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Contents EE Unit 1 Tale Getting started Talk about communication Com 1A Talk about diferent forms of Subject and object communication ‘questions 1B Descrive experiences in the Present simple and present present continuous 16 Give and respond to opinions 1D Witea guide Vocabula Pn Everyday English ‘Communication Sound and speling: iv and Gradable and Sentence stress: gradable and extreme adjectives extreme adjectives, Word groups Giving ana responding to opinions 2 “Review and extension More WORDPOWER yourself Unit 2 Modern tite Getting started Talk about the workplace 2A Talk about experiences of work Present perfect simple Work Present perfect and past simple: Ive and taining and past simple worked | J worked 2B Talk about technology Present perfect simple Technology Sentence stress: main verb J and present perfect auniliary verb continuous Make and resaond to suggestions Sentence stress Making and responding to suggestions 2. Write an email giving news Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER Fook Unit 3 Relationships Getting started Talk about relationships 3A Talk about a friendship Narrative tenses Jationshigs Linking sounds 3B Talk about families used to, usually Family; Multiword Sentence stress: multi-word verbs verbs 30 Tella story ‘tress in word groups Telinga stoy 30 Write about someone’ life Review and extension More practice Unit4 Personality Getting started Ta about people ‘4K Describe people and their allies, Modals and phrases of billy 4B Describe feetings Articles 40 Offer and ask for help AD Wieitean informal ontine advert “Review and extension More practice _ Unit 5 The natural world Geiting started Talk about endangered animals 5A Talk about the future Future forms Zero conditional and first conditional Talk about ifand when 5C Give reasons, results and examples 50 Write a discussion essay Review and extension More practice WORDPOWER have Ability Stress in modal verbs ed) -ing Sound and speling: final ein adjectives: adjectives Personality adjectives Intonation in question tags Offering and asking for help WORDPOWER so and such Envioamental issues ‘The natural world Consonant clusters ‘Sound and spelling: a Voiced and unvoiced consonants Giving reasons, resus and examples ‘WOROPOWER problem nd Video smunicating across the learning vocabulary oo Article: How do you communicate? Article: Can you realy learn a language in 22 hours? Article: What kind of learner are you? Sm “Things you have done recently Learning a foreign language Giving and responding te opinions; Using me too, me neither Ways ofleaming vocabulary Contents con [| A guide Introducing a purpose; Referring pronouns Tkeabilty life changes: ‘Article: Not the best interview Te ever hac! Asticle: Whats your favourite pp? ‘An email about a new job Work-related experiences Interviewing classmates about technology Making and responding to. suggestions; Sounding sympathetic or pleased Life changes ‘An informal email ‘Adding new information Imronologues: being a twin he alion: grandparents Film reviews ‘Untouchable’ — the tue story of an untkely friendship ‘An email about how srandparents met The story ofa friendship Family traditions Reacting to what people say; Teling story ‘A member of your family tei ne B programme: successful g for help monologues: websites Article: What happens to talented children when they grow up? ‘ticle: Why the world needs Introverts “Three online adverts Becoming successful at something ‘time when you experienced strong fealings ‘Question tgs; Offering and asking for help Using the internet to buy and sell things cee An informal online advert The language of adverts essation: an environmental inventions inspired by = about possible jobs: gue: rescuing whales Web page: The Whitley Fund for Nature Article: Animals have adapted tosunive everywhere ‘An essay about water pollution Predictions about the future “The best place to experience natural beauty Reasons, results and examples; Giving yourself time to think A quiz about whales Cee ‘discussion essay Organising an essay; Sienposting language PTET Cm Unit 6 Diferent cultures Getting stated Talk about diferent cultures 6A Talk about advice and rules Modals of obiigation [ET Pronunciation ‘Compound nouns; Word stress: compound nouns Multiword verbs E oe 6B Describe food Comparative and Deseribing food Sound and spelling: /f/ and /tf superatves 8 Ask for and give Sounding interested Asking for and giving recommendations recommendations 8D Wiitea review of a restaurant cor café Review and extension More practice ‘WORDPOWER go Unit House and home Getting started Talk about ideal nouses 7A Descrive a building Modals of deduction Buildings Madal vers: sounding the final tord 78 Describe a town or city Quanttiers eros and Sentence stress: verbs and prepositions _—prepostions 7 Make offers arid ask for Sounding potte Making offers and permission 7D Write a note with useful information Review and extension More practice Unit 8 Information Getting started Talk about an interesting news story \WORDPOWER over asking for permission 8A Talk about the news Reported speech The news, Sound and speling:/l and sk {88 Tak about what other people say Verb patterns Shopping Sound and speling:s/ and 2! Reporting verbs BC Generalise and be vague Sound and speling: ‘hand /w/ Generasing and being vague 80 Write an email summary of 2 news stony Review and extension More practice \WoROPOWER in/on + nown Unit © Entertainment Getting started Talk about street entertainers 8A Talk about fms and TV The passive Cinema and TV Auxiliary verbs in passive sentences 98 Ghe extra information Defining and non- Music; Word- Relative clauses: pausing: defining relative clauses building (nouns) Word stress {80 Recommend and respond to Showing contrast Recommending and recommendations responding 90 Write an article Review and extension More practice woRDPOWeR see, ok at, watch, hea, listen to Unit 10 Opportunities Getting started Talk about diferent kinds of opportunities TOA Tak about new things you would Second conditional ‘Sport; Adjectwes Sentence stress: would tke ta do and prepositions 408 Talk bout imagined past events Third conditional __—_—Expressions with Sentence stress: would and have do, make and take fe 106. Talk about possible problems and Sounding sure and unsure ‘Taking about possible reassure someone problems anc 10D. Write an email wth advice Review and extension_More practice ‘Communication Plus —p.127 ‘Grammar Focus —p-132 WoRoPoWER Easily confused words ‘Vocabulary Focus p15 reassuring someone Contents TE C0 Eo ation: a TV programme Article: The Toughest Place fo Advice about ving in another bea country fe: vending machines in Blog: Hungry adventures Describing a special me 10 get married Asking for and giving elk recommendations; Sounding interested Erronologues: special Reviews of a café Places to go out Two reviews Positive and negative language: adverts ‘Web page: A more personal Describing buildings place to stay ztion: comparing ife ina Five reasons why small towns Taking about where you Ie Bacity are better than cities, the parents Making ofr, requests and asking guppy mess esy for permission; Imagining people's feelings on: a holiday in Florida Article: Top five things todo... A recent holiday ‘Annote with useful information inand around Mam, ¬e Offering choices Article: Everyone's 2 journalist A.news website tion: a fake restaurant Describing experiences using reporting verbs ed news Generalising; Being vague eke e: 2 news story Anews story Alc travel ‘An email about a news story Summarising information cussion: CGI in fms Aticle: Filmmaking has __—-Recommending.a film or TV shaw ‘changed a lt inthe ast 100 years — or has it... ? yes: music Article: The three best music A music experience festivals you've probably never heard of Recommending and responding; gps Asking someane to wait ues: lve music Ablog about staying at home Live music [An article about a form of entertainment Contrasting ideas; The structure of an article trying new sports Taking new opportunities ‘Atcle: Searching for A past event that made Ife better ‘serendipity marriage proposal Taking about pssibe problems and gs sy reassuring someone; Changing the subject volunteering ‘A web page about Volunteering ‘An email with advice volunteering; Emails giving ‘Advising someone a course of action advice Phonemic symbols and Wrequlat verbs p17 GETTING STARTED acaL Leam to talk about different forms of communication eeu fvyecmmtte ony EE VOCABULARY Communication READING a (2 Look at photos a-e below and answer the a CB Read How do you communicate? on p.9 and answer questions using words from the box. the questions. 1. How are the people communicating? 1 Which generation are you? 2. How many of these generations are there in your family? face to face expressing feelings 3 Which generation are most ofthe people where you work or study? giving a presentation interviewing telling a joke keeping in touch b Cl Read the article again and match quotes 1-4 with speaking in public giving opinions penecalions ocd 1 F ‘Lets talk about this aver lunch tomorrow. 2 CL) ‘had a lovely letter from Emma, I'l write a long letter back at the weekend. 2 When was the last time you were in similar situation to each of the photos? 3. Which situations in the phatos do you enjoy? 3 LZ] ‘My Facebook status got 62 likes!’ Which don't you enjoy? Wy? ee 4 (1 ‘Sorry | haven't got time for this. Just tell me what you want.” b @H Pronunciation Do the underlined vowels a Veterans have a long or a short sound? Listen and check. bb Baby Boomers 1 expressing felines 4 keeping in touch © Generation X 2 interviewing, 5 giving opinions Millennials 3 speaking in public - ¢ (2B Think about yourself and people of different generations ¢ @M Listen again and repeat the phrases. that you know. Do you agree with the descriptions? dB Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1A on p.152 HOW DO YOU COMMUNICATE? Na do we all want from life? As well as love and money, st of us want someone to understand us. But we don’t nicate in the same way. People born at different 2s hse acon ste cere Born before 1945, ‘Veterans’ are the oldest and most experienced members of society. They think that family life is important and prefer traditional forms of communication ‘Veterans’ are the richest generation, possibly because they worked hard and were loyal employees. a A large number of babies were born after 1945. (In the USA, the peak of the baby boom was in 1957, when eight babies ‘were born every minute!) This increase in births was called a ‘boom’, which gave the name to a generation. These people have money and good jobs. Many are in ‘positions of power. They are optimists and like face-to-face communication. Generation X’ was bom after 1965. They are independent thinkers and want to be different from their parents. They have seen the introduction of the home computer, video games, satellite TV and, of course, the internet, so they are good at adapting to changes. This generation is busy ~ they don't want to wait to hear what you say. SEs ‘Millennials’ were born after 1980. They ‘re confident, they like computers, and ork well in teams. Family and friends more important than work, but they 1d a lot of time online. In fact, 65%. nnials say that losing their phone E arrary disap (aap aac WOES UN Oech Ota tiga mae as Ch unit 1° GRAMMAR Subject and object questions @ Look at the questions and answers and underline the correct words in rules a-c, 11 Which of the generations grew up in the digital age? Millennials. 2 Wha do we want from life? ‘Someone fo understand us. 2 The answer to question 1 the subieet/ bject ofthe verb in bold. b The answer to question 2is the subject / abit the ver in bold © We use the auliay verbs de, does, din subject /.obiect questions. b Are the questions below subject or object questions? 1 wo do gve histor Ob\ec 2 What happened to youre? Subject 3. Which ofthese books do you want torowrO bec ; 5 Who gave you the flowers? SJnleck Which car uses less petrol? S.\p)ec\ © What cid he say to you? pect © DB Now go to Grammar Focus 1A on p.132 d Make questions with the words below. 1 Who phone Jou / yesterday? eo i ya Phat YS Heda? 2 no enlist? SY San beat seach 2 ato yur naka? fs cohgat fom Cl chsh? 4 Wate fy aur ena Amie lone pealt ect alg 5 Much tor thd {ee 6 Which of your fiends! know /you/ best? pplaich cPaguebeny Kors eck? @ CB Discuss the questions from 3d. Ask follow-up questions. who phoned you YOST cam phoned me. ‘What dic you talk about?) a4 J "unit 1 LISTENING a CB Talk about family, friends or colleagues. What problems do you think different generations might have when they communicate? b @IMA Listen to someone talking about communication ‘across the generations. Tick (7) the things he mentions. 1 C1] miltenniats like connecting with people online. 2 L] Millennials and Veterans usually hate each other. 3 CJ Generation Xers and Baby Boomers are similar because they both express haw they feel 4 (1 Men and women have different ways of communicating, We shouldn't get upset because other generations don't do what we expect, 6 C1 tt's important to use correct spelling when writing an email or text 7 (1 Different generations can learn a lot from each other. ¢ lH Listen again and answer the questions. 1 Which generation is the speaker from? 2. What does Generation X believe commun! for? 3. Which two generations don't want to talk about ther personal ‘als? 4. What do Millennials expect other people to tell ther? 5 What can younger generations offer to older generations? cation is important d C2 Which of the things are you best at? Which do you find very difficult? Talk about your ideas. «talking to older people * talking to younger people 2 talking o people from diferent courtries 2 expressing my opinions 2 expressing my feelings 2 listening when people cries me avoiding arguments ake teens te older people, but I'm not very good at talking, EA SPEAKING to children. Tick (7) the things you have done recently. Make notes about the experience. met someone new had a communication problem with someone from another generation spoken to 2 large audience spoken @ foreign language outside class met a famous person communicated with someone you don't know online sent or received a letter oo000 oO Look at the experiences your partner ticked and met someone new write three questions to Who was it? ask them. Wy ie wane wont ¢ Cab Ask your partner about their experiences. Who was the person you met? ‘What did you talk about? MUS eae nig ea Cee eee et ed eee et learning English perenne peepee Dy bannee diu Gouden Dai SPEAKING B OP Discuss the questions you say ‘Hello you order @ mea or (apart fom your own? Cenem! Bonjour C'kemi Wat language are you ‘Choose one idea below and continue using because. Salud Hola/Bonosdies Bon dia Wirite your idea. ning anew language i ke ng in love sing on an endless journey ® eee ' P ; er Pa Read your sentences to each other. Do you agree with each others ideas? On € = 22 Look at photos a-d and discuss the questions. ee 1 What are the advantages and disadvantages of each way of learning 2 language? = ct any other ways? | READING Read Can you really learn a language in 22 hours? quickly and answer the questions. 1 What is Memrise? 2 Why is Jon Foster using i? 3. How much has he learnt? b Read the article again and choose the correct answers for questions 1-4. 1 The wer wants to learn Lingala because he 2 loves new languages. wants to talk with the people who speak it © wants to try Memrise 2 Ed Cooke wants learners to 2 enjoy learning more improve quickly. do more vocabulary practice. 3 “Mem is 2 the Lingalese word for ‘engine’ atranslation of a new word, © a picture that helps people remember new words. CAN. YOU REALLY LEARN A‘LANGUAGE IN WE ALL KNOW THAT PECELE LEARN BETTER IF Hey Oy, LEACHING. languages. But next month, ‘of Gantral Africa and my a is fo know enough Lingala - one of the local languages ~ to havo. conversation I wast sure how Wa GOTT. » TaNAGETS- until | discovered a way to spend just a few True few tes ada, leering al he vocabulan(frn ng ‘Tobe honest, normaly when Lae a. spar mamgntat home, phone, But ss sereig Menvise, the app Tmusing, Yess just “People te stop learring things because they fool thope ot making progress of because al ele Ike too much hard work ays Ed Cook, one ofthe peopl who Crested Memise fom of leering cxpertence thats fun ends STTNG youd wart odo. instead of watching No ‘And Memrie i un, i's a challenge. t gives youn few new ‘words to learn and these are ‘seeds" which you plant in you ‘greenhouse’. (This represents your short-term memon,) When you practise the words, you ‘water your plans’ and they grow. When the app believes that you have relly remembered a word, it moves the word to your ‘garden’, ur garden grows, so yourcan compare ‘yourself to other Memrise users. Lwant o get a bigh score {and go to the next level. And if forget to log on, the app sends me emails that remind rie fo "water my plants’ 4. Where do the mems come from? @ Ed Cooke creates them. Users can create mems for themselves and other users. Every user creates mem only for themselves. © Match the words in bold in the article with meanings, 1-8 below. 1 getting better 2 changes a word from one language into another 3. what someone wants to do 4 learnt something so that you remembered it exactly 5 something dificutt which tests your ability 6 able to communicate freely and easily 7 ta make someone remember something, 8 do something again d C2® Would you like to use Memrise? Why / Why not? 2exhours? ‘The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use ‘mems’ ~ images that help you remember new words. You can use mems which other users have created or you can create your own. | ‘memorised motele, the Lingalan word for ‘engine’, using a mem | created ~| imagined an old engine in a motel room. “The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time: between study sessions. Memrise helps you with thi ‘because i's the kind of app you only Use for five or ten minutes a day. |'ve learnt hundreds of Lingalan words with Memrise. | know this won't meke me a fluent speaker, but | hope I bbe able to do more than just smile and look stupid when | ‘meet people in the Congo. Now, why am | stl siting here writing this? I need to go rand water my vocabulary! GRAMMAR Present simple and continuous Match present simple sentences a-c with uses 1-3. '2 When | get a spare moment at home, | normally Eo on Facebook or play games on my phone. know this won't make me a fluent speaker. ‘© People leam better if they enjoy learning, We can use the present simple: 1 totalk about things which are generally true (sentence C) 2 to talk about habits and routines (sentence OQ.) 3 with state verbs — verbs about thoughts (eg. understand), feelings (.g. want) and possession (eg. own). (sentence by Match present continuous sentences a-c with uses 1-3. 2 \'m learning 2 foreign language Now, why am | sill sitting ere writing this? © Young people are spending more and mare time pleying on the computer. We can use the present continuous to tak about 1. actions in progres at the same time as speaking/ vting (sentence B_) 2 actions in progress around (before and after) the time of speakingfwriting (sentence °_) 3 changing situations (sentence _) Now go to Grammar Focus 18 on p.132 ‘OB Make questions with the words below. ‘Then discuss the questions. 1 you / think / you / communicate / well in your own language? How often / you / hear / foreign languages where you live? you / think / you / have / a good memory? What / help / you / learn / English grammar? What / you / think / about / right naw? you / prepare / for an exam at the moment? ‘more people / learn / languages in your country than before? Communication 1B (W& Student A: Look at the ture on p.127. Student B: Look at the picture p.131. Describe your picture to your partner. ind eight differences between your pictures. unit 1 VOCABULARY Gradable and extreme adjectives a @iWS Listen and underline the correct words. 1 Jamesis abit! very tired 2 Linda fkes doesn't ke the book. 3. Tony thinks the gl can do something quite very impressive. 4 The teacher thinks Oivier wil/ won'tbe able to pronounce ‘squirrel 'b GMB Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Listen again and check “exhausted fantastic impossible useless 1 I'm absolutely. 2 This book's 3 That's 1 can only speak one language 4 ts Fever get i right © Read about gradable and extreme adjectives. Complete sentences 1-6 with absolutely or vey. '* With some adjectives (good, bad, difficult, we can use words like ‘quite, very, really and extremely to make their meaning stronger cor weaker (e.2. His pronunciation is quite good. The exam was extremely difficult). 5 + Other adjectives aready hove a strong or treme meening (©. perfect, useless. We can use werds like completly ot absolutely before these adjectives to. add emphasis (Her English ‘absolutely perfect). 3 1 Online dictionaries ae often Wins useful 2 That cake's twa enormous. Gbsolutely 3 I think Anna'sSeAAeonfident. Very 4. went fora swim in the ver and the woter was al faezing 5 There are only seven houses in my village its Sein. 6 fs UM. important to earn pronunciation as wel as vocabulary. d @imM Pronunciation Listen and check. Then answer the questions below. 1 Which word is stressed in each sentence? 2 Do we usually stress gradable adjectives or extreme adjectives? @ @IMM Listen again and repeat the sentences. 1B Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1B on p.153 SPEAKING \ a C2 Talk about learning a foreign language. Use the questions below. + What do you want tobe able todo with English? ‘+ What level of English do you hope to reach? ‘+ How often do you review what you have eared? + How often do you watch or read things in English? + How often do you communicate with native speakers? + What are you doing atthe moment to learn English? ‘Are you having any problems with English at the moment? 'b Report back to the class about what you found out. ABE Ae) Well, if you ask me ... LISTENING a Cl Discuss the questions. Do you enjoy meeting new people? Do you usually decide what you think of someone from a frst impression? Or do you gt to know them frst? b CP Look at the photo above. What do you think the customer is buying? ¢ © Watch or listen to Part 1 to check d © Watch or listen again and underline the correct answers. 1 Becky is buying flowers because she's spoing fo someone's house / getting me She doesn't want roses because 1 doesn't like them / they're too romantic. 1 tikes / doesn't like the tulips 4 She will buy flowers in another shop ! come ‘back later. @ CW Look at the photo below right and answer the questions. 1 Where are the people? 2 What are they doing? { @lNB Watch or listen to Part 2 to check g @INS Watch or listen again and answer the questions. 1 What will happen to the bookshop? 2. What problem will this cause for Rachel? 3. What is Mark's advice? ‘4. What does Rachel say happened at work? ety ee ees eek seed hr ec USEFUL LANGUAGE Giving and responding to opinions a ©IM Listen and complete the sentences with one word, 1 Well, in my roses are always a good option. 2 |___ something like tulips might be better. 3. |__— it's going to be impossible with another florist’ in the same street, 4 Wel, if you me, it's not worth worrying about until we know for sure. b Put the words in the correct order to make more formal phrases for giving an opinion. Lit/me/ seems /that /to 2 @8/.as / concerned / far /'m © Look at five ways of responding to an opinion. Does the speaker agree (A) or disagree (D)? 1 I know what you mean, but .. 2 | know exactly what you mean. 3 I'm not so sure about that. 4 That's right. — 5 I see where you're coming from, but .. — d Tick (7) the sentences you agree with. Change the other sentences so you agree with them, 1 LZ English is an easy language to learn, 2 Li It's difficutt to communicate with older people. 3 [_] First impressions are important when you meet someone. @ CB Give your opinions from 2d and respond. unit 1° PRONUNCIATION Word groups ELLISTENING a © Listen to these sentences. Notice where the a CB Look at the photo. What is happening? speaker pauses to make the message clearer. What do you think will happen next? I'm really worried. Jo phoned today with seme bad news. b GME Listen to this similar sentence. Does the speaker pause? 1m really worried | ‘tmake enough money. © Look at the conversation. Write // where you think the speakers pause. Rachel Oh, mm sory, love, 'm justa it worried. Jo phoned today and said thatthe old bookshop is going to be tured into another florist’. Mark The bookshop on the corner? I didn't know they'd sold it Rachel Me neither, But what am | going to do? Its hard ‘enough already to make money, but | think its going to be impossible with anather florist’ in the same street. d @imm Listen and check. CONVERSATION SKILLS b Gil Watch or listen to Part 3 and check Using me too / me neither your ideas '@ @iEB Listen and underline the correct words. ¢ 2B Discuss the questions. 7 1 How would yu feel in Becky's stuation? ‘Mark ‘The bookshop on the corner? | didn't know they'd 2 How would you feel in Rachel's situation? ae Ee tee at aera «oad tino Rachel Me too! nether i EXSPEAKING Wark Hey, doit wor about it Lets jut forget about work Personal | ned a relaxing even TCE acncie ce Rachel Me f00/ neither a good way to meet new people 1 We use Me too and Me neitherto say we agree or are: a good way to make a good first impression inthe same situation. + a goad topic of conversation with someone you don't 2. We use Me foo after a positive sentence, know well 3 We use Me neither after a negative sentence. +a good reason to dsike someone you've just met. b Q® Discuss your ideas in 6a. 4 Complete the exchanges with appropriate responses. 1 Al need a nice cup of tea Ifyou ask me, the best way ane Creecleeen noel 3 ives ed he wading see a eet 4. Ambala var tthe pat ream 5 Aldon't really eat chocolate. q : 6 Alfa ging uti the rn eC pumueuleg CHECK YOUR PROGRESS ACS Cla Pees i operon ee Different ways of learning Peer ae SPEAKING AND LISTENING a CQ What do you think are some good ways to learn new vocabulary in English? Talk about the ideas in photos 2-e, or your own ideas. b I Listen to Maria and Gilberto talking about learning vocabulary. re you more like Maria or Gilberto? ¢ GI Listen again and answer the questions. 11 What system does Maria use for learning vocabulary? 2 What system does Maria's sister use? 3. Does Gilberto think either system will work for him? d Read the descriptions of each style. What kinds of learners are Maria and Gilberto? eID Paani ears eer Ree anon Pacers cars Kinaesthetic learners They prefer to learn by doing yA something They don't like sitfing stil for very long, @ Cab Talk about what kind of learner you are and why. READING ‘a Read What kind of learner are you? on p.17. Answer the questions. 1 Which of Maria's ideas is mentioned? 2 Does the article talk more about understanding new information or remembering it? b Read the article again. Make notes about the key study techniques for each learning style. + visual © auditory * kinaesthetic WHAT KIND OF LEARNER ARE YOU? Cn es Ce gee ud TO ey Fe Re eed nowing your learning style helps you study more Ber mS ay Dee uy et cd Se Ur nnd arming at work or in your free time. ISSA) sur in agit place so tht you can Freee rm ean ty OTL jmage in your head, or make diagram(to ghia ferent points. "This technique helps your er yu can in th normaton eos 1 you took at yur notes again Beans Ve NTs Going toa lecture is a good way for you To Taal. Read Cover them and try to say them you are studying words en a particular topic, you can listen to podeasts that clude this vocabulary. “These ideas should help you 1eed to know. TN =iin tiem ea, NERS new information, you need to be doing erring. nelpet stuayin a place where YOU cae ound the room, touch things and move a8 Ff possibe. Make sufe you take regular breaks 2° S for a walk. “This will help you'to concentr in interested in what you are studying: ‘iptions are only a guide. Most people have UNIT 1 EX WRITING SKILLS Introducing a purpose; referring pronouns Look at these sentences from the article. Circle the words or phrases in the underlined parts which introduce the purpose in each sentence 1 Inorde to find the most useful way ta learn new. information, ifs a good idea to think about the kind of learner you are 2 Knowing your learning style helps you study more effectively, so-you remember what you 3 Toearn naw information, try to think of an image in your head. b Underline other examples of purpose words/ phrases in the article. © Join the sentences using purpose words/ phrases. More than one answer is possible. 1 Lite the new words in a vocabulary notebook, 2 | remember them, 2 | practise pronunciation. record myself saying words on my phone, 3. | write grammar rules on a piece of paper. A ‘understand them better. Look at sentences 1-3 in bold in the article and underline the correct words in the rules. This and these refer to ideas atready mentioned / ew ideas, b Inssentences 1 and 3, this refers back to (one word / @ complete idea. © We sometimes put a noun / an adjective ater this and these. EAWRITING A guide Think of a skill you know how to do well It can be something to do with study, work, sport or a free-time activity. Make notes using these questions 1. How easy is itt learn this sil? 2. What are the problems people have when learning i? 3 What are good ways ta learn this sil? 4 Why ae they good ways? b Write 2 guide on how to learn this skill Use words/phrases to introduce purpose and this or these, if possible, to refer back to ideas. ¢ C2 Work in pairs. Read your partner's guide. How easy do you think it would be to learn their skill? UNIT 1 Review and extension EE GRAMMAR @ Ch complete the questions. Then ask and answer the questions 1 You fe wth someone Who — dase wih? 2. Something woke you up this morning What his morning? 3. You talk to someone every day. Who __. every day? 4 You read something yesterday. What 2 v7 yesterday? Something has made you laugh recently What tos! oFebently? 6 Someone speaks to you in English Who e204 Je sawn English? 7 You know cifferent ways of learning English Which different ways of learning English 2 a Anois 8 Some ways of learning English rk best for you. Which ways of learning English we Pla" ior ayy bb Four of the sentences below have a mistake Tick (¥) the four correct sentences. 1 1 John’s having shower. 2 [1 Ithink we need a new laptop. Ab you agrestng? 3 Fy tam hardly ever writing eters, 4 [1 You took sad, Maria. What fou think about? 5 [2] Monkeys communicate with sounds 6 [2 don't know the moment 7 Ly Carte 6st work this week because se i 8 [A Im getting cold, VOCABULARY @ Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. ‘argue complain give express keep persuade speak tell 1 Are you going to £o“P about the terible food? 2 Lots Levin touch, 3 Can you Ze// a joke? 4 I don't want to 4.24 a presentation, 5. He prefers to cvachis opinions in writing 6 i 8 She's trying toa-uSsstme to go on holiday with her. When did you last ==<2k in public? try not toss. with my boss ~ even when he's wrong! bb Match the extreme adjectives in the box with Bradable adjectives 1-8. ‘awful brilliant enormous exhausted filthy freezing furious tiny 1 big caarrS 5 tired eubas/ 2diry Lily 6 angy Luo @ Match sentence beginnings 1-6 with endings af. 1 E Why do you keep talking 2 LJ This room needs a lot of work, but you can do 3 J Come in! Make yourself 4 1 Good luck at the interviewJust be 8 Ly Bye! Have a wonderful time! Look 6 C1 Are you OK? Have you after yourself and have fun ~ enjoy yourself 'b yourself enc tell yourself! can do this!” Cc to yourself” Is it because you're teaching yourself German? © hur yourself? at home, and help yourself to food and drink. £ ityoursetf — you don't need to pay someone. b Underline the correct words in the rule. © Underline the correct words, 1 Is it possible to help / teach yourself how to swim? 2 You could pay someone to clean the car or you could 0! do it yourself. 3. There's 2 lot of food in the fridge. Please help / make yoursel. 4 Don't copy other people. Be by Be yourself. 5 Sitdown. Make yourself fo/ at home! 6 You should tel/ te fo yourself ‘rm wonderful” every day. Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs in the box and yourself. enjoy hurt look after talk to teach 1 Have you ever __ how to do something? What was it? Was iteasy or dificult to learn? 2 Do you? Do you eat well and get enough sleep? 3. Have you ever at home? Did you have to go to hospital? 4 Do you ever _? What do you say? 5 Are you right now? If not, what would make you happy? @ CW Discuss the questions in 3d. eA easy How well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2 or 1 for each objective. 3=very well 2=well 1 =not so well 1 CAN {alk about different forms of communication. describe experiences in the present. }O}0 think the | They've just offered | -smsavouespeencsorwone and using eer me the job READING a 2B Discuss the questions. 1 Have you ever had a job interview? 2 Wes ita good exper nce? Wry / Why not? b Read Not the best interview I've ever had! Who got the job? Who didn't get the job? © Read the stories again. Match a-d with headings 1-4. 1D wrong word! 2 C1 Better to tell the truth 3 C1 The interviewer probably felt wo than me! 4 D0 Anunlucky call d Cit Tell your partner which story you liked best, Have you had any ‘embarrassing experiences like the ones in the stories? Ive received a phone call at a bad moment. Really? What happened? re Ah ) furs hey wanted to test bow fast 1 id ype. My fingers were over the kesboatd ready to type. The interviewer said "Right click to ‘open the file but all I heard was “Write click’ so Typed “lick” on a window that was already open. I elt so embarrassed when I realised my mistake, but we both laughed T got he job. I've worked the elght months now? 7 Laura & phone off in the cinema, but for ‘some reason I forgot when T went for my first job interview. My friend phoned me to wish me good luck = right in the middle of the interview ‘Oops! Ididn’t get the job Andy "Most people feel nervous when they go for a job interview, but some interviews are worse than others, Fortunately, they don’t all end in disaster! ve had lots of good interviews, this one was a disaster, Thad put Srvenever forgoten to switch my (4) Lhad a ob imerview with two “on my CV that I could speak ‘some ‘French’. [learnt some French at school, but P've never really used itand my listening skills are really bad. The three interviewers began the interview by speaking to me in “French, and I didn’t understand a ‘word. No, [didn’t get the job, and yes. I've changed my CV!" Dan people last week. One of them was Jeaning back on his chair when suddenly it fel right back and it was soon clear that he couldn't get up again, I didn’t know if I should try help or not and I-was worried I was going to start laughing. Fortunately. the other interviewer asked me to ‘wait outside the room for a minute. and then the interview earried on as if nothing had happened. Guess what? They've just offered me the job!” Ellie * VOCABULARY Work Look at photos 2-f below and match them with sentences 1-6. 1 IE] Huncreds of poopie api fr te job but ony si anitates wore nite fran ities, 2 [B) Is hard to bance amy ie and 2 carer 3 LE] 1m proud of my practical sis and medical knowiedge 4 i there are 200 employees in his organisation, but In oniy in eharge of smal tam. 5 Gf] Ive ent goed grates but | nvent got mach experience to put on my 6. tne gota ot of business contacts who work for employers in citerent counties, Match the words in bold in 2a with these meanings, the jobs you do during your working life people you know who might be able to help your career contacted a company asking fora job l-.¢ yp people wha work for a company 2a. the results of your exams at school or university 9.70 de the things you know from experience or study Jony,, leu people who are trying to get @job cud 4 responsible for something or someone the people that you work for @mlgye. ‘a document which describes your education and the jobs youhave done Vv ‘Ab What do managers look for when they employ someone new? Choose the four qualities that you think are most important. creative thinking ‘© a friendly personality good grades ‘the ability to work ina team work experience ‘= positive attitude to work . i salt aeniviones © practical skills UNIT x GRAMMAR Present perfect simple and past simple @ Look at these sentences from the stories on p.20. Which verbs are in the present perfect and which is in the past simple? (7 1 we never forgotten to svch my phone afin the cinema, (2 2 We ha its of god interviews, but this one was @ disaster. 5.3 had a job interview with two people last week, b Underline the correct words to complete the rules. 1 We use the past simple present perfect to talk about recent past events that have an effect on the present 2 We use the past simple present perfect totalk about our experiences. 3. We use the past simple ! present perfect when we give details (e.g. when, where, etc.) or talk about specific past events, © ©EH Pronunciation Listen and choose the sentence you hear, 2 or B. 1 worked there freight months Ie worked there freight months, 2 a I had lots of good interviews Ie had lots of god interviews 1d @IMES Listen and practise saying the sentences. @ BD Now go to Grammar Focus 2A on p.134 f Complete the sentences with the present perfect or past simple form ofthe verbs in brackets 1 1 aute ed (nevernave) a realy terrible job intervie. 2 Once, 1 & GSH (forget) to switch off my phone Rorgoh when Iwas atthe cinema 3 I dot have very much work experince, but 1s “(edn chrgs oe sol tam ws | -ua5_—— (oe) the leader ona project at schoo 4 | /ut got (get) some useful work experience lasts 5 1 SNSREA — (tuy) hard tis year, so hope | cane Ske ess my exams 6 atelunssteinaysfoe able to express mysel clearly since I yvas a child 7th sadywork) for more than three organisations. ah (know) what career | wanted when 1 ‘was a child ¢ QW Tel your partner which sentences are true for you and give more information. LISTENING a C2 Think of five reasons why an employer might not offer ‘a candidate a job. Compare your ideas with a partner. b © Listen to the beginning of a radio interview. Answer the questions. 1. Are any of your ideas in 4 mentioned in the report? 2 What one quality does Nancy believe all employers are aoking for at ob interview? ¢ GHB Listen again and complete each sentence with one or two words, 1. People with tkeabilty can with other people. 2 Nancy believes tkeabilty is more important than other abies in the fist ofa new jo 3. She advises job hunters to spend time with 4 Nancy encourages people to apply fr jobs even i they dont have the right 5 During an interes, its important o showing that you're friendly, postive and ca the interviewers by ymmunicate well d GIBB Listen to five speakers. Do they agree that being likeable is more important than other skills? Write A (agree) or D (disagree), Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 5 @ @\IED Listen again and answer the questions. ding to Speaker 1, why don't people know that ikeability is important? 2 According to Speaker 2, what’ the advantage of developing your ‘soft skills? 3. How does Speaker 3 behave towards his patients? 4 What problem does Speaker 4 have with ‘soft skill’? ing to Speaker 5, what are the most important things yo cfr an organisation? f 2B Discuss the questions. 1 Which do you think is mare important when getting a new job — likeabilty or good qualifications? Why? Think of different kinds of jabs, SPEAKING @ You are going to talk about your experiences. Tick (7) three things you have done. Then make notes about your experiences. D1 studiediworked in a foreie county (where?) LD. chosen a career CO visited an interesting ‘office or factory Oiwntien a ev Daven a tak or presentation been in charge ot a project b CB Take turns to talk about your work and training experiences, Ask questions to fine cout more information, Ive been in charge of a project. It was a small ‘team and we all worked well together. Was this at work or at school? ’) Rec Un NEN Tar pe =) AIC UL LAL) Aches Perea) VOCABULARY Technology Sa Think of things you can do on a smartahone. Compare Sees with other students. Who has the most ideas? Metch words 1-5 with definitions a-e BL apo icon EB Think of five things that you've done Sently using phrases from 1c. Tell a partner. Just changed my x gil password. why? Did you forget it? Discuss the questions, # apps have you got on your phone or tablet? ich apps do you lke or use most? Bok at the apps on this page. What do you think "unit 2 EAREADING GRAMMAR Present perfect simple and continuous @ Read What's your favourite app? below and answer the questions. Whi app ..? @ Read sentences a-d. Then answer 1 Is good for music love auestions 1-5. 2 helps yau learn about the stars 3. keeps you interested because you can keep improving 4 helps busy people organise themselves 5 helps you create and keep photos online 6 7 8 2 I've seen photos where people have baby faces on adult bodies ve been playing it on the bus every day ve been recommending it to all my friends. ve just installed the ThingsToDo app. helps you make funny photos is useful if you've got too many apps on your phone records your fitness information Which sentences use the present perfect continuous? Which sentenée talks about one complet past activity (without mentioning atime)? 3 Which sentence talks about something the speaker has experienced? 4 Which sentences talk about activities which started in the past and are not finished yet? 5 Which sentences tak about something which happened regularly or more than b Read the article again and answer the questions. c ¢ What do you get from ThingsTeDa atthe end of eact How do you find a planet with SkyWatch? ‘What changes can you make to photos with Imagegra Why does Enzo play Balloon Pop every day? What information does ActivityTracker give you when you run? What information can Tunespoter tell you about a song? How can StopApp make your phone work better? What kinds of photos does Luke think are funniest on Crazy Faces? @voasune ¢ CB Discuss the questions. 1 Doyou use any apps like the ones in the article? Which ones? How useful are they? 2 Would you like to use any of the apps in the article? Which ones? Why? I've just installed the ThingsToDo app. It's so easy to use ~ which is really important when you've got lots of things to do and not much time! You just create a list and then add items to it. Once a week it sends you a list of everything you've done. Juan My favourite game at the moment is Balloon Pop. ‘You select groups of coloured balloons and pop them. I've been playing it on the bus every day, because | ‘always want to gat to the next level - it's very addictive! Enzo Have you heard about SkyWatch? It's great. You just point your phone at the night sky and it tells you ‘what thé stars are. You can also type in the name of a planet and the program tells you where to look tor it Katya ActivityTracker is a great app for running, You just press the start button when you begin your workout land the app records your speed, distance and heart rate. After the workout, you can then upload your information to social networking websites and compare with your friends. I've never found an app as good as this before, Fay love Imagegram and I've been using it more and more recently. You can use different effects to make photos look different, like old-fashioned photos, or with brighter colours. Then you can store them online and ‘share them with your friends. Paul I've just downloaded Tunespotter. If you heara | ‘song you like but you don't know what it is, you can use this app. It identifies the name of the song and the singer. And if you like it, you can buy the song

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