syllable successfial__ b Practice saying the words. In feature films the director is God; in documentary fms God is the director. Aled Hichcock, British movie director 3 GRAMMAR present perfect or si a Circle the correct verb forms. 11 new / Ge knows) Terese for ‘ages, almost since we ? were / ‘ve been born. We * met / ‘ve met ‘a the same preschool when we 4 were / ‘ve been only four years old, and we > 're / ‘ve been friends since then. We 6 went / 've been to the same elementary school, ‘we 7 were / have been in the same class in high school, and now we're at the same university. ‘At least: we don’t study the same subjects. She's majoring in geography, and last year 1§ chose / have chosen history as my ‘major. But I've always wanted to be a teacher, and yesterday ‘Teresa ° told / has told me that she wants to do the same thing! ‘We 10 've been / were friends for a long time, and we 11 ghared / ‘ve shared a lot of great experiences ~ maybe teaching together will be next! b Write the verbs in the simple past or present perfect. Use contractions where possible. 1A How long have you liv Seoul? (live) B Since last November, ava divorce last year. (get) B How long you married? (be) 3 [from college when I was 22, and since then 1 as a civil engineer. (graduate, work) 4A Where you ______on your lat vacation? (go) B We the Orient Express to Venice. (take) 5A How long you ____ that car? have) B Along time! I 6 it in 1999. (buy) Juana since she to Mexico City. three years ago. (not see, move) (EXEIEDD Student Book p.138 Grammar Bank 784 READING 1) The Japanese movie director Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest animators in modern cinema. Movies like Heidi and 5,000 Leagues in Search of Mother have made him famous all over the world 1 in1871 Miyazaki left Toei Douga Animation and worked with several other companies. He made Heid and 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother, which were shown as TV series all ver the world in 1982 they moved back to Tokyo, When Hayao was im high school, he saw his fist animated movie, The Legend of the White Snake. He fll in love withthe heroine, Pai-nyan, and cried all night. It was this movie that started his interest in animation, Jin 1985, he and his fiend and colleague Isao Takahata, started a movie studio called Studio Ghibli, Since then Miyazaki has directed, written, and produced many ‘other movies with Takahata. All ofthese movies have bbeen major successes, particularly Princess Mononake and Spinted Away, But he sti loved cartoons After he finished college in 1963, he started work at Toei Douga Animation, and he became very successful. While he was working there, he met another artist, Akemi Ota, They got matted in 1965 {and they have two sons. Tey live in Tokyo, (1 But when he tried to draw, he found he could only ‘draw planes, not people. So when he graduated from high school, he decided to study economics and political science in college. 7 Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941, His family had a company that made parts for planes, and when he was young, Hayao spent a lot of time drawing planes. After the war, the family moved to Utsunomiya City a Read the text about Miyazaki. Order the paragraphs 1-7. Circle the correct verb form in the questions 1 When (was)/ has been Hayao Miyazaki born? 2 When did his family move / has his family moved back to Tokyo? When did he see / has he seen his first animated movie? How long did he work / has he worked for Toei Douga Animation? 5 How long was he married / has he been married? ¢ Read the text again and answer the questions in b. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Promunciation | Translation Ph drugs noun Senge! ce nun aera episode noun |epasood! parking ticket noun /'parkup ‘kat! prison noun ‘prem! ‘rool! ('varalons! - o nominate verb ‘'namanent! play (the part of) verb | fplev’ Gono bares at pon 3 ‘11D When did you start school? ‘Where did you goto elementary school? How long have you tived inthis iy or town? How old were you when you went to high schoo? Ey How many times have you been abroad? EXEL Multinom ooo EAD worw.oup.com/elyamericanenglishie/21 GRAMMAR used to a Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verb in parentheses. 1 Did you use fo enjoy (you J enjoy) math in school? 21____(not like) lying, but I love it now. 3 We ____ (be) friends, but we don't get along now. ae ____ (Toshi / work) for IBM before he came here? 5 Summers (not be) as hot as they are now. 6 She (live) with her mother, but now she lives with her father. 71 (not get) any exercise. 8 _____ he / play) for the Houston Rockets? b Correct the mistakes in the highlighted phrases. 1 Tuseto go to the movies more often, sed Hie used wear a uniform when he was in school, —____ 2 3 We didn’t used to understand our French teacher. 4 Did you used to work in an office? She use to work late, but now she finishes at 5:0 Did your children used go to school on Saturdays?__ ELV Student Book p.138 Grammar Bank 7C 2 PRONUNCIATION consonants Circle the word with a different consonant sound. 8 [nv & years | science | school teenager rules class | change | great friends | child _ journal b Practice saying the words. Pees mri C | Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. Grofit 3 VOCABULARY school subjects Match the school subjects and the sentences. 1 Foreign languages Geography History Literature ‘Math Physical education Science oDooooooea Computer science 23x 48= 1,104 -Hanrletis one of Shakespeare’ greatest plays. How do you say “Good morning” in Korean? a Remember to click on the icon to select the rogram. Napoleon died in 1821. £ Twant everyone to run around the track four times g What's the capital of Panama? A water molecule has one oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms, 4 READING a Read the interview. Write the questions in the correct place in the text. Did you have a favorite teacher? Where di. you go to school? Did you ever get into trouble? ‘What's the most important lesson you've learned in life? What did you want to be when you were young? What subjects were you good at?PrN co aa Where did you goto school? St. Mary's Primary School in Largs, a small Scottish town, Then Largs Academy, the local secondary school No, my school report cards used to say “friendly and welkbehaved” I don't think | was rebellious. n fac, 1 Used to be faily shy. | became more of a rebel in high school. | stayed in school unti | was 18, but I really lazy and uninterested, and | didn't use to do very much work. | used to love English and art but I wast very good at math In English dass we used to read plays, and I sat atthe back ofthe dass thinking, ‘Why cat you all act alle beter” twas the first time | thought about being an actor | used to love Miss OTToole, one of my elementary school teachers. I loved her because in school, even if we were doing math with her, which I didnt lke, she Used to let me draw, and she never got angry. In high school | iked my biology teacher, Mr. Scott, and my geography teacher, Mr. Brunei because they were nice people, although | wasn't very good at their subjects. As a litle girl wanted to be a movie star, and | used to make my dad act out scenes with me, | also Wanted to be a makeup arts. Try to do the thing you love mast ~ even if you think it's sly. ve learned most through working and acting, because it teaches me about life. To eam money by doing something you love can only make you a happier person. b Mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn't say) Daniela went to school in Scotland. r She went to school with her brother. 3 She worked hard in high school. Her high school was for boys and girls. ‘The students in her class in high school weren't very good actors, 6 Miss O"Toole used to get angry with her students 7 Daniela didn’t want to be an actor when she was very young. 8 She thinks it’s important to enjoy your job. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation tama noun ‘drama protest noun provtest tebel_ noun rebl appalling adjective polity bright (= intelligent) | /braw adjective deteriorate verb fdr urioren especially adverb 1'spefoli : recently adverb Prison according to preposition | /a'kordin tw at war ‘ot wor! OSLO Lee an you answer these question? ‘Who used to be your best friend in elementary school? ‘What food did you use to like when you were a child? ‘Which books did you use to like when you were a child? Do you watch more television now than you used to? Do you get more exercise now than you used to? MultiROM wwew.oup.com/elamericanenglishfile/2 WG )Necessity is the mother of invention. lato, Grek philosopher BU e eC 1 GRAMMAR passive Write sentences in the present passive or past passive, a Reorder the words to make sentences. 1 President Kennedy / assassinate / 1963 1 relieve pain fused fis / Aspirin to President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Aspirin is used 10 relieve pain 2 Champagne / made / France Champagne is made in France 3. What / this machine / call 2 named / The sandwich / after / was / Qe the Earl of Sandwich 4 Television / invent / John Logie Baird a 5 This room / clean / every morning 3 designed / Cesar Peli / A The Petronas Towers / were by 6 That building / design famous architect a 7 Portuguese / speak / in Brazil 4 based / This movie / a true story / os is/on 8 Where / those photos / take Rewrite the sentences in the passive. 5 published / The first crossword , ‘The police stopped me lastnight. puzzle / in 1913 / was z eo eh 1 was stopped by the poice lastnight 2 Shakira sang Hips Don’ Lie. ips Don't Lie 66 Diners Club® / issued / The first 3 My cousin took all the photographs at our wedding. credit card / by / was v }e photographs i All the photographs —_____ 4 Acomputer controls the heating. ‘The heating a : Pietro 5 Uruguay won the first World Cup. typewriter / these days /is ‘The first World Cup —s rea ae 6 Van Gogh didn’t paint this! a ion This ee Ce ee 7 Did Edison invent the telephone? Fleming / Penicillin Wag a ‘Student Book p.138 Grammar Bank 7D2 VOCABULARY verbs Complete the sentences with the past participle of these verbs, create invent write make design record base discover 1 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was by engineer Joseph B. Strauss. 2 was after my grandmother. 3 Gold was in California in 1848. 4. Copper and tin are to make bronze. 5. Many different characters were 6 Telephones weren't until the late 1800s, 7 Most cakes are from flour, eggs, sugar, and butter. 8 Many of the Beatles’ songs were at Abbey Road Studios in London, 9 The Lord ofthe Rings was _— by Tolkien. 10 Many characters in novels are —__ 3 PRONUNCIATION -ed Circle the past participle with a different -ed sound. do ond) “Gd nas Gt named | checked | appeared | rained discovered changed separated | based | started produced Gainted) pretended| played | directed missed b Practice saying the words. _ designed ___ by Shakespeare on real people. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation _| Translation. ballpoint pen noun Jbalpaint ‘pen bikini_nown Aorkinid bulletproof vest moun _/"bolatpruf vest! diapers nown ‘darparz! | dishwasher noun *dufwafar light bull» nown fart balby | stockings mown Sstakiqe! vacuum cleaner noun /'veekyum Klinat? white-out noun Avartaot windshield wipers noun /'windJild ‘warparz! Study idea Sometimes you can remember new words by visualizing them in your mind. Look at the words in More Words to Learn and try to visualize the object QUESTION TIME. Vf) Can you answer these questions? 4 ‘Where were you born? When was your apartment building or house built? Who was your favorite movie directed by? How many languages are spoken in your country? Which company was your cell phone made by? Muitntom PP ts aia Complete each sentence with one word. 1 do it tomorow if time 1 you, I wouldnt buy that house. I might {0 out tonight. 'm very ted, | You rink cafee at night - you wont sleep. | How have you ved inthis city or town? | How many movies red Hitchcock make? 1_____to smoke but! quit last year. Disposable diapers invented by @ woman, EXILED voww.oup.com/elt/americanenglishile/21 BUYING TICKETS Reorder the dialogue, 1-10. ‘A. Round-trip, please. How much is that? ‘A. Thanks. Oh, can I get anything to eat on the train? ‘A Can I have a ticket to Boston, please? r A. Good. And what time does it arrive in Boston? A. Here you are. When does the next train leave? That's $104, It gets there at 12:15 Yes, theresa snack car with snacks and drinks. 0} In ten minutes, eouoo One-way or round-trip? 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Complete the dialogues. 1A I'm really Looking __ forward to our vacation. Me too! Could yout __a photo of us, please? _2 Say “cheese!” You like chocolate, don't you? Yes. W__ do you ask? B A B Yes, of course. Are you r— A B A Ob, no reason. I just w 3 READING a Read the information and circle the correct answer. 1 You can “Ga buy a $10 ticket by credit card 2 You can ant use il in the ticket machine, 3 You can store luggage under / in front of your seat. You can / can't take bicycles on BART trains. Many stations close before / after midnight. 6 A nine-year-old child can buy a $48 ticket for $18 / $30. You have to / don’t have to pay for a three-year-old child, 8 Senior citizens who want a discount must / don’t have to carry an ID, GENERAL INFORMATION BART ticket machines will accept nickels (ive cents), dimes (ten cents), quarters (25 cents), $1, $5, $10, and | $20 bill, Some ticket machines will accept credit cards for a minimum of $20 transaction. When bringing luggage on a BART train, please ty to keep aisles clear by storing your luggage under your seat. Some trains have space by the doors for wheelchairs or bikes. You can store your luggage there, but please keep it within your control at all ines. SERVICE HOURS In many cases, BART service extends past midhight Individual station closing times are coordinated with the schedule forthe las train, beginning at around midnight, SPECIAL TICKET TYPES BART Blue ~ for frequent travelers $45 / $60 tickets BART Red ~ 62.5% discount 462.5% discount for persons with disabilities and children 5.t0 12 years old, $24 ticket costs only $91 ldren 4 and under are FREE! BART Green* ~ 62.5% discount 62.5% discount for senior citizens 65 years and older, 524 ticket costs only $9! “lease note: When using BART Green Discount Tickets, seniors ate required to cary proof of ag. b Underline five words or phrases you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation.8 There arent enough days in the weekend. Rod Schmie, American wnt 1 GRAMMAR something, anything, nothing, etc. 2 PRONUNCIATION ‘e), /ow/, /a/ a Circle the correct word, a Write the words in the chart, 1 I called twice, but anybody (Gobody) answered. soft Sunday seven help go stressful 2 Do you know anything / anyone about this meeting? nothing don't close ne lunch never 3 Listen! I think somebody / anybody is upstairs. = 4 He couldo't find his keys nowhere / anywhere. amen 5 We didn’t know someone / anyone at the party. & OO: 6 Daniel has something / anything to tell you. ee 7 I'm sorry, [can't do anything / nothing about that. =, | = 8 We need to find somewhere / anywhere to stay 9 We don’t have anywhere / nowhere to put it, b Look at the picture. Mark the sentences T (true) or - | F (false). | | b Practice saying the words. 3 VOCABULARY adjectives ending in -ed and ~ing Complete the sentences with an adjective ending in ved or -ing. 1m tired __~ I've had too many late nights! 2 Going to a spa.on weekends is so r 3 This movie is really b_ ‘Turn the TV off, 4 She's very d___. She just lost her job. 1 Nobody is dancing. 5 5 Tm reading a really i___ book. 2 There isnt anybody behind the bar, Ee aoe Snares oa - 7 Working ten hours every day is very t 4 The dancer on the left doesnt have ot oc ania eeerememe ieee anything on her feet. ai 9 Mom,?'mb__1 want to go out. 5 There isn't anywhere to sit. tas 10 ‘The news right now is all very @_— 6 Someone is talking ona phone, = __ 1 Hes veryi in archaeology. 7 The man on the right is saying 12 The dogs were very ex to see us when we something to the woman. = cane boas Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8A4 READING Favorite times I don't like... X | dont ike my job. t's really boring, so | hate ‘Sunday evening The thought of going to work the next day is aweful I can’t stand 2 dark, wet, cold, and depressing. inthe north. W's K I donttike 3 much, afraid Everybody eats too much, watches too much television, and spends too much time with their families, and nobody ever gives you anything you relly want & think its the worst ime ofthe week. After a relaxing weekend, | hate geting up on 4 with ive days of work ahead of me Hike... Ima teacher, so love > Sometimes | dont go anywhere. Instead I just tay at home ~ it’ 50 relaxing to have two months when you don't have to think about work 7 There's a park near my job, and | usually go for a walk there a « ‘The fresh air helps me get through the day | always enjoy? sa new star, and you can decide to ive your fe diferent But never do, of couse a Complete the text with these times. the holidays Monday morning New Year's Eve the winter Suadayevening summer vacation lunchtime b Underline five words you don’t know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. De Sa ua Rd Ce aCe CRU More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation day off noun dex of levator nous elavertar kids now kid exhausted adjective __/iq'zastod latest (movie) adjective, Tettast admit verb dnt exist verb 1g'z1st so (tired) adverb | /s00) except preposition (ik'sep on my own, fan mat oon’ Study idea Be careful, Sometimes words have several meanings. Use your dictionary to find other meanings for so and admit, te etl Can you answer these questions? Does anybody in your family live abroad? Have you bought anything today? {s there anywhere to go swimming near where you lve? Do you know anyone who speaks more than two languages? Have you gone anywhere on vacation this year? Muitinom ED wrvw.cup.com/et/americanenglshfie/2(Old age is abways 15 years older than I am. Bernard Baruch, American political adviser 1 VOCABULARY ‘Complete the sentences with these words. verdict calendar close social skin diet producer water producer. stressed 1 Tariq is a music 2 Weusea to find out what day and date itis, 3 T'm not relaxed. Pm very 4 Tonly have two or three ___ friends. 5. What is the doctor's __ on Tarig? 6 Tariq doesn’t have much time, 7 My— js fuiely healthy. 1 eat a lt of fruit, & My___Iife is great! 1 go outa lot. 9. You should always drink lots of __. 10 My — doesn't usually get sunburned. 2 GRAMMAR quantifiers, too, not enough @ Match the sentences. 1 Ican’t drive a car yet 2 Ican'tsleep. 108 3 Pm very full. 4 Can we spend the night here? 5 I can't find my homework. 6 My bag is really heavy. 7 Til never learn to drive now. 8 [ll never finish this test on time. a There are too many questions. b Late too much. € There's too much paper on my desk. d I'm too young. € T'm too old! £ I'm too tired to drive home. g There's too much noise, hh Thave too many books in it. b Circle the correct word or phrase for each sentence. 1 Lean pay t don't have Goough mone}>/ money ‘enough ‘This apartment is tiny! Do you think it’s enough big / big enough for both of ust 3 We couldn't go sailing yesterday. There wasn't enough wind / wind enough ‘This coffee isn't enough hot / hot enough. know a few / a little words in Arabic. 1 speak a few / a little Chinese May [ask you a few /a little questions? Could I have a few / a little more coffee, please? If you can wait, well be there in a few / alittle minutes. 10 Can Ihave a few /a litle time to think, please? EXTILIDD Student Book p.140 Grammar Bonk 68 3 PRONUNCIATION (x), /w/, Jay, /e/ a Write the words in the chart. friend fewit food sunscreen stress exercise studi young month wine diet Practice saying the words..—__ eee ro 4 READING fa. Read the newspaper article and mark the sentences TT (true) ot F (false). 1 American children are fatter than they used to be, —T. 2 Children don't see a lot of food advertisements. 3 Children get less exercise than in the past. % 4 Children are overweight because they ea much food. 100 5 Children are overweight because they aren't getting enough exercise. 6 It’s important for young children to have a healthy diet. 7 Parents should eat meals with their children § Playing on computers isn't very good for children. b Look at the highlighted words. What do you think they mean? Check your dictionary. Children’s health Its official - American children are getting fatter. According to 2. survey published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in 2003-2004 more than 17 percent of American children aged 2-19 were overweight . And since then, the problem has gotten worse. More recent health surveys have found that at least 20 percent of all American children are now overweight. re way? Ghildren watch too much television, and they see twe food advertisements for every hour ofTV they watch. They get less exercise, play sports less, and spend more time watching videos of playing computer games than they did in the past. The problem isnt that children eat too much food, oF the wiong kind of food ~ More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word “Pronunciation | Translation diet nown daiat z skin noun skin) sunscreen noun sanskein/ : close (fiends) adjective | /klous we fresh adjective rel 2 initable adjective J arab = tense adjective tens go wrong igoo 109) play squash ¢pler skwaf! QUESTIONTIME can you answer these questions? 3 Do you eat enough frit and vegetables? Do you think you have too much work? Do you drink too much coffee or soda? ‘How much chocolate do you eat? How many cookies do you eat” ELD Multinom # possib Cooking with children is also a good idea, to teach them the importance of good food. AA lot of children don't ike vegetables, but even a few vegetables every day can help iemprove their det though of course its better to eat healthy foods than too much fat. The real problem is that too many chiren don't get any physical exercise. WHAT CAN WE DO? how can we help our children develop 2 healthy attitude to food and exercise? ‘Well, parents should ty to help chien eat healthy food when they sill young ~ we need to ive children good habits at an early age. This means, for exemple, giving children fruit not candy, and eating meals And instead of driving our children everywhere, we should encourage them to walk or bike. We should make exercise interesting and exciting for them, Playing soccer in the park better for chiléren than playing on the computer. ETD w.cupconyetfamericanengishle21 VOCABULARY phrasal verbs a Complete what the people are saying in each picture, 1 Oh no! I forgot t0.pick up our passports. 2 ____ the music_ it’s too loud! 3 Please all your clothes __ now! 4 You can__me___at 2123 5 me ry bag! 6 Is awful! it__to the store. b Complete the sentences with these verbs fill out take off goback look for fermen turn up give up throw away look up wake up 1 Every morning | turn omy computer and check my e-mail 2 Please don't me to0 early tomorrow. Pim tired! 3 Pve been sick, but I think Pl 4 Remember to your shoes when you go inside. 5 Tost my glasses. Can you help me them? The TV is too low. it to work tomorrow. ‘Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head. John Lennon and Poul McCartney, British songuaers 7 My parents are trying to__ 8 Which word did we need to _ smoking, in the dictionary? 9 Please _ the form and return it to me later. 10 Ught Student Book p.153 Vocabulary Bank that garbage it really smells! 2 GRAMMAR word order of phrasal verbs a Circle the correct phrases. If both are possible, circle them both. 2 Yura ap Dost wake imap wake up hint 3 We git 630 got up at 630 4 You won't remember ifyou don writ down write down it ‘Why don't you put your clothes away / put away your clothes? 6 P'll call you back / call back you later. b Rewrite the sentences with a pronoun. Change the word order if necessary. 1 Can you turn up the TV? Gan you turn it up? 2 Could you pick up your clothes? 3 I'll give your book back tomorrow. 4 Will you please look up his address? 5 Did you throw away yesterday's newspaper? 6 He gets along with his sisters very wel. Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 8C3 PRONUNCIATION /g/ and /d3/ a Write the words in the chart. ee elles immigration allergic great energetic generally glass b Practice saying the words. 4 READING a Read the article, Fill in the blanks with these phrasal verbs. getinto petep —sitdown — get along tumon getup stay up b Underline five words you don’t know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation, Allergic to camping? Seven reasons not to spend your weekend in a tent... Qi ose ei aa eyhing pice sol are Your sleeping bag your dothes, and your fod. ‘ou abvays think you "put up__ your tent in the best posible place. fer the fist ight, you rea hat was the wos possible place ~ on sharp ods! © ‘our tent is so small that you can't stand up and you can’t A you can dos lie in your sleeping bag More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation alarm clock noun | /a'larm klak/ gene noun si research noun | /r'satf/ active adjective | ektry! allergic adjective energetic adjective ready adjective redil _ discover verb | /dis!kavat! because of fov'ksz avi ian dan'sted 9v TL. Can you answer these questions? ‘Ace you god at waking up in the morning? What the ist thing you turn oni the morning? ‘Where do you look up words that you don’t know? ) you're planning a trip, where do you find out about gh and hotels? ‘When was the last time you took something back to a store? ETD Muttizom Qiven if yous really well with your husband or wife, after a day na tent, you wort speak to eachother for week @ Te people nest oyu av amc biggest, wha brbecve and aTV. They + ate enjoying themselves while you're trying togetto sleep QO dstees tiesto 5 Your et th you, bit is Hone, 2 hundred insects have already sucessfully gotten into your tet. (Die bad nights sep, tings are no betes when you in the moming. No coffee, no tea, no newspapers, and the people in the next tent 7_ their TV again, The only good thing is that it’s very cheap. But of course it's cheap - nobody would pay much for ths. ELQIED Www.oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2‘There are two things in life for which we are never truly prepared: Twins. Josh Bilings, American comedian Me Beemer a 1 GRAMMAR 550, neither + auxiliaries a Complete the conversation with words from the box. ‘AHi, Sue, What are you doing on Saturday? {B I'm going to that lecture on “Pinding out about your family” ‘ASo! art 1. 'm not sure how much well learn though. Be am I. But I want to learn more about my sgreat-grandparents. Aa _ do I. Mine were born at the end of the 19th century! BSo! ‘mine, Did they live here? A Yes, they did.’ love to find out more about other members of the family, too. BSo5___ I. Let’s go together. I'l pick you up at eight. AOK. See you then. Respond to the statements, Use So... or Neither. 1 Tlove dancing, So do 2 Thated our school uniform. 3 Idon’t have any money. 4 T'm not sure what the answer is. 5 Ian play the guitar, 6 I've only been there once. 7 I would love to go to Australia, 8 Lent camping last year. Student Book p.140 Grammar Bank 6D -’\ 2 VOCABULARY similarities Complete the text with words from the box. | In our family, we all look fatty \_sienilar have | dark hair and dark eyes and 2 do my parents and brother and sister, My brother and sister 3_have big noses, and my mouth is exactly the same 4_my site's I think Hook 5 ____ my mother ~ we are 5___ prety tall. We also like and dislike the same things. love old books and? does she; | dont like sports and # does she. People often think we'e sisters, not mother and daughter! | 3 PRONUNCIATION word stress a Underline the stressed syllable in these words. 1 identical 6 political 2 adopt 7 investigate 3 baby 8 personality 4 student 9 medical 3 exercise 10 romantic Practice saying the words. Serra Ld <\ _~4 READING a Read the interview and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesnt say). 1 Michelle is 18 years old E 2 Catherine and Michelle are always together. They have the same hobbies. 3 4 Catherine always knows how Michelle is feeling, They like the same movies. They live in the same city 7 They're good at all the same things, 8 Catherine doesn’t like having a twin sister. Catherine Orr is 19 and is a non-identical twin. She tells us about her relationship with her sister, Michelle. Don’t call us “the twins”! How do you think itis What were the best things different being a twin? about being a twin as a | think it's very diferent. We've hid? And now? been through exact the same You have someone who things: the same birthdays, the knows you almost as well as same parties, the same frst you know yourself, someone day at schoo, the same evil wis experiencing al the matheaher sane thing 5 ou Now i’ Doyoutink yu ans ezbwane we re os Michal are more star the same memories ‘than ordinary sisters? ee sometimes Definitely 11 don’ ikea ‘movie, then neither does she, What were the worst ‘We ick up the phone atthe things? same time to call each other. People called us “the tins” IMI get sick, so does she asif we were one person = ‘hated that, and so did Do you get song well wih yicete. Some people so chelle now? Used to save money and buy Yes, see her about once 2 one birthday present for both ‘week, although it doesnt make Gf ust Also Michelle was good much difference f we see each 3 spors and | was terrible ~ ‘other or not. We always know that was difficult for me. how the other is feeling. think i’shard not to be dose when ‘you have known someone ‘your whale life eee b Underline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to check their meaning and pronunciation. More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words, Word Pronunciation | Translation beliefs noun fri twins noun fewina wood now swod) (be) adopted adjective | /o'dapud amazing adjective /s'mewzin convinced adjective | /kan'vinst enormous adjective | t'normasi identical adjective far denukl vote (for) verb Wwout reunited riyu'naitd) DSI Fail o} ‘Are you the same or different? Can you 4 respond to these people? "ke going on vacation.” "1 don’t speak Russian.” “love the weekend.” “1 don't know what to do tonight.” "| want to speak English well” EXD muiizom CAN YOU REMEMBER (ents) ‘Complete each sentence with one word. (as Te worked fr his company ten years How many vies Cent Taatino made? I didn't to like jazz, but now | love it. The Sherock Holmes books were by Aur Canan Doyle ‘We didn't do ‘on the weekend. We stayed at home The doctor said that dink to cof. I very cold nay. at your coat : A I love Paris. B dol! EVD wirw-oup.com/el/americanenglishie/21 MAKING PHONE CALLS Match the beginnings and endings. 1 Who's a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Tm sorry. I've Can I speak J Just a moment, I'm sorry. The 1 Don't worry, Hello Is Could I eave Ti all put you through, line's busy. © that Claudia? calling? © amessage for her? £ rilhold. back in ten minutes. hh got the wrong number. i to Claudia, please? 2 SOCIAL ENGLISH Circle the correct words. 1 Thanks for all/ Grp. Pe had a wonderful time. 2 Look at the sunset, Isn't that / there amazing? 3A Ob! B What's / How’s the matter? 4 Cheers / Health! To us! 5A We're going to work together! B I’m not / I don't believe it. 6 What do you mean / mean you? 3 READING Read the text. Which sentence is the best summary? 1 British and American English are almost exactly the same. 2 The most important difference between British and American English isthe vocabulary. 3 Travelers don’t have problems understanding British and American English, American and British English If you've learned British English and you're traveling in the US, or if you've learned American English and you're traveling in Britain, ‘you'll notice some differences. An obvious difference is the accent, but most travelers find that they don't have too many problems with this, There are some grammatical differences, but they shouldn't make it difficult to understand people or to communicate. That leaves differences in vocabulary, which can cause misunderstandings. Sometimes the difference is only the spelling, for example, in British English centre, colour, and travelled, and in American English center, color, and traveled. But sometimes the word is completely different in British and ‘American English, and it's a good idea to be prepared, Can you match the American and British words? 1 fies a carpak 2 highway Ob chips 3 vacation Oc tw 4 mal 4 holiday | 5 round-ttip ticket e litt 6 zpeode =) matomay 7 diapers Cg reppies | 8 apartment = petrol 9 stand in line i post Yo oneway ticket C] postcode 11 patkingiot. «= Lk queue) 12. subway 1 retum ticket 13 elevator im single ticket 14 ws underground Underline five words or phrases you don't know. Make sure you can say them in American and British English.9 \AJ ETE RT 1 GRAMMAR past perfect a Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in parentheses. 1 My plants were dead because my neighbor hadn't watered_ them. (not water) 2 L couldn't get into my apartment because 1 _ my key, (forget) 3 The teacher was angry because we __ our homework. (not do) 4 The man lent me his newspaper after he it, (read) 5 They got to the theater after the movie (start) 'b Write questions in the past perfect. 1 A. I saw Ocean's Thirteen last weekend. B you /seeit / before “Had you seen it before? 2 A [finished The Lord of the Rings last week B you / read it / before 3 A My patents were in Thailand last month. B they /be there / before 4A Weate sushi last night B you /eat it / before 5 A. Carlos flew a plane last week. B he/ fly one / before ‘ts Strange ~ but true; fr truth is ahways strange; stranger than fiction. Lord Byron, English poet Make the two sentences into one. Use the past perfect and the simple past in each sentence, 1 Tdranka lot of coffee. Then I couldn't fll asleep. 1 Leouldn’t fal asleep __ because Lhad drunk lot of coffee —. 2 He grew a beard. After that, she didn't recognize him, She — 3 I didn't send her a birthday card. After that she didn’t speak to _____ because me for a week. She —_____ because __ 4 We left the door unlocked. Then the thieves got in easi ‘The thieves because — 5 [ forgot my library card. Then I couldn't take any books from the library. puna because 2 When | introduced Sue [andi at my ary, | they were sure they | 1 met /Gad med before | They finally discovered / | had finally discovered | they > were / had been | on te same acaton tour yesterday moming but couldn't find it 1 was sure 14 didnt lose | J hadn't lost, because | | 5 saw / had seen it twenty minutes before. Then | ealzed that 6 left / had left tin my pant pocket and 17 put/ had put my pants in the | washing machine!2 ht Sheard / had heard 2 strange noise in her house. 18 went / had gone to look, and | found that someone 19 brake / had broken into the house. Luckiy, he (or she!) 10 already left / had already left when | got there, and they 1? didn't steal / hadn't stolen | ‘much ~ just the TV. EXNID student Book p.142 Grammar Bank 9A 2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds a Write the words in the correct group. behave hit fast week name asked sit’ hospital gave lasts : : 5 ea i a week Practice saying the words, 3 VOCABULARY adverbs Complete the stories with these words. luckily immediately (x2) unfortunately accidentally strangely suddenly (32) stopped More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. Word Pronunciation | Translation highway noun Phawev | - porter noun portar 7 ticket noun [Pusu - acest verb | latest’ behave verb | torherv? commit a crime verb | /ko'mit 9 kraum/ = jump verb | asampy rob verb “rab scream verb | dskrim/ snore verb ‘snot! Fovesrin sive Can you complete these sentences with the a past perfect? 11D | passed the exam easily because .. ED | didn’t want to see the movie because... © The teacher was angry with me because [GS couldn’ take any photos because [5 Iwasa very hungry because Muititom END www-oup.com/elt/americanenglishfile/2 WA \1 GRAMMAR reported speech a Complete the reported speech Direct speech Reported speech 1° Ave in a small She said she apartment lived ina small apartment, 2°" 1 dont ike it much, He told me he 3” I'm studying English She told me she 8 | won't forget. He said he 4 'b Change the questions from direct speech to reported speech, 1 “Would you like a coffee?’ He asked me if ! wanted a coffee. Women stil remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last. Remy de Goumont, French writer “Are you a new student?” He asked me 3 “Ha you been here long’ He asked me - “Where do your parents live?” “What are you studying? 6 “Where did you go to high school” re you interested in computers?” 8 “What's your phone number?” © Write what the people said. 1 He asked me if wanted a drink Do you —want_ a drink?” 2 They said that they didnt like their boss “We our boss” 3 I said that I would talk to him later. 7 to you later: 4 We told him that we could take him to the station, ‘We you to the station.” 5 She said that she hadn't been here long “I here long.” 6 Tasked him what he would do next. “What you — next?” 7 He told me that he didn’t want to go to the party. 4 0 go to the party. 8 You said that you'd wait for me, — for you.” Student Book p.142 Grammar Bank 982 VOCABULARY say, tell, or ask? a Circle the correct words, 1 I said the salesperson I was very unhappy with my new TV, ‘Where's the swimming pool?” she told / asked, She said / told that she would meet me at 7:00 p.m. He told / asked me if I would go out with him. 5 “I'm really sorry” said / told Jill 6 The taxi driver asked / told me if I wanted a receipt. b Complete the sentences with said, told, or asked. We —_told___ ous teacher that we would be late for class 2 You — you'd be there at lunchtime, 31 you that the computer didn work £ We ____hhim if he wanted to go to the movies with us. me he would be late. the receptionist if there were any messages for me. 3 PRONUNCIATION rhyming verbs Circle the two verbs that rhyme in each group. Goks) Gold wore 2 thought wrote caught st stood should 4 paid said made nt preferred heard 6 cied tried lived 2 tore sold saying the verbs, a More Words to Learn Write translations and try to remember the words. = ‘Translation hold verb should! _ ine ior A aoa ne nT shine verb (fam) = sien Psp = amostenes Fata ne citedion el erreur aiarmerl| e QUESTION TIME o} caret ee ae Se ree “Do you want a drink?” “1 don’t ke the music.” "Do you live in the city?” "ma student” "Can | drive you home?” MultiROM CECT oe Complete each sentence with one word. gag | ‘knocked at the door, but _ answered. ~~ You eat too fries and cookies, Don't wear your shoes inthe house Take oft ‘AI didnt do my homework lastnight B Neither \ 1B] We arrived to late, The game _ ended [The room was empty. Everybody had home 1 My father said that he very angry with me. We asked me | wanted to dance with him. EXALED wrw.cup.com/et/americanenglsie/2 —— Wakeex