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COURSE BOOK a=aae (3) We ew = fF f » BB @ S fda * PG kh fe Oo ¢ w ff of t © & = fr A COMPLETE SELF-STUDY PROGRAM Author Gill Johnson is an experienced English-language teacher, author, teacher-trainer, and conference speaker. She currently runs a large modern languages department at an international school in Sussex, UK, and spends her holidays training teachers worldwide. Course consultant Tim Bowen has taught English and trained teachers in more than 30 countries worldwide. He is the co-author of works on pronunciation: teaching and language-teaching methodology, and author of numerous books for English-language teachers. He is currently a freelance materials writer, editor, and translator. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. Language consultant Professor Susan Barduhn is an experienced English-language teacher, teacher trainer, and author, who has contributed to numerous publications. In addition to directing English-language courses in at least four different continents, she has been President of the international Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, and an adviser to the British Council and the US State Department. She is currently a Professor at the School for International Training in Vermont, USA. Lu @x& ig p— @q seg ed OSE C)> Teme LU «KK m yw Ff Ze a fe (Doe ag Le S| % = Ete Penguin Random House US Eaitors Allison Singer Jenny Sikios Editors Hoyley Maher, Laura Sandiord Art Editors Rachel Alot, Domini Clore Senior Art Editor Sharon Spencer Ecitorial Assistants JossieaCaurhra, Sarah Ecards ustrators Edvood Burn, Denise Joos Michael Parkin, Jemma Westing ‘ude Preducer Liz Hammond Managing Eeitor Darel tile Managing Art Editor Anna Hall Project Manager Chrstre Stroyan Jacket Designae Halse Sodin dacket Editor Claire Gell, acket Design Development Manager Sophia MTT Produce, Pre-Production Lea Fracenet Producer Mary Sioter Publisher Andrew Macinyre ‘art Director Karen Salt Publishing Director Jonathan Metesif OK India Jacket Designer Surabhi Wadhora Managing Jackets Editor Saloni Singh Senior DTP Designer Harsh Aggarwal First merian Eaten, 2016 Published inthe United States by DK Publ ching ‘345 Hudson Street New York, Mew York 10014 Copyright © 2018 DertingKindersey Limited 1K, 2 Divion of Panguin Random House LLC 109876 015-284202-sun/2016 Altrighte reserved ‘Without timiting the rights under the copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be repreivce, Stored in or introduced into a retrieval syst, oF transmitted in any form, or by ary mears [electronic ‘mechanical phetocopying, coring, oretherwisel, without te pier rwiten permission of te copyright ove Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersiey Lentad Acotaie record for this beck js avalable from the Library of Congress. 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For eetats, contact: DK Publhing Special Markets, 365 Hudson Steet, ‘New York, Naw Yrk 10014 ‘SpecelSales@ch.com Printed and bound in Chine {AlLimages © Daring Kindersey Limited Fer further information 2ee: wirwdhimages,cem ‘AWORLO OF IDEAS: ‘SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ‘weadl.com Contents How the course works o ‘Making conversation 2 New language Question tags Vocabulary Introductions and greetings New skill Making conversation Vocabulary Countries 16 ‘Where things are 8 New language Prepostions of pace Vocabulary Counties and nationalites New skill Taking about where things are Numbers and statistics 2 New language Numbers in spoken English Vocabulary Sports events New skill Using numbers in conversation Times and dates 2 New language Pracie times Vocabulary Dates in US and UK English New skill Talking about times anc Contact details 26 New language Letiers and numbers Vocabulary Conact detals New sill Exchanging personal information Talking about jobs 3» New language ‘Job* and work’ Vocabulary Jobs and professions New skill Talhing about your career Routine and free time 34 New language Adverbs of frequency Vocabulary Leisure activities New skill Talking about routines Everyday activities 38 New language Phrasal verbs Vocabulary Work and leisure New skill Talking about everyday activities Vocabulary Body and appearance 2 Describing people “4 New language Adjective osaoaoaoa Language modules New language points are taught in carefully graded stages, starting with a simple explanation of when they are used, then offering further examples of common usage, and a detailed breakdown of how key constructions are formed. Sample language New language points ‘reintroduced in context. Colored higyuighs make new constructions easy to spot, and annotstions explain them. Graphic guide Clear simple visualshelp to explain the meaning of new language forms and when to uso thom, and ao actasan aid tearing and recall, Supporting audio This symbol indcates tha! the model sentences featured inthe module are svalable saudi recordings. Formation guide Visual guides break down Engsh grammar into te simplest parts, showing you how to recreate even complex formations Practice modules Each exercise is carefully graded to drill and test the language taught in the corresponding course book units. Working through the exercises alongside the course book will help you remember what you have learned and become more fluent, Every exercise is introduced licate which skill is GRAMMAR Ee} Oo READING LUSTENING ‘eidontied with a unique number, 0 you can easly locate ‘answers and elated audio, ‘4 ADD QUESTION TAGS TOTHE SENTENCES ~ sample answer the fist | Poy gnd dco et ay? question cf each exeresois ansnered for you, to help mak the task easy to understan 0 pf sete ORY rovrnarneveavon 04 teimntteet_—_ 9 ‘Supporting graphics Visual ‘ues ara gventohelpyou | © ‘nderstané the exercises a 0 fientiinn __ © Hee te o08 wor nant, Supporting audio Thi :ymtol snows that the answers to the exercise ate available as audio tracts, Usten 0 them afer completing the exerci stoning exercice ‘This symbct indicates that you shoul listen 10 ‘an adi track in ceder toanswer the questions inthe exercise, Apply new language rules in diferent contexts, Examine target language in eal-ffe English contents, —_———___—~—_— VOCABULARY PXEY Cement your understanding ‘hey vocabulary “SPEAKING ‘Compare your spoken Engh tomodel tudo recordings. witha symbol i Toe ean being practiced. of spoken English. ede numbe ry aie ‘Exercise instruction Every exercise Isintroduced witha brit inetucton, teling you what you need to do, Space for writing You ae encouraged to write your ansiers inthe book fo future reference. et) Tectcesestex me, Ya « « ey * tannin “ ‘Speaking exercise This "ymbol indicates tat you should say your answers ‘ut oud, then compare thom to model corcings included in your aucio fies, 10 Audio English for Everyone features extensive supporting audio materials. You are encouraged to use them as much as you can, to improve your understanding of spoken English, and to make your own accent and pronunciation more natural. Each file can be played, paused, and repeated as often as you like, until you are confident you understand what has been said. PD) ustenc exercises This symbol incicates that you should listen to an audio trac in cer to answer the questions in the exorcise ‘SUPPORTING AUDIO ‘Tie symbotinccats that eas materia available fer yout sien ‘walter completing the module {Track your progress The course is designed to make it easy to monitor your progress, with regular summary and review modules. Answers are provided for every exercise, so you can see how well you have understood each teaching point. CCheciaists Every untends witha checklist, whore you can check off the new sills you heve learned. Peer semen fpeteeyreen ‘check boxes Use these boxes Review modules At the end ofa tomatk the skils you feel _10up of units you wl find amore comfortable with. Go back and ‘detaled revew module survmanzing ‘eview anything you fe! you the language you have leamed, eed to practice further. Bercmageetee eee Feri Rakes gx carer te 3 me ay Serres ee Stree Qiagen ‘Answers Find the ansites to every ‘eercise printed at the back of the book. xercite numbers ‘Match these numbers tothe unique identifier atthe top-left comer ‘of each exercise. ‘Audio Ths symbol indicates thatthe ansirerscan ako be Istened u a Making conversation In spoken English, you might hear small questions added i? New language Question tags to the ends of sentences. These are called question tags, Aa Vocabulary Introcuctions and greetings and they are used to invite someone to agree with you. Bee New skill Making conversation 1.1 KEY LANGUAGE QUESTION TAGS. rornr The simplest question STATEMENT QUESTION TAG tags use the verb "to be" with a pronoun Thence The music is very loud, isn't it? 1.2 FURTHER EXAMPLES QUESTION TAGS. For statements with "use yen tI? not amt in the negative question tag fi He's tall, isn't he? x $4 I'm late, arditte osm, f i I'm not talking too much, am I? ra] You're cold, aren't you? W *) 1.3 HOW TO FORM QUESTION TAGS ‘A positive statement is followed by a negative question tag, and a negative statement is followed bya positive question tag. The music is very loud, Verbis postive Question tag uses negative form of verb. QUESTIONTAG The music isn’t very loud, Verb is negative Question tag uses postive form of verb. 1.4 ADD QUESTION TAGS TO THE SENTENCES. an They'e good dancers, aren't they ? e [if she's very wel, ? e al You're not leaving now, r ° é Her dress is beautiful, ? ° xX John's hilarious, ? 6 kK You're tired, 2 o € ‘The music is fantastic, 2 @ Vee the food isn't healthy, ? *) 1.5 SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD, ADDING QUESTION TAGS She's great guitarist, 2 @ | This venue isn’t very nice, __? a @ | Theweatheris perfect, ____? od © | The food is delicious, _? a @ | You're dressed nicely, _? a @ | Wtsverycol, Five people are attending a birthday party. APART Uncle Don thinks the party is wonderful True [7% False —) @ John is Wilma Barrington’s boss. True [) False [) @ Wilma only meets one of John’s friends. True |) False [) 1.6 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS © Julie and Chung are friends with John. True [] False (_) @ Chung doesn't like the band playing at the party. True [1] False (1) © Julie looks at the food but says she isn't hungry. True (] False () © Chung wants to dance before eating. True [| False (_) 1,7 KEY LANGUAGE FORMAL AND INFORMAL CONVERSATIONS, Chatting to friends uses informal language, while greeting people at work may use formal language. FORMAL INFORMAL Hi Jane, are you doing? Good 8 Ms, Bescos. [How 1m very wel, thankyou. May l introduce Emma Wilson? Imvery pleased to meet you. * al 1.8 FILLIN THE GAPS USING THE PHRASES IN THE PANEL Good evening, Mr. Fisher. How ave you 2 —Howereyor- | introduce @ Great __ ___, too. delighted tomeet is Tess @ This Olm you, Mrs. Macintosh, to meet you @ Hicameron, __? How are you doing © May Dev Chandera? 4 Aa] 1.9 MARK THE BEST REPLY [ J 1.10 RESPOND TO THE AUDIO, TO EACH GREETING SPEAKING OUT LOUD All of these replies are correct, but some are more yropriate for formal or informal situations. Reproprae ra May | introduce Mr. Tom Grant? Ti delighted to meet you. Hijo. Hi, Mandy, 1a ais in k i Goodatternoon, ars. sullivan © (hi andrew! How are you doing? © (ccd evening! Imverywel, [4 @ Mr Ri How thank you sreyou? © ( Great to meet you, Camilla Fine, thanks. [] cd or im Gearomer | | © ious you, Ruth, I'm very pleased to meet you. Imdelghtedto RR cose. e ° © Jatinda, tis is my friend, Amy. I'm delighted Im very pleased o tomect you tormeet yo, t00 e ie c You,too! = [] © ( Good moming, Mr. Watt. How are you? oe i Thisis Vek vim very pleased : womeetyoutoo, Gl a KI j Greattw meecvou ET © ( May introduce Mrs. Girdwood? © (Kayaritovey Ymdelghted to + to see you! K 71 see you, t00. © (thse shana Pete! Great to seeyou,too e *) ~“) P Question tags] Aa introductions and greetings L] fe Making conversation C] 15 Vocabulary 2.1 COUNTRIES u United States of America / US Peru Chile Argentina Venezuela Paraguay = a " = = Uruguay Brazil Algeria Nigeria Uganda South Africa Egypt Sudan Kenya Portugal if B WANT Ea[ES nen a Republic of United Spain Ireland / ROI Netherlands France Kingdom / UK 16 m0) oe be oe Germany Italy Slovakia Czech Republic Poland — Tos a = C eine idea == Greece Romania Turkey Russia Lebanon Te a on Be Saudi Arabia Er ==" China Thailand Singapore Indonesia Philippines tes / UAE Pakistan India Mongolia tes 4 ee 9, e E on South Korea Vietnam Japan Australia New Zealand *) 7 English uses prepositions to talk about where things are. Itis important to learn the correct prepositions for different phrases describing locations and directions. 3.1 KEY LANGUAGE PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE ‘Many locations must have a particular preposition before them. Using the wrong preposition can change the meaning of a sentence about where things are on the coast onanisland off the coast Where things are 49° New language Prepositions of place Aaa Vocabulary Countries and nationalities Bie New skill Talking about where things are the north in the mountains in the forest inthe city 3.2 VOCABULARY COMPASS POINTS AND USEFUL PHRASES north northwest | northeast Na west yy E-—_east southwest“ $—\ southeast a the opposite side of the world 18 3.3 READ THE POSTCARD AND FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE CORRECT PREPOSITION OF PLACE Dear Yasmin, We've having a wiee time on the island of Tenerife, which is just the African const. Today we're the city of santa the coast, which is great because ilove | Cruz. Our hotel is being—___the sea Love, Hannah 3.4 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS Joe and Patsy are on a trip around the world. ‘They introduce themselves to some other travelers. What nationality is Patsy? © Where in England is Manchester? English o The north cl Scottish The northwest iB Irish oO The west Ey @ Where is Raj from? © Where is Tasmania? India oO East of Australia The Indian Ocean West of Australia QO QO South Africa oO South of Australia Oo @ Where is the Isle of Skye? © Who doesn't live on an island? Off the coast o Raj Ey On the river Patsy oO ‘On the coast io Carla Oo t J RESPOND TO THE AUDIO, SPEAKING OUT LOUD | What country are you from? Inn fom Brazil. e © | What nationality are you? Ve © (wat town do you live in? a © | where exactly is your town? a © | doyou tive on the coast? e © ( what's the capital city of your country? 2 *) 3.6 KEY LANGUAGE PRECISE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES as RA & right next to in front of t& aw ae Ra just to the left of, ll diagonally opposite halfway between al) @ directly opposite ° 20 3.7 MATCH THE PICTURES TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES 5 & + Its on “onmom | ‘coast. ° ig xt ary wean It’s diagonally ‘opposite the castle. Ws in front of the forest. ”» [ J 3.8 READ THE ARTICLE AND WRITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS AS FULL SENTENCES, USING PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE EXPLORE THE WORLD THE BEST PLACES To ViSiT THis YEAR CITY PROFILE Dba senvotino largest cities in South D I} R B A N Arica. It is situated by the Indian Ocean, on a huge bay on tho east coast. With its mild winter climate and its location right next to beautiful beaches, Durban is a surfers? paradise, Its aleo a magnet for tourists, with several fascinating museums about Durban's history in the eity conter. Durban hosted the World Cup soccer matches in 2072, ‘and is home to many cultural events like the city’s annual International Film Festival. International conferences are often held at the new conference center. Durban is the home of southern Africa's busiest port, and 'S a major manufacturing center. There are excellent transportation links to many major cities, including Johannesburg in the north, and Cape Town on the west coast. ? Which: colin rye itezacy pt Durban in © Where in Durban can you find museums? Durban is in South Africa. @ Which ocean is Durban situated by? © Where in Durban are conferences held? @ Which coast is Durban on? @ Where in South Africa is Johannesburg? © How close is the city to beaches? @ Which coast is Cape Town on? gf Prepositions ofplace [] Aa Countries and nationalities [J] Talking about where things are C1] J 2 8 Numbers and statistics Fractions, decimals, and percentages are all 9° New language Numbers in spoken English pronounced differently in spoken English, Aaa Vocabulary Sports evenis following a few simple rules. Be New skill Using numbers in conversation 4.1 KEY LANGUAGE FRACTIONS. You might see fractions written out as words, Aside from “half” and “quarter; the bottom number of fraction is written or spoken as an ordinal number “ % % % x m x x ( aauarer ) atid) {hate [ threeriths } — (oneanda hat} ST ae ee Use ont eu tr A tre bot ofa Fcton tretop oa Facton Taber ana faction « 4.2 KEY LANGUAGE DECIMALS. Decimals are always written as numbers, not words. The decimal point is pronounced Seat en earner ‘point,’ and all numbers after the decimal point are spoken separately intagichuinga potod, ject (ms 0.5 17 3. ‘97 C= i= Heidonsay eee? N then at tev nt eng deci that bapa postin aeen® “ ( reort pein |) sxe romcer] 4.3 KEY LANGUAGE PERCENTAGES The % symbol is written and spoken as “percent” You might also see “per cent” written in UK English. Percentages are normally written as numbers, not words. on 55.5% The symbol is en 4.4 SAY THE NUMBERS OUT LOUD 4.5 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH NUMBERS You will hear a sports report from the Athletics Championship, Jerry Smith beat the 400m record by __1.5_seconds. 3f/y three quarters @ @ 30% a © 0.75 °&% a © 82% a © 2.9 a 3% a © Kamau Mburu's time in the 400m was seconds. @ Kenya holds of the long-distance medals. © Su Chin jumped meters in the high jump. The Millennium Stadium was full. © Lorna Davis jumped meters in the long jump. © John Wood won the 800m by seconds, f J SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD, SAYING THE NUMBERS CORRECTLY Ed Lee jumped 8 96 meters in the long jump. © This was 2/3 of a second faster than his last race. Ed Lee jumped eight point nine se meters inthe lang jump. sw e @ Tony Elliot was just 30 centimeters behind Lee. @ Jenny O'Day ran the 100 meters in 10.2 seconds. a a @ Jessie Cope ran the 100 meters in 96 seconds. @ The US currently holds 19% of the medals. ee a *) AP Numbers in spoken English [] AaSports events C] fe Using numbers in conversation ] 23 Times and dates ‘There are many ways of saying the time and the date 9° New language Precise times in English. American and British English speakers Aaa Vocabulary Dates in US and UK English often use different forms. Be New skill Talking about times and dates 5.1 KEY LANGUAGE SAYING WHAT THE TIME |S US English and informal spoken UK English use the 12-hour clock = "A sarin nits snows you se beng precee aoattetine bi You might hear the 24-hour lock in public transport announcements. oh seven hundred x = 5.2 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND FILL IN THE GAPS USING THE TIMES IN THE PANEL Sofia and Dylan are going to see a play. Dylan calls Sofia to say he willbe late Ts Dylan's train was due to arrive at__18:07 _. © The play starts at @ Dylan’ train was due to leave at a Sofia will wait for Dylan until Fi @ The new arrival time of the train is © The intermission of the play is at 7:30pm Ase 174 45pm 18:55 725pm — | 24 5.3 KEY LANGUAGE DATES Dates in American English are usually written with the month first. Dates in British English are usually written with the day first. us 03/10/2004 March 10, 2004 March 10th, 2004 March tenth, two thousand and four lL 03/10/04 © 10/03/04 10/03/2004 10 March 2004 10th March 2004 the tenth of Marc! ‘two thousand and four 5.4 MATCH THE US DATES WITH THE UK DATES us UK 07/08/2006 r) 06/04/2006 | @ | Apsiléth, 2006 5) a july 2006 06/02/2006 ) 09/08/2006 © | August 9th, 2006 | 6th May 2006 © {05/06/2006} (2nd june 2006.) 5.5 LOOK AT THE POSTER, THEN RESPOND TO THE AUDIO, SPEAKING OUT LOUD What time does the music start? At 12 o'clock. © When does the music finish every day? © | What date does the festival begin? © | what date does the parking lot close? THE uy Carag Vy Z BEC tg be ee AST ‘What time do the campsites close? @ Ps) 25 Contact details Telephone numbers, street addresses, email addresses, 1° New language Letters and numbers and web addresses are expressed in slightly different Aa Vocabulary Contact detals ways in US and UK English. 6.1 VOCABULARY CONTACT DETAILS first name Mr. Robert Thomas Johnson 1 (617) 555-5352 _rob,johnson@webmail.net cell phone number (US) mobile number (UK) email address Be New skill. Exchanging personal information title middlename —_ lastname house number street address fo Elm Drive Birminghame—— town AL 03337 USe— country zip code (US) state! | postcode (UK) 6.2 PRONUNCIATION WEBSITES AND EMAILS In spoken English, “com! "@/ and “co.uk’ are pronounced as follows www.domain.com _ gillsmith99@domain.com _ gill:smith99@domain.co.uk sosreain ( seaoinncaccciin (avdomain dotco dor ur) 26 [ t i READ THE BUSINESS CARD AND WRITE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS AS FULL SENTENCES (What is Mr. Smith’ first name? | His first name is Jonathan, © What is his middle name? @ What is his house number? © What town does he live in? @ What is his zip code? © Whats his cell phone number? 6.4 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND WRITE THE PLACE NAMES THAT ARE SPELLED OUT ( o o oe e eo e oe e o e o 6.5 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. BY SPELLING THE PLACE NAMES. OUT LOUD How do you spell "Northville?" N-O-RT-H-V-F-L-L-E a @ How do you spell “Chicago?” @ How do you spell "Madagascar?" © How do you spell “Beijing?” © How do you spell “Arkansas?” oi *) 2 6.6 PRONUNCIATION NUMBERS In American English, the number “0” is pronounced “zero! and repeated numbers are said individually. In British English, many different pronunciations are possible for 0 and rows of repeated numbers. zero) [toh )—(. fourfour ce Hour) [tvefvesive | J eee 3 555 ) tow) (ven ) aacsond 6.7 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. “ " friends he met on his trip around the world. What is Steve and Eva's street address? © What state does Will live in? 1004 Valley Road @ What is Steve and Eva's phone number? © What is Will’s zip code? @ What is Raj’s house number? @ What is Joe's street address? © What is Raj’s email address? @ What is Joe's postcode? 6.8 PRONUNCIATION VOWEL SOUNDS The names that you heard in the dialogue include different vowel sounds. Practice saying the names below, then listen and repeat Steve @ 6.9 LOOK AT THE LUGGAGE TAG, THEN RESPOND TO THE AUDIO, SPEAKING OUT LOUD Who does the missing luggage belong to? Whats thenminsiel herstiest? Spell out the name of her town. What's her mobile number? What is her email address? ‘© REVIEW THE ENGLISH YOU HAVE LEARNED IN UNITS 1-6 jp NRWLANGUAGE i) SAMPLESENTENCE UNIT The musics very loud, SHEN TASS The music isn’t very loud, is it? PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE ive on an island off the coast of Australia. The stadium was only *4 full. According to our survey, 55.5% of people DECIMALS AND PERCENTAGES exercise more than twice a week. The meeting took place at half past two on TIMES AND DATES Monday, April 6. ‘CONTACT DETAILS My email address is rob@webmail.net. Talking about jobs English uses the words “job” and “work in a variety of contexts to talk about different professions, working conditions, and career paths. 7.1 VOCABULARY JOBS architect firefighter hairdresser iy, butcher electrician travel agent « plumber journalist @° New language *) Aaa Vocabulary Jobs and professions Be New skill Talking about your career oo a ‘musician surgeon vet flight attendant i iE fashion designer pilot writer ° 30 |Aa| 7.2 READ THE JOB ADVERTISEMENTS AND WRITE THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS NEXT TO THEIR DEFINITIONS J0B LISTINGS ARCHITECTURAL | FIREFIGHTERS rons TARETINE 1 URGENT ge |joonnaust | rovciteeeapeD | PRACTICE: | REQUIRED ctve | FORBUSY LOCAL | loking fora . haledeter 30 e000 p SHOP! We offer a for sixmonths.No | Are you fit and pet week, divided ive salary isoffered, but | healthy? Happy to Derive competitive AG y ofsis perhourand | theposition may lead | work an eight-hour foo eee repeaitye! | toaalrtimejob. | Sif Apply online pee ties pages on ARR work forthe with your CV now. ne AE right candidate. ‘Someone who is learning a job. @ Work in addition to your set hours. = @ Describes a complete working week. = © Someone who does unpaid work to gain experience. = = @ A period of work of a set number of hours. © A fixed amount of money paid per year, often monthly. © Describes an incomplete working week @ A fixed number of days off work per year. A fixed amount of money paid per hour, often weekly. = 7.3 REWRITE THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS, CORRECTING THE ERRORS Dear Ms. traince AAS. COX, _ \ ann very excited to hear that your o company needs a AMAIA architect. | worked as aw it an. avehiteoture _| —firms Last year, and believe tat | have t skills awa — perience weeded for this job. Lam happy to work GVBRRBUERS, and would expect aHlMGe of $50,000 per year. | ane J —bookking for' work, bi ad a ut would also be willing to = —__Yours sincerely, —__Joshua Adams — 7.4 KEY LANGUAGE “|OB” OR “WORK” The words "job" and “work” are commonly confused in English “Work canbe a nou : ; | enjoy my work. a | work in an office. IReannot bea verb ean ako beaver, I'm looking for a job. | have so much work to do. ‘Job’ is used fora specific role. "Worl is uncountable, tise countable noun, and used for general activities. I start work at 9 o'clock. | get to work by bus. English uses “work to tak about working hours and tavel 7.5 FILLIN THE GAPS WITH 7.6 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO, THEN "JOB" OR “WORK” NUMBER THE PICTURES IN THE ORDER THEY ARE DESCRIBED Lam looking for a new _jab @ This is really hard @ I can’t come as | have to late. O itisa difficult , but | love it! @ Ittook me years to find a Hove. © thave a lot of to finish, I really want to in marketing, @ Ihave a part-time © Do you get to by car or train? @ What time do you finish _ 2 © Tyler wants to leave his 7.7 READ THE ARTICLE AND MATCH THE HI TO THEIR DEFINITIONS IGHUGHTED WORDS TWO CAREERS ‘Teacher Selim Hussain and financial consultant Josie MacDonald talk 40 Joan Riddon about their career paths since finishing thei studies. SELIM: After I completed my began teaching part-time. advanced studies in nursing, ‘nurses is the best job in the world! Tworked in teaching hospitals and enjoyed a fabulously JOSIE: My first job was as a interest ‘At32 Thad financial assistant. This was great a very demanding role in nd it helped me get emergency medicine. — job asa Rone banker. 1 and many highly paid executives lost ‘Once 1 became 2 father and there always met my targets, so 1 was, their jobs, including me. Twas now were some extra stresses at work, ey SI rewarded for the first time in my became too much and [decided with large pay raises. Iwas quite working life. T worked AEBEIEHES, as (o RIGA, despite loving the work. wealthy by the ime Twas 38, 2 consultant, and then opened my Twas lucky because one of my old Then came the worldwide ‘own consultancy, which now professors contacted me and I financial shump. My bank lost money employs 50 staff —— ae ‘Aj0b, oF series of jobs, ‘Givena more with the chance important job 10 progress Without ajob ‘Working for different companies on a variety of projects e ° “Totalyouremployer thatyou have deed Toleave your job Teaching specific skils to people who are learning a job ° When you Tearn new skills by working inajob GP Job" and “work” [] Aalobsand professions [] Talking about your career (] 33 Routine and free time You can use adverbs of frequency to talk accurately 1° New language Adverbs of frequency about your daily routine and how often you do work Aa Vocabulary Leisure activities and leisure activities. Be Newsskill Talking about routines 8.1 KEY LANGUAGE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY Adverbs of frequency 7 sit between the aieays m subject of the y N sentence and the nearly ge X —_ Piscae " | take a shower in the morning. often | — Wsetieseforstings that happen aller requewiiy lett tine. clay SoH 14 sometimes > cycle to work. occasionally J »__ Use these for things thathappen some ‘ofthe time. rarely hardly ever eat dinner after 10 at night. almost never o% never Jeane, times, ornet tall | 8.2 CROSS OUT THE INCORRECT WORDS TO MAKE PAIRS OF SENTENCES WITH SIMILAR MEANINGS, We go to the theater a few times a year. We occasionally /ofterrgo to the theater. @ We spend every Christmas together. = _—_ We usually / always spend Christmas together. @ Itrains here about three times aweek. = It frequently / hardly ever rains here. @ She goes swimming six days a week. = She very often / sometimes goes swimming. © They go to the gym twice a week They regularly / nearly always go to the gym. @ I stay late at work about once a month. = | often / rarely stay late at work. 34 8.3 KEY LANGUAGE WORD ORDER You can also describe frequency with more precise expressions. ie ie Unlike adverbs of frequency, these must sit at the end of a phrase. The verb usually goesafter Precise expression usually the adverb of equency go atthe and ofa phrase often . ____ five times a week. 1) regularly > go running. | go running 4 every Tuesday. hardly ever once a year. ®) 8.4 REWRITE THE SENTENCES, 8.5 REWRITE THE NOTE, PUTTING THE WORDS IN THE CORRECTING THE ERRORS CORRECT ORDER Justa month to go us | We tire tines a week p 2 £6. Weele practice togeth that welt be ready, We go very ie i before bavd 2. | ees fore baa practice. re Wins sometines us | 4 -aetldeas for tunes. Rehearsals are go ing Tc Wil We males rarely nustales now, ——— pie twlee A month guitar lessons, whigh wmwmwaen —has really helped. After practice we oo early always together, — © ( breakfast) [every morning.) ( She) (eats “7 | “occasionally | [a book.) [reads | ( He | ; AtIb ou debut gi He accasionally reads a book. / feet debut aig! @ (once aweek. | | play] (We) (tennis ial —— until our debut gig! @ hardly ever} 1) |TV.) _watch Just a mont oH Ghree fines a Week —— We practice together # _| © cooks] (nearly always ) (He } (dinner. © (the dentist} (twice ayear.) (We) (see) *) 35 8.6 KEY LANGUAGE WORD ORDER WITH “BE” Ife rnanivesbs n'a ‘Rovers of raquency go before most verbs sentence is "be," adverbs e of frequency go after | often take the train. Ss the verb, not before it. ie The traffic is often very bad. sSgelR= L ‘Aste ol Fagus seater ne rota? *) [ 8.7 FURTHER EXAMPLES WORD ORDER WITH “BE” Oo The weather is usually nice here. RE He's often late for meetings. Teh I'm always tired in the morning. 4 You're hardly ever sick. [4f° zy 8.8 MARK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT 8.9 SAY THE SENTENCES OUT LOUD, PUTTING THE ADVERB OF FREQUENCY IN THE CORRECT PLACE. I carry nearly always a bag. I nearly always carry a bag. | get up early. [rarely] @ My house is sometimes too cold. 1 rarely get up early. a My house sometimes is too cold. @ She has lunch with her friends. [frequent © She almost never walks to work. precios She walks almost never to work. @ Itvery often is his fault. Itis very often his fault. © He meets clients in London. [occasionally] © They ate rarely at home They rarely are at home. @ ite erestto soe you felony @ He has usually coffee with his lunch, He usually has coffee with his lunch, © You're late for work. [almost never] © My boss hardly ever is angry with me. My boss is hardly ever angry with me. © | read on train trips. [usually] @ We often invite friends to our house. We invite often friends to our house. 00 0000 00 00 00 00 \q0 & 36 E y 8.10 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND WRITE HOW OFTEN EACH ACTIVITY IS DONE Lucy is an artist who has recently retired and moved to a small town. Her friend Michael is asking her about her new life. fa & = ma frequently always occasionally | -oftem hardly ever rarely [ J 8.11 READ THE ARTICLE AND. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BEACH LIVING Renshu talk rghehu tals avout his new hen my wife Zo led in London oy, day was suesfol-We sce ever went out ecru Mere to ted. One day Isa this does breakfast fo breakfast for ur guests, but our sia usualy di diving L thi Zoe an ng courses five days a week ur panes allie an fends, but we regula cal uy Penis. and visit friends tn London tw f love our new life! a Renshu and Zoe never went out in London. True |_| False (4 Not given |) © Zoe usually checks the diving gear. True |") False [] Notgiven [) @ Renshu and Zoe's staff usually make breakfast. True [] False [] Notgiven [1] © Renshu and Zoe rarely teach diving courses. True [| False [| Notgiven [] © Renshu and Zoe frequently call their parents. True [| False [| Notgiven [| © Renshu and Zoe's friends sometimes visit them. True [| False |) Notgiven [| 9 Adverbs of requency [J Aatosure activites [] Talking about routines C] a7 Everyday activities English often uses phrasal verbs to talk about routine 1° New language Phrasal verbs activities. Phrasal verbs are two-part verbs that are Aa Vocabulary Work and leisure mostly used in informal, conversational English. Bee New skill Talking about everyday activities 9.1 KEY LANGUAGE PHRASAL VERBS Phrasal verbs consist of a verb followed by a particle. The particle often changes the usual meaning of the verb. PHRASAL VERB, ae I get Be early every day. Nard \ 9.2 HOW TO FORM PHRASAL VERBS. The particle always comes after the verb. The particle never changes, even ifthe verb changes, Fad He gets | up.@ ‘This is wrong. The particle This is wrong, The particle should never change, should come ator the verb, He get ups. eo He up gets. @ 9.3 FURTHER EXAMPLES PHRASAL VERBS. th You work out at the gym. TEAL She chills out in the evening, ~ t My cat sometimes runs away. f } They meet up on weekends. D Pra She eats out every Friday. Afi@ig. we check into the hotel ° Ta Do you always turn up late? ‘Oi She stays in when she's tired. 38

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