Herbert Puchta & Jeff Stranks SINE ple Second edition Workbook 2 3) CAMBRIDGE 9) UNIVERSITY PRESSPte ea @ present simple vs. ‘esent continuous ‘Write the verbs in the correct form of the — present simple or present continuous. Mum: Where's Alex? Molly: He's upstairs. He '__is having... (have) a shower. Mum: A shower? But it’s 7 o'clock in the evening. Alex always? have) a shower in the morning Molly: That's right. But this evening is different. He? __.. (get) ready to go out. $0 he (wash) his hair, too. ‘Mum: What? Henever® (wash) his hair. Well, not on Thursday, anyway. ‘Molly: Yes, that’s true. Mum: Just a minute. | can hear a strange noise. Molly: Yes, that's Alex. He® (sing) in the shower. It’s because he's very happy. He asked Ellie to go to the cinema with him, and she said ‘Yes. He” (lke) her — a lott © vobbies and interests ‘Gircle) seven -ing words used for hobbies and interests in the wordsearch (91). E|@[Lfaly[iin[ or] N{R{tNIN[O|N[olUlN R{e|s([wit|M[M] 1 [N|G E[c[tTli [Ri RANI tN Alyle[mi[elult{¢[n{t Dla[n[c|i|N{e|e]o[t tlififife[nfrafol|s|n Nie|Nfo|t]t{N{elilt GIN[G|sla|n[TIN[N[A Pirjal i {n{efoli[n]e WELCOME SECTION © sons Complete the sentences with the words from the box. 1 Ifyou've got toothache, why don't you go andseea dentist? 2. The plane landed safely, because the __ knew exactly what to do. 3. When | bought these shoes, the told me the wrong price. 4 My mum helped put out the big fire last night, she's 2. 5 When my friend was in trouble with the police, his dad had to get a _to help. 6 Our dog got ill and we had to call the 7 Avery famous ‘that house. 8 While we were flying to Madrid, the __... dropped some food on my dad's head! __ designed 9 Mysister’sa History in a school in north London, 10 I hada terrible cold, but the s _ gave me some medicine, and now Im better.i Much/many Complete the sentences with much or many. 1 Thaven't got many friends at school. 2. Ourteacher didn't give us homework today. 3. How bedrooms are there in your house? Some/any:~ Look at the picture and then write sentences. 1 There are comparative and superlative — @ mutei-word verbs adjectives Underline the correct word in each sentence. 1 Lucy's tall / tallest but Im tall / taller than her 2. That's the smallest / most small cat Ive ever seen. 3. Doyou think Lindsay Lohan is a best / better actress than Kirsten Dunst? 4 This is the most / more interesting book I've ever read. 5 Ruby got the higher / highest marks in the test. 6 Which city is bigger / biggest — London or New York? 7. ove this game. It's the better / best one I've got. 8. We've got exams tomorrow. There's nothing worse / worst than that! 4 There aren't this town. 5. She works really hard, but she doesn't earn Complete the sentences with off/up/ out. 1) If you don't know what it means, look it Up. 2. I can't do this exercise! m going to give ! 3. Hey Jenny. This new game is Check it! ina dictionary! lian! 4. I got home really late. My parents told me... the next morning. 5. This maths homework is really difficult, but 'm sure | can work ___ the answer. 6 I didn't like running, so | decided to take __. swimming instead. WELCOME SECTION good places to go in@ wiwon't Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. go to the cinema / Grace ~ 1 Grace thinks she Il go.to. the cinema. on Saturday. [am Se 2 Harry thinks it go swimming \"" Sophie 3. Sophie this evening. goto ttaly 4 Jack and Charlotte probably .. this year. | WELCOME SECTION Adverbs Underline the correct options. He’s a really good/well guitar player. She plays the piano very good/well He's smiling — I think he's happy/happily. Sorry, | don't understand — you're talking very quick/quickly. Please be quiet/quietly! You're behaving very bad/badly\ Im really bad/badly at Physics at school. Drive careful/carefully — this road's very dangerous, Tell me what you think. And tell me honest/honestly, OK? be going to Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 1 Evie's_going to. watch. a DVD. 2 Mike. pepe ety 3 Allee bel 4. Chlo@and Alfie nn tenis. Future time expressions Put the words in the correct order to make future time expressions. Then complete the sentences with the expressions. daynextthe tomorrow the after day week the next after the next day month next time hours! two in ‘two time in years! 1._The museum was closed on Sunday, so we went back the next day... (= on Monday) 2. It's 2012 now, and the next World Cup is (ein 2014), It’s May. My birthday is It's Monday. The big match is. (on Wednesday) 5 It's8 o'clock. Ihave to be home .. eat 10 o'clock) 6 It's2 December. The school holidays start (© on 15 December)@ First conditional Put the words ii 1 if / to the beach tomorrow / rain / We'll / doesn't / go / it We'll go to the beach tomorrow if it doesn't rain, 2 money / I'll if / my parents / give me / buy / for my birthday / a bike the correct order to make sentences. 3. we / won't / If / we / the game / don't / play / win / well 4 you/ you / won't / pass / music / If / all day / listen to / your exams AdJectives for feelings and opinions Put the letters in brackets in the correct order to make adjectives to complete the sentences. 1. Idon't like her new dress —| think it’s really __usly._.. (glyu) 2 He's bought an MP4 player — it’s so_ _! (loco) 3. Ioved the book — it was just... tcasanfti) 4. The film was so Use words from the wordsnake to complete each sentence. oot iy, hone: 1 Angela's very upset — Julia said a very unkind... thing to her. 39° Aseg, i oe 2 Her cat died yesterday so she's very __. today. 3 Frances held the door dpen for the old lady ~ she's very 4. mnota nervous person, m the opposite, Im very! 5 Everyone likes her because she's so 6 | cannever find anything on my desk ~ I'm very ! 7 limnot going to do anything at all today =m going to be really. 8 That money isn't yours — be and give it back. that | fell asleep after 20 minutes! (luld) Personality adjectives © Present perfect with ever/ never Complete the conversation. Use the present perfect and the words in brackets. Sarah: Hi Angus! How's your holiday? Angus: Fantastic. London is the best city 1) ve.ever visited _(ever/visit). And the hotel is great too- 1? (never/sleep) in such a comfortable bed! Sarah: > before, Angus? Angus: No. Infact, 14. (never/be) ‘to England before. But | love it here. Everything's brilliant — but it’s a bit expensive. Dad's a bit shocked ~ he § __.. never/spend) so much in three days before! And tonight we're going to the theatre, and then to a Japanese restaurant. Sarah: Japanese? Oh right. ¢ (ever/eat) Japanese food? Angus: Yes, lots of times. It's delicious Sarah: OK. Well, 17. (never/try) it, but | believe you! OK, have a good time tonight Angus. ‘Angus: Thanks ~ | will Bye Sarah. you {ever/be) to London YOU... WELCOMESECTION | 5BE] Remember and check Match the words in the columns. Then check with ‘the text on page 12 of the Student's Book. ‘Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 2a. Check with the text on page 12 of the Student's Book. 1 A lady from Illinois invented the dishwasher __ 2. Thomas Adams wanted to produce rubber. He invented i 3. One summer day an unknown Dutchman had the idea foro. 2 4 Mary Anderson invented __ pine a and saved the lives of many drivers. 5 James Henry Atkinson noticed mice in his house. He invented the... Grammar ‘*& Past continuous Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. sking. (make) my dog his dinner when you called 2. Mygrandmother (dance) toa Michael Jackson CD when | arrived. 3 Thecats (st) on top of the piano, so I couldn't play. 41. (draw) a picture of the teacher on the board when he came into the room. 5 We. (laugh) loudly, so we didn't hear the bell 6 Mum and Dad (kiss) when ‘we opened the door. 7 Nigel____{try) to do his homework on the bus. UNITT ancl el 1 cardriver- ice skates dishwasher 2 rubber SS wrdow ching gum 3 mice produce toys windscreen wipers 4 afterlunch supply of potatoes. roller skates 5 summer mountain of dishes mouse trap [B] Look at pictures 1 and 2. Write sentences in the negative form of the past continuous. Use the verbs in the box. cook sleep read eat havea shower watch Last night at 10.00 pm. 1. my Uncle James was in the living room, but he wasn't watching. TV. 2 my parents were in the kitchen, but they 3. my sister, Jenny, was in the library, but she 4 my brother, Mike, was in the bathroom, but 5 | was in bed, but ! 6 my grandparents were in the dining room, but they[E] Write questions and short answers. Use the pictures below and the words in brackets. 1. my Uncle James / read a newspaper? Was my Uncle James reading a. newspaper? Yes, he was. 2. Jenny / read a bool? (eat a sandwich) Was Jenny reading a book? ——- No. she wasn't, She was | Write the questions. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 phoned you on Sunday night, but there was no answer. What were you.doing? (you / do) 2. |'saw you in the Game Centre yesterday. What ? (you / play) 3 Isaw your mum and dad with lots of bags. Where seg oieatalizlthey /.g0) 4. You put the phere down very quickly when | came in! Who to? (you / talk) 5 I thought John didn't like Marial Why ee _ hands with her? (he / hol) 6 saw your sister outside the cinema last night. Who for? (she / wait) © vocabulary ¥ get [2] complete the sentences with the correct form of get and the words in the box. confused home angry presents wet dry 1 It was my brother's birthday last week. He got. lots of presents. 2. Sometimes my parents __. __when I don't tidy my bedroom. 3. Tim didn't understand the maths exercise: he __very 4. Lwent for a walk on Sunday, but it started raining and | very 5 Ourplane was late and we atlam. 6 You'te very wet. Come inside the house and Complete the sentences with the correct form of get and the words in the box. ‘together _acchance hungry sick ‘alotof pleasure a phone call 1 When! get hungry | eat an apple. 2. When! st with my friends, we often hang out ina shopping mall. 3. My sister __. from writing her diary. 4 The last time | Was my TOth birthday (ate far too much cael 5. [hope one day |. ey c to learn how to scuba dive 6 Last night | ee nvvvn-. from my English teacher. She told me not to forget my homework! UNIT@ crammar °¥ Past continuous vs. past simple; when and while [2] Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 While the teacher was writing. (write) on the board, Toby . fell. (fall) asleep. 2 kelly ___{have) a shower when her mobile phone (ring). 3 While Lauren (watch) TV, her dog (eat) her dinner. 4 Somebody. ___[steal) Dave's clothes while he (swim) in the sea. 5 Jonathan's wig. (fall) off whilehe play) football. 6 While Brica (sunbathe) in the garden, the cat (jump) on her head. [B] Join the sentences in two different ways. [6] Complete the sentences with your own ideas, Use when and while. or use the pictures to help you. 1 I fell. was playing basketball. 1. While | was using my computer at the weekend, Lfell while | was playing basketball, _Lsent.an email to one of my friends. wes plasinebasherball bien ten 2. When I came into the classroom today, 2. We were listening to music. The lights went off, Somebody stole my bag. 1 was talking to my friend. Danny called. You were taking the dog for a walk. 6 | was getting ready for the beach. It started to rain.6 Pronunciation %& was and were LaSREY Listen and underline the main stress. Then listen again and repeat. Lk was waiting for you. 8: No, you weren't! You were going without me. 2 A: You weren't crying. B: Yes, | was! 3. A: She was sleeping. B: No, she wasn't! She was reading, Culture in mind Complete the summaty about the history of listening to music, Use the words in the box. Then check with the text on page 16 of the Student's Book. popular records bought recordings Paper rolls radio invented steel needle wax cylinders disks in the late ninetenth and early twentieth centuries, many families bought. player pianos. These pianos played music programmed on perforated’ but you could also play them ikea ‘nonmal” piano. When the? {the wireless) became? player pianos began to disappear. The first phonographs appeared more or less around the beginning of the twentieth century, The music was on#* made of aluminium foil. When people listened to the musica few times, the foil broke. Later, 5 ees COULD hold Longer 6 en and people could play them more often. Gramophones were similar to phonographs, but they had the music on flat vinyl 7 The disks turned, anda ees __. ora small diamond ‘took’ the music off the record. Sony? the ‘Walkman’ in 1979. That made it possible to go for walks, travel or do sports and listen to music at the same time. 4 A: They were kissing. No, they weren't. They were dancing, We were doing our homework. No, you weren't. You were playing games. | wasn't writing a letter. Yes, you were! Prere Study help % Vocabulary: how to remember new words In your vocabulary notebook, record words in diagram form. © Draw pictures next to the words. This will help you remember them. © Add new words to your diagram when you meet them. © Copy your diagram, with your book closed. How many words can you remember? Write the words in the correct places in the diagram. vinyl records 2 awax cylinder sees a es UNITWhere is the true home of the hamburger?: _ The kind of beef we seein invented hamburgers. ‘Old Dave, was no more pork they used hamburgers, minced beef, was as people called him, was sling minced beef and gave It anew. possibly invented by Mongolians minced beef sandwiches infis name, the ‘hamburger ~ over 800 years ago, But who fist lunch baras early as the 1880s. The third posible inventor ofthe putthe beefin between pieces of Some years later, they say that’ hamburger was Chale Nagreen, bread, and called ita hamburge? a group of Germans called is also known as ‘Hamburger Charl sandwich e"hamburge’ because from Seymout Wisconsin. He "States all say that the people from the German city of said that in 1885 he invented the nt Americas favourite Hamburg ate thiskind of beef. < world's first hamburgers at a fat. ple say that Other people believe that the Seymour now celebrates the GA) Fletcher hamburger came froma different invention ofthe hamburger every year. In 1968, twas the home of ‘the world largest ever burger— ‘over 2500 kg! falc in Hamburg. New York The Menches brothers were sling pork sandwiches, but when there How to answer ‘true, ‘false’ or ‘not < Athens, in the text’ questions _ Teas, © Look at the pictures and title of the text. © Read the whole text. Then read the statements carefully. Underline the parts of the text with the information. [B] Read the rest of the text again. For statements 145, write T (true), F (false), or N (not in the text). 1. Fletcher Davis gave the name ‘hamburger’ to his minced beef sandwich. F 2 ‘Old Dave' visited Hamburg in Germany. Read the text and mark statements 1-3 T (true), F (False), ‘or N (not in the text), Then read the notes below and check your answers. Oo 3. There isa place called Hamburg in New York. 4 The Menches brothers used beef in th sandwiches because no one liked pork. O 3 ‘Hamburger Charlie’ and the Menches brothers say they invented hamburgers in the same year. 1 Hamburgers use a kind of beef called ‘minced beef’ 2 Mongolians invented hamburgers over 800 years ago. 3. The three stories about ‘the invention of hamburgers are all true. © ‘Minced beef’ is another way of saying ‘the kind of beef we see in hamburgers. So 1 is true. © The Mongolians invented minced beef over 800 years ago, not hamburgers. So 2s false. listen Listen and tick (/) the correct picture. 1 What did the Menches brothers say they.also invented? : fae 2 What did ‘Old Dave’ say he also ir : Ka EY Ea 3. What did the man in England invent in 1750? = © Reed © The cities say their stories are true, but we don't know if the stories are really true, because the text does not give enough information, So for 3, not in the text is the correct answer. 10 | unm 10 |} Unit check @ rit in the spaces Complete the text with get was getting gotwet gotahorrible surprise got to school the words in the box. getup didn't get gotnervous didn’thear was shining Yesterday wasn't my best day. First |___got-up__late because |’ ____ the alarm clock. Perhaps should? _ ‘two alarm clocks! When | finally > at half past nine,I*___ = my class was doing a French test!|*._______ because | only had 20 minutes left to do the test. Unfortunately, 1¢__....a single answer right! After school | felt better again, because the sun ”__ _!But when |?_____ close to home, it suddenly started to rain, so of course!®__ “BH Choose the correct answers Grrcle)the correct answer: a, bor c. 1 Ourdog ran away while |______ to Sarah. 6 saw Alice a minute ago. She __on her a talk b talked © @estalking) mobile phone. 2 We were in the garden when it. to rain. ~ a wastalking talked ¢ were talking a wasstarted b started ¢ was starting 7 When Pete and Simon.___, we were all 3. Jane angry yesterday because we were late. watching TV. a getting b gets c got a arrived b arriving ¢ were arriving 4. When I____ about the prize, got excited. 8 The phone ___,s0 sent her an email a heard b were hearing < was hearing JAERI SWEETER ¢ didn't worked 5 Thegirls shen they saw the funny film. 9 When | got to the , my friends a laughed b was laughing _¢ were laughing ane : a washaving b had c were having Vocabulary _o Complete the sentences with the words in the box. windscreen wipers invented engine remote control idea achance dishwasher surprise gotto | 1 Ournew dishwasher. is not as noisy as the old one was. Whereis the... 2.| want to change the channel on the TY. It's starting to rain, Drive carefully and put on the They havea diesel _ Josephine Cochran hated doing the washing-up, so she _ __to produce their own electricity. the dishwasher, Our plane was delayed, so we Istanbul very lete. ‘While | was listening to my favourite piece of music, | suddenly got an = Til phone you as soon as | get My uncle lives in Australia, so when he arrived at our house, we got a real How did you do? Total: BoB@ Remember and check — [b] complete the sentences, Use the comparative (+ than) ‘Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Then check with the information on page 18 of the Student's Book. shorter fastest best slower more than 1 In the 2008 Olympics Usain Bolt from Jamaica was the ..fastest_man in the 100 metre sprint. 2. Irish sprinter Jason Smyth was only alittle __., but he won gold too. 3. Inthe women's discus, Marianne Buggenhagen’s throw was __.. than Stefanie Brown Trafton’s, but they both won gold. 4 Both Jason Smyth and Marianne Buggenhagen were the athletes in the Paralympic Games. 5. Atthe Paralympics in Bejing there were 4,000 athletes. Grammar ‘& Comparative and superlative adjectives [al the correct words. 1 She's more younger /Foungel) than she looks. 2. This is the worst / the most bad day of my life! 3. Whois the older / the oldest man in the world? 4 My brother's much tidier / tidiest ‘than me. 5. Is your house more old / older than mine? 6 think Giacomo is cleverer than / the cleverest boy in the class. UNIT2 or superlative form of the adjectives in the box. tall_happy beautiful good ‘expensive successful 1 Mycity is the most beautiful. city in the world! 2. The day | married your mother was wonderful. It was _-- day of my lifel 3. Is Sears Tower... _ building in the world? 4. That was a great holiday! It was much _than last year. 5. It cost €2,500! It was camera in the shop. 6 Bill Gates is one of businessmen in the world, % Intensifiers with comparatives Write a sentence about each picture in your notebook. Use the comparative and much, far, a lot or a bit / alittle. ‘The meat is a bit more expensive than the chicken, Mrs James, 32 Mr James, 51© vocabulary %& Antonyms [2] Complete the puzzle. Write the antonyms of the adjectives that the pictures show. [B] What is the antonym of the mystery word in the middle? _ @ crammar ¥ (not) as... as [a] Match the sentences with the same meaning. Ruth is 1.20 m and Carol is 1.25 m. Ruth is 15 years old and Carol is 14 years old. Ruth is 10 years old and Carol is 11 years old. Ruth is 1.65 m and Carol is 1.58 m. Ruth is 1.65 m and Carol is 1.65 m. Ruth is 15 years old and Carol is 15 years old. Catol isn't as tall as Ruth. Carol is as tall as Ruth. Carol isn't as short as Ruth. Carol isn't as old as Ruth, Carol is as old as Ruth. Carol isn't as young as Ruth, oy vole Jo ole [B] Write sentences using (not) as... as to describe the pictures. (expensive) Fas a Yesterday The cat __ __-{thin)© crammar % Adverbs/comparative adverbs @) Write the adverbs for these adjectives. 1 quick quickly. 5 fast 2. slow 6 bad 3. easy 7 good 4. happy 8 hard [B] Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first. 1 His German isn't very good. 4 His writing isn't clear, He doesn't He doesn't speak German well, mmm oo 2. He had to be fast to catch the bus. He hadtorun 5 My secretary's typing is quick. My secretary 3 He's avery slow driver. He. ©] Paul, David, Fred and Richard all go to the same school. Read the sentences about them and complete the table with the information. 1 Paul is taller than Fred but not as tall as Richard, David runs faster than Fred. David is the shortest. The tallest boy is also the richest. Richard speaks French better than Paul, David is richer than Fred. Fred speaks French the best. Paul isnt as rich as Fred. The richest boy runs more slowly than David and Fred, but not as slowly as Paul 10 The boy who has got £200 speaks French better than the tallest boy. waNaunun Paul David Fred Richard Height: 15 m, 1.6 m,17.m,18m 18m ‘Money in the bank: £50, £100, £200, £500 Grade in French test: A,B, CF Position in school Olympics 100m: Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th © pronunciation % than and as [al Listen and write down the phrases you hear. V8 8000 05 gold 2 3 So Ae a Bb How do you say the phrases in Exercise 6a in your language? Listen again and repeat. 4 UNIT2© vocabulary Sport ‘Complete the sentences with the words in the box. draw nil wen beat champions 1 Last night Spain won two- __ against Brazil. The Spanish team were brillant! | think they will be the _-™me again yesterday! 2. My dads really good at chess. He 3. Inthe end, we didn't win or lose. It was. B) Match the words with their definitions. 1 todraw, a tousea player for part of a game instead of another player 2 to nsatae in sports: to do something better than it was done before 3. arecord .¢_ to finish with the same number of points/goals as the other player/team 4 achampionship d_ to win or obtain a point, goal, etc. 5 toscore € asports competition to decide who is the best © everyday english Complete the dialogues. Use the expressions in the box. guesswhat that sortofthing at theend ofthe day epawhulletef were talking about that'snot the point You want £200 for your bike? That's '_.an awful lot-of money, Jake. _arreally good bike here, Andy. B: I know itis. But? _? Her father's really rich, too! B: But’. _----u+ Paul. The important thing is that she's a nice person 2A: That new girl Sarah’s really good-looking. And. im going to be really lazy next weekend — relax, read books, watch TV, 8: Goodidea. * . you can't work all the time, can you? © Study help B] Match pictures A-F with the advice. '% How to get good study habits 1 80% of the internet is in English. You could try reading interesting texts in English, or a] There are many ways you can practise and try websites that help you improve your improve your English outside the classroom. Look English at the pictures and mark how often you do the activities (O = often; $ = sometimes; Ne=never). 2. Get an English-speaking penfriend! oO Buy an English language magazine or newspaper regulary. Buy or borrow a reader that is the right level for you. Good stories that are not too difficult are a great help. Videos and DVDs are a fun way to practise your listening. With a DVD you can watch a scene in your own language first, and then watch it in English. Listen to a song in English and write down everything you understand. Then go online and check the lyrics on the internet. unt2 | 15Phil went to the World Cup Final in 2006. James talks to him about it, Listen and Girclé) the correct answers. 1 What did Phil enjoy most about the game? a the football _bthe penalties atthe end> the stadium 2. How long after the end of the match did they leave the stadium? 2 anhour b 30 minutes ¢ two hours 3. Where did they go afterwards? a totheirhotel _ toaniitalian restaurant —_¢ toa fast food restaurant @ write Rewrite the text to make it more interesting. Use the ideas in the Writing tip. It was 10 pm and | was late for the party. | got in my car. | drove to the party. A dog ran into the road. | saw the dog, Itried to stop. I lost control of the car. |hita tree. WRITING TIP 5 Making your writing more interesting 3. Too many short sentences can sound boring, [a] Read these two descriptions. Which is more Sone aie eee Cat ee ee intaratinglanid WH? 50, because, while, but, etc. Circle) the linking = words in text 2, Ue eee ec) oe a 4 Try not to repeat the same words too often. Cup Final. twas a very good experience. We were very Een aor AISeor ecited Weartved atthe stacium five hours ea. SE en ae a eee ee mme ‘There were lots of people outside the stadium. A lot of the people were dancing and singing, We went intothe — [] Rewrite the sentences to make them more people; We went into the stadium? stadium and went to our seats. interesting. Use the ideas in the tips. See ey eee Ven 1. She walked into the room and sat down in the Final. [twas a fantastic experience! We were really excited cchair (tip 2) ‘so we arrived at the huge, modem stadium five hours ‘early, There were thousands of happy people outside She walked into the dark room. nd sat down in the comfortable chair... 2. Myalarm clock didn't ring. | was late for work, (tip 3) and allt of them were dancing and singing excitedly. ‘We went inside and cout wait to get to our seats. Think about the language you want to use. Is there ‘2 more interesting or dramatic way of saying what i you want to say? How does the writer intext 2 say: 3 The meal was great. (tip 1) It was a very good experience; lots of people; we at went to our seats? 4. My favourite restaurant is an Italian restaurant. Add details to your writing. One way to do this is ‘The restaurant is the best restaurant in town. to use adjectives and adverbs. In text 2, how does {tip 4) the writer describe: the stadium; the people; the dancing and singing? Underline the adjectives and adverbs in text 2. UNIT2/ Unit check — @ Fit in the spaces Complete the text with the antonyms of the words in brackets. ‘Mum had a go at me this morning, ‘Your room is so_messy._ (tidy). itmustbe’.___(easy) for you to find your way to the door!’ she said. I didn’t say a word — | was ? __. (noisy). My room is always : (messy). Well, there are some things on the floor. But the door's*___(far) my bed, soit’ really __.[sifficult)for me to find my way to the door. think a tidy room is really © (interesting). When | look for my things, always find something else. Yesterday | was looking for my | ---<- (6d) football boots. | couldn't find them, but | found a photo of my sister. She looked really a (old)! _B 6 Choose the correct answers Gircle) the correct answer:a, b orc. 1. Tennis is more interesting ___ football. 6 Read this book. It will help you to play football a bas c when much _. 2. read that women ate _____ drivers than men. a good b better c well a asgood b thebest c better 7 This test isino problem. | can do it___ 3 He plays the guitarreally aeasily b easy c easiest a well b bad ¢ good 8 People say Chinese is the ____ language to learn. 4 My!talian is quite a good b well ¢ better 9 I live 5 Tomis.___ lam. Weare both 15. a further 6 the furthest c far oH but I can't speakit fluently. difficult b more difficult < most difficult ‘away from school than all my friends. a old b olderthan c¢ asoldas © Vocabulary Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box. as fast most interesting moretisefut drew nil best referee messy easy noisy than anew watch, 1 Forme, anew mobile phone is_more useful Meet Cindy she is my oon fiend, The test was so ___.... that it only took me ten minutes to finish! In big cities, riding a bikecan be sane Grving a car My team lost, five- __lcan't believe it! sent one of the players off for foul play. Both teams played very well, and in the end they Suddenly it was so _ _......in the cave that we were all scared, © i to) tn eet For me, Geography is the subject. | love itl 10 I should tidy up my room ~ it’s so How did you do? Total: | EA Very good OK Review Unit 2 again © 20-25 © 4-19 0-3 unr2 | 1718 @ remember and check Match the two parts of the sentences. Then check with the text on page 26 of the Student's Book. 1. Fora long time, Paris had a big problem @ to reduce pollution levels in the atmosphere. 2 Now the Velib scheme might help b from one of the 1,450 bike stations, 3. Itallows people to take a bike and € help people to live more healthily, 4 Youcan get the bikes d_ with pollution from exhaust fumes. 5. The Velib scheme might also unless we do something now about pollution, 6 Temperatures will continue to rise f ride it foras long as they want. Grammar “‘¥ will/won't, and might / may (not) for prediction, Match the sentences with the pictures. Write 1-6 in the boxes. 1. Hurry up, Tom. Youll be late! 2. Don't go up there — you might fall I don't feel well.| may not come to the party tonight. 4 I won't be long — I'm almost ready. 5. Listen, we're lost ~ I think we might be a bit late, 6 Now just relax ~ this won't hurt. Read the sentences. Then write C (certain) or P (possible) in the boxes. 1. People won't read real books in the future ~ only things from the Internet. 2 Let's get this video — it may be good. Fy 3. You'll speak English really well after a year in Britain. 4 might see you at the party later. 5 John won't be at school tomorrow =he' ill 6 Temperatures might not rise in the future. 7 There may not be enough food at home. Match the two parts of the sentences. 1. Is that the phone? It may be John, a because | forgot to go to the bank. 2. I might not have enough money b we're already late! 3. You won't have time to call Matt, € but no one really knows. 4 might not go to university, d_ because | don't want to study any more. 5 There might be life on other planets, gout of fashion 6 Jeans will never f and my friend knows a good teacher. 7 may study Spanish next year g_ he promised to call me tonight. UNIT3[i] Complete the sentences. Use ‘ll/won't or might / might not and the verb in brackets. 1 Maria won't be_ (not be) at the party yet It's too early. (certain) pai (go) to the cinema tonight. 'm not sure. (possible) jake {not do) my homework tonight. 'm feeling very tired! (possible) 4 There Z _.. be) some great music at the party. m the Dj! (certain) leet _.. Rot take) as long as you think. Let's start now. (possible) 6 We (have) time for some chips before the game. (possible) 7 He not do) very well in his exams. He never does any work. (certain) Bie See (be) a great concert. That band is fantastic! (certain) Vocabulary ‘%& The environment Read the definitions. Then write the words next to the anagrams. 1 2 Wet, tropical places with lots of trees arinfrostes _tainforests. Dirty gas from cars and factories fesum We find this in air or water lotilupon seeeee ‘The gases around our planet rapseemhot z A big building that produces energy wropeoatsnit. Using old glass, plastic and paper again cringlecy sacs Things you don't want any more shrubib ee Bits of paper, empty cans, etc. onthe street _retilt Match the two parts of the sentences. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 lf we want our planet to survive, we need to stop a recycle them! Electricity is very expensive, so don't Eg b pick it up! Is that your empty crisp packet on the ground? Please € polluting it Dor't throw away your old bottles and newspapers! Please 4 drop it everywhere! Have you heard about the trees in our street? Theyre going to e cleaned it up. People in my school don't care about litter. They just f waste it Our river was very dirty before they cut them down! ‘Complete the text with the words in the box. recycle eating. forests rubbish clean fumes pollution warming picking litter it's ee Planet ‘Why don’t you care about your world? Itis difficult to see what you can do to stop people cutting. down hundreds of trees every day inthe’.__.___, or how you can stop all the ? on. ftom traffic ‘and factories that cause *___ in the atmosphere and global oe But you can do little things yourself. Can you say that you never drop*_____on the streets? You could always try up the things that other people drop, especially in our parks. They might learn from your actions. Just think ofall the money well save if we don’t need to pay people to? _up the streets ‘And there's no need to put your empty cola cans in the * usu. fOF SOMEONE to collect every week. ‘Why not ® _— Your cans, bottles, plastic and paper? Then we'll all have a cleaner planet. UNITS@ crammar % First conditional Complete the text. Use will or won't (if appropriate) and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. How coral reefs die. Did you know that coral in the sea will die if people -cut.down_ (cut down) more rainforests? It happens like this. Ifpeople!____ (cut down) more rainforests, the world's temperature ? _ (tise). if the temperature of the sea * _{g0 up) too, the small animals and plants that coral lives on* (start) to die. So, the coral * (not get) enough food, and then it will go white and die. If the coral ee ___... (die), over 90,000 different kinds of fish qe _{be) in danger of dying too. So, as you can see, one natural disaster often causes another one. Put the words in order to make sentences or questions. 1 won't /pass /exams / your /hard /don't /if / you / you / work You.won't pass your exams if you don't work hard. buy /a/ if / you / present / I'm / will / me / good message / see / your / if / give /James / I'll /1/ him late / they / if / rains / arrive / will / it do / what / you / will / if / doesn't / he / phone za ee ee sister / lend / if / her / ask / 1 / will / mobile / me / my / her money / give / some / haven't / if / any / got / Ill / you / you ‘% iffunless the correct words. l give you some of my chocolate) unless you give me some ice cream. Unless / If you read the instructions, you won't know how to play the game. Will you give Marco my message unless / if you see him? 1 Unless the phone rings while 'm in the shower, will you answer it? Your dad won't be very happy if / unless he finds out what you did. Welll be late unless / if we leave right now. [1G] Complete the sentences with your own ideas. 1 I'll go out this weekend if If Im hungry on the way home from school, If the weather is bad this weekend, I'l make my own dinner tonight if. IF can't do my English homework,© pronunciation ¥ won't and might They want to come. / They won't come. 1 2 3. Iwon't be here. /| want to be here. 4 © cutture in mind Complete the summary about water with the phrases in the box. foroursurvival -we cannot get to needs tobemoist polarice caps. called evaporation have access to use one per cent water. Of all the fresh water, we can only _ 2 The other 99 per cent is in places * = __.70 per cent of that water is frozen in the : Most of the remaining Bp percents intheigound-The sall* = so trees and plants can grow. Ther are also huge underground lakes that we don't 5 _. When it rains, about two-thirds of the water goes So you wor't play squash? / So you want to play squash? . Water is very important for our survival on the planet. Most water is salt Listen and underline the sentences you hear. Then listen again and repeat. 5 | think youre maybe right. / They want to go to bed. / They won't go to bed. I think you might be right. 6 You said you might teach her. / You said youre my teacher. back up into the atmosphere through a process * Study help %& Word formation When you learn a new word, it is a good English has many different ways to make verbs, nouns and adjectives. [a] Look at these examples with the word help: Noun: Can you give me some help with my homework? Verb: Sometimes | help my parents cook dinner. Adjective: Using a dictionary is helpful if you want to know the different forms of a word. [B] A good dictionary will give you information about the different forms of a word, and example sentences. Look at the example from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. What part of speech is environment? noun What is the adjective? environmental idea to learn the different parts of speech. environment /in'varornmont/ noun 1 the environment the air, land, and water where people, animals, and plants live The new road ‘may cause damage t0 the environment. 2 Soe usagennoteat nature, 2 (C| the situation that you live or work in, and how it influences how you feel We are working in a very competitive envi- ronment. environmental /in,vatorn'ment'l adj relating, to the environment environmental damage © an environmental disaster « environmentally ‘adv environmentally damaging chemicals [C] Complete the table. Noun Verb x = x A Soe zl increase x 4 warm {up) ait ys 3 " now | Fecyclable [@] Use your dictionary to check your answers.sum © usten itn one 3 Mike is talking about school. Listen and tick (/) the things Mike likes and cross (X) the things he doesn't like. 1 sports facilities 4 the length of the lessons 2 schoolmeals [| 5 theschool uniform 3. the teachers [_] 6 school rules © nead and write [@] Read the text and answer the questions. Using linkers Jen didn't win the prize! Her ideas are good, but her style is not appropriate. Writing an article is not the same as writing an email, Jen rewrote her article. Put the paragraphs in order. Look at her first article. Secondly, not everyone in cour school likes netball eran arene Make Aston Fields High School a better place! Do you ever complain about schoo! to your family and friends? Maybe about the lessons, or the school factes, or meals? We al have bad things to say sometimes (even teachers!) But we can’t just complain A better ide is to say what you tink |s wrong and why, and to make suggestions so that things.can improve. So enter our competition. Write an article forthe school website and tll us what ‘you thinks wrong with our schoo}, explain the problems and say what you tink ‘we can do about it. Finally, why can't we use ‘the main hall at lunchtime? First of all, many people think that interactive lessons with computers could make school more interesting, To sum up, | believe that ‘these things will make our school a better place We could have other activities in PE lessons ~ gym cor dancing, for instance. Some people want to play quiet games like chess, or just do their homework, but they don't havea place to go. [B] Read Jen's reply. Do you think Jen should win? Why / Why not? i) ‘What wordsdoas jen user |? - © start her first idea? 1. What things about a school do people sometimes complain about? Give three examples. © start her second idea? My dad says why don't we have more lessons with computers and stuff? | don't know if he's right, really. ‘And another thing. PE lessons are boring — it's all netball, netball, netball! | hate netball. Why can't we do things | like ~ gym, or dancing or something? Oh, and I nearly forgot. At lunchtime they tell everyone to go outside. That's crazy! What's wrong with people staying in the main hall? ‘You don't use it for anything. Then we could play chess and stuff, or I could do my homework (or not!) So, what about it? Jen Right. Some lessons are really boring. All my friends say the same. i © start her last main idea? © give examples of activities? © introduce her closing sentence? Write your entry to the competition. E 22 | UNIT3unit check @ rit in the spaces ‘Complete the text with the words in the box. ‘pollution waste environment litter pollute maynot fumes atmosphere recycle will \live ina big city, There are lots of cars and a lot of air....pollution__. Near my city, there is a big factory, andthe’ area real problem. They... +the air and the water. Today, we have big problems with the *______., but Ithink life in the future *_._______be really different. There? be any nuclear power stations, and most countries might only use renewable energy. This will be positive for the planet's © People won't drop z _ inthe streets, or. water. We will all? bottles and other rubbish. _H Choose the correct answers Gircle) the correct answer: a, b or c. 1 [think an umbrella with me. 6 Unless she helps me,|_____ her to the party. a take oC take) ¢ not take ‘a might invite b won't invite 2 Ipromise |... study all day tomorrow. ¢ don't invite somight (bolle not 7 There'll be problems if we ____ more 3 don't think Karen _ renewable energy. a mightnot b doesn't will come to the meeting, a won'tuse b dontuse ¢ ‘lluse 8 What will Tom do ifhis friends ___ to him ‘any more? a dontttalk b talk will talk 4. Ifshe hears what you said, she ______ angry. a might b are c ‘ilbe 5. IFwe ._____.. more rainforests, our planet will be in danger. Ifthe weather is nice,!_____ and see you. a arecutting down b ‘llcutdown ¢ cut down a coming b maycome < come _H in ernie polar ice caps there is very little clean water. 2. The pet food factory cuts down / pollutes a lot of our town's water. 3. People are cutting dow / polluting more and more of the trees in the rainforests. 4. Itteok thema long time to clean up / cut down the oil from that beach, 5. They're building a new traffic jam / power station near our town. 6 We should do everything we can so we don't drop / waste water. 7. Lots of illnesses are the result of poor recycling / sanitation. 8. Recycling rubbish / fumes can save a lot of resources. 9. Don't drop litter ~ keep your environment / waste clean! | Review Unit 3 again B. UNIT3 23 i 1? How did you do? © Tora: 20-2 'Holiday or vacation? @ remember and check fe] conpce tm cinlogveai (Gicle)the correct answers. Then check with the text on is eorneat qUESTON TABS: page 32 of the Student's Book. Steve: Jane, you play the guitar, 1 Canada is .. the USA, but only 30 million people live there, Monityou? a asbigas —_b uch bigger that) not much bigger than Jane: A little, but I'm not good! 2. The biggest city in Canada is : But you played at the school a Toronto, b Vancouver. ¢ Montreal. concerts! ? 3. . isa city in British Columbia. J: Yes. Why? a Alberta Toronto ¢ Vancouver S: Youll play at my party, 4 The most popular sport in Canada is. ge at eral, a baseball. —_b ice hockey. ¢ basketball. J, Well, OK. But Mike's going to 5. English and Chinese are the most common languages in .. bethere,* sin 2 Montreal. b Ontario. ¢ Vancouver. Acer pel el) 6 It's about 1,200 kilometres from Vancouver to .. eer a New York. b Los Angeles. ¢ San Francisco. SI think’so. But that isn't important, * “? @ Grammar J: Yes, itis! He’s much better than ‘ ‘me, so you should ask him to %& Question tags ie 5 [2] complete the sentences with the question tags in the box. ; © pronunciation didn't they can she haven't they doesn't he -deeshe canitshe aren't w % Question tags: ‘ intonation 1 He doesn't know the answer, dogs he. ? a (stmand wets 2 Wete really late the question tags. 3 Sheccan'wait: 1 You're American, D 4 They knew all the answers, 7 es 5. Your father works in that office, 2 NOU EEE aenityou? u 6 Your sister can't cook, —_ z 3. She goes to your school, 7 They\ve finished their test, ? 5 [B] if the question tag is correct, write (/). If itis incorrect, 4 They don't live round here, write (X) and correct it. a 1 It'sanice day, isnt it? [¥]_ e 5. |ean come, 2 He lives round here, isn't it 7 3. Theyre Spanish, aren't they? 6 You'll help me, 4. Your brother studies Maths, don't he? aes = oe 5 You went to Paris last year, went you? (b) Listen again. Does 6 They wor't be late, will they? e Ee the voice go up or down at GEER the end of each tag? Write U Tastee ee or D. Then listen and repeat. 8 They shouldn't do that, shouldn't they? e 24 | uniT4Vocabulary % British vs. North American English [a] Complete the table. North American Za sidewalk. B] Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 1. John, can you put the rubbish. * out, please? 2. Come on, Ann. Let's go up in the _. 3 [really like travelling on the 4 Yeah 'm going on to Hawaii! 6 Hey! Don't ride your bike on the 1 5. Ineed to buy some new [ec] CEEEERAERD Underline the American English words. Write the words in British English. 1 Iwas surprised to see that my aunt didn't have any baggage. luggage. 2. They're going to start building their new house in the fall, 3. Can you draw the drapes, please? The sun's really bright. 4. There was a monkey sitting on the hood of our car... 5 Can you open the trunk of the car, please? | want to put the bags in. 6 When we got to the bus stop we saw a long line of people. UNIT46 Grammar ©] Complete the sentences with yet ‘% Present perfect simple, already and yet or already. [2] Complete the table with the past simple and past 1 Thaver't finished my homework participle forms of the irregular verbs. icine 2 he aan ale [espera Have you heard their new CD be _wasinere... : read that magazine. begin a 4 She hasn't left school Soe sare ————— 5. My parents haven't come back rink an eat 6 ‘Iknow that joke youve 20 told it to me! know 7, They haven't had dinner. see 8 Have you brushed your teeth write m1 = eS ee, [B] Match the sentences with the pictures. Write [] Write the sentences and questions. Use numbers 1-6 in the boxes. the present perfect and already or yet. 1A: Alan, you / finish your dinner? Alan, have you finished your dinner yet?. B: | / eat the hamburger, but | / not finish the vegetables. Lhave already eaten the hamburger, but. haven't finished the vegetables yet. 2 A: Maria / go to Sally's house? 1. I've already eaten my dinner. 2. thaven't eaten my dinner yet. 3. They've already gone to bed, 4. They haven't gone to bed yet. 5 6 She's already seen the film. She hasn't seen the film yet UNIT4ty Grammar ‘¥ Present perfect simple with just [2] Write just in the correct place in each sentence. 1 He's come home. He's just.come home... I've phoned Jenny. We've arrived, My parents have gone out. The film’ finished. . [B] Look at the pictures. Write sentences using the present. - perfect with just and yet. ty Study help | %¥ How to remember verbs Make word cards that you can carry with you. Here is an example using past forms of irregular verbs. © Get some small pieces of card. On one side of each card, write and past participle forms. vicar aT | pean © Carry the cards in your pocket or bag. When you have time, take. a card, look at the verb and try to remember the two past forms. Turn the card over and check. If you were right, throw the card away. IF you were wrong, put the card back and try again later. an irregular English verb. On the other side, write the past simple @® everyday english Complete the dialogue. Use the expressions in the box. What-de-youreckor no wonder the kind of thing Haye a look youre not supposed to ‘inthe middle of Paul: I'ma bit bored, Let's watch something on TV. “What do you reckon ? Sarah: OK. Is there anything good on? Paul: I'm not sure. the TV magazine. Sarah: OK. Hmm. No, there’ nothing very interesting. ‘There's never anything good Oe ee the afternoon. Paul: Oh look! There's a science fiction film from the 1960s! Let's watch that. Sarah: No ~ that’s not Sodas ee watching, Paul: Come on, Sarah. They're funny! | watch them all the time. Sarah: Really? Well, you've got square eyes, from watching so much TV. Paul: | haven't got square eyes! Saiphysaceig AF Ssh say things like that to me! 1'm only joking, Paul. OK = let's watch the film. What's it called? Plan 9 from Outer Space? Oh not UNIT 4© usten ENS EOE plltures- 2g) Josh has been ona trip to the USA. Listen to hi Sometimes you have to listen to 2 recording and look at pictures. While you listen, you have to either: © tick the pictures that show things that the people talk about on © choose from sets of pictures that are similar to each other. 1 Look at the pictures carefully before you listen. What do the pictures show? What are talking to Sally about his trip. Tick (/) the things in the pictures he talks about. the things called in English? g IF there are pairs of pictures, how are they different from each other? 2. Listen the first time. Do you hear any of the words in English that you thought of in question 1? 3 Ifyouare sure about a picture, tick (/) it. If you b Match the words. Then listen again and check. arent sure, Iisten again, British English North American English 4 Remember: you don't have 1 alte a truck to understand everything to abl b gas choose the correct picture(s) 3 tap € check Listen for the key words. 4 petrol d elevator 5 lorry e faucet You are going on holiday to the UK. You as Plame ticket of) | are going to stay with an English family in P*SSport(X) | London and study English at a school there. Write to the Family you are othe | Look at the list of things you need to do Shay with J) ae before you go. ee. 4 pce there «/}) 8 “hte! and book A tick (Y) means you have already done it. A cross (X) means you haven't done it yet. Tell him/her about your trip and about your preparations for it. Use the list and add more ideas if you want to. | 28 | UNITS b] Write an email to your penfriend in England. Geta letter from te F Sehool saying thap | Wee’ G09 tobe shaogo et Sty Some news clothes (x) lod out bows ts geese fete & ish Baa og Apert 84/2 Guidebook of Landon 7)) unit: check @ ritt in the spaces Complete this email from an American teen to a friend in the UK. Use the words in the box. apartment have you heard the kind of thing havea look popular subway gerbage already yet just Guess what! Ive just bought a new CD — it’s by Avril Lavigne. She's really ‘any of her music? | haven't listened to all the songs on the CD? efeeimooe: __.. but I think it’s great —I love it} My big news is that we're going to move soon. My mum and dad don't like our’__any more. Theyve* bought a house, and it’s great! Ill have my own bedroom, and | can take the 4s. t0 g0 to school. There's a photo of the house on my blog —7 at it! Well, I must go now. |haveto go and take the*_____.____ out. Ugh! It's?__I really hate doing! Well, write to me soon and tell me how you are, OK? Janice _ © choose the correct answers €) vocabulary Gircle)the correct answer:a, b orc. Find the words in American English for the words in the box. (> or ¥) Lisa_____. to Tom yet. Bisel bios Chast poles) “biscuits rubbish lorry 2 1 what Il do in my holidays. Pavement flat trousers a decide b haven'tdecided c decided ee eae 3. | haven't washed the car vlolt|r|ulcixlal@lvle a just b already < yet mle[s{e[a[wlalnfol eu 4. You've read that book, you? xlalxlalolwikltfolrle a have b hadn't ¢ haven't y[nlwlr[uls|Klolxlolv 5 The capital of Germany is Berlin, ? MiD/Q/B/B/Gii{elil|tia a isntit b doesn'tit ¢ hasn'tit ZIYIHIJA[DIKIA|YJE/A|T 6 I've just seen Kate, but!__to her yet. NiElJ|olelain|t|\sf vio a havent spoken b didn't speak ¢ don't speak d{tIslelajufe[n[vfelre 7 Tony and Sarah have just moved to London, . TIS|IIDIE|WiA{L{K| FID a haven'tthey b didn't they ¢ aren't they GIFIRIFIN|R/D|D/ BI LIA 8 Youhaven't gota new car, SS [U1 8 | WilsAd WLSA Ye [UP a have you b isn'tit. ¢ haven't you ATPL ALR | TIMLEIN|TIRIA 9 He doesr't live in Vancouver, .._...? H a doesnithe b isn'the c doeshe _ How did you do? Tota: Review Unit 4 again 0 UNIT4 29@ remember and check © crammar i Match the two parts of the sentences. Then check with the text on page 40 of the Student's Book. The Niowra of Papua New Guinea When boys become men, they are Iisa frightening place, full of taken to a hut called The Crocodile Nest. several times a day for six weeks. to feel that they are not alone. ‘Then the boys are treated very badly crocodile teeth and skulls. The boys play the drums together When the ceremony is over, the % Present simple passive Complete the sentences with the words in the box. isgrown are grown ‘smade aremade ‘written are written isvisited are visited ‘My watch is cheap; it’s made_ of plastic. 2 Alotof coffee. in Brazil. The Hard Rock Café Lad by thousands of tourists every day. * | can't read this book because it im Spanish, 5 Those computers in Taiwan. 6 Some cities in Europe oon BY millions of people every year. Millions of emails every day. Oranges many het countries. in UNITS are given adult responsibilities in the village. ieve that crocodiles created the world. Here are some signs in English. Match the beginnings and ‘endings of the signs. English repaired here. ? Foreign money > developed here. > Colour films... | © given here. 4 Fresh food ... 4 © spokenihere. | 5° Cameras ... 5 © changed here. English lessons ... ¢ * {apelin | ‘Signs like these are often written without the verb to be. ‘Write the complete sentences. Put the verb to be in the correct form. English is spoken here.[i] Rewrite the sentences using the present simple passive. [6] @@pHit EEE Complete 1 They collect 20,000 tonnes of rubbish every year. ‘the sentences with the words | 20,000 tonnes of rubbish are collected every year. oe 2. They sell a new computer every day. ‘Anew computer ———— 3. They design computer programs in that company. Computer programs... 1 In lots of cultures, when ‘teenagers come of age_, they 0 through a special ceremony. 4. People make mistakes in grammar exercises. Mistakes — 2 Come on, Sue, Youre not 5 They build a lot of new houses every year, Bas ae ge = ame a child any more. 6 They often play football on Saturdays. 3. My parents are still very fit, but = they are a bit now, Ey Vocabulary 4 My dad always says that school ‘% Describing a person's age rules were much stricter in his Gel te words to describe people's ages. imiticy them in the correct order in the spaces. Use the pictures to help you. cS isa i hen there are lots of SEIThIld pe, time w *Sionerab jer responsibilities waiting for you. ee 6 Your mum looks like your sister! 4 Shedoesnt 5 atall. Complete the sentences. Use words from Exercise 3a. 1. In many countries, you become an _ adult. when you're 18 years old 2 Myoldersisterhada__ last month. His name's Tom, 3. My little brother's only eight. He's still a 4 Itsgreattobea____ can do lots of things | couldn't do when I was a child. My grandmother's 68, so she's a... 6 My cousin Harry's only 18 months old, so he's a uns | 31 ]© Grammar % let / be allowed to [a] write the negatives of the underlined verbs. 1 Were allowed to stay out late, Were not allowed to stay out late. allowed to watch TV until 1,30. 3. Youre allowed to cycle here 4. The teacher lets us leave early 5 Our parents let us play football in the garden. b| Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the correct form of be allowed to. ‘Oh, no! We. re not allowed to. take photographs here. Sorry, sir. You... park here. Susie, remember that you wear trousers at my school. or drink inside the library. 32, UNITS Look at the pictures. Write sentences using (not) let (someone) do or (not) be allowed to. ‘Our father / play football in the garden Que father doesn't let.us play_. football in the garden. 2 We / wear jeans to school My sister / our cat / sleep on her bed, My parents / me / put posters ‘on my wall© Pronunciation % /ov/ and /au/ Write the words from the box in the correct columns. Then listen and check. a knew new show sound low loud round throw shout town house go down allowed foo! faut Say these sentences. Then listen, check and repeat. Go down to the town centre. We aren't allowed to go out. Don't shout so loudly! ‘Come round to our house. Can you pronounce this sound? Culture in mind Pe Study help ¥ Pronunciation: using a dictionary A dictionary can help you pronounce new words, if it provides phonetic symbols. Check the Phonetic symbols list on page 127 of the Student's Book. The letter(s) in in the word next to the symbol shows you how to say the soun of each symbol. Here are four words from Unit Check their pronunciation ina bold id 5. dictionary. Look at the symbols for the underlined vowels. allow tribe ceremeny bamboo. Now look up these words in a dictionary. Write their pronunciation using phonetic symbols. mouse though straight comb In Brazil you have / Gre allowed) to vote when you are 16 In the UK you mustn't / are allowed to get a tattoo when you are under 18 In Arizona, USA, you can / aren't allowed to get a tattoo at the age of 14. In Japan girls are / aren't allowed to get married before they are 18. 1 2 3 4 Inthe UK you can / must have a bank account at the age of seven. 5 6 In the USA you are / aren't allowed to drive a car before you are 21 UNITS [=][2] Read this email from Mike to his friend, Amy. Why is he writing to Amy? Hi Amy! How are things? You allright? Sorry | haven't replied to your last email, but I've just finished my school exams. Listen, it's my 16th birthday on 17 June and I'm having a party at my place. Can you come? Hope you can. The party will be great and all my friends are going to be there, Let me know, OK? | See you! | Mike Hi Mike ‘How are you? Hope you're well and your exams were OK! Thanks @ lot for your email —it was good to hear from you. Thanks too for the invitation to your birthday party on the 17th, | but we're going on holiday on the 10th and we aren't coming back until the 20th, so I'm afraid there's no way I can go. But | hope you have a really good time and enjoy the party. ''m really excited about our holiday ‘cos we're going to the | Bahamas! Can't wait it's my frst time! Lots of sun and swimming, | hope ~ itll be great! You won't get a postcard from me of course — you know I'm too lazy! Well, I've got loads of other emails to write so I'll finish here, ‘Take care and write again soon. ©] Read the email again and write T (true) or F (false). 34 1 Amy and her family are going on holiday on 17 June. 2. Amy's family will be on holiday for two weeks. 3 Amy has never been to the Bahamas before, 4 She wants to do a lot of s mming on holiday. 5. Mike will get a postcard from Amy. 6 Amy has to write a lot of other emails, UNITS AAs fea id Informal letters and emails When you write emails or letters to friends, use an informal style. Study these examples: © Begin the email/letter with Hi (name), or Hey (name). (You can also use Dear (name) for informal or more formal emails/letters) © At the end, write Love, See you, Write soon or Take care before you write your name. © Inthe email/letter, use contractions or short forms. For example: /m (not ! om), were (not we are) he doesn't (not he does not) etc. © Show interest in the person you're writing to. Use expressions like: How are things with you?, Is everything OK?, I hope you're well, Thanks for your (last) email/letter, etc. © In very informal writing, sometimes or you are left ‘out, when it is clear who the subject is. For example, Hope youre well, instead of hope you're well. Underline examples of informal style in the’emails in Exercises 8a and 8b. © write Imagine you get an email from your English penfriend, inviting you to go and stay with him/her next summer. You can't go because you have planned to spend your summer somewhere else. Write an email to reply to your penfriend. Use Amy's email to help you.) unit check ) Fill in the spaces _ Complete the text with the words in the box. ~ towalk and begin to discover the world around you. When Iwasa‘. it when | started school, and learned to read and write, But | wasn't happy when my parents didn't the stay up late or watch TV. Perhaps being an *._. , ifyou find the right person, of course! ike my grandfather? He's 72, and he's always happy! Ho drive a car and vote, and you can * Orisit best tobe a’ Girdle the correct answer: a, b or c. 1 How many cars every day inthe UK? aGfeproduced> b produce < produced 2 Toomuch energy all over the world. a iswasted b waswasted ¢ wasting 3 You_____to-sit here. 2 arentallowed isnitallowed ¢ don'tallow 4 His parents _ alethimto b lethim arelethim __ Bout on week days. 5 ____ your brother let you borrow his trainers? als b Does ¢ Do 6 Some Australian animals country. a atenot found b isnot found ¢ don't find in any other 7. These days, cars_with the help of computers, a isdesigned b amdesigned c are designed 8 Alotofice cream. every summer. aiseaten b wereeaten c are eaten 9 Susan's parents... goto discos. a doesnt lether b don't lether ¢ allowed to i ? How did you do? 388 1@ Totat: EB ube ; | child baby getmaried let given age adult toddler pensioner allowed to What's the best age in life? When you area'____, life is simple. You're happy if you are 2 enough food and milk and your parents look after you. Then, as a” . you learn my life was great. I loved is the best time in life. Youre ) Choose the correct answers () Vocabulary Complete the sentences with the words. in the box. underage at least grounded youth childhood come ofage baby | until act your age 1 Mylittle brother is stilla baby . He can't walk yet. 2. My friends and | are all counting the days untilwe 3. She's not a very happy person because she hada difficult. 4 I think in most countries you have to be __.. 18 to drive a car. 5 Stop playing silly games! You're 17, so 6 Dad says he played football in his 7 \can't watch that film because I'm only 12 =m Ai 8 Lisa is really tired of being when she stays out late. 9 Inthe US you're not allowed to drive a car______youare 16. wes [9EWES i @ remember and check Blcclmn Doctors re dows desetep as doctors who help children in hospitals by making them laugh. Complete the text about a Clown Doctor. Use the Laughter is good for our immune ___ present perfect simple form of the ya verbs in brackets. Complete the sentences. Then check with the text on page 46 of the Student's Book. When youre stressed, try to alot. On Red Nose Day, people give money to the “Comic Relief’ Comic Relief is an organisation that helps people in _ : 5. They have __-2 lot of money since the first Red Nose Day. ‘The idea of Red Nose Day has ‘to other countries too. ; pu when the Clown Doctor's here. James _ © Grammar have tree operation since % Present perfect simple : 8] Tick (/) the correct sentence in each pair. Put a cross (X) next to the incorrect sentence. 1a. Jon lives here since 1999, x Fran's last visit, james Jon has lived here since 1999. Vv ‘me lots of times when she's comi 2 a I'vehad my bike for two years. b_ Ihave my bike for two years. | 3a A:How long are you here? ae : i b A: How long have you been here? fa braces: RISES p OED E 1A: Matia and Marco live in Rome. Ihaven't been to school since ze 8: How long have they lived. (lve) there? last week. : z 2 A: I've got a new bike! b haven't been to school for last week. See ae 5a Mymumhas worked here for three ca 3A: My sister’ in Paris months. eee B: b_ My mum has worked here since Ce ie 4. &: My older brother works in that factory. 6 @ Iveseen that film three times. Oo & nnn (WOFK) there? a a 5. A: Your parents are waiting for you outside, (ete celia (be) here? 36 | UNITS[ff] Complete the text. Use the present simple [B] Look at the pictures and write sentences. or the present perfect form of the verbs Use the present perfect and for or since. in brackets. 1 Tom / be inthe library Tom's been in the lit ine o'clock. Tom's been in the library for. two hours. Hokon Tasan is 21 and he's From Turkey, buthe lives. (live) ip Dallas, USA, He: 1 lve) there fer nearly two years, and he ® (love) it He? (be) footballer with ‘oDallos team. He* (lay) in gool, buthe® (not ploy) ‘ony matches for three months, becouse of abd foot !¢ ont) to play again very soon’ Hakan says. ‘Since Jenuory, myfoot?_________ (aed) much better, so1®___ (hope) ‘that next month Il be bacs ia the team, 3 6 Grammar % for vs. since Complete the sentences with for and since. 1 We've lived in this house ___ for... a long time. __sinee.... 1998, __-. Saturday. 2. My uncle's been here two days 3. | haver't eaten anything yesterday. 24 hours. 4 Ourteam hasn't won a. Six Months! _last July! 5 Andyhasn't phonedme last weekend. aweek, 5 We /have this computer ____a very long time! 6 [ve studied at this school an! was Tl.[£] Complete the sentences. Use the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets and for or since. Paula's hungry. She hasn't eaten {not eeat)_since_ breakfast ‘this morning. It's terrible — my girlfriend (not phone) me __ Saturday! Mike and John aren't happy. They and for or since. ''ve lived in this town since | was three years old. 1 I / live / this town 2. 1/ have / (my computer / my bicycle / my dog / my cat ) 3 1/be/ friends with @ pronunciation %¥ have, has and for a Read the sentences and underline Ts | the words you think are stressed. Then listen, check and repeat. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of has and have. 1 Where have you been? 2. How long has he been there? 3. My parents have bought a new car. 4. James has gone home. UNIT6 2. Tom's halris too long. Dai 2 {not cut) i thrée years, 5 Imbored! Uaioe _. (not be) out __ yesterday. 6 Ihope the film's good. ees (not see) a good film v8 long time. G] Write six true sentences about you / your family / your friends. Use the present perfect Carlo and I have been friends for three years, [b] Now read these sentences. Underline the words you think are stressed. Then listen, check and repeat. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of for. 1 He's been here for ages. 2 We've lived here for a long time. 3. I've had this bike for three months. 4 We haven't eaten for two hours.Vocabulary % Verb and noun pairs Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of have or make. 1 2 Everyday English Complete the dialogue. Use the expressions in the box. | inother words What's the point of | Fellmeabeatit Know what Sharon: Hi Ben. It's me— Sharon, Have you Ben: Yes — Sharon: Ben: I'm playing my new computer game. Sharon: Oh, Ben!' Ben: No, they aren't. You can leam a lot from a computer game, * __ you choose the right one. Sharon: Oh, *. 1 You aren't playing the game because it’s educational! Ben: No, you're right. I'm playing it because Sharon: Ah! So, * Ben: Oh, Sharor Last night's party was great! We really had. fun, It’s my birthday next Saturday, so don't __. any plans. Uhaven't done very well—| four mistakes The film was very funny. We really. a good laugh! I fell off my bike and my friends fun of me hope you enjoy the party — 2 good time! come on aslong as finished your homework? it was really hard, though! me about it_!1 worked for three hours! So, what are you doing? anne Playing computer games? They're a waste of time. it’s fun. _itsa game frst and a learning thing second! 7 |need to relax. So 'm going back to my game! @] Look at the notes on the present i Complete the text Use the correct form of have, make or take. Dear Annie, 1"_have....a problem. Next Friday, have to my driving test. I'mfeally nervous because last week I? _ an accident during my driving lesson. Until then, 14 alot of progress, but now | think What should ! do? | have to § a decision today! Thanks, Emma Study help %¥ How to learn English tenses ‘You may find some English tenses like the present perfect difficult. Read these ideas to help you. © Underline examples of the present perfect in the Student's Book and the Workbook. Do the same with any songs in English that you know. ‘© When you read, find examples of the present perfect. Think about why itis used. ‘© When you listen to your teacher (or other English speakers), listen for examples of the present perfect and think about why he/she has used it. © Learn from your mistakes! It’s OK to make mistakes and it’s a normal part of learning. [b] Read the paragraph below. Undatine examples of the present perfect. | i ae Sy’ Ll - Birmingham student wins trip to California Michael Thompson, a student from Birmingham, has won the first prize in a competition for student a. computer programmers. Michael is 19 and studied at” / StJohn's High School, Portsmouth, before going to Aston University, Birmingham. He has been interested” in computing since he was 12, and has already written” several pieces of software. Michael entered the ‘competition when Professor Samuels, who has been hi teacher for a year, suggested that he could do well. eh + ~ perfect on page 93. UNIT 6 ___.a break and cancel the test.i 40 | uNIT6 READING TIP : £ How to answer multiple choice 5 questions © Read the whole text first, before you look at the questions and options, Use B the title and picture(s) to When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams : help you understand the was very unhappy, and he spent many years 2 whole text. Look at the : in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital title and picture of the text for people with mental health problems. on this page. What do you When he left hospital, Adams decided to think the text is about? become 2 doctor, so he went to medical school in = Virginia, USA. But when he was there, he did things Readiesch Sean ve tag ina different way. For example, he didn’t like the doctors’ ‘options carefully. Undertine white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when the most important (key) “he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. words in each question. “The doctors at the medical school didn’t like Adams very Look at question 1. The key much because he was too different. words are Hunter Adams, But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than ert Virsa becaike, pace bere satay and le Peale Be he ne / help them as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time ee aes =e Bw ith children in the hospitals end often put 2 special red nose’aa i “on his face to look tike a clown and to make the children laugh. word Virginia will help you When he finished medical school and became a doctor, because it starts with a capital V. . Adams opened his own hospital, called ‘The Gesundheit, _ Institute’, together with some other doctors. They wanted it SReachsineganedta heres / to bea place with a different way of working with sick people. Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very 6 Read the text and Gircle the a correct answer: a, b orc. carefully again. © Usually there is at least \_ successful. In the film (called Patch Adams), Robin Williams ‘one option that is clearly played Adams. Williams said, ‘Hunter is a really warm person, wrong because there is who believes that patients need a doctor who's a friend. 1 no information about it at ___ enjoyed playing him.” all in that part of the text. In question 1, a is clearly 1 Hunter Adams went to 3 Adams thought that many wrong because at the start ar tederoeaaeagih Virginia because . people in hospital . teaygtetidemewent ae had mental health a didn't need medicine. to Virginia after he left problems, b_ were unhappy and lonely. hepa he wanted to be a € weren't nice people. b " cotter: 4 Adams started The Gesundheit Sp Ramen) a0, Deve ¢ hedidthings differently. Institute . nae a ee 2. Adams wore shirts with a gi onenustiae es aaa flowerson thembecause.. & ontisown, oe gees oe a hedidn'twantto wear with different sick people. era eee Sees awhite coat. 5. Universal Pictures made a film inthertext Daeg meat Nl about Hunter Adams because .. ; a his hospital was very ¢_ it made the patients successful. Tough. b Robin friend, ¢ he was a famous person. iams was hisunit check - @ rit in the spaces Complete the text with the words in the box. funny faces makesfun since made fools goodlaugh time for makeme haven't fun | 1g g00d laugh. and | like people who’. laugh. For example, my best friend, Sarah live known her?___nine years and she's really great. She loves telling jokes, but she never oe of other people, At the weekend we usually have a lot of __. We often go to the ‘park and have a cola and a good® _ ‘together. But one Sunday, a few weeks ago, we® 5 of ourselves! We were sitting under a tree in the park, making” __.. for about half an hour. Then ‘we saw that two boys from my class were watching us! We®_______beentothe park”... ‘that Sunday! o © choose the correct answers (@) vocabulary (Grele) the correct answer: a, b or c. ‘Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of make or take. Hove hi 1 Gerry isnice. He___in my class since Christmas. cee 1 When you phoned we were making. 2. How long this bike? dinner. a youhad b have you c have you had 2 I think weneed to. a plan before we start. 3. I'm going to see my cousin next week. We. for two years. 3 Wearen't ina hurry, so let's _-- our time and enjoy a donitmeet b haven'tmet c didn'tmeet — 4 My parents _____._ for 15 years. pone. 4 When | heard what he said, it me smile, a have been married b have married c are married 5 David with us since the summer. his 5 My grandfather a hasbeen bis ¢ was driving test when he was 55! 6 Imsory|_.__since we last spoke. I've been so busy! 6 Learning the guitar was difficult at first, but now I'm. alot of progress. a didn't phone b haven't phoned ¢ don't phone 7 You must be hungry. You. since last night a haven'teaten b didn'teat c hasn't eaten 7. Ifyou havea better idea, please she was a child, 8 Mysister has hated tomato soup. feel free to a for b when c since suggestion! 9 Caroland!____penfriends for three years. Aor esinterestedliguther seaple and a have been b are c been (i ai friends easily. 9 Mysister_____aninterest in her friends. They all like her. _H How did you do? Total: EA unre | 41LU) Sy bf @ remember and check Match the two parts of the sentences. Then check with Exercise Id on page 55 of the Student's Book. The city was badly damaged — about Many people lost everything they had ween Grammar ‘& Past simple passive [2] Complete the sentences with the past participle form of the verbs in the box. 1. The film Gladiator was _seen. by more than 100 million people. 2. There was a terrible storm last night. Four windows were ___ _ in our house. 3. The criminals were caught, and they were __.. to’prison. 4 The French language was Se by, many people in England after 1066. 5. Thousands of umbrellas were. = on London Underground trains last year. 2 DVD 6 My sister and I were . player for Christmas. [b] Gircte) Gaps correct words. Ea Martin Luther King @on) / was won the Nobel Peace prize in 1964. 2 In 1968, King killed / was killed in Memphis, USA. 3. My bicycle stole / was stolen last week. 4 Luckily, it found / was found again two days later. 5. Television didn’t invent / wasn't invented until 1946. 6 ‘Twenty years later, the first colour TVs sold / were sold. UNIT? 1 In 2005 New Orleans was hit by Many people lefr-the city, but. oe More than seven thousand were 1500 people were killed. and the damage was 90, a terrible Hurricane named Katrina. rescued by the police and firefighters. 80% of the city was flooded. n dollars. aangce [£] Complete the text with the present simple passive or past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. Earthquakes = a + : ‘often. The city was built. (build) on top __ of the San Andreas Fault, one of the worst places in the world eae (damage) by small earthquakes. 1n 1994, the city» hit) by) really bad earthquake which measured 6 on the Richter scale. Many buildings < (damage) by fire;a motorway*_____.l (destroy) by _the earthquake; and many people 6 (kill) in their cars, After that earthquake, new building laws z (introduce) and today all eubeaes inthe Los Angeles area a (build) to survive[ii] Rewrite the sentences. Use the past simple passive. 1. They built a new road near my house. Anew road was built near my house. aa 2 They killed 100,000 soldiers in the war. ‘Complete the text. Use the past simple or YNDOWNESIA has many volcanoes. One of the __ most famous is Krakatoa, a small island volcano in ‘the sea between Java and Sumatra. On the night of 26 August 1883, Krakatoa (erupt). Here are some facts about the eruption: 1 Before the eruption, Krakatoa was an island of about 47 km?, and people ' (live) there. After the eruption, it was only 16 a and now no one can live there. 2 Before 1883, Krakatoa was one island, but after ‘the eruption, a smaller island? ees (appear). It? (push) ‘out of the sea by the force of the explosion. The second island ‘ (Give) the name Anak Krakatoa, which means ‘chic of Krakatoa! in Indonesian. 8 Thousands of people * __. (il), but we don’t know exactly how many. past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. They closed the main railway station yesterday. SUMATRA ‘There was also an earthquake under the sea. | Ite (produce) by.a tsunami wave that was almost 15 m high. The wave a (travel) nearly 13,000 km! The explosion ® (make) a very loud noise— it? (hear) by people in Australia! Millions of tonnes of volcanic dust 3.3 _.. (throw) into the atmosphere, and the result was some of the most beautiful sunsets that have ever been ier | In 1927, Krakatoa” | (produce) some small eruptions. Since then, the island has been quiet. But who knows when the next eruption will be? uNiT7 | 43© pronunciation i ‘% ‘Silent’ letters Read the sentences and underline the letters that are not pronounced. Then listen, check and repeat. 1. She knows the answer. 2. I wrote the wrong thing. 3. Listen to the answers. ; : They're climbing up a tall building. ‘They built a castle in the mountains. @ vocabulary ¥ Disasters Fill in the crossword, 2 |e fo las la ae fal 1 $500 million of damage 7 A... bomb makesa was caused by atsunami —_cloud shaped like in Hawaii in 1960, 2 mushroom. 2 Katrina was the worst 8 1,500 people in New .to hit the USA for a Orleans were. in D very long time. 2005 by Katrina. 3. Aterrible..hit Mexico 9 A...is small insect City in 1985. that can cause terrible 4 weanthappen when damage to farms and rivers have too much People. water in them. 10 A..isa giant wave, 5 Many people worked often caused by for days to... the an underwater victims from the earthquake. earthquake. 11 Every time there is a 6 Mount Etna is a famous natural disaster, a lot in italy. of money is... E 44 | uNIT7 CETEEED complete the sentences with the words in the box. collapse cracked setfire catch fre starving onfire homeless put out 1. Someone ..set-fire. to the factory last right. 2. Lookat that smoke! | think the building over there is 3. Hundreds of houses were destroyed, and many people were 4. It's dangerous to smoke in bed, because the bed might 5. We got lots of water to the fire: 6 There isn’t enough food, soa lot of people ares 7 That house Is very old — | think it's going So eee 8 Sorry ~ | dropped the glass. It isn't broken, butte Grammar % a/an, the or zero article Complete the sentences with a or an. 1 gota. bicycle for Christmas. Can Ihave _____._ orange, please? It's raining, Take __ umbrella with you. examination next week. 2 3 4 We've got _ 5 Westayed in... hotel in Rome. 6 Isthis____ apple or pear? Complete the paragraph with a, the or [+] (no article). robbers. 1 was night when | heard 2 strange noise. | got up and went to my window... noise was coming from our neighbours’ garden. | saw two men. They were putting + __ ladder against the wall of the house next door I didn't know who + ____ men were, so I called ¢ police. ay | | |© cuteure in mind Write T (true) or F (false). Then check with the text on page 58 in the Student's Book. 1. The Tuvalu istands in the South Pacific are in danger because of climate change. T 2. Geographically speaking, Tuvalu is the smallest country in the world. 3. Inthe southern summer, the group of islands gets severe hurricanes and rough seas. 4 One day, the Tuvaluans will have to leave their islands because there won't be enough food any more. 5 New'Zealand has agreed to take in 9,000 immigrants per year from Tuvalu, 6 The Australian government won't accept immigrants from Tuvalu. 7. Itisnot clear where the people of Tuvalu will go when they can't live on their islands any more. ‘Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Put the words into their correct form where necessary. Reena rising tiny source ‘oninhabitable refuse rough 1 Tuvalu might become _ uninhabitable. because of climate change. 2. Geographically speaking, Tuvalu is a. country. 3. Tuvalu is frequently hit by hurricanes, which cause storms and seas. 4. Frequent hurricanes have started to life in Tuvalu. 5 ___. sea levels have increased the level of salt in the ground water. 6 Ground water is the only of fresh water for people and farm animals. 7. The government has started a programme to uve Tuvalu’ emission of greenhouse gases. 8 The Australian goverment has in Tuvaluan immigrants. to take Study help % Speaking: how to improve your fluency In many tests and examinations, you will often have to speak English. Many students think that the only important ‘thing is not to make any mistakes, but this is not true! You are tested on your ability to communicate successfully, and fluency is an important part of communication. Here are some ideas to help you speak fluently: © Keep calm, and give yourself time to think, Don't rush! © Think about the message you want to communicate, not only about ‘the grammar. © Ifyou make a mistake, don't worry! It’s normal to make mistakes, so don't stop or panic. © Ifyou can't remember how to say a word in English, don't stop or panic! Try to explain the word if you can For example, if you can't remember ‘the word kitchen, say, ‘The room in the house where I cook’. © [t's OK to pause or stop occasionally if you need to think about how to say something, But try not to pause too many times or for too long. © If you are asked a question, try not to give too many short answers. For example, if the other person asks, ‘Have you got any brothers or sisters?’ don't just say, "Yes, | have! or “No, haven't: Say, for example, ‘Yes, I've got a sister called Sabrina, and she's 2, anda brother called Marco. Hest! Choose one of the topics below. Think about it for one minute, and then try to talk about it for one minute without stopping. It's better if you can do this with a friend or someone in your fami © my favourite film star © my house © my best friend © my favourite shops the things | like doing in my free time UNIT7SF) sisi Ty : © ston Listening for specific information Its important to look carefully at the task before the listening starts, You are usually given time to do this. © Read each question very carefully. What kind of information does the question ask you to find? A date? A time? A name? A place? © You don't need to understand everything in the recording. Look at the questions and listen carefully for the answers. 2 © Look at the listening exercise on this : page. What kind of information do you need to answer questions 2-5? You will hear the names of cities and other places in the countries. Do you need to listen for these? @] Look at the picture and the title of the text. Can you guess what the story is about? Read the text quickly and answer the questions. 1 What's the man’s name? The man's name is Harry. Truman. 2 How old was he when he died? 3. Where edd he live 4 How did he die? [B] Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Why did Harry stay on the mountain, do you think? 2. Was a helicopter sent to rescue Harry? Why (not), do you think? %& Great earthquakes in history [SXeSH29 Listen to an interview about important earthquakes in history. Listen and put the information in the correct places in the table. Japan Ecuador China Sieily-fHtaly) Portugal 313.9755 1556 80,000 800,000 68,088 200,000 40,000 Country Year Number of people killed 1 Sicily (italy) | 1693. 60.009... Dliaslegsttecte ai i 4 ses eee SiGeesee a iass| estes ssels HE DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE Harry Truman died on 18 May 1980 when he was 84 years old. He lived in a small house on Mount St Helens, in Washington ‘State, USA. Harry went to live there in 1926. In 1975 his wife died and for the next five years, Harry lived alone. In April 1980 scientists in the USA realised that the Mount St Helens volcano was going But George Barker, a local to erupt. Hundreds of families Policeman, said, ‘I think old from many towns around ‘Harry liked the stories about the mountain moved away, _him. It made him famous, and bur not Harry. In the weeks he enjoyed that. But I think before the volcano erupted, Harry believed that atthe last newspaper reporters came to ‘moment, the newspapers would Harry’s house and asked him send a helicopter to take him off why he wasn't leaving, Harry the mountain’ told them the mountain was Buc when the mountain his home, and said that he exploded, no helicopter came planned to stay there. and the red-hot lava hit Spirit “Hee always said that the mountain Lake at 200 km/h. The lake, was his friend, said one of Harry's Harry and his house all fiends, ‘knew he was going to _ disappeared under the die, and I told him, buthe refused Volcanic rock. No one ever to leave his home? saw Harry again.))/ unit check FILl in the spaces Complete the text with the words in the box. | hurricanes destroy disasters the volcano’ floods lose tsunami earthquakes killed ysasters happen all the time, and in many parts of the world. For example, sometimes people on islands inthe South Seaare™_ mE bY? in California, there are lots of... (the one in San Francisco in 1906 was very strong). An earthquake under* sea can cause a ,agiant wave that can kill or injure thousands of people. Insome countries, when it rains heavily, there are*__________. Many people’. their homes. And lastly, whena like Vesuvius or Krakatoa erupts, it can easily"... everything nearby. oH ®@ Choose the correct answers Girdle) the correct answer: a, b orc. 1) Thathouse____ last month, 6 My mother rides a motorbike. I's_____ old asold b issold (was sold) Kawasaki. 2 My dad's carkeys___ yesterday, aa bthe can aarestolen b wasstolen c were stolen 7 got .........nhice new photo album for my birthday, 3. That tower_____ hundreds of years ago. Eee ‘a were built b isbuilt ¢ was built presence When. the Tower of London built? 4 About 2,000 years ago, the city of Pompeii __. bya volcano. 2 was destroyed is destroyed c were destroyed : 5 On Sunday I saw interesting film about a destroying b are destroyed tsunamis. ¢ were destroyed BB aa ban c the a wasbuilt b was is 9. Inthe flood last month, all the houses by the river Vocabulary Underline the correct word in each sentence. © Allthe world's countries should work together © The city of Pompeii was completely ’ disaster / to! increase / reduce / rise their * emission / flooded / destroyed by a volcano more than two situation / immigration of greenhouse gases. thousand years ago. © Fishermen can't get to their course / source / © Hurricarie Katrina was one of the biggest programme of income because of the‘tiny/ _* floods / damage / disasters in American history. uninhabitable / rough seas. © The? estimate / damage / research to the city © When New Orleans was® built / hurt /hitby cost 90 billion dollars. oe hurricane Katrina, lots of houses were badly rescued / upset / damaged. How did you do? Very good Total: EB 20-25 Review Unit 7 againRemember and check Read part of the text about the historic caves in Andalusia. Put the lines in the correct order. Then check your answers with the text on page 60 of the Student's Book. [[] to find everything you need — electricity, phone, hot water. Some caves [1 primitive. Well, you haven't seen these caves, A 7] You probably think caves are [1 have a Jacuzzi or a swimming pool. [] a small country cottage to a luxurious cave even have a broadband connection and others [LJ hotel. come and enjoy the peaceful environment. Youll be surprised (JJ eve house in Andalusia can be anything from Grammar ‘& too much/many, not enough [a] Use too much or too many to match the two parts of the sentences. Wespent: tests at school. Be quiet, please! There's meneyteday! I think we get too much | Sugar in my coffee. Jack was sick because he ate | to9 many | noise in here. Iput ice cream yesterday. You always ask me questions 1 We spent too much money today! Complete the sentences with too much, too many or not (n't) enough. 1. There were too. many. people and there were n't enough. chairs for everybody. 2. The test was awful There were questions and there was time to answer them all. 3. I think I've made “there are _ space for them all! E 48 | UNITS 5 The party was awfull There were girls and there were boys! 7 4 Wegor____- CDs and there isPronunciation % Sound and spelling: -ou [2] ESSE write the words in the lists. ‘Then listen, check and repeat. of Say the sentences. Then listen and check. 1 We've gota big house. 2 Could | have a glass of water? 3. Those dogs are dangerous. 4 This exercise is really tough. ) Vocabulary %& Homes [a] Look at the picture and write the words in "the box in the correct places. [B] Fill in the word puzzle. What's the mystery word? = They're building a new block of flats in our street. ‘My best friend lives ona .. estate. ‘There's a ...on the roof of our house. ‘There are some beautiful flowers in our... They haven't got a lift, so we'll have to walk up. thee... My bedroom’s on the second ... of our house. ‘My grandparents live ina small... in the country. We can see the park from our living room .. Tel Tolele ‘6 unr | 49c Complete the text with the words in the box. roof central heating share balcony basement 2ircenditioning move house attic Some friends of ours have got a cottage by the sea. It's a bit old and doesn't have any ...air.conditioning... ee __..{s0 it’s cold in winter!) but it’s a great place for weekends. When you go down into the, , there are boxes full of old books. | sometimes choose a book, then | climb the ladder all the way up to the? and start reading, It’s only a problem when it rains — the Meee. _..... has got a few holes! The house has got a° , t00, overlooking the sea. Unfortunately, my parents want to °.._. __..... and we're going to live in another city, It's far away so we won't be able to visit the cottage by the sea so often. And in our new place I'll have to a _ nn 8 FOOM with my brother! =( 6 Grammar ©] Match the sentences with the pictures. Write ¥ will vs. be going to 1-6 in the boxes. 1 Hhenswerit: @] Underline the correct options. Then 50 2 Tllcamy itfor you check with the dialogue on page 63 of {im going to New York next month the Student's Book. I'm going to lose weight this year. 3 4 5 My dad's going to buy a new one next week. 6 Don't cry—|'ll buy you another one. Jake is going to! China / India, He's going to visit a place called 2 Beijing / Qinghai, where there are lots of Tibetan people. He's also going to visit some Tibetan people in their tents / caravans. Jake will pack some’ socks / warm clothes because it’s cold there. When he's there, he'll * phone Angie / send Angie a postcard if he can. b] Write A if the sentence is a decision made at the moment of speaking, or Bif it's a decision made before the moment of speaking, 1 I'm bored! I think I'll phone Alison. [A 2. We'e going to have aparty next [i] Girels)the correct words. weekend, B 1 Iwant to visit Paris next year, so 1Cin going to) 3. Our teacher says he's going to give 7 itleam Wench peste le usa test next week. 2 There aren't any good films on TV tonight, so 4 Tim hungry. (tunic rma | think Im going to / ll watch the football a sandwich, 3. My computer's old, so my dad's going to / ‘ll buy 5 You haven't got any money? Don't Tne anew one forny BI tana. worry —'ll end you some. 4. Mysister and | have planned our holiday. 6; Kestevesbrihdayhext weekend We te going to / ‘ll visit our cousin in Scotland, {im going to buy him a great present! 5. | haven't spoken to John for a long time. | think S Rarliae atest nent Mer casas ta \'m going to / ll phone him now. going to study over the weekend 6 What can | get Jane for her birthday? | know — 8 It’s very cold in here, isn't it? I'll \ en goingito/ dake pentottex era close the window. 7 I don't want to do this homework now. I think I'm going to / ll do it tomorrow instead. UNITS© everyday english [a] Put the words in the correct order. else you Anything need ? Anything else you.need?..... 1 a say If so you you up It's to point There's arguing in no it wrong with nothing There's place all They're over the [B] Complete the dialogues. Use the expressions from Exercise 6a. 1 Study help % Vocabulary: nouns and verbs ‘A: OK + youve got skis and boots and poles and warm clothes. Anything else youneed?.__.. 8: No, I don't think so, thanks. ‘A: This food doesn't look very good. Isit OK to eat? B: Yes, it's fine, you can eat it. &: Look at all these books on the floor. B: know... Let's tidy them up. Many nouns don't change form when used as verbs. Study these examples: © | promise I'll bring the book back tomorrow. (verb) © 'llring you next week — that's a promise! (noun) b] Look at the underlined words in sentences 1-10 and write V (verb) or N (noun). 1 We're going to move next month. ‘Come on, Steve. It's your move. Are you thirsty? I'l get you some water. We're going to water the plants now. My dad's going to work in Paris next week. Sorry, m busy. I've got too much work to do. {im going to clear my desk — there's too much paper on it. tim going to paper the walls in my bedroom next week Would you like a drink? | usually drink water in the morning, 4A: But Dad — I don't want to go to Aunt Sally house tomorrow. It's boring! B: Listen, Mike. You're coming with us, and that's that. OK? = 5A: What shall we have for lunch? Pizza or salad? S; ike them both. 6 A: That new boy, Dan — he's really good-looking! =but Idon't think he's very special Vv N units | 51Read this advertisement for a house and write T (true) or F (false). 1 2 3 The house is in the town centre ‘Schools are a long way from the house. The house is well-decorated ‘There are seven rooms in the house. The house has a garden at the back. You can try to buy this house for less than £350,000. IF you want to visit the house, you have to phone first. City house in excellent location This detached home was built in the early 1980s and is located in a quiet residential street not far from the town centre. Schools, transport and many local services are all in the close vicinity. The house has been well maintained by the original owners, and is decorated to a very high standard. The accommodation comprises a spacious living roomwith an open fire place, separate dining room, a large, well-equipped and modern kitchen, threeamplebedrooms (one en suite) and a further bathroom. There is also a garden with lawns and flower beds at the front of the premises, and a garage with utility area and space for two average-sized cars. All carpets, cupboards and kitchen fittings are include The asking price is £350,000 Goes ages fees Visits by telephone appointment. 52 | unre READING TIP Reading for detailed information Sometimes you need to read part of a text very carefully to answer a question correctly. © When you read a question, always {go to the place in the text where you can find the answer. Read the sentence(s) there two or three times, and compare what you read with the $ question. The answer can sometimes depend én just one or two words. Look at the reading text in Exercise 8, and the true/false questions. — Look at question 1. Which sentence in the text will tell you the answer? (The first sentence) — Which part of the sentence refers to the town centre? (The last part) — What are the three words before the town centre? (not far from) — Are there any other words in the sentence which help you find the answer? (quiet, street) — Is question 1 true or false? (False) Do the same for the other six questions. | @ write Write a description of the house or flat where you live. Include the following information: © how old your house/flat is © the location (is it in the centre, ina suburb, in a village?) © the services near your house/flat (schools, shops, cinemas, a park?) © how many rooms your house/flat has got, and a short description of each room ©. what kind of decoration the rooms have got (the colours, carpets, wallpaper?) © what you like most about your house/ flaty)' unit check © Fit in the spaces Complete the text with the words in the box. floor detached toomuch fats garage enough garden semi-detached chimney housing My dad says that he wants us to move into a block of flats. ! But | don’t want to move ~ I like our nice 1 house! We've gota” for the car and my brother and I can play in the as here too, | know it's a bit noisy here, because there's‘. traffic on our street, but who wants to live in a flat? My friend lives in a flat and it’s awful! | don't think its nice to have everything onone®_.._", and they can't have a fire, because there's no*._. | don't want to live on __-estate either because all the houses look the same. I'd really like to live in a big *______ house in the country, so | can make as much noise as | like ~ but my dad says we haven't po? Perel im | © choose the correct answers @) Vocabulary ‘Gircle)the correct answer: a, b or c. Put the letters in the correct order to. 1 Ican'thear you. There's noise, make words. Write the word(s) next to the sentence. a 6 toomany ¢ not enough i t 1 The fire place doesn't work. | think we 2 Ihave emails to write. Ree eee verepared, a toomuch b toomany ¢ not enough Gaystig 3. Wehaver't got____ food for everybody. 2. Don't open the a enough b toomuch ¢ toomeny There's a dog in the garden! (tage) 4 A: Imso busy! 3. My grandparents like to sit on the 8: Dont worry... help you. sctnneeneneneeess Of theit flat in Agee re the summer, (yonclab) 4. Itmust be great to live ina 5 On Saturday we. ‘see the Kings of Leon in concert. (runcaaa) a goto b ‘egoingto « will 5. Theyre building some new 6 They... the USA for three weeks this summer. : as in ourstreet a ‘regoingto b 'ilgoto c goto ean) 7 Idon't think there be cars in the future. pa si ipoises 2 won't b aren'tgoingto ¢ will were built 25 years ago. (daceerrt) 8 I didn't fnish my project because there wasn't _ 7 had to climb on the roof to fix the TV. information on the Internet. peas SOP ates) a toomany b enough c toomuch 8 We are going to change one room in 9. Next week we U2live—we've bought the tickets! the toa gym. a Te goingtosee b willsee c see | eco) 9 I found this book ina box in our - (catit) 1? : How did you do? Review Unit 8 again : 0 Total:@ femember and check ‘the correct information in each sentence. Then check your answers with the text on page 68 of the Student's Book. 1 Your brain is like a muscle ~ @se)/ lose it or 4 When you want to remember something / use /Cesdit. somebody, tell something / somebody about it. 2. The brain makes up 2/20 percent of our total _5__‘It's better to study a lot / a small amount of body weight and needs 2 / 20 per cent of the material for a lot / a small amount of time oxygen that our body takes in ‘than the other way round. 3. Noone / Everyone can remember everything / nothing, but no one / everyone can learn how to improve their memory. © crammar [il pioskatstiapiedaapndestplets Gnseerneiie determiners (everyone, no one, someone, etc). %& Determiners (everyone, no one, someone, etc.) [ = | a] Girele) the correct words. 1 This isa great DVD. | think Gveryone>/ all of them should buy it 2. There were lots of questions. Some of them / All of them were easy, but the others were 1 invited lots of people to 2 I've got a lot of T-shirts and difficult. my party, but ._.na.ene... Se ae 3. We always go to the same came! black! place! Can't we go everywhere 7 somewhere different tonight? 4. I've travelled to lots of countries, but somewhere / nowhere is as beautiful as my country. 5 I don't know what to buy Jim for his birthday. He's got everything / everyone! 3. Ie looked 4 1 got the wrong number. 6 Youve eaten all the food! but | just can't find my soon answered, but There's nothing / something camera! | didn't know who it was. left! TS a 7 He's a really horrible person — 7 ‘a rno one / everyone likes him. { 8 Ive got five brothers and sisters and no one / none of them likes music! RS 5 Ive got lots of friends at 6 The bus was full, and school, but there was aa areas tall as me. tosit. UNITS© vocabutary °K Thinking | Fill in the word puzzle. He looked very different — | didn't ... him! I didn't know the answers, so | had to. I can't .. what it’ like to walk on the moon! That's not true! I don't... you, 1. it’s fun to learn another language. It's late, so I. should go to bed. 1 was very tired, so | couldn't ..on my work [B] Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Nawnune naturalistic mathematical intrapersonal visual bedy verbal interpersonal musical

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