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When | (4) arrived, (5) ‘d been ‘planning ta look for a job here, but now I (6) ‘m thinking of moving to Atlanta. | (7) ‘d never wanted to live there before, but | (8) wasn't expecting to find New York so expensive. Underline the most appropriate verb form. | () am just buying / Just bought a really cool pair of blue sunglasses. | (2) walked / was walking around the ‘mall when | (3) have seen / saw 2 new designer store. | (4) had been looking / used to look for some aviator glasses for ages, and the store (5) was selling / had sold some very cheaply. 1 (6) used to have / would have a very similar pai. | (7) had always been feeling / always feel so much more comfortable when | (8) "m wearing / have worn, sunglasses. Complete the pairs of sentences by choosing So or ‘Neither and filling in the blanks with an auxiliary verb. Three of the pairs of sentences are completely, untrue! Which ones? 2 Berlin holds an annual movie festival. So/Neither does _ Venice Star Wars is one of the most successful movies of alltime. So/ Neither Titanic. € Nicolas Cage has never won an Oscar®. So/ Neither Jodie Foster. 4. The directors of No Country for Old Men won an Oscar® in 2008. So/ Neither Danie! Day-Lewis. ‘€ Angelina Jolie has a famous father So / Neither Kiefer Sutherland. Jennifer Lopez has never been married. So / Neither ‘Antonio Banderas. - Heath Ledger was not born in America. ® So / Neither ‘Schwarzenegger. h Matt Damon trained as a ballet dancer. So / Neithe Tom Hanks. Write responses to the sentences below that are true for you. Use either a phrase with so or neither, or a phrase with 1+ an auxiliary verb, aI Jove Madonna's music, Se dol. /Idon't! b ve always wanted to be a movie star. ¢ (like to have lots and lots of children. d-_Inever watch MTV. ‘I don't really pride myself on anything. I'm reading a great book right now. aL used to color my hair. hi 'venever seen any of Madonna's movies. 1 Teouldn't live without my sneakers. Match the questions with the appropriate tag. 2 Youwerebornint994— | areyou? J b Yourecanadian, werent you? [B] © You aren't marries canyor? Ce 4 You dont eat meat, adyour ~=C] GAD © Younave scar, aint your) + You ved in Quebec wor =O 4 Youcant swim, nave your L] n Youvenever worked, | dont you?) 1 You sidnt stuay art, | arentyou? [-] again and say if these are real questions (with rising Intonation) or if they are asking for agreement ‘falling intonation). Write R for rising and F for falling Intonation in the boxes. Oo: tisten antec rasvers Ten sen | )6 Complete each sentence with a tag question. 4 Shenas a baby git, doesn't she? I didn't promise, 2 © OK, | forgot to tell you yesterday, but Im telling you now, 2 4 You've put on a few kilos, 2 € Her last movie wasn't very good, f She never writes, 9 Nobody wants to look like that, 2 7 Rewrite the questions below, beginning with the words given. @& 2 What kindof salary are you looking for? es Do you know what kind of salary you are looking for? Which potical party do you vote for? Could you tell me € Doyou work well under stress? Do you think that 4 Have you ever been in trouble with the police? Do you mind telling me ¢ Waisnernparn or ormoney or acto Pte in ta | — Rt eves -rominaenor Fan “afternoon person”? ‘Would you say that 9 Doyou believe in God? Fe ike to know whether {As There's baseball on TV tonight. B: Oh, great! Practice the mini-conversations. Try to sound as Interested as possible. VOCABULARY 1 Put the adjectives into two groups. ‘abrasive charming fake harsh hearty shrill sparkling strident _warm Saker ST | abrasive Match the adjectives (a-g) with the nouns (1-7) to make phrases. 2 fake 1 clothes b abrasve 2 eves € ciaeset 3 hair 4 im 4 handshake @ scnty 5 manner a si 6 smile ® 4. tousled 7 voice . ( l 6 ‘Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Which of these questions would you answer truthfully at a job interview? PRONUNCIATION ‘© 05 Listen to the following mini-conversations. In each dialogue, put a check (/) next to the speaker (A ‘r B) who sounds more interested. wy 2A: I'mworking on a magazine feature about elephants. Elephants? Really? | work for the American Central Bank. ‘Oh, do you? ''m going to the mall this afternoon, You're not going to Zara, by any chance? We went clubbing last night. Again? Don't you think she looks just like Gwyneth Paltrow? B: More like my mom. A Ser ereee ‘eharmming designer firm forced husky _impassive spiky _ staring a Shehada_charming _ manner and we felt very welcome. He introduced himself and gave me a ‘handshake. She hadan face and it was ener wasnt really happy. € She had dark, eves and | thought she was alittle crazy. 1 Hehad hair which was colored pink and green, q She had an attractive, she sang. fh He always wore went to a nightclub voice when clothes when he4 Underline the correct alternative. © [dhe to rearrange / repackage the furniture in the class, They managed to reconsider / reconstruct the my with help from the World Bank € Im afraid youre going to have to rethink / reunite your ideas. think you should reinvent / reword your answer so that it's a little more polit. © veneard theyre gong to remake / reorganize the movie with American actors {My computer crashed and had to redo / remake a ally work 4 The potas trying to relocate / repackage himself as socials 1 Ws time to re-examine /reératt all the evidence and find out exact nhat happened 5 Complete the sentences with words from the box. call le button 2 twas just an off-the- __cuff_ remark. She's almost 100 years old but she's stil as b © My mother says I'l have to tighten my 1¢ economic problems these days. 4 Youhave to admit that she wears her heart on her with al i's really time for her to down and do 6 Match the responses below with the sentences in Exercise 5. 1 But she hasn't stopped spending money, has she? 2. Yes, but | think she should hide her feelings him a little more 3. Yes, but it's a shame that he didn’t think more pening his mouth. 4 Yes. Otherwise, she'll never pass her exams S Yes, she's very quick, isn't she? before o Underline the correct word to complete the conversation, Hey, you'll never (1) quess / know / say who | saw last week. QQ) teoon Jack: Nicole Kidman. She's renting a house on my street. Megan: No! It (2) can't / won't / shouldn't be her. She lives in Australia. You say such stupid things sometimes. Calm (3) about / down She's making a movie here. ound: Megan: Stoj | dont believe you! Hey! Don't get so worked (4) on / up / down, It's true. I spoke to her. it! You're so (5) angry / annoying / surprising. | know it's not true OK, OK. But you believed me when | told you out Johnny Depp. LUsten and check 8 Write the missing letters to complete the conversation Megan: Look at )t___man(2)o___ there Jack Which one? The). dw the shor Megan: Yes Hes the spiting i. of Keer Sutheran! fam? He (6). bsoutey ro ¢ ~ teeter sutneran Megan: Yes. ne does And ico! e's go the (8)sn- dstncve ttt onbisarm.14(9) . tat tatoo anywnere x Sack: Timsornt dot think ne 0) anything ODI Witr Sutera Megan: Yes he does. inf. think t's him, He's an amazing-t2) |... guy, dont Well if that’s Kiefer Sutherland, he's c alot! nged ‘© 0s Listen and check. ax WRITING Writing a short biography Sentence structure and paragraph organization Spelling 1 Read the article and choose the best tite. 2 Astears go by b_Thellfe of ahippie © Avice and a life 2 Use the paragraph plan below to put the paragraphs (a-c) in the correct order. Paragraph 1 Who is he/she? Age? What is hefshe famous for? How popular is he/she in your country? Paragraph 2 What does he/she look ike? Has he/she ever changed his/her appearance or Do you know what he/she has been doing recently? What is the best thing he/she has ever done? Paragraph 3 When did you first become aware of him/her? Have you ever seen him/her in real How long have you been a fan? What do you particularly like about him) s there anything you don’t like about him/her? 3 Divide Paragraph a into five sentences. 4. Tenof the eleven words below are spelled wrongly. Correct them. You can read the article again to ‘peared beuatifull consert diferent fasinating fa Inctudeing intresting _resently _ serious S Write about a famous living person that you like or admire. should use the paragraph plan in Exercise 2 to help you Make notes before you start writing should wit imately 180 wo I first discovered her music because my mother used to like it and listen to it when she was cooking about ten years ago, Marianne Faithfu was in concert here, and we went together she was superb | love the way she sings, and she has had such a fascinating life | don't like everything that she has done, but she’s always interesting. b Marianne Faithfull is a singer and actress who is. robably in her 70s now. She is best known for hel music, and she has recorded with many different artists, including David Bowie end Metallica. She has also appeared in a number of movies. c thfull was extremely beautiful when she young, and she dressed in the hippie clothes that were the fashion among all her friends. She looks more serious now, but she is still very good-looking. She has recently released a new album, Easy Come Easy Go. My favorite song of hers is 4s Tears Go By, which she recorded in the 1960s and which was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones, and Andrew Oldham, who had “discovered” Marianne. She was dating Mick Jagger at the time. ccID Generations GRAMMAR ‘3 Complete the second sentence so that it means the ssame as the first 1 Underline the correct alternative. 2 They didn't have enough money to buy lots of new Stop! Youre aiming / forcing / making me laugh. clothes. a b Decide / Let / Offer me do it for you They couldnt atford Lo buy lots of new clothes, (@) © cant afford / force / tet you to doit, but 4 Please! Wil you allow / aveld / make me to 1b They told me that it was @ good idea to goto speak? church every week € hope your parents don't enjoy / get / warn ‘They encouraged tohear about that! { Let'sarrange / dread / encourage to meet this € They always refused to allow me to bring friends weekend home. 9 Don't even attempt / finish / urge to explain! Shey newer let won't believe you don't alm / expect / mind paying, i i yclock 1 Wy hart you ech /hape fry ene too lt? d__ They insisted on me coming home at ten o'cloc every night. Have you ever said the sentences above, or ‘They made, hhas anyone ever said them to you (in your own language)? In what circumstances? They said that | shouldn't go to nightclubs because they were dangerous. 2 Put the verbs in parentheses into the correct form. 2 always try to understand (understand) my ‘They wane parents’ point of view. b tavoid ale to my parents about {My father thought that I should work in his personal things. factory. Heant stand (g0) to big family My father expectes 4 Lexpect my parents (help) me 4g. earned from my parents to respect authority. financially all my life. My parents taught enjoy (spend) time with my parents’ friends. ‘nh Iwas really nervous about telling my parents that I tThave never told my parents hhad a boyfriend eave) me alone. Iwas dreading 9 never let my parents ¢know) all ny secrets. | succeeded in running amay from home when | hy Loften ask my parents, (give) me a advice. I managed CChange the sentences above to make them true for Yyou. Check (v) the sentences that are already true, J made an attempt to live on my own, but it was — very hard I tried4 Complete the text with the words in the box. ‘about at at for of to to with with ‘Two years ago, | went to a language schoo! in the USA and stayed with a host family. At the time, | was terrible @)__at English, and it was difficult @ Understand them very well. But they idn't say much anyway, and | had the impression that they weren't very interested (3) me, | was amazed (4) how little they said, even to each other. This was really surprising, because | thought Americans were famous (5) being very communicative. | was very pessimistic ©. _my chances of improving my spoken English. ‘The family really liked potatoes, which we had for dinner ‘almost every day. Atleast that was better than the boiled fish (which tm allergic 7) ) that we had on. Fridays. | was afraid (8) saying anything ‘about the food, but one day 'é had enough. | was fed up (9) potatoes! The words poured out of ‘my mouth and I was really impressed (10) ‘my progress in English! 5 Write the words in order to complete the questions. 2 difficult find get in it morning the to up ? Do you find it difficult to get up in the morning? embarrassing English for speak to you? Isit € email find get irritating it spam to? Do you da easy for keep secret to you ? Isit © commericals boring watch ? Do you f amusing at old to? find it on to TV family pictures find it look Do you Write true answers to the questions. VOCABULARY Underline the correct alternative. 2 |'m dreading / avoiding my parents finding out my exam results. ‘> She is alming / arranging to be a millionaire before she's thirty. ¢ Lalferd / avoid having meetings first thing in the morning. 1d Do you think you will expect / manage to finish all the work on time? € The coach urged / hoped his players to attack more in the second half. {Don't do it, OK? You have been offered / warned! 4 | don't mind / prefer doing the dishes if you want. ‘tf we want to heip her do well, we should really decide / encourage her to study more. & Write the words in order to make sayings about family and friendship. a at begins charity home Charity begins at home. b blood water than thicker is © heart home is is the where da birds feather flock of together a © a company crowd three’s two's ~ {another deserves good one turn Match the situations (1-6) with the sayings (a-f) from Exercise 2. 1 After he won the lottery, alot of Joe's friends asked him to help them in various ways. But Joe decided, first of all, to help his sister set up her own company. 2 Tothank Joe for his generosity, his sister called her company “My Brother Joe.” 3 Joe wanted to celebrate his lottery win with a quiet evening at a restaurant with his girttriend,—/— Every few minutes, unfortunately, someone aw came to his table to talk to him. Qa 4 Afew years after becoming 2 millionaire, Joe found that many of his new friends were also millionaires. 5 Joe bought a luxury apartment in Manhattan, but after a while he decided to go back and live in his small family home in the town of Woodstock in Vermont. 6 Back in his hometown, he discovered that he got along better with his sister, rothers, and cousins than he did with his new milionaire friends.& & Match the adjectives in the box with the definitions. allergic amazed fed up impressed irritating optimistic _terrible 2 admiring someone or something very much impressed b annoyed or bored with something that you feel ‘you have accepted for too long € making you feel annoyed or impatient very badin itty thinking that good things will happen in the future unable to eat something for medical reasons 9. very surprised Complete the sentences with adjectives from Exercise 4, 2 Don't ask me to fix the caril'm absolutely terrible at anything mechanical! Don't cook fish for him ~ he's tot | thought fd done very badly on the exam, but ! got 94%. | was at how well 'd done, d-_Itwas an excellent movie. ! was really with the acting about our chances. itl all e Let’sbe be OK. 1 Please stop singing that song. find it really tohave to listen to it twenty times day. 9 Imcompletely new challenge. with work, Ineed a Complete the conversation with the words in the box. have help holler make show take welcome Mars Hello, you must be Darren. Come in, come in. Let me ()_take _ your bag. Darren: Thanks. That's very kind of you, Mrs. Hoskins Marsha: Oh, please (2) ‘me Marshal Did you 8) ‘a good trip? Not too bad, thanks. Glad to hear it. Anyway, (4) to ‘our home. Come into the living room and (5) yourself comfortable. Thank you, Mrs. Hoskins. Amanda will be home soon, but before she comes, I'l (6) you around. You'l be in the room next to Amanda's. OK. thanks. ll just go and make us a cup of coffee. And, here, (7) yourself to the cookies. Thanks. If there's anything you need while 'm in the kitchen, just (8) (OK, Mrs. Hoskins. Thanks. Darren: © 0 Listen and check. c PRONUNCIATION 11 Put the words in the box in the correct spaces. snnoy ehase clothes clown fake flight ground host _join wild a fev gray,say,__chase > jay buy. try pa tsemt usalalotof diarrand would ave been way oto his price) @ Do you think my plan could possibly work, or is it ———_. And anyway, we want to spend ° ; Zive more on he weeding tse you know ave ust a big party, invite all our family and friends. We {Excuse me. do you think you couls don't havea huge 7 © bt think we can - a ito butet inch and some —<—<$—<———————— tea’ Mier al unl et marred once, dot you? walchng of movies and cating popcorn bh We sat and watched the rain © vo Listen and check. 7) down the wna ~~ ‘7 Write the words in order to make sentences. you think you're going to persuade me to take & looking for colorful was | a lite wp hdo, you more something J Canyou sit down and help me with this exercise? Lwas looking for something a little more ritmake it ' oieh wondering have something less you a 6 Complete the texts with the words in the boxes. ile formal ‘was if {might ‘rainy day blow breadwinner ¢ thinking more was something exciting deot | of a little living looded _ peanuts eo something | a little hoping less was for expensive splash out ‘A IwishIwas()___loaded _.d (2) _____ onal kinds of things: € older a ttle 16 looks tke that clothes, shoes, eating out, going on vacation. It oi | didn't have a family to take care of and a home something to run, Fd love to just (3) all my money on an around-the-world trip, or something, But as itis, have to work hard just to earn a basic (4) for me and my family. Its really difficult these days, being the main (5) _—_- My husband works part-time ‘when he can, He works for a truck company, but they pay him (6) Some ‘months we manage to put a litte money in the bank, you know, saving for (7) . but most of it goes towards paying off our @ ~ that and feeding eight mouths! {prefer more Id fun something a ttlePRONUNCIATION 11 Put the words in the box in the appropriate space. Geluge special stretch treasure wealthy whether thought although decision collection AW rich lds) range (© \ Listen and check. Repeat the words. © © Look at the underlined letters, listen to the recording, and write the correct symbol. fortune, future genuine, village decision, disillusion theft, worth direction, precious breathe, rather WRITING Writing a story from pictures Time expressions Using adverbs 11 Read the story and underline the best linkers ‘Sometimes more than one is possible. Ignore the italics. On Christmas Eve, Mrs. Clare was doing some last-minute shopping at her local mall (1) as / until / when she walked past a store selling lottery tickets. She decided to buy one for her son. It was getting late, 0, 2) as soon as / before / while she bought the ticket, she rushed home to wrap her difts and put them under the Christmas tree. (@) As / During / While she was wrapping her son's Gift, she slipped the lottery ticket into the package. ‘And (4) after / then / when she forgot all about it. On Christmas Day, her son and daughter-in-law came to her house, They all sat around the tree and opened their gifts. Mrs. Clare had totaly forgotten about the lottery ticket, and (5) after / as soon as / during her son had opened his git and thanked his mom, he threw the wrapping paper in the trash can. A few days later, Mrs. Clare and her son, Jack, were having coffee together downtown. (6) Before / When / While they were talking a story came on the local news. It said that the winning ticket for the Christmas lottery had been sold in their local store, Apparently no ane had claimed the winnings. "Look said Jack, “that's the store where you usually buy your tickets. And the winning number is the same as my birthday!” Suddenly, Mrs. Clare remembered her son's second Christmas gift. "Oh, nol” she cried, Jumping out of her seat ‘She explained what had happened to her son, and (7) during / until / while the endless ride home on the bus, the two tried to remember what they had done with the wrapping paper. (@) As soon as / Just as / When they got nome, Mrs. Clare and Jack ran to the trash can and franticaly started emptying It, checking every single piece of wrapping paper. (9) as / before / until, finally, they found it the winning ticket! Look at the words in italics in the story. Find replacements for them in the box. ‘atlast completely desperately itseemed _just then & Look at the pictures below. They tell another story of, 2 luchy lottery ticket. Write the story. Use about 180 words. Use the words in the box to help you. Remember to.use appropriate time linkers and adverbs. ‘gasstation glove compartment papers new owner check juice| ILI Challenge & GRAMMAR 1 Underline the correct verb form. 2 [had always wanted / was always wanting to Visit Alaska since | was a young boy and saw / was seeing 3 movie about it at school When my turn eame / had come, | Just closed / was just closing my eyes and jumped / was jumping. © Wehad prepared / had been preparing for the trip for over three months. | was so disappointed when they canceled / were canceling it. G Ididn't ever do / had never done anything like that before. © Iwas waiting / had been waiting for this moment for so long. But now that it finally arrived / had {finally arrived, | didn't know / hadn't known what to do! 1 Wewere getting / had gotten ready to leave when the phone rang / was ringing and Phil told / ‘was telling us the terrible news: someone stole / had stolen our boat! 2 Add ten missing auxiliary verbs (had, hadn't, or was) to the text. The first one has been done for you had ‘Aron Ralston| been climbing ina remote canyon in Arizona when disaster struck. He climbing down a particularly narrow part when a huge rock fell and trapped his arm. As he been climbing on his own, there was no one to help him, ‘And he knew that no one would think of looking for him there because he told anyone where he going, He brought his cell phone with him, so he couldn't call for help. He waited {or five fong days, but no one came to find him. By the fifth day, he lost all sensation in his arm. He realized that he had no choice. He would have to cut his arm off at the elbow in order to save his life. Once he cut off his arm, he managed to climb to the floor of the canyon, As he walking out of the canyon, he met 3 ‘group of people who been hiking in the area. They called for help and a helicopter soon arrived to take him to a nearby hospital © is Listen and check. Write the words in order to complete the questions. 2 Aron had when doing happened accident been the ? What had Aron been doing when the accident happened? @ b him for come hadn't look anyone to ? Why © help called he for hadn't ? Why 4 canyon had long he waited in the ? How € to done away he had get ? What {hikers met doing when he had been the he ? What ‘Answer the questions from Exercise 3. Use full sentences. 2 Hehadbeonclinbinginaremotecanon, _ (@) > « ‘ e ‘ Underline the correct verb form. @ 2 llbe finishing / have finished this poge before | go to bed. Fille going / have gone out with friends on Thursday night. € [lle working / have worked hard all weekend. "ile having / have had dinner by the time you get home. lille getting / have gotten 2 new job by this time next month 1 [won't be going / have gone away on vacation again for at least six months.Z 9 | won't be playing / have played any sports this evening. bil be getting / have gotten married and having / ‘had three kids by the time !'m thirty. CChange the words in italics to make the sentences true for you. Complete the text using the future progressive or the future perfect form of the verb in parentheses. | can see a lot of hard work in the future, and you ()__will/Ilbe doing _ (do) alot of traveling for your jab. But i'l be worth it. By the time you're twenty-five, you (2) tart) your own company. By the time you're thirty, you (@)__ (make) your first milion. ‘And you (4) (fait) In love at least three times. The third time wil be the real thing, Fifteen years from now, you co) (give up) your job and you © (live) in big house in the country. You (7) (change) your lifestyle completely. You and your husband (8) ru) a simatt farm and taking care of your five children. © is Listen and check. \ pRoNUNCIATION o © 5 Listen to the recording and underline the word In italics that is more stressed. definitely don't fee! up to it. You'll soon shake it of. ¢ I think I'm coming down with something. 4 The children wore me out. The smell really put me off. {My son looks like my husband, but he doesn't take after him in other ways. 2 © vcListen and practice saying the sentences below. a Put the stress on the underlined phrases. I'm going to cut down alitie on candy. b_Icanit doit without you! © Lean't keep up with all my work. 4 Why don’t you come up with a better idea? © Let's putt off until tomorrow, VOCABULARY 1. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. ‘deal genuine Wwminent interest obscenely particularly _shambolic The team prepared themselves for their imminent departure tothe North Pole. The whole trip was incredibly badty organized -_ intact The expedition created a huge amount of media The leaders ofthe expecitions were offered a very generous book upon their return € Itismy betiet that anyone uiho risks their life for a sport is completely crazy. 1 Only the rich can afford to have a private et. 9 Hesa sifted pianist. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses. 2 She was very self-conscious and hated speaking in public. (conscious) b The triphad been very Everyone had had a good time. (enjoy) ¢ The food was very good and the price was fairly (reason) dit takes a lot of toquit smoking. (discipline) Hoses om very on we just doesn't believe in himself. esteem) {The government wants to make adult education more to people who work full- time. (access) 9 He used to work for himself as a builder before he became an Arctic explorer. employ) The stress was getting so she left her job. (bear) Pwr& x I The key to success is sel-beliet. If you believe something Is. «then you will achieve it. (achieve) J It take some organizing, but | think it's (do) Match the definitions with the words you wrote in Exercise 2. 2 embarrassed or worried about how you look ‘or what people think of you self-conscious. the feeling that you are as important as other people and deserve to be treated well gives you pleasure 4 possible for you to do (two words) € _ socextreme that you can't deal with it with an expected range 9 easy toget or use the ability to control your behavior so that you do what you should do | working for yourself Complete the expressions with the words in the box. jammed load no et out slow undo incharge__of __: having control over someone/ ‘something and being responsible for them b the gun the gun didn’t work ¢ way; used for emphasizing that ‘something isn't true or possible figure bbe able to understand or solve a problem © gointo ‘motion: appear to move more slowly than in real life ' the gun: put bullets into the gun 9 swing ‘action: start doing something Quickly and efficiently h the zipper: open the zipper Use expressions from Exercise 4 to complete the text below Make any necessary changes. He heard a strange noise outside the tent. He lay thee trying toc) fine —_ what was, then he slowiy @) the tent door. He quietly @) and Pointed it at the darkness. He was @). the camp that night, and there was (6) he was going to let someone steal their food or equipment. Suddenly, 3 dark shadow jumped out of the trees; it was a ion. He ‘uiciy 6) He tried to fire his, ‘un, but 7) Everything seemed to (8) He picked up a stick and started shouting wildly. The lion stopped, looked at him, and then turned to go away. © / Listen and check. amen I don't really feet / keep up to doing any exercise today. Can we put it off until tomorrow? 'D- Jamie's incredible; he gives / picks things up so ¢ I'mreally trying hard to give / pick up chocolate. | Peete alan al apis | don't know. Leok / Take it up in a dictionary! ipa cae eenten @ Quick! I need to come / take up with a good ‘1h Have you ever thought about giving / taking up a = ite the words nba the cere ene a I'm not feeling very well. | think I'm down coming siansometnn. coming downs rs Laetitia mee ee ¢ I'm getting really fed up with this cold. I've been a tring to of ahaha fr weeks (a) ater tates They oot evel ie € _I'mreally sorry; | forgot all about the tennis match, | didn’t mean to you down let. 1 Give her time. She'll ever get It soon enough. Yes, that's really @ mystery. We'll have to Into ook it, ‘hve tried giving it up, but | really don’t think canit without do, Write the words in order to make sentences. 2 happens when horrible that It's It's horrible when that happens. bright serves you It ~ © blame got You've yourself only to d home were if go I you Id © death look You lke over warmedLISTENING Interviewer: © 18 Kandi Wright is a snake handler. She is trying Kandi: to break the world record for living in a cage with poisonous snakes. Cover the listening script on the ‘right, listen to an interview with Kandi, and answer the questions. a Why's she doing it? b What does she say is the most difficult thing about the experience? ¢ Does she get bored? Does she think she'll be able to break the record? Interviewer: Kandi: Interviewer: Kandi: Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Interviewer: Aman in Zimbabwe had recently succeeded in Kandi: breaking the record. Her friend suggested that Kandi should try to break the record too. oO ¢ Kandi has been inthe snake cage for more than two months. O 4 She doesn't get a lot of visitors. Interviewer: Asnake bit her on her hand. oO She finds it really hard to stay in shape. O ime g She spends a lot of time working on - her computer. oO hh She's looking forward to getting out of the = cage. — Interviewer: Match the verbs on the left with their collocations on tthe right. Kandi: a do an idea b give someone anew record © go money stay for a walk creer © raise in shape ft set some exercise ‘Check your answers in the listening script. So, Kandi, what gave you the idea for the record attempt in the first place? Well, it all started as a joke. A friend said she'd seen something on the internet about a man in Zimbabwe who'd set a new record for living in a box with 40 poisonous snakes to raise money for a children’s charity. We all thought he must have been crazy. But then I started thinking about it, and the idea grew on me. | thought, | could do that - I could break his record. It'd be a great way to raise the profile of Marlton Wildlife Park ~ ‘you know ~ get some media interest. So! suggested it - and well, here | am! Day 75, with another 45 to go! So, how's it been so far? What's been the most difficult thing to get used to? ‘Well, obviously 'm a snake handler ~ that’s my job ~ so it wasn't difficult getting Used to the snakes, but it was difficult getting used to the confined space of my "box" not being able to go out, not being able to go for a walk, not being able to go back to the comfort of my home at night. So, what do you do all day? How do you keep yourself from getting bored? Bored? I never get the time! | get tons of visitors - schoolkids, tourists, that kind of thing. | show them the snakes, ‘we talk through this open window here.’ And then there's the snake page on the park's website - that keeps me really busy. People write in with questions about the snakes - what they eat, where they sleep, it 've been bitten. ‘And have you? No not yet! But | did step on one of the mambas one day - poor thing. It was so scared it bit my boot ~ luckily it's a very strong boot, so its teeth didn't get through ‘to my foot - but I learned to be more ‘careful about where | put my feet after thal! You look like you're in pretty good shape. How do you stay in shape in here? Do you get to do any exercise? Yeah, sure. 've got a running machine in the corner over there. I spend an hour on itin the morning and another 40 minutes ‘so every evening. It's never Been so easy to keep to a fitness regime! So, what are your plans for the next 45 asadirect resul ¢ fe the sum in the contr. 4 when the time is rigWRITING Writing an email of complaint Formal expressions 1 Put the email in the correct order. 2 Dear Mr. Gammack, Further to our telephone conversation. you are aware that over forty of our guests suffered food poisoning, caused directly by the food you provided, and had to be hospitalized. Lam writing in connection with the catering services which you provided on October 27 for my daughter, Benita Molly Shepherd's wedding. d_ To add insult to injury, on my way to the hospital, | was presented, by one of your statt, with a bill which was $12,000 over the agreed price. Under the circumstances, | think my reaction was understandable. | also think a court of law would agree with me. € Having taken all of the above into consideration, Ihave now spoken with my lawyer. You will be hearing from her in due course. Your staff, furthermore, were clearly untrained {and unsuitable for this type of work. They provoked a fight when the ambulance arrived, as a result of which my son-in-law, Mr. Vinnie Wiseman, was later arrested, Yours sincerely, Stephen Shepherd a 2 Find and underline phrases in the email that mean tthe same as the following. 2 with reference to asa direct result of above the sum in the contract when the time is right moreover inappropriate forthe job ‘Complete the sentences with a phrase from the box. ‘apology afullrefund | will expect, legal advice _thematter _ your life a If do not hear from you within ten days, | will be obliged to take ‘on this matter. book forward to receiving as soon as possible. © I trust that we will be able to settle ‘amicably d__ 100k forward to receiving an email of ¢ e substantial compensation and. {full apology. ‘You work in the complaints department of a small ‘company. Put the sentences from Exercise 3 in order ‘trom most threatening to least threatening. most oOoooo = threatening threatening Imagine you are the father of the bride in the story below. The wedding was canceled because of the problems with the car and the driver. Write your ‘email to the manager of Limo Car Hire. 1s0id 230m. ot 3:30 pm!w lel GRAMMAR 1 Change the present perfect progressive to the present perfect simple in the four sentences where this is necessary. Check (/) the sentences that are correct. ve just been listening to the radio. "ve always been hating fish, I've been being a vegetarian for about ten days. I've been feeling a ite tired for the ast few days. "ve been doing the frst three exercises in class. "ve been having the same phone for years. 1've been studying English for five years "ve been looking forward to finishing this exercise. ‘Change the sentences to make them true for you. Look at the picture and put the verbs in parentheses, Into the present perfect simple or the present perfect progressive, 2 They _have/ve finished (finish) work for the evening, b Iimpretty sure they (cook). They, (have) two accidents in the kitchen. The one with the mustache (eat) spaghetti © They, (probably receive) a few complaints from the customers. 1 think they (talk) about ‘what went wrong. 3 Correct one mistake in each paragraph. 12 Helen has been working for the government for the last six months. She has got the jab by replying to an advertisement online, She's already met the president twice. > Callum has been not studying much recently. He failed three exams at the end of last year. He's only been to schoo! three or four times since then. ‘¢ Julie has been dating Jeff for almost a year. They met ina café downtown. She hasn't teller parents yet. d__ Alyson has painting her house. She started last ‘month, but she hasn't made much progress yet. © Jamie has been living with his father for about five months. His parents separated, and he has only saw his mother a few times since then, f Dan and Ursula have been get ready for their wedding. They announced the date three years ‘ago. They've almost finished their preparations Put the verbs in parentheses into the simple past, the present perfect simple, or the present perfect progressive. Jane: Youte ooking happy. Wat's ong on? Dick: Well, you know how 11) _'ve been working 7 (word part me the ein athe Re Hot Burger? w& Jane: Yes that's ight You 2) (6) that for aout our weer Dick: Yeah itwas aout amorth age that ene retard. Anyway. ess wna Jane: wnat? You) tact psa? Dick Yes, yesterday aluny Buna Ho hat 5 ioe pometca. Trey (imate tne Tea tesaer Sane: Oh good news What does "Team Leader™ men ext? Dicks means that) cocesb) management espaniies Tey (ave me red badge Jone: nove inthe @ O25 Listen and check. Put the verbs in parentheses In the correct form. Popcorn (1)_became_ (become) popular in the 1920s, when food prices (2) (rise) during the Great Depression. It was cheap and (3) (make) easily in large quantities after the invention of the first electric popcorn machines. However, the art of making wpopcorn (4)__(aiscover) by Native Americans thousands of years ago. Christopher Columbus (5) (greet) in the Caribbean by men wearing necklaces that (6) (make) of popcorn. The comm (7) (use) in religious ceremonies, but the Native Americans (8) (also eat) it. Columbus (9) (buy) a few of the necklaces to take home with him. 6 Rewrite the sentences beginning with the words given. 2A friend is helping me with this exercise. | ambeing helped with this exercise by a friend, My teacher will grade my homework. My homework € Mysister Is cooking my dinner this evening, My dinner 4 Noone has ever given me a ring. € Noone will force me to take an English ‘examination. Inaven't opened my dictionary today. (9 wyoctonay @. A friend invited me to their house last weekend. (Change the sentences to make them true for you. PRONUNCIATION 1 © 25 Listen to the words in the box. Is the underlined Sound /s/ or 2/? Put the words in the correct column. ‘always ask beliefs cheese dessert extensive fussy invisible loose noisy please restaurant these this Boe 2 © 2 Listen to the recording and practice saying the following groups of words. a Ispf spinach spoonful spread sports spill b ISK/ skipped squeeze scale score screen cc Ist/ steak stick stodgy strict stroke VOCABULARY 1 Match the sentence beginnings (a-f) with their =a toa foo foo a 2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the correct form. bend clench hold raise shake stick a Afew eyebrows were_raised whenthe first —— ‘model appeared in a ew Dior creation. w b she her head and said" . Dontt d Theteacher for the class to be quiet. your tongue out - i's rude. her hand up and waited © Can you touch your feet without your legs? f He his fists and shouted in wild anger. 3 Underline the correct words. Guy: | found a restaurant for tonight. They have a decent (1) set / square menu, but you can also at (2) & la carte / plain it you prefer. Lisa: Do they have a (3) stedgy / vegetarian menu? You know I don't eat meat. Guy: Yes, they've got some really interesting (4) regional / unique dishes. It's all (6) bland / organic food, actually | think you'll like it. They have a lot of fish (6) dishes / food, too. Lisa: Are you sure it's OK? Not like the place with (7) rid / paper plates you took me to last time? Guy: No, this isa lot more upscale. Their website says, they specialize inthe “subtle (8) flavors / plates of Lebanese cuisine.” a © 2 Listen and check. o4 Complete the text with the words in the box. 6 Complete the text with the phrases in the box. dishes extensive light men flavor fresh three-course although consequently even though furthermore however _tosumup | often have dinner at a restaurant called "The Vineyard.” Their & ta carte (1)__menu has alot of local (2) + with things like beef cooked in juice, but you can also have something @. like a salad. The food isa) and the service is friendly. While ''m looking at the (5) menu, | usually order a plate of sourdough bread. Have you ever tried it? it has an unmistakable (6) The Portions here are big, so you won't need to order a (7) meal unless you're really hungry. 5S Complete the text with the phrases In the box. ‘Asaresult Infact Inother words ‘The tast and most obvious reason Tosum up What is more | don't understand why so many people still go to fastfood restaurants. We should do all we can to avoid them. () The first and most obvious reason for this is that the food they serve has very little nutritional value. (2) sin large uantities, itis positively bad for us. We are encouraged to buy megarsize portions of greasy fies and one-lter cups of sugary fizz. @)__- every country in the industrialized worid is suffering increased problems with obesity and heart disease. (4) these so-called restaurants are selling this high: calorie, high-fat food to adolescents, who need a healthy diet. ©. «this junk "food" is sold in polluting containers that cannot be recycled when they are covered in ketchup. (6) 2 regular diet of burgers and fries with cola, ketchup, and ice cream destroys not only your health but also the planet. 7) «I think that fast-food Secondly places should be closed down as an environmental health danger. oa ei eS te mets Saat econ e ai ie SE Tey ema woreatenatsonttane eet rt ance rerTicuamrpacdwocnene on rc canereatn ton ——Taecteenenst GQ o—iniieenerae SS ao 7 Qmustentetheracerdng underinetnemomtons y that you hear a 1959/1959 999 /0999 wwe" 100 23,302 / 23032 1.8004465447 / 1-800-446-5447 2i/2te Inderline the correct alternative. Tennis player Ana Ivanovic beat her young ‘opponent six love / zero. My telephone number is three. nll / oh, seven, nine, one, eight, seven, seven, nine, one, © Norway became independent from Sweden in nineteen oh / zero five. 4 Four fifths is the same as love / ete point eight. The coldest recorded temperature on Earth is clghty-nine degrees below oh / zero. & o © Listen and check. 9 Cross out four inappropriate collocations. The first has been done for you. blend food bright ghting overcooked customers noisy customers aw slow service dorkcustemers chiled mena the shrimp is bod overdone steak busy foodam LISTENING © 0 Cover the tistening script on the right. Look at the three newspaper headlines and listen to the recording. Which newspaper story has the man been reading? Speed Eater Suffers Heart Attack | New Rules For Fast Food “SX Chestnut Wins Hamburger Olympics w in and answer the questions. 2 How old is Joey Chestnut? How much did he win? ¢ How long did it take Joey Chestnut to eat 93 hamburgers? d- How many burgers did the second-placed competitor eat? eHow many hot dogs did Chestnut eat in ten minutes? {What kind of sandwiches does he hold world records for? ‘9 How many competitive eating competitions take place every year? How many people watched Chestnut win the championship? 3 Look at the listening script and find six verbs and phrasal verbs that mean “eat.” w olfed down s Wite: Husband: Wite: Husband: Wite: Husband: Wite: Husband: Husband: Wite: Husband: Wite: Husband: Wite: Hey, have you seen this? What? This story in the paper. About some guy who ate 93 hamburgers in eight minutes. No! Iwas the World Hamburger Eating Championships. You're kidding. ‘No, seriously. Listen. “Joey Chestnut, 24, from San José, California, has taken the $20,000 first prize in the World Hamburger Eating Championships for the second year unning. Chestnut wolfed down 93 Krystal burgers in eight minutes, ten less than the world record he holds, but enough to see off his closest challenger, Pat ‘Deep Dish’ Bertoletti, who could manage to swallow only 85 in the time available.” ‘Sounds like a competition you would have @ chance of winning. It's amazing. This guy, Joey Chestnut, is ranked number one in the worid by the International Federation of Competitive Eating, The what? The International Federation of Competit Eating, and he's got a whole pile of world records. In ten minutes, he can get down 72 hot dogs, 59 peanut butter sandwich or stuff himself with 47 grilled cheese sandwiches. He must be completely crazy, stuffing himseif lke that. Can you imagine what it's doing to his health? Yeah, just think ofall that stuff in his ‘Some people, Imean they'll do anything to Get into the Guinness Book of Records", but Gorging on a ton of hot dogs .. It says here that there are hundreds of these competitions around the US every year. It’s on prime-time TV and everything No! “Ten thousand people watched the event in Chattanooga, Tennessee,” that's what it says. They eat burgers and hot dogs, pizzas, chicken wings, fried asparagus - that's a weird one - and there's even 2. ‘Asparagus? You know what? | think ll go and see if {can find a clip or something about it on YouTube. Oh, not now. Dinner will be ready in a minute. Im almost done. (Oh, OK. Later then, maybe. No need. | can just watch you scarting down your dinner. As usual.a Escape GRAMMAR 1 Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Ineach sentence, remove one word only. One of the sentences is correct. 12 The travel agent suggested us that we go to the Florida Keys for our next vacation. 1b He assured to us that we would have a wonderful time. ¢ He explained us that it had won an award forts clean beaches, 4 Healso mentioned us that it had a fantastic nightie, €Heconvinced to us that it was this year's top destination Finally, he persuaded to us to book It by offering a discount. 9. The company confirmed us that there would be no price increases. One week before departure, the company ‘announced us that there was a 5% price increase. | They told us that it was because ofa rise in airport taxes, 2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the fist. 2 “Idi too ite, too late,” he said. He admitted doing too ite too late. b "Be very careful,” she told him. She advised ____very careful. © “Iwill return soon,” he said to me. He assured___he would return soon. 4 “itllbe easy!” he said. He claimed would be easy. @ "Yes, am married” she said She confirmed married. "Go ahead! Buy i!" he said to her, pointing at the car He tried to persuade ___buy the car. 9. "Go. Now!" she said to them. She encouraged____ leave quickly. Complete the second sentence with between two ‘and tour words so that it means the same as the first sentence. 2 It wasn't necessary for me to travel far for my last vacation. It have to travel far for my last vacation: b__Lwas only alowed to take 10 kilos of baggage with me. 1______ take 10 kilos of baggage with me € _Itwas necessary for us to book the vacation a long time in advance. We______ the vacation a Jong time in advance. 4 We couldnt pay by creait cara We were pay by credit card. Fortunately, we were permitted to use my parents’ Fortunately, we my parents’ car, We were not allowed to park the car outside our accommodations. We_____the car outside our accommodations. It wasn't necessary for us to spend much money. We —__ te spend much money. ayw Mrs, Camilla Rust, of Seaford in (1) the south of (2)___ England, was shocked one morning to discover that (3) _ gnome had disappeared from (4) __yard.at (5) _ front of ner house, although (6) _ other four were untouched. Ten days later, she received (7)___\etter. In (8) _ envelope. there was (9)__picture of (10) __missing gnome standing in (tl) ___ middle of (12)__Colosseum in (13)_ Rome. (14) day, (15)_secone letter arrived with (16)_Frencn stamp on it. This time, (17) _ next ‘gnome was photographed on (18) _ mountain in 19)_east of 20)_France. (21) __letters continued every day for (22)_ mont, with (23) __ pictures of (24) _ gnome in (25)_ itferent parts of (26) __world. Then, (27) letters stopped. One morning, (28) __ week later Mrs. Rust found (29) _missing gnome in its usual piace in (30)___ yard, Correct the mistakes in these sayings. 2 Youcan't measure the happiness. You can't measure happiness. There never was the good war or bad peace. ¢ Friendship is love with the intelligence. Mennever remember, but the women never forget. © The money is power. 1 Nothing is certain in the life except the death and, taxes. Do you agree with the sentences above? VOCABULARY Match the words in the box with the definitions. advise assure claim convince mention persuade reassure suggest 2 offer an idea for someone to consider suggest 1b give your opinion to someone about the best thing todo tell someone that something will happen or that something is true, so that there is no doubt 4. make someone feel less worried about something ‘¢ make someone believe that something is true 1 make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons 9. say something in conversation without giving it much importance say that something is true, even if there is no root Choose the correct alternative: a,b, ¢, or d. 1 He__claimed that the New York Giants had won the cup in 1997, but nobedy agreed. a)advised b) claimed ¢) mentioned @) reassured 2 lean ‘you that we will do everything possible to make your stay comfortable. a)assure b)claim c)contirm 4) explain 3. She accused me of iying, and Ihad to that | was. a)admit b) advise c)inform 4) mention 4 Ifyou don't return the money, we will have to the police inform ) suggest 5 It was easy to her to come with us. a)admit pb) announce ci mention @) persuade 6 Therumors were__when the pictures were published in the newspapers. a)assured b) confirmed 9) encouraged 7 Youll never Innocent a) advise b) confirm mw ©) convinced me that she was a) claim by convince insist 8 Why do you the time? 4) suggest (on speaking English all a)assure b) confirm ) encouraged) insistCheck (v) the words which can be made into an adjective by adding the suffix -ish. a bull t hell > child 9 humor © devi pain 4 tool i seit © help J tast Make adjectives by adding -ful or -less to the words In the box, and use these words to complete the sentences. help relent stress _tast 2 There was an to receive food b Be weapon! line of people waiting that W's a dange! Americans have a reput for being to foreign visitors. The food The noise of the neighbors’ arguments is they never stop, ey serve is cold and 1 itsvery that you'll finish on time you've hardly started 9 twas a very happy together 1h Some people say teaching is a job, but they should try driving an ambulance, Complete the sentences with the negative form of the adjectives in the box. divided legal literate logical mature polite willing 2 Drugs like marijuana are__illegal__ in most countries b Tohide the fact that he was he said that he didn't like reading © He was more than ne was extremely rude. @She's still very soon, © Unfortunately, the bank was but she'll grow up tohelo 1 You may think that my decision is but I can explain my reasons. @ Would like your attention, please. 6 Write the missing letters to complete the text. When you arrive in Bruges, you (1) shouldgotothe @% main square, Markt, and go into the tallest building on the square, the Bell Tower. It's (2) w___ worth the effort to climb the 350 steps to the top for spectacular over the r tops and canals of the town, After that,\'d defintely (4)r________acanal trip, The experience can be alittle touristy, but you (5) w___be disappointed if you choose the right time. It's probably best to (6) a____ the town altogether ‘on busy weekends. In fact, if 1(7) w___you. fa 0 in March when it's very quiet. (8) W. you do, don't miss the "Begiinhof” -it used to be a home for religious women - which is beautiful in the early spring, Another (9) m___-see is the Memling ‘museum, which s in a tweltth-century building. Oh, and make (10) s___ you buy some chocolate before you leave - the streets behind the Markt are the best 0 p____ to tind chocolate stores. ©» Usten an check a PRONUNCIATION ‘© © Listen to the way the expressions in italics are pronounced. Notice the way the voice goes up on the stressed syllable, which is underlined, Practice saying these expressions, a Actually, it wasnt the best vacation we've had. (> b- Totell the truth, we were a little disappointed. Basically, we should nave done more research before we left din fact, we didn't book it until the last minute. © Anyway, we tried to make the most of it 1 Come to think of it, there were one or two moments that werer't too bad 9 inthe eng dren really enjoyes themselves think the c!WRITING Writing a description of a place Sentence frames 1 Read the short article below and check (¥) the topics which are mentioned. 2 cost 4. language > entertainment cal customs © famousinhabitants | museums 4 testvals } scenery istry shopping (RI 1 sports tacites 1 theaters Baltimor i a population of ove 2 Read the article again. In which numbered blanks In the article do these sentences belong? Write the ‘number in the box. 1a Although you can still et your steak and fries, you're more likely to find people eating soft-shell crabs ang drinking cold lemonade, 'b For those coming to learn the language, you can be sure of 8 warm welcome here. ¢ This the USA as it really is- not the theme park version that most people see 4 Home to more than 660 species of animals, It includes a 4-D Immersion Theater, © Beaches, meandering rivers, and wildlife are just a stone's throw away. 3 Complete the following sentences so that they are true for your town or area. a Thereis more to than is particularly worth seeing boasts one of the most df that doesn't appeal to you, then isa must © What really makes special is 1 Ifyou do visit_ a it's a good idea to - 4 Imagine you work for the tourist office. Write a short report (approximately 180 words) for visitors to your town or area. + Look at Exercise 1 and decide which topics you will include. + Decide the order in which you will deal with these topics: + Choose one aspect of your town/ares to concentrate on for your final paragraph:GRAMMAR Report the statements using the verb in parentheses and a passive reporting structure. 2 They have hada fight. (think) Ivis thought (that) they have had a fight They are getting divorced. say) It ¢ An announcement will be made tomorrow, (believe) It 1d Frances has taken the children to Los Angeles. (suggest) Ithas: © William wants custody of the children. (say) Ithas. 1 Frances has fallen in love with a younger man. (believe) ing married in the spring. (think) °4| Attraction Report the sentences using the words given, 2 tis thought that chocolate relieves stress, Chocolate is thought to relieve stress 'b It is believed that blondes have more fun. Blondes © Its thought that gray hair is attractive in men, Gray hair d__Itwas said that pale skin was 2 sign of great beauty, Pole skin € _Itwas once considered that cosmetic surgery was an expensive luxury. Cosmetic surgery 1 tis believed that brown eyes are stronger than blue eves. Brown eves 9. Itis known that working in front of a computer screen is bad for your eves. Working in front of a computer screen Complete the second sentence in each p: ‘means the same as the first sentence. [went for an eye test last week so that it Thad my eves tested last week. Your bike needs fixing, You get your bike ¢ Your hair is way too long. You shoul get . d- We're going to ask the builder to knock down this, wall We're ___ have down © The company has decides to change its logo. The company is ____get its logo 1 The mechanic checked the car last week Wehad____________tast week.