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ir: AAAS English for international ac Sere neenn 10 i 13 cry 15 16 Acknowledgments iv Please cali me Chuck. 1 How do you spend your day? 7 13 Do you like jazz? 19 Tell me about your family. 25 How often do you exercise? 31 Wehad a great time! 37 How do you like the neighborhood? 43 What does he look like? 49 Have you ever ridden a camel? 55 It’sa very exciting city. 61 Itreally works! 67 May I take your order please? 73 ‘The biggest and the best! 79 I'm going to see a musical. 85 Achange for the better. 91 How much is i 1 | Write about yourself. My first name is My last name is Please call me Names A Write M for male names and F for female names, 1, _M_ Joseph 5, ___. Robert 2. ____ James 6. ____ Susan 3. Catherine 7. William 4. ____ Elizabeth 8. Jennifer B Match each of these nicknames with a name above. a 5 Bob ce Jenny e,___ Liz sg. __ Sue b. ___. Kate d. — Jim f. Joe h, __ Bill C Match the following, ichael Charles Kennedy Smith jarah Rachel Jones 1. a full name with a title 3. a full name without a title Ms. Sarah Rachel Jones 2. a nickname 4. a family name unit 1 ED cioose the correct responses. 1. A: Hi, Pm Liz. 4, A: B: Ohh, B: = Oh, hi = What do people call you? : My name is Jim Holmes. = Nice to meet you, Mr. Jim. = Nice to meet you, Mr. Holmes, ‘This is Jenny Parker. 6: to meet you, Ms, Parker. = Hello, Ms, Jenny Parker. Look at the answers. What are the questions? Hello, 'm William Dean. Please call me Bill. ™ Pleased to meet you, Mr. Dean. = Pleased to meet you, Bill. : Excuse me, what’s your name again? = KING ® Joe King. How do you spell your first name? =.P'm Charlene, © CHAR-LENE. 1, Jim: Bob: What $s your first name? My first name’s Bob. : What Bob: My last name's : Who Bob: That’s my wife. 4. Jim: Bob: What — — Her name is Rosa. Where She's from Mexico. Jim: Bob: 6. Jim: Who Bob: They're my wife’s parents. Please call me Chuck. a Choose the correct words. 1. They're my classmates. __Their__ names are Noriko and Kate. (They/Their) . We're students. classroom number is 108-C. (Our/We) _ last name again? (you/your) 2. 3. Excuse me. What's 4, That's Mr. Kim. isin my class. (He/His) name is Elizabeth. Please call me Liz, (I/My) 5 6. This is Paul's wife. __ name is Jennifer. (His/Her) 7. My parents are on vacation, are in South Korea. (We/'They) 8 . I'm from Venice, Italy. is a beautiful city. (It/It’s) G Complete this conversation with am, are, or is. Lisa: Who __dre__ the men over there, Amy? Amy: Oh, they on the volleyball team. Let me introduce you. Hi, Surachai, this ___ Lisa Neil Surachai: Pleased to meet you, Lisa. Lisa: Nice to meet you, too, Surachai. Where you from? Surachai: T from Thailand. Amy: And this __. Mario. He from Brazil Lisa: Hi, Mario, Pablo: And my name Pablo. I from Colombia. Hello and welcome! A Can you remember the names of two students in your class? Where are they from? eer B Read about four students, and complete the chart below. INTERNATIONAL @ LANGUAGE & SCHOOL Every month, we introduce new students to the school. This month, we want to introduce four new students to you. Please say “hello” when you see them in school. Mario is in English 101. He is from Cali, Colombia. His first rs language is Spanish, and he also € speaks a little French. He wants to be on the school volleyball y team. He says he doesn't play very well, but he wants to learnt Eileen is in Mario's class. She is from Mozambique, in southern Africa. She speaks Swahili and Portuguese. She is studying English and engineering, She | ‘wants to be an engineer, She says she does not play any sports, but she wants to make ff alot of new friends in her class. ‘Su Yin is in English 102. She is from Taiwan, She says she can write and read English pretty well, but she needs a lot of practice speaking English. Her first language is Mandarin * Chinese. In her free time, she ‘wants to play volleyball on the school team. Finally, meet Ahmed. He is in English 103. He says he can speak a lot of English, but his writing is very bad! Ahmed is from Luxor in Egypt, and his first language is Arabic. He is a baseball player, and he wants to be on the school baseball team, Aa SUT ET 1. Mario 22 Mozambique, rica 3. a Mandarin Chinese and English baseball oi Choose the correct sentences to complete this conversation. U And what are you studying? (No, she’s not. She's my sister! M Hi, Sarah. I'm Rich. How are you? CO Ob, really? Is Susan Miller in your class? (J No, P'm not. I'm on vacation. Are you a student? Sarah: Hello, I'm Sarah, Rich: Hi, Sarah. I'm Rich How are you? Sarah: Pretty good, thanks. Are you a student here? Rich: Sarah: Yes, I am. Rich: Sarah: I'm studying Spanish. Rich: Sarah: Yes, she is. Is she your friend? Rich: Complete the answers to the questions. Use contractions where possible. Pele TE gil ele tell | Do not use contractions for short answers with Yes: ‘A: Are you from Argentina? A: Is he from Greece? |B: Yes, lam. (notYes.t'm.) B: Yes, he is. (not Yes, he's.) Alex: Hello. tim Alex Lam. And this is my sister Amy. Tina: Hi. ‘Tina Fernandez Amy: Are you from South America, Tina? Tina: Yes, from Argentina. Where are you and your sister from, Alex? Alex: from Taiwan. Tina: Are you from Taipei? Alex: No, . from Tainan. Say, are you in English 101? Tina: No, I'm in English 102 Unit 1 D Look at the answers. What are the questions? 1, A: Are you on vacation here? B: No, I'm not on vacation. I’m a student here. 2A: — B: No, we're not from Spain. We're from Mexico. 3. A: B: No, they're not on the same baseball team. They're on the same volleyball team. 4, A ee B: Yes, Kim and Mika are in my class. BAP B: Yes, it’s a nice class. 6A _ ___ B: No, my teacher isn’t Mr. Brown. I'm in Ms. West's class. 11] Look at the statements. Which statements say “hello”? Which ones say “good-bye”? ear cca Err ol How are you? 1. 2. See you later. oa 3. Take care, oO 4. How's everything? a 5. Good evening. Q 6 Good night. DB Answer these questions about yourself. Use contractions where possible. 1. Where are you from? 2. Are you on vacation? _ — 3. Are you a student at a university? 4, Are you studying English? — ~ _ Ho 0 pr Ca i Match the words in columns A and B. Write the names of the jobs. 7 company [1 officer 1. company director dise (processor 2. 0 word director 3, Oi police Clguide 4, Ci security C1 jockey, CO tour quod 6, Ba Write the sentences. Use He or She. 1. Pma security guard. I work in a department store. I guard the store at night. He's a security guard. He works in a department store. He guards the store at night. 2. I work in a travel agency and take people on tours. I'm a tour guide. She 3. 1 work in an office. I'm a word processor. I like computers a lot. He. 4, P'ma disc jockey. I work in a nightclub. I play music. She Unit 2 oi Write a or an in the correct places. Grammar note: Articles a and an Use a + singular noun before a consonant sound. Use an + singular noun before a vowel sound. He is @ carpenter. He is an architect. He is a good carpenter. He is an expensive architect. Do not use a or an + plural nouns: ‘They are carpenters. ‘They are expensive architects. a a 1. He's carpenter. He works for construction 4. She's architect, She works for large company. company. He builds schools and hospitals. She builds houses. It’s great job. 2. She works for travel company and 5. She works with computers in office. arranges tours. She's travel agent. She's word processor. She's also part-time 3. He has interesting job, He's teacher. student, She takes English class in He works in high school. the evening How do you spend your day? Complete this conversation with the correct words. ‘Tom: What ____does your husband __ exactly? (do/does) (do/does) Liz: He for a department store. He’s a store manager. (work/works) ‘Tom: How __ he it? (do/does) (like/likes) Liz: It’s an interesting job. He it very much. (like/likes) Buthe _____ long hours. And what you 2? (work/works) (do/does) (do/does) ‘Tom: I'ma student. 1 __ architecture. (study/studies) Liz: Oh, really? Where _ you ___ to school? (do/does) (go/goes) ‘Tom: I to Lincoln University. My wife, Jenny, there, too, (go/goes) (go/goes) Liz: Really? And what _ she - 2 (do/does) (study/studies) ‘Tom: She ____ hotel management. (study/studies) That sounds interesting. B Complete the questions in this conversation. Mark: Where do you work? Victor; I work for American Express, Mark: And what there? Victor: I’m in management. Mark: How Victor: It’s a great job, And what ____ Mark: I'm a salesperson. Victor: Really? What _ : Isell computers. Do you want to buy one? Ete 97 9 Unit 2 GG Read these two interviews, and answer the questions. Job Talk: Felix, where do you work? Job Talk: Felix: I work at home, and [ work in Julia: Europe a lot. Job Talk: Job Talk: Really? Well, what do youdoathome? Julia: Felix: I'ma chef. practice cooking new things, and then I write cookbooks. Job Talk: That sounds interesting, Job Talk: ‘And what do you do in Europe? Julia: Felix: I make TV programs about Chinese cooking. Job Talk: Job Talk: You have an interesting life, Felix. Juli Felix: Yes, but it’s hard work! How do you like your job, Julia? Love it, but I work long hours. Do you work late? ‘Yes, I work until eight or nine o’clock in the evening. But I take three or four hours for lunch. Really! But what do you do exactly? I stay in all the best new hotels and... Ace you a hotel manager? : No, I'man electrician! I do the electrical work in new hotels. eS 1. What does Felix do? He 2, What does he do in Europe? ~ 3. When does Julia finish work? 4, What does she do? She 10 Meet Pat. Write questions about Pat using What, Where, and How. 1. How does he spend his day? Patrick Kennedy Register ‘Sintered Nurse/Night shi How do you spend your day? Hi How does Pat spend his weekends? Complete this paragraph with the words from the list. Claround (lat [Jbefore Clearly [lin (late Mon Sunti | Everyone knows Pat at the hospital. Pat is a part-time night nurse. He cares for patients at night. ___On Saturdays and Sundays, Pat sleeps most of the day and wakes up a little nine the evening, usually at 8:45 or 8:50. He has breakfast very late, _________ 9:30 or 10:00 P..! He watches television eleven o'clock, and then starts work midnight. ____ in the morning, usually around 5 A.M., he leaves work, has a little snack, goes home, goes to bed, and sleeps cHtsa hard schedule, but he loves his work. oO Use these words to complete the crossword puzzle. Csells Ci types Ciserves (1 works 0 writes Across 1 Lauren ___ work at 5:00 Pw. 4 Brandon ___ ina restaurant. 5 Ellen ____ up early in the morning. 7 The Elephant Restaurant _____good Thai food. 9 Rodney ___ to bed after midnight. 10 Andrea is a receptionist. She ____ the phone and greets people. Down 2 Linda is a tour guide. She people on tours. 3 She ____ 100 words a minute on her new computer. 4 Julia about five letters a week. 6 My father works in a bookstore. He books and magazines. 8 What your sister do? n Unit 2 10) These sentences usually have the same meaning. He's an aerobics teacher. = He teaches aerobics. Choose the sentences in the box that have the same meaning as the sentences below. (He goes to the university. C She serves food in a restaurant. CO She stays up late, (© What does he do? © He's an aerobics teacher. ( He works part time. 1. He teaches aerobics. He's an aerobics teacher.__ 2. Where does he work? 3. She's a waitress. 4, He's a student. ¢ a \, ) 5, She goes to bed at midnight. \ 6. He works four hours every day. . 11] Fill in the missing words or phrases from these job advertisements. 1, Oat night 2, 7 Interesting 3. () manager Cl part time © Spanish Ci long hours (J weekends © tours (restaurant nurses Gi until New York Hospital needs No need to work “ nurses ! ‘Work during the day or job for language student. Only work from 6:00 i * | Mornings only. Take people 11:00 weekdays or on . four evenings a week. Our ” | Need good English and —_—_—__—— full time or serves great food! Work as our Call 989-3239. Call 278-1191. Call 735-6845. } Se 12 Bw HGR? i Choose the correct sentences to complete this conversation. CO Which one? (| Which ones? G Oh, Sam. Thank you very much. © Well, like it, but it’s expensive. Sam: Rebecca: Look at those pants, Rebecca. Which ones? Sam: Rebecca: Sam: Rebeca: Sam: Rebecca: ‘This red one. Sam: Rebecca B Complete these conversations with How much is/are . and this, that, these, or those. 1. A: How much is this B: It’s $31.99. 2A: — — B: They're $29. 3B. At B: They're $64. 4. A: a B: That’s my dog, and he’s not for sale! ‘The light blue ones over there. They're nice. Hmm, Well, what about that sweater? It’s perfect for you. Hey, let me buy it for you. It’s a present! backpack? | 1 | bracelets? _ shoes? ED dog? 7 13 B Write the plurals of these words. Spelling note: Plural nouns ‘Most words: Words ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, and cap caps glass glasses shoe shoes watch watches Words ending in -fe: Words ending in consonant + -7: knife knives country countries 1. backpack backpacks _ 7. necklace 2. bookshelf Bing 3. dress 9. scart 4, company 10. sweater 5. glove i tie 6. hairbrush 12, dish a What do you think of these prices? Write a response. 14 That’scheap. That’s not bad. —‘That’s reasonable. That's pretty expensive! | 1 ° s 2 $90 for a tie That's pretty expensive! - $10 for two scarves . $500 for a dress . $40 for gloves $2,000 for a computer . $5 for two hairbrushes How much is it? B Choose the correct words to complete these conversations. 1, Clerk: Good afternoon. Luis: Oh, hi. How much is this watch? (this/these) Clerk: It’s $195. Luis: And how much is that _? (one/ones) Clerk: ——— $255. (It’s/They're) Luis: Oh, really? Well, thanks, anyway. 2, Kim: Excuse me. How much are jeans? (that/those) Clerk: only $59. (It’s/They're) Kim: And how much is sweater? (this/these) Clerk: Which _ ? They're all different. A (one/ones) fA Kim: [like this green on (one/ones) yy Clerk: $34, —H (It’s/They're) 4 UJ Kim: Well, that’s not bad. 3, Sonia: Tlike sunglasses over there. (thatithose) Clerk: Which 2 (one/ones) Sonia: The small brown : (one/ones) Clerk: ____ $199. (It’s/They're) Sonia: Oh, they're expensive! 15 Unit 3 G What do you make out of these materials? Complete the chart. Use words from the list. (You will use words more than once.) boots pants bracelet. ~— ring ~—gloves.-—sshirt jacket —_ necklace eer ees pants Make comparisons using the words given. Add than if necessary. 4x1. A: These cotton gloves are nice. cotton gloves / ) B: Yes, but the leather ones are ___nicer___. (nice) 1 A: They're also (expensive) / leather gloves 2. A: Those silk jackets look the wool ones. (attractive) B: Yes, but the wool ones are _—______ . (warm) | jacket: purple shirt wool jackets : This purple shirt is an interesting color! : Yes, but the color is the design. (pretty) : The design isn’t bad. : I think the design on that red shirt is _ the design on this purple one. (good) 4, A: Hey, look at this gold ring! It’s nice. And it's __ that silver ring. (cheap) B: But it’s the silver one. (small) A: Well, yeah. The silver one is ___________ thegoldone. (big) But look at the price tag. One thousand dollars is a lot of money for a ring! 16 How much is it? 8 | Complete the chart. Use words from the list. Cibracelet C1 necklace Ci compact dise player Ocomputer (1 dress CO) sweater earrings Cl ring Oi television W cap Cathletic shoes CJ laptop computer eet Clothing ee ca} small earrings wool cap high-top shoes laptop computer _19-inch television large earrings leather cap tennis shoes desktop 25-inch television ‘computer 1. Which ones do you prefer, the small earrings or the large earrings? | prefer the small ones. _—__ 2. Which cap do you like more, the wool one or the leather one? 3, Which ones do you like more, the high-tops or the tennis shoes? 4, Which one do you prefer, the laptop computer or the desktop computer? 5. Which television do you like better, the 19-inch one or the 25-inch one? Unit 3 D Great gadgets! A Match the ads and the pictures. a. Find the correct spelling and pronunciation of more than 80,000 words with this electronic dictionary! Made of strong plastic. Comes in two colors, dark gray or light blue, $104.50. b, Use the electronic address book for the names and addresses of all your friends. Takes up to 400 names, addresses, and phone numbers. Plastic case included. Regular model $59.95. Desktop model available gy for $64.95. c. Watch your favorite baseball game at work or at school! This TV fits in = —— your pocket, only 6” x 1” (15 em x 2 cm). Gives an excellent picture. ‘Yours for only $299.50. d, Problems with a crossword puzzle? ‘Try this crossword puzzle solver! Simply key in the letters you know and a “?” for the ones you don’t know. In seconds, the gadget fills the blanks. Has a database of 130,000 words. Great value at only $49.95. B Check (¥) True or False. 1. The electronic dictionary comes in many colors. 0 a 2. The desktop model of the electronic address book is more expensive than the regular model. oO 3. The pocket television is about $300. Oo 4. The crossword puzzle solver can find the answers. c Oo C Which one is your favorite? Number the items from 1 (you like it the most) to 4 (you like it the least). ___ electronic dictionary ___ pocket television __ electronic address book ____ crossword puzzle solver 18 Avani ua Check (/) the boxes to complete the survey about music and movies. BU so ote nose ese eo eee Often = Sometimes Not often Often =— Sometimes Not often pop l L science fiction o classical 1 oO 1 horror films oO l gospel 51 a a thrillers ¢ oO a rock a a a westerns o o o jazz i o a comedies a ao c B What do you think of these kinds of entertainment? Answer the questions with the expressions and pronouns in the box. Yes, | do. Object pronouns Hove . him Vike... lot, her No, | don't. P don’t like . . . very much. ‘hem: {can't stand 1. Do you like jazz? Yes, | do. | like it a lot. 2, Do you like Tom Cruise? Pay 3, Do you like rap? 4, Do you like Demi Moore? 5. Do you like TV game shows? 6. Do you like soap operas? ab Unit 4 Bi Choose the correct job for each picture. CO anoctor = CI arrock group. Cl apopsinger — [_] a TV talk show host / Lf 2 1. Mariah Carey is 2. The Rolling Stones are % 3. Oprah Winfrey is __ EB compiete these conversations. 1. Bd: Do. you like country music, Sarah? Sarah: Yes, I it a lot, I'ma real fan of Garth Brooks. Ea: Oh, —_ he play the guitar? Sarah: Yes,he _____. He's my favorite musician. 2. Anne: kind of musie your parents ___ Jason? Jason: They classical music. pe Anne: Who they —_ 2 Mozart? gp Garth Brooks) Jason: No, they ____ like him very much. They prefer Beethoven, 3, Scott: Teresa, you Mariah Carey? Teresa: No,I _____ . Tean’t stand her. I like Celine Dion. Scott: I don’t know her. What kind of music she sing? ‘Teresa: She _ pep songs. She's really great! 20 Do you like jazz? H Complete these questions and write answers. . What kinds of movies do you like? — _ is your favorite movie? _ ee __ _ of TV shows do you like? 1 2 3. 4 is your favorite TV actor or actress? 5 __ is your favorite song? oe 6 _ is your favorite rock group? ee G What do you think? Answer these questions. 1. Which films are funnier, horror films or comedies? Comedies are funnier than horror films. 2. Which movies are more interesting, thrillers or science fiction films? 8. Which films are scarier, horror films or thriller 4, Which films are more exciting, comedies or thrillers? 21 Unit 4 Collocation A Which nouns often go with which verbs? Complete the chart. Use each word only once. og wo) the piano Per M the piano ==) the guitar ( videos O atin D jez CL the trumpet ow O cs C music B Write a sentence with each verb. 1 2. _ 3. Movie guide A Read the movie guide. Choose a title from the box for each review. A Question of $1 Million C1 Then and Now ' 1 The Best Man Wins | 1. 2. 3. A crazy scientist. makes a time machine and travels back in time 1,000 years. She learns some interesting things about life in the past. She has a problem with her time machine and almost doesn't come back to the present. But everything is OK in the end. A great movie. In this movie, Rosie Stamp works for an electronics company. As usual, she is very funny. One night, someone takes a million dollars from the company. The police think Rosie Stamp took the money. But it's all a big mistake. The film will make you laugh a lot! In this classic movie, Terence Neal is the good guy and Alex White is the bad guy. They are cowboys, and they are in love with the same woman. For most of the movie, it looks like the bad guy will marry her. It looks like she prefers him. But, of course, the good guy marries her in the end, B What kinds of movies are they? Check (V) the answers, 1, L) horror film 2. classic 3. CI western 7 science fiction thriller comedy © travel film -) comedy C. science fiction 22 Do you like jazz? ED choose the correct responses. 1. A: Would you like to see a movie this weekend? B: That sounds great! = That sounds great! ® I don’t agree. 2, A: Do you like gospel music? = Ican't stand it. [can’t stand them. 3, A: There's a baseball game tonight. = Thanks. I'd love to. = Great. Let’s go. 4, A: What do you think of Tina Turner? ® How about you? = I'm not a real fan of hers. RR ad LD) ves ornoe A Jake invites friends to a movie. Do people accept the invitation or not? Check (V) Yes or No for each response. There's a Tom Cruise movie at the Central Theater tonight. Would you like to see it? 1. I'd love to, but I have to work Ly ‘until midnight. 2, Fd love to. What time does it stor? =<] ‘3. Thanks, Id reolly ike to. What time =) do you want to meet? 4. Thanks, but 'm not a real fan of his. 5, That sounds great. Ot) Qo B Respond to these invitations. 1. [have tickets to a rap concert on Saturday. Would you like to go? 2, There's a soccer game tonight. Would you like to go with me? 23 Unit 4 11] Choose the correct phrases to complete these conversations. 1. Robin; Do you like ___ gospel music, Kate? ~ (Do you like/Would you like) Kate: Yes,[do. ___—__—_ it a lot. (Ilike/Td like) Robin: There's a concert on Friday. ee (Do you like/Would you like) to go with me? Kate: Yes, __ . Thanks. (I love to/T’d love to) 2. Carlos: (Do you like/Would you like) Phil: , but I have to study tonight. (like to/Pd like to) Carlos: Well, _ (do you like/would you like) Phil: Yes, I Tlove them! (do/would) Brazilian films? Carlos: There's a great Brazilian movie on TV tomorrow. ee to watch it with me? (Do you like/Would you like) Phil: - Thanks. (I like to/T'd love to) B Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words given. 1. Do you like jazz? What do you think of jazz? 2. Richard doesn’t like classical music. 3. I think horror films are great! 4, She doesn’t like country music. 5. Do you want to go to a baseball game? 24 _____ to go toa French film at 11:00 tonight? We (think of) (can’t stand) (ove) (be a fan of) (would like) 1] Complete the chart. Use words from the list. aunt W brother (©) daughter (J father [1] husband Ci nephew C1 niece O sister Gi son uncle Tena our Fay mother OO wife Bo Complete this conversation. Use the present continuous of the verbs given. Joel: Don: Joel: Don: Joel: Don: Joel: Don: Joel: Don: You look tired, Don, __Are you studying (study) late at night these days? No, I'm not. My brother and sister with me right now. We goto bed after midnight every night. Really? What. _ (do) this summer? _ (take) classes, too? No, they aren’t. My brother is on vacation now, but he (look) for a part-time job here. What about your sister? (work)? ‘Yes, she is, She has a part-time job at the university. What about you, Joel? Are you in school this summer? (study) Yes, Iam. I two languages. Oh, ___ (take) French and Spanish again? Well, I'm taking Spanish again, but I _ ___ (start) Japanese. Really? That's exciting! Unit 3 | Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words given. 1. Joseph is Maria's uncle. Maria is Joseph's niece. 2. Liz is married to Peter, Peter is _ 3. Em single. 4, We have two children. 5. My wife's father is a painter. 6. Michael does not have a job right now, (niece) (husband) (married) (son and daughter) (father-in-law) (look for) ga Choose the correct sentences to complete this conversation. oe i Yes, he is. He loves it. (1 No, P'm not. P'm living in Honolulu now. Gi Yes, we are. We really love San Francisco. (I Yes, Ido. [ike it a lot. 1 No, they aren't, They're living in New York these days. Chris: Are you still living in San Francisco, Philip? Philip: No, I'm not._I'm living in Honolulu now. Chris: Wow! Do you like it? Philip: Chris: And is your brother still working in Hong Kong? Philip: Chris: And how about your parents? Are they still living in Florida? Philip: __ How about you and your family, Chris? Are you still living here? Chris: 26 Tell me about your family. B Complete these sentences. Use the simple present or the present continuous of the verbs given. 1. This is my aunt Barbara, She lives (live) in Rome, but _____ (wisit) Chile this summer. _________ (have) a summer house there. 2, And these are my parents. __ (work) in London, but (visit) my aunt in Chile this month. 8. And here you can see my grandparents. (live) in New York, but (stay) at my parents’ house in London now. 4, This is my brother-in-law Edward, _—__ (want) to be a company director, __ (study) business in Canada right now. 5, And this is my niece Christina. ______ (go) to high school. ee (like) mathematics, but she doesn’t like English. 6. And you of course. It’s me. _. (know) this person, 27 unit 5 TE rome or away? 28 A Answer these questions. Then read the passage. in your country? 1, At what age do most young people leave their parents’ home . Do some young people live with their parents after they get married? Leaving Home oung people leave their parents’ homes at different ages in different parts of the world. In the United States, a lot of college students do not live at home. Many choose to go to college in different cities - away from their parents. At college, they live in university housing. After college, most people prefer to live in their own homes. They often live alone, but some people rent apartments with others. Rc ee 1. Very few students live in university housing. 2. Some young adults share apartments with roommates, Cu daca} 4, Not many students live with their parents. 5. Few young people live alone, These people are roommates. By the age of 22, few young people in the United States live with their parents. Families stay together longer in many Asian countries and cities. In Hong Kong, for example, nearly all university students live with their parents. Rents in the city are very expensive, and few students have the money to pay for their own apartments. Very few young people live alone or become roommates in a shared apartment. Many young people in Hong Kong continue to live with their parents after they marry. B Check (7) True or False. For statements that are false, write the true information, 3. Nearly all young adults live wit their parents, ‘6. Most young married couples have enough money to five in their own apartments, O Oo Tell me about your fai Arrange the determiners from the most to the least. C alotof Cl no 1 all 6 C1 most O few 2. i Oa few (J notmany 3. 8 CO nearly all (] many 4 2 all Cl some 5 10. 8 | Rewrite these sentences using the determiners given. Percentage of children in 1. Sixty-five percent of children start school before the age of five ww, School by 49 Ahundred percent of children go to school after the age of five. a eae Call % many 2 Many children start school before the age of five. » os 1 / “ee ae 2, Ninety-five percent of young people get a job after they finish high school. Only twenty percent go to college. What they do after nearly all Ja few finishing school 8. About thirty percent of people over 65 have part-time jobs — only about ons gotocotage fifteen percent of the people like to travel abroad. Fifty-five percent of people over 65 like to stay with their grandchildren. Aetivitios of many [3 not many few those over age 65, - ad oe 29 Unit 5 Oo Choose the correct words or phrases to complete this paragraph. Inmy country, some _____couples (couples/cousins/relatives) get married fairly young. Not many marriages (break up/get divorced/stay together), and nearly all (divorced/married/single) people remarry, Elderly couples often (divorce again/move away/live at home) and take care of their grandchildren. D Complete these sentences about your country. Use the words in the box. all most alotof some —_ few 1. I think young people go to the university. 2. Tthink people study English, 3. P'm not sure, but I think _ married couples have more than five children. 4, think elderly people have part-time jobs. 30 il Complete the chart. Use words from the list. (Some of the words can be both individual sports and exercise.) pod SE ee ea Cee basketball B Arrange these words to make sentences. 1. go never I almost — bicycling 1 almost never go bicycling 2.hardly they tennis play ever 3. go do often jogging how you 4, often mornings do on we yoga Sunday 5. ever Charlie do does __ aerobics 6. do on you what usually Saturdays do 3 unit 6 Hi Write questions for these statements. Use How often do you... ? Do you ever... ? and What do you usually . 1. A: Do you ever exercise? : Yes, I often exercise on weekends, Well, I usually do karate on Saturdays and yoga on Sundays. A: B: A B: 3. A: B: No, I never go to the gym after work. A: B: I don't exercise very often at all. Yes, I sometimes play sports on weekends — usually baseball. Tusually play tennis in my free time. B Keeping fit? A Check (W) how often you do each of the things in the chart. Ly Pelt td Ca Ped do aerobics Ul O [ i do karate a Cs i Cl go joaging Lt Ol o o Oo go swimming U C) U i U exercise Li U U 7 Ol playbosketball =) ch Cl Oo o B Write about yourself using the information in the chart. For example: . Ldon't do aerobics very often ______ 32 How often do you exercise? B Complete this conversation. Write the correct prepositions in the correct places. in Susan: What time do you go jogging the morning, Jerry? (around/in/on) Jerry: I always go jogging seven o'clock. (at/for/on) How about you, Susan? Susan: I usually go jogging noon. (around/in/with) I jog about an hour, (at/for/until) Jerry: And do you also play sports your free time? (at/in/until) Susan: Not very often. I usually go out my classmates in my free time. (around/for/with) What about you? Jerry: I go to the gym Mondays and Wednesdays. (at/on/until) And sometimes I go bicycling weekends. (for/in/on) Susan; Wow! You really like to stay in shape. @ Complete the crossword puzzle. Across 4 Pierre never . He's a real couch potato, 6 How often do you yoga? 7 like to stay in -Iplay sports every day. 8 Jeff does weight every evening. He lifts weights of 40 kilos. 10 Diana goes for three miles twice a week. Down 1 Andrew always watches TV in 5 Paul ison the team at his his time. high school. 2 Kate has a regular program. 7 Marie never goes when the water 3 Ido at the gym three times is cold. a week, The teacher plays great music! 9 Amy ____bieycling twice a month. 33 Unit 6 Choose your activity. A Read these ads. oe s Brn aaa is ee Me Un Lee easier ey ease ase ae > ( Re cian pee oo ibe Pie cs seas ¢ ' | “ ee coe Fall Rees a eae nag ee Ra cl er Anas Spanish, Portuguese, and Arabic language dase . 4 s CTU ORT A a Ce UA eT TP Cc Peace oe NTE For anyone from 9 to 90! Singles, couples, and families welcome. Friday night, teen disco! Saturday night, seniors night! Ue eee B Where can you do these activities? Check (7) the answers. Cae aan ance Va em, feed Play indoor sports Do outdoor activities Toke evening classes Go dancing Leam fo cook Meet new people 34 How often do you exercise? | 8 | Choose the correct responses. 1. A: How often do you go swimming, Linda? 4. A: How good are you at other sports? B: Once a week, B: = I guess I'm OK. = Not too good, actually. = Once a week. = I sometimes play twice a week. ® About an hour. = Pretty well, I guess. 2, A: How long do you spend in the 5, A: How much time do you spend swimming pool? working out? B = About 45 minutes. = Not very often. = About average. = Around an hour a day. = About three miles. = About three miles twice a week. 3. A: And how well do you swim? = I'm not very well. = [almost never do. = I'm about average. oO Look at the answers. Write questions using how. 1. A: How much time do you spend exercising —_ 2 B: [don’t spend much time at all. In fact, I don’t ever exercise. But I wateh a lot of sports on TV. 2A: _ — - for a walk? B: Almost every day. I really enjoy it. 3A: _ a 2 B: Ispend about an hour jogging. 4A: - at racquetball? B: I'm pretty good at it. I’m on the school team. B.A: 2 B: Basketball? Pretty well, I guess. | like it a lot. 35 ul 6 110} Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence, using the words given. 1, I don’t watch TV very much. L seldom watch TV. 2. Tom exercises twice a month. 3. Philip tries to keep fit. 4, Jill often exercises at the gym. 5. How long do you spend at the gym? 6. How good are you at tennis? (seldom) (not very often) (stay in shape) (work out) (time) (play) 11] What do you think about sports? Answer these questions. 1, Do you like to exercise for a short time or a long time? 2, Do you prefer exercising in the morning or in the evening? 3. Which do you like better, walking or jogging? 4, Which do you like better, team sports or individual sports? 5, How good are you at games like basketball or tennis? 6. Do you prefer fitness freaks or couch potatoes? 36 only exercise for a short time. We a a ra Ue A Write the past tense of these regular verbs 1. 2. 3. cook cooked 4, love 7. visit - enjoy 5. study 8. wash invite «6. try 9. watch. B Write the simple form of these irregular past tense verbs. 1 2. 3. 4, buy bought 5. slept gave 6 spent met 7. took saw 8. went C Use two of the verbs above and write sentences about the past. 2, 3. We went to a rock concert last night. B Use the cues to answer these questions. 1 . What time did you and Eva get home? Where did you go this weekend? | went to a party —_ . Who did you meet at the party? How did you and Bob like the art exhibition? . What did you buy? . Where did Jeff and Joyce go on vacation? (to a party) (someone very interesting) (a little after 1:00) (alot) (the new Madonna CD) (to the country) 37 Unit 7 bl What do you like to do alone? What do you like to do with other people? Complete the chart with activities from the list. Then add one more activity to each list. Boron C ey BRC Putas read the newspaper go shopping do housework exercise have a pienie go toa sports event cook dinner take a vacation watch TV see a movie a Complete the questions in this conversation. : How did you spend your weekend? - I spent the weekend with Joe and Kathy. What Well, on Saturday, we went shopping: And did re __ in the evening? No, nothing special. Where a _____ on Sunday? We went to the amusement park. How oe : We had a great time, In fact, we stayed there all day. Really? What time : We got home vei OPP P wed r> De wd y late, around midnight. 38 We had a great ti B Answer these questions with negative statements. Then add a positive statement using the information below. Cel Tu ae Ue cud | didn’t cook dinner last night. We didn’t have a good time. have aboring time __) finish our homework on Saturday __go out with friends Ol watch it on TV O work all day until six o'clock C1) take the bus 1. A: We loved the party. Did you and Jane enjoy it? B: No, we didn't enjoy it. We had a boring time. 2. A: I stayed home from work yesterday. Did you take the day off, too? B Islept in all weekend. Did you spend the weekend at home? ~ Sp > = > I studied all weekend. Did you and John have a lot of homework, too? Carl drove me to work this morning. Did you drive to work? > p> & Kathy went to the baseball game last night. Did you and Bob go to the game? B G Read about Andy’s week. Match the sentences that have the same meaning. |. He was broke last week. —_f a, He had people over. 2. He didn’t work on Friday. __ b. He had a good time. 3. He worked around the house. __ ‘¢. He didn’t do laundry. 4. He didn’t wash the clothes. _ d. He took a day off. 5. He invited friends for dinner. _ ‘@. He did housework. 6. He enjoyed the party, ~f. He spent all this money. 39 U Did we take the same trip? 40 7 A Do you ever take summer vacations? What kind of vacations do you like to take: relaxing? educational? exciting? B Read these reports about Thailand. William's report We went to Thailand for our summer vacation last year: It was our first trip to Asia. We loved it. We spent a week jn Bangkok and did something different every day. We went to the floating market very early one morning. We didn't buy © anything there, we just looked. Another day, we went to Wat Phra Keo, the famous Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It was really interesting. Then we saw two ‘more temples nearby. We also went on a nver trip somewhere outside Bangkok. The best thing about the trip was the food. The next time we have friends over for dinner, Im going to cook Thai food. Sue's report Last summer, we spent our vacation in Thailand. We were very excited — it was our first trip there. We spent two days jin Bangkok. Of course, we got a river bus to the floating market. We bought some delicious fruit there. The next day we went to a very interesting temple called the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. We didn't have time to visit any other temples. However, we went to two his- toric cities - Ayuthaya and Sukhothai Both have really interesting ruins. Everything was great. It's impossible to say what was the best thing about the trip. C Who did these things on their trip? Check (V) the answers. 1. visited Thailand forthe first time 2. stayed for two days in Bangkok 3. visited the floating market ‘4. bought food in Bangkok 5. saw some historic ruins 6. took atrip on the river 7. loved the food the most 8. enjoyed everything DOI DIDIIT is OOD DIT! We had a great time! Hi Complete this conversation with was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t. was your vacation in Peru, Julia? great. I really enjoyed it. ; How long you there? B: We there for two weeks. A: you in Lima all the time? B: No, we ___ . We in the mountains for a few days. A: And how __ the weather? it good? B: No, it good at all. The city _ _ very hot, and the mountains ________ really cold! Oo Choose the correct questions to complete this conversation. (And how did you like it? ] How long were you in South Africa? How was your vacation in Africa? L And how long were you in Namibia? Ci How was the weather? A: How was your vacation in Africa? B: It was a great trip. I really enjoyed South Africa and Namibia. A B: For ten days. A: B: I was in Namibia for about five days A: Wow, that's a long time. B: It was hot and sunny the whole time. A B: Oh, it was wonderful. And the wildlife was terrific — we saw some meerkats! 4 unit 7 D Choose the correct words or phrases. 1. The neighbors hada ______ party till 8:00 a.m. We complained about it. (noisy/fun/birthday) 2. We didn’t see very much in the mountains. The weather was __ . (cool/rainy foggy) 3. We went ona ___ of the ruins. (tour/trip/vacation) 4, I worked very hard in Switzerland. I was there (on business/in my car/on vacation) 11} My kind of vacation apart A What do you like to do on vacation? Rank the activities below from 1 (you like it the most) to 6 (you like it the least), ___ go to the beach __— look at ruins _ go shopping _ visit museums ___ spend time at home have good food B Answer the questions about your vacations. 1. How often do you go on vacation? 2. How long do you spend on vacation? 3, Who do you usually go with? 4. Where do you usually go? 5. What do you usually do on vacation? 42 ED riaces B Write questions with “Is there a... .?” or “Are there any barber Oi agenoy D dance Ci phone Cl ges [| shop Ci grocery Li station U movie (1 center: C pay Ci store O post CO theater Cl shopping = 1 club O travel Oi office names of places from part A. 1 & PoP wD BP PP Be : [need a haireut. We want to go dancing. around here? I need some gas. I want to send this letter. tie baarbet shope Csi es 2 5 4, 5. 6. Ineed to make a phone call. How a Uke he elgharhan A Match the words in columns A and B. Write the names of the places. Is there a barber shop Yes, there’s one on Elm Street. Yes, there’s one next to the laundromat. Yes, there are some across from the library. We need to make a reservation for a trip. Yes, there’s one near the Sheraton Hotel. No, there aren't, but there are some on Main Street. No, there aren’t, but there are a couple on Second Avenue. near here? near here? _ near here? _______ around here? on this street? 43 unit 8 Look at these two street maps. There are ten differences between them. Find the other eight. Write about them as in the examples. ECE Positive statement Negative statement There are some pay phones nearthe bank. ‘There aren't any pay phones near the bank. F 1ST STREET movie al theater theater laundromat Ps eoieiiaie 2ND a i store hotel park ro at _t barber a Cited edd all il a Ces 1. There are some movie theaters on 1st Street in A, but there aren't any in B. 2. There's a park on the corner of 2nd Street and Maple in A, but there isn't one in B. There's @ parking lot. Cerrar 10. 44 How do you like the neighborhood? Hi Answer these questions. Use the map and the expressions in the box. C infront of C) between CO next to C1 on the corner of near opposite 1. Where’s the nearest bank? Sa There's one near the grocery store. 2. Is there a post office near here? Coca w u rm 3. I'm looking for a drugstore. Fy 2 eo ro \: rt A —_—— —_ FH @ iy b 9 8 4 ? ie 4, Is there a laundromat in this neighborhood? Ei coa 5. Is there a department store on Birch Street? Cea LEGEND travel agency department store sym pay phones 6, Are there any pay phones around here? a Answer these questions about your city or neighborhood. Use the expressions in the box and your own information. Yes, there is, There’s one on.... _Yes, there are. There are some on No, there isn’t. No, there aren't. 1, Are there any good restaurants around school? 2. Is there a police station near school? 3. Are there any good clothing stores in your neighborhood? 45 Unit 8 A Read the interviews. MODERN ARE eee CRO TCraCCey Cum cml YC Ll a CTL) LCL (Lom My neighborhood is very convenient ‘We live in the subusbs, and it’s just too | its near the shopping center and the quiet! There arenit many shops, and | bus station, Ie’ also safe. Bur those are the there are certainly no clubs or theaters. only good things about living downtown, There are a lot of parks, good schools, Its very noisy — the streets are always fullof and very little crime; but nothing ever | people! The traffic is terrible, and parking really happens here, I would really love isa big problem! I can never park on my to live downtown. | own street. I'd like to live in the suburbs. B How do the people feel about their neighborhoods? Complete the chart. red ued Downtown near the shopping center _ Suburbs 46 How do you like the neighborhood? G Complete the chart. Use words from the list. building lbank (| pollution (j hospital Ci noise Cl gas WY crime Cl traffie [| people CO theater CO school — (1 water CTC Oy Dee snr building crime Write questions about each item using “How much ... ?” or “How many... ?” Then look at the picture, and write answers to the questions. Use the expressions in the box. Malot ‘Jacouple (afew Conlyalittle Onotany C alot 1. (noise) How much noise is there? _ There's a lot. 2. (buses) — 3. (traffic) _ 4. (banks) 5. (people) _. 6. (crime) 47 Unit 8 B Choose the correct words or phrases to complete this conversation. 48 Luis: Are there ___any _ (any/one/none) dance clubs around here, Alex? Alex: Sure, There are _____ (any/one/a lot). ‘There's a great club {across from/between/on) the National Bank, but it’s expensive. Luis; Well, are there ______ (any/none/one) others? Alex: Yeah, there are (a few/a little/one). There's a nice ____ (any/one/some) near here. It’s called Sounds of Brazil. Luis: That's perfect! Where is it exactly? Alex: It’s on Third Avenue, the Royal Theater and May's Restaurant. Luis: So let’s go Choose the correct words or phrases. 1. I'm going to the stationery store to get some (birthday cards/coffee/food) . We're taking a long drive. We need to go to the (laundromat/gas station/travel agency) 2 1 live on the 8th floor of my (apartment building/neighborhood/ theater) . Our apartment is in the center of the city. We live (downtown/in the neighborhood/in the suburbs) s (between/on/on the corner of) Whi GES We Tank Tk? a Write the opposites. Use the words in the box. Clight [straight [young (short tall | 1. curly /_ straight 4. long/ _ 2, dark/ 5. short / 3, elderly / Collocations A Match the words in columns A and B to make descriptions. Write the descriptions dark OO fairly @ brown C good 7 height Cl medium =] long Ci middie C1 looking B Answer the questions using the descriptions from part A. 1, A: What does he look like? B: He's good-looking, w A: How long is his hair? B 3. A: What color is his hair? B: _ 4, A: How old is he? B: 5. A: How tall is he? B: 49 Unit 9 A Complete the conversation with questions. Jim: What does she look like? Steve: She's quite pretty, with straight black hair. Jim: And Steve: It’s medium length. Steve: She's fairly tall. Jim: And Steve: She's in her early twenties. Jim: — Steve: Sometimes. I think she’s wearing them now, Jim: OK. I think I see her over there. B Describe yourself. How old are you? What do you look like? What are you wearing today? What does he look like? Ba Circle two things in each description that do not match the picture. Then correct the information. 1. This man is in his(ate forties)He’s pretty tall. He has a black mustache, and he’s bald. He's wearing a dark shirt and jeans. He isn’t in_his late forties. He's in his twenties. _ 2, This woman is about 25. She's very pretty. She's medium height. Her hair is long and blond. She's wearing a black sweater and tennis shoes. She's standing next to her motoreyele. 3. This woman is in her early twenties. She's pretty serious-looking. She has glasses and straight blond hair. She’s fairly tall, and she’s wearing a good-looking skirt and blouse. 51 unit 9 a Which clothing items are more formal? Which are more informal or casual? Use words from the list. Complete the chart. ( blouse (1 shorts O skirt | B J boots L) runningshoes C1 suit ff D dress CO scarf O tie 4 Os O cap OO Edward and Kate William C earry a jacket (1 woman C wear sunglasses Lone O stand next to Alice Cl ones CO talk to the man © wear a suit and tie 4 —_ 5. 52 What does he look like? 8 | Answer the questions. Use the words given. Dan Carlos Cindy 1. A: Which one is Marie? B: She's the one in the gray dress. (gray dress) 2, A: Which one is Carlos? B: (couch) 3. A: Which ones are Dan and Cindy? B: ee (Marie) 4. A: Which one is Angela? Br __ (couch) 5. A: Who's Kim? B: ee _— (short black hair) Bo Rewrite these sentences and questions. Find another way to say them using the words given. 1. A: Who's Mika? Which one’s Mika? (Which) B: She's the one in the black dress. She's the one wearing the black dress. ee (wearing) 2. A: Which ones are the teachers? __________ (Who) B: They're the ones on the couch. __ (siting) 3. A: Which one is Larry? ee - _____ (Who) B: He's the guy wearing the coat. oe (in) 53 unit 9 10] Complete this description, Use the present continuous or the participle of the verbs in the box. Cask Cleary “look (lstand [talk (J wait © walk Swear | —— Pcs, Yeah, it’s really quiet. - . Nothing ever really happens here... . i ail Tim looking out my window .... Let's see... . ‘There’s a good-looking middle-aged woman 7 her dog, and a young guy on the phone. Two people \- next to him. Hey! Theone___a I baseballl hat is my classmate! Some people at the bus stop. A serious-looking woman for directions. And hey, here comes a really cute woman a backpack. Wait a minute! I know her. That's my old girlfriend. I have to go now! Bye. _ 11] Choose the correct responses. 1. A: Where's Jan? B: She couldn't make it. "Yd like to meet her. = That's right. She couldn't make it. a Let's see. 2. A: Who's Sam? 4. A: How tall is she? B: ae B = I'm afraid I missed him. = Fairly long. = The handsome guy near the door, ™ Protty short. 54 Hive ou ever rile & camel a Match the verb forms in columns A and B. A Complete the questions in these conversations. Use the present perfect of the verbs in Exercise 1. 1. A: Have you seen the new Keanu Reeves movie? B: Yes, it’s very good. running lately? Yes, she usually runs in the morning and evening. _____ at the new Brazilian restaurant? Yes, we've already eaten there. It’s excellent, but very expensive, se PoP D> How many times shopping at the mall this month? B: Actually, I haven't gone at all. Let’s go today! I hear there's a new music store there. 5. A: How many international phone calls this week? B: Only one — on my father’s birthday. Cuan 55 Unit 10 Bi Already and yet 56 A Check (V) the things you've done. Put an x next to the things you haven't done. 1, ___ gone in-line skating AE 2, ____ stayed up all night 3 been to a jazz club 4, ___ had a part-time job 5, ___ tried skiing 6 gotten married 7 made friends in class 8. _____ seen a rock concert B Look at the things you checked and marked Xin part A. Write sentences about them. Use already and yet. Grammar not TET ELT Big ‘Already is used in positive statements with the present perfect. I've already gone ‘tvline skating. Yet's used in negative statements with the present perfect. {haven‘t gone in-line skating yet. a) ere Have you ever ridden a camel? B Look at the pictures. How often have you done these things? Write sentences using the expressions in the box. I've often... . Tye . . . once or twice. I've . . . three or four times. Ihaven't .. . lately. Te... several times. Tve never Pe sr) Sern) J 57 Unit 10 B Horror stories! A Have you ever had a terrible day? What happened? What went wrong? 58 B Read these stories a. NO WAY UP! Hayo you ever been ina cable car? Well, I have, Last February, I went on a ski trip to Switzerland. What a trip! The first morning, I got into a cable car, I wanted to go to the top of the moun- tain and ski down. The cable car started up the mountain, I looked down, and it was so beautiful. Then there was a terrible noise. Suddenly the car stopped, It didn’t move, and there was quiet everywhere, It was cold, and it began to get dark and snow, I was alone for one hour, two hours. I thought, “They've forgotten me!” At last the car started back down the mountain, It ‘went very fast. “Sorry,” a man said when I climbed out of the car. “We've never had this problem before. Please, try again tomorrow.” “He's joking,” I thought. “I've had enough of cable cars for a lifetime.” NO WAY OUT! Thave always wanted to go fishing. Last summer, 2& = Twent ona trip to Taiwan, = QA = 4 Aathtayny vacation, I went fishing on a beautiful lake. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch any fish, and I got bored. I decided to go swimming. When I stood up, my wallet fell out of my pocket and into the water. Ithad all my money, my passport, my plane tickets — everything. I jumped into the lake to look for it, but I didn’t find anything. The next morning, I wasn’t able to leave the hotel. Thad no money to pay the bill and no plane ticket or passport to go home. So what did I do? I called my boss and asked for some money. I have never had such a terrible experience. C In which story or stories did the writer(s) do these things? Write 1, 2, or 1 and 2. __1__ stayed in the mountains ______ lost a wallet enjoyed the view _______ got no exercise _____ spent time on a boat ______ waited for help _____ went swimming ______ had a terrible day Have you ever ridden a camel? G Look at the answers. Write questions using Have you ever... ? flamenco dancing ea 1, A: Have you ever watched flamenco dancing? B: Yes, I have. I watched flamenco dancing last summer in Spain. 2A: - B: Actually, I saw a sumo wrestling match last month on TV. It was terrific. 3. A: _ B: No, I haven't. I've never been camping. 4. A: SS B: Yes, I have. I ate oysters last year in France. BA: B: Yes, I went wall climbing on Friday nigat. 6A: ____ B: Yes, I have. My brother once let me ride his motorcycle. TM B: No, I've never been to India. 8. A: B: Yes, I had a bad dream just last night. Write your own answers to the questions in Exercise 6. Use expressions like the ones from the list. Yes, Ihave.1... yesterday. No, Ihayen't. I've never... on Monday. es ites 1 1 2. 3. 4, 5. 6. 1. 8. 59 Unit 10 8 | Complete the conversation. Use the past tense or the present perfect of the words given. A: __Have__ youever ___ lost ___ (lose) anything valuable? B: Yes, I (lose) my watch last month. —_ you _ (find) it yet? No. Actually, I already (buy) a new one. Look! Oh, that's nice. Where you _ (buy) it? I ore e ___ (get) it at the street market last weekend. What about you? you ever (lose) anything valuable? > Well, 1 _ (leave) my address book in a pay phone a couple of months ago, B: How annoying! Maybe that’s why you (not call) me for a while, A: That's right. I can’t even remember my own phone number! But you _—___________ (not call) me in a long time, What's your excuse? B: Itold you. 1 _____ (lose) my watch, so I (not have) the time! A: Very fanny! I haven't had the time. BH Choose the correct responses. 1. A: Has she called her family lately? 3. A: How many times has he seen the show? B: No, she hasn't. B: basses = How many times? = Twice. = No, she hasn't. = Already. 2. A: Are you having a good time? 4, A: What about a tour of the city? B: B. = Ina long time. = P've never, have you? ™ Really good. = Sare. I hear it's great. 60 iievwney 1 | Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. Prices are very high in New York City, Everything is j DETacnco) pretty expensive there. (cheap/expensive/stressful) 2, My hometown is not an exciting place. The nightlife there is pretty (boring/nice/interesting) 3. Rome is a beautiful old city. There are not many buildings. (big/modern/small) 4, Some parts of this city are fairly dangerous. They're not very late at night. (hot/interesting/safe) 5. Athens is a very quiet city in the winter. The streets are never at that time of the year. (clean/crowded/relaxing) B Choose the correct questions to complete this conversation. (O What's the weather like? Ci Is it big? LU Is the nightlife exciting? C What's your hometown like? My hometown? Oh, it’s a pretty nice place. No, it’s fairly small, and it has a lot of beautiful buildings. The winter is wet and too cold. It’s very nice in the summer, though, Bh eh Db wb No! It’s really boring after six o'clock in the evening. 61 Unit 11 Bb Choose the correct conjunctions and rewrite the sentences. Language note: and, but, however, and though Use and for additional information. lt’s.an exciting city, and the weather is great. | Use but, however, and though for contrasting information. | | ’s very sae in the dy but i's pretty dangerous at night. | | itso fainy large city. I's not too interesting, however. } ‘The summers are hot. The evenings are fairly cold, though. | (aan rue) 1, Paris is a very busy place. The streets are always crowded. (and/but) Paris is a very busy place, and the streets are always crowded. 2. Prague is a very nice place. The winters are terribly cold. (and/though) 3. Sydney is a relaxing city. It has a wonderful harbor. (and/however) 4, My hometown is a great place for a vacation. It's not too good for shopping. (and/but) 5. Our hometown is fairly ugly and dirty. It has some beautiful old houses. (and/however) 62 It's a very exciting city! 2b Check (/) if these sentences need a or an. Then write a or an in the correct places. Grammar note: a and an Use oor an with (adverb +) adjective + singular noun. thas a fairly new park. Its an old city. Don't use @ ot an with (adverb +) adjective, It’s not very old, W's dirty. 1. Y Denver haSvery modern airport. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 1. 8. . LI Restaurants are very cheap in Mexico. (2 The buildings in Paris are really beautiful. Copenhagen is clean city. bce IT en (2) Apartments are very expensive in Hong Kong. Amsterdam is fairly crowded city in the summer. ‘Toronto has good museums. Rio is exciting place to visit. B Complete this description of London with is or has. London ___s___Britain’s biggest city. It avery old capital and dates back to the Romans. It acity of interesting buildings and churches, and it many beautiful parks. It also some of the best museums in the world, London very crowded in the summer, but it ______ not too busy in the winter. It _____ a popular city with foreign tourists and _____ more than eight million visitors a year. The city famous for its shopping and many excellent department stores. London convenient trains and buses that cross the city, so it, easy for tourists to get around, Unit 11 64 From city to city A Read about these cities. For many centuries, Budapest was Los Angeles was founded in 1781. Since the founding of Taipei in the two cities, with Buda on the west With 3.5 million people, it isnow eighteenth century, the city has side of the river Danube and Pest the biggest city in California and grown to a population of 23 on the east side. Budapest became _the second largest city in the million and has become the one city in 1872, and ithas been United States. It is famous for its cultural, industrial, and the capital city of Hungary for modern freeways, its movie stars, administrative center of the island about eighty years, and its smog, When the city is of Taiwan. Taipei is an exciting The popuiation of Budapest is really smoggy, you can’t see the _city, but the weather is humid and about three million, and the city is nearby mountains. The weather isnot always pleasant. a very popular place for tourists, usually dry and warm. Visitors like It’s also a very busy city, Visitors like to take boat rides to go to the film studios and to and the streets are always full of along the Danube, Budapest is _drive along Hollywood Boulevard. people, There is an excellent also known for its exciting There are some good beaches near museum that many tourists visit. nightlife. The best time to visit is __the city, and Los Angeles is also —_Taipei is a fairly expensive city, the summer since Budapest is close to Disneyland. but not more expensive than some very cold in the winter. neighboring cities such as Hong Refineries Kong and Tokyo. So more and more tourists go to Taipei to shop. B Complete the chart. Date founded ey arr cg ee Tell isboeat 1872 3 million Los Angeles Toipet C Complete the sentences. 1, Tape ___ is cheaper than other cities nearby. 2 has good beaches nearby. 3. was once two cities. 4 were both founded in the eighteenth century. It’s a very exciting cit Complete the sentences. Use words from the list. 1. You should see the new zoo. It’s very interesting. 2. You near the airport. It's too noisy. 3. You the museum. It has some new exhibits. 4, You a bus tour of the city if you like a You alone at night. It’s too dangerous. 6. You by taxi if you're out late. 8 | Complete this conversation with should or shouldn't and | or you. A: I'm taking my vacation in Indonesia. as ? ocd What should | do there? B: miss Jogjakarta, the old capital city. There are a lot of beautiful old buildings. For example, —__ see the temple of Borobudur. A: Sounds great. Bali is very popular, too. go there? B: Yes, It’s very interesting. A take a lot of money with me? B: No, Indonesia is not an expensive country. A: So when go there? B: Well, it’s always hot and humid, so it really doesn’t matter. 65 Unit 11 o Ask questions about a place you want to visit. Use can, should, or shouldn't. Ask about: 1. the time to visit What time of year should you visit? 2. things to see and do there 3. things people shouldn’t do 4, special foods 5. things to buy 6, other interesting things 110} Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words given. 1. It’s a stressful city. It isn't a relaxing city. _______ (not relaxing) 2, The streets are always full of people. ee __ (crowded) 3. It’s not a very beautiful city. (fairly ugly) 4, When should we visit the city? fa good time) 5. You really should see the flea markets {not miss) 6. What can we do there? —— a —— (should) 66 I ely Wark EBD ary suggestions? A Check (/) the best advice for each health problem. 1. a backache 2. a headache 3. abad cold 1 use a heating pad 1 take some vitamin C Ci see a dentist Cl get some exercise 7 take some aspirin Co go to bed and rest ( take some vitamin C Cl take some good advice CO take some good advice 4. an insect bite 5. the hiccups CO pat anti-itch cream on it C2 drink lots of hot water CO take some aspirin (take some cold medicine C0 drink lots of liquids (i chop up some garlic B Write a question about each problem in part A. Then write answers using the words from the list. Use the ideas in part A or your own suggestions in your answers. It’s important. It’s a good idea It’s helpful useful 1. A: What should you do for a backache?. B: It's helpful to use @ heating pa 2. A: = Sr Pr De 67 Unit 12 B Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to give advice using It's a good idea..., It’s helpful..., or It’s important... Language note: Negative infinitive complements | Problem Advice Negative infinitive advice | | For the flu, don't exercise a lot. For the flu; 's a1g90d Kea not fo exereese:¢ tol} 1. For a bad cough, don't smoke. For a bad cough, it's important not to smoke. 2. For a sore throat, don’t talk too much, 3. For a burn, don’t put ice on it. 4, For insomnia, don’t drink coffee at night. 5. For a fever, don’t get out of bed. Bb Check (/) three health problems you have had this year. Write what you did for each one. Use the remedies below or your own remedies. Health problems ( abackache a headache a toothache acold a sore throat the hiccups a sunburn _| stress Some remedies take some aspirin get some medicine from the drugstore use some lotion put some ointment on it take some cough drops _see my doctor/dentist go to bed do nothing Example: Yesterday, | had a bad headache so | took some aspirin. _ 1 2. 3. 68 It really works! Getting to sleep A How many hours do you sleep each night? Do you ever have difficulty getting to sleep? What do you do? Read the article. We: people need seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Some people need less than this, and some people need more. According to sleep expert Dr. Robert Schachter, many people have difficulty sleeping, but they do not know why. Most people know it is important not to drink coffee or tea before they go to bed ~ B Check (V) True or False. both beverages have caffeine. Caffeine keeps people awake, However, not everybody knows that some medicines, such as cold tablets, also have caffeine in them. Stress can cause insoraia, 100. Busy people with stressful jobs may not be able to sleep at night. Dr. Schachter suggests, “You shouldn't use your bedroom as a TV room or an exercise room. You should use it for sleeping only. It's a good idea to have a regular sleeping schedule, Get up and go to bed at the same time every day. It also important not to eat before bedtime. Eating may keep you awake.” ‘And ifall this doesn’t work, try counting sheep! 1. Everyone needs eight hours of sleep a night. 2, Caffeine helps you fall asleep. 3. Cold tablets can keep you awake, 4, Busy people may have trouble falling asleep. 5. It is.0 good idea to have a TV near your bed. 6. You should have regular sleeping hours. 7. You shouldn't eat just before you go to bed. 8. Counting sheep may help. OOROOOO OQOODOO HOt 69 Unit 12 a What do you suggest? A Complete the word map with medicines from the list. 1 cough drops ©) ointment C cream O pills MY eye drops Cl sunburn spray C insect spray _O. tissues | B What should these people buy? Give advice. Use the containers and medicine from part A. 1. Joe has very tired eyes. He should buy a bottle of eye drops. 2. Mary has a bad cold. 3. Andrew and Carlos have a lot of insect bites. 4, David has dry skin. 70 It really works! G Check (/) the correct sentences to make conversations. 1, Pharmacist: % Can I help you? ( Should I help you? Customer: [J Yes, Can I have a package of bandages? (0 Yes. I suggest a package of bandages. Pharmacist: Here you are. Customer: [] And what do you need for a sunburn? CO And what do you have for a sunburn? Pharmacist: LI Do you suggest this lotion? CO I suggest this lotion. Customer: Thanks. 2, Pharmacist: Hi, Can I help you? Customer: C1 Yes. Can I suggest something for sore muscles? C1 Yes, Could I have something for sore muscles? Pharmacist: [1] Sure. Try this ointment. CJ Sure. Could I try this ointment? Customer: [J Thanks. And what should you get for the flu? Ci Thanks. And what do you suggest for the flu? Pharmacist: (] Can I have some of these tablets? They really work. CO Try some of these tablets. They really work. Customer: [_] OK, thanks. I'll take them. And you should get a box of tissues. (0 OK, thanks. I'll take them. And could I have a box of tissues? Pharmacist: Sure, Here you are. n Unit 12 Complete this conversation with the correct words. A: Wow, you don't look very good! Do you feel OK? B: No, I think I'm getting a cold. What should I do it? (for/to/with) A: You should stay ______ home and go ____ bed. (at/in/of) in/of/to) B: You're probably right. I’ve got a really bad cough, too. A: Try drinking some hot tea honey. It really helps. (for/of/with) B: Anything else? A: Yeah, I suggest you get a big box ____ tissues! (at/in/of) Bi Give suggestions for these problems. Use words from the box. 1. Thave a very sore throat. Try some hot tea, 2. I think I'm getting a cold. 3. Ihave a backache. And don't tell me to go to bed! 4, Ihave a terrible stomachache. 72 I don't want fast food tonight. 1, | dont either. (either) I really like healthy foods. (so) I'm in the mood for Japanese food. (too) | don't like bland food very much. 5. (either) I don't like spicy food. (neither) 73 Unit 13 B What do you think? A Look at the pictures. Write sentences about the food. Use the expressions in the box. eed Hike... a fot. | don’t like... very much. | love... 'm not crazy about... . Tmorazy about... Wsabittoo.... Jean't stand... . 1. It's a bit too greasy. B List your two favorite kinds of food. 74 May | take your order, please? El Which restaurant? A What kinds of restaurants do you like? Do you prefer a quiet place or a noisy place? B Read these restaurant reviews. EL ROA IAAL Nu kk Last Saturday, I was the only customer at Dynasty, a new diner on 57th Street. It’s not a good place to go. The waiters are slow and unfriendly. The atmosphere is boring, and so is the menu. It specializes in is lively, and the service is | American food — mostly steak | very friendly. There's live and potatoes; but my steak Lebanese music and dancing was raw, and the fries were on weekends. Beirut Cafe is greasy. It isn’t cheap, either. | surprisingly inexpensive ~ KKK Trattoria Romana is an excellent Italian restaurant, thas a quiet and relaxing atmosphere, and the service is very good. It’s always crowded, so make a reservation early. The ‘menu is not very big. There are only four entrees on the menu, but everything is fresh, The chicken with kik Beirut Cafe is a great new Lebanese restaurant. The specialty is meze — lots of different small dishes, some with meat or fish, others with vegetables. The atmosphere pasta is wonderful. Desserts It cost me $22. If you go | about $18 a person, but you are their specialty — rich and to Dynasty, you certainly | need to make a reservation. delicious! It's a little expen- won't need a reservation. | sive but very good. You'll My advice, however, is | | spend about $25 per person, “Don’t Go.” | | | | ane ~ oe neous ——"— gee C Complete the chart. BT TUE Ly Ee Food Htalian ‘Atmosphere quiet and relaxing Specialties el Mca eiee Service Price/person Reservation O yes U no CO yes (no OO yes U to 75 Unit 13 a Create a menu. Use words from the box. QO beef O dam O milk CO onion ( salmon O cake CO coffee OO mixed O pasta O sandwich (chicken [lice {inoodle ( pie [1 tea ate’s * Moin Dishes « (includes salad and choice of potatoes) * (vier «Salads * grilled salmon salad roast salad turkey greens + Soups Desserts « chicken soup _ chocolate French soup _—_ apple chowder cream YBeverages Ba Use one or more words to complete this conversation between a waiter and a customer. Waiter: May I take your order? Customer: Yes, I'll have Waiter: What kind of dressing on your salad ~ French, Italian or vinaigrette? Customer: French, ee Waiter: And would you like Customer: Yes, Waiter: Anything else? Customer: No, 76 the roast beef with mashed potatoes. have iced coffee. May I take your order, please? [Eh choose the correct responses. 1. A: Would you like fries or cole slaw? B: Jl have the cole slaw, please. a I guess I will, thanks. = I'll have the cole slaw, please. m= Yes, please. 2. A: What kind of soda would you like? = [il have a cola. a Td like a hot dog, please. = Asmall order, please. 3. A: Would you like anything to drink? = No, thanks. = Yes, a hamburger, please. = ['ll have chocolate cake, please. 4. A: What flavor ice cream would you like? Baked please x Vanilla, please. w Ice cream, please. 5. A: Would you like anything else? a Yes, thank you very much. = Not at all, thanks. = That will be all, thanks. 7 Unit 13 Complete the conversation. Use the words and expressions in the box. Cam neither © will © can't stand them Olean (so O would © favorite kind of food 1 do: Li too (C like it a lot Sherry: I feel tired tonight. I really don’t want to cook. Whitney: Neither do I. Say, do you like Thai food? Sherry: It’s delicious. I Whitney: I do, It’s my Let's call Chiang Mai restaurant for home delivery. Sherry: Great idea! Their food is always good. I eat there a lot. Whitney: ____ do I. Well, what ______you like tonight? Sherry: I'm in the mood for some soup. Whitney: So ____ L And Ithink I ______ have spicy chicken and special Thai rice. Sherry: OK, let’s order. Oh, wait a minute, I don’t have any money. Whitney: Neither I. What should we do? Sherry: Well, let’s look in the refrigerator. Hmm. Do you like boiled eggs? Whitney: I Sherry: Actually, neither BD choose the correct words. Ina restaurant, the waiter or waitress takes your order (menu/order/service) Baked potatoes are less than french fries. (greasy/healthy/spicy) Many people like on their salad. (dessert/dressing/soda) Some people rarely cook with spices. They prefer food. (bland/hot/rich) Vanilla is a popular ice cream . (drink/flavor/meal) sree 78 The gg ai Che eS! 1 A Circle the correct word. 1. This is an area of land between two rows of mountains or cliffs, usually with a river running through. @®canyon _b. plain c. waterfall 2. This is a large area of land that has lots of trees on it. a. cliff b. forest. c. valley 3. This is an area of land that is always wet. a. canyon. plain c. swamp a 4. This is an area of water with land all around it. 7 a. lake b. ocean. swamp ‘ 5. This is a mountain with a hole at the top. Smoke and lava sometimes come from the hole, and it can be dangerous a. hill b. plateau —_c. volcano 6. This is a dry, sandy place. It doesn’t rain much here, and there aren't many plants. a.desert —b. sea c. voleano B Complete the names. Use words from the box. Y Canyon (Falls [J Ocean [1] Lake U Desert Ci Mount (River [J Sea Grand Canyon Amazon __ Superior Mediterranean Niagara . Pacific —____ er ere ere Sahara 19 Unit 14 B Write the comparative and superlative of the words given. ‘Superiative Add -er or -e8f to most words: long ionger the longest ‘Add -ror -stto words ending in -e: large larger the largest Drop y and add -ier or lest: dry drier the driest Double the final consonant and add -eror-est; big bigger the biggest 1. busy ___busier______ the busiest noisy _ old safe 2. cool 3. friendly Sere 4, heavy small 5. nice - 10. wet. bl Complete this conversation. Use the superlative of the words given. Ian: So where did you go for your vacation, Val? Val: Italy. Ian: How exciting! Did you have a good time? Val: It was terrific! I think Italy is _the most exciting (exciting) country in Europe. Ian: Well, it certainly has some of ee (famous) cities in the world — Rome, Milan, Venice. Val: Yeah, I had (good) time in Venice. Its (beautiful) city I've ever seen. Of course, it’s also one of popular) tourist attractions. It was __ (crowded) city I visited this summer, and there weren't even any cars! Ian: I've always wanted to visit Venice. What's it like in the winter? Val: Actually, that’s —_____ _______ had) time to visit. Venice is one of ____ a (cold and foggy) places in Italy in the winter. 80 The biggest and the best! ga Did you know? Complete these sentences. Use the comparative or the superlative of the words given. bissteerioneias ee : 1, Canada and Russia are the largest (large) countries in the world. 2. Russia is larger than (large) Canada. 3 (high) waterfall in the world is in Venezuela 4, The Suez Canal joins the Mediterranean and Red seas. It is 190 kilometers (118 miles) Jong. It is (ong) the Panama Canal. 5. The Atacama Desert in Chile is (dry) place in the world, 2 Mount Waialeale in Hawaii gets 1,170 centimeters (460 inches) of rain a year. Itis _____———s(wett) place on earth! 7 - (hot) capital city in the world is Muscat, in Oman. 8, The continent of Antarctica is (cold) any other place in the world, 9. The Himalayas are some of (dangerous) mountains to climb. 10. Badwater, in California's Death Valley, is (low) point in North America, 11. Mont Blanc in the French Alps is (high) the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. 12. The Pacifie Ocean is (deep) the Atlantic Ocean In some places the Pacific Ocean is 11,033 meters (36,198 feet) deep. 81 Unit 14 B The coldest and the windiest! A Where is the coldest place you've ever been? B Read about Antarctica. NT ‘A RCT i Cc A is the most southern continent in the world. Itis like nowhere else on earth. Itis much larger than Europe, and nearly twice the size of Australia, It is an icy plateau with the South Pole at its center. Antarctica is the coldest and windiest place in the world, even colder and windier than the North Pole, In the summer, the sun shines for twenty-four hours a day, but in the winter it’s completely dark for about three months. Very few plants grow there, but there is some Ti aan: wildlife, including whales, seals, and penguins ‘When Captain James Cook sailed around the continent in the 1770s, he found no one living there. Today, a few scientists work in Antarctica, but they only spend fairly short periods there. Many scientists in Antaretica are studying the ozone layer. The ozone layer is getting thinner and thinner worldwide. The biggest “hole” is over Antarctica, where the weather is «getting warmer. Scientists think that this cold and lonely place can teach usa lot about the earth and how to keep it safe. C Cheek (Vv) True or False. 1. Europe is bigger than Antarctica. 2. The North Pole is the coldest and windiest place in the world. 3. In Antarctica, it never gets dark in the summer. 4, There are a lot of animals and birds in Antarctica. 5. Captain Cook found a few scientists living in Anfarctioa, 6. The weather in Antarctica is getting colder and colder. a ooo IO0D0O0O 82 The biggest and the best! a Geography quiz Use the words in the box. Write questions about the pictures. ‘Then circle the correct answers. C Howbig © ( Howdeep J] How long Ci Howeold (] Howfar % Howhigh Angel Falls (Venezuela) 1. Flow high is Angel Falls? a, It’s 979 meters (3,212 feet) tall. @ It’s 979 meters high. Rec ae) 2 ee a. It’s about 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles). . b. It’s about 2,000 square kilometers. the Amazon River a. It’s 6,437 kilometers (4,000 miles) long. b. It’s 6,437 kilometers high. Oe) 4 - a. It gets up to -88.3 degrees Celsius (126.9 degrees Fahrenheit). b, It gets down to -88.3 degrees Celsius. a. It’s 6 million square kilometers (2'/2 million square miles). b. It’s 6 million kilometers long. reckon a. It's about 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) big. b. It’s about 1.6 kilometers deep. 83 Unit 14 Write the opposites. Across Down 2 biggest 1 hotter 6 bad 3 smaller 7 shorter 4 least crowded (2 words) 8 worse 5 coldest 9 worst 9 smallest 10 near 10 not famous 11 lowest 11 cold 13 driest 12 best 14 hot 15 shortest 84 a Which nouns often go with which verbs? Complete the chart. Use each word only once. an amusement park a ballgame on TV amuseum — () arock concert % abeach party ( abarbecue a play © avideo a beach party B Read Anna’s diary, and write about her plans. Use the present continuous. J ‘Sunday Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday Friday Saturday — 6 7 8 9 10 W 12 morning - | work overtime |700 pm, | night ~ watch |12:00 noon | stay home | afternoon ~ visit tofinish the see a play | the hockey | have a and watch the |go to an Forest Green | report with Tony | game with | barbecue | late show on | arts festival Historic Park Kate & Sam Vv pe) 1, On Sunday morning, Anna is visiting Forest Green Historic Park. 2. 85 Unit 15, B Complete this conversation. Use be going to and the verbs given. 86 Marta: What __are _ you ___going to do ___ this weekend, Mark? (do) Mark: I _ ____ toan art gallery on Saturday. (go) Marta: That sounds interesting. Mark: Yeah. There's a new exhibit at the Modern, And how about you, Marta? Marta: Well, Brian and I a ballgame in the afternoon. (see) Mark: And what you in the evening? (do) Marta: Brian his mother in the hospital. (visit) But I not anything really. (do) Mark: Well, _____ some friends over for a barbecue. Would you like to come? (have) Marta: Thanks. I'd love to. Choose the correct responses. 1A: B: : Do you want to visit the street fair with us tomorrow? Would you like to go to a movie on Sunday? Oh_l'm sorry. | can't. = Oh, I'm sorry. I can’t. = Nothing special. = No. I woulda't. 1 Yes, I'm going to. = Can we go to a late show? = Sure, I'd love to, = How about this evening? = ['m working late tonight. I'm sorry. ® Yes, it would How about dinner at the Mexican restaurant tonight? = No, P'm not doing anything. ® Sorry, I'm going away next week. = Great! But it’s my turn to pay. I'm going to see a music: B Write invitations to this week’s events in Princeville. Exciting things to do this week in PRIMGEVENTE 1 vorts scnedstod to bogin at 8:00 ru Rock concert | Amusement park Play | Museum The Cranberries | Lots to do H Funny Money ' Exhibition of _ __i___ for everyone! i _ __modern art 1, Are you doing anything on Wednesday evening? Do you want to see a rock concert? or I'm going to see the Cranberries on Wednesday. Would you like to come? 2 - — a Write about how often you do these leisure activities. Use the expressions in the box. 1, Lnever go to rock concerts. Toften.... | I... almost every weekend. 2. Isometimes...inthesummer. | 3 I... three or four times a year. | Inever.. | #————_ a 8 6 peyote Unit 15 Beyond the telephone AQ Why do you use the telephone? List some reasons. B Read the passage. Are the reasons different from the ones in your list? [| —— Tf Topav's TELEPHONES www.telephone.com Not so long ago, people only used the telephone to make phone calls. Now, thanks to computers, people use their phones to do much more. | They can bank by phone, rent videos by phone, and even shop by phone. Itis also possible to send letters and reports by faxing them over telephone lines. People can even use their phone lines to send messages from one computer to another computer by electronic mail, or e-mail. But you don't need to be at home or at the office to use the phone anymore.You can carry a cellular phone in your pocket or keep one in your car With a cellular phone, anyone who can talk and walk can also = phone and walk.You don’t have to look for a pay phone to make a cal anymore. Now you can take your calls with you everywhere. a C Check (V) True or False. For statements that are false, write the true information. 1. You can pay for things by phone. Oo oO 12. Fax machines do not use felephone lines. oO oO 3. You need a computer and a telephone line to send e-mail. o Ch 4. You can use a cellular phone at home or at work. oO aq A a eager on | 8. You need a car to make a call on « cellular phone. Oo oO Lsdeaciass 88 I'm going to see a musical. BH Read these messages. What did the caller say? Write the messages another way using tell or ask. Cele TU aed Ce En hd Michael ~ Don't meet me at the airport until midnight. The plane is going to be late. Lucy— We're meeting at Dino's house before —_—: the concert, Don't forget the tickets. Christopher— The beach party starts at noon. Don't be late! : 5 ee RR Sie ca Don't eall him today. Please ask Jan not to all him today. 89 Unit 15, TD) choose the correct words Secretary: Hello. Grant and Lee. Ms. Curtis: May | speak to Ms. Grace Schmidt, please? (May I/Would you) Secretary: ’'m - She's not in. (busy/sorry) (Can I leave/Can I take) a message? Ms. Curtis: Yes, please. This is Ms. Curtis. you (Would/Please) Tm staying at the Plaza Hotel? (tell her that/ask her to) ‘The number is 735-9001, Room 605. (Please/Could) you 2 (tell her to call me/tell her to call her) Secretary: OK, Ms. Curtis. (give her/tell her) Ms, Curtis: Thank you very much. Good-bye the message. 111) Match the questions with the correct responses. U Yes, please. Could you tell him Ros called? — L) Let me see if he’s in. C That's OK. I'll call back. (CD My name's Graham. Graham Lock. O Yes. My number is 669-3241. | Yes, that would be great. Thanks. 1. Would you like to come to a party? Yes, that would be great. Thanks. 2, Could I ask her to call you back? 3. Who's calling? 4, Can I take a message? 5. Could I speak to Paul, please? 6. I'm sorry. She's busy at the moment. 90 BOB choose tne correct responses. 1. A: Say, you really look different. B: Well. my hair is a little longer now = I moved into a new house. = I'm more outgoing now. = Well, my hair is a little longer now. 2. A: [haven't seen you for ages. = I know. How have you been? = Well, I quit smoking. = My new job is more stressful. 3. A: You know, I have three kids now. = Well, 've grown a mustache. = That's terrific! ™ Say, you've really changed your hair. 4, A: How are you? = I do more aerobies these days. = Well, actually, I have contact lenses now. = I'm doing really well. B Complete the sentences. Use information in the box and the present perfect. move to a new apartment CO start going to the gym CJ spend alot of money on clothes (1 stop eating out in restaurants 1. Judy 5 moved to_a new apartment Her old one was too small. 2, Kim and Anna - : Now they cook dinner at home every evening. It's much cheaper. 3. Alex He looks healthier, and he has more energy. 4, Jerry _ _ He needs to dress up for his new job. a Unit 16 3 | Describe how these people have changed. Use the present or the past tense. 1. SI oO Rewrite these sentences. Find another way to say each sentence using the words given, 1, Alice quit eating rich food Alice eats healthier foods now. _ ______ (healthier) 2, James lost a lot of weight. ~ a (heavier) 3. Mary goes to a new school now. (change) 4, ‘Tess isn’t married anymore. (divorce) 5. I've grown my hair. — — (longer) 6, We don't smoke anymore. ~ (quit) 92 A change for the better! a Life changes A Have you ever... lost a job had money problems had trouble making friends worked in a foreign country B Read the passages on the left. Then read the passages on the right. Match the people's lives two years ago with their lives today. Underline at least two changes in each person's life. pee ree Now | 1. AKI Two years ago, | was a student, and | @. Now my life has changed. | gat married! My wife thought life was really good. ! got up late. | spent and | often have friends over for dinner. We'Te the day talking fo friends, and then | studied all taking evening classes. t's great! night. | wore jeons and sweatshirts and had long hair and a mustache, | felt free. 2. Luis | moved to a new town two years ago. My . Now! work as a computer programmer for an job was interesting, but| was single, and | didn't infemational company. ve moved to Seoul and have any friends. People at work were friendly ‘have started to learn Korean, Korean food is but not very outgoing. We never did anything great, and I've gained several kilos. | feel much after work. happier and healthier. 3. Rosie My life seemed to come to an end two ‘c. Now I actually look forward fo getting up early in ‘years ago. I ost my job. Then I ost weight, and the morning and going fo work. Of course, | Jooked terrible. Money became a problem. | was {dress up now, and my hair is shorter. But | don't very sad. | needed some good luck. _ really mind. At least my evenings are freet 93 Unit 16 a Complete the sentences. Use words in the box. graduation . Clloan [Ciretire J successful 17 responsible | 1. After graduation » I plan to look for a job. 2. Marie lost her job. Now she’s and she can’t pay her rent. 3. Now that I'm going to college, I want to be more about doing my classwork. 4, Lucy wants to pay off her student before she buys a car. 5. Philip plans to - at an early age. He's almost 55 now. 6. Td like to be _ in my first job. ‘Then I can get a better job and a raise, Complete this conversation. Use the words given. Melissa: What do you plan to do (plan, do) this summer, Leo? Leo: I _______ (want, get) a summer job. I (like, save) money for a vacation. Melissa: Really? Where (like, go) ? Leo: Well, I (love, travel) to Latin America. What about you, Melissa? Melissa: I (not go, get) a job right away. I want, go) to Spain and Portugal. Leo: Sounds great, but how (go, pay) for it? Melissa: I (hope, borrow) some money from my brother. I have a good excuse. I _ (plan, take) courses in Spanish and Portuguese, Leo: Oh, I'm tired of studying! Melissa: So am I. But T also (hope, take) people on tours to Latin America, Why don’t you come on my first tour? 94 A change for the better! 8 | Imagine you have these problems. Write three sentences about changing these situations. Use words in the box. 1. I'm not interested in my job these days. I spend three hours driving to and from work every day, and I don’t make enough money! I can’t find a new job, though, because of my poor computer skills. Ihopeto.... Iwantto.... Iplanto.... 2. ve become less careful about my health lately. I've stopped jogging because i'm bored with it. I've started smoking because I have terrible problems at work. And I'm always tired because I can't sleep at night. Tmgoingto.... Tdliketo.... Pdloveto.... 3, [just moved to a new town, and I don’t know anyone. People at work are friendly but not very outgoing — I never do anything after work. I haven't had a date in about four months. And I live outside of town, so I don't have many neighbors. Tm going to...... Iwantto...._ Iplanto.... 95 Unit 16 oO Choose the correct words to complete each sentence. Use the correct form of the word or add any words necessary. 1. William would like to retire early ~ around 50. (retire/ marry / divorce) 2, Heather's salary is much _____ before. She had to take a pay cut. _(low/short/high) . [dress up for my new job, and I’m always on time now. I'm these days. (different /outgoing/ responsible) 4, After graduation, Jack plans —__ for an international company. (retire/work/move) 5, ‘This job is my last job. (responsible / stressful /expensive) 6. Mel hopes _ (moye /live/change) to a small town, D Advise people how to make changes in their lives. Use expressions like the ones in the box. ‘You should . ‘You shouldn't Why don’t you. ..? T've gained a lot of weight this year. You should be more careful about your diet. a _ or Why don't you spend more time at the gym? ___ 2. My hair is longer, but it doesn't look good. 3. I've gotten tired of wearing the same old clothes. 4, want to start a successful business. 5. I'm often bored on weekends. 6. The food I cook always tastes bland 7. Lhope to retire early. 8. I’ve finished New Interchange Book 1, but I still want to improve my English!

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