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Early toBed... | dally routines stress & relaxation; describing {nutipe choice) (pp. 70-83) feelings; character adjectives ~ Naturally Hot: Rotorua ‘Ainsworth Hot Springs uNiT6 technology: technology at home; electrical = No More Secrets (matching Better Safe than | crime appliances; types of offence; headings to paragraphs) Sorry (pp. 84-97) descriptions of objects + Extract from The Time Machine Self-Assessment Module 3 (pp. 98-101) uNr7 shopping: shops & department stores; - Picking the Perfect Present Penny Wise, ‘advertising clothes; products; credit cards; (multiple matching) Pound Foolish shopping complaints; online = In the Market for @ Bargain (pp. 102-115) shopping Portobello Road Market (Queen Victoria Market UNITS food, ‘types of food; recipes; kitchen ~ How to burn fat all day You Are What | healthy eating; utensils, ways of cooking; places to | long (gapped text) you Eat eating habits eat; diners! complaints = Extract from Ofiver ist (pp. 116-129) Self-Assessment Module 4 (pp. 130-133) unr sports & entertainment | types of sports; qualities; places & | - Daredevil Shaun (multiple Every Man to his equipment; free-time activities; choice) Taste types of entertainment; the ~ Tophy Hunters: Wimbledon (pp. 134-147) paralympics The Supe Bow UNIT 10 the media, the news, naturaViman-mede ~ E-books the books of the Spead the News | disasters aisasters, newspapers; TV Guide; future? (gapped text) (bp. 148-161) cinema; types of films ~ Extract from Robinson Crusoe Self-Assessment Module 5 (pp. 162-165) ‘Grammar Reference Section (pp. 165-180) Irregular Verbs (. 181) ‘Appendices (pp. 182-188) Tepescripts (pp. 189-215) 2\ word ust pp. 216222)present tenses; adverbs of frequency; state verbs Phrasal verbs: BREAK BRING note-taking; UF statements; matching speakers to statements ‘compare types of houses; suggest vays to make houses safe for children; renting a house; ‘expressing sympathy; requesting services {an advertisement = an informal letter describing 2 house for rent past tenses; used tohvould Phrasal verbs: CARRY, COME future tenses; Conditionals Type O & 1; the definite ate Phrasal verbs: CUT, DO matching speakers to statements, VF statements note-taking; WF7 Doesn't say; multiple choice ddscuss important things in life; ‘express opinions on family matters; talk about memories of early childhood; breaking the news, \ ‘AS No, only the two largest bedrooms. B One last question. Is the garage large enough for two cars? ' A: Oh, definitely, 8; Itsounds perfect. 4). ' a H could see it? A 5) 6 o'clock this evening? B: That's fine — see you then, b. In pairs, take roles and act out dialogues about each of the advertisements in Ex. 6. ‘OWNERVESTATE AGENT cuent erecting ————S, greeting - sk for nformation age to give information éyask your questions (e.g exact answer the questions location = special features) acree ona viewing ye arrange a viewingQa Use the prompts and the linkers to make up sentences for each house, asin the examples. «both « as well as, « aso « besides whereas © but ‘although # however a — AB AB driveway ¥ ¥ * balcony vx chimney © airconditioning vv garage ¥ Vs securilysystem ov ¥ spool ¥ x cellar na garden ¥ ¥ © fireplace ux sattic — ¥ ¥ © builtin wardrobes xv patio ¥ xX scentralheating ov ¥ fence xX xX fittedkitchen ¥ x oth house A and 8 have gota crvewoy. House has gota chimney but house B hasnt got one. HouseA has got acrvewoy as wellosa garage. Besides having a garage, house A has got a driveway. Writing Project b. Look at the pictures A and B and write an advertisement for each house. Say if tis for rent/sale, what kind of house its, how much it costs, what special features it has got and give a telephone number for contact. Use the advertisements in Ex. 6a as models to help you. Household Chores 10 2 Match the verbs to the nouns. wash thebeds | dust the carpets | make the clothes iron the dishes | vacuum the window clean the floors | mop the lawn mow the furniture ‘Which of these household chores do you do? How often? Which do you lke/not mind/hate doing? {sometimes wash the dishes in the evenings b. Which of these verbs can be changed to do + ing form of the verb? Make up sentences about your family using these phrases. ‘Mum always does the ironing on Saturday. Colours & Rooms 11 (3) Listen and circle the words that are mentioned in connection with each colour. 12 whit conservative, talkative, adventurous yellow shy. reiabe, cheerful, generous, } impatient, creative calm, confident, stressed, relaxed, } ES ae cheerful, isolated, withdrawn (p,) Listen again. What colour would you paint these rooms? Why? ‘a dining room * a child's bedroom ‘a play area +a living room * a classroom would paint a dining room orange becauseit stimulates the appetite Use the prepositions and the words in the list to describe the living room. +n front of # next to behind * opposite + on ‘between + above + in the middle of ‘fireplace + candlesticks + carpet « paintings «sofa «armchair # cushions « plant » glass coffee table window + lamp There sa glass coffee table infront ofthe sofa,Ce Tees Present tenses Grammer Reference 13 !dentify the tenses in bold, then match them to their use, ‘The Earth revolves round the Sun. The train leaves at 5:30. John is looking for a new house, She can't play. She has broken her leg He is always biting his nals. have been trying to call you for an hour. He is flying to Madrid tomorrow. It's getting colder and colder. action which started in the past and continues up to the present with emphasis on duration law of nature expressing irritation ‘action happening around the time of speaking resulticonsequence of a past activity inthe present fixed arrangement in the future timetable gradual development yao neanc State verbs We do not normally use believe, forget, hate, know, like, love, need, prefer, realise, remember, suppose, Understand, want, appear in continuous tenses. I believe you. NOT Hameo ‘The verbs think, taste, see, look, smell, feel and have can have continuous tenses, but there is 2 difference in meaning. 1 think he is desperate. (= | believe) BUT fm thinking about ‘moving house. =m considering) 14, Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense, then identify their use. 1 She on (move) house next week Carl and Mery are looking for a new house. The landlord (evict) them from their flat. . (you/wait) 2 long time? 4 They (convert) the old rill nto a beautiful new home at the moment. ‘5 Water (freeze) at 0° C. 6 Her flight (arrive) tonight at 7pm. 7 - (you/sign) the contract for the house next week? 8 TheEarth ..... (become) warmer and warmer. 9 Thebus (come) every ten minutes. 10 Jack and Maggie nen oe (stil/search) for the perfect house 11 Bob can’t move house now because he (Gign) a two-year contract. 15 fill in the correct tense of the verb in brackets. 16 7 18 19 TA Gane/stillthink) of renting the house? B: Yes, why? ‘A: Well some people (think) that itis haunted 2A: Mark ssc (taste) the curry to see if we need to add any more spices. don't think we do. It taste) delicious asit is. 3A Why (you'smet) the milk? | only bought it this morning! Be WI, it (mel) off to met ‘a. Talk about British homes, using adverbs of frequency, as in the example. 100% 18% 50% ~ 8 garage 25% a celar or 10% a swing 0% storm cellar British homes always have running water Theres always running water in British homes. You can always find running water in Btsh homes. b. In pairs draw a similar chart about homes in ‘your country, then present it in class. 1m pairs, talk about: + what you dofdon't do in your free time + what you are doing this weekend ‘+ what you have done so far today How much have you changed since you were five years old? Make up sentences, asin the example. Ive grown my hair ong. In pairs, act out dialogues, as in the example. * sleep outdoors « visit a caste * be in a tree house + stay at a campsite « redecorate your own bedroom « stay in a house with its own swimming pool ‘shave a power cut at your home # rove house ‘A: Have youever slept outdoors? B: No, havent Have you ever vstedacaste? A: Yes Ihave. Realy? When wes that? ‘As Twoyearsago. Haveyouever..? ete20) Use the prompts to act out dialogues, as in the example. 1 exhausted - work/garden * plantfiowers (/) + prunefbushes /) + waterawn 9 ‘A: Youlookeshousted What have youbeen doing? B: Fvebeen working inthe garden. 1A: What have you done? Wel, ve planted some flowers and pruned the ry to mell) ) mel tired ~ dofhomework + finistviMaths (/) ‘evsitelcompostion V) > studyrtest () ed - organise party 7 Send outirvitations (/) + bool/caterers (7) * bookiband (x) 21 Make up sentences about yourself, using present tenses ‘and the time adverbs in the list. yet « still already + for ‘since # at the moment + every day * now + next Saturday | haver't done my homework yet Use the prompts to write sentences, asin the example. Use present perfect or present perfect continuous. 1. Ann can't get into the house. (losesher key) ‘Ann can't get into the house. She has lost her key 2. Tom’s sunburnt. (sit/in the sun/all morning) 3. My eyes hurt. (watch TV/ hours) 4 John passed his Maths exam. (study/hard) 5 Nick has lost alot of weight. (be ona diet) 6 Amy looks so happy! (buy/ new house) 23 24 10 Rob has been busy Circle the correct tense. 1. I'm afraid | can't make it tonight. 1 the estate agent at 7 o'dock. A see B amsecing C haveseen —_D__ have been seeing 2 The film at 7:30, A hasbeen starting B hasstarted C isstarting D starts 3 He A. has been trying to find a cleaning woman for a month now. B tries —C istrying D hastried 4 Look! You coffee all over my desk! A. have been spilling were spilling B_ have spilt D spill 5 He ‘the property section of the newspaper every day, but he still hasn't found anything, A hasbeen reading B isreading © C_—haveread D read Prepositions Appendix 1 2. Fillin the correct preposition, then explain the phrases. 1._Ann has been absent work for two weeks. 2. Ithas taken Mark along time to become accustomed the Australian climate. 3. They accused him stealing the car. 4 Werneed to agree a time to meet 5 He apologised Mary being late lest night. 6 Emma has applied Leeds University 2 place on the History course. 7 Some people don't approve .. new shopping centre in town. 8 The old man was begging 9 Doyou believe the councis plan to build a food. magic? the redecorating all week. b. Chain Story. Read the beginning of the story, then, one after the other, continue the story using the phrases in bold from Ex. 24a, John Smith worked as an office ‘manager He wos very good at hisjob, but unfortunately he wasn't abletogoto work because he was vryil. He was absent from work or three weeks.25 fillin the correct prepositions. Then choose any five phrases and make up sentences using them. 1 the ordinary; 2 scratch; 3 the countryside; 4 to expect sth sb, 5 the winter; 6 to appeal sb; 7 to live a tree top; 8 to become short space; 9 an extension his home; 10 to convince people sth; 11 the benefits sth, 12 suitable %; 1310 suffer ray fever 4 feer heights Phrasal Verbs ae ‘Appendix 2 26 2 Replace the words in bold with the appropriate phrasal ver formed with break or bing. 1 My computer has. stopped working. (= broken down) 2 My favourite band have just released their new album 3. Schools finish for the summer holidays tomorrow 4. She was raised by her grandma, 5 The burglars entered by force and stale al our valuables. 6 A fire began suddenly on the second floor of the building, 7. Visiting my old neighbourhood always makes me recall memories of family holidays 8 The two counties ended diplomatic relations with each other two years ago. competion are ME . Choose one of the phrasal verbs in Ex. 26a and draw a picture about it. n teams, show your picture to the class. The team which guesses the phrasal verb first gets one point. Continue the game Until all of you have shown your pictures. The team with the most points is the winner. Word Formation —<_ tes word derived from peleen eRe ibieto anol Sone is (eg.noun, verb, adverb, ete.) You may need: seen ecru: Seas tee the word in bold. eM ena Your Home: Can you ifnagine a home to find that burglars have broken into your ything worsé than returning house? 0) Unfortunately, this happens to about 1 FORTUNI million people in Britain 1) However, if ANNUAI you want better 2)... against burglars PROTECT there are several things you can do. To improve 3) . check all the locks on your doors and SECURI windows. The 4) of lighting all INSTAL around the house will make sure a burglar is 5) to hide in the shadows. An alarm ABLI system is another good 6) PREVEN' measure you can take, Starting a 7) watch group is NEIGHBOUE also a very 8) way to prevent crime in EFFECT your area. Since most 9) take place BURGLAT when people are away on holiday, this is when your neighbours’ help is most 10) Ask VALUI them to collect your mail, open and close your curtains every day, switch your lights on and off and even mow your lawn to make your house look occupied. 12 e: saof the text to see Error Correction WW ery Idioms & Fixed Phrases Read the text below and Gibcdicioos bate RAGE 3O Fillin the correct colour(s). Then look carefully at each line. text once quickly then read it sentence by explain the expressions in bold. Ifthe line is correct, put a__ sentence. Look for mistakes with articles, tick V). uxiiary/modal verbs, prepositions pronouns, Fit has a word that ‘gears ies ber ueeaye should not be there, write "> e e e ehale toe this word on the lines, asin the examples. An Unusual Home jwould a basketball player to have an exact copyofa 0 to 1 Sophie goes to the cinema once ship in his backyard? The basketball player is LA 00 ina moon. She star, Kobe Bryant, who he has created an doesn’t like it much. ‘wonderland in his California home. There are 2. Jack fell down the stais and he tropical gardens around the house, complete is and all over. ‘and the pirate ship isin one of these. The 3 Angela defintely has not only fits in with the garden, but also gives fingers — everything inher ome a fun-park theme. garden grows rally wel is over 16,000 square feet in the size, with ten 4 He is a bit ~ he ‘and over twelve bathrooms. A huge guest hasn't got much experience in ‘next to a theatre and a billiards room. Even if this kind of work need something else to look at, apart from the 5 They knew that ifshe found out ‘the decor, there are so beautiful ceilings which the truth it would hurt her been carefully hand-painted. These give Kobe's feelings so they told her a little 2 casual but elegant look. Kobe didn't want to buy We it home, so that he had this one specially built 6 She doesn't want to say ‘a cost of about $13.5 million! anything until she has seen the facts in and Key-word Transformations 34 Underline the correct word, then 29 Complete the second W Read the whole Cen sentence using the word sentence, then look at 1 lanis very active. He is always the key word. Try to work out what ni ues eget ute oan ct ce ing speach part of pach se]: Connelaeatin 2 After the argument they both the word given. Don't sentences without changing the word did their best to clean/cear the ‘change the word given. ‘glven, Check that you have written alr. ‘1 fe word A heck 3 Ica find my kes anywhere pow. they seem to have vanished 1 ve never seen such a tiny house into thin/delicate ai. ever its the : seen 4. Matti very determined to buy the cottage. He won't 2. It’s. long time since he last visited us. accept/take no for an answer, ee ee 5 They wanted to build a holiday 3 Ws. year since he started working here. resort here, but the owners of Beene A year-new, those beachfront cottages 4 His new book willbe on the market next March. refused/denied to play ball ‘out His new book next March, 6 They knew they would have to rive a difficultvhard bargain if 5. Twomen forced their way into Sally's flat last night. ganar ai Two men last right. broke Two me last rig ata price they could afford 13 Se ree eee eee eeeListening & Speaking skills 32 (,,)You will hear BA) ieeahh (Bp Usten again and mark the sentences as true (7) five people understand what the speakers or false (. talking about have i'common. Read the ist A and problems underline the words you have to ston 1) Marsha Ward is a writer and a parent they are __‘foristenfor cues to match eachspeskar 21,000 chien in Britain have accidents having with © the rompes. Remember the extracts athore each year ] may have distracting information so their houses. Taeanes te whale cbs yer 3. Young children have more accidents Listen and match dei. Listen again and cheek than older chien the problems (A-) your answers 4 The bathrooms the most dangerous | to the speakers (1-5). room inthe house | ‘There is one extra problem which you do not need touse. 35 Look at the pictures and in pairs talk about: + the dangers children face at home badly fitting window Speaker 1 + how to make our houses safe for children B central heating doesn’t work Speaker 2 [“] air conditioner doesn’t work Speaker 3 [1] Use the prompts below to help you. D leaking roof speaker 4 =] E not enough space speaker 5 [=] F driveway needs repairing 33 Look at the pictures. Compare and contrast them. You can use the expressions below to help you. Both pictures show - Picture A... but picture B | Picture A... In addition... Picture B, on the other hand, ‘AlthoughWhile picture A ‘+ Which house would you Tike to live in? Give reasons. «How is your house similar * electrical sockets/hot stoves — safety covers * chemicals/cleaning products/medicine — locked toldifferent from the ones cupboards in the pictures? * cupboards & drawers ~ safety catches on «What problems might you * ‘swimming pools ~ guardrails face in each ype of house? * staircases ~ safety gates, Think about: noe: © knivesfirons — keep out of reach dlstancefrom shopsacites, Electrical sockets are very dangerous because children con space heating et beelectrocuted. Safety covers should be put on. : : : 3G |, listen to an estate agent talking to a client on 34 (2,) You are going to hear a woman talking about the phone and complete the form, then talk about home safety. Which of these words do you the house. ‘expect to hear and in what context? Listen and check. ‘Main Requirement: big garden ‘headache * falling * burning + drowning “ype of house: c_—— * choking * toothache poisoning « scalding Price: ‘cutting * electrocution + indigestion Gop wouldn't expect to hear the word headache. Parking: large double ——— | would expect to hear the word falling” Number of bedrooms: [4 | “Falling dovm the stairs isa common household accident." Number of bathrooms: neearerea Extra features: [6]37 Your friend, who's got a family of four, has inherited Expressing sympathy £10,000 and she inking cd pf making sore dialogue is about. improvements to her house. Inpairs, decide which would Read the exchanges and be the best and why. underline the phrases that express sympathy. ‘A: Ithinkshe should adda second bathroom. 1. A: I'm afraid that the plumber B Yes, she's got a big family won't be able to come soanother bathroom today, He's had a car accident. B: How awfull Wil he be all right? 2A Ob, no, | locked myself out! B: That's too bad. 3. A: The Smiths are going to be 3g,’ listen to the dialogue. Where does it take place? evicted 8: I'm sorry to hear that would be very useful Deciding on a house b. Complete the dialogue, then use the prompts to act out similar dialogues. Use the phrases to make up 1: How do you 1) it then? dialogues expressing 8 Well, its nicely decorated and the garden is lovely, but the kitchen is sympathy in the following very 2) situations. ‘That's true But itis 3) equipped. B: And there are only two bedrooms. + How teribiclawfulsed! ‘A, Mmm, yes. But we can use the 4) as another ‘+ That's teriblefawfula pitya bedroom. shameftoo bad! 8: | think it will suit our needs. And it's not so expensive, either. + You must be very wortied/ A: Okay then, Let’ tll the estate agent that we are definitely 5) upset. +m (eal) sorry about that/ to ‘nice area (+). # four-bedroomed (+) « a long way from the shops () hear that + abus stop neatby (+) # no central heating ) + log fre (+) 1 fire in the basement + well maintained (4) * garden (+) » no garage () a a uecendaa ie ae + park on the stret (+) # no fence () * modern security system (+) Sia jasing he tet pated 4 a friend's daughter burt her Requesting services hand on the cooker. 39(2,) Usten to the dialogue. Who's worried? Now match the exchanges. Intonation [TTB] 8rown & Sons. How can help a Well it doesn't lock propery 7 you? b Helo. My name's Ann 41 sten, then, read out the [ZT JHello, Ms Smith. What can | Smith exchanges in pairs. do for you? © 21, Market Street © A: have to move out! [whats wrong with it? Ive got a problem with my a BE} send someone to lock at it front door Geet als right ava. Thank you, that would be +A: My flat was broken into last [EL Jwhat is your address, please? great. night : B: 'msomy to hear thet b. Use the prompts to make up similar dialogues. i dee A 8 B: You must be very worried. name of company full name eepeben”