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BLOCKBUSTER Workbook & Grammar Book Jenny Dooley-Virginia Evans SS. eS Ss aN Express Publishing apenas 6 % 8 1" 12 3 14 6 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 40 Contents Workbook Stay in or go out? What do you do for @ liVINg? ns. A sense of style. Family activities Everyday activities ma My house Where is ..?. Our world On the map wns My home, my castle... TEE twas greatl... Could you...?.. It really happened Fun ideas.... Itall began 1 ppveeD PPEDD What were you doing? Ithappened to me! .. In the news used to... . Storytime. le 5 | My lucky day! What will happen? Progress .... Witty or silly inventions? Future life. : Te Cities. Fun in the city What a city needs... Eating out in the city Greetings from rina Health matters 7 Rules & regulations... Eco-friendly. Home safety Problem S0NVO wnscnnnn pPprD Music all around. I'm the fun twint.. Mind your manners! ‘Types of intelligence Films and characters. PPPEP PRPEPD POPES pRpPD exons 40 a 42 43 44 . 46 47 48 49 Grammar Book Unit 1 Present Simple, Adverbs of Frequency p. 52 Unit 2 Present Continuous, Stative Verbs, Present Simple vs Present ContinVOUS een oP. 57 Unit 3 Past Simple (regular & irregular veriss), Subject Questions nnn P. 66 Unit 4 Used to. p. 71 Exploring Grammar (Units 1-4) p. 73 Revision Units 1-4 p. 74 Unit 5 Past Continuous, Past Continuous vs Simple Past p. 75 Unit 6 Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparison of Adjectives, Comparative — Superlative forms of Adjectives ..p. 01 Unit 7 be going to Pp. 89 Unit 8 Future Simple, Future Simple vs be going to p. 93 Exploring Grammar (Units 5-8) p. 97 Revision Units 1-8 p. 98 Unit 9 Conditionals Type 1 p. 99 Unit 10 Indefinite Article A/An, Definite Article the p.102 Unit 11. Present Perfect, Present Perfect vs Simple Past p.107 Unit 12 Countable/Uncountable nouns, a lot offmuch/many/How many/ How many/a fewia litte, some/any! no & compounds .. p.115 Exploring Grammar (Units 9-12) p.125 Revision Units 1-12 .ocmnnnn . p.126 Unit 13. Questions with yes/no answers, wh- questions, subject/object questions p.127 Unit 14 Questions tags ...... p.133 Unit 18 have toidon’t have to/needn't, much/mustn't, can/can't, should, shall/will ere P1186 Unit 16 The Infinite, too ~ enough, -ing form soe BAAD Exploring Grammar (Units 13-16). p.148 Revision Units 1-16 errs entsne PT AO, Unit 17 very ~ too — quite — rather an. P.150 p.153 Unit 18 Direct/indirect Speech Unit 19 Passive Voice p.155 Unit 20 Relative Pronouns - p.158 Exploring Grammar (Units 16-20) p.162 Revision Units 1-20 .. a = p.163 Progress Checks 1-5 = p.165 Iregular Verbs .p.172 Glossary ... = p.173 Stay in or go out? eerie Everyday English J a) Look at the pictures. Asking for & expressing opinion ‘Who likes: 2 Use the phrases to complete the exchanges. « playing the drums? © meeting friends? exercising? 5 «cating out? surfing the Net? | A*Areyou enjoying the evening? : B sal It’s always nice to see old friends. going shopping? . 2. A:Do you jog in the mornings? Br Y€5, enn . it very much. 3 A:Do you still play the guitar? Be... !Tdon’t have much time anymore. 4 A;I go to rock concerts sometimes. .... a | B: I don’t really like rock music. © Not really # Yes, it's great How about you * I enjoy 3 _ Put the letters in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1 Tonylikes 2 Kelly vv playing the drums. 1 Don’t be silly! Of course we like your gift. 2. My brother likes to (fusr) 3. The new discman is really . 4 Alot of teenagers like to play ly) online in his free time. - | (ooel) ovens at weekends, (psrtos) 5 The new Steven Spielberg movie is 1 | € (lilbintar) ‘ Te aN 3 Tom&Phil 4 Barbara 4G) Listen to Alex talking to a friend about his free-time activities, What activity does each person enjoy? Listen and match. Three activities do not match, ‘A. Simon = 1 read books 2 watch TV titi oa 43. surf the Net | C Lyn Nh 44 talk on the phone aw . > § paint | 5 Lyn&Sam 6 Andrew& D Mike = »6 gocycling | Laura E Vicky + 7 go jogging | 8 catout b) Which of these activities eee do/don’t you like doing? WB/4 What’ do you do fora living? 2 =Im cm” ] Label the pictures. What do your Present Simple parents do for a living? 3 ‘Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Simple form. 1 A: What ~ mum/do) for a living? B: She is a nurse. She sesonscone (take) care of people in hospitals. ene (YOUE 2 Al . (not/like) travelling all the time. . (not/ mind) it. B: Really? I. 2 .-- (Carol/still go) in her last year. . (Alex/live)? live) at 17, Denver Road. ; 2 a) Lookat the texts. What are they: letters, newspaper adverts or invitations? 4 9) Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple. b) Read the text and fill in the jobs. Choose from Ex. 1. She's Jamie. She 1) 's (be) 25 years old and she 2) vesninowrnes (live) in New York City. She anted 1) Secretary wé 2) 3). (work) as a Computer Technician ‘Pigeaetation seyiteded for a big company. Her sister who 4)... sono. fo work with ola (lve) with her 5) cnr. (Be) a dentist. She 1 brclnt se ot Honda cars. Must computers requred. boom 6) (travel) to work by bus tse tend, reliable because she 7) . (nat have) i aetna a car. She 8)... (work) from 9 &il5 pm, Monday to Friday. At the “= Call: 01334. am tear, 3 Send a ae a42ise + weekends, they alWaVS 9) oor Se Monch (invite) friends over to their house. ; Sometimes they 10)... (Watch) Hiring Help Wanted! METNg) (have) dinner Immediately!“ auantisseeking together. AthOUGH, SHE 12)... ne Dlaer man looking for ‘oaiiplgytans (not/ like) it when the weekend is @ kind and coring a eG heen OVE, SME 1B) cc rnennen OVE) ora’ ef Wi work the moming her life in New York Cty. Must be fomilan with shit. Must be Parkinson's disease patients and over attractive, experienced 4 b) Ask and answer Yes/No questions ‘3 years ald, and willing to work : Live-in arrangements Jong hours. about Jamie. can be made, —Gatemale —— | Sl: Does Jamie live in Tokyo? Call: 0178-444654 —_poppies@business.com _-S: No, she doesn't, She lives in New York City WB/5 1 [a short WB/6 y3 Asense of style a) Match the pictures to the descriptions, then label them. ‘Trousers with very short legs that people wear in warm weather, Casual trousers made of strong blue, denim material. Shoes people wear for running and other sports. A piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms. A piece of clothing women wear on formal occasions. Strong, heavy shoes people wear in cold weather. A piece of clothing women wear at the waist that hangs down around the legs. b) Tell your partner what clothes you usually take on holiday. Wow, this is a great flat. like? : They're all very 4) .. Yes the View iS 8) ssc > eee : I'm thinking of moving into your building. There isa flat for rent. B: That's great. You can 0) cesses by anytime and see the flat. A: I love sports, especially swimming. B: Do you 7). gym? A: Yes. It’s great. .toa J] Circle the correct word. 2 Places of interest often visited by tourists. A neighbourhoods — B) sights 2 A ciagram that shows a plan of a place. A map B ticket 3 A period of time when people relax away som their home. A holiday B sights 4 Anarea of a town or city. A village B neighbourhood Something that you sense with your nose. A smell B taste © A place people can visit for interest or enjoyment. A train station B attraction An underground railway. A the Tube B the passage ® A building where people pay to stay in a B hotel Princess Street Bruce Avenue i. $ Shopping Centre Blue Moon Restaurant Where is iveryday English Giving directions 2, Look at the map. Read the dialogue. Is. Ann outside the art gallery or the bank? “Ann: Excuse me, how can I get to the train | station? | Bill: Go down Park Lane, past the music hall and the cinema, Turn right into Marble Street, go past Tony's Café and the public library. Turn left into Bruce Avenue. The train station is on your right. 3. In pairs give directions: * from the post office to Park Hotel from the cinema to the Blue Moon Restaurant from the music hall to the post office from Tony’s Café to the park from the publi . library to the art gallery Dg Cd Marble Street WB/1 8 Our world Write the continents. Can you name one country in each? Which continent doesn’t have any countries? Continents Countries (D Listen to the geography quiz about India, and put a tick (/) in the correct box. Which is the largest city in India? A Delhi B Calcutta C Mumbai Most Indians are of which religion? A Hindu B Muslim © Christian India’s population is A larger than China’s population. B smaller than China’s population. € the same as China’s population. IO0 OOO Ooo Which place has India’s heaviest annual rainfall? A New Delhi B Calcutta C Cherrapunji O00 Which is the longest river in the Indian Subcontinent? A Ganges B Indus Comparisons 3 Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form, Add any necessary words. 1 The Himalayas are ... (high) the Alps 2 The Dead Seais.. area of land in the world. I below sea level. veces (LOW) is 411 metres svonemnne (Bry) place in the world is in Chile. 4. The Vatican City is (small) country in Europe. 5 Brazil is a big country, but it is not big) Russia. (large) 6 Sudan i country in Africa. 7 The Thames is not wn (long) the Nile. 8 Sri Lanka is .. (warm) France. 4 Compare the hotels. Use the adjectives: © cheap ® expensive * spacious © small © helpful © modern * old ® tasty ® close © far ¢ good ‘The Ritz | Park | The Vista Hotel Hotel Hotel Prices *~ a otk Rooms kk kk Staff | a ak hk Facilities took Rated Food *~ wk a Distance from alrport Dk ok * The staff at the Ritz Hotel are as helpful as the staff at the Park Hotel. The facilities at the Vista Hotel are less modern than the facilities at the Ritz Hotel The Ritz Hotel has got the most modern facilities of all three. Jagan is one ofthe most densely populated visit. sao exciing to goto the tp ofthe and clever people, Japan's currency is the Yokohama and Osaka. The official anguage is Japanese. Off the northeast coast of Asia, in the North Pacific Ocean, lies the beautiful country of Japan. Itis made up of four large islands and thousands of smaller ones. With close to 130 milion people living ons islands, ‘The Japanese cal their country Nippon or Nihon, which means ‘source of the sun’. Japan offers a wide range of attractions. It combines past and future, east and west. Magical ancient temples stand side by side with twenty-first century skyscrapers, The Imperial Palace, the Emperor's home in Tokyo, is wonderful to Japan is a land of great natural beauty. Dense forests and high mountains cover large areas. Mount Fuj is the highest mountain and a very famous sight, standing proucly at 3,776m. The longest river is the SShinano and Lake Biwa is the largest ake, The climate is mild and wet most ofthe year round, but there are ‘freezing winters in the north and almost tropical summers in the south ‘The county's economy is largely dependant on industy and technology. The Japanese are hardworking arts and culture are rich in ration andthe malestic chery blossom in pring is just one more thing tis urique country Onthemap 9 ‘courives in the world Tower of Tokyo from where you can see as far as the coast. Yen. Tokyo is the country’s capital and also the biggest city, Look at the picture and the title of the axticle. Where would you read it? What ‘Saformation do you expect to read? > a) Read the text. For questions 1-6, choose the correct answer A, B or C. Japan consists of five main islands. A Right B Wrong —C Doesn't say The Emperor of Japan lives in a palace. A Right B Wrong — C Doesn’t say Tokyo Tower looks like the Eiffel Tower. A Right B Wrong —C Doesn’tsay Mount Fujiis a vole A Right B Wron: ‘The Shinano is Japan's A Right B Wrong The city of Osaka is or island. A Right C Doesn't say c esn't say lest B Wrong b) Imagine you are going on holiday to Japan. Which of the following would you like to do there? Why? C Doesn't say s * relax @ go sightseeing ® go shopping * taste local dishes # meet the local people * coon excursions ® experience the culture 3. Make notes under the headings about your country, then talk about ‘# name ® location * population © sights © physical features @ climate vegetation © currency ® main cities © language cite A lot ~ A bit - Much - Very 4 Fill in the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Use a lot, a bit, much or very. A: Why do you want to go to Italy? B: Because it’s (warm) England. ‘A: Welcome back. How was your trip? B: It was fantastic, Tokyo is... (big) but quite noisy. A: What's the weather like outside? BES enero (CON) yesterday. ‘A: Where shall we go on holiday this year? B: Somewhere (sun) here! WB/13 a) Fill in the correct word from the list. 1 © quiet © tidy friendly © beautiful © cramped ® dark 1 Your garden is ‘There are so many different kinds of flowers. 2 This area isn’t very because there is a train station nearby. 3 It’s too ... . in here. Why don’t you open the curtains? 4 John’s flat is $0 oes - he hasn’t got anywhere to put his furniture 5 He keeps his office ..... ++ SO he can always find what he needs 6 My neighbour is so Last week she baked me a cake! b) Write the opposite of the adjectives in the list, then make sentences. 1 quiet # noisy My neighbourhood is so noisy, I can’t sleep at night tidy # friendly # beautiful cramped # dark # cote Adjectives we ane 2a) Fillin words to complete the table, noun adjective economy » friend 2 space Bis help 4). brightness 5) noi 6 b) Choose the correct word from above to complete the sentences. 1 Our road is very... .. because of the traffic. I can’t stand it. WB/14 __My home, my castle Our nei they don’t speak to us much. hbours aren’t very 3 We use gas central heating in our house because it’s 4 Jessie's flat is quite nemo « There are three bedrooms and a huge living room. - She 5 The librarian is very ..... always helps me choose good books. cmon Renting a house 3. a) Use the phrases to complete the dialogue. # tell me where exactly the house is? the garage large enough for two cars? ‘can [help you? See you then. # can Tsee it? A: Hello! B: Good morning, I'm calling about the house for rent in Paddington. A: Oh yes. How 1) B: Could you please 2) . Az Yes, it’s in Apple Street, number 14, B: Are there wardrobes in the bedrooms? A: Yes, there are. One in cach room. B: Another question. Is 3) .. “ cco A; I'm afraid not. There’s only room for one car. B: That’s OK. When 4) cease A: How about 7 o'clock tomorrow evening? B: That's fine. 5) . b) In pairs, act out similar dialogues. Use the advert below. FOR RENT 2- BEDROOM FLAT 2-bedroom flat, Paddington. Large living room with fireplace, central heating, Garage, Close to shops. £1200 per month, Contact Mrs Smith tel: 020 3245 8459 cu « spacious @ untidy ® dark © airy * cosy # lovely ateaaiGainNSS * cramped ® expensive ® noisy # small 1 Read the rubric and My flat has a wonderful view of the city centre, underline the key words. ] Then answer the questions. You work for an estate agency. Your boss wants you to write an [ Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582, no gave him a daughter and a set of twins. Some ars later, Shakespeare moved to London. There = worked as a playwright and an actor. A few years he joined “The Lord Chamberlain's Men" nich was one of the most famous acting panies in England, Shakespeare wrote plays é acted in the ‘the Globe Theatre’ which burnt nin 1613. >Shakespeare continued to write and act until he ‘ed from the stage in 1613, Shakespeare died on was believed to be his 52nd birthday in 1616. es bpp © b) Which tense does the writer use? Why? ©) In which order does the writer talk about the events in Shakespeare's life? Use the biographical factfile about Mozart to ask and answer questions, as in the example. Name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Date of birth: 27/01/1756 Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria 4 years- old-playing music; 5 years- ‘old — writing music — goes on a tour of Europe with his father, playing music; 1778 - moves to Paris with his mother; 1780 - returns to Salzburg after mother's death. Later years: 1781 ~ move to Vienna to teach students and write more music; 1782 — marries Constance Weber (they have two children); 1783 - writes opera, The Marriage of Figaro; 1787 - writes opera, Don Giovanni; 1791 - writes opera, The Magic Flute Date of death: 05/12/1791 Place of death: Vienna, Austria ‘When was Mozart born? He was born in 1756. Where was he born?... Use the factfile in Ex. 3 to write ‘Mozart's biography for your school magazine. (60-80 words). You can use the biography in Ex. 2 as a model. WB/21 1 Fillin the correct word from the li © nightmare * enormous © display ¢ trolley © knocked over ® slipped checkout ® embarrassed A: How was the play last, night? B: It was terrible! I soon On Stage and fell over! A: Oh, no! I bet you were really 2 A:l'm going to get a wee .-ee for the shopping, B; Do you mind if I don’t come with you? T want to look at the CDs. A: OK. I'll meet you at the A: How did your job interview go yesterday? B: It was terrible! I was Nervous and I ...sesssesreecereseese vw my cup of coffee! I don’t think I got the job! A: Wow! What a 1 4) A: Did you see that ecco of flowers in the shop window? B: Yes, it was Past Continuous 2 The following people were at home at :00 pm yesterday afternoon, What were they doing? In pairs, ask and answer questions. Use the verbs: * play © cook * read ® do WB/22 Tony & Steve. 1 Robert / play video games A: Was Robert playing video games? B: N Tony and Steve / do homework Lisa / write a letter Jessie and Rick / listen to music wasn't. He was playing the piano, WO nun In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts, as in the example. at 10 o'clock yesterday evening? A: What were you doing at 10 o'clock yesterday event B: I was watching TV at two o'clock this morning? two hours ago? at half past eight yesterday morning? at 10 pm last Sunday? this time last year? when it started raining? at lunchtime yesterday? Expressing complaint & sympathy ean een 4. Circle the correct response. 1 A: Tlost my wallet, 3. A: How was your day? B: a Itwasa B: a Itgets worse. nightmare b Don’t ask! b That's toobad. 4-4: I studied for the test 2. A: [feel tired. all night and I still B: a You poor thing! failed! b Whatamorning! B: a What’it like? b Oh, dear! It happened to me! 17 ' PoSeLrien 1 Label the y w in the correct word. shake © unbelievable © howling @ shelter ® crack © rumbling © grabbed © trembled © survive © rocking 1 There was a10Ud nn sound and then the wind blew the roof off the house! 2 People were running to try and HIN sree fromm the rain. 3 During the earthquake the side of the building started to 4 The wind was so strong that the car was from side to side. The man . .. the child's hand and pulled her back from the edge of the cliff. 6 As the hurricane passed over our house, the furniture MATTED ED cemnemnsnmeneennny 7 The force of the flood moved cars and animals. It was asic 8 Last night the wind was . <9 loudiv. I couldn’t sleep. 9 The storm completely destroyed the village. The villagers were lucky to ... : 10 The children when they heard the thunder. Past Continuous The people at Shoreham Insurance Company were at work yesterday morning when an earthquake struck. Look at the pictures. In pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example. © send fax @ have meeting talk on the phone © look at report # work on computer 1A: What was Bill doing? B: He was looking at a report. 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous. It was 7:00 pm and | 4) drive) back home. | 2) (sing) along to the music on the radio. Black clouds 3) (gather) in the sky ang a storm 4) (come). Before | knew it, | was in the middle of the storm. | 5) (not/drive) very fast but suddenly | lost control of the car. | tried to stop but it 6) (move) on its own! Before | realised what 7) (happen), | crashed into a wall. Luckily another car 8) (ass) the other way so it stopped and took me to hospital. | was amazed | wasn't serfously hurt. wB/23 y 18 Inthe news ce <= 1 Underline the words in the Past Simple — headlines that are disasters/ accidents. Which of them are accidents? Which are t Continuous 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. natural disasters? ‘A 6-year-old girl rescued from Dear Elaine, fire yesterday I'm having @ great time in Australia. Something ini Fasthgiake dackroyeevliage BMNAZINg 1) oennnninnnnnen (happen) yesterday! We Byer (walk) down by the sea when we D Penguins escape from 3) wm (966) a huge whale lying on the zoo during flood sand. | 4) on wa» (not know) wnat: to do. Dad 5) (run) to the phone box and E Couple survive plane called the coastquard. The whale 6) ... crash in Alps (Bry) FO MOVE DUE If 7) snwmmnnnnnanen (BE) puck in the and. Quickly, many people 8) F Two men die in factory (arrive), and we all tried to help the whale but explosion it was just too big to movel While we 2 Fillin the correct word, 2) : (talk), the coastguard 10) (exrive) with a huge crane. In © hurt © exercise © fell off no time at all the crane 11) sm (liPE) ‘© unhurt ® scratches ® hit ‘the whale back into the sea. | think the whale 1 He. . his back when understood that we were trying to help it he tripped on the stairs. because it 12) .. 2 You should eat more fruit (not leave) straight: away. tt and vegetables and get plenty ewam up and down, waving ‘i ... to be healthy. its tail. It was an her head amazing experience that | will never forget! 4 She fell into a bush and got it See you soon, those wn n her arms. rar . 5 They both managed to escape See = Linda is from yesterday's _ flood. 6 He.. hisbicycleonthe 5 Complete the sentences. way to work and broke his le y 8 1 While I was walking down the street, I slipped on a cr banana skin, I was sitting at my desk when the .. They were walking along a road when a The girl was skiing when she... He cut his finger while “Tay meeplnpingycin geome ella While Julie was preparing dinner, 3 (Q\Listen and match each Speaker to their problem. Speaker 1 [] a sprained ankle Speaker 2 [] b broken arm Speaker 3 []] ¢ burnt finger WB/24 wankun w 4 1 2) Match the following. ‘A. ballet lessons Tlride | go B plane take € boots play D supper fly E. scuba diving F chess 6 _| wear T_|cook | G motorbike b) Which of these activities did/didn’t you use to do when you were seven? Used to What did/didn’t each person use to do when they were young? Write sentences, as in the example. Mick drive a car ride a motorbike Jim& play tennis George play hockey Chris & live in Birmingham Steve live in Manchester She take the train to work catch the bus Sam g0 scuba diving go skydiving Mick didn’t use to drive a car. He used to ride a motorbike. ewan eun lusedto.. 19 3 _ In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts, as in the example, 1 drink milk? A:Did you use to drink milk when you were young? B: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. spend your Sunday mornings in the park? play games with your friends? go to the circus? play sports? spend your holidays on an island? collect stamps? tidy your room? Seren Reacting to news 4. Use the phrases to respond to these people’s news. © That's great! @ Really? # Oh, no! ‘© How wonderful! ® That's shocking! © A: Ljust passed my driving test! B: 1).. © A: We won the lottery! B: 2) © A: Andrew fell over and broke his ankle this morning. B: 3) wa © A: I went for an interview yesterday and I got the job! B: 4) fats © A: Somebody just stole my handbag with all my money in it. B: 5). © A: Call the fire brigade! The kitchen is on fire! B: 6). wB/25 20 Storytime a an accident 1 Read the first paragraph of the news report. The news report is about: b anatural disaster 2 _ Read the news report and choose the best headline, a bore. ~ NEWS GLOBE © e "| TEENAGERS SURVIVE © (a) CLIFF FALL RESCUER FALLS ¢ as : car crash poes DOWN CLIFF Four teenage girls are recovering in hospital after their car fell 30 metres off a cliff in California, USA, yesterday. It took emergency services. more than four hours to rescue the girl The 17-year-old driver passed her test yesterday afternoon and took her three friends for a drive in her new car. They went round a sharp corner when suddenly the car left the road and fell off the cliff The car rolled over twice and landed on its tyres at the cliff bottom, Policemen, fire fighters, paramedics and a lifeboat crew worked in the dark to save the girls. The girls were taken to hospital. One has a broken ankle and the others have minor injuries. They were all very frightened but very happy to be alive! The chief rescuer says he is surprised no one was seriously hurt. “It was an amazing escape,” he points out. 3. Read again and answer the questions. ‘What kind of accident is the report about? When and where did Who was involved? the accident take place? How were the people rescued? Why were the people lucky? 1 2 3 4 What exactly happened? 5 6 4 _ Imagine you are the 17-year- old driver, Narrate the incident from your point of view. Joining Sentences 5 Use and, so, but or because to join the sentences. 1 He left carly. He wanted to be there on time, 2 She switched off the lights. She left the house. 3 It was late, She decided to take a taxi back home, 4 It was getting darker and darker. They continued to walk through the forest. Subject - Object questions 6 Ask questions where the underlined word is the answer. 1 Kathy had an accident yesterday. 2 A policeman arrested the thief. 3. Two girls reported the 5 They took the injured to the hospital. SLEW 000 1 Read the rubric and underline the key words. What do you have to write? A local newspaper is organising a short story ‘competition. Readers must write a story with the title, “A Day to Remember”. ‘The best story wins a ten-day holiday to Disneyland. | 2 Read the story and put the paragraphs in the right order. [_ Suddenly Julie saw a huge black cat the size of a tiger. It was sitting still on the grass and looking at Julie. “Look at that!” She said to Nicky. Nicky turned to look, but the cat was gone. Julie told Nicky about the cat but Nicky didn’t believe her. “There aren't any wild cats in England, silly!” she said. ‘BY Julie lived on the moor in Cornwall. Her grandmother used to tell her scary stories about the moor because she wanted Julie to be careful when she was riding her horse there. But, Julie never believed her grandmother's stories! (C]_|As soon as they arrived home Julie told her grandmother about the cat. Her grandmother wasn't surprised at all! “That's the Slack Cat of the Moor,” she said, “Nobody knows if it’s for real or not but the first time someone said they saw it was over a hundred ears ago!” Nicky’s face was white, but Julie wasn’t frightened. She hoped to see the strange cst again someday! D)_]Then one day Julie and her friend, Nicky, set, out across the moor on their horses. It was a sunny morning, They were enjoying their ride, shen fog started to move slowly across the grass. Soon the girls couldn’t see anything, but they weren't worried because they knew the way Some. They decided to turn around quickly Secause it was dangerous for the horses. A Day to Remember 3. Inpairs, list the events in the order they happened, then (ell the story as if it happened to you. Opposites 4, Fillin the adjectives used in the story. 1h. cat 4 animal 2 w. wen cats 5S. morning 3s. severe StOTIS: Match them to their opposites. normal # tame @ tiny ¢ cloudy # funny 5 a) Lookat the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Who wasiwere the main character(s)? 2. When and where did the story take place? 3. What wasiwere the character(s) doing? 4 What happened in the end? 5 What were the characters’ feelings? b) In pairs, decide on the plot line. 6 _ Use you answers from Ex. 5 to write your story. (80-100 words) WB/27 21 acre 1 Match the descriptions to the items. ‘Two expressions do not match. atin omp ak [phone] gig 49 Exits 1 A gadget that will be able to talk, walk, and work but will not be able to feel or think. 2 Something that will help people travel y 3 A gadget that you will be able to carry about, talk to people on and also tell the time with. 4 A gadget that will help you look at and talk to people even when they are on another planet 5 Small sources of electricity that need the sun and you never have to throw them or Woman omtb Je the correct response. away. A: Will you please pick me up at 6.00? B: a That would be great. b Sure! 2. A: [can’t find my purse B: a Oh, dear! b Tdon’t think so, 3. A: I missed the school bus B: a Thanks for nothing. b Oh, no! 4A: They cancelled the performance. B: a I promise. b [don’t believe it. My lucky day! 4 Nanew call you later, Pree epe b) Listen and for each question choose A,BorC. 1 Tony is reading a ‘A newspaper. B novel. € school magazine. 2 Tony isa A Gemini, B Virgo. —_C Pisces. 3 Tony will feel better by A Tuesday. B Wednesday. € Thursday. 4 On Friday Tony has a A maths test. B geography test. C history test. 5 At the weekend Tony will be A energetic. B interesting. C lucky. J Fillin: attention, flashing, recorded, mind, guarantees, signals. D0 YOU WANT TO TRAVEL = SAFELY? WELL NOW YOU CAN WITH "TRIBOT’. just £50 you can buy this brand new gadget that 1). your safety from the moment you eave your door, until you reach your destination. The Trbot has a transmitter that sends you 2. telling you what to do. Imagine you ze on the metro, for example. It might tell you to 3)... ..the gap. Or, f you have an accident it wil get everyone's 4) 1 by playing specially 5)... _ sounds and 6) .. +s bright lights So, to feel safe anytime, any place, anywhere, buy the ‘Tribot’ today for your perfect travel companion 2 Replace the words in bold with the opposites below. * abargain © practical @ saves time © good value for money 1 think solar-powered cars are a very silly idea, 2. Those rechargeable batteries were a waste of money. 3. The car I bought was very expensive. 4 Having lessons online is very time consuming, theatres © shops : Cinderwater cities > vrestaurans = (eat food play pills» computer) GAMES “G0 to the cinema to see a science fiction film ” 90 for eee aride on a “eat fruit and flying bikes veers b) Now write the email to your alien pen-friend in Ex. 1, Use the em: in Ex. 2, as well as ideas from Ex. 4a to help you. WB/33 2 Underline the correct adjective to complete the sentences. 1 This dish tastes delicious/ disgusting. Can you give me the recipe? 2 That chocolate cake looks tempting/errible but I'm on a diet. 3 Pm going to an Arabian fancy dress party so 1 need an ordinaryjexotic costume. 4 That actor is unknown/ famous. I've seen him in lots of plays. 5 The fairground ride was horrible/exciting! I feel great! A/An - The 3 Fillin a/an, the, — where necessary. Dear Ann, gs F'm having such a great time in 1)... Paris! There is $0 much to Hex do here We're staying in 2) hotel away frOM 3) oan iy centre but that doesn't matter because 4) ....... Paris Metro is very fast! Ann Pearson Yesterday we visited 5) .... Eiffel Tower, We went right to the top 14 Oxford Road Where there IS 6) cru. amazing view of the city. It 7). Chichester evening We Went 10 8)... att gallery, 9). Louvre. | West Sussex } Today we're going OM 10) aenene BOAE OUP OF TH) ommermm | BEa SH River Seine — United Kingdom "ve got lots of 12)... photos. ll email them to you when | | find 13) . Internet cafe! Lots of love, Paul Fun inthe city 27° 1 a) Look at the text. What is an article? a report? letter? b) Read the title. What is the text about? Read and fill in the gaps with the appropriate sub-headings. © Shopping © Landmarks ¢ Places to Visit © Entertainment European capitals: Madrid idrid is a cosmopolitan city that never sleeps. It's capital of Spain and ideal for a cultural break. here is so much to see and do in Madrid. Prado Gallery is one of the most important in 2 world, Its crown jewels are paintings by the }OuS artists, Goya, Velasquez and El Greco. Another major landmark is the Royal Palace, which aS a royal residence until 1931. With over 3 000 ooms, it’s a must-see! 2 * you fancy an outdoor excursion, visit the Botanical Gardens. There are over 30,000 different, oiants from all over the world! You can see exotic olants and flowers in the enhouses, or take a walk down one of the many 2e-lined avenues in the gardens. 3 after dark you can enjoy the opera, ballet or heatre in one of Madrid's many concert halls - as ang as you don't expect everything to be in English! 4 Before it's time to leave, don't forget to buy owvenirs! The street markets of Madrid is the best lace ta do this. Here you can find sandalsand bags, wellery and other kinds of gifts. Or why not try Rastto, the most famous open-air market in Spain? magnificent 3 Where could you read a text like this one? Suggest another title for it. Hil How are you? We're having a great time here in Bangkok. It is such a wonderful city! The Thai people are so friendly — no wonder people call Thailand, “The land of smiles! We have Visited the ‘alace. We went there on Monday. It was big. On Tuesday we went to the shops in Chinatown. You can find everything there, from CDs to car engines, but it was very noisy and crowded. Yesterday we went to a traditional Thai theatre. It was magicall The costumes were fantastic. > We haven't been to the crocodile farm yet and we haven't visited the floating market. We're going to do that tomorrow. We're also going to visit some temples and take a Srip on the Skytrain D> | wish you were here with us. At least, you'll see all our photos when we get. back. See you oon, Vanesea 5 b) Look at the topic sentences in the letter. Does the information that follows develop each topic sentence? In pairs, suggest other appropriate ones. Adjectives Replace the adjectives in bold with appropriate synonyms from the list. © cramped © delightful © superb # huge * welcoming * enchanting Imagine you are on holiday. Make notes under the headings. where you are what you have done what you haven't done Use your notes from Ex. 4 to write your answer to the letter in Ex. 1, Use topic sentences to introduce the main body paragraphs. You can use the letter in Ex. 2 as a model. (80-100 words) WB/39 1 Match the words in the two columns. ‘Then use the phrases to complete the sentences. | feel | throat ds | abroken awful | take a doctor “have | arm asore | medicine | a temperature 1. My grandfather has a temperature. If it doesn’t go down, we should call a doctor. 2. Joshua has . : . He injured himself during basketball practice last weekend. 3. My doctor said that I have to ... for my cold. swe. $0 I'm going to 41 stay home and rest. 5 If you're not feeling well, maybe you should E 6 We bought some cough syrup from the chemis’s because my sister has 2 Complete the spidergram. Have you ever suffered any of these? What did you do? Reflexive Pronouns 3 Complete the exchanges with the correct reflexive pronoun. 1A: Sarah, did you take out the rubbish? B: Mum, I can’t do it by on Ineed help. wB/40 4 What's wrong with Jack? He burt .. while fixing the car. Where are you going? To help Ann and Bob fill in the forms. ‘They can’t do it by PP ee : What’s your next question, Bill? Did you go to classes to learn Spanish, or did you teach ? we A: Hi Judy! It’s a great party! B: Thanks! Just help sandwiches and snacks. cool (Da) Listen to Jane talking to Allyssa. What do you think the problem is? to b) Listen and tick (7) A, B or C for questions 1-5. Jane and Allyssa are A. atthe park. B_ atschool. € at Allyssa’s house. Jane wants A. Alyssa to call her mum. B_ the nurse to call her mum. € tocall her mum herselt: Jane thinks she might have a A. temperature. B_ headache. stomach ache. Jane wants to go to hospital A with Allyssa. B_ with her mum. C by herself. Jane says she needs A amedical test. B_ some medicine. C anurse, 2 3 Fur Seatbelt pera 5 Se eee) Rules & regulations 32’ coir Must(n’t) - (Don’t) Have to Match the rules and regulations (1-6) to the categories (A-D). C Dress code D Food A Hygiene B Safety Fasten 6 i) Check the labels on al tinned products. ‘Now, make true sentences about yourself, Use must/mustn’t/have to/don’t have to. ave to fasten my seatbelt when sitting in the Look at the signs and write the rules. Use the prompts to help you. ‘© use / camera / museum © bring / dog / park # smoke / cigarettes / hospital * drive / over 50 mph / Apple Street © park / in front of library You mustn’t use acamera in the museum, ® ® 4 a) Write down the rules that apply in your home. Use the prompts to help you. Use have to/don't have to. # make breakfast © do homework ly room * wash clothes © take out rubbish «© wash dishes after supper * g0 to bed before 10 pm I don’t have to make breakfast. b) In pairs, ask each other questions about the rules in your house. A: Do you have to leave for school on time? B: Yes, I have to leave for school on time. GoTo Health problems & advice 5 Complete the exchanges by choosing A or B. 1 A: Teel awful. I think I have a temperature, B: A You should take an aspirin B I look terrible 2A: Tom’s got another cold. B: He....... to eat more fruit. A should B ought 3A: B: I'm feeling a bit under the weather. A What’swrong —B What's that 4 A:T never have any energy. I'm always tired. a ! You'll be fine once you get some rest. A Don'tbother — B Don’t worry 5A: Helen suffers from migraines. B; ...... you tell her to try homeopathy ‘A Why should B Why don’t wB/41 33 Eco-friend! 1 Look at these pictures. t What is the packaging 3 > a) Put the countable and uncountable food/drinks made of? Write sentences. in the correct columns. Can you add to the lists? * cardboard ® wood ® plastic ‘© metal © paper © glass 1 2 Countable red peppers. ~ fuller a b) Describe the picture. In the picture | can see a jug of orange juice, lots of apples 18 orange jure carton 4 Lgok at the pictures. Use the prompts to ask and answer as in the example. Use: a/an, some, (a) few, (a) little, a lot of, any. made of B] sig ret Nianaeun Write down six items in your house and what they are made of. 1 The kitchen table is made of \, @ bread © cheese * eggs # cauliflower * beans * tomatoes. * peppers © potatoes © oranges ¢ milk ¢ yoghurt © sugar 1 A: Is there any bread? _B: Yes, there is some bread. gy can use your own ideas. © - i 4 © talk to parents y © © join actub © spend time alone ‘© meet people who share same rests as her 44 f e at 4. 3 You should talk to your parents. Give advice for each problem. Use: Why don’t you... A good idea would be ... ‘You should(n't) .. 1 Tam miserable. I didn’t get on to the basketball team but my brother did. 21am so fed up | always have 3 | don't. know homework and no what to do. free time to see My parents my friends. make me take my little sister everywhere. 4 | am so unhappy. | had an argument with my father and now he won't let me goto my friend's pany. — (8 Hailed my > % Mylo and I don’t always with us | Know how to tell even when We Dx ment go shopping. aueene THnT _ 1 a) Read the rubric and underline the key words. What kind of text are you asked to write? You have just heard that your friend was in a skateboard accident and broke his arm. Write a card expressing your sympathy and giving him advice. b) Can you think of other situations when you would send sympathy card? Read the card that Susan sent her friend and put the paragraphs in the correct order. ey ar Thomas, A) ] | hope you get better soon. [_] | was so sorry to hear about your ident. You poor thing. | can’t believe ou broke your arm. Skateboards can be so Sangerous and it's easy to hurt yourself It's such a pity that you won't be 20le to play sports for the next month or nwo. At least you'll have lots of time to atch TV or surf the Net. D |_| Did you go to hospital or did the ctor visit you at home? You have to to what the doctor says and you mustn't use your skateboard until you are all ots of love, Susan 3 a) Underline the sentences Susan uses to start/end her card. ‘ © | b) Which sentences can you use to start/end a “Get Well Soon” card? Write (O) for opening or (C) for closing. I was sorry to hear that/about your... O Get well soon! You'll be well before you know it! What awful news about your.. we one Look after yourself. IT was shocked to learn about. Tl be thinking of you. xo 4) What phrases does Susan use to give advice? Can you suggest others? 5 _ Read the rubric, underline the key words, and answer the questions. Your cousin who lives in Scotland caught a terrible cold, Write her a card expressing your sympathy and giving her advice. 1 What points should you include in your card? 2 How will you express your sympathy? 3 What advice could you give her? 6 _ Use your answers in Ex. 5 to write your card. (60-80 words) wWB/45 36 Music all around 1 Fillin: earphones, thing, concentrate, turn down, awful. 1 Use your .. if you want to listen to music. T want to read my book. 2 The weather was yesterday. We couldn’t go anywhere. 3 Sue couldn't sleep so she asked her brother to .. the music 4 I can't get a. so. done with all that noise. 5 You can’t on your homework with the TV on. Reading 2) What kind of music do/don’t you like? ‘Who's your favourite singer/band? 3 Read the advertisements and answer questions 1-4, Write A or B in the correct box. DESTINY'S CHILD play Londen! he Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra ply Bach Hayden Beethoven Cae erg eames Pe eae Deen wB/46 1 Which advertisement is about classical music? 2 Which performance can you see on two different days? 3. Which performance is more expensive? 4 Which performance starts earlier? coir Rather - Quite | 4 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets. Use quite with the positive adjective and rather with the negative adjective, as in the example. 1 The show was rath amusing, Cong/amu: 2 The band turned up... but they were .. they got started. (late/good) 3 The music is ... long but quite ig) but (interesting/loud) rat . with fans, ft WAS os (enjoyable/crowded) 5 Fill in quite or rather. Zoe: Well, what did you think of the concert last night? Mary: I thought it was about you? Zoe: I'm not sure. The first band was loud for my taste! Mary: Really? I thought the music was .. soft and gentle. You're getting too old for pop music! Zoe: And it was... too many tickets! Mary: Tagree it was... crowded, but concerts are meant to be like that! Was there anything you liked at all? Zoe: I thought the hotdogs were... good. What rowded. They sold a tasty! 6 Act out a similar dialogue about a concert you've been to. Pm the fun twin! 37° cS 1 Match the words, then use the phrases to complete the sentences. - spend close identical watch “twins time _videos friends | 1 Helen and Joe have been for many years. 2 They are .. ' them apart. 3. We've been so busy, we haven't been able to with our families. 4 Dan came over last night to .. .~ you can’t tell «Ing form - (to) infinitive 2. Write -ing form, to-inf or inf as in the example. 1 could inf 8 would like 2 want 9 would rather .... 3 can't stand 10 enjoy 4 prefer vw IL would prefer .... 5 like vee 12 can'thelp 6 mind . 13 hate 7 suggest 14 fancy Make sentences using them. 3. Read the exchanges and underline the correct words in bold. 1A: What would you like to do(doing tonight? B: Let’s going/go to a Chinese restaurant. 2. A: Will you continue study/studying after you leave college? B:I hope so, I want going/to go to university and study French. A: Are you going to eat/eating all of that ' cake on your own? B: I don’t mind to give/giving you some. 4 A:1 love play/playing tennis. And you? B: I hate it. I prefer watehing/watch TV. 5 A:I'm bored to be/being at home all the time. B: Why don’t you get/to get a new hobby? 4, Fill in told or said, then put the verbs in the correct tense. THe musearsans Be s . (not/like) folk music BS cn me that he (be) late last night. 3 They... that the food (taste) delicious. 4 Celia severe that they. (leave) for Spain. 5 He . us that he (not/go) to the theatre, cle 5 What type of person are you? Do you prefer being alone or spending time with others? 6 _ Listen to Tom talking to his friend. Put ick (Y)next to the right answer. 1 What's Tom’s friend’s name? ‘A Mary B Lisa € Sylvia 2 Tom made the phone call to A invite her to dinner. B chat. C goto the cinema. Oo o o Oo o o 3 Tom doesn’t like ‘A eating out. B crowded places. C going to the cinema. 4° Mary doesn’t like A action films. B scary films. C comedies. y 38 Mind your manners! TEU Reena Polite speech 1. Circle the correct response. 1 A: Excuse me. You're standing on my foot. a beg your pardon? b Thank you, so much. 2 A: Would you mind holding | the door open, please? B: a Notatall. b You're welcome. 3. A: Please, let me help you | carry your bags. B: a Excuse me. b That's very kind of you, thank you. 4 A: Would you mind turning | the music down, please? B: a Never mind. b Ofcourse. | 5 A: Oh, no! I've spilt coffee ‘on your skirt B: a It doesn’t matter. | b Do you really think so? 2 What could you say in the following situations? ‘You bump into someone. 2 You are in a hurry and a friend of yours offers to give youa lift. 3 You are having a party. You | ask your friend to help you. 4 Your boss is angry with you because you are late. 5 You want to concentrate on your work but you can’t because your brother/sister has turned up the TV. WB/48 cir Question Tags 3 Fill in the correct question tags. 1 He’sa journalist, 2 Jill and Helen live in an apartment block, n 3. You thanked Penny for the present, .. He works for the Daily News, You couldn't fix the ear, She didn’t burn the dinner again, .. = an 4 Use the words to make as many phrases as possible, then make sentences using them. Use a question tag at the end of each sentence. comfortable trousers. expensive people boring tickets tasty dish crowded party great gym strange boots These are comfortable trousers, aren’t they? 5 _Inpairs, ask questions to find out about your partner. TD YOUTE seeccesnnnrne YOATS O14, you? 2 Your mum works as a she? 3. Your favourite band is .. it? You were born in ‘You have got You can You don’t Hike waesetesnsnnin se ‘Your parents are .. ey AaHe 1A: I think there is... knocking on the front je the door. 1 a a ne ~ B: No, it’s just the wind, rrect word, asians : ¥ \\. 2 A: How many people are going to Katie's party? sentences fly. _nw is going! She’s really upset. using the “3A: What's the matter? phrases. yy, ws} 2 I'm fine, i 4A: Whereis . going? Ss | Syn ouek a3 1 draw ata young time/age 2 ride/drive your friends crazy 3 tap/knock your feet 4 body language/tongue 3 enjoy jigsaw games/puzzles 2. Fillin: exploring, intelligence, interested, whistles, on the move, communicate 1 Fiona is. in poetry and drama. I think she will become an actress when she grows up. 2 You can with people using the phone, a text message or an email. can’t 31 cat when Tm ... because it gives me a stomach ache. 4 Being successful depends on a lot of hard work 3. My sister always when she takes a shower. It drives me crazy! 6 Rose enjoys countryside. Gane Some ~ Any - No - Every 3. Fill in the gaps with the correct derivatives of some, any, no or every. in exams and .. the : There was a big crash outside. They want to see what happened. Is there .. B: I'm afraid not. for lunch? A: Don't forget it’s Mother’s Day tomorrow. Oh, yes. Pll buy Mum . home. 4 Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete the conversations. .. on the way Please, could you hold the door open for me? B: a Yes, of course, b That's a problem. | Sorry, 'm afraid 'm busy this afternoon. May | have one of your sweats? B: a | don'tlike sweets. | bb I'm afraid I've finished them al Cakes are nice, to! ‘What do you think of camping? B: a I'malready going hiking this summer. b | don't really like sports. prefer staying in a hota ‘Your flat is beautiful | | BE a Thanks, is kind of you to say so. | | bb I know! t's horrible, isn't it? | ' ¢ What do you think of it? \ I'm realy sorry but | broke your CD player. ‘a Itwon't happen agai. | It doesn't mater. | ¢ 'mteribly sorry. { mmm! WB/49 Look at the pictures. What type of film does each one advertise? © animated © comedy © romance ® historical ® thriller science fiction © adventure the correct word from the list. © action-packed actor # action scenes # cast *# special effects 1 The Horse Whisperer is very moving, with £004 «0. How are you? I'm writing to you * zi the cinema. I went to see Spiderman tell you about the great Sim T saw last Saturday at 2w friends. > on 2s a science fiction film set in the ny It ia Tobey Maguire, my favourite actor. Spiderman, who i ° Peter Parker, has special spier-like powers, He can jumP building to building and make huge spider webs to save ee a tn this film his adventures continue when he meets the ev Pe Ock, who has powers just like Spiderman. At the ha _ peter Parker is in love with Mary Jane, played " eal Dunst, but he can’t tll her because he has to keep Spi ca : secret, T won't tell you what happens in case you want to wate > Spiderman 2 has loads of fantastic action scenes and the ‘ also has romance ~ there's stunts are amazing, The film something for everyone. I think it is worth watching : > What about you? What type of films do you like? Have you been to the cinema lately? What did you sce? Write back and tell me: Yours, Recommending a film a) How does the writer recommend the film? Which paragraph contains this information? b) Use expressions from the box below to comment on: © a film you liked a lot © afilm you didn’t like Comments © You certainly won't be bored! © Don't miss this film. It’s a must - see! © [highly recommend it, It’s a film not to be missed. * Don’t go and see this film. It isn’t very good. © Don't see this film. I's a waste of time, © Iwouldn’t recommend it. It’s a waste of time and money. a) Think of your favourite film and make notes under the headings: « Title of film © Type of film * Setting © Star(s) © Summary of the plot © Acting © Costumes/Special effects * Recommendation b) Now write a letter to your pen-friend (60-80 words). Use the letter in Ex. 2 to help you. WB/51 Tunit + Present Simple Affirmative Interrogative 1 you he bes { she it we De { you they, 1 Y He She } drinks It We You ons They oy } drink = Do { arin! Negative a Short Form Long Form I You you He He She } does not drink She } doesn't drink It It We We You } do not drink You Jae drink ‘They They } do not drink } dont drink Short Answers < Yes, I/we do. No, Tiwe don’t. Do you drink ...? Hl ‘Yes, he/she/it does. Does he/shefit drink ..2 << << Yes they do Do they drink ..? No, they don't Spelling Rules © Most verbs take - in the third person singular. I speak — he speaks, I eat—he cats Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, =x or -0 take -es. No, he/she/it doesn’t, Form We form the affirmative in the present simple with the subject (noun or personal pronoun) and the main verb. Ttalk, T teach, Tery The third person singular takes -s, -es or -ies in the affirmative. he talks, he stays, he teaches, he cries ‘We use do + subject + main verb in all persons except the third person singular to form the imterrogative. In the third person singular we use does + subject + verb. Do you play golf? Does he play golf? We form the third person singular in the megative with does not/doesn’t + main verb. He doesn’t walk to work. We form all other persons in the negative with do not/ don’t + main verb, They don’t walk to work. I pass - he passes, [wash - he washes, I teach - he teaches, I fix- he fixes, I do — he does ‘Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop the -y and take -ies. I fly ~ he flies Verbs ending in a vowel + y take -s. Tbuy—he buys Pronunciation ~s or -es in the third person singular is pronounced: [ Is/ hel zi ] after verbs after verbs after verbs ending in ending in ‘ending in Af IKI, plo IY s/f Mf, 405/ all other | sounds | or/2/sounds sounds [cough — coughs touch — to ches) read~reads | Use We use the present simple for: daily routines. | get up at repeated actions. She goes shopping twice a week ‘lock every day The sun sets in the west. habits. He usually goes to the cinema on Saturdays. permanent states, He lives in New York. general truths or Jaws of nature. The sun rises in the exst timetables or programmes. The film ends at midnight. The train leaves at 7pm. sports commentaries. Beckham kicks the ball and passes it to Ronaldo. ‘Time expressions used with the present simple: every hour/dayiveek/month/summeriyear ete, usually, always, every morning/evening/afternoon/night, in the morning/evening/afternoon, at night, at noon, on Mondays/Tuesdays, at the weekend, etc. Adverbs of Frequency We often use adverbs of frequeney with the present simple, Adverbs of frequency tell us how often something happens. These are: alvvays (100%), usually (75%), often (50%), sometimes (25%), seldom/rarely (10%), never (0%) * Adverbs of leequency come belore the main veeb (dtiak, visit, ext, ec), but alter auxiliary verbs (have, do, can, will, ete) and the verb to be. Helen always starts work at 9 o’clock. Peter is seldom late for school. Jim doesn’t usually sleep early, Mary can never park her car properly. Do you often have lunch at a nearby restaurant? 53 54 Tunes 1 Write the third person 3. Write what Jenny does on Saturdays, singular of the verbs in the correct box. Then read the v Tod verbs out loud. 0) wakes up at 8 o'clock on © dream ® stay © kiss bea perstanbecertetba | Saturdays. First, she | 45 1) © Kick © drive # open | 7 Re © jump ® listen © help ! “ * travel @ rain © see @ dance bed, then she She lives in a b ity in England. Does she like life in the city? She loves... ete 6 Read the information about Chris. Write questions and answers. ‘Name: Chris Lester Age: 30 “Home: Manchester Job: journalist, Star channel time 5 ivities: SUS online, plays basketball Favourite jeans and T-shirts clothes: Songun aAnaun Seiad Bene au Chris/live/in/Essex? Does Chris live in Essex? No, he doesn’t. He lives in Manchester hefwork for Star channel? he/play/golf in/free time? he/like/wearing suits and ties? Use the prompts to ask and answer questions about Max, as in the example. What time/Max/get up? (7:00) ‘What time does Max get up? He gets up at 7:00 ‘What timejhe/catch bus to work? (8:00) What time/he/artive at work? (8:30) ‘What/he/do/at/Spm? (leave work) he/ever/work/late? (yes) he/ever!work/on/Saturday? (no) Complete the following sentences in order to make the statements true, Add don’ t/doesn’t where necessary. ‘Water boils (boil) at 100°C. The sun (rise) in the west. Hens (lay) eggs. Water .. (turn) into ice when the temperature falls below 0°C. In England, people ... . (drive) on the right. Wool (come) from sheep. Rice - (grow) on trees. The sun .... (set) in the east. Put the adverb of frequency in the correct place in the sentence. I don’t stay in on Saturdays. (usually) Does Mary study in the library? (often) Jack drives into the city centre. (rarely) Are your parents away on the weekends? (always) Laura forgets to feed her cat. (never) Rose and Dave travel abroad for their summer holiday. (sometimes) Does Cathy visit her grandparents? (often) Linda and Sue are late for class. (never) 55 56 10 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 1 A: Ben B: Tagree. But he (not/dance) very well. 2 A: What does Helen .. (usually/do) on Sundays? Br She oo (sing) well. (meet) her friends. 3A: (Frank/know) how to ride a bicycle? No, he .. He is only four. (Sue and Niek/work) long hours? B: Not really. They ..... .-- (always/leave) at 5:00 o'clock. (the train/always/arrive) in York at 7 am? : It . (be/often) late. 6 A: What. (Mark/do)? B: He isa racing driver. He wnccen .»- (drive) fast cars. 11 Ask your partner questions to find out how often they do things and compare their answers to your answers. © go to parties ® chat on the Net # eat Chinese food # wash dad’s car * tidy your room. # clean the house # send emails A: How often do you go to parties? B: I sometimes go to par 12, What do you/don’t you do every day/ every week/sometimes/never/usually? Make sentences. SI: I get up early every day $2: I drink milk every day $3: I don't meet my friends every day. ete 13 a) Answer the questions about yourself. 1 What time do you: © get upon weekdays? © get up at weekends? ® start schoolwork? © come home from school/work? 2 Do you go to bed late on weekdays? 3. What do you do in your free time? 4 What do you do on Fridays? (in the morningiafternoon/evening? b) Use first, then, after that and finally to write about your daily morning/ evening routine. Tusually get up at 8 o'clock. First, I have breakfast, then ... ete Game Divide the class into two teams and choose a leader. The leader thinks of a sentence e.g. “I read a comic.” He/She says: “I do that in the evening.” The teams in turn try to guess what the leader does by asking him/her questions. Each team can ask five questions. Team A S1: Do you watch TV? Leader: No, I don't Team B S1: Do you drink? ete Speaking Imagine you are a newspaper reporter interviewing a famous popstar. In pairs, ask and answer questions about: © time/get up © morning/afternoon/evening activities © free time activities Writing Use the answers from the speaking activity to write a short article about the famous popstar’s daily routine. Present Continuous Affirmative Negative Tnterrogative Long Form Short Form LongForm | __ Short Form tam Fm Tamnot — I'manot Youare You're You are not You aren't Heis He's Hee is pot He isn't Sheis She's She isnot She isn't Itis Irs sleeping | eis not | isn't Weare Were Weare not | We aren't Youare | You're Youre not You aren't ‘They are They're They are not| They aren't sleeping sleeping ..2 Short Answers << Yonlamivear. No, I'm notiwve aren't. Yes, he/shelitis Ishefsheft sleeping? 44 § Look at picture 1. In pairs ask and answer questions 1-7. Then ask and answer questions about pictures 2-5. 1A: Where are they? DB eee i 2 A: What are they wearing? B: 3. A: What are they doing? B: They are .. 4 A:How often do they do that? Beco A:Do they enjoy it? wo 6 A:Do you like shopping? 7 A: Who do you go with? B: Game Write two sentences descril piece of paper. Put all the pieces of paper into a pile. Each student picks a piece of paper and tries to guess the name of the classmate. ing a classmate on a He is wearing a red shirt. He has short black hair. 9 What do you usually do at the weekends? What are you doing this weekend? Writing Write a paragraph about what you usually do at the weekend and what you are doing this weekend. Speal 65 Past Simple (regular verbs & irregular verbs) Regular Verbs Negative | Affirmative. —____ NSN nterrogative Long Form Short Form i I : Iplay? Yes, I/he/sheit did. you } played hat did not play = call didn’t play pa | Short Answers you play? No, I/he/she/it didn’t, he he | he play? | she } played she } did not play a | play Did {se play? Yes, we/you/they did. it play? No, welyou/they/didn't, it we we | we we play? you |e you | did not play Y you } didn't play Did { you play? | they, they | they: they play? Spelling Rules © Verbs ending in -e take only -d © Verbs ending in one stressed vowel dance ~ danced, tie - tied between two consonants, double the last | © Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the consonant before the -ed. | -yand take -ied plan — planned, but open - opened try —tried ® Verbs ending in -1, double the 1 before © Verbs ending in a vowel + y, take -ed, they take -ed. play - played, stay — stayed travel - travelled, quarrel - quarrelled Pronunciation The suffix ed is pronounced cooked, kissed, touched, wished, laughed, © /id/ when the verbs ends in a /t/ or /d/ sound: stopped posted, fitted, sueceeded © /d/ when the verb ends in any other sound: © /Aiwhen the verb ends in a /Wi,/s\, f/f) 41 arrived, prepared, showed, robbed or /pY sound: Use ‘We use the past simple to talk about © actions which took place at a particular time in the past. The time is either mentioned or implied, John finished school when he moved to New York. (the time is implied). John © repeated actions in the past (habits or hobbies). We often use adverbs of frequency to talk about habits. He always played football on Sundays when he was a child. © actions that took place immediately one after the other: First, they had dinner. Then, they had dessert. © to talk about people who are no longer alive. Charlie Chaplin starred in a number of successful finished school two years ago, (When? Two years ago; the time is mentioned) | films. (Charlie Chaplin is dead.) We use the past simple with the following time expressions: yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week/month/year, two hours/daysiweeks/months/years ago, when, then, in 2003, ete. 66 Negative Long Form Short Form Interrogative Short Answers i Iswim? Yes, I/he/shesit did. } aia not swim } ian swim ia{ emnit_| es, Wre/shisit dh - you you swim? No, I/he/she/it didn't. Re, pe ca pig f pesmim Yes, weivouthey did. she id not swim she } didn’t swim Did} she swim? heya it it it swim? we pee pw - wwe swim? "Yes, we/youthey did you fswam you /did mot swim you f didn't swim Did you swim? se vtheyddtt they they they- they swim? Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs do not form the past simple by adding -ed. g0 — went, swim — swam, run ~ ran (see list of irregular verbs at the back of the book. We form questions and negations with did/did not (didn’t) and the base form of the verb. They swam Did they swim? They didn’t swim. Did they go shopping yesterday? Yes, they did, They spent all morning downtown, 1 Complete the table with the following 2 Put the verbs in the past simple and write verbs. them under the correct heading. Then * tic © drop © stay # quarrel fry read the table aloud. * stop © shower ® race * enjoy © expect * help ® save © start © succeed © record © reach © crash ® use © act Gance-danced tie ~ tied © cry © travel © walk # move ® stop ny - tried id) uv (oy | expected helped saved play - played — plan - planned open ~ opened sravel — travelled 67 68 {Un 3 3 a) Write the past simple ofthe 5 Annette is writing a letter to her pen-friend Sue, verbs in the list and fill in the table. ® cry # dance ® go ® begin © open © say ® travel ® stay hold © run ¢ tell ¢ plan Regular Irregular went b) Make sentences using them, My baby brother cried all night last night. Answer the questions using the past simple, as in the example, Did you go bed late last night? No, I didn’t. I went to bed before ten. Did you eat pancakes this morning? Did your father walk to work yesterday? Did your best friend go to a concert last night? Did you ride your bike at the weekend? Did your teacher wear a hat to class today’ Did your mother make a cake two days ago? Did you travel in a train last week? talking about her holiday. Fill in the blank spaces using the verbs in brackets in the correct form. Hi Sue, Im back from my holiday in Crete, We » (have) a great time there and we also 2) (meet) a lot of rice people. We 3) (etay) at a hotel in a small village on the south coast aid we 4). (walk) to the D} beach every morring, The sea 5) (be) absolutely beautiful. | aloo 6) (do) 2 lot of things with my parents. | 7) (ply) racketball with my father and 8) (go) | on long walks with my mum. My mum also 2) (teach) me how to dive, As you can see, | realy 10) (enloy) myself. How about you? Where 11) you (go)? 12). 2 YOU sansa (Vit) France again this year? | car’ wait to hear all about it. Love, Annette 6 Complete the exchanges by putting the verbs in brackets in the past simple. A: Where .. (you/go) last night, Paul? BI (go) to the cinema with my friend, Susan, A: What (she/have) for breakfast? Br SHE seseosen .. (eat) pancakes with syrup. A: They .... (see) their favourite band play in concert. B: Wow! (they/enjoy) it? A: Why school yesterday? B: Because I well. I (you/leave) A: Be quiet! I .. - (heard) something outside the window. B: That’s strange. I (not/hear) anything. i . (you/get) my message last night? B: No, 1 ... (not/receive) any messages. A: What . (you/do) last weekend? B: First, I . (hike) up the mountain and then (swim) in the ocean. Al (read) this book about Great White Sharks. B: .- (you/like) it? A: Yes. 1 (think) it was very interesting, 7 Find the past simple verbs in the puzzle. Then, using the words, fill in the blanks in the following sentences. @ watched @ fought ¢ left ¢ ruled # walked © built # married ® occurred 1 e T|RA|N|E|0|W|X|E|0 Blult/L/T/a E(D|L|T AL/s/B c}wole|T|t L/E|F/T|R/A|T|N/D/M o/p|wim/alri rit lel E/M/L/O T N/R|D|wiv A/Flo cx owclalz Floja|c|t sialF|T|B Liujejuly c)e{ele|t E|a|N|R_E H/K/J|HIN A/H|P/R/O/T/E|M{E|P alti u/E dD E/plalp mio/R|pD/AlLis|Riu ‘The pilgrims England for the New World. The Wright brothers .... the airplane in 1903. Napoleon Bonaparte once ... the French Empire. A major Tee Age nese 600-800 million years ago. The Americans ... .» their Civil War from 1861 to 1865. Princess Diana . .. Prince Charles on July 29, 1981. In 1969, they flight to the moon on television. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ... the Earth. the first Tunit 3 8 Put the verbs into the past simple, then match the questions to the answers, as in the example. C]Who directed (direct) “The Lord of the Rings” films? |Which city soos (hold) the Olympics in 2004? Who (sail) to America in search of a shorter route to India in 14927 |Who first ... (walk) on the moon? Which film .... - (make) the most money in 2003? |Who (invent) the telephone in 1876? |Who (write) “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone” |Who sonenen (Compose) music after he became deaf? Who .. ... (paint) the “Mona Lisa”? (0 Who sae (design) the Biffel eH osm oaeDp 70 Tower? Leonardo da Vinei Athens Peter Jackson Beethoven Gustave Eiffel Neil Armstrong JK Rowling Christopher Columbus Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Alexander Graham Bell Q Write true sentences about yourself using the time expressions in the list below. © yesterday © a month ago @ in 2003 © last summer @ last night © twoweeks ago 1 I went to the cinema yesterday. Game Students take turns to think of a place they visited on holiday. The other students have to guess where that place is by asking questions, as in the example. Use the prompts to help you. © cat spaghetti have a siesta # see a bullfight © see a kangaroo © eat tortillas * visit the Louvre Museum © see the pyramids ® go toa carnival * take pictures of Big Ben Student A: Did you go to a carnival? Student B: No, I didn’t Student A: Did you go to the beach? Student B: Yes, Idid. ete Writing ‘You have just come back from your holiday. Write a letter to a pen-friend talking about your holiday. Use Ex. 5 as a model. © Used to is used to talk about past habits or things that do not happen any more. It has the same form in all persons, singular and plural. It is followed by the infinitive. Ann used to eat a lot of sweets. (Ann doesn’t eat many sweets any more.) We form questions and negations with the auxiliary verb did/did not (didn’t), the subject, the verb use to without -ily 83 yf SESBEEESESSEEESS Unit 6 . 2 Complete the tables. © early © quickly # good ¢ pretty * late # square © hard © carelessly * softly long * lately ® slowly # nice 3 Turn the adjectives into adverbs as in the example. 1 He loves danger. He lives dangerously. 2 Tortoises are slow animals. They move 3 He doesn’t like loud music or when people speak 4 The neighbour's children are noisy. They play once 5 She is a careless person; she even drives 6 Ballerinas are beautiful. They can dance 7 We are a happy family. We spend time .. together. 4 Choose the correct item. 1 She is a (wonderful/wonderfully) teacher. 2 He eats his breakfast (quick/quickly) in the morning, Although we searched the house (carefull carefully) we didn’t find the keys, 4 He isa (good/well) tennis player. 5 He (frequent/frequently) takes me out for dinner. 6 Miranda is (nice/nicely) to everybody. 7. He drives (safe/safely) 8 My uncle was always a (careless/ carelessly) driver. 9 My friend (polite/politely) refused the invitation to the party. 10 This is a (serious/seriously) problem. 84 5 Fill the gaps forming adverbs from the adjectives given. Where would you see each of these signs? Doors open 1) automatically (automatic) Please drive 2). (safe). Please talk CLASS IN PROGRESS | > (quiet). 4) Please handle books (careful), WELCOME TO,OUR. de GOlUS Io} 5) Please play... .. (sensible). 6 Underline the correct word. 1 A: Did you get your exam results, Maggie? B: Yes, dad. I did really good/well 2 A: Your sister is always happy/happily, isn’t she? B: Yes, she’s always in 2 very well/good mood. 3. A: Shall we go swimming? B: Yes, why not? It’s very warm/warmly today. 4 A:T'm going to Celine Dion's concert tonight. : Oh, really? I like her so much. She sings beautiful/beautifully. : Do you like my sweater? : Yes. It feels very soft/softly. id you go anywhere yesterday? : No. It was raining heavy/heavily so I stayed in. 2 a Ppa rey Match the questions with the adverbs from the list. © carly # fast © carefully © sweetly # hard How do cheetahs run? When do bakers get up? How does Ralf Schumacher drive? How do brain surgeons work? How do babies smile? Speaking In pairs, talk about your daily routine. Use adverbs of frequency to show how often you do something. The prompts will help you. Comparisons of Adjectives We use the comparative form to compare ‘wo people, things, places, ete. We usually use than with comparative adjectives. James is older than George. We use the superlative form to compare ‘one person/thing ete with more than one personithing etc in the same group. Ann is the tallest girl in the class. We use the .. offin with superlative adjectives. We use in with the superlative when we talk about places. “Unit 6 | © always/usually/often © sometimes/never wake up at ..jtake a shower/have breakfast/go to school/ have lunch/come back from school/do my homeworkirest watch TV/read a bookiplay a game/sleep at. T always wake up at 7 o’clock. I wash my face and get dressed. I usually have breakfast before I leave for school. Writing Use the answers from the speaking activity and write a paragraph about your daily routine. It’s the most expensive bracelet in the shop. (NOT: ef the shop) We use (not) as + adjective + as to show that two people/things ete are (not) similar. Sean is not as strong as David. ‘We use less + adjective + than for two people/thingsiplaces ete. The black sweater is less expensive than the white sweater. Comparative and Superlative Forms of A Form © With one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives, ‘we form the comparative by adding -er, and the superlative by adding -est. tall - taller - tallest With adjectives of more than two syllables we form the comparative with more and the superlative with the most. beautiful - more beautiful -the most beautiful © With some owo-syllable adjectives, such as clever, narrow, gentle, friendly, etc, we form the comparative and superlative either with -er/-est with more/most. friend - friendlier - friendliest or friendly ~ more friendly - most friendly Spelling © With one-syllable adjectives ending in -e, we © With two-syllable adjectives ending in - add -r in the comparative and -st in they, we change the -y to i and add -er/-est. superlative form, happy - happier ~ happiest le ~ simpler — simplest With one-syllable adjectives ending in a vowel + a consonant, we double the last consonant and add -er/-est. fat — fatter - fattest Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective) Comparative | Superlative short thin thinner the thinnest good | better the best adjectives short shorter the shortest bad worse the worst syadjectves| happy happier the happiest litte | tess the least longer capemive! more | the most many more the most adjectives. | expensive _ expensive much | more the most —t. alotof| more the most far farther/further farthest/furthest Study the examples © very + adjective/adverb (not) as + adjective/adverb + as It's very cold in her He's as tall as John, © much + comparative form of adjective/ She isn’t as calm as her sister: adverb abit + comparative form of adjective This is much more expensive than the adverb other dress, Ir'sa bit colder today th n yesterday 1. Complete the table. 2 Make sentences as in the exampl Adjective Comparative Superlative 1 London/than Buenos Aires (rainy) clean | London is rainier than Buenos Aires. quieter Serr 2 salad/burger (nutritious) the highest 3 Canada/France (cold) } 4, plane/train (fast) : - 5 Al/Pete (tall) the most interesting Mfacy's/Marco's (expensive) little 7 Bill/Steve (careful) : happier 8 Ann/Sue (friendly) bad eee 9 Pat/Laura (thin) beautiful : Ha 7 10 tiger/cat (big) good Unit 6 | 3 1 Choose the correct answer. Madrid has restaurants than Bangkok, A many Bmore —_C€ the most The Eiffel Tower is State Building. A old B older ... than the Empire C the oldest Kew Gardens are England. A beautiful B more beautiful gardens in C the most beautiful Italian ice cream is has ever tasted. A delicious B more delicious ice cream she C the most delicious The people of Kenya are very . A friendly B friendlier C the friendliest woe people live in China than in any other country. A Alotof B More — C The most There is nothing than the end of a holiday. A bad B worse — C the worst Japan has train service in the world. A efficient C the most efficient B more efficient Answer the following questions. Mark is taller than James, Ted is shorter than Mark, and James is taller than Ted. Who is the tallest person? Who is the shortest? We are in London. Coventry is farther than Norwich, and Newcastle is farther than Coventry. Which is the nearest town? ‘Which is the farthest? ‘The green car is faster than the yellow car, and the red car is slower than the yellow car. Which car is the fastest? Which is the slowest? : 1 don’t : Well, I think Prague is 3) ... : Well, Istanbul is definitely 6) ........ Read the conversation and then put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form, Vienna - Austria Expensive Crowded Weather - 25 degrees” C Prague - Czech Republic ‘Moderately priced ‘Moderately crowded Weather — around 25 degrees"C Istanbul - Turkey Cheap Very Crowded, ‘Weather — around 30 degrees"C : So what do you think Max? Which is the 1). (good) place for a holiday? now. We don’t have a lot of money, so where will we pay 2) .. (little) amount of money? (expensive) than Vienna, but Istanbul is 4) cesses (Cheap) Of all. [That's cool. I have always wanted to go to Istanbul. But I'm tired of this hot weather. Which city has the 5) (cool) weather? (warm) than both Vienna and Prague. Hmm... I don’t know. I’m stuck between Prague and Istanbul. I believe they are both 7) we (beautiful) than Vienna, Yeah, I hear that as well. But I also hear that Istanbul is very crowded. I think Prague is 8) . (crowded) of all : Listen, I think we should go to Prague. It's 9 . (close) and 10) .. (convenient) than Istanbul. Don't you agree? : Yeah, you're right. OK then. Prague it is! 87 Vietor, kim, Lynn, John, 1.17 metres, 1.68 metres, 1.40 metres, 4.79 matres, 7 Years old 31 years old 5 years old 36 years old 88 Tunité 6 _ Use the adjectives in the correct form to complete the diary entry below. 17th September Today | decided to go sightseeing. As it was the Aen cae (warm) day of my holiday so far, I decided not to go to the Louvre, but to climb the Eiffel Tower instead. As the Tower is the 2). .- (high) building in Paris, Y thought coud have THE 8) sem (good) view of the city. In the streets neatby, there were A) nn (many) people speaking different languages. In fact, there were i ba . (many) tourists than Parisians. AS | got nearer to the Tower, the streets were even 6) (busy). When | reached the base of the Eiffel Tower, | looked for the entrance, but all | could see were crowds of people. it~ was the Tignes (long) queue ever. | joined the queue and as soon as | reached the top | felt excited. It was 8) (good) place | could visit. Game In pairs, use the prompts to make sentences about the photos. tall, short, young, old ictor is taller than Lynn. Team B S1: Kim is taller than Victor. Team A $2: John is the tallest. Team B S2: Kim isn't as tall as John. $110,000 $70,000 $95,000 Top speed: Top speed: Top speed: 175 km/h, 165 km/h 170 knv/h. fast, slow, expensive, cheap : Speaking Look at the pictures of the three holiday destinations. Use these adjectives to compare them. © good © expensive © short long © cheap ® nice RUSSIA 18 days 5-star accommodation Only €1450 (all inclusive) SCOTLAND 12 days Guesthouse ‘Only €780 bed & breakfast HOLLAND 20 days Hostel ‘Only €270 Writing Think of a holiday destination in your country. Imagine you are there. Write 2 short diary entry. Use the text in Ex. 6 as a model, Be going to [ Affirmative Negative Long Form Lam going to travel. I’m going to travel. lam not going to travel. I’m not going to travel, ‘You are going to travel. You're going to travel. You are not going to travel. You aren't going to travel. He) icgoingto |E®] ssgoingto |B) is not going ts Fa isn’t going te ‘ i sno } is not going to going to It Short Form Long Form Short Form It It lt Wet ace ieseasem ee ie ws [Oe aa “We ae vse} going to vou fee vos f 520 going to vou fae travel. travel. travel. travel. } | They They They They | = = Interrogative Short answers ] | ‘Am I going to travel? Yes, Lam No, I'm not. | Are you going to travel? ‘Yes, you are/No, you aren't ' Ishe/shejit going to travel? ‘Yes, he/shelit is./No, he/she! ‘Are we going to travel? ‘Yes, we are/No, we aren't. | Are they going to travel?” Yes, they are/No, they aren't | Use He's going to fall We use be going to down. (prediction © to talk about our future plans and intentions. He's going to paint the house tomorrow morning. (He's planning to ..) to make predictions based on what we see or know, He's going to swim, (He's wearing his swimming trunks.) based on what we see) } Time expressions used with be going to: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year, tonight, this weekend ete. 1 Tony has made some New Year's resolutions. Use the prompts and the pictures to write sentences. « eat less junk food © read more books * exercise more * save money © learn the guitar © buy laptop Tony is going to eat less junk food. Tunit 7 . 2 a) Mark is going to Spain on holiday 3 Form questions and then answer them for two months, Write what he is about you. planning to do there. Follow the 1 you/going/to/are/a holiday/summer/this) take? example. 2 eat/are/you/at/a restaurant/going/to/ tonight? 3- are/watch/a/film/you/tonight/going/to? 1 buy/lots of 2 tryflocal food oe posteards and 4 you/going/spend/the winter holidays/to/ souvenirs with/are/family/your? { ae re = 5 walk/are/you/home/going/after/to/class? 6 arc/you/clean/room/yourlgoing/to? 3 swim/beautiful 4 hike/through the beaches mountains 4 Answer the questions. " — x 1 Are you going to eat fish for dinner? | No, I'm not. I'm going to eat. 2. Are you going to see your best friend at the weekend? % 3 Are you going to celebrate your birthday ee next month? 5 learn/local dances 6 see/monuments 4 Are you going to go on holiday in the summer? 1 Mark is going to buy lots of postcards and ” so souvenirs, 5 Are you going to learn a new language 2 next year? 3 ma 4 6 Are you going to visit another country in 5 the next two years? 6 he b) What are your plans for the summer? ow Ally, Philipa and Luke are going to celebrate their birthdays together and 6 What is going to happen? Use the prompts to make invite their friends to their sentences. party. Look at the table of * play golf tasks and answer the © 0 fishing questions. © buy a scarf Tasks ‘ly | Philpa . oe a a # make a salad make the invitations |v |v decorate the house v organise the music v do the ‘shopping |v |v v ‘prepare | snack food v v ‘inform the {neighbours | |make partyhats |v |v 1 Is Philipa going to make the invitations? No she isn’t. Ally and Luke are going tc Is Ally going to decorate the house? ike the invitations, Are Philipa and Ally going to organise the music? Who is going to do the shopping? Is Luke going to help Philipa prepare the snacks? Is Philipa going to inform the neighbours? Js Luke going to make party hats? 77 Pauline’s uncle is a baker. She promised to help him for a day. Look at their schedule and answer the questions. A Morning in a Baker’s Life 3:00 am — wake up 3:30 am ~ drive to bakery 3:45 am — turn on ovens and start baking 4:15 am — put loaves of bread in oven 4:30 am ~ have breakfast 4:45 am — make sweets and pastries 6:00 am ~ take out first loaves and put second batch in oven 7:00 am ~ set bread out in bakery 7:30 am ~ tidy up and open shop 92 Tunit7 1 What time is Pauline going to wake up? Q Write three sentences about yourself She is going to wake up at 3:00 am, using ‘going to’. Two of those sentences 2. Are they going to walk to the bakery? are true and one is false. Your partner ae : . has to guess which sentence is false! 3. Ase they going to eat breakfast before they 4. Ym going to see a football match on start work? Seturtinn | . — ~ I'm going to buy a motorcycle next year. 4 Is Pauline going to make pies? I'm going to visit Italy for the summer — Et holidays. 5 What time are the first loaves going to be: You're not going to buy a motoreycle next ready? year. You can’t afford it, and you're too ‘ r= nie young to ride one! 6 What are they going to do before the first customers come in? Fill in the gaps with the correct form of be going to. AD . (Jessie/sing) in the concert? : No, she isn't, She's got a sore throat. : Do you like writing? : Yes T do. 1 author. A: What are your plans for the weekend? B: We .. (have) a barbecue on Saturday. A: Look at the sky! pPe (be) an B: Oh, no! It sven (Fain). Take an umbrella with you. A: Is the ladder safe? B: Don't worry. You ... (notfall). i (you/stay) in London after the exams? B: No, I friends in Wales. A: The plants need watering. .. (visit) some Bz Yes, [KNOW. 1 ssn (water) them in the afternoon. eee .. (you/travel) to Corfu by boat? B: No, I'm not. I (ay) there because it’s fast and safe. Game Say where you are. The class in teams try to guess what you are going to do. Each team can make two guesses. Leader: I'm in the kitchen. Team A SI: Are you going to wash the dishes? No, P'm not Are you going to make some coffee? Leader Team BSI ete, Speaking In pairs, act out a short interview. One student is the interviewer and one is pretending to be a famous person (actor, singer, etc). The interviewer asks questions about what the person is going to do this summer, and what he/she isn’t going to do: Are you going to make a new film?, Are you going to appear ina TV show? Are you going to visit your family? ete. Writing Write a magazine article about what this famous person is/isn’t going to do this summer. Start like t1 Nicky Jones, a young up-and-coming film star, talked to our reporter, Jim Mason, three days ago. He asked her about her summer plans and this is what he found out: Nicky is going to Future Simple Negative LongForm Short Form Interrogative Short Answers 1 1 1 You You You He He He She | wit | She [willnot She | won't It work, It fwork. It work. We We We You You They They, They Iwork? | Yes, I/he/sheit will, you work? No, I/he/shefit won't. he work? she work? | Yes, weiyou/they will. itwork? | No, we/Vou/they won't, we work? you work? they work? Use ‘We use future simple: ‘when we make predictions based on what we think or imagine. T think she'll be rich and famous one day Computers will replace people at work some day when we make a spontaneous decision (on-the-spot decision). Tm thirsty. I'l have some water. when we offer to help or ask for help. That box looks heavy. PI help you carry it Will you help me carry the box, please? ‘We often use future simple with the following expressions: probably, I think, I believe, 1 expect, I hope, I'm sure, I bet, I'm afraid, perhaps, etc. expect he'll be back soon We often use future simple with the following time expressions: tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, next week/month/year. tonight, soon, in a week/monthiyear, etc. He will work on his essay tomorrow NOTE: In direct questions, when we suggest/ofier help we use shall (not will). Shall I close the door? (NOT: Shi Felesethedeee?) when we warm someonelthreaten to do something. Stop bothering Helen or Tl tell your mother. ‘when we agree, or promise to do something, Tl pay you back soon. ‘We do not use future simple with the following expressions: while, before, until, as soon as, after, if and when, We use present simple instead. I will speak to her before he comes. (NOT: I will speak to her before he wilLeeme.) When can be used with future simple only as a question word, When will he get here? (question word) BUT: Ring me when you finish. (time word) (NOT: Ring me when you #itinish.) 94 Use will or won't to make predictions about the future. Follow the example. 1 People will use flying cars. 2. People ... nse prepare food. A machine will do this for them, 3 People ..live longer, Life expectancy will rise to 150 years. 4 Children have online schools. They will get education at home. 5 People .. seve BO to Mars on holiday. It will take only 30 minutes! 6 People wi .. go shopping. They will buy everything online. 7 Parents take children to the park. A robot will do this for them, 2. Match the items as in the example, mum. 1) 5) Don’t do that again. I Stop eating s0 much OF YOU wr. fat soon 3]_] Be careful! You (4[_] 1m bungry. 1......... myself a snack. (37 tam afraid that 1 my exams. (6[_]1 won some money. I think T on holiday, 7[_] 1am sorry I shouted at you. Toss it again. [8T_] People .. .. in underwater cities in 2150. [91] That looks heavy. I sos YOU. a won't pass d ‘Il fall g ‘Igo b ‘tell e willlive hh ‘Ilhelp © ‘Ibe f ‘Ilmake i. won't do 3. Complete the questions with the right form of the future simple and give short in the example. answers, as i 1 Mum, will you buy (youfbuy) me a motorbike, please? No, I won't 5 (you/post) this posteard for me on your way home, please? Yes, ... - (they/be) at home this afternoon? No, .. these bags for me? Yes, .. (you/earry) : .. (they/help) us paint the house? No, .. Make a spontaneous decision. Use I'll or won't, as in the example, Tt’s snowing outside. Tl make a snowman, It’s raining outside. You see a friend across the street. You are tired, ‘You arranged to play chess with Harvey on Friday. Answer the following questions about yourself using I hope, I believe, I expect, I'm sure, probably, perhaps. Where will you be at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning? Texpect I'll be on the train to work. Where will you go on holiday next summer? When will you buy your own computer? Who will you ask for help if you have a problem? What will you do at the weekend? 6 Underline the correct item as in the example. They will start school when they are/will be five. She won't be here before you will arrive/arrive. We haven't got much time; When will you start/do you start getting ready? 4 Iwill tell her when I will see/see her. I won't speak to her until she will apologise/apologises tome. Use the adverbs to make true sentences about yourself. * tomorrow © the day after tomorrow @ next week next month ® next year ® tonight © soon * inaweek © onmy birthday * at Christmas think I'll go on an excursion tomorrow. Future Simple vs Be Going To We use the future simple: Is something wrong? [Ul come right over! Lo 1 A:It’s cold in here, isn’t it? 4 B; Just a minute! I Br (turn on) the heating. 2. A: Your car is getting old. SA B: I know! T . (buy) B: a new one in a few months 3. Alls this your guide book? 6A: B: Yes. I (visit) some museums this weekend. B ‘We use be going to: © to make predictions based on what we to talk about future plans and think or imagine. intentions, In the year 2100 people will go on Now that I've got the money, I'm going holiday to the moon. to buy that dress. © to make on-the-spot decisions. to make predictions based on what we can see, 1 _ Fill in the correct form (be going to or will) of the verbs in brackets. years’ time? Think about job, family, house, travel, appearance. Tell your partner. Writing Use your answers in the speaking activity to write a short paragraph about what your life will be like in 10 years’ time. yok out! You are going to fall Where are you going? I : (get) some bread from the bakery Could you help me with my homework? Ofcourse! I - (help) you when I get home. Would you like me to cook something for you? No thanks! I .... dinner with friends later . (have) 95 96 Tunit DAWG sesctctctersesn (watch) a movie later on. Do you want to come over? Okay! I... (come) over at about nine. 8 A:Look! They are checking the microphone. B: Yes! He .. . (start) the concert. 9 A: Would you prefer tea or coffee? Bz T sanmnnesnnmn (have) a coffee, please. 10. AcIsit true Jack is in hospital? B: Yes, I sevnenees (SE) him on ‘Thursday or Friday. 11 A: Did you see the lightning over there? B: Yes, there . (be) a storm soon. 12. A:So, what are Sarah’s plans for the summer? B: She .. (go) to Hong Kong for a few weeks. 2. Lookat the pictures and write sentences using the words or phrases below and be going to or will, as in the example. © drink from ® take # answer # dive into @ take it * see you “_ at the party, then.” 4 “It’s wonderful We : 5 The girl 6 Miranda the teacher's question, a photograph. 3 Use be going to or will to fill in the gaps. 1 Oh, dear, it’s already 7 o'clock! We are going to be late. 2. Do you think Nicole wnisinsnsnens PASS her driving test? 3. This chocolate cake tastes so good! I think Christine ... 4 It’s very cold. I am sure it .. love it. snow. 5 Laura. .. probably be here by 8 o'clock. 6 I'm not fecling very well. I think I .. faint. ... have coffee, please. 71. : Speaking Tell the class about your: « plans for next weeklyear ambitions © hopes/fears ‘ predictions about the future © [am going to go to the dentist next week. © Tam going to be a nurse. © Tam going to pass my exams © Tam not always going to live in a city. Use your answers in the speaking activity to write an email to a friend. In your email write about your plans, ambitions, hopes and predictions. Exploring Grammar (Units 5-8) | Past continuous vs Past simple a) Read the email below and find verbs in the past continuous. Which verb form is used: * for a past action which was in progress when another past action interrupted it? * to give background information? b) Which time expressions do we use with this tense? el : aaa ah Eo te i e| Fiorly Dear Joan, Hil How are you? I came actoss this amazing site on decoration while was surfing the net the other day When we talked last week! remember that you were thinking of redecorating the kids room but had no idea what to do. Check this out m | sure youllfifidlit very useful Talk to yousoont vox Helen PS John found annice flat. He sold his ld furniture and moved in last Saturday. ABISGSIGTESIBHER parry next weekend | think iv BE fun. -wwvwidecoratideas.com Decorating your kid’s room ~ Storybook sty ‘Would you like your kids to have the cutest and most colourful room possible? Follow our tips and we promise ‘that you illIHENS great fun! You are going to need some paint and a lot of imagination! But before that, think of some practical matters. A room in red, blue and yellow looks cosier and warmer than a room that is green or pink. ‘Also, kids always move freely and easily in a room that has some order. Why don't you divide the room into activity areas for playing, sleeping, doing artwork or whatever? Click here to get some more exciting ideas! Which past form do we use Comparatives & superlatives for actions which happened 4g Circle the comparative and superlative forms of one after the other in the adjectives in the text then write them in the past? Find examples in the appropriate column below. How do we form them? email. ‘Complete the missing forms. Adjectives, adverbs Adjective Comparative Superlative a) How many adjectives can you find in the email? What nouns do they describe? ee en 5 Which word do we use to compare two people, ra hea Wit things etc? Is it the same in your language? do they show? (manner, Future simple, be going to 2 lace ime; Kpequency)? 6 Look at the highlighted forms in the email. Which expresses: © promise ® a future intention/plan * a prediction based on what we think 7 Revision Units 1-8 10 98 Circle the correct item. This is the biggest hotel . all on the island. Ain B of € from What do when you finish school? A goingto —_B youare going C are you going to Is he going to travel to France? Yes, Abheis going B heisn't C heis .. than Kate. B taller C the tallest Jane is much .. A tall ‘What you doing yesterday at five o'clock? A are B was € were Twas cooking while Jim .. watching Tv. A were Bis C was Sara .. her aunt next Christmas. A visited Bis going to visit C visits This is ... Testaurant in Barcelona, A more expensive B the most expensive C the expensive Paolo speaks English very A good B better C well Harriet is as... Sher father. A tall B taller C tallest a 2 13 14 15 16 7 18 19 20 Ta A am going to be B willbe C am ... back home early; I promise. Texpect Tom A will call C is calling is soon, B is going to call Last night at 9 he a programme on TV about Marilyn Monroe. A iswatching — B watched C was watching Bob was playing the piano while Greg when I called on them. B was sleeping C slept A sleeps Look at the clouds. It A rains C is going to rain B will rain Yemen is ... touristy than Tunisia, C less A the most Bas She is more patient A than B from Somebody .. the doorbell while we were having dinner. Arrings — B were ringing C rang Mr Smith work at a bank. A uses B usedto C used Kate 00 to Nepal two years ago. A travels B travelled C was travelling ( Points: — 0 * A conditional clause consists of two parts: the if-elause (hypothesis), which begins with the ‘word if, and the main clause, which shows the result of the hypothesis. if-clause - If you eat lots of sweets,| -|you will put on weight, - main clause When the if-elause comes before the main clause, we separate them with a comma, When the main clause comes before the if-clause, then we do not use a comma. If you don’t water the plants, they will die. The plants will die if you don't water them. Conditional Type 1 Use © Conditionals Type 1 express @ possible situation and its consequences, in the present or future. We can use unless instead of if. not in a conditional clause. The verb after unless is always in the affirmative. If you don’t study, you will fail the test. Unless you study, you will fail the test. Form if-clause main clause future simple if + present simple + imperative ~ can/mustimay/ete + bare infinitive Ifyou go to Athens, you will see the Acropolis. Ifyou have a problem, call me. If your cough gets worse, you must see a doctor. Match the conditions with their two possible results as in the example. 1 If I have time at the weekend, I'll clean my 3 room. I won't go out with my friends. 4 5 99 2 Comment on the statements, as in the example. Iwant to watch the | late night film on TV. I don’t want to do my homework. 1 (be tired tomorrow) Ifyou watch the late night film on TV, you will be tired tomorrow 2 (getabad mark) Tneedan | Let's stop for ) umbrella, acoffee } 3 (lend you mine) 4 (be late) a T don’t want to T don’t want to tidy my room. leave now. 6 (miss the train) 5 (mother be angry) oa T'm not going to I'm not going to study for the Mary's party. | English test. commassnmnenes ant 7 (not pass) 8 (be upset) 3. Rewrite the sentences, as in the example. 1 If they don’t go to the store now, we will have to go later. Unless they go to the store now, we will have to go later. 2 Unless Henry phones me, I'll go to the cinema alone. 3. Ifyou don’t take a coat, you'll get cold. 4 Unless we discover an efficient and clean source of energy, we will destroy our planet. 5 Unless she comes to the house right now, we'll leave without her. 6 Ifwe don’t pay the entrance fee, we won't be able to get in. 4 Follow the arrows and make sentences, as in the example, Gary/go bed late his boss/get angry + ¥ he/not wake up Rereuc early Gary pay rise _ he/miss the train Gaty and his family/ to work not go on cruise T ¥ hejnot be at his family/be upset work on time $1: If Gary goes to bed late, he won't wake up early in the morning $2: If he doesn't wake up early in the morning, 5 Match the situations with the actions, as in the example. You can use your own ideas. want anew bicycle 4 go shopping 2 be hungry 5 feel cold not understand 6 be bored a make yourself a start saving your sandwich pocket money b turn on the read a book heating f£ buy me some © askthe teacher chocolate I want a new bicycle : Tf you want a new bicycle, start saving your pocket money 6 4) Match the clauses to make conditional sentences. 1 Ifyou tell me the kinds of things you like doing, If it is very expensive, Ifyou go to Cairo, If you don’t mind staying at a cheaper hotel, Ifyou go to Beijing, Bun [_ ]you'll be able to take a trip to the Pyramids, B]_|'ll make some more suggestions. €|_|will we be able to afford it? “d|_|that'll be enough. | _|you can visit the Forbidden City. 'b) Complete the dialogue with the sentences from Ex. 6a. C; My husband and I would like to go for a city break, but we don’t know where. T: Okay. 1) If you tell me the kinds of things you like doing, T'll make some suggestions. C: We like visiting old buildings. We're architects, you see. T: You could go to Beijing. 2) .. ‘The Forbidden City was built in the 15th century, C: That sounds exciting T: You could also go to Cairo. 3) .. ‘They're very close to the city and they're 4500 years old. C: How much is the trip? 4) T: 5) Superstitions 7 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. 1 If you walk under a ladder, you i (not/haye) good luck. 2 Ifyou (break) a mirror, you'll have bad luck for seven years. 3 Ifyou. (not/knock) on wood three times when you have a bad thought, the thought will come true front teeth, you .. someday. 5 TEYOW eensssnnenns (CAREY) a rabbit foot, it'll bring you good luck. Game Divide students into two teams. A student from team A makes a conditional sentence, then a student from team B makes another conditional sentence as fast as possible. Teams continue the chain in turn. The first team to break the chain loses (every student from each team must take a turn). Team A SI:If we don’t do our homework, the teacher will get ang Team B $2:If the teacher gets angry, she'll give us more homework. Speaking ‘Think of famous cities in your country. Tell the class what a tourist can see/do there. Ifyou go to Venice, you'll see St Mark's square. Use your answers in the speaking activity to write about what a tourist can see if he/she visits your country. Unit 10 The Indefinite Article “A/An” The indefinite article a/am is use: * with singular countable nouns after the verb to be when we want to say what somebody/something is He’s an architect. It’s a ruler with certain phrases to show how often someone does something. We play basketball twice a week. The indefinite article a/an is not used: She is a doctor © with uncountable or plural countable nouns, We can use some instead. some butter, some books: before an adjective when there is no noun after it, However, when there is a noun after the adjective, we use a for adjectives which begin with a consonant sound and an for adjectives which begin with a vowel sound. It’s a scarf. It is yellow, It is a yellow scarf. in a, an or some. 2 Fillina, an or some, 1 A: Would you like some chocolate? Yes, please. > T'm going shopping. Do you need anything? Br Could you get me wanrnnen carrots ANG sess CAEN of milk, please? 3 A: What's that? B: It’s. box. W/\ statue | old wooden 4A: I've lost my books. Have you seen them? B: Actually, I found .. an books on the floor this morning. They must be yours. 5 A: Ineed for my geography project. B: Why don’t you go to the library? 6 A: What's Peter's job? B: He’s engineer. information ite Article “The” ‘The definite article the is used with singular and plural nouns. - the cat, the man, the bags ‘We use the: with nouns when we are talking about something specific, that is, when the noun is mentioned for a second time or is already known, She bought a handbag yesterday handbag is made of leather. ‘with nouns which are unique. the moon, the sun, the earth, the Acropolis before the names of rivers (the Nile), seas (the Baltic Sea), oceans (the Atlantic), mountain ranges (the Alps), deserts (the Sahara), groups of islands (the West Indies), countries when they include words such as ‘state’, ‘kingdom’, ete (the United Kindgom) and nouns with of (the Tower of London). before the names of musical instruments (the piano, the guitar). before the names of hotels (the Carlton ‘The Hotel), theatres/cinemas (the Rex Cinema), ships (the Queen Mary), organisations (the U), mewspapers (The Times) and museums ({hie Louvre). before nationality words (the Germans) and families (the Smiths). before titles when the person’s name is not mentioned. the Queen, the President before the words morning, afternoon and evening. He usually goes jogging in the morning, with adjectives in the superlative form. She’s the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Nom) We don’t use the: © with plural nouns when we talk about them in general, Elephants live in the jungle before proper names. This is Pedro. He comes from Spai before the names of countries (Italy), cities (Tokyo), streets (Madison Avenue), parks (Hyde Park), mountains (Everest), islands (Mykonos), lakes (Lake Michigan) and continents (Africa). before the names of meals (breakfast, lunch, inner, ete) and games/sports (swimming, football, basketball, etc). Swimming is a relaxing sport. with the words this/that/these/those This hat is mine. with possessive adjectives or the possessive case. This isn’t my pen. ~It’s George's. before titles when the person’s name is mentioned. ‘Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana BUT ‘The Queen, The Princess with the words school, church, bed, hospital, prison or home when we refer to the purpose for which they exist. Jim goes to school every day. (Jim is a student.) BUT Jim’s mother went to the school to get Jim's sehool report. (Jim’s mother went to the school as a visitor, not a student.) with languages ~ I speak English. BUT ‘The English language is easy to learn ‘We use the + adjective to reter to a group of people usually with the following adjectives: poor, rich, sick, old, dead, blind, young, etc. — The young are usually impatient. 104 Ai | Unit 10 : 3. Fill in the where necessary. ‘Al China is 1)... Asia Russia. It is also a most populous eect 6). inhabitants. The languages spoken in 7)... China include 8) Mandarin, 9)... Cantonese and 10). 11). Chinese Approximately 22 milion people on 12). island of 18) . 14) cooun 17th century second largest country in atter world. ts capital has a population of 10,800,000 while whole country has 1,288,600,000 other dialects. produce rice, wheat, Potatoes, peanuts, tea, cotton, pork and fish. Taiwan are the children of Chinese immigrants, who began arriving in B] 4) Egypt is 2) second most populous country after 3) river on Earth fq Japan has 127,508,000 inhabitants. 2) ....... capital of 3) Japan is 4) nnnun Tokyo with a population of 26,546,000, 5) sn Japanese have a life expectancy of 81 years. 6) Japan produces rice, sugar, | vegetables, fruit, pork and fish Africa’s Nigeria. Approximately 66,900,000 people live there. 4) capital of 5) Egypt Is 6... Cairo. with 6,800,000 people. a people of 8) Egypt speak 9) Arabic, 10) | English and 41) French. 12) Egypt has got 13) | Nile, 14) longest 4 1 » Fill in a, an or the where necessary. A: What shall we do tonight? : Pll take you to ......... restaurant, B: A: Have you ever travelled to... Asia? B: No, I haven't, but P've been to most countries in Europe. A: Do you know where cre Rocky Mountains are? B: Yes, they are in........ North America, A: Theard......... amazing joke yesterday. B: What was it about? Az Can T have «0. biscuit, please? B: Yes. There are some biscuits in .... tin. Av Is this Tom's jacket? Br No. «on. blue jacket is Tom's. A: What time does film start? B: It starts in few minutes, A: Would you like ........ iee cream? B:No thanks. TW have vn cheese sandwich, Fill in the gaps with a, an or the where necessary. Thad ........ orange juice and ....... egg for soos breakfast. wun egg was bad and I got an upset stomach soon after. Tim climbed up... stairs t0 . floor. He walked into ....... waiting room and sat down On su. chair. chair broke and Tom fell onto . second floor. A: Do you watch » Bold and wise Beautiful’? It is about beautiful people who are ...... bold, B: No, I don’t. I don’t watch soap operas. But I saw ....... episode of ... Restless’ once. Young and .. Robin Hood lived in Forest to hide from ..... . Sherwood f of .. . money . poor. Shei Nottingham. Robin stole from ...... Fich and gave it to .. 6 10 uw 12 13 14 A: Fill in a, an or the where necessary. A; What did you have for lunch? B: Thad chicken sandwich. Ac Ts wun Pacific the biggest ocean in the world? B: Yes, itis. A: Does your sister know how to play piano? B: No, she doesn’t. A: Could T have ......... glass of water, please? B: Yes, of course. ‘A: What does your mother do? B: She’s....... actress. A: There was an excellent article in .. Times this morning. Really? What about? e : I haven't seen .... : Neither have I. Halls for a while! : What’s that? 2 TES anne antique watch I found. : What time do you get home in evenings? B: Oh, around half past six. A: They are building a home for ..... elderly. : Iknow! It's a wonderful idea. B A: How long does it take to get to town? Br About hour by car. A B: Don’t forget to post my letter. : Twon't. There’s ........ post box on my way to work. ‘A: My father is going to month. B: I know. Won't that be great! Spain next : There's a great film on at osu. Odeon tonight. B: What time does it start? 15 16 Ww 18 19 20 a 23 25 27 28 we >» > E> eB wy Is this : What are you doing? Tm collecting money for homeless, Mary’s handbag? No, that's mine. : What did you get for your birthday? : I got . pair of slippers. Did you listen to Queen's speech on Christmas Day? No, I missed it. 2 He's susan most adorable baby I’ve ever seen! : I know. Isn't he cute? Would you like ........ apple? Yes, please. I'm going to make ........ cheese cake for the party. : Oh, that sounds lovely. 22 A: They're going to Corfu for their holidays. ; Are they going to stay in ... Blue Sky Hotel again? : Did you know that... Swiss are famous for their chocolate? : Are they? I didn’t know that. A:T'm taking Chinese lessons at the ep w> : Could you tell me how to get to moment. Really? They say that language is difficult to learn. Chinese train station, please? : It’s the first turning on your left. Look at my photographs from France. Is that John standing under . Eiffel Tower? : Susan Walks tO .......« School everyday. ; Does she? But it’s so far! pT haven't had cc letter from Tim for ages! : Well, why don’t you phone him? 105 106 ire 29 A: Mount Bina is in France. B: No, it isn’t! It’s in Italy. 30 A: Do you want curry for dinner tonight? Br No, I'd rather have ww... Pizza. 7 Fillin a/an or the where necessary. When | woke up on 1) Friday morning, | knew that it was going to be 2) .. special day. It was 3) day that | was going on 4) .. excursion with my school. When | got to 5) school all of my classmates were waiting to get on 6) bus that would take us to 7) CN Tower, 8) ......... tallest tower in Canada! 9)... bus arrived at our destination at 10:00 and after we had bought 10) tickets to get in, we all boarded 11) elevator that would take us up to 12) observation platform. When we got there, my classmates and | couldn't believe 13) view! 14) city of 15)... Toronto lay far below. All 16) buildings, vehicles and cars looked so tiny! We went and had lunch in 17) .. restaurant at 18) very top of the tower. 19) food was very good and our teacher bought us all 20) ice cream as 21) . special treat. Before we knew it, it was 22) time to go 23) home. On 24) way back, we all agreed that it was 25) day to remember. § Complete the questions. Use the prompts. © Tokyo ® Acropolis | * tennis ® dinner Italian * violin ® Spain © plane © morning * Rex- cinema 1 Have you ever travelled by ? Can you speak Can he play the Do you go jogging in the Did you go to the ... yesterday? Is Pedro from .. ‘What time shall we have 2 wen a x 8 Do you like playing 2 9 Does he live in... Japan? Game Play in two teams. Say words, and teams in turn add the where necessary. Each correct answer gets 1 point. The team with the most points is the winner. ‘Team A S1: Canary Islands Team B SI: the Canary Islands Team B $2: Asia Team A S2: Asia, ete Speaking When was the last time you went on an excursion? Tell the class. Talk about: © place © time © who with © transport © activities Write about an excursion you went on, Use your answers in the speaking activity. Present Perfect tive Negative Long Form Short Form Long Form Short Form = } have typed a } "ve typed a } have not typed si } haven't typed He He He He She | has typed She \s typed She | a not typed She } hasn't typed It It It We We We You } have typed You } ‘yetyped You ‘ae not typed You } haven't typed They ‘They ‘They. They Interrogative Short Answers 1 Yes, Ilyou have. Have ed ..? d {bu } 9 {Netto hes he Has {ae } typed ..? [Xs he/shelit has. it No, he/she/it hasn't. we Have { you } typed ..2 {%s welyou/they have. they No, we/you/they haven't. ‘We form the present perfect with the auxiliary verb have/has and the past participle of the verb. We form the past participle of regular verbs by adding -ed to the verb. visit — visited We form the past participle of irregular verbs differently. 20 ~ gone (See the list of irregular verbs.) ‘We form questions by putting have/has before the subject. Have you read the book? We form negations by putting not after have/has. They haven’t come yet. © for actions which happened at an unspecified time in the past. The exact time is not ‘mentioned because it is not important. We put more emphasis on the action. Jim has bought a new car. (When did he buy it? We don't mention the exact time because itis not important, What is important is the fact that he’s got a new car.) ¢ for actions which started in the past and are still going on in the present, She has been a nurse since 1990, (She started working as a nurse in 1990 and she is still a nurse today.) for actions which have recently finished and their results are visible in the present. He has eaten too much, (As a result, he now has an upset stomach.) © with today, this morning/afternoon, etc, when these periods of time are not over at the time of speaking, He has made ten cakes this morning. (It is still morning so this period of time is not finished.) Time expressions used with the present perfect: for, since, already, just, always, so far, ever, never, how long, yet, lately, recently, today, this ‘morning/afternoon/week/manthiyear, etc. Affirmative © for duration) [have known him for ten Thaven’t talked to them months, for months. since He has been ill since last Thaven't seen Tony since (starting point) yeck last week. already We have already had She hasn't replied to my dinner. letter yet. © just Thave just spoken to her. ® Thaven’t seen Tim lately. always She has alwayswantedto ‘They have never travel abroad. travelled by plane. recently He has recently published his first novel. so far I've written ten letters so far. Interrogative © ever Have you ever met anyone famous? © how long How long has she been an air hostess? She has hurt her leg, (AS a result, she can’t © yet Has Tony left yet? walk.) © lately Have you seen any good films lately? have been (to) ~ have gone (to) Note the difference. © Ann is away on holiday. She has gone to Italy. (She is there now or on her way there.) © Bill is back from holiday. He has been to Portugal. (He isn’t in Portugal any more. He’s back at home.) 108 Unit 11 1 Tony is in Paris. Write what he has or hasn't done. © visit the Eiffel Tower [7] © see the Arc de Triomphe [X] © visit the Louvre i) © see Notre Dame x © take lots of photos ® buylotsof souvenirs [YJ] Tony has visited the Eiffel Tower aueune Match each sentence with one of the choices. ve lost my purse. a I haven't got it now. D I didn’t have it in the past but I have it now. Tve lost my bag aI found it yesterday. b can’t find it, Tve washed my car. a My car was clean then, b My cars clean now. Tve forgotten his name. a Itwas ‘John’. b [can’t remember it now. ve just burnt myself, a Tam in pain now. b It does not hurt any more. Thayen’t been well since Monday. a [am not well now but I was well on Monday. b Iwas not well on Monday and I am not well now. Ann hasn’t seen Lucy for five years. She wants to learn all of Lucy’s news. In pairs, take roles and ask and answer questions using the prompts. > geta degree? > find a job? > get engaged? no = move house? no > buy a new car? no > travel abroad? AcHave you ever B:Y Ann yes A: Have you got a degree? Yes, [ have. Complete the questions using the verbs from the list, then answer them. Work in pairs. @ ride @ visit ¢ sleep ® fall ® see © break © be # meet idden a camel Thaye/No, I haven't, a theme park? famous person? sea lions? to Egypt? 109 110 Unit 11 5 6 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect. 1 Have you ever been (you/ever/be) to Euro Disney? BIB sees Concorde, 3 He., sushi. 4 It’s the first time We ssn (everivisit) an old castle. Why ... .-« (You/not/finish) your homework yet? SHE ern oe (already/receive) four faxes so far. He doesn't know how Steve is. He (not/see) him recently. The cat is not hungry. I. . Gust/feed) it. (not/find) her bag yet. .. (Jane/get) a job yet? (never/fly) ina (never/try) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present perfect. A: Would you like something to eat? B: No thanks, | have just had Gust/have) a sandwich, A: Come on, let’s go jogging, B: Can’t we go a bit later? I Gustiwake) up. A:Shall we eat at the new Indian restaurant tonight? Bilt (not/open) yet. A: Did Pauline get the job? B: I don't know. I... (not/spoke) to her for weeks. A:Do you like the clothes in the shop next to the cinema? BEI... v (never/notice) them. Avs Luke going to play in the match on Sunday? Bi No way. He esse (break) his leg. 7 A:Let’s watch Ghostbusters! B:I don't want to. I (already/see) it twice. a) Look at the table. Make four affirmative and four negative statements using the following adverbs: never, already, recently and yet. v x v see/desert v ride/bicycle x v be/Middle East x v x swim/river 7 x v Alice hasn’t seen a desert yet. (or) Alice has never seen a desert b) With a classmate, discuss what you have or haven't done from the activities above. Fill in the sentences with the correct adverbs from the box. ‘just © since © for © always © this week @ howlong © already ever never ® yet 1 They have been in the classroom . 8am. 2 Ie. _ wanted t0 go to Cairo, but I never got the chance. 3 You have been to the cinema twice 4 She's not hungry. She's .. eaten, 5 Thave ... finished my homework. finished it two minutes ago. s-snsnsnnnnessen Have You been in Greece? 7 I haven't been to the new stadium 1 think I'll go sometime this week. 8 Have You .onssunes eaten cheesecake? 9 She’s been in the kitchen .......... hours. 10 We have ... . seen a shooting star. But we hope to some day. U 1 9 Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the present perfect of the verb in brackets. Dear Rupert, How are you? | am sorry | Ihaven’t written (write) to you for such a long time. | hope you are well. Lots of things 2) sw (happen) since | last. wrote to you. My dad lost his job but he 3) (already/find) 2 new one. And my MUM A) ss (leave) her job to start her own business. This is very good news, of course, but it 5) (not/be) easy. Do you remember my cousin Martin and his girlfriend Jchanna? Well, they 6) (decide) to get married ‘As For me, | 7) since my finals because | 8) busy with the Football team. | 9) .. (not/miss) a football practice all term. We ere (ust/play) the most important game of the year and - guess what? - we wan! Well, that’s all For now. Write back soon, Best wishes, Mike (not/study) much (be) Have gone (to) - Have been (to) 1Q What's happened? Look at the pictures, use the prompts and say. suprised © vet parking ticket * lose game ® get gift © have too much work # win golf tournament A: Why is he angry? B: He’s got a parking ticket. 11. Fillin: have gone (to) or have been (to/in) in the correet form. 1 A: Where is Mark? B: He ... ss supermarket. A: How long B: No, I haven't, But my husband .. lie just . there, He'll be back on Tuesday. 3. A: Where is the dog? By BE yeccceves os garden all morning. 4 A:T haven't seen Lisa for a while. Where tetera he B: She : ‘Moscow for a month. Lucky girl! 5 A: Ricky speaks French fluently! B: He... France several times, that’s why. the Game Students, in teams, make sentences themselves using the adverbs below. Each correct sentence gets a point. The team with the most points is the ner. © recently @ already ® just # yet @ never @ ever ® for © since ® always Team A S1: I've been to London recently. Team B S2: I've already been to Lyon. il Tunit 14 . Speaking In pairs, ask and answer questions about yourselves. Use the prompts and the right form of the present prefect. Then, report back to the class. 1 buy/ever/a puppy? 5 play/ever/the piano? ‘A: Have you ever bought a puppy? 6 catch/ever/a butterfly? B: Yes, I have,/No, I haven't. 7 touchiever/a frog? 2 seelever/a crocodile? 8 eat/ever/in a Chinese restaurant? 3 use/ever/a telescope? 9 trylever/bungee jumping? 4 faillever/a test? 10 travel/ever/in a Concorde? Writing Write a letter to your friend telling him/her how you've been. Use the letter in Ex. 9, as a model. Present Perfect vs Past Simple Present Perfect, We use the present perfect for: Past Simple ‘We use the past simple for: 112 © an action which happened at a stated time in the past. Bob went to the gym yesterday. (When? Yesterday.) an action which started and finished in the past. Brad worked at that company for ten years. (Brad worked there for ten years, then he left. He doesn’t work there any more.) BUT: Peter has worked at this company for ten years. (Peter is still working for the same company.) Adverbs with the past simple: ago, yesterday, last week/month/Monday ete. 1 Match column A to column B. im She stayed at home [2_] He has been a teacher [3[_] Sally lived in Manchester (4[_] Brad! I haven't seen you [_] They have visited three museums GI 6 ] He hasn't spoken fal [J They didn’t go abroad 8 ] Jim hasn’t found a new job Frm e aa oe © an action which happened at an unstated time in the past Georgia has read the new Harry Potter book. (When? We do not know. The time not stated.) an action which started in the past and still continues in the present. They have been friends for three years. (They met each other three years ago ‘They are still friends.) an action which has recently finished and its results are visible in the present. He has cut his finger. (So he can't write.) Adverbs with the present perfect: yet, already, since, for, just etc. since last May. all morning to study. to Lyn since our argument. for two years before she moved. for ages! already this afternoon. last summer. since he finished university. Unit 11 i 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the simple past. 1 George has just finished (finishijust) his studies at university ib Thana . (start) raining an hour ago. 3 Stella (work) as a teacher. Now, she’s a writer. 4 Tean't find my keys. I... (lose) them. 3. Complete the exchanges. (you/ever/eat) with » (that/be)? .. (go) toa Chinese restaurant with Tony and Ann. 2 .-- (yousee) my bicycle? B: .~ (you/lose) it? A . (be) outside but it : (disappear). 3A (cut) my leg. B: Really? How . (you/do) that? AL. (drop) the vase. 4a (you/take) my pen? Bry Noa, Desens (not). Why? A: The last time I. sw (808) it, it . (be) on my desk. But it’s not there any more. SA: Where's John? B: He .. (feel) very tired so he .- (go) to bed. 6 A: I don’t believe it. Someone (spill) coffee on the couch. B: (not/be) me. Tia (not/do) it 7 (youltalk) to Helen? she .. supermarket. She (not/come) back yet. ‘A: What time (she/leave)? B: An hour ago I think. (go) to the 8A: (you/hear) about the bank robbery this morning? B: No! .. .~ (the police/arrest) anyone? Ag They nn. (question) two men but later they sos (et) them go. They (not/be) the robbers. 4 Correct the mistakes. 1 Have you ever work in England? 2. He hasn't finished the report just. 3. We have lived here since three years. 4 I did already cleaned my teeth. 5 I've just came back from cricket practice. 6 Shakespeare has wrote many plays. the blanks with either the present perfect or the past simple form of the verb in brackets, as in the example. He Rock ‘n’ Roll 1) has been (be) around for many decades. In fact, a gl Cleveland disc jokey named Alan Freed, first. 2) (use) the term “Rock 'n’ Roll” in 1951. Rock ‘n’ Roll really 3) (begin) with the blues and gospel music, popular in the 1920s and 1930s. This is the music that 4) .. _ (influence) the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll himself, Elvis Presley. Over the years, Rock ‘n’ Roll 5) (grow) and 6) sn (give) life to new forms of rock music. The Rock'n’ Roll of the 1950s T) vo _ (grow) into the Hard Rock of the 1970s. Bands lie The Rolling Stones and The Doors 8) (be) very popular at this time. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, new kind of rock called Punk Rock 9 «. (appear) on the scene, People 10). (listen) to bands like the Ramones and the Clash around this time. For over half a century now, many people i) (love) and many people 12) .. (hate) the different types of rock music. What about you?Do you like rock music? What styles do you like most? 113 {Unit 11 6 Read the logue and fill in the blanks with either the present perfect or the past simple. A: Hi John! 11) long time. Where 2) .. B: Oh! 13) A) vere “ three weeks ago. 5) (not/see) you for a . (you/be)? ... (think) you knew. I .. (be) in Toledo in Spain you ) Spain? (ever) A: No, 16) .. (not/have). But T D . (always/want) to go. 8) . (yow/enjoy) yourself? B: Yes,19) .. (do). What about you? ‘What 10) (you/be) up to? A: Well, 111) (go) to a concert last Friday. We 12) - all night. It 13) ... B: That's nice. How is college? A: College is OK.114) . Gust/finish) my report for the history project. It 15). .. (stay) up (be) great. (not/be) very difficult (not/do) B: Wow! I 16) ... that assignment yet A: Well, it's due tomorrow. Good luck! B: Thanks, I'll need it. 7 Use the prompts to make sentences about yourself, © ago ® for @ since ® last week ® just © yet © yesterday # already Aweek ago I Speaking Read the notes about Tiger Woods who is a famous golf player. Make sentences about his life and achievements using the prompts to help you. *® be born/in December 1975 © already/get married © grow uplin California © they/not have/childreniyet © start/play golf at the age of two © receive/the “Male Athlete of © win/many international tournaments the Year’ award/three times © graduate/from Stanford University © play/in tournaments all over © \win/over fifty-five tournaments so far the world = Writing Write an article about Tiger Woods for your school magazine. Use the notes from the speaking exercise, (50-60 words). 114 Unit 12 Countable/Uncountable Nouns ‘Countable nouns are nouns which we can count. They have singular and plural forms, one orange, two oranges, three oranges ‘We put alan before countable nouns in the singular. a+ consonant sound 4 lemon an + vowel sound an apple Uncountable nouns are nouns which we cannot count. Uncountable nouns have only singular forms. These nouns include: food: cheese, meat, salt, pepper, cheese, butter, bread, ete. liquid: coffee, milk, tea, water, tea, lemonade, etc. materials: gold, iron, glass, silver, paper, wood, etc. absract nouns: information, knowledge, love, happiness, beauty, etc. other: hair, money, accommodation, news, furniture, weather, snow, advice, etc. Uncountable nouns are followed by a verb in the singular. We do not use a/an with uncountable nouns, We can use some. Some is also used with countable nouns in the plural. There is some cheese in the fridge. ‘There are some books on the table. ‘We can use the following nouns before uncountable nouns to show quantity: acan > acanofcoke aslice abottle > a bottle of wine aloat aglass > a glass of water akilo acarton> a acup ~ acupofcoffee alump > alump of sugar abowl - abowlofrice apiece > apiece of information apacket + a packet of spaghetti asliee of cheese aloaf of bread a kilo of sugar a bar of chocolate Remember to buy me two packets of spaghetti. ton of milk abar Plural nouns are nouns which represent a group of people or things and are followed by a plural verb. These nouns include: a) people, police, clothes, stairs, etc. The police are looking for the criminal. b) objects, which consist of two parts such as: trousers, shorts, shoes, gloves, pyjamas, tights, glasses, earrings, socks, scissors, ete. His shoes are too small. He needs a new pair, We can use a singular verb and the phrase a pair of .. before abjects which consist of two parts, ‘Compare: Where are my socks? There is a pair of socks under the bed. us 116 3 vce Onions 11 ...... bread umbrella as » 13 ....... peppers G) al Sn se 16... bottles 6c) ® 17 .....biscuits 18... cabbage al. cauliflower 20 . 19 .. spring onions 2 Put the nouns in the correct box. Then, add two more nouns in each category, © coffee ® apple © furniture @ cat © tomato ® money ® oil ® sugar ¢ blouse © advice © help frog @ biscuit © orange juice * information © soap @ water ® ruler ® book # cheese countable uncountable coffee 3° Fillina, anorsome. 1 A:Do you need anything from the supermarket? B: Can you get me tomatoes and . kilo of meat, please? 2. A: What did you have for lunch today? spaghetti and ..... slice of apple pie. 3. A: Did you buy anything? B: Yes, I bought........ lovely trousers and. beautiful dress. 4 A: Can you give me ... business matter? B: Yes, of course. 5 A: Did you get B: Yes, I got her advice on a present for Alison? anorak. 4 Use appropriate nouns to express quantity. some bread some Coke some milk some information some soap some soup some tea some meat some sugar 10. some wine two loaves of bread four ear ameune RL Unit 12 5 Match the words and in pairs use the prompts to act out short exchanges. aslice of acup of atin of cheese acarton of | tea | apiece of chocolates abottleof || baked beans abox of | water | a plass of jam ajar of tuna acan of Coke abowlot | hot chocolate | cake soup | wine 10 yoghurt \ bread ) Can I have a slice of cake please? Yes, of course. Would you like some tea, too? A cup of tea would be fine. ‘Underline the correct word. There is/are many people in the street. The information you gave me is/are very useful. The police is/are here. My trousers is/are in the wash. His shorts is/are made of cotton The scissors is/are on the table. Her hair is/are very short. Money is/are not important. It is/are love that matters. The news is/are very good. This furniture is/are very old. Speaking Read the dialogue. Look at the pictures and, in pairs, act out similar dialogues. Hello! May I help you? Yes, please. I need two kilos of meat and one kilo of onions. A: Would you like anything else? B: Yes. A carton of milk and a bottle of Coke. A: Here you are. onions os yoghurt oe Spaghetti Coke Gat cheese Writi Make a i of everything you ate yesterday. Use the quantity nouns from the Speaking Exercise. Compare your list with your partner’s and see who has a healthier diet. iy

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