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PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7
1 OVERVIEW: Watch the video. What do you have in common with the speakers?

2 Watch the video from 0:11–0:19. Why does Hina feel good about life at the moment? Watch the video two or three
times if necessary.

3 Look at the people below and read the things they say. Then watch the video from 0:19–3:17 and match the people
to sentences 1–6.

A B C D E F

1 My life has changed quite a bit in the last two years. D

2 I enjoy living in the UK, and I’ve been over here for about nine years – so I do enjoy my life.
3 And then personal life … got married, I had my first child, bought my first property.
4 I’ve got two lovely children, a great husband and I just finished paying for my house.
5 Ten years ago I was a student and so I used to get up late, and I used to have lots of time.
And now I have to go to work.
6 I’d like to go on more holidays.

Glossary: property = house/flat

4 How do they feel about their lives at the moment? Watch the video from 0:19–1:19. Is anybody not happy with their
life?

5 Look at the people below and read their answers. Then watch the video again from 0:19–1:19 and underline the
words in italics that you hear.

A B C D E F
1 I have a fabulous / fantastic partner, four beautiful children, a great job – and I live in London.
2 I have a job that I really enjoy and I’ve just bought / moved into a flat.
3 I have / am just about to go on holiday so I am, yeah, looking forward to that.
4 I’m happy with where / who I am, yeah. I’ve just graduated for two weeks.
5 My husband / life is great.
6 Started a new job / family as well. I bought a house. Things like that, you know.

Glossary: fabulous = very good/great

about to (go) = am (going) soon
as well = also

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6 Look at the people below and read the sentences about them. Then watch the video from 1:20–3:18 and tick (✓)
the correct sentence for each person, a or b.

1a) She’d like to travel a lot more.

b) She’d like to travel a bit more. ✓

2a) She really wants to get into graphic design.

b) She wants to change her job.

3a) He’d like more children.

b) His wife’s recently had a baby.

4a) She’s recently stopped work.

b) She’s recently started work again.

5a) She’s moved to a different part of London.

b) She’s moved to London.

6a) She sees her friends more now.

b) She doesn’t see her friends so much now.

7 How have their lives changed in the last few years? Watch the video from 1:50–3:18 and match five people from
Exercise 6 to the questions below.
1 Who’s moved to the United Kingdom? A
2 Who had a five-year break from work?
3 Who does a lot of family things?
4 Who has a daughter now?
5 Who’s living in a new area?

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8 THE WAY WE SPEAK: Look at the people below and read what they say about their lives. Then watch the video
from 0:19–3:18 and complete phrases 1–6 with words a–f in the box.

a) circle b) full-time c) get d) on e) career f) afford

I’m enjoying my life at the moment because I have a good 1circle of friends.

I’d like to 2be able to _____________ to join a gym so that I could 3_____________ fitter.

Specifically in that I had a five-year break from work, 4put my career _____________
hold and returned back to 5_____________ employment.

Yeah, I’ve changed in every possible way really. 6_____________-wise, I made a big
decision of changing my career, coming to HSBC.

9 VOCABULARY: Match definitions a–f to phrases 1–6 in Exercise 8.

a) group of friends 1
b) stopped working
c) talking about my career
d) get healthier and stronger
e) work for eight hours a day, five days a week
f) have enough money

10 PERSONALISATION: How do you feel about your life? Write sentences using the prompts below.
1 At the moment, my life is ____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2 I’d like to __________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3 In the last few years, ________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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LISTENING EXTRA
PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7 3 Read the article again and answer the questions.
1 A Work in pairs and discuss. Why do you think people 1 What type of restaurants did Anthony use to eat at?
decide to make big life changes? Think about the 2 How oen did he use to go on holiday?
following ideas. 3 How long has he been a farmer?
• where they work/study 4 What did he buy in the countryside?
• where they live 5 What did he exchange his suits for?
• what they look like 6 What does he like about the countryside?
• what they do
4 Match the words and phrases in bold in the text with
B What do you think is the most important reason to the words and phrases with a similar meaning 1–6.
change your life? Why? 1 the way you live – your activities, habits, job, etc.
2 exchanged
2 Read the article about a man who changed his job. 3 told his employer he was leaving his job
What job did Anthony use to do? What does he 4 in or to a foreign country
do now?
5 felt happy and comfortable somewhere
6 pay no attention to something

Time for 5 7.1 Listen to Phoebe talking about changes

a change
she made to her life. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
1 Phoebe used to work at a small school.
2 Phoebe enjoyed living in London.
3 She used to read on the train on the way to work.
4 She shared a flat with two other teachers.
5 She didn’t use to do very much exercise when she
lived in London.

I
t’s often said that money doesn’t buy you happiness.
6 Now Phoebe walks to work every day.
Somebody who would definitely agree is thirty-eight-year-old
Anthony, an ex-corporate lawyer who swapped his high-flying 7 She goes to the cinema most evenings.
city lifestyle for a much more relaxed way of life in the beautiful 8 She thinks she is healthier than before.
Welsh countryside. Here, Anthony tells us his story.
I used to work for a big international law firm in London, dealing 6 A Listen again and complete the sentences.
in corporate law. I worked really long hours but I didn’t mind
because everyone else I knew worked long hours, too, and we
1 I used to spend over an hour on
made up for it at the weekend! I had a pretty good life; I owned a commuting to work each day …
great flat in a nice neighbourhood, ate out at the most 2 … the carriages were always so …
fashionable (and expensive) restaurants and went abroad on
3 I really wanted my own !
holiday at least four times a year. But deep down I had a feeling
that something was wrong, that I wasn’t satisfied with 4 I didn’t use to do much exercise because I was
something in my life. always !
Then about five years ago, I was visiting friends in the 5 Instead of onto a crowded train …
countryside and we walked past a farm advertised for sale. 6 Since I moved here I’ve running and
I can’t really explain it, but as I stood there looking at it, I just
knew that was where I belonged and needed to be. It sounds yoga …
silly, but it was such a strong feeling I couldn’t ignore it. So, I went 7 I’m even going on a two-week yoga
back to London, handed in my notice, sold my flat, bought the in Bali …
farm and swapped my expensive suits for wellies!* It’s not been
an easy five years – I didn’t know anything about farming so I’ve B Match the answers above with words and phrases
had to learn very quickly! I still work very long hours like I used to,
but I find my work so satisfying. And I love the peace
with similar meanings below.
and quiet of the countryside. 1 spending time with friends
2 started doing
3 time spent practising an activity in a quiet place
4 trying to fit into a small space
5 the underground trains in London
6 room to do what you want
7 full of people
*Wellingtons = waterproof, rubber boots 7 Work in pairs and discuss. What’s your idea of a
perfect lifestyle?

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PRE-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 7
7.1 used to
1 Underline the correct alternative.
1 When I was young we used to live/living in Spain.
2 I used to speak/speak fluent Spanish.
3 I didn’t use/used to go to an English school.
4 My parents use/used to ask me to translate for
them.
5 Dad never use/used to understand anyone in the
shops.
6 And the Spanish people used/use to stare at the
clothes he wore.
7 We used to have/having a dog in Spain.
8 Did you use/used to have any pets?
2 Write sentences with the opposite meaning.
1 I used to have a stressful job.
I didn’t use to have a stressful job.
2 I used to have to get to work early.
I .
3 There didn’t use to be time for a break.
There
4 We all used to eat our lunches at our desks.
5 I used to have headaches all the time.
6 My children didn’t use to see me every day.
7 I used to spend most of the weekend working.
8 I didn’t use to have time for myself.
9 Work used to be my life.
10 I didn’t use to sleep very well.
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7.2 purpose, cause and result
1 Match questions 1–8 with answers a)–f).
1 Why did you give up your job?
2 Why did you travel around the world?
3 Why didn’t you go to university?
4 Why did you learn Portuguese?
5 Why did you write a blog?
6 Why did you become a nurse?
7 Why did you move to Scotland?
8 Why did you get a part-time job?
a) To keep in touch with my family and friends.
b) To pay for my studies.
c) Because I hated the long hours.
d) So that I can help people.
e) Because there was nothing I wanted to study.
f) So that I could speak to people when I got to
Brazil.
g) Because there is a good teaching hospital in
Edinburgh.
h) To learn about different people and cultures.
2 Join the sentences using so, to or because.
1 She bought a dictionary. She wanted to look up
difficult words.
She bought a dictionary to look up difficult words.
2 He gave up his job. He hated it.
3 I was very late. I took a taxi.
4 We had to study hard. We needed to pass our
exams.
5 He went to the doctor. He felt ill.
                     
6 He is an artist. He can draw very well.
                     
7 She’s thinking about becoming a dentist. Dentists
. earn good money.
                
. 8 She felt very tired. She decided to have a break.
                     
. 9 He arrived late for the interview. He missed the
bus.
.                      
10 She bought some chocolate. She wanted to make
. a cake.
                
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7.3 finding out information 2 Choose the best option, a), b) or c) to complete
the text.
1 Put the words in the correct order to make a
A: Hi, Tom! Have you seen Linda?
conversation.
B: No, not 1 Tuesday, why?
A: me, / could / you / help / please?
A: She 2
to be quite conventional, didn’t she?
She used 3 have long hair and used to
B: try / I’ll! 4
smart clothes.
B: Yeah. I 5 to think she was really pretty!
A: bookshop / opens / you / know / when / do / the?
A: Well, she’s shaved her hair off completely!
B: opens / think / 9.30 / I / it / at B: 6 you say ‘completely’? Why?
A: She says it’s 7 fit in with the crowd.
A: nine / half / past? / discount / students / there / B: Which crowd?
is / for / a? A: She’s become a DJ.
B: Really? Well, she always 8 to play music in
B: get / you / percent / off / ten her bedroom as a teenager.
A: That’s true. She’s living in Berlin now.
A: there / get / coffee / a / you / can?
B: Berlin? 9 she use to live in Brighton?
A: Yes, but she’s moved to Berlin 10 that’s where
B: café / there’s / second / on / a / the / yes, / floor
the music scene is.
B: Wow, what a change! 11 you know where
A: also / me / tell / can / you / where / is / student
she’s DJ-ing 12 that we can go and visit her?
centre / the?
A: No, but I can find out.
B: going / now – / I’m / there / you / take / I’ll / there 1 a) for b) since c) because
2 a) use b) used c) didn’t use
A: kind / very / that’s 3 a) to b) for c) –
4 a) wore b) wearing c) wear
5 a) use b) used c) didn’t used
6 a) Did b) Do c) Didn’t
Consolidation
7 a) to b) for c) so
1 Find and correct the mistakes. There is a mistake or 8 a) use b) used c) didn’t use
a missing word in each sentence. 9 a) Don’t b) Do c) Didn’t
1 She didn’t used to have long hair. 10 a) because b) to c) so
11 a) Do b) Did c) Didn’t
2 Do you know where is the station?
12 a) because b) to c) so
3 We went there for have a sandwich.
4 I used to went skiing when I was young.
5 Can you tell me what time is it?
6 Did you used to work in a shop?
7 I moved to Italy so the weather is so good here.
8 He isn’t eating much so he’s on a diet.
9 He’s overweight because he’s on a diet.
10 I use to dream about a new job.

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