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SECOND Te ae CUCHS TS 4 LH i JE t WORKBOOK ® MICHAEL MCCARTHY JEANNE MCCARTEN HELEN SANDIFORD CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSIN Contents 1 The way we are... 2 Experiences . 3 Wonders of the world 4 Family life .. 5 Food choices ... 6 Managing life 7 Relationships 8 What if?. 9 Tech savvy? 10 What’s up? 11 Impressions . 12 In the news .. mM at WaNreV ane) People in a hurry EAN a Opposites | Look atthe pictures. correct the sentences to match the pictues ae Lucia always aves early Craigs a careful drive. Craig is.a reckless driver. md 3. Carls is waiting impatienty g 3 3 Joe and Kay are dressed informally. ‘Tamara plays tennis badly the way were Q My new job! Crete the correct words to complete Cleo’s email. HiDana, | stated my new tay But can you lee nos ove My lam ala gos oF automatic /@utomaticall) but toy ddr. Lucky woke up say ‘chose ny tit very earful / carefully becate arte to ces los /nlealy for my et dy. Ans |i ant oa lt lata, st hoe. ahve get impatint /impatinty and sessed when the tafe low / slowly. And then hte ar al nasa reckless /recklosaly cer! ‘Anyway, made to werk vt no poles. ‘My boss seems really serious / seriously. He likes everyone todo ther work proper / properly, and he fees strong / strongly that everyone needs to et along good / well. There was a lot to far, but he patient / patiently explained all my responstities, The job fs very similar to my oid one, but they o things abit different /efferently nore. He aso introduced me to everyone. I's hard to remember ally co-workers! names, but | need to fan ther quick / fast. ‘Anyway, the day went by quick / quickly, and 'm back home now. realy ted, but | can" wal to (90 back to work tomorow. Cleo @) Are you fast? A. Complete the answers with an adjective or adverb. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Are youa fast reader? No, actually, lread very slowly _. Do you think you're lazy? No, actually, Pm a worker. Do you have difculty eemembering names? {don’t think so. | remember names very Do you eat your meals quickiy? Yes, ma eater, Are you a careful driver? Actually, yes. I tive very ‘Are you good at sports? Yes, | play most sports . 8 A 8 A 8 a 8 A 8 A B 1B. Write true answers to the questions in part A. 1, Yes. Lam. | read everything very quick. 4, 2 5. a Teo] Ae eRe le-le lg Q@ What are they like? vocasin| A. There ae eight personality words in the puzzle. Find the other seven, Lookin these directions (>). ~ele sin = >is *[=]°|<]=|=/©|>|=|-|=|> z E D ‘Complete the sentences with the words from part A ‘My aunt likes to paint, She has creative ideas and is incredibly talented. My sisteris totally, She can neverfind her car keys and is always losing her cell phone, My friend Steve is extremely down-to-earth and He gives useful advice My brother i really He isn’t shy at all. My dad bought me a laptop computer for college. He's very kind and Tike that. My co-workers are usually good about completing thelr work. They're fairy / My mom is prety lald-backand ‘She never gets upset about anything. 'Mylitti sister never shares anything. She's sot @ About yous Complete each question withthe opposite ofthe adjective given. Then write true answers. Are you patient of ‘Are your neighbors considerate or 4. Are you honest or dishonest _7 I'm honest. alvays tell the truth 2. Is your doctor friendly or 2 3, Is your bestfriend reliable or 4, Ate you organized of 2 5 6 QD Allor nothing | What's the best next sentence? Co 1. Mybrothersnottaiented ata a He sings, dances, and acts. © tie casing dance, or act 2. My parents are extemely generous. ‘a. They give alot of money to charity. be, They give alittle money to charity 3. My sisteris incredibly smart ‘a, She's the best student in her class. b. She does fairly well in school. 44, My best friend isso funny. a, His jokes don’t make me laugh at all i. His jokes always make me laugh. a About you 2 clea orb. neva ‘My cousin i fairly outgoing ‘She never goes to parties. '. She sometimes goes to parties. ‘My math teacher is really helpful. ‘2. She explains things really wel. b. She can't explain things clearly. My dad s pretty laid-back. ‘a. He gets upset about everything. b. He doesn't get upset about most things. 'My brother is completely inconsiderate. 1, He never helps around the house. . He sometimes helps me around the house. Use the expressions in the box to write tre sentences about someone you know. Then add a second sentence about yourself. faily easygoing not impatient at all realy practical incredibly friendly pretty reliable very honest 1. My older brother's pretty eliable. J think I'm pretty unreliable oan ibn 3 So 4 5 6 He's always wasting time. Qi they're always... ‘22 | The people inthis ofice don't work very hard. Look atthe picture, and write what each person is always doing. 1. Jedd 15 always leaving work ear 4. Kayo 5. Yasmin 6. Chad ‘rite a response to each statement with always and a continuous verb. Use the expressions inthe box. buythings cancel plans help people lose stuff _telljokes » Geen) (x scant) » (apres cad) (eee >) —— ——————s (Gees) G___— >) | ‘The way we i complaints, complaints Complete each conversation with always and a continuous verb. Then add atleast tothe response when appropriate. Write Xif at leastis not appropriate. 1. Sam My ater haraly ever tals tomy ends when they come over. She S days doing (do) something else. mean she says “Hi butthat sal. Fatema Wel, she isnt rude to them. 2. Jody Lastyear, my roommate in college (borrow) my books and stuff without asking. am That's too bad like she was really inconsiderate. itsounds 2, Sandy. Mylast boss was really nice but completely disorganized. She________(cancel) meetings atthe last minute. Natsuko Yeah, __i's hard to work for ‘somebody like that. 4. Daniel My brother____ (listen) to-music. He's always got his headphones on. Sarah Wel, his music isnt fou. 5. Alejandro Inever see my kids these days. They (go) to thelr friends? houses to play basketball orbaseball or something, Dana Well,you know, they're Interested in sports. Alot of kids just play computer games all the time. Q About you «sse| Complete each sentence with true information. Use always and a continuous verb. When Iwas ite, Jes aluays eating candy My rends and Uhave some bad habits. My best end Hy parents My favorite teacherin high school My neighbor Is that a fact? Q Star qualities Ineach column. [accomplished ‘arrogant influential — talented ‘selfish | beautiful OVE Cot] ‘A. Read the article, Cirle the two adjectives that describe actor Aishwarya Ral incnstrae_| geeous donn-to-earth | nerdy nile peas a Lea ey Aishwarya Rais the Queen of Bollywood, India’s version of| Hollywood andthe film capital of the word ‘With over 18,000 websites voted to he, shes India’s and possibly the work’ best-known actor. Aishwarya Rai was bor in Mangalore, India, on [November 1, 1973. She was raised ina traditional, mies fami, When she was four, her family ‘moved to Mumbai (Rombay), where she stil ves {oday with her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, and ther daughter, Aaradhya, Rai started modeling for fun when she was in college studying architecture. She also reeived many offers {oact. However, her first priority was school, so she said no to all movie offers. Then in 194, atthe age of 21, Rai won the tite of Miss World, Soon ater that, she accepted her first movie role [Now an accomplished actor, Rai won Filmfare’s Award for Best Actress for er toe in Hum Dil De ‘Chuke Saran in 2000, She also stared in Bollywood's ‘most succes international blockbuster, Deda Read Rai’s biography ag with her husband and daughter Aishwarya Rai lives by-herself in Mumbai. Ral was born in Mumba Ral started modeling in high school Ral studied acting in college Rai acts in ive diferent languages: Hind, Telugu, “aml, Bengal, and Engi Shes the rst Bollywood star to bea juror athe Cannes Film Festival in France, appear in Rolling Stone magazine, and tobe on The Oprah Wey Show. Rai is also he fist Indian woman to havea statue in London's wax museum, Madame Tussauds In 2012, she received the second highest Order of France Aishwarya Ra is one ofthe mot beautiful women inthe world, but when Oprah Winey asked her about her beauty, she simply said “Beauty is as beauty does” meaning that what you dos more | {important than how you look. This is perhaps why | Raj created a charitable organization called the | Aishwarya Rai Foundation, which helps women, | children, the elderly and animals She wan aso} ‘named the Goodwill Ambassador for a United t Nations program on AIDS in 2012. Her Philosophy is very simple: "It's nie to be important, butts important 0 be nice” Then correct these false sentences. Ral won the title of Miss World when she was 19. Rat has a statue in Cannes, France. 5. 6. Rai makes movies in four languages. 2 8, Rai feels that it's important tobe beautiful @ She's admirable. accomplished called attheageof canbe started he way | A Use the words and expressions inthe box to complete the profile of Midori Goto. ‘was bom and raised She 1vas bor and raised in Osaka, Jan. She studying the violin with her ‘mother, and seven, she gave hee fst pubis performance in Osaka Studying mac very demanding, aswel a evading, When she was ‘only 10, Midori moved to New York City to study ‘muse atthe hilar School She also attended the Profesional Childrens School for her academic studies By the time Midori turned II, she was say tra ind permed we Now York Pihamens Mirra ey on 199th cent en opcatn IN fara ree neat ‘Rc tp es ti br chin nay sdoak Mido now poor of mache Unter of Sothern Califo, B Write a shor profile about someone you admire. Uae ceases ae ee ia fo Cees eo es

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