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Starter

One day I want to be famous.

Tonight I’m sick.
Right now,I’d like to sleep.
This weekend I’m going to California.

ex.1

Tom is a student.He’s fed up with school and exams.

Abby is a student in her last year at university.She’s got debts
of nearly $25,000.
Kelly is a paramedic.Her job is very stressful.
Alison is a housewife.She’s got three children under seven
and her husband works abroad a lot.
Martin works in IT.He needs a change.
Bill is a retired newsagent.He didn’t have a day off for 40
years.

ex.2

1.Abby
2.Tom
3.Martin
4.Bill
5.Kelly
6.Alison

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Grammar spot

ex.1

verb + infinitive
exercise 2
1. I’m going to study hard; I hope to get.
2.I’d like to leave now; I want to earn some money.
6.I’d love to travel.

verb + -ing
exercise 2
4.I like sleeping late.
6.I enjoy looking after kids.

preposition at,of,with and do + -ing

exercise 2
3.I’m thinking of applying for another job.
5.I’m looking forward to having a good break.

ex.2

I like working is a general,all-time preference.It applies to the

past,present,and future.
I’d like to work refers to now or the future.
ex.3

1.I want to work in New York.

2.I’d love to work in New York.
3.I enjoy working in New York.
4.I’m fed up with working in New York.
5.I hope to work in New York.
6.I’m thinking of working in New York.
7.I’m looking forward to working in New York.

ex.1

1.I want to work in Paris.

I’d like to work in Paris.
2.We like going to Italy for our holiday.
We’re thinking of going to Italy for our holidays.
3.She can’t leave work early tonight.
4.I hope to see you again soon.
I’d like to see you again soon.
5.He’s good at playing sports games on the Wii.
He enjoys playing sports games on the Wii.
6.Are you good at learning foreign language?
7.We’re looking forward to having a few days off soon.
8.I’m fed up with doing housework.
I hate doing housework.
ex.2

1.I enjoy working in Paris.

2.We’re hoping to go Italy for our holidays.
3.She wants to leave work early tonight.
She’d like to leave work early tonight.
4.I’m looking forward to seeing you again soon.
5.He wants to play sports games on the Wii.
6.Do you want to learn foreign language?
Do you like learning foreign language?
7.We’re going to have a few days off soon.
We’d love to have a few days off soon.
8.I don’t want to do housework.

ex.3

1.What do you want to study?

2.What do you like making?
3.What would you like to do?
4.Who are you hoping to see there?
5.Where are you thinking of going?

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ex.1

1. d,h 2. c,g 3. a,e 4. b,f

1.I’m meeting my brother for a drink.

Nothing much.I think I’ll just watch a DVD and order a pizza.
2.Yes,I am.I’m going to stay with an old school friend.
No,i’m not .I’ll give you a ring and maybe we can do
something together.
3.Of course!I’m going to invite all my friends.
I haven’t thought about it.Maybe I’ll just celebrate at home
with a few friends.
4.I’m going surfing for two weeks in Costa Rica.
I can’t decide.Perhaps I’ll go cycling in France.

ex.1

1.Have you decided which university to apply for?

-Oh,yes,I’m going to apply for Oxford.
2.I haven’t got your mobile number.
-Really?I’ll text it to you right now.
3.We don’t have any fruit in the house.
-I’m going shopping this afternoon.I’ll get some apples.
4.My bag is really heavy.
-Give it to me.I’ll carry it for you.
5.Tony’s back from holiday.
-Is he?I’ll give him a ring.
6.What are we having for supper?
-I’m going to make spaghetti bolognese.

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ex.5

1.I think you’ll past your driving test.You won’t fail again.
2.I think my team will win.They won’t lose this time.
3.I think it’ll be warm today.You won’t need your jumper.
4.I think I’ll join a gym.I won’t go on a diet.
5.I think they’ll get divorced.They won’t stay together.
6.I think I’ll go by train.I wont fly.

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ex.2
She comes from Polessye,a village in northern Belarus.
She was born in 1988.
She had a lot of health problem.

ex.3
1.False.She was born two years later.
2.True.
3.False.She has a brother.
4.False.The experts come to her school when Palina was
eight.
5.True.
6.False.A charity paid for the holidays.
7.False.She didn’t speak a word of English.

ex.4
1.At first she used a phrase book,but she didn’t need language
to play with the family’s children.
2.There was so much to choose from.She only knew her little
village shop.
3.No,but she cloud speak a few words of English.
4.She visited them twice a year and often spent three months
with them in summer.

ex.5
The time she spent in Ireland was improving her health and
her English,John and Fiona offered to pay for her to study in
Ireland and said she could stay with them full-time.She’s now
studying biochemistry at the University of Limerick.

ex.6
1.Palina’s parents
2.The villagers
3.Someone from the charity
4.Palina
5.John and Fiona
6.Chloe and Evan
7.John and Fiona
8.Palina

What do you think?

-People lost hope for the future.The farmers weren’t able to

sell their produce.Many people became ill and
depressed.They couldn’t pick wild food anymore.
-They lost all their customers after the accident.They didn’t
have a phone.Palina had no money to study.

-She probably was homesick because she couldn’t speak

English at first and she wasn’t able to phone her parents.

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ex.1

1.Come in and take off your coat.

2.Put on something warm.It’s cold outside.
3.There’s some ice-cream in the freezer.Can you get it out?
4.If you don’t feel well,go and lie down.
5.Look at the countryside.Isn’t it beautiful?
6.I’ll lend you $20.Play me back when you can.

ex.3

1.I’m looking for my glasses.I can’t find them anywhere?

2.I like these jeans.Can I try them on?
3.Those jeans look great.Turn round so I can see the back.
4.Don’t drop litter on the floor!Pick it up!
5.Don’t throw away that newspaper.I want to read it.
6.Why are all these lights on?Turn them off.
ex.4

1.Look after a baby

2.Fall out with someone
3.Get on well with somebody
4.Look up a word
5.Run out of milk

ex.5

1.What does this word mean? ‘I don’t know.I’ll look it up.

2.My boss is a great guy.I get on very well with him.
3.Leave little Emma with me.II’ll look after her while you’re
out.
4.It was a terrible journey – traffic jams all the way,and we
nearly ran out of petrol.
5.I feel miserable because.I fell out with my best friend at the
weekend.

ex.6

1.Where did you grow up?Do you still live in the same
house?
2.How do you get on with your parents?
3.Do you ever fall out with your friends and stop speaking to
them?
4.Would you like to be a doctor or nurse and look after
people?
5.Are you good at picking up foreign language?
6.Do you look up lots of words in your dictionary?

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ex.1

1.Of course he will – 100% certain.

He might do – 75% certain.
Mmm..maybe – 50% certain.
I doubt it – 75% certain.
No chance – 100% certain.

2.Yes,absolutely – 100% certain.

I think so – 75% certain.
Mmm...I’m not sure – 50% certain.
I don’t think so – 75% certain.
Definitely not – 100% certain.

3.Definitely – 100% certain.

Perhaps – 75% certain.
They might do – 50% certain.
Anything’s possible – 50% certain.
Not a chance – 100% certain.

ex.4

1.Kelly’s job is really stressful,isn’t it?

-Absolutely.She’s a paramedic.
Is she having a holiday soon?
-I think so.She says she might go to Spain.

2.Isn’t it Rob’s birthday next week?

-Yes,definitely.It’s on the 21st.
So he’s a Capricorn.
-No,I don’t think so.I think he’s an Aquarius.

3.Do you think Anita and Paul are in love?

-Definitely.They’re going to get married next June in Hawaii.
Hawaii!Are you going to the wedding?
-No chance.I can’t afford it.