UNIT 7: EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

LESSON 1: PERSONALITIES

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LESSON 2: DAILY LIFE
What time is it?

Everyday Activities
1 Match each phrase with the correct picture
1H 2F 3A 4C 5B 6D 7E 8G

2 Number the activities in the order that you do them (1-8)

2 3 1 8 5 6 4 7
4 Exchange
1 wake up 2 listen to music 3 sometimes 4 watch a movie
5 Yes 6 at 2:00 a.m.

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5 Listening
a Listen to Andy from Utah, US, talking about living and working in Shanghai,
China. Answer the questions.
1. He’s an assistant manager.
2. He lives in the hotel where he works.
3. No, he hardly ever works on weekends.

b Listen again and complete the sentences

1 fifty 2 six 3 seven 4 noon 5 in the evenings 6 bikes

Transcript
Interviewer: Andy, you work in a hotel here in Shanghai, right?
Andy: Yes. I’m an assistant manager. This is my second year here.
Interviewer: Oh, so I guess you like your job?
Andy: Sure! But I work hard. I often work over fifty hours a week.
Interviewer: Everyone works long hours in Shanghai! What’s a typical work day like for you?
Andy: Well, I get up at six, eat breakfast, and then start work at seven. I always have
lunch at noon, and in the afternoon, I usually have meetings, or sometimes I help
hotel guests with any problems.
Interviewer: And how do you like Shanghai?
Andy: It’s great! The people, the food … everything!
Interviewer: Where do you live? Do you live in the center?
Andy: I’m lucky because I live in the hotel.
Interviewer: That’s great!
Andy: Yeah. I always eat here, too, so I can save money. I never work in the evenings, so
I like to go out with friends a lot!
Interviewer: I see. Where do you usually go when you go out?
Andy: Downtown to a place called Club Paradise. Shanghai has a great nightlife.
Interviewer: Do you work on weekends?
Andy: Hardly ever. I usually bike around the city on Sundays.

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LESSON 3: PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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LESSON 4: TO INFINITIVE AND GERUND

9 Listening
a Listen to Mia, from Soul, South Korea, talking about what she usually does
on weekends. Write True (T) or False (F) for each statement.
1T 2F 3F 4F 5T 6F

b Listen again and complete Mia’s appointment book.

1. fitness center
2. have lunch (downtown)
3. play basketball
4. go out to eat
5. go to a nightclub
6. badminton
7. French
8. Hiking
9. TV

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Transcripts
Interviewer: Do you work on the weekends, Mia?
Mia: No, I don’t. I only work five days a week. I have the weekends free.
Interviewer: So, what do you usually do? Do you plan your free time?
Mia: Yes, I always plan what to do. On Saturday mornings I usually go to the fitness
center. I love it. Then I have lunch downtown with Sue and Mike, my American
friends, and we go shopping or sometimes we play basketball. I really like
basketball, but I’m not very good. I usually get home around 4 o’clock.
Interviewer: And what about in the evenings? Do you stay home?
Mia: No way! I hate staying home on Saturday nights! I often go out to eat with my
family. We go to a restaurant around 7:00, and after that I go to a nightclub with
my sister.
Interviewer: That sounds like a fun night.
Mia: Yeah. I like nightclubs!
Interviewer: What do you do on Sundays?
Mia: Well, I play badminton in the morning and then I study for two hours.
Interviewer: Do you like studying on Sundays?
Mia: I don’t mind. I’m learning French and English. I enjoy it.
Interviewer: And after lunch, what do you do?
Mia: I go hiking. There are some great places near here. Hiking is very popular in Korea.
Interviewer: So, I guess you’re tired by Sunday evening?
Mia: Yes, I am. I just stay at home and watch TV.
Interviewer: I see. Do you ever chat online with friends?
Mia: No. I don’t like doing that. I prefer to call them.
Interviewer: Well, thanks very much, Mia. Hope you have a good weekend!
Mia: Thanks.

11 Reading

a Read the letter and write T (True), F (False), or D (Don’t know) for each
statement.
1. T
2. F
3. N (He’s doing a lot of exercise, but we don’t know how he feels about it. He does,
however, like playing soccer.)
4. F
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. N (Although we have the impression Anna and Tim are married, the letter does not
actually say so. They could be friends or siblings.)
9. F
10. N

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b Correct the statements that are false.
2 He’s having a wonderful time here, in Kyoto.
4 She’s writing the letter in a coffee shop.
9 She doesn’t play soccer on weekends. / She usually goes shopping with her friends on
weekends.

Writing
Example answer
Dear Victoria,
Hi from Melbourne! I’m staying with friends. Their apartment is beautiful. It’s next to a park.
Right now, I’m sitting in the park and writing you! Melbourne is great. The weather is
wonderful. Every day I take a walk. I love seeing the buildings. On weekends I go to the
university student center to teach British culture. I really like meeting people from many
countries. We often go out to lunch together.
Anyway, how are you? Write me soon or come visit!
Love,
Jasmine

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 UNIT 8: HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

LESSON 1: A QUESTION OF SPORT

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LESSON 2: SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE PAST

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SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

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LESSON 3: ACTIVITIES YOU ENJOY
1 Match each activity with a picture.
1D 2G 3F 4H 5A 6E 7C 8B

2 Match each activity above with an interest

a2 b6 c8 d4 e5 f7 g3 h1

4 Exchange
1. last night
2. went to a rock concert
3. rock music
4. read a novel
5. reading

5 Listening
a Listen to Alistair, from London, US, talk about his hobby. Answer the
questions.
1. He has over 300 autographs.
2. He started autograph hunting when he was sixteen years old.
3. The last famous person he asked for an autograph was Prince William.

b Listen again and match each person with where Alistair met him or her.
1d 2e 3c 4a 5b

Transcript
Interviewer: Now, Alistair, can you tell me about your hobby? It’s interesting, isn’t it?
Alistair: Well, I think so. I’m an autograph hunter. That means I ask famous people for their
signatures. I keep them all in this black book, here …
Interviewer: Oh yes, I see. Wow. There are a lot!
Alistair: Over three hundred!
Interviewer: That’s amazing. So, when did you start autograph hunting as a hobby?
Alistair: When I was sixteen.
Interviewer: Really? Why did you start then?
Alistair: Because my father worked for Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg invited all the staff
and their families to a party in London.
Interviewer: Oh yeah?
Alistair: I just walked up and asked him for his autograph and he signed it … here.
Interviewer: Oh, so that’s the founder of Facebook’s autograph. Wow.
Alistair: Yeah, my first. So after that I started to look for famous people. Rihanna came to
London last month and I met her outside a hotel. This is her signature, here …

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Interviewer: Oh yes.
Alistair: And I got Usain Bolt’s autograph when he went to the London Olympics. I saw
him at the training camp.
Interviewer: Is that why you went to the London Olympics?
Alistair: Yes! I do whatever I can to get these signatures. I went to Spain last year to get
Penelope Cruz’s signature, but I couldn’t find her.
Interviewer: That’s too bad.
Alistair: Yes, but then I saw her at the airport in London! See, this is her signature here …
Interviewer: Oh yes. So, what’s the last signature you got?
Alistair: The last one is this … Prince William’s! He came to open a new hospital last
month near where I live.
Interviewer: That’s great! I guess you can sell these and get a lot of money.
Alistair: Yes, but I don’t want to. It’s my hobby!
Interviewer: Well, good luck and thanks very much, Alistair, for telling me about it.
Alistair: You’re welcome. Oh, can I have your autograph?

LESSON 4: WHAT A HOBBY!

Reading
1 Read the magazine article and complete the chart
Chuck & Judy: attending (going to) rodeos; 30 years ago; cheap and they can see friends
and go sightseeing while they travel
Peter: magic; when he was seven years old; a fun way to make new friends and he
can make a lot of money
2 Who or what do these numbers refer to?
25 – Peter’s age
45,000 – the number of miles Chuck and Judy drove last year
68 – Judy’s age
5 – the number of months that Chuck and Judy’s trip took
2 – the number of times Peter has appeared on television
3 Writing
Example answer
One of my interests is watching movies. I started to watch movies every week when I was
in junior high school. When I watch movies, I’m in another world. Movies make me think of new
things, too, so that’s why I enjoy them. Another one of my interests is eating out with friends. I
started to eat out when I started college because I didn’t want to cook! I like to eat with friends
because it’s fun. We eat at different restaurants, so we can try many kinds of food. That’s fun,
too. Another thing I like to do is exercise. I started doing aerobics when I was 13 years old. It’s
relaxing. It’s also a good way to meet new friends.

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 UNIT 9: SHOPPING

LESSON 1: AT THE SHOPS

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LESSON 2: PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT

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LESSON 3: YOUR SHOPPING HABITS
1 Listening

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LESSON 4: MY SHOPPING DAY
1 Reading: Read the story and number the sentences in the order of the
story.

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 UNIT 10: APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

LESSON 1: ADJECTIVES OF APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY

1 Complete the chart with these adjectives
Age: young, elderly, middle-aged,
Height: short, tall, medium-height
Body type: thin, overweight, well built,
Hair: curly, short, straight, bald,medium-length, wavy, long
2 Complete each phrase with be or have
1 have 2 have 3 be 4 have 5 be 6 have 7 be 8 have 9 be 10 have 11 be 12 be
3 Use some of the words or phrases to talk about the people in the pictures
Example answers
Zak has has a beard. I think he’s tall and thin. He’s bald.
Sue is middle-aged. She has long blond hair. Rachel has curly red hair.
Rachel has curly red hair
Suresh has straight black hair. I think he’s fairly short.
Gene has straight black hair and a mustache. He’s middle-aged.
5 Add un-, im-, in- or dis- to make the opposites of these adjectives
1 un 2 dis 3 in 4 un 5 im 6 un 7 dis 8 im 9 in

6 Exchange
1 dad 2 hard-working 3 generous 4 bald 5 a beard 6 tall

7 Listening
Listening 1

a Listen to the Ruth, from the U.S., describes her family. Which picture
show Ruth’s parents?
Picture C

b Listen again and write True (T) or False (F) to each statement.
1F 2T 3F 4F 5F 6T 7T 8F

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Listening 2

a Listen to the conversation and identify the people in the picture.

1D 2B 3A 4E 5C 6D

b Listen again and complete the sentences.

1 shy, kind 2 brother 3 outgoing, lazy

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LESSON 2: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE FILMS

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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

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LESSON 3: MORE PERSONALITIES
1 Match each adjective with a picture.
1F 2C 3E 4B 5D 6A
2 Complete the sentences using these adjectives.
1 sociable 2 strict 3 forgetful 4 sensitive
5 optimistic 6 confident 7 stingy 8 easygoing
4 Listening

Beth: I’m fairly outgoing, so I always talk to the customers and help them with their shopping
and things like that. The salary is higher, which is good. It’s the reason I changed jobs,
actually. The problem is that my co-workers aren’t as sociable as in my last job.
Hyun-Jin: Recently I started teaching a young girl named Naomi. She’s the daughter of a friend
of my parents. She’s more easygoing than the last student I had, which is good, but it’s bad
in a way because I have to be stricter, and I don’t like that.
Daisy: I love riding motorcycles, and the one I use in this job is better than the one I had in my
old job, so that’s good. The problem is my new boss. He’s the most bad-tempered person
I’ve ever met. I think I’ll quit next month.

LESSON 4: A TRAVEL BLOG

Reading
1DN 2F 3T 4DN 5F

Writing
Example answer
The northeast is probably the coldest part of the U.S. Thirty years ago they had a record 39
feet of snow in one year! People on the east coast like to think they are more sophisticated than
other people, but I don’t know if it is true or not. The four seasons are very distinct there, and
more tourists go there for the fall leaves than anywhere else. It’s hot and humid in the south, but
the people in the south are famous for being friendlier than in any other part of the country.
People from the midwest are known as being more hard-working than other people. I think it’s
because they have farms and don’t have a choice. The summers are extremely hot and the winters
are very cold, so maybe that makes them tougher, too. The west coast is famous for the beautiful
scenery and sunshine. Some of the richest people live on the west coast, including many movie
and TV stars.

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 UNIT 11: FUTURE PLANS

LESSON 1: LANDSCAPES

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LESSON 2: A LITTLE, A FEW, MANY, MUCH AND A LOT OF

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LESSON 3: WILL AND GOING TO
GOING TO

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WILL

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“WILL” VERSUS “GOING TO”

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LESSON 4: FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

1 Match each activity with a picture

1D 2A 3E 4B 5C

2 Match each verb with a word or a phrase

1 make 2 exchange 3 send 4 visit 5 watch 6 stay up

4 Exchange
1 next week 2 family 3 stay up late 4 watch TV
5 bring a cake 6 put up lots of decorations

5 Listening
a Listen to Ed, from Brighton, talking about Bon Fire in the U.K.. Complete
the information.
 Some people tried to blow up Parliament in 1605.
 They wanted to kill King James I (James the first), but they failed.
 Every year people celebrate on November 5 (November the fifth) with bonfires and a
lot of fireworks.

Transcript
Interviewer: Hello, Ed. Thanks for coming.
Ed: You’re welcome. You want to hear about Bonfire Night, is that right?
Interviewer: Yes. What do you know about it?
Ed: Well, it started in 1605. Some people tried to blow up Parliament. They wanted
to kill King James I, but they didn’t succeed!
Interviewer: So, on what date do people celebrate?
Ed: November fifth. That’s when it happened – over four hundred years ago! There
are lots of parties, all over the country, with bonfires and a lot of fireworks.

b Listen to the next part of the conversation and write True (T), False (F) or
Don’t know (D) for each statement.
1T
2D
3 F (The fireworks are big, so a fireworks company is going to set them off.)
4T
5 F (They don’t really do this.)
6 F (They don’t put up decorations because it is dark.)

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 Transcript
Interviewer: So what’s your plan for Bonfire Night this year, Ed?
Ed: Well, I’m going to build a large bonfire at college, with some other students.
And we’re going to have lots of fireworks, of course.
Interviewer: Are you going to set them off?
Ed: No, they’re very big fireworks so it’s dangerous. Someone from the firework
company is going to do that.
Interviewer: What about food?
Ed: Well, it’s traditional to eat jacket potatoes, I love them so I think I’ll have a
lot!
Interviewer: Do people dress up? You know, in traditional clothes?
Ed: Not really, no. It’s cold! I’ll probably wear a coat and scarf.
Interviewer: How about decorations? Are you going to put up decorations?
Ed: No, we don’t put up decorations for Bonfire Night. It’s dark!
Interviewer: Oh, I see. OK, Ed. Well, thank you very much for coming today.
Ed: No problem.

LESSON 5: NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

Reading
1 Stewart McBride 2 Belén Ines 3 Nguyen Tran Tuan
4 Behzad Abtahi 5 Helen Tate and Belén Ines 6 Rebecca Levi
7 Adrian Zinzinia 8 Mei Hua
9 Maria Alvarez, Rebecca Levi 10 Stewart McBride

Writing
Example answer
An important celebration in my country is Independence Day, on July 4. I’m going
to celebrate it with my parents and my two sisters. In the morning, we’re going to go and
watch the parade in our town. At lunchtime, we’ll probably have a picnic in the park if the
weather’s nice. After that, we’ll go for a long walk by the river. In the evening, we’ll watch
the firework display and then go and eat in a local restaurant.

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 UNIT 12: TECHNOLOGY

LESSON 1: PRESENT PERFECT

FOR, SINCE, YET, JUST, ALREADY

2 Read the conversation and write True or False for these statements.
1F 2T 3F 4T 5T

PRESENT PERFECT WITH FOR, SINCE, YET, JUST, ALREADY

a Complete each word or phrase with FOR or SINCE

1 for 2 since 3 since 4 for 5 for 6 since
7 since 8 for 9 since 10 since 11 for 12 since
13 since 14 for 15 for 16 since

b Complete each conversation with just, yet, already, for or since.

1 yet 2 just 3 since 4 for 5 already

c Make questions using how long and the present perfect.

1 How long have you worked?
2 How long have you lived at your current address?
3 How long have you known your best friend?
4 How long have you had your watch?
5 How long have you been here?

e Complete answer a-e with just and the present perfect form of the verbs
in brackets. Then match them with the questions from 1-5.
a. Have just had
b. Have just had
c. Has just started
d. Have just posted
e. Has just left
1c 2a 3e 4d 5b

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 LESSON 2: ELECTRONIC DEVICES
1 Match each item with a picture.

1F 2G 3A 4D 5B 6E
7C 8H 9K 10 I 11 J
3 Which items might have these problems?
The screen’s gone blank. – laptop, MP3 player, camera, 3-D TV, tablet, e-reader, portable
gaming console
The lens is scratched. – digital camera
The paper’s jammed. – photocopier
The memory card’s stuck. – laptop, camera
It’s just crashed. – laptop, satnav, tablet
The remote control won’t work. – DVD recorder, 3-D TV
It won’t eject. – DVD recorder, laptop
It’s making a funny noise. – all the items
The paper's jammed. – photocopier
The keyboard’s broken. – laptopT
The picture’s fuzzy. – laptop, 3-D TV, satnav, digital camera, portable gaming console
The battery’s dead. – laptop, MP3 player, tablet, camera, portable gaming console

4 Exchange
1 digital camera 2 since last week 3 taken lots of pictures
4 easy to use 5 the battery’s dead

5 Listening
a Listen to Clare, from Texas, in the US, talks about her successful
business. What does her company do?
Her company collects old cell phones, cleans and reprograms them and then sells them in
other countries.

b Listen again. Complete the statements using these numbers.

1–3
2 – 110
3 – 50,000
4 – 100
5 – 10
6 – 20,000

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 Transcript
Interviewer: Clare, you’ve managed a very successful recycling business here in Austin for
three years now, is that right?
Clare: Yes, that’s right.
Interviewer: And you’ve just won an environmental award for all your work?
Clare: Yes, I have. That was a surprise!
Interviewer: So, can you tell me about your business?
Clare: Sure. I collect old cell phones. I check they work, reprogram them and clean them …
and then I sell them, so people in other countries can use them again.
Interviewer: That’s great, so you’re making money and helping the planet.
Clare: Yes. People in the U.S. throw away over one hundred and ten million cell phones
every year. Every old cell phone that someone reuses helps to save the planet’s
resources.
Interviewer: How many phones have you collected since you started your business?
Clare: Oh, I guess I’ve collected around fifty thousand.
Interviewer: Wow. And where do you get all the phones from?
Clare: Government departments, and large companies that replace their cell phones
often. They’re happy to get rid of them.
Interviewer: And you’ve just started to collect from schools and colleges, too, haven’t you?
Clare: Yes, around one hundred schools have already agreed to have special collection
bins. Kids throw their old phone into the bin, and every two weeks I go and
collect them!
Interviewer: Good idea! So, do you get all these phones for free?
Clare: No. I pay around 10 dollars for each phone I can use.
Interviewer: And where do you sell them? I mean, who wants an old cell phone?
Clare: Are you kidding? There’s a huge demand for old cell phones, especially in
Africa – new ones are too expensive. I’ve just sent twenty thousand to Nigeria,
for example.
Interviewer: Wow. How much do you charge for each phone?
Clare: Around twenty dollars is an average price, although I charge more for newer
phones.
Interviewer: So you’re making big money. Have you made a million dollars yet?
Clare: Not yet, but I’ve already got three offices and I’m expanding all the time so I
will soon!

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LESSON 3: WHAT A GADGET!
Reading
1 (He’s just bought) the Voice Controller.
2 The Wonder Watch (is good for forgetful people.)
3 Jo (has bought a One-Touch Lock.)
4 The Voice Controller (can sometimes be unreliable.)
5 Liam (needs help with instructions.)
6 (He’s had his Voice Controller for) a month.
7 (You can take) the Wonder Watch (with you wherever you go.)
8 (Lazy people will find) the Voice Controller (most useful.)

Writing
Example answer
My new tablet is my favorite gadget. I’ve had it for about six months. This machine can
do lots of different things. I use it to browse the internet and to chat online with friends. I listen to
music, watch movies, and play games on my tablet, and it’s also great for storing photos. It has a
fantastic display, so the words and images on the screen are clearer than on my laptop and the
colours are brilliant. I like to read in bed before I go to sleep, and with the tablet it’s easy. I can
download all the books I want to read and turn the pages with a touch of my finger. It’s a
powerful machine, but it’s also light and easy to carry round with me. I love it!

THE END

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