Welcome Contents

Welcome to Search, the dynamic new multiple media Maria Contents

Syllabus 4
Maria, a talented and beautiful
project from the BBC. designer from Argentina who has
Study tips 6

come to London to learn English

Unit 1: Introductions 7
In this Search Coursebook, you will learn the essential English necessary to communicate Unit 2: Connections 15
in both your personal and professional life. Extensively researched, it covers, in just 40 hours, Unit 3: Routines 23
all the important language structures and vocabulary to enable you to cope effectively as an
English speaker anywhere in the world.
Antonio Unit 4: Invitations 31
Antonio, the 26-year-old son Unit 5: Hotels 39
This Coursebook has also been specially devised for you, the busy adult learner, with language of a media mogul who arrives Unit 6: Possessions 47
presented in manageable, bite-size chunks – so you can learn easily where and when it suits in London in search of his
Unit 7: Directions 55
you.The English it presents reflects your real-world language needs, from making travel bookings girlfriend Maria
Unit 8: Test 63
to sending emails, from ordering food to talking about your job. Finally, it will help you understand
Unit 9: Restaurants 71
English in an international context, by offering a range of English accents including British,
American, Australian and non-native speaker English.
Ariana Unit 10: Opinions 79
Ariana, an effervescent and feisty Unit 11: Clothes 87
This Coursebook features many of your favourite characters from the Search story – young Greek woman living and Unit 12: Apologies 95
Maria, Antonio, Lee, Ariana, Carlos and Angie – as they move from Buenos Aires to London studying in London
to New York. Check out their photos opposite, you’ll see lots of them in the pages ahead! Unit 13: Messages 103
Unit 14: Socializing 111
Don’t forget to look at the Study Tips section on page 6, as they will help you to get the
most from this book. Lee Unit 15:
Unit 16:
Complaints
Advice
119
127
Lee is from Hong Kong
Unit 17: Telephoning 135
and works as an editor in
Don’t miss this symbol in every unit, which directs you to exciting linked story and language Global Television News
Unit 18: Test 143
activities on the website at www.partnersite.com. Unit 19: Suggestions 151
Unit 20: Comparisons 159
Carlos Unit 21: Airports 167
Unit 22: Travel 175
Carlos, Antonio’s media mogul
father who is married to the Unit 23: Plans 183
glamorous American Nancy Unit 24: Job interviews 191
Unit 25: Experiences 199
Unit 26: Test 207
Angie Audio script 217
Angie, an attractive and very Answer key 227
ambitious TV journalist who is Irregular verbs 234
keen to work internationally Word list 235

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Learn how to
• buy things

• talk about your job

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Communication Shopping Practice

Shop assistant Good morning. Can I help you?
1 Look at the pictures. Use the words in the box to make sentences.
Maria I’d like a map of London, please.
Shop assistant Here you are. a postcard a pen a bus ticket a packet of envelopes a phone card some stamps
That’s three pounds, please.
Maria And can I have a phone card and
some stamps?
a I’d like a pen, please. d I’d
Shop assistant One phone card.That’s five pounds.
.
Sorry, I don’t sell stamps.
Anything else?
b Can e I’d
Maria No, thanks.
? .
Shop assistant That’s eight pounds.
Maria Eight pounds. Here you are.
c Can f I’d
Shop assistant Thank you. ? .

What does Maria buy? Tick ✔ the correct pictures. 2 Complete the sentences with a, an 3 Maria is buying a train ticket at an
or some. underground station in London.
Complete the sentences.
a Can I have a pen, please?
b I’d like envelope, please. Ticket clerk (a) Can I help (b) ?
a b c d c Can I have stamps? Maria Yes, I’d (c) a ticket to
Oxford Circus, (d) .
d I’d like map of London, please.
Ticket clerk (e) two pounds.
e Can I have international phone card?
Maria Two pounds. (f) you are.
f I’d like bus tickets, please.
Language Focus Ticket clerk Thanks.
Maria Bye.
Requests A, an and some
To ask for something in English, we can use Use a with singular words. ➢ pages 18 and 34
Can I have …? or I’d like …. Use an before words beginning with the vowel sounds
As you know, the British are famous for their politeness, a, e, i, o or u.
so always add please when you ask for something. I’d like an envelope.
Can I have a phone card, please? Use some with plural words.
I’d like a map of London, please. I’d like a stamp, please. (Just one stamp)
Note I’d is the short form of I would. I’d like some stamps, please. (Several stamps)
When you give a person something, you can say Add -s to make a word plural. ➢ page 60
Here you are.
In shops, the assistant will ask Anything else? to see if
you want anything more.

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Grammar Talking about your job Practice

Carlos Barantes is flying to Rome. 1 During the flight, Carlos asks René some more questions.
On the plane he meets René Morel. Match the questions and answers.
Complete the dialogue with the words
in the box. a Are you French? 1 Yes, French, German and Italian.

b Do you live in France? 2 Yes, I do. It’s an amazing city.

like fashion meet travel name’s
c Do you speak any languages? 3 Yes, I do.
Carlos Hello. My (a) name’s Carlos, d Do you like London? 4 Yes, I am.
Carlos Barantes.
e Do you take a lot of photos? 5 No, I don’t. I live in Switzerland.
René René Morel.
Pleased to (b) you.
Carlos And you. Do you (c) a lot?
2 Make questions from the sentences below.
René Yes, I do. For my job.
Carlos Oh, what do you do? a I travel a lot. Do you travel a lot?

René I’m a photographer. I work for a b I like New York. ?

(d) magazine, so I go to all
c I speak Spanish. ?
the shows.
d I live in Paris. ?
Carlos Sounds interesting.
René Yes, I (e) it. It’s a good job. e I work in a shop. ?

shop = store

Grammar Focus
3 Write short answers to these questions. 4 Number the lines of this dialogue in the
The Present Simple correct order.
Positive a Do you like Italian food? Yes, I do.
The Present Simple is used to talk and ask about
They like Paris. We travel a lot.
regular habits or things we do every day. a Carlos Do you like opera?
I work for a magazine. I go to all the shows. I / We / You / They work in New York. b Are you a photographer? No, I’m not.
The verb stays the same for I, we, you and they. Questions b Kylie No, I work in the ticket office.
Do you like London? What do you do? c Are you from Mexico? Yes, .
To make a question in the Present Simple, we use the c Kylie Yes, I love it.
Do I / we / you / they travel a lot?
verb do and the base form of the verb. d Do you live in London? No, .
Do you travel a lot? What do you do? Short answers
Yes, I / we / you / they do.
d Carlos That’s interesting.Are you a singer?
e Are you a shop assistant? Yes, .
To give a short answer, use do or don’t. No, I / we / you / they don’t (do not). 1
Do you like your job? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. e Carlos Do you work in Sydney?
f Is he American? Yes, .
Use a/an before jobs. f Kylie Yes, at the Opera House.
I’m a photographer. He’s a film star. g Is she a student? No, .

➢ For more on the Present Simple, see units 3 and 4

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Vocabulary Jobs and numbers Reading

1 3
2 4
1 Match the jobs to the pictures. A postcard from Australia
Read the postcard from Antonio’s Japanese friend Koji.
a 1 a shop assistant e a computer programmer Antonio and Koji met at university in the United States.
5 7
b an artist f an accountant
c an engineer g a teacher
d a receptionist h a flight attendant
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2 Listen and repeat the jobs above.

3 Listen and repeat the numbers.

1 one 7 seven 13 thirteen 19 nineteen 50 fifty 103 a hundred and three

2 two 8 eight 14 fourteen 20 twenty 60 sixty 156 a hundred and fifty-six

3 three 9 nine 15 fifteen 21 twenty-one 70 seventy 200 two hundred

4 four 10 ten 16 sixteen 22 twenty-two 80 eighty 865 eight hundred and sixty-five

5 five 11 eleven 17 seventeen 30 thirty 90 ninety 1,000 a thousand

6 six 12 twelve 18 eighteen 40 forty 100 a hundred 1,000,000 a million

Listening
1 Listen and match the pictures to the dialogues.

a 3 b c d

1 2 3 4 Are the sentences true ✔or false ✗ ?

a ✗ Koji is in Sydney with his brother.
b Koji likes Sydney Opera House.
c There are Korean restaurants in Sydney.
2 Listen to all the dialogues again. Write down the number in each space.
d The weather is cold at the moment.
a thirteen b c d
e The hotel is good.
f The hotel is near the Opera House.

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Pronunciation Contractions

1 Listen and underline the words 2 Listen and write down the words that
that you hear. you hear. Use contractions.

a He’s / She’s a singer. a I’m at home.

b We’re / They’re from Japan. b a photographer.
c They’re / They aren’t in London. c from Argentina.
d We’re / You’re Mexican. d in a restaurant.
e a map of London.
f a postcard, please.
g Lee.
h on holiday.

Revision
1 Put in a or an. 2 Choose the correct answer.

a René’s a photographer. a Are you from Spain?

b I’m engineer. 1 Is 2 Are 3 Isn’t
c Is Hugh teacher? b your name?
d Ariana isn’t accountant. Maria Rosas.

e Are you computer programmer? 1 How’s 2 Who’s 3 What’s

f I’m not receptionist. c This is Ariana.

to meet you.
1 Pleased 2 Please 3 Thanks
d Can I help you?
Yes, like a pen, please.
1 I’m 2 I’d 3 I’ll

Go online to catch up with this episode of the exciting Search story

and watch a clip from the video on www.partnersite.com.

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