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Food and cooking

1 FOOD 2 COOKING
a Match the vvords and a Match the \Vords and pictures .
.
p1ctu res.
Fish a.nd seafood
1 crab 1kra:h1
n1usscls !'Ill/\'>lz/
pra\vns /pr::i:n7/
sal n1on I., sren1on1'
squid lskw1d/
tuna .''tju:n:i1
M eat
beef 1bi:f.
chicken /'tJ1k1n/
duck /<lAki
la1nb /lren1/
pork /p:1:ki
Fru it and veget ab les
aubergi ne l'ooh;:i3i:n1
(ArnE ~pl an t)
beetroot l'hi:tru:t · 4 boiled .ib::i1ld/ gr il led lgril<l/
cabbage /'ka:b1<l3,' roast fr;:iost I fried /fra1<l/
cherries /'t.feriz1 baked /be1kti stean1ed /sti:n1<li
courget te 1k::i:'3et! b 3 >)) Listen and check.
(ArnE zucchini)
cucun1ber 1'kju:k.\n1b;:i1 c How do you prefer these things to be
cooked?
grapes 1grc1ps •
green beans i!-Jri:n bi:nz eggs i chicken
len1on /'leni;:in '
mango "nuel.)!-JOO
melon "1nel0n1
peach •pi:tJ'
potatoes ] fish ---
pear /pea·
raspberries 1'ru:zb:iriz1
red ~pper ired 'pcp:i'
~Phrasal verbs
b ( 2 >)) Listen and check. Learn these phrasal verbs connected
w ith food and diet.
c Are there any things in I eat out a lot because I often don't
the list that you ... ? have time to cook.
a love (= eat in restaurant s)
I'm trying to cut down on coffee at the
b hate
moment. I'm only having one cup at
c have never tried breakfast. (= have less)
The doctor told me I had very
d A re there any other kinds
high cholesterol and that I should
of fish, n1ea t, or fruit and completely cut out all high-fat cheese
vegetables that are very and dairy products f ram my diet.
con1111on in your cou ntry? (= eliminate)

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Personality
1 WHAT ARE THEY LIKE? 2 OPPOSITES
a Co1nplete the definitions with the adjectives. a Match the adjectives and their opposites.
affec t ionate i;:i'fckJ;:in;:it aggressive /;:i'yre'>1 vi" hard-working /hu:d \v3:k1q/ mean !1ni:n/
amQitious '<c1n'b1J;:i-.. 1 anxious /'a:ukJ~s1 bossy /'hnsi' outgQing /aut'9~011J self-con fident 1~clf 'konf1d0nt/
charming 'tJu:rr110' comggtitive ;k:in1'pct:->t1v' stupid /\tju:p1d.1 talkative /'t:i:k;,)t 1v/
independent ·Incl1'pcnd;:inti jealous ·d3cl;is1
moody "1nu:d i, rebellious •r1'bcli;}s. reliable .'ri la1;ibL Opposite
§.filfish "sclf1.f' sensible , scns;:ibl.: sensitive i'scn-,;:it1\ clever
sociable /'s;iof;ihl spoilt /sp:1il!I stubborn /'st.\b;:in,
generous
1 Selfish people think about then1selves and not about insecure
other people. lazy
2 /\ person ahvays vvants to \V in. Qillet
3 children behave badly because they are shy
given everything they \Vant.
b ]J 24 l)) Listen and check. Then cover the opposites and
4 An person gets angry quickly and likes test yourself.
fighting and arguing.
5 people have an attractive personality c \\Tith a partner, look at the adjectives again in 1 and
and make people like them. 2. Do you think they are positive, negative, or neutral
6 A person has common sense and is characteristics?
practical.
7 A person is friendly and enjoys being 3 NEGATIVE PREFIXES
\Vith other people.
8 people are often \Vorried or stressed . a W h ich prefix do you use \.vith these adjectives? Put
9 f\ person is happy one n1inute and sad them in the correct colun1n.
t he next, and is often bad -ten1pered .
am!;tlti ous friendly honest imaginative
l0 people Iike doing things on their own, kind mature organized PQtient reliable
\Vithout help. responsible selfish sensitive sociable tidy
11 A ______ person likes giving orders to other
people. ~ un-/ dis- .' im- I ir- I in-
. • ,,., ;r.;x
:.....:
12 1\ n person shO\.VS that they love or like
unambitious
people very n1uch.
13 A person thinks that someone loves
another person n1ore than then1, or wants \.Vhat other
people have. b (!) 25 l)) Listen and check. \Vhich of the ne\.v adjectives
14 A person can be easily hurt or offended. has a positive meaning?
1S An ______ person \Vants to be successful in
c Cover the colurnns. Test yourself.
life.
16 A ______ person is son1eone \.Vho you can trust .p False friends
or depend on. I Some words in English are very similar t o words in other
17 A person doesn't like obeyi ng rules. languages, but have different meanings.
18 A person never changes his (or her) Sensible looks very similar to sensible in Spanish and
French, but in fact in English it means someone who has
opinion or attitude about son1ething.
common sense and is pract ical. The Spanish I French
b 1 23 >)) Listen and check. word sensible translat es as sensitive in English (to
describe a person who is easily hurt).
c Cover t he definitions and look at the adjectives. Sympathetic does not mean the same as sympatyczny in
Ren1en1ber the defin itions. Polish or sempatik in Turkish (which mean nice, friendly).
In English, sympathetic means a person who understands
other people's f eelings, e.g. fv1y best friend was very
sympathetic when I failed my exam last week.

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Money
1 VERBS
a Con1plete the sentences w it h a verb fron1 tl1e list.

be worth /bi v,13:e/ borrow /'hnr;'lo/ can't afford /ku:nt ;'l'f'.'l:u/ charge /tJo:d3i cost /kn'>ll earn 1-3:11/
in~fit /J n'hcrit/ invest /J n'vc"I / lend /lend/ owe /-du/ raise /rc11/ save /se1v! waste '""L'l'>I'

I My uncle is going to leave rn e £2,000. I'm going to inherit £2,000.

2 I put son1e money as ide every \veek for a holiday. I money every \veek.
3 My brother has promised to give me €50 until next \veek. He has pron1ised to n1e €50.
4 I need to ask my mum to give me £ 20 until Friday. I need to £20 from n1y n1um.
s l often spend money on stupid things. I often money.
6 I don't have enough rnoney to buy that car. I to buy that car.
7 I usually have to pay the mechanic £100 to service 1ny car. The rnechanic rne£100.
8 These shoes are quite expensive. T hey are $200. They $200.
9 Jim gave rne £ 100. I haven't pa id it back yet. I Ji1n £ 100.
10 l want to put money in a bank account.They'll give n1e S'J{, interest. I \Vant to son1e 111oney.
1I I work in a super1narket. They pay me£ 1,000 a n1onth. I £ 1,000 a n1onth.
12 l could sell my house for about €200,000. Mv, house about €200,000.
13 We need to get people to give money to build a ne\v hospital. We \Vant to _ _ _ 1noney for the ne\v hospit<il.
b 35 >)) Listen and check. Cover the sentences on the right. Try to remen1ber them.

2 PREPOSITIONS 3 NOUNS
a Con1plete the Preposit io n column with a word fron1 a Matcl1 the nouns and definitio11s.
the Iist.
bill bil cash machine (AmE ATM) kreJ 111:-iji:n
back by for (x2) from in (x2) into on to coin k::lln loan 1:-ion mortgage 1n:"':g1J3
note n:-iot salary '><Cl:iri tax t<.ek'>
Preposition
1 note a piece of paper 111oney
1 Would you like to pay cash or credit in, by 2 a piece of 1noney made of rnetal
card?
3 a piece of paper which sho\vs ho\v n1uch
2 I paid the dinner last night. It was my n1oney you have to pay for son1ething
birthday. 4 the n1oney you get for the \vork you do
3 I spent £50 books yesterday. 5 111oney that you pay to the government
4 My uncle invested all his money 6 n1oncy that omebody (or a bank) lends you
property. 7 n1oney that a bank lends you to buy a house
5 I don't like lending money friends. 8 a n1ach ine \Vhere you can get money
-
6 I borrowed a lot of money the bank. b 1 37 i)) Listen and check. Cover the \Vords and look at
the definitions. Try to ren1ember the \vords.
7 They charged us €60 a bottle of wine.
~- ·
8 I can only lend you the money if you pay ~Phrasal verbs
me next week. I t ook out €200 from a cash machine. (= took from my
9 I never get debt. I hate owing people bank account)
money. When can you pay me back the money I lent you?(= return)
I have to live off my parents while I'm at university.
{= depend on financially)
b 1 36 >)) Listen and check.
It's difficult for me and my wife to live on only one salary.
c Cover the Prep osition colun1n. Look at the sentences (= have enough money for basic things you need to live)
_!_
and ren1ember the prepositions.
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Transport VOCABULARY BANK

1 PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND VEHICLES

a Match the words and pictures .
carriage /'ka:r1cl3/
coach /k;;iutJ/
lorry l'lnri! (A1nE truck)
n1otor>vay /'m;;iot;;l\vc1i
1 platforn1 / plretf::i:1n/
1
scooter /'sk u:t:i/
the underground /'And ::i~iraond/
(ArnE sub\vay)
tra 111 /t rc.cn1/
van /va~n/

b ~ 2 >)) Listen and check.

c Cover the \Vords and look at the pictures.

Try to ren1en1ber the \VOrds.

2 ON THE ROAD 3 HOW LONG DOES IT

TAKE?
j) Compound nouns
Compound nouns are two nouns together where t he first noun describes the
second, e.g. a child seat= a seat for a child, a bus stop = a place for buses to j) How long does it take?
stop, etc. In compound nouns the first noun is stressed more strongly than It takes about an hour to get from
the second. There are many compound nouns related to road travel. London to Oxford by train.
It took (me) more than an hour to get
to work yesterday.
a Cornplete the cornpound nouns.
How long does it take (you) to get to
belt /hell/ camera i'ka:m:->r:->/ crash /kneJ/ crossing /'krnsiIJ/ fine /fain/ school?
hour i'ao::i/ jam id31e1ni lane /le1n/ lights /la1ts/ limit /'hn11 t/ rank /ra:!Jk/ Use take(+ person)+ time {+ to get to) to
station /'<.;te1Jn/ works /\\'3:ks/ zone /z;;ion/ talk about the duration of a journey, etc.

Read the inforn1ation box above. Then

ask and ans\ver \vith a partner.
1 Ho\v do you get to work/ school?
Ho\v long does it rake?
1 car crash 2 gcle _ __ 3 Q.Q.Iking _ __
2 How long does it take to get from
your house to the town centre?

~Phrasal verbs
Learn these phrasal verbs connected
pedestrian _ __ with transport and travel.
4 5 Qgtrol 6 road - --
We set off at 7.00 in the morning to try to
avoid the traffic. (= leave on a journey)
I arrive at 8.15. Do you think you could
pick me up at the station?(= collect sb,
in a car, etc.)
7 rush _ __ 8 seat _ __ 9 speed _ __ 10 speed _ __ I got on the wrong bus, and I ended up
on the opposite side of town. (- find
yourself in a place I situation that you
did not expect)
We 're running out of petrol. Let's stop
at the next petrol station. (= finish your
supply of sth)
11 taxi _ __ 12 traffic _ __ 13 traffic _ __ 14 zebra _ __ Watch out! I Look out! You're going to
crash! (= be careful or pay attention to
b ~3 >)) Listen and check. Then cover the con1pound nouns and look at the sth dangerous)
pictures . Remember the compound nouns.
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