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Fourth edition Headway Intermediate Student’s Book Liz and John Soars Fourth edition| Headwa Intermediate Student’s Book Liz and John Soars OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS CONTENTS B 1 Aworld of difference P6 LANGUAGE INPUT En Naming tenses Present, Past, Present Perfect ‘Auxillary verbs do, be, have pS Questions and negatives Where were you born? He doesn't live in Madrid. p6 Shortanswers, Yes, Ihave. No, he didn't. p& ‘Spoken English ~ sounding polite ‘Did you have a good day?” "Yes, did, Tent shopping” p8 Present tenses Simp and como Wht docs she do? Whats she dong pis seater Te, Row understand pis Taste People are employed. Penge ge How often ...? Rayer ice a ear pis Past tenses Simple and continuous “He worked in London, ‘He was studying art. p23 Past Perfect “He had fallen in love He'd been drinking. y23 used f0 ‘He used to wake up at 6.00. 923 ‘Advis obligation, and fadalcet tuckteneeeeae You shoul heck online You mua el your ne ‘They can get married at 16, Nowarealloed og. Children had oo schoo “They dct havto work. 932-34 fear Will, going to, or Present Continuous? ere et tings are going to chany eon coco oe Te car aye. ee ee What con ape 38 — ‘What's she like? What does she look like? PET What’ in word? Partsofspecch and meaning ‘et, ajective, noun, or adverb? spellingand pronune "vowel sounds Word formation active actor, ation Words that go together valli Tove Keeping vocabulary records pl2 Positive and negative adjectives hard-working bad-tempered p19 Free time activities gocycling Keeping fit «recipe, to peel p20 ‘Spelling and ioe pod ee, ood fed inal, mail ‘tooth truth juice p2s Losesintads hoegate foreign pas Phrasal verbs (1) Literal or idiomatic? ‘She took her bots His business has taken of scent of x tine for inseparable? Heturned ton. ‘She takes afer him. 36 ‘Word building Sffxer ton, excitement tae ‘posible, daage,eact changing word stress vedere ad vertsement pi Hes goat fineppoodable p16 1s cyt the forth flor What make ts par Adjectives “ed ing amazing, amazed ‘Maite nan any bah npound adjectives well dressed p48 -ly and not -ly; si ju web adver: wept EEO) Everyday situations Tneed to make an ‘appointment. A medium late, please. Have here or take away? pis Making small alk Iesuch an ody enti Twas born Bu Tei Oh, god Realy? Who doy Who do yon work or? spoken English sftening negative comment atblate no very bg 2 Giving opinions He’ really great, isnt he? Definitely! Mm! Thats rubbish! Spoken English - making ‘an opinion stronger Just awful ‘absolutly adore p29 Polite requests and offers Tligiveyou a lift ‘Do you think you could ..? Can you tell me... Would you mind ‘Arranging to mect Tat wonder dm Piljust get my dary Weeoult have cofee Whydont we. let Masi of English - making soggestions p45 Trsdencerane ey an WE ute Pee Btn get one Final elearance PS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT Teun Worlds apart Welcome our world Thelives of two fais fiom diferent parts of the word Gigsaw) p10 ‘Charles, Prince of Wales ‘The ie of a hard-working iuure King ~ the pevate fand publie man pl8 ‘A’Shakespearean Tragedy Romeo and juliet ‘The love sory in cartoons 6 ‘Kids then and now ids who have tall Bringing up kids in the 1970sand now p34 Life fifty years from now Lifein 2060 [An international group ‘of scientists make their predictions p42 “The heart ofthe home My Kitchen ‘Three women's kitchens in thee diferent counties, Gigs) 950, Tse ‘A world in one family ‘Ana from Spain and Ber son, Xabier talk about living in England pl2 ‘Who earns how much? How much do diffrent obs pay? py Spoken English - giving opinions Treckon «.'dsay Tthink 9,00, Actually... p\7 Three people talk about their experiences of ealy love p28 Dictation ‘Transcribing a summary ofan ‘nterview p24 Tals Three peopl tak about ther eon pilsopbies p33 spon English have goto Toe gottogo now Bye! song Tae by lan Dury 33 ‘World weather warnings Five weather forecasts rom ‘round the world ps0 Rocket man Steve Bennet scintistand Spece traveler pal spoken English pretty "re weater was prety bad mi Mycoses relative Mic peopl tak about who They fe closest on thee fay 752 son go ing pene Stes dont get on with Wht ike about hers Thething ove about hi ps AZ A class survey Lifestyles p9 Exchanging information Comparing two families from different parts ofthe world pO What do you think? Discussing the pros and cons of bringing up family in another country pl2 Roleplay ‘Acting out everyday situations p13 Talking about you How often do you do things? p15 Project Interviewing someone about their job pls Discussion Which job deserves most money? 7 The role of monarchy pI Exchanging information Talking about your free time ‘activities p20 ‘A Shakespearean Tragedy Retelling the story of Romeo and juliet from pictures p25 ‘What do you think? Shakespeare and his plays p26 Fallingin love - Who do we fallin ove with? Which couples ae well suited? p28. Discussion Taws in Britain and your country p32 ‘What's important to you in life? p33 ‘What do you think? Bringing up children Household rules p34 Dicwion int Talking about changes in the environment pS? ‘What do you think? Space tourim ptt Predictions about the future p42 Roleplay ‘Making arrangements tomeet pS Your most treasured posession pa9 ‘Talking about you Your kitchen p30 Past horn/second-born children ‘Who do ou fel closest oi your family ps2 COUN An informal letter Correcting mistakes (1) Finding and correcting mistakes in ‘model iter 16 mistakes WW Writing aletter toa friend, correcting each others letters los Letters and emails Difference in formal and informal ‘writing Beginnings and endings of eters “ndemails Tam wring in spon ive my regards fo Robert. ‘Emailing am old friend with news pl0s. ‘Tellinga story (1) ‘Two store “The farmer and his sons’ “The Emperor and his daughters” Linking ideas However Writing a folk tale or fairy tale pl0s ‘biography Nate eof aku Combining sentences Ferftherorh ms Albanian dled ‘chong her maher to bring pte fn dsearching facts abouts famous erson and writings bogrphy Fite Writing fr talking ~ my case for A talkby a teenager about the Inflecne of video games on children ie She thing im concerned about Let me explain why Wirtng talk about an sue that concerns you p07 Describing a place ~a description ‘ofa r00m, Relative pronouns who that | which Participles spend hours listening fo music: Writing about your favourite room los LANGUAGE INPUT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT GRAMMAR (eee Bea) rn PONG STI WRITING Present Perfect Likes and dikes Making the right noises Posie pba pian Pisa aki prairie Cemtnetey era eee We eal oO eo «= ose She led Scotland forporsereniebows = and srpre eect a eee Benen py coc oe nko ting ne 90.4 fondef p00 iret Things Fu perone shot a ine Matas id 20 cre eae Frege aise eee peakial = 7 Fev moe ikea big brother "ohh 15 eee os ee, recs iverbs fou didn't! ‘Your feeling yut football and its. ‘someone in your family My aly 8 ee acieceeeett a he opeenions eae eT aioe (or 10 year since the 170s eR ‘ng you el pantcete abot po sfaten English How log..? Howes aio me pe ereiee od ‘How long have you been here? p57_ Did you! pat Verb patterns Body language “Traveland numbers Dangerousjourneysin __Fearsand phobias Talking about you “Telling sory @)—"The verb sing bite, lap, hug, ck ‘Commas and decimal points history “Three people alkabout wha theyre Tread fale fctsabout yourlfe Titan ‘enjoy swimming, thinking of staying p62. point agun ‘5,000 6.5 Hannibal crosses the Alps afraid of p65 pet Organization, information, verb aftive free! down to pray Time Mao Zedongon the Long Thepeychologst’s view What do you think? eating interest and need to warn, make them feel p62 Idioms BAS ‘March Appsyehologistexplains phobiasand People and ther phobias p65. descriptive language adjective + infinitive see eye to eye Rianne tee yon! Remarkable journeys made by theirtreatment p65 Exchanging information ‘Writing the story of The ‘imposible 10 see 2 Youre pling my le! p68 6356 5055 two famous leaders isa) Comparing the journeys ofHannibal Trojan Horse p10 Spoken English the reduced infinitive Percentages, 86 and Mao Zedong pos Tdlove to! “30% You promised 0. pt Fractions Fp ‘Condition Words with similar Dealing with me “The vietim mects the burglar A social conscience Taking aboutyou Prosand cos Ir childhood Sconces oe es ey aE Atacama) Whctaltycrdomeithe tier ‘If were him, I'd tll the teacher. ‘shocked | stunned Put in your PIN number and ‘How restorative justice can “ituation - what did they do? p73. _same situation? p73. ging for and agin ‘Third conditionals delighted / over the moon ‘press ENTER. hhelp criminalsand their Spoken English ~ just Exchanging information | cee, tat hy tend he woul hve ran atone lonely Che Eiprtwb barn bulénce victims Gigsaw) p74 Toe st ada posta ee farts acer away. pi win | beat p76 ‘I gave you a £20 note. 'm just tired, that’s aoe might hare done/could have done : Whats the exchange rate? 977 Tua ove our coat! 673 Nieto ee a ag You might/could have had an accident. p72 Forms of punishment anda should have done imprisonment p74 Heshould have asked for 973 eR Aiimoas torn or oy ‘Roan phrses ‘Compound nouns need one of those things. ‘Archiectursoldand new Whatdo youdoon the Ne Talking 4 famous town or ‘tiles a the vo ete (allay stato Pinctefien tapas Meet meat i Pancras Wetdeadeimatvnatherse Wetteyoaicandbtthe Foam, Possessives headlight Ineed some of that stuff. London's new Eurostar station _the Internet for p81! ae eee Re Yak iy en nates their equipment theirs tea bag teacup fsused for p82 Descriptions What dares ee a History Dutch 14 allewer ying handcuffs footprint p84 It's made of Identifying objects p8S Researching a city and Madcon eething ee Seen Eh elt rating tescription ps alldigtl derces Bice ao lings ony od ae ptoeistels ke tmnt ontop ho thing yon ue pdt Settee as ut myself. We love each other. p79 to open a bottle of wine. p85 iat OSE ai ititude - Ac lusions What do youthink? — ‘Modals of probabilit ‘Phrasal verbs attitude Theadventures of Sherlock A discusion of optical 1 mn methods of crime detection ‘informal letter Present ze Ben reesei sles ‘opeopeaksboaetcfona Mag Aaah deat aig words and mason mightcould be er hot er ctaly The Three Sndents sins dng the story tapresions Past — eae eco sey A datectve tory p90 Whatoncarthhashaprened? | Fetingatoyroundtheclass p91 anyway. naturel, ‘mustican't/might have been p88 ‘make up with sb to be honest p93 A telephone com fortunately, nevertheless took ite oaks Fiadont | breakup 982 Her puis I loks ke aan, odrame Tao red ee p86 Pun ofthe Sherlock Hales ‘Spoken English ~ expressing disbelief “detective story 90 ‘What on arth has happened? poe ae Hihasiyocmell ‘hat! ies ores See Correcting mistakes (2) in ple who changed the ‘She didn't say Wt sin five it = Reporting verbs ee Peop ie Pope te model all invite, persuade, explain Sree aions 7S ‘Writings thank-you ematl Tes not the end ofthe world. ‘Movers and shakers eae, [Newspapers in your country Reported speech ‘She said she was a student. Reported thoughts i? ay acini i Beers te res Femovspeoplterideas, WhUIM POPC) ogerjamie _ Takngabout Reuters mary P10? P Suggest Rather you than me. ‘and their impact on how 3 brook POO radmit.deny p97 It could be worse. pl0l People think jigsaw) p98 Seabrook Pl ‘questions Tasked her what was happening. wondered i there'd been an cident, pa Tapescripts piis Grammar Reference p33 Extra class materials ps7 Word ist pis2 Verb patterns piss regular verbs 15° 4 Phonetic symbols 159 A world of difference ey en 1 Each question has one word missing. Write iin. 11 Where do you tom? 2. When and where you bor? 3 You live in a house or a flat? 4 Why youstudyngEnghh? 5 Which foreign countries have you been? 6 What you do yesterday evening? 7 What are you going do after his esson? 2. Askand answer the questions with a partner. 3 Tell the class about your partner. Zuzana comes from Slovakia. She's studying Jn which country do men and women live the longest? a dapan_b Germary ¢ The UsA Tn which year di thelvord population reach 6 tllon? 1989 b 1999. 2005 if You ate standing onthe equator, how many hours of daylight do you have? ai bis ¢% Where does most of the wor’ cit come fom, 2 Russia bySaudi Arabia ron Which ofthese seven wonders ofthe world fs still standing 2) The Lighthouse of Alesana By The pyramids of caypt «The Colossus of Rhodes ‘Why didn’t dinosaurs attack humans? a Because they were vegetarian. 6 Because they became extinct before humans were on the earth { Because they didnt run fast enough Where was the Titanic siting to when it sake 2 Southampton b Rio de daneio « New York How long has Elizabeth II been Queen of England? a since 1952 b since 1959. since 1963 How many people have won the Nobel Peace prize since it started in 1901? 226 bse c% PRACTICE You're so wrong! 1 Correct the information in the sentences. 1 The Pope lives in Madrid. He doesn't liven Mtrid! He lives in Roma! Shakespeare didrit write poems. You're wrong! He wrote Windreds of poems. Vegetarians eat meat. ‘The Internet doesn't provide much information. ‘The world is getting colder. Princess Diana was travelling by plane when she was killed. 7 England has never won the World Cup. 8 The 2008 Olympics were held in Tokyo. Listen and check. Notice the stress and intonation. Practise making the corrections with a partner. 's=is or has? 3 Is Sin these sentences the auxiliary is or has? Who's making that noise? & he done really well Champagnes made in France. ‘Who’ been to America? He leaving early Whats produced in your country? How long have people been using the Internet? 4 since 1969. b since 1976 ¢ since 1984 Listen to some more sentences with &. After each one say ifit isis or has. How many languages are spoken in Switzerand? a3 b4 cs In which country were women first Talking about you 5 Complete the questions with the correct auxiliary verb and + Do some research and write six questions about the world, past and present. + Ask and answer the questions with the other ‘group. Which group are the winners? 6 Unit! + Aworld of difference given the vote? a Canada b Liechtenstein «¢ New Zealand ‘name the tense. What time you usually get up at weekends? 1 2 What time you get up this morning? 3 How long it usually take you to get from home to school? Who sitting next to you? What he/she wearing? 5 How long you known the teacher? What you doing when your teacher came into the room? 7 What (not) you like doing in English lessons? Which school subjects (not) you like when you were younger? 9. Which other foreign languages you studied? 10 What presents you given on your last birthday? Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Unit] + A world of difference MAKING CONVERSATION Short answers 1 Ruth is collecting her children, Nick and Lily, from school. Listen and complete the conversation, Which child is more polite? In what way? So kids, No. Yes,1 We school concert. Oh, lovely Ugh! Yes, I French, and Maths! Nick Yeah. Rath Nick, Nick Er... Lily Ruth Ruth Nick Lily ‘you have a good day at school? practising for the Ruth Lily ‘you remembered your football at No, he __. He's forgotten it again, Oh, Nick you know it needs washing, __ you playing football tomorrow? Nick No. Ruth Lily, ___ you need your sports kit tomorra ; Yes, I__. I've got a hockey match after ol. Were playing the High School. ‘they beat you last time? . th But we'll beat them tomorrow.” ! Your team’s rubbish. 's enough children. Do up your ts! Lets go! ils conversation it can sound impolite to reply with just yes or no. 3 5. Use short answers short answers with auxiliaries. Reply to these questions. Use short: ‘and add some information, "Did you havea good day?” es, did/No, dit? 1 Did youhave a good dj? also helps if you add some more information i See ‘Do you have much homework” Yes | vege you enjoy the fli? ae a Loads. go Gebropy, en PP Grammar Reference U6 p33 Rewrite Nick’ lines in exercise 1 to make him sound more polite. GHEB Listen and compare the conversations. ‘Work in groups of three. Look at T1.4 and 1.5 on p118, Practise them, soundi polite and impolite. : : = 8 Unit! - Aworld of difference PRACTICE 1. Match a line in A with a short answer in B anda line in C. x fe a aa ES 1 Did you hear that nose? No,Ihavent. | They didnt have my sic. 2. Areyou doing anything tonight? No, tm not think twas thunder 3 Have you seen my mobile phone anywhere? \| Yes, tis. Thank goodness! 4. Did you get those shoes you liked? Yes 1did Do you want to come round?” 5 Isittimeforabreak? No, didnt, Have you lost again? Listen and check. Practise with a partner. Pay attention to stress and intonation. CLASS SURVEY A class survey Find out about the students in your class. 2. Read the class survey and answer the questions about you. ‘ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ANY SPORTS? Add two more questions. 2 HAVE YOU GOTAPET? 3 ODES MUSIC PLAY AN IMPORTANT PART IN YOUR LIFE? G (00 YOU USE THE INTERNET MUCH? 5} DOES ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY SHOKE? § 010 YOU STUDY ENGLISH IN PRIMARY SCHOOL? 7 8 3 Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in the survey. Give short answers in your replies and add some information. ‘Are you interested in any sports? Yes, Lam. often go sking in winter HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO ENGLAND? ‘ARE YOU STUDYING ANY OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGES? 5 What can you say about your class? [Nearly everyone isinterested nat least one sport. Most of the boys love football. Some of us like sking. Check it 6 There is one mistake in each senten 1. Rae comes from Canada and he speak French Which subjects Susan is studying at univers ‘Do you like football?’ ‘Yes, | like: Did you watched the match lastnight? What does your parents do at the weekend? Tthink is going to rain. Pe sates to the teacher about? Idont think John’s arrive yet. ce, Find itand correct it. and English. a evaueen Unit | + Aworld of difference 9 READING AND SPEAKING Worlds apart 1 Discuss these questions about your family ‘Who isin your immediate family? ‘Name some of your extended family. + Who are you close to? + Who do you lve with now? + Who did you grow up with? 2. Read the PROFILES of two families from very different parts of the world. Who is in the family? Where do they come from? ‘What do you know about their countries? 3. Divide into two groups. =~ ‘Group B Read about the Qu family 3 | from China. 4 In your groups answer these questions about the Kamau or the Qu family. 1. Where do they live? What are their homes like? 2. How long have they lived there? 3. What jobs do the parents do? Do they rn:much money? do they spend their money on? hat do you learn about the children? hhopes and ambitions do the parents have for themselves and their swith a partner from the other up. Compare and swap information ‘the families and their mottos. at similarities and differences can you find? ow have their lives changed over ‘the years? ‘What regrets or worries do they have now? WELCOME 10 The Kamau family from KENYA | PRQ Rh FATHER: Boniface Kigotho Kamau, 3 Ree peng MOTHER: Pauline Wanjku, approximately 29 (exact age unknown), Oe a See Ue though Ihave never been outside Kenya.” Pauline is @ dressmaker but isn't working at the moment. She stays at home to look after the kids. The weekend is often the only time Boniface sees Joyce and Sharon. Boniface and Pauline met in 1994: ‘We liked each other immediately’ says Boniface. ‘I didn’t want a woman from the city so when | learned that Pauline was from the country, | was pleased. ‘They married in 1995 and at first they lived in a slum, and often didn’t have a fot to eat, just sukuma wiki (a green vegetable). Then, in 1996, Boniface won £60 in a cycle race. The money helped them move house to a better area and ‘paid for driving lessons so that Boniface could become a taxi driver. His salary doesn't go far. Rent is £30 a month, and he gives the same amount ‘to his parents, who don't work. Also, as the most successful of six brothers ‘and sisters, Boniface is expected to help thelr families too. He says, am _ always so stressed about money: Joyce's school fees cost another £25 a “We are trying to give our children the best education, says Pauline, who, like ‘her husband, never finished school. Joyce wants to be a doctor’ ‘Next year, Sharon is going to preschool, so Pauline will have more time to start king business. By then, the family might have a new home. 2 ( The: 3 a amy says Boniace |THE FAMILY ARE HAPPIEST WHEN they have a bit of spare money: ‘takes them to see the wild animals at Nairobi National Park. FAMILY MOTTO Try to do your best at all times. 7 Sia Oe eta SCM TR ETN CCUM ean ee Coreen) Pee (Qu Wanshengs father) Huanjun, 84 {Qu and Liu have known each other since ctidhood. The most noticeable ‘change in China since then is the size of families. Qu was the youngest of Sh. Liu grew up as one of five children. But they have only one daughter. Unlike many Chinese parents, Qu and Liu are happy to have a girl. However like most parents in China, they put the needs of their only child, Chen, fst. She is trying fora place at te prestigious Beling University. Qu 2 propaganda officer at the municipal services bureau, and Liu, who works at the No. 3 Computer factory, are saving every last yuan for thet daughter's education ‘The family have ved in their house in central Beijing for 70 years. I ‘one of the capital's ancient Hutong alleyways. These are known for their ‘lose‘knit families and warm hospitalty. The eldery sit outside and chat People wender to the shops in ther pyjamas. Its a way of life cherished by (Qu, but he can see that this relaxed rutineis increasingly out of step wih 2 ration experiencing one of the most amazingly quick changes in human histon, nWe exe notin fury to get rch; says Qu. don't want to rush around Hyg ‘to make money —I am not a machine. | put my family frst down in the past few ‘Tens of thousands of alleyways nave been knocked Jeara nd thelr house Is said to be next fr demoltion. And when the Od Communities go, the tredtional family structuro, n which children loo} ‘after their elderly parents at home, goes 100: ways. The granofather, Qu Huaniun, ‘Ny father ves here so ths is the j Ny brothers end thelr fariies| gam But for now, the Qu family keep the old {84 and fall Is the centre of the fami headquarters ofthe family’ says his son. ‘come to visit most weekends. We are very close ‘They ae sed thet their daughter has grown up elone Deca A a child policy forbids them from having any more. OU" ay Li. I always wanted to have two chien. Qian i pro ft dott. er Bt Ket i are prov of ology. Unberaty witcast a oct dealt eames co men ocr Tl THE FAMILY ARE HAPPIEST WHEN they are all together n the evening FFABILY HOTTO Save money, ve simply, care for your fends, tell the truth Vocabulary work 6 Find the six highlighted words in your text. Work out the meanings from the contexts. Match the words to the meanings in the someone who makes clothes with only one floor ‘an old house in bad condition shared by a group of people broken worried | The Quamity 1 loved and treasured 2. weakand unhealthy 3. narrow lanes between buildings 4 knocking down buildings 5. close and caring 6 economically 7 Work with a partner from the other group. TTeach them your words. What do you think? + Invwhat ways ae these families typical of their country? = What's typical family in your country? Isthere sucha thing? + syour family typical? Why/Why not? Unit! + Aworld of difference 11 formation “Complete the word act in the sentences ng the suffixes from the box. eked) noun rote of sometring EVERYDAY ENGLISH Everyday situations 1. Work with a partner. Where could you hear the following lines of conversation? Who is talking to who? 1 Ineed to make an appointment. Ifs quite urgent. Tve lost a filling. ‘A medium latte and a muffin, please. Icanft make the meeting, f'm stuck in traffic. an you put in your PIN number and press ‘Enter’? Sparkling or stil? And do you want ice and lemon in it? I don't think you've met Greg, He joining us from our New York office. How many bags are you checking in? The lifts on your right. Would you like someone to help you with your luggage? Please hold. Your call isimportantto 4 us. All our operators are busy at the moment, but one of them will be with you shortly (music)... ‘There are still tickets for the 45 performance but the 8.45 performance is sold out, Tmafraid Match a line from exercise 1 with areply. a [7 Just the one. b DD Never mind. Well start without you and brief y ¢ 1 Hello. Good to meet you. I've heard a lot about y 4 © No, thank you. I'll manage. ¢ Dd Thats fine. Weill have two, please, one adult, one child. £ D] Have here or take away? gg Cl Oh ol I cant remember my number for this card. Oh what bb Dl IfThave to listen to that again, I'll go mad! iD Sparkling, please. Ice but no lemon, jG Wehave a cancellation ths afternoon. 2.45 if thats OK? EAHIB Listen and check. How does each conversation end? en again, Pay attention to the stress and intonation. Practise some of the conversations with your partner. Roleplay 4, Work with a partner. Turn to p147 and act out the situations. GHBB Listen and compare Unit + Aworld of difference 13 Goes Be starrer Listen to a song called Blue Monday. ‘+ What is the singer’ favourite day of the week? + Whats wrong with the other days? ‘+ Which days are OK? MY FAVOURITE DAY OF THE WEEK Present tenses — states and activities 1. Look at the photos. What do the people do? What are they doing? In pairs, ask and answer questions. What does Vicky do? She's a schoolgirl. What's she doing? She's doing her homework. Listen to them talking about their ourite day of the week. What is it? Why? “Vicky's favourite day of the week ic... because ch : in South Africa, E at the weekend or , either. ‘What else can you remember about each person? Vickey likes bein with her friends all the time. 4 Work with a partner. What is your favourite and least favourite day of the week? Why? 4 Unit2 + The working week What are the Ihave two lessons o fm having a ba Find more examples, act Which ofthese ver forms sight? Why is Uke | yb tmliking | im knowing know Some verbs are rarely used in state verbs. Underline the five state [love understand work 3 Adverbs of frequency (always, never) answer the question How often? Find examples inT2.2on pls. DP Grammar Reference 21-2.4 pl34-5 PRACTICE Questions and answers 1. Read about Dave, the police officer from p14. Which {question goes with which paragraph? How often do you go surfing? What do you thnk of your}OBF What's yourbackground? Do you have a business? Why do you ike surfing? What hous do you work? What's your favourite day ofthe week? GEED Listen and check 2 Complete the questions about Dave. Then answer them witha partner. Has he got any children? Yes, tw. askand 1 Has...anycilren? 6 What... think. while Sag 2 How often...them? 7 Where...next month 3 Why...moming shift? & busines doing wel? 4 How many hours...?- 9 What 5 What..ike about his job? Listen and check Talking about you 3 Make sentences about you using the Pr I viet friends as often as | ca. [-saoftenas an cece sft | eight hous a dy. se eveinga vee ben mon holiday. -.twiea yer ona Sunday Tardy ever always ‘whenever fm not WO! king 4 Talk to. partner about you. Tell the lass Post your partner ‘on Sunday evenings? comps in the Bam | Whats your background Fm 46, and fm divorced. | have two kids who | see once a fortnight. vein Devon in the south-west of England. 'm police officer. I've been inthe police force fr over twenty years. ove my job, but my passion is surfing [work diferent shifts The moming shit starts at 5.00, and ‘can't stand that because | have to getup at 430. My favourite Shifts 2.00 inthe aftemoon till midnight because | get home about 12.30. What's good is that | work ten hous 2 day for fou days, then have tree days oft. yj i extremely busy and very hard, But ike it because i challenging, and | never know what's going to happen. like ‘working ina team. We look after each other and work toget My work s very stressful, 50 I surf to get anay from tal. t's just tne and the sea, and my mind switches of. | concentrate so hard ‘on what 'm doing that | dont think about anything ese {go surfing whenever I'm not working. Sometimes '™m on peach before 7.00 inthe morning. go all over the word surfing ext month fm going to Costa ica and inthe autumn I'm going to Thailand, ve got sur school. each all ages, rom Kids to pensioners ‘The business s doing well. 'm aso opening tw shors that sell surfboards. The boards are made in South Africa, Theyre the best Tike Sundays best of all. work asa lifeguard ll day, then ‘around 6,00 me and my mates barbecue some fish and have a fev beers Fantastic I've been all round the werld, ut when Took around me, | think there's nowhere else I rather be LISTENING AND SPEAKING ‘Who earns how much? 1 Work with a partner. Look at the chart. Discuss which job ‘you think goes with which salary. £1 million 00 £120,000 ‘the population (29m) ‘are involved ‘in some form eer a f tor Footballer \ £105,000 / EE oe \, £12,500 mployed { Teacher Supermarket cashier average worker pays / is paid £1,000 \\Policeofficer Pilot ,000 a year. . The average anal salary 700. 2. You are going to hear two people discussing the Tisten to Part 1. Answier the questio 1. Which jobs do they discuss? ‘Which salaries do they agree on? 2 Complete the sentences. They think a doctor earns ether — They think either a ora arms £750,000. ‘They think ears about £65000. 3 What comment do they make about . doctors «footballers senior directors «pilots Listen to Part 2. Answer the quest ink are the lov y think farmers earn? 3 Do they agree about a teacher’ and a police of 4 Whatis the woman’ final point? thank you” 2 Alot of manufactured good: (make) in Asia. 1 Notice the ways of expressing an opinion. 3 ‘Why are you getting the bus?” My car reckon... Idsay... I suppose. (service)! Find three more in 72.6 and 727 on p120. 4 Nearly 50% of the food we buy __— 2. Are these ways of agreeing or disagreeing? (import). ‘think otoo. Definite. know what you mean, but “The banking industry in the UK__——— mnotsosure Actually,...._-Absolutly. 3. What do we mean when we ay...” (include) in Couldbe. Maybe, maybe not. Possibly. “4 Discuss the salary chart again using some of these expressions the bill? ‘The hotel is closed while the bedrooms : ceeimesions (@moderni)y__& Work insimall group. Turm to p147, Which stares do you thik otballers. (pay) far too mu aa Unit2 + The working week 17 Simple and continuous ‘i Listen to two people talking about who’ who in The Office. What are their names? What are their jobs? [a] simon (Edward D Anna D denny Matthew: CO Christina Accountant Human Resources (HR) Manager Managing Director (MD) Personal Assistant (PA) Information Technology (IT) Manager Sales Director 2. What are the people doing? What are they wearing? ‘Simon's siting atthe top of the table reading something. He's wearing a jumper. Listen again. What comment is made about each person? ‘Simon shouts alot, but he listens as wel. 3 Match a job from exercise 1 with a job description and ‘current project. ‘The MD is responsible for runing the whole company. Currently, he is... = “buying new hardware the employees and their training, are you working on at the moment? 5 Make similar conversations using the jobs in exercise 1. Choose another job, for example, film director, journalist... Project Interview someone you know about his/her job. Tell the class about this person. I taked to... who's... He ...,andhe starts work at... He hast... He likes his job because ... Omhis days off he. 16 Unit 2 + The working week State and activity verbs 6 Are these sentences right (/) or wrong (X)? Correct the wrong sentences. 1 Tm not wanting an ice-cream. Are you understanding what I'm saying? Tm enjoying the course. Its great. Tm thinking you're really nice. What are you thinking about? Ym not believing you. You're telling lies. Tm knowing you're not agreeing with me. She's having a lot of money. Active and passive 7. Read the statistics. Choose the correct form, active or passive. Do at surprise you? iny of the statistics STATISTICS ABOUT JOBS AND MONEY IN THE UK ‘1 Nearly half the population (29m) involve / are involved in some form of employment. 2 20% of the workforce employed / are employed by the state. 3 The average worker pays / is paid £27,000 a year. 4 The average worker pays / is paid £250,000 in tax in his or her lifetime. 5 Women eam / are eamed on average 17% less than men for full-time work. 6 Children give / are given ‘on average £9 a week pocket money. 7 The average household spends / is spent £70 per week on transport. 8 75% of British households ‘own / are owned a car. esac D> Grammar Reference 2.5-2.6 pis 8 Put the verbs inthe present passive, simple or continuous. ‘Can I help you?” ‘im being ser thank you’ serve), ‘Alot of manufactured goods __— (make) in Asia. “Why are you gettin Nearly 50% of the f (import) The banking indust (Gituate) in London. service ___— the bill? ig the bus?” “My car (service)? food we buy —___— Pep the UK 2 include) in ‘The hotel is closed while the bedrooms Footballers ‘money. (modernize). = (pay) far too much LISTENING AND SPEAKING Who earns how much? 1. Work with a partner. Look at the chart. Discuss which job you think goes with which salary. [ Who ears how mud £120,000 D500) no “Doctor Footballer coer Ka {Teacher Supermarket cashier Police officer Pilot Lawyer tain? * £1 million £105,000 £12,500 £11,000 Farmer ~ £750,000 2. You are going to hear two people discussing the chart. GEEB Listen to Part 1. Answer the questions. 1 Which jobs do they discuss? Which salaries do they agree on? 2 Complete the sentences. They thinka doctor eamseitheré_or £_ They thinkeithera_____ora_ earns £75000. They thinka____ ears about £45,000 3 What comment do they make about... ? «doctors +foctballers senior directors «pilots 3 Listen to Part 2. Answer the questions 1 Who do they think are the lowest earners? 2. How much do they think farmers earn? a § Do they agree about a teacher’ and a police office’ sal 4 What is the woman's final point? SPOKEN ENGHISH Giving opinions ——_ 1 Nate the ways of exresingan opinion tren ts. IPP Fd three morn T263nd 27 0 p20 2 drethee ways apeeng or dagen? ‘thnksotoo. Define, Threw wot yourean but fmnotsosae, Actua... About 3 What do we mean when we y.? Could be. Maybe, maybe not. 4 iscss the salary chart again using some ofthese expresions Possibly 4, Work in small groups. Turn to p147. Which salaries do you think are unfair? Are any surprising? Unit 2 + The working week 17 READING AND SPEAKING Charles, Prince of Wales 1. What are the names of the people on the balcony? What is the relationship between them? 2 Work with a partner. Write down what you know about Prince Charles. Compare ‘your ideas as a class. He's about 60. ‘He's heir to the British throne. 3 What do you think occupies most of his time? Write a number 0-5 next to each activity, 0 = not at all, 5 =a lot. CO earning a tiving CO hunting CO entertaining CO travelling O skiing CO performing royal duties Ci being with his family 4 Read the article. Answer the questions after each part. What are some of his public duties? 6 What good deeds does he do? “Prince Charles has everything. What does he hhave? What doesn't he have? What is Duchy Originals? Whats happening to t2 What does it sell? What title will Camila have when Charles isKing? In what different ways is Charles referred to? ‘future King Prince of Wales... 18 Unit 2 + The working week hard-working future King His eccentric habits are known to the worl and deep passions, he is finally hap; married. DANIELLA KENT reports. _ JRINCE CHARLES is oftcn pot as bad-tempered and spoilt. There are Stories that every day seven . boiled for his breakfast so that he a ‘one that is cooked just the way he His toothpaste is squeezed onto his. ‘toothbrush for him. And his bath towel is folded over a chair ina Particular way for when he gets his royal bath. He has an enormous private staff secretaries, deputy secretaries, officers, four valets, ewo butlers, housekeepers, two chef, two chauffeurs, ten gardeners, an. of porters, handymen, cleaners maids.They are expected to everything right. When HR (His Royal Highness) feels they have performed their duties they are praised in a royal ment But ifthey have made isa they are called into his study told off:The Prince can get 0!) angry that he has been to have tantrums, throwi The private and public man Charles is eecentric, and he admits it. He talks to tres and plants He wants to save wildlife but enjoys hunting shooting, and fishing. He dresses for dinner, even if he’ eating alone, Fle’ a great ocializer Poets artists, writers, broadcasters, politicians, actors and singers al eat at hi table. Arriving at Highgrove, his family home, on a Saturday afternoon in time for a tiff Martini, guests are entertained in the heihtavlenee They are then sent on their way before lanch on Sunday having been shown round his beautially-kept gardens, é The Prince also entertains extravagantly at Sandringham, one of the Queen's homes, at least twice a year,There are picnic lunches on the beach, expeditions to local churches, and lavish dinners with organic food ftom Highgrove. Conversation is lively; but the heir tothe throne has to be carefil what he says, because he knows only too well that anything he says in private may be repeated in public The firture monarch that we don' see isa man of great humour, who cates passionately about the sae of the British mation, and is devoted to his two children, William and Harry. He is madly in love with ‘his darling wife’, which is how he refers to Camilla in publi A dutiful life Together Charles and Camilla perform royal duties, both at home and abroad He aends over 50 pli engagemens 2 year, He vis hospital, youth groups, performing artss, charities, and busines conferences. He hosts receptions to welcome visting heads of stare Ae VIPs He uavel abroad extensive an amhasador othe United Kingsom, representing trade and industry. He works hard to promote fyester understanding benveen diferent elgons He is ako President Df the Prince’ Charitics, which are active in promoting education, business, the environment, the arts, and opportunites for young people The group raises over £110 million annually la shares Charles’ passion for hunting, and aso his i fervation of towns and countryside, The one thing "Charles is skiing. She prefers to stay at home when somal trip to Klosters in Switzerland Everything except the top job : sything he wants age, Prince Chases is everthing Be wanes si gra car accident in 1997) wed tc ae ng on the throne, he has rule hard se ied about the state of the country oe doe al Mice his second m: Fexcept, as Diana (who wa Se tO accomplish so much. He is concert Toes sd shows is raion tat goer Those problems about which he feels so strone! i The Prince of Wales has his own food Sea ee ee Beery icone pers expands ecm one! Ei cre adios scene rani ne Bpredvcsinclaing fod, drinks, 2nd hairand Body tanec Bute no nee Y his darling Camilla will be HLH ing, and his daring riginals. Ie ive and old les, well-intentione fioned, continues to do ié: One day he will be Ki Princess Consort. 5. Now you have read the article, have you changed your mind about any of your answers in exercise 3? Vocabulary work Which of these adjectives are positive and which are negative? hard-working ~ positive ‘hard-working bad-tempered spoilt eccentric old-fashioned sociable cautious passionate frustrated successful well-intentioned Give an example of Charles life or behaviour that illustrates each adjective. hard-working ~ He performs alot of royal duties, and does charity work. Discussion ‘+ What do you know about the attitude of the British people to their royal family? + What countries do you know that have a royal family? Are the members ofthe family popular? What do they do? Unit? + The working week 19 VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING EVERYDAY ENGLISH Free time activities Making small talk 1. What do you do when you aren't working? 1 When do we make small talk? Who with? What about? ‘Make alist of what you do in your free time. 2 Read and listen to the conversation between Ann and Lars. goontheNet play golf goforarun t Where are they? What is Lars doing there? Who do you do it with? Where? Tell the class. Week A = So what do you think of Liverpool, Lars? can you see in the photos? Which of them ...? ss _ really interesting/old citylovelybuildings/people so friendly + do you do alone, or with another person it's really interesting. Lverpoot's such nod, isn't t? There are *+ do you do at home, orina special place ‘some lovely bulding, andthe people are so rind + needs special clothes or equipment f 3 Which of these things go with the activities? Yes, they are, aren't they? When did you get here? ago/plane from Oslo/a bit late/didn’t matter adil arecipe Oh, good. Where are you staying in Liverpool? the sales acai . P . Grand Hotel/convenient for the ofice/room not very big/OK aracket ascrendriver aconcert abargain keeping fit FE Norway/born in Bergen/live in a suburb of Oslo/pretty/sea meditating atorch Really? It sounds beautiful. Your English is very good. Where did you learnit? weeding What a pity! Never mind. Where are you from? «very kind/a lot of mistakes/school for years/been to England quite afew times ‘Oh, have you? How interesting! And what are you doing here in Liverpool, Lats? Complete the diagram about cooking with Tass. attending a conerencehere for five days/home onthe 17h from the box. ‘ £0 soon! And have you managed to get around our city yet? to chop ‘Ann Oh, so soon y 1 is a i Tas. notscen very much/a walk along the rivesidetaken a ferry across the Mersey/ rs i Pe ote nosis Exton yk food processor fl . An Well, Thope you enjoy it. Dorit work too hard! ‘to weigh Lars _... try to enjoy myselffbye/nice to talk Choose an activity that you are interested ee in. Draw a similar diagram and choose the What information does Lars add to keep the conv categories. Fill tin. How does Ann show she interested? Find examples. Listen to John talking about his 4 Work with a partner, Use the prompts to practis an ? Who do ou ‘a ; ' FEB Listen again. Hove well did you do? Siemens. ve bean with them _ hobby. Make notes under these headings : IRREB isten ope. Ho work for? | forfour yar. Theyre. good + Favourite hobby : comm ‘company. How about you? Where and when he doesit ‘ : : SPOKEN ENGLISH Softening a negative comment _ = cetera ca i dont want to sound too negative. sepa versa times doit wa SEND Listen and com; + What he ike about it Le 1. Inconversation, we som an en fou are abroad on a business trip. Inven ae cpap teas Weer lndng, We mero oT sok Bee oa backgroind oc ourale froma Fone dae 5 4 : Tr vecsh ia You areata social event. Stand up and ? ous Jenga : socialize! Ask and answer questions STN aaa T lesexpensve.(or) 4 Theyre (end, - 2 Wtshard, (quite) S temveyineinet) De whinine LTTE | eres nathig t0 40 (9 3 It’ cold. (arm) ieriete mnversation going? 5 Listen to the questions and answer them. Make a comment and add some information. Add a question if you can. the conversation. ote Unit 2 - The working week 21 20 Unit2 + The working week Cen Saree VINCENT VAN GOGH Past tenses and used to 1 Look at the pictures by the painter, Vincent Van Gogh. What do you know about him? Was he happy? Was he successful? 2. Read the notes below about Vincent Van Gogh. Complete the pti oe 4 73 ere... first meet? aif? ere GEEBB Listen and check the questions. 22 Unit3 + Good times, bad times Good times, bad times — 3 Read the fll text about Vincent Van Gogh Wi /an Gogh. With a part ask and answer the questions from Bins 2. a Listen and check. Vi nce acc Vincent Van Gogh, the genius unrecognized in his own lifetime Vincent Van Gogh was born in Brabant in the Netherlands in 1853, Asa young man he worked asan art dealer in London and Paris, He was dismissed from this job because he had argued with customers about art. In 1881 he tried to commit suicide. He was depressed because Je had fallen in love with his cousin, but she had rejected him. In 1886 he went to Paris to study art, and it was while he was stadying that he met Degas Pissarro, Seurat, Toulouse -Lautrec, Monet, and Renoir. ‘After two years in Pars, Van Gogh went to live in Arlesin the south of France. His friend and fellow painter, Gauguin, who hhe had met in Paris, came to join him. The two men setled down in Arles, but there was lot of tension between them. Vincent used to drink heavily and they quarrlied fiercely, ‘mainly about the nature of art One evening in December 1888, Van Gogh left the house farryinga razor blade. He'd been drinking, and he'd bad an argument with Gauguin. He cutoff part of is ear ‘After this, he moved voluntarily ito an asylum forthe insane at SeRemy-de Provence, He used to wake up atsixin the morning ‘and go out to paint. It was here, in the las two years of his life, that many of his most famous paintings were ‘completed. These cluded Starry Nigh, Irises, and Sel Portrat without a Bea. 191860 he lefe the warm south and moved to Anverssur Oise Hlefe he continued working despite his growing depression. ‘ ‘e-was while he was painting outside that Vincent shot | tas dn he chest. Two days ates, he died He was bused in the ‘cemetery in Auvers. ‘When Van Gogh died, he had Sold one of his paintings, The Red sisterin-law took his collection 0 ‘Published, He was instantly recognized ss 2, ‘no money because he'd only Vineyard, in his entire life. His Holland, where his work was genius. erin Inthese sentences, which verb formis...? Fast Simple Past Continuous Past Simple passive He worked as on art dealer. He was dismissed. ‘He was studying at. Find more examples ofthe three verb forms inthe tet. Inthis sentence, what happened fist? He was dismissed becouse he had argued with customers. ‘had argued ian example ofthe Past Perfect tense. Hows this tense formed? Find more examples inthe text Look at the sentence Vincent used to drink heavily Doyou think this happened once or many times? Find another example of used to in the tert. >> Grammar Reference 31-37 pI35-7 Pronunciation 4, GERD Listen and repeat the weak forms and contracted forms. What washe doing? He was studying Ia id They were working ... He'd had an argument. 5. Write the verbs from the borin the chart according to the pronunciation of -ed. aie meet | RAR bist creed Crime’ Ged pte reoemed | AL i iz VOCABULARY Spelling and pronunciation Listen and repeat these words. What do they tell you about English spelling and pronunciation? co ‘(good /gud/ = food/furd/ blood /blad/ yoad/raud/ rode /raud/ rowed /raud/ ‘Words that sound the same a Listen and write the words you hear. What do they have in ‘common? Compare with a partner. Did you write the same words? "3 Read these words aloud. Write another word withthe same pronunciation. 6 week 7 hole 0% dni 9 allowed __ 10 weight jeans, please. the same socks for a /hauli had to /wert/ in the rain and 1/ the /flu:/ come pear post great Listen and check. have the same vowel sound but ent spellings. Spell the words. Lost sounds 7 In some words we lose sounds. chocplate _/tfoklat/ has two syllables, not three, comfgetable /kamftabl/ has three syllables, not four. Read these words aloud. Cross out the lost sounds. diffffent several business restaurant marriage interesting vegetable temperature secretary Listen and check. 8 Some words have silent letters. Cross out the silent letters in these pairs of words. 1 foreigh sign limb bomb neighbour weigh honest hour knee knock psychology _ psychiatrist Listen and check. Unit3 + Good times, bad times | READING A Shakespearean tragedy 1. What do you know about William Shakespeare? \ 2 Look at the list of characters in the story of Romeo | «and Juliet. What do you know about the story? How did people at that time decide who to marry? | Who made the decision? 3. Read 1-6 in the story. Answer the questions. 1 Why did the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other? 2. Why wasn't ita good idea for Romeo to go to the Capulet’s party? 3. What happened when Romeo and Juliet first met? 4 ‘Wherefore art thou Romeo? (= Why are ‘you Romeo?) Why was Juliet upset about Romeds name? 5 How long had they known each other when they decided to get married? 6 Why did Friar Laurence agree to marry them? 7 Why did Romeo try to stop the fight? 8 Why was Juliet desperate? Read 7-12 in the story. Answer the questions. | 1 What couldnt Juliet tell her father? 2 What was the Friars plan? 3 Which part of the plan worked? 4 What went wrong with the plan? 5 Why did Romeo kill himself? 6 Why did Juliet kill herself? 7 How did their families feel at the end? Listen to actors speaking Shakespeare's lines, and follow them in the story. Read the lines in more modern English on p148. 6 Retell the story using the pictures, What do you think? * Whose fault was the tragedy? "+ Inthe play, Juliet was just thirteen. Do you think this is too young to fal in love? plays. What titles do you know? Do you know any of the stories? D> WRITING TELLING A STORY (1) pl05 26 Unit3 + Good times, bad times ‘= Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, and history by William laces ¢@a ORE s Toh, lies Juli, = lod Coal Romeoland Ji pris ore ear ee poet Tn "Many years ag, inthe ancient Tealian city of Verona, thee were cwo very rich but warring families, the Montagucs Lord Capulee was planning a celebration BALI ad are cchcr fae x0 long tha no Rernen Lord Montague’ son, went co che party sn ‘ould remember how che feud had sarced. Fight often used Jali and fll instancly in ‘brea ou in he sve. kissed Only hen did che Bp hye our beads Ao The Pazace eiag ths a Returning to Verona, Romeo found his f eee ee eee tte agreed hoping dha we Mercutio being atacked by Tybalt, Jui eee termes lec fod hae ce Sop the ihe He filed, and Mercutio was Killed. Ro rece wei Thy pared bu planned to spend ha nigh rege! He fought jl nd killed hi (Tdoube it no; | Take thow this vial, iia aller ieee ipa ia en ep s 7 ex morning he lovers oul hardly bert art, ‘When would they meet agin’? More disaster was to come. Juliet learned that her father had agreed to give her in marriage to a nobleman, Pars. How Gould shel hr fer se ha alveady arid Rome? Tile ran wo Friar Laurence for help. The Fin potion to make her app oho ‘ary Paris. The Friar would tell Romeo the plan 28 she was waking up. T then Tp edn my tr tee Mee. wl kiss some pion dah hang mabe me die Thy lips are shart Ok happy dager! Let me de! The families of the Montage Bat Rome sever recived she Friar’ eee Thinking Jaliee woke up co se Ro 10 tii Juliet had died, he bought poison and I ices magi ent tothe tomb, He sa his beaut, ifless Juice He wool! || HP would kil ex so, Finally sever ev he side He Kid and dak he pos. El dead upon her bands EVERYDAY ENGLISH Giving opinions 1 Read and listen to the conversation. What is it about? Me gipepleigewithachonet fe What do you think of Megs new Bajfriend? He’ really BM athe? mene Definitely! I think he's absolutely fanatic! So do]. He's Very fidfiny. | F&ally like his $8888 of ilitiour” ‘They gét on so Well together, doit they? Wall, aye. He's itl nice, but I dont think that he ‘one for her. ’sFbbish! They absolutely a6 each other! Tm Bit so Si ly, that’s Gk true at ll. But 1 ii like her Biter, In groups of three, practise the conversation. “7D Listen again to the conversation. Answer the questions. 1 A and B agree with each other. What are their actual words? 2 A.uses two question tags. Practise them. He’ really great, the? They et on soll together, det they? Ts A really asking for information, or does she just want the ‘others to agree with her? z 43 The French really ove thei fo0 “4 Itsalovely day today, ____* Alice and Tom are a really lovely couple, 2 2 ‘Tom earns so much money, 4. Work in pairs to make these opinions stronger. Use a wide voice range to sound enthusiastic Shes quite nice, She's Beauty wonderfll 1 2 The film was good. just brilliant 3 Thehotel’ all right. really fabulous 4 Tlike dark chocolate. absolutely adore quite like Peter. really love ‘The book wasnt very good. absolutely awful Idont like noisy bars. just can't stand Listen and repeat ‘Write down some opinions on ... + the ast fim you saw + something in today’ news + the weather + the clothes that someone is wearing today + what a celebrity is doing t the moment ‘+ aprogamme on TV In pairs, ask for and give opinions. (Teaw that new i last week. | Ohi What did you think oft?) Unit3 + Good times, bad times PRACTICE MMAR SPOT. Discussing grammar 1 Choose the correct verb to complete the sentences. 1 dont get on with my boss. Do you think I should / must look for another job? Were giving Tom a surprise birthday party You should’ / must tell him about it. Please Dad, can / must Igo to Toms party? It'll be great. You should / have to drive on the left in Britain. Do you must /have to wear a uniform in your job? Are you can /allowed to take mobile phones to school? T must / had to go to bed early when I was a child. You mustn't / don't have to go to England to learn English, but isa good idea. Listen and check. ing advice 2 Listen to three conversations, After each one discuss these questions. 1 What is the problem? 2 What isthe advice? 3 Do you agree with it? Give your advice if it’s different. D Tetink you are atlowed other benefits. © You should check ontne. cece Listen again and complete the lines with the exact words. ‘because you're in England. . Idon't know iff___go or not. They told her she to have friends over while they were away Come on! You___come. Its a party. ” ; Look. You tell our mum and dad. ee ne wie You ___to smoke in here. aaa Doyou think tell her to stop? 7 No,no,you_ say anything. say something go tothe shops for pay the fine Da in Noconty tout youtie seketimes, you often eve ‘You must tell ur Peerour ti tebe only fair thing t0¢0- Unit 4 + Getting tight 31 é No Ball Games a Allowed Rules present 1 Work with a partner, Read these British laws. Compare them with laws in your country. Are they the same? 5. you mustn't use a mobile phone while driving {6 young people don't have to do military service. there are lts of public places where you arent allowed to smoke. 8 many school children have to wear uniforms. # Think of places such as: churches and schools. Tell the class. LISTENING AND SPEAKING Rules for life 1 Listen to three people talking about their rules for life and make notes after each one, = 2 Discuss their ideas. Are they optimists or pe Do you agree or disagree? ENGLISH have got to Have got tomeans the same as have tout isused more “In spoken English. Look at these examples from Mile “Richard, and Frank. "They've got to employ bodyguards. “You've got to give meaning to ifeby what you do. "You've got to look for the good n people. plete the conversations with Ve gt to/ gat 2 “isnt your mum away at the moment” “Yeah, so Dad. 's got to_do all the cooking 0 to work 3 ‘Mum, why can't! go outnow?” "You ____tidy your room fist: 4 “Won't you be late for work” “Oh, goodnes. Look tthe time. _— Listen and check What etrainforation do sarin the answers? Practise the conversations ymar Reference 4.2 pH16 go now. Bye! Song - ! believe 3. Look at the photo and read about Ian Dury. Who was h PCOS oat ean Ronee ec Stance uae rat at Se ea ee eee eee Cine ecto steer Pee uncer cr cre singer ofthe band Jan Dury Bee ee 4 Listen to one of his songs —I believe. It expresses Janis philosophy on life. Is he an optimist or a pessimist h a partner. Turn to p150, Read the son, Discuss which word best completes the lines. Listen again and check your answers. of the things 1-8 does he believe in? ig rubbish, Healthy outdoor activities. Having lots to eat and drink ‘Being truthful and kind. Having strong opinions about everything. Good mann Putting yourself first. 8 Peace not war is possible. Which of the things in exercise 6 are important to you? Di D>D> WRITING A BIOGRAPHY p06 Unit 4 + Getting right 33 READING AND SPEAKING Kids then and now 1 Close your eyes and imagine your bedroom when ‘you were 10. What was in it? Were there many electronic items? Tel the class about your room. 2 Read the introduction to the newspaper article on p35. Answer the questions. 1 What did a child’s bedroom use to be like? 2 Why is the bedroom of today's child like a space station? 3. Whyisit sometimes the most expensive room in the house? 4. What question is asked at the end of the introduction? What is your opinion? 3 The main part of the article describes a modern-day family in an experiment done by a TV company. Look at the photo and the heading. Who are the people? What do you think the experiment was? 4 Here are some words from the article. Use them to predict each paragraph, Check new words in a Paragraph 1: gaa Jon made a fortune 5 Read paragraphs 1-5 quickly. Were your ideas correct? 6 Read to the end of the article. Answer the questions. 1 How did Jon make a fortune? 2. How was Jon's childhood different from his children's? 3 In.what ways was his father strict? 4 How did the TV company transform their lives? ‘5 What did Hannah and Josh have to do that they didr't have to do before? 6 How did the kids react to the changes at first? How did their attitude change? 7 How did the kids make extra money? 8 What is Jon’ advice to other parents? Vocabulary work Read the sentences below. Find the phrasal verbs in the text which mean the same as the words in bold. 1 Electronic items increase the value of the rooms. 2 The father, Jon, founded his own business. 3. He was one of five children raised by his father, when his mother died, 4 Josh had to stop watching his wide-screen television and start piano lessons. 5 They enjoyed the vegetables they taken from the garden. 6 We shouldn't surrender to our kids’ demands. What do you think? Discuss in groups. ‘+ Doyou think lot of children are spoiled these days? *+ What household rules do you think are a ‘00d idea for families? You must avays make your bed. Everyone has to help at meal times. ‘Write a list of rules and read them to the class, ‘Kids who have it all GO BACK JUST THIRTY YEARS and look inside a child's bedroom. What do you 08? Some books, a few dolls or toy cars, some cuddly animals, and perhaps a desk. Look inside the bedroom of today’s kids and it’s a 21st century space station. Computers and other hi-tech toys can make a youngster’s bedroom the most. expensive room in the house. But it's not only electronic items that push up the value. Today's children also have sports equipment, designer clothes, and accessories such as sunglasses, watches and jewellery. Do they have everything and appreciate nothing? A TV channel tried an experiment. TANYA BOWERS REPORTS century family bac i house in Milton Keyne Fifteen years ago the father, Jon set up his own business and made a fortune. The Hannah, 12, and Josh, 10, have hi hist Jp at all with the running of the house The TV company, Channel 4, transported a typic time to the 1970s. The Gregory family live in lar childzen, edrooms full of exp toys and clothes. They don’t have 10 This is all very different from Jon’s childhood in the 70s. He grew up in a small council house in Leeds, one of five children brought up by their father after his other died. Discipline, order and thrift ruled his life. “We ate what we were fiven. We walked to school and we had to share all the household chor e told to do what we we was very strc Sregorys’ house and their lives. Fort i live Jon's childhood. The house was 1 nsformed th TV company 0 family had to go back othe 70s stripped of all modern gadgets and equipment wc iéesosn cer ACARD - they had tone on une £39 a week @ Atfirst there were tears and furious rows as the children tried to adjust. Hannah couldn’ below that she wasnt allowed to buy hair mousse and was horrified to find her wardrobe ‘and a ‘Sunday Best Josh had to take up the piano, They didn’t emptied, leavi five up watching his wide-screen television Fave to walk fo schoo! but were filled with em them to the schocl in their ‘new’ van dually Hannah and Josh learnt to appreciate small treats. They i the vegetables they'd dug up from the garden. They made som. by selling cookies they'd baked to their neighbours. They started to pend and understand the value of a £90 pair of trainers. save rather than 5 What should today’s parents do? sights pre on ae shoulda give nou ra jobs round Unit + Gettingit right 35

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