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How’s it “coming / doing / going? Laura! Hil | thought you were at home. No, | meet Sue here ‘every / each / all other Saturday, We're going shopping today I need some new clothes for my birthday party. “Anyway / However / Although, what have you got there? nothing, |... er... Oh, is that the time? | must go. See you later Max: Excuse me. I'm looking for a present Laura: for my girtiend Assistant: What are you ‘looking /(@fter)’ Max: wanting? Laura: Max: I'm not sure. “Something / Someone / ‘Somewhere unusual, | want to surprise her Assistant: How about some silver bangles? Max: Oh, yes, these are great Oh no! Here's = Maxx Er my gitfriend now, Vocabulary: Clothes, styies, accessories and patterns © Sas Write the words. 1 bandana 2k 3t Grammars Present simple and present continuou: ‘& Gezs Choose the correct form of the verbs. Love cool clothes! Qu: Where | y cre you usually shopping for clothes? A aiways buy / 'm alwoys buying my clothes from the morkot They *sell / are selling the coolest (and cheapast) clothes cool clothes! only for girls? Qu: Wha! ‘do you wear / are you wearing at the moment? {fm at school at the moment. I wear / I'm wearing a flecce. he schoo Is really cold foday, so "I don't wear / I'm not wearing ‘Qu: This is a question for the boys! ‘Do you ever wear / Are you ever ‘wearing bangles or ‘do you think / are you thinking they are ‘Well °l wear / i'm wearing some now. | wouldst go to the shops and buy them, but sometimes “l borrow / I'm borrowing my sister's! Gratimar Qui & ‘eis Match the beginnings (1-10) with the question tags (aj). There are two extra tags. tion tags 1 That's the new boy, a) don't they? 2 He's from Scotland, b) does she? 3 His sister's in Year 12, } c)ishe? 4 They live near you, haven't they? 5 Their dad doesn’t ive“ e) isn’t it? with them, 1) didn’t she? 6 He works in America, _—_g) does he? 7 They've got a dog, hjisn't hee 8 Your mum doesn't ike it, 1) have they? 9 Ittried to catch your cat, —) didn’t it? 10 And your mum called isn't she? the police, 1) doesn't he? Use your Engfisti: Shop for clothes 5 ‘Number the conversations in the correct order. Dialogue 1 a Yes, please. I'm looking for Beth: ing a shit 1 » Beth: It looks good, How much ist? [1 ©) Assistant: Can | help you? [J @) Beth: That's a bit expensive. Ii leave it. [71 2@) Assistant How about this one? [1 8 Assistant: it's £25, Dialogue 2 O an EA by tim: Can | try the black ones on? Yes, please, Have you got these trousers in a diferent colour? [1 Assistant: Of course, the changing rooms are over there. [Cat Assistant: Yes, we have. Black, red or brown (1 @ Assistant: Do you need any help? Grammar summary ESS _Atfirmative 1 She always plays tennis ‘on Saturdays. We're working at the Negative You don't like rock music, She doesn't often go out 'm not eating iunch now moment He's sleeping at the Itisn't raining at the moment moment. “Questions - Short answers Do youofiengotobed Yes, Ido. ci late? No, | don’t Does she lke fish? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t ‘Are they cooking dinner? _ Yes, they are. No, they aren't. Ishe getting dressed? —_Yes, he is, ______ No, he isn't. Wh- questions ‘What do you usually do on Saturdays? What is she doing at the moment? Note Uso * We use the present simole to tak about permanent situations routines and fr timetabled events in the future They lve in Greece ‘+ We use the present continuous to talk about things that are tappening now or around now ‘My mum is cooking atthe moment + We dont usualy use stave vers inthe present continuous, 9, like, ove, hate, understand, know, want, belive | don’t Believe in Santa Ceus. NOT #m-notbetioving n-Sante Glas: ire Tim at, arent 2 You haven't got any money, have you? He doesn't eat meat, does he? Your parents are teachers, aren't they? Note, Use ‘+ We use question tags to check ar conf information You're in lass 8, aren't you? * When we use arising intoatin, it shows that we erent sure ofthe answer. When we use a faing intonation, ft shows thet we ae simply checking something we aleady know ib | vocabulary: Jobs {GSS Rearrange the letters to make jobs. 1 ufsehieow 6 atsjuronti housewife 2 unsre 7 lubredi 3 eicemhna 8 lipto 4 hircaes: 9 iernegne: 5 veesidtet 10 stirat Grammar: Present perfect simple with and since, Present perfect and past simple 8 Read the article and choose the correct options. Extras are the people you see in the background of flms or television programmes who don't ‘speak. Thousands of people are needed every ‘yar, but is it a good way to become famous? Many people who ‘have left /fefihome years ‘ago and “have gone / went to Hollywood hoping to become stars *have been / were there ‘for / since many years and, so far, are still working as extras. No director thas noticed / noticed them yet, but they still dream. Some are lucky, In four 1987 films, Hunk, Less Than Zero, No Way Out and No Man's Land, you may recognise one young extra, His name Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt has made / made over fifty flms "for / since 1987 and is a huge star, but, back then, he *has been / was just another hopeful extra. His parents haven't been / weren't actors and he "hasn’t had / didn’t have any contacts or help with his career. A director “has seen / saw him, realised he had star quality and *has given / gave him a chance So it can happen. Could it happen to you? ve loved every mi Aue S GSS Read the interview. Complete the questions and answers with the verbs in the Bresent perfect or the past simple me parts, but like being an extra, 'm- not ready to be a real actor yet! | i @ @ Whendid you star (you/start) your | career as an extra? i DG: / started (Vstan) in 2008. } @ a What (be) your first part? | DG: (oe) a soldier ina } programme about the First Word War. | © a What {you/do) in that | part? ¥ | De: (not/éo) anything! | | was in a hospital bed, asleep. i © @ _Howmany programmes | (you/be) in altogether? | DG: Oh, that’s difficult, We) in over one hundred programmes. @a ______ (you/ever/say) anything OG say) | | ‘Waiter in a programme about ahotell | @a (a director/ever/ask) you | to play a bigger part in a programme? | DG: Yes. (hres directors/oten) | } | & (Ges Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect simple with for or since. 1 Lartived here half an hour ago | ve been here 1 hour. 2 My parents got married twenty years ago, My parents —__ 7 @ Mr Burns started working at our school in September Mr Bums 4 Charles got his MP3 player last Tuesday. Charles 5 | started dreaming of being a singer fitteen years ago, 1 & GSS Make sentences from the prompts. 1 Sean Connery/be/ actor/1954 ‘Sean Connery has been an actor since 1954 2 Before he/become/actor/ herbe/lorry driver 3 Shontelle/study/ law/when she/be/at university 4 She/know/Rihanna/they/ bbe/at school together 5 Nicole Kidman/wvork for UNICEF/1994 6 In 2001, she/sing/ “Something Stupid" with Robbie Williams 7 Gianfranco Zola/play/ footbalifrom 1984 to 2005 8 He/be/a football manager/2006 Grammar summary ASfirmative Negative I've seen that film three He hasnt found a job times. yet | saw that film last week. He didn't find @ job last fa summer ‘Questions Short answers Have you ever acted in Yes, | have. aplay? No, | haven't Did you act ina play Yes, I did. lastyear? No, | didn't Wh- questions SEE Where have you been? Where did you go last night? Note Use ‘+ Weuse the present perfect simple to connect past events with the present — a past experience at an unstated time ve Hved in Madrid = recent actions with a present result "ve washed my dad's car = things which started in the past and are stil true now ve known Mick for five years ve been here since two o'clock * Wouse the past simple to tac about events which are finished. | worked in shop for three months (don"t work there now) is for two years. We've lived here for six months. He's worked here since September. They've been married since Note Use * Wo uso the present perfect simple with forand since to show hovr long an action or event has been in progress We use forwith a period of tine and since with a point in te We've been here for three hours We've been here since three o'clack 4¢ It’s much more rewarding. Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe work {Ss Complete the adjectives to describe the jobs. pte Ie APPLY: NOW nel é . i is great opportunity, I's very ereative)/ dull / stressful as you can use your artistic skills to make each burger different! You meet new people every day and the job can be very “educational / exciting / tiring when a famous film star or singer comes in for a burger. The green and yellow uniform is very ‘glamorous / rewarding / worthwhile and the job is also ‘dangerous / well-paid / educational as you will learn exactly how many fries there are in a 100g portion. | Come and apply now! Ke Grammar: intensifiers much, far, a lot, a bit with comparative adjectives and adverbs, (nod as. as ‘& ‘aes Choose the correct options. 1 Teachers aren't as badly-paid(@s)/ than / like nurses. 2 Cleaners work more hard / harder / more hardly than shop assistants. 8 You should think about your work careful / more careful / more carefully. 4 Please drive slower / more slow / more slowly! 5 My new job is easier / more easy / more easily than my old one, but it isn’t as goods / well- / better-paid. 6 Learn fewer / worse / less than you and | work allot / far / much longer than you each day. 7 Why aren't you as happy / happily / more happy as | ain? 8 I'm gatting a bit /far /a lot more money than last year, but not much. 4 Giz Compare the activities using the information given. 7 much more = aS... as ¥ abit more Xnotas ... as 1 doing voluntary work Vv backpocking (difficul) Doing voluntacy works much more difficult than backpacking. 2 doing voluntary work backpacking (interesting) ——-~ So backpacking x doing voluntary work (dangerous) | k : I | 4 backpacking = doing voluntary work (rewarding 5 doing voluntary work ¥¥ backpacking useful) Grammar summary ea coe ‘Teaching is much more rewarding than office work Acting is far more stressful than writing Working in a factory is a lot duller than working In an office, Being a lawyer is a bit better-paid than being an accountant We work a lot more quietly now than we used to. My dad doesn't explain things as clearly as my mum does, Note Use ‘© We use intensitirs with comparative atjectives and ‘adverbs to show how similar or different two things are | work a bit harder than my sister | work a fot harder than my sister © Weuse (not) as asto say that two things are or are not the same We often use notas sto avoid using a negative adjective 1m as clever as my sister ‘My brother isnot as clever as iam NOT My-brotheris more-stipc:than- tam Common mistakes + ere stoner than mp-sistor X | drive more stowly than my sister. Serisner wentcan- tas harH13 fake norms! werk X Summer work isn't as hard to find as normal work @ Language round-i 4 Complete the words. Clothes Styles leggings eee 24 eee 5b _g St_g_t_ Accessories Adjectives to describe jobs 7b ge 10g m_ Bbon_ in ttw_ Qh__rb__d 12e__e mm Match the beginnings (1-11) to the endings (a-k). 1 John isn't here, a) believe me? 2 Have you b) along time? 3 They don't work here, 0) working at the 4 Do you moment? 5 Is being a waiter more. \-d) is he? interesting @) this morning? 6 Are you f) as your old one? 7 You've been here before, —g) than working in & Have you been here since a shop? 9 Have you known her for) seen this film? 10 Is your new job as well-paid 11 How long have you had i) that watch? ) haven't you? K) do they? 0 & Complete the sentences with the correct form of the auxiliaries have, do or be. 1 Where do you live? 2 You like football, you? 3 _____ Stephen know Emiiy? 4 Who 5 Mark ___written any emails yet. 6 Your mum __ speak French, does she? n Pia talking to at the moment? 7 Pm going to schoo! by bus today, 8 How much money ___ you spent so far today? 8 This isn't your phone, _it? 10 What __ you do last night? & Complete the text with the correct form of the words from the box. ee eas esince ebe stall ©high * know ‘far * talented + fast * for + appear Jaime Nared has played basketball 'since she was four years old. She ¢ several times on television and is famous in the USA, Jaime is amazing, Even when she was, young, she was much*__than her schoo! friends - in fact, at the age of thirteen, she was “ tall as alot of eighteen year olds and she was always better at basketball than children of her own age. She could run much © ‘and no one could jump as? as she could Before she went to High School, Jaime played for Team Concept, a girls’ basketball team The trainer there, Michael Abraham ®, * over thirty years, He 0 how difficult it can be for very talented young players to find other people of their own age to compete against ‘and how important itis that they can play a basketball trainer ina team where everyone is as 0 as they are, no (;) USTEN AND CHECK YOUR SCORE ofA iJ SKILLS FOCUS! Rea {Match the headings (1-4) to the correct texts (A-D).. 4 Skills practice READING AND WRITING 3 Jumble sales] 4 Charity shops [] 1 Ashopping centre [_] 2 Amarket Oo A My parents are memibers of a local theatre group and they often organise these to raise money. | always help them because, as I'm sorting out the bags of clothes that people give us, | often find something for myst. always pay for them, but nothing costs more than 50p! 8 I rarely buy new clothes. These shops are great for finding unusual old jackets, trousers and shirts that people don't want anymore, They're really cheap and the money you spend all goes to people who need help There are three in our main shopping street c My friends and | usually get the bus here on Saturdays, {ts great. There are 130 shops, four restaurants and cinema Some of the shops are quite expensive, but there are often sales so you can usually find some good bargains. D This is a great place to buy clothes. | love waling ‘around the different stalls, The only problem is that there are no changing rooms so, if you want to ty ‘things on, everyone can see youl I's OK for jackets and jumpers, but not so easy if you want fo buy trousers. Read the texts again, Answer true (1), false (F) or doesn't say (0S). 1 Text A: The speaker's parents do a lot of acting. DS 2 Text A: The best thing about helping is that you don't have to pay for the clothes that you find, _ 3 Text B: The clothes sold here are not new. 4 Text ©: The girl and her friend usually go to the cinema after shopping oe 5 Text D: You can't try clothes on here because there are no changing rooms. ot Write & Complete the article with t the box. words from re looks * buys *see * wearing * boots * market * wears + usually * dressed * coo! A friend whose fashion style I admire. The friend | want to write about is Nicola She always wears really ‘coo! clothes and she? gteat whatever she has on, Nicola loves © hats. You never “ her without one on her head ‘Sometimes she wears women's sun hats, but §. she wears old-fashioned men's hats like you see in gangster films! She amixture of styles. Last week, she came to school” ina summer dress with a man's jacket and a pair of old walking © Nicola usually * the” her clothes trom ‘She goes there every Saturday and she spends hours looking for interesting new things to wear. & You are going to write a similar article about one of your friends, Before you start, organise your ideas. clothes/accessories he/she wears adjectives to describe his/her look other information (where he/she buys his/ her clothes, etc.) & Now write the article. A friend whose fashion style | admire. The friend | want to write about is 1 12 2a | didn't recog Phrases nise you. ‘1 Ge Complete the dialogues with phrases from the box. There is one extra phrase. + Do you fancy * You'll get the hang of it * Ne-preblem I bet you're glad *#1'd better get going. * I could do with 4 Russ: I'm sorry I'm late. Tim; No.problem. No one else has arrived. 2 liz Beth said the film was awful last night. Debbie: 8 Pete: you didn’t go. It never pay the guitar well John: Don't worry dust keep practising, Grammar: Past simple ‘Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. hhaun White 'was (be) orn in 1986 in California, At the age of five, doctors ? (discover) a problem with his heart. Afier that, he : (have) two successful operations He was always interested = & in sport, but he * (not start) snowboarding until he was thirteen years old. Ie >______ (not take) hin long to win his first competition He (vin) silver ia che Winter X Medals competition in 2002, but chen he 7__ {not win) another silver medal until 2007. Why nor? Because, from 2003 to 2006, he *_____ (come) first in every competition. The only medals he (win) were gold! He also * (go) to Turin for the 2006 Wincer Olympies and *. (‘eturn) home with another gold medal Shaun is now a multimedia star. There's a DVD about his Olympic success, a snowboarding documentary and there was even a joke about him in the flm Ocean’ 131 4 Dave: What time's your train? Ed Nine o'clock, it Hi, Luke. Do you want something to or Pll miss 5 Ben: eat? Luke: No thanks, I'm not hungry, but a glass of water. It's really hot today, 3 Gs Complete the internet chat with the correct form of the verbs from the box. | ecome *see *win * forget * ask | *g0 *notgo *nothave * not watch snotbe + see Hello, Nick. ‘Did you see the snowboarding | last night? No, tdidn't. 12 allaboutit | 3 Shaun White No, he « second. I can't t believe thet you® it. You love snowboarding. Tknow, but |® time yesterday. 1 | 2 athomelastnight, | Really? Whore ¢ you 2 Tothe cinema, | ‘What film you 2 i | A romantic comedy. | | What? You hate romantic comedies. | | tknow, but 1 alone. Iwaswith || | Melanie Stevens. | | No way! Tell me all about it. When | Ba you her out? | [Wet i 38 an 1 i Grammar: Prepositions. during and for 4 [S55 Choose the correct options. Hi, Paul. When did you start windsurfing? 1h; [started for / @uring)the summer holidays two years ago My family went fo lialy for / during two weeks and | hed lessons there iiiesincasnshisinostnnama, Now that it's warm, you can go windsurfing again. What did you do for / during the | winter? : Most of the time | was ot school! | wanted to go somewhere warm for / during the holidoys, jus for / during « few doys, but it was loo expensive. [went windsurfing once in the sea near where lve. | did it for / during || about five minutes then | ell in the water I wos freezing! Use your English: Show concern and reassure & Ss Choose the correct options. i jalogue 4 Mum: What on "the world the planet | happened to you? | Jason: | fall /fell/ feel off my bike. A car went past really quickly and I lost my “balance / weight / wheels. Mum: Did you ‘hurt / pain / damage yourself? Jason: No, don't ‘mind / hurry / worry. 'm fine, | but my bike isn't! Dialogue 2 Dad: Are you °OK / right / good? Yes. !had an accident on my skateboard. My knee hurts a bit, but it's nothing Dad: Can 17do / help find anything? Louise: No, I'm fine Dad: Are you *real / sure / worry? Louise: Yes, well. OWWI.... can you halp me to the sofa? Dad: OK No surely / really / problem Loui Grammar summary dropped my phone yesterday, ‘We went to the cinema last night. Questions Did you work last summer? Did she find her purse? last year He didn't eat his pizza _yesterday Short answers Yes, | did No, I didn't Yes, she did ee ____No, she didn’t Wh- questions Who did you talk to at the party? What did you do tast night? Note Use ‘© We use the past simple to talk about single, completed actions in a completed time period inthe past went toa party last Friday. ‘+ We can use the past simple without a time expression ‘when the speaker and listener both know what the time period is Did you see the Real Madrid match? (on television last right) E Seas I met my friends during the summer holidays, ‘We went on holiday for two weeks. ‘© We use during to say when something happened and orto say how long it lasted el il during the exam | was in hospital fora week ‘Common mistakes By plieneang site Beexanh K ‘My phone rang during the exem ¥ 13 14 26 | wasn’t really lis Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs with up ‘1 2S Choose the correct options. Hi Mel, (im back. The summer camp was awful Every day was the same: we had to wake up at 6 am! Honesty! 'm not ‘taking / turning /(making}t up. We had to tidy our bedrooms before breakfast! We had to "take / grow / pick up all the Clothes from the floor and then make our beds. {As for mealtimes! Well, we had breakfast at 7.30 then we didnt eat again until we had lunch at 1 p.m. | was always hungry! ‘And guess what! When the teachers came in to the dining room, we all had to Sstand / get / pack up until they sat down. Oh, and you know | only went so could go windsurfing? Well. | ‘made / gave / ‘took up after one lesson. | hated it! Tri tell you more when I see you. How was your holiday? Cath Hi Cath, 8Cheer / Give / Look up! You're home now! Luckily, [had a great time. | really wanted to do something new, so I found / looked / picked up some activities on the intemet. nthe end, | ;worked / made / took up go-kerting, | was worried that it would be very crowded, but only five people "took / came / turned up on the first day, We didn't have to weit for a free kart It was great! | went every day for two ‘weeks and really enjoyed it. See you soon, Mel tening ... Grammar: Past continuous and past simple with when, while, as 2 GSS Complete the text with the past continuous or the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Stephen Bradbury was an Australian speed skater In the 1994 Winter Olympics, he ‘was winning (win) (push) him and When another skater ” hes (fall) over. Later in the same year, hot (race) in Montreal when another skater ® {hit) him and@_(cut) his leg. Stephen lost a lot of blood, but he didn’t give up. In 2002, his luck changed. In the Winter Olympics final, he? (be) in last place when the other four skaters all (crash) into each other. While they ® {lie) on the ice, Steven " (skate) past them. He won the f gold medal and became an Australian sporting herol {i= Write sentences with when, while or as and the past continuous or the past simple, Do not change the order of the words. 1 Connor/break leg/play football Connor broke while/as he was playing football 2 Molly's phone/ting/take an exam Molly's phone ' | | ; | | a 3 V/use/my friend’s computer/it crash paaESES 4.Joe/walk near Loch Ness/see ‘the monster’ Joe 5 Charlotte mest the cool, handsome French boy/she not know/what to say [Sip Use the prompts to complete the dialogue. Use the past continuous or the past simple and add when, while or as if necessary. Paula Hi, Beth. We had a pretty normal day at school today, but Mr Smith was really angry with us. Beth: Why? Paula: ‘We/not sit/quietly/he/come in. We weren't sitting quietly when he came in. Beth: 2What/you/do? Paula: ‘/read/a book, but other people weren't 50 quiet Beth: ‘Tom and Mike/fight? Paulas °¥ As usual °Mr Smith/comefin, some people/nat hear/him, ‘The room slowly got quieter and quieter as people noticed him. Nick was looking out of the window. He was the last one to notice Mr Smith "he turn/round, everyone else/sit/at their desks Beth: *What/he/do? Paula: He went bright red and quickly sat down! | saw an accident while/as | was walking home, When I left home, my dad was eating breaktast, My dad was eating breakfast when | left home, i: When Tom stood up, his bag fell on the floor Tom's bag fell on the floor when he stood up Note Use ‘+ We use the past continuous and past simple together to tak about an action that happened while another action was in progress. We use the past continuous for the longer action and the past simple forthe shorter finished action was working when my fiend arrived ‘+ We use while/as before the past continuous. We use wen before the past simple, When we start a sentence with when, while or as, we separate the two causes with a comma While we were swimming, it started raining ‘+ Sometimes we can see the same acti as an activity in progress ora single event We can choose ‘which tonsa to use White | was cooking dinner, my friend did his ‘homework | cooked dinner while my friend was doing his homework ‘+ We can use past simple + past simp with when if two actions occur at the same time in the past ‘felt when | got up ‘Common mistakes We were playing wie the teacher came ini the-room: X We were playing when the teacher came into the room 15 16 26 After getting vocabulary: Transoort and travel Complete the words. Dear ParentiCarer, ‘Summer cam The summer camp tis years going to take place neat Lake Fairview. There will be a chance for students to ‘walk on paths in the forests, —_ ‘on the lake in a yacht and x bikes and horses We can take forty five students b______—— coach If any parents would like to SC. to the camp, please could you let us know ifit would be possible for one ‘or two students to get a *L_————- with you? Thank you Yours Jane Preston, Head teacher Dear Rachel, : : em in pain im Spain! My murm and dad don't realise how tall | am we 4 ‘here on: 2 cheap plane with very small eeats and then we 901 the smallest car my dad could find! can't wet : ——— or fp. —— very easily and { ave to sit in the back because my rum feels sick Shi ist i the front t's really uncomfortable and we Xe ein on long journeys nthe countryside! Lucky t « today we got bikes and in the forest and, in the evening, we wert by bus to a calle tt was lovely to get 'o __ and %o, __tihout any probleme! = To: Martha Jason From: Ron Smith, manager Please find attached your tickets to Berlin, As you can see, you haven't got plane tickets. You are going by train, You have to ". trains in Paris. The train from England comes into ‘the Gare du Nord and the train to Berlin leaves one hour later from the Gare de Est Don't worry. They are very close to each other. You won't need a taxi, You can go on “f up at 5 4.M., ... Grammar: Past simple and past perfect simple @ ‘Gxao Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the verbs in the past simple or the past perfect simple, 1 When Bob amrived (arrive) at the station, the train had left (leave), 2 When David (get) to school, the lesson {start 3 By the time Mark {tun up) at the party, all the food {g9). 4 When Paula (open) her school bag, she (ealise) that leave) her books at home she 6 The car (crash) into the tree because the driver (fall) asleep. 6 Phil (forget) to switch off his mobile phone before the film (star!) pa & Ske Complete the text with the past simple or the past perfect simple form of the verbs from the box. coo ) seome fly eask ecatch eget sive | + make * spend *arive *happen * take When Samantha Lazarris booked her holiday to Costa Rica she didn't expect to arrive in Puerto Rico! When she asked a taxi driver at the airport to take her to her hotel in San Juan, he laughed He told her that she ‘had come to the wrong country. How ® it 2 Samantha's travel agent © mistake, Samantha ‘ ‘or a ticket to San José, the capital of Costa Rica. However, the travel agent 8 her a ticket to San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan is 1,800 kilometres from San José! ‘Samantha finally *__ in San Juan, very tited and much poorer. She * £800 of her own money to get there, First, she ‘ to Miami in the USA. Then she a plane to San Juan. The journey from San José to San Juan"? four days Now everyone is asking the same question, How. a she ‘on the plane without realising that it was going to the wrong ‘country? cing form} ‘Gaius Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 After getting (get) off the plane, we got a taxi to central London, 2 Before (g0} on the London Eye, we booked into our hotel. 3 After ___ (buy) some French bread, wwe climbed the Eiffel Tower. 4 Before (leave) Rome, we visited the Coliseum. 5 After (fly) to Athens, we got a boat toa Greek isiand 6 Before __{return) home, we spent a ‘week on the beach Grammar summary ERs By the time Jack arrived, his friends had left By the time Maria started university, she had saved over £500 hadn't heard any Jet songs until my friend gave me their CD for my birthday. A: Nick came home really late last night. Really? Where had he been? Note Use * We use the past perfect withthe past simple to show that one past action or event happened before another. * We often use the past perfect wen the order of the events isnot clear, When | woke up, my parents went out (They went out after | woke up} When I woke up, my patents had gone out. (They ‘went out before | woke up ) Common mistakes Helttired because stayed up alt night playing compster athe X elt tired because | had stayed up al night playing computer games. 7 | After finishing his homework, Ben wrote his blog, | Before buying a new computer, | looked at prices on the internet. Note Use + We can use afteribefore + -ng instead ofthe past simple or past perect Ator|had eaten, | went out ‘After eating, I wont out + Wecan only use afterBefore = -ing + past simple hen the subject isthe same in bath parts of the sentence ‘After fling my exams, started working harder. 7 ‘ter fling my ems mines ery any. X ‘ter Hailed my exams, my mum was very angry. 7 W vr 18 2 Language round-up ‘Choose the correct options. Hi Steve, {min Budapest. | came ‘/ on / with coach We *had left / left / were leaving London at 2.p.m on Thursday and arrived at 6 pm. on Fridayl Before “left / had left / leaving England, | 4was buying / bought / had bought an MP3 player so | had something to listen to tor / ‘during / while the journey ‘When / While / During we left London, no one was sitting next to me and | had two seats "during / for / on a ong time. Then we stopped in Germany and some more people got on. A woman sat next to me. She “carried / had carried / was carrying a huge bag of food. After took / taking / had taken off her coat, she sat down and got out some sandwiches. | hadn't eaten / didn’t eat / wasn’t eating since London and | was really hungry. | "was looking / looked / had looked at her eating when she "had invited / was inviting / invited me to eat with her. ft was delicious! Now, I'm getting ready to go out and see the city ‘See you soon, Jack my 2 Complete the questions and answers. 1 you/go/the cinemalyesterday? Did you go to the cinema yesterday? 8: X Vgo/the theatre, 2 f you go very fast/you/fall off/your bike? B: X Voycle/quite slovily. 8 A: your parents/go to bed by the time you/get home/last night? B: x They/wait/for me in the living room. 4 A: John say ‘Hello/you meet/him yesterday? B: ¥ We/have/a long chat together. na S Complete the texts with the words from the box. edrives + fly sehenging «lift » cheers stide *take #in stand + by + off * gave *foot *tum * makes *on hate ‘changing trains when there isn’t much time. First you worry that your train will be late ‘Then you get * the first train and try to find the second one. You have to run and there are always lots of people in the way. When you get , it's full of people and you have tot Up for the whole journey. Even worse, it isn’t there and doesn't up at all, 'drather go® _____bus. When itt raining, | got a7 to schoo! from my dad, but, usually, | go on * Tused to ® my bike, but a lot of bikes ‘were stolen from our school, so | up before my bike disappeared, too. Pd like to" up sailing. My friend sails ‘every weekend, He's seventeen and he's got his ‘own car so he to the lake. It's a really cool car and when he gets * and sits there, he's ike the king of the road! My friend sometimes *. ‘She told us that her dad could * a plane and we all believed her She usually does it when she's upset. | think it ®__ her up and | feel sorry for her, but it's annoying sometimes. up stories. LISTEN AND CHECK YOUR SCORE “Total i | Skills Read ‘| Read the texts. Match the topics (1-5) to the texts they appear in. 1 Acarjouney B 4 Aplane journey _ 2 Atery journey 5 Atunnel ia 3 Atrain journey __ A Dear Gran and Grandpa, We're in Copenhagen. i's a beautiful city. We ‘ew to Maimé with a budget airline, but the best part of the journey was the train ride from Malmé to Copenhagen on the Oresund bridge-tunnel. It's fantastic. From Malmé, it's a bridge. It's fifty- seven metres above the sea. Then, in the middle of the sea, there's an island called Peberholm and the bridge turns into a tunnel. We're going to see the Little Mermaid and Tivol Gardens today, but the bridge is the best. ‘See you soon! Danny 8 Dear Aunt Eileen, We're in Italy. We got the ferry to France and Dad's driven all the way here. Yesterday, we were in Chamonix in France and this morning we drove through the road tunnel under Mont Blane. It was amazing It's eleven kilometres long and goes from Chamonix in France to Courmayeur in Italy It took eight years to build it. Now we're in Aosta There are lots of things to see here and we had a real italian pizza for lunch! Tomorrow we're going to Verona. Then, no more driving for a week! Love, Mel po Read the texts again and complete the ‘summary with one word in each gap. Danny ‘flew-to Malm and then went by to Copenhagen, There's a from Malmé to the * of Pebetholm and then there is a" to Copenhagen Met's dad © Italy through a tunnel which is ” to Italy. They got to kilometres long, Their plan is to drive all the way toe . but they aren't there yet practice LS FOCUS: READING, LISTENING AND WRITING Lister & (, j Listen to the talk and complete the names with the words from the box. There are three extra words. ‘Francis * Golden * Silver * Duck * Hind ‘= Drake * Hoad Boat: The Man: Sir 4 (2) Listen again and complete the sentences with one word, number or date in each gap. ‘The boat lett England in ‘December 1577. In the spring of 1578, they arrived in 2 They got home on September 26", ® ‘The boats were carrying stolen « ‘The new boat has also been around the ‘The new boat has been in London since The boat had twenty-two ” sail at? kilometres an hour Write © Complete the article with the correct form of the verbs from the box. set estart * attack *die *be «fight shave + return (x2) « sail Sir Francis Drake ‘was born in 1540, He eleven brothers and ® sailing when he was quite young, By the time he 7 ‘off on his journey around the world, he®, already to America several times. He * also Spanish boats and stolen their gold, so it was no surprise when he home from his Journey with a fortune in Spanish gold, After ® home, Francis Drake became a politician He also ® inthe war against Spain from 1885-1588, He " near Panama in Central Ammetica in 1596 and his body has never been found. and could 9 3a You'll sleep in tents vocabutary: Food and kitchen as Complete each dialogue with the equipment correct form of the verbs, Use will, going ‘1 GSS Look at the pictures and complete ia the preset coniansas Mee the table. ieee Cutlery Crockery | Kitchen 1 | ehelp emake *have utensils 1 sieve Emily: What are you doing this afternoon, Dad? Dad: | ‘mgaing to make a cake Emily; Why? to, pres Annie: Olivia: Annie Olivia: 20 Fe Grammar: Future tenses: wi 1, BOINS: ent continuous Choose the correct options. Hi, Olivia, Where are you going? I'm going shopping, I've got £20 and * im going fo by) / Vi buy two CDs. Which ones? | don't know, but I'm sure 4 find / Pm finding something What about you? SPI meet / 'm meeting Kate at the market. ‘We'll go / We're going to a party next Saturday so we want to buy something nice, “We're going to look for / We'll look for some cool T-shirts. | saw a great one last time | was there, but | bet it isn't there today! Well, you'll have / you're having fun looking around anyway. Why don't you come with us? No, it’s OK. "'m not going to stay / won't stay in town long, As soon as I've got my CDs, | have to go home. My dad's boss and his wife will come / are coming for dinner 'm sure my mum ®will be / is being nervous so "I'm helping / I’m going to help her with the cooking, Dad: Have you forgotten? It's your mum's birthday tomorrow and we ‘re having a party Emily: On, yest | iLhelp you if you tke. Dad: Thanks. You can wash the cake tin. ieee 2 | #stop *play + waten Ryan: I'm tired. [think | ‘working for a while and rest. Ben: 1 ‘the football later. Chelsea Barcelona, Let's watch it together. Ryan: OK, great Peers 3 sdo *be * leave Dad: Right, we. on Saturday for our holidays and there's a lot to do beforethen It___a busy week. Your mum and I can't do everything. Hannah: | the washing and ironing if you like and then | can pack. the clothes, Dad: Great. What about you, Tim? pm 4. *nottalk * meet * spend ‘Mum: Callum, Dan wants to go to the cinema with you. Callum: Oh, Mum! | my friends there. Do | have to take him? Mum: Don't be so mean. He You oF your friends. He just wants to see the film. Callum: But we want to do something after the film. We the whole evening together How will Dan get home? PEE EEE i 3a Grammar: fo be about to + Grammar summer infinitive ean a Saas: ‘Sz Read the information and ‘Affirmative Negative complete the sentences with the FH (will) meet you outside the He won't (will not) travel by correct be about to form of the cinema plane. verbs from the box. ‘They're going to buy anew She isn't going to study Dad is getting into the car. ‘computer this year. English. jade dices aoa cee We're meeting Mark at three I'm not going to the cinema o'clock. this week. My brother is putting his coat on. icueaticna! chor aneWer My sister is cutting some bread. ‘Will they travel by car? “Yes, they will ee My grandmother is holding a tin opener No, they won't My uncle and aunt are getting out the Are we going to watch a ‘Yes, wo are. Kitchen seal DvD? No, we aren't, 7 Pe Are you staying in ahotel in Yes, we are, | am going into the bathroom. Spain? No, we aren't. The students are sitting nervously in | Wh questions Eee the classroom waiting for the teacher What will you do? to give them their exam papers. — Where are you going to go? Who are you meeting? +90 *findout sopen shave | Note + drive * weigh * make (x2) Use ‘+ We use wfto talk about something we think, believe or know will 1 Dad is about to drive to work. happen in the future. We can use wil be for future fect. 2 Mum _ - a 1 be twenty-one in 2020 cup of tea + We can use will when we suddenly decide to do something Shay ah The rains stopped | think PM go out + We use going to for pins, intentions and predictions nthe future to school. bbased on present evidence 4 My sister {fm going to eat more healthy tom now on. ‘some sandwiches for lunch ‘+ We use the present continuous for fixed plans and arrangements in ‘the future 2 anne ‘7m playing voleytall forthe school tomorow afternoon — Sine ‘+ We can often use more than one future frm, tuna, 6 My uncle and aunt food. 71 8 The students results. Prediction: You'l have/You're going to have a great time in italy. ‘Arrangements: 'm meeting/'m going to meet John later. panne ‘+ When we use going to with the verb to go, we usually omit fo go 1'm going te-ge shopping later. ashower —— their exam You can't get a drink now. Our train is just about to leave Note Use. + Wo ui bo fut about o + nv to tak about hngs that re golg tsar vr oon | can't talk now, ?m just about to go out a 22 @b | don't have to ask Vocabulary: Part-time jobs 1 Ifyou lke animals, you should try dog 2 Two fit young people needed to cut 3 We need friendly, smart young people to serve in our 4 Local newsagent needs boys and gis for early morning newspaper 5 Work with us stacking 6 Help others by teaching 7 Earn good money waiting at 8 Just moved house? Well do your painting and { iS Match the beginnings of the job adverts (1-8) to the endings (a-h). my parents. a) grass b) tables, ©) shop, ) decorating ) walking 4) computer skis. 9) shelves. h) deliveries Grammar: Gerund (-ing form) as subject and object 2, Gz Complete the sentences using the gerund (-ing form) of the verb. 4 It's hard work to stack shelves. __ shelves is hard work. 1 It isn't easy to teach English. Teaching English isn't easy ae: 2 It’s fun to take dogs for a walk. 5 It's great to earn money by working part-time. Hove dogs for a walk. money by working part-time is great 8 It’s boring to serve customers in a shop. customers in a shop is boring. 6 It's horrible to get up early in the morning. Idon't like early in the morning Grammar: must, mustn't, should, ought to, have (gol) to, don’t have to, needn't, had better (not) {5 Look at the information about a part-time job and complete the sentences with should, shouldn't, have to or don’t have to. QA w& 1 You don’t have to wear (wear) a uniform. ©) oe 2 You (work) EA Sele Uta TT) ata inside. aa an StS aa Hee DOG WALKING (your rating ) early. : 4 You asia (clean up) Good things 41 No uniform when your dog makes a mess! 2.Not inside all day 5 You (be) fit Bad things 6 You (take) more 3 Early starts than two dogs at one time. 4 Cleaning up! Advice 5 Make sure you're fit 6 No more than two dogs at one time! 4 Ss Complete sentences 1b-10b so that they mean the same as sentences 12-10a. Use the words in brackets. 4a Itis necessary to get up early. (must) 1b You must get up eariy. 2a You'll need to buy a good bike. (better) 2a good bike. 3a You can have your MP3 player on because there’s no one to listen to or talk to. (don't have to) 3b. or talk to anyone so you can have your MPS player on. 4a My advice is to watch out for dogs in people's gardens. (ought to) 4b for dogs in ‘people's gardens. Sa It's not a good idea to go to bed late. (shouldn't) Sb to bed late, ‘6a You can wear your old clothes ~ no one expects you to look smart. (don't have to) 6b. smart. 7a. Don't throw the newspapers on the ‘ground ~ that only happens in American films. (mustn't) 7 the newspapers on the ground. 8a. Remember that even when it’s raining you can’t stay in bed, (have to) 8b even when it's raining, It's @ good idea to take a mobile phone with you. (shoul) 9b phone with you! 9% 10a Don't worry — it's @ great job, (needn't) op ite great job! Grammar summary a TVis a waste of time. Note Use ‘+ We can use the gerund (ing form) when the word isthe subject of a sentence Walking is healty. ‘+ We can sometimes use the gerund when the word isthe object of a sentence We use it after certain verbs and prepositions 1 hate skiing Tay pe You must try harder next year You mustn't be rude to your frionds. Ihave to be/'ve got to be at school at 8.90 tomorrow No obligation We don''t have to/needn’t pay for the hotel until we arrive, ‘You should wear something smart to the interview, You ought to do more exercise We'd better leave soon, ‘You'd better not be late for school again. Note Use ‘© We use mustand have (got to for obligations and things that are necessary We have to wear a uniform ‘We often use must when an obligation comes from the speaker. must get my har cut © We use mustn'tto talk about things that we can't do and with negative obligations, You mustn’t eat here © mustand have tohave different meanings in negative sentonces:

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