NEW EDGE asd ote et aa eta STUDENTS’ BOOK sarah cunningham peter moor with jane comyns carrCONTENTS Reuter ara Were Cregeen © Module? 1 Revision of question forms Leisure activities Reading: Unusual ways of eisure and Pronunciation: Sentence stress in Keeping it Mfestyle questions Pages 2 Present simple Module2 1 Past simple Words to describe feelings Reading: TV fists i Important fists Pronunciation: ed endings Fromunciation; Word stress : Page 16 2 Time phrases often used in ; the pasta on, fn, age ortspek eel F “Module 3 1. should, shouldn't Daily routines Reading: Early to bed, early to ‘Atrest at work Pronunciation: should shouldn't Joby rise Bage24 2 can, can't, have to, don't Listening: Training to be a have to circus performer Pronunciation; can, can’t “Module 4 1 Present continuous and Dates and special ocoasions Reading: Bithday trations Special Present simple Poeunderter bare round the world ‘ SSAsION | > Present continuous for wondspoesiiy Liang er rearta'te0 Wi peep | future arrangersents different cultures Modules 1 Comparative and Physical appearance Reading: Yue gorgeous! f ‘Appearances superlative adjectives romunciation: Word stress Song: His latest fame Pose 42 2. Describing people Wordspot: look Pronunciation: Comparatives and spelathes eee ete eT ‘modules 1-5 _B Vocabulary: Revi C Comparative and superlative adjectives ee 1 Intentions and wishes: Holidays Listening: The holiday from Time off going to, planning to, hel k ‘would like to, would rather f g 052 d Cs Pronunciation: Contractions and weak forms 2 Predictions: will and won't Pronunciation: will and would f 1 Present perfect and Past Ambitions and dreams Listening: Before they were : simple with for ‘Wordspot: fr famous e Pronunciation: for Reading: An interview with Ewan ? 2 Present perfect and past aerEgOr simple with other time t words : _ Module & 1 Using articles Geographical features Reading: Where in the world? i Cotiries 08 Quantifiers with countable Pronunciation: i anda Po ARG ‘and uncountable nouns age 70Task: Compile a fact file Preparation: reading Task: speaking rue a Real life: Questions you can't live without Optional writing: Write a factfile improve your writing: Punctuation Sr ae Cc Study tip: Using the mini-dictionary (1): Checking word class Pronunciation spot: The sounds (w/ and jv! ‘Task: Tell a first time story Preparation: listening Task: speaking ‘Writing: Linking ideas in narrative Bh tnprove your writing Cinker buts, cas, hen Study tip: using the mini-dictionary (2) Word stress Pronunciation spot: Stress and the sf sound ‘Task: Choose the right job Preparation: listening Task: speaking Real life: Making requests and asking for permission Pronunciation: polite intonation in requests 1B improve your writing: Writing a paragraph Study tip: Class rules Pronunciation spot: Silent letters ‘Task: Talk about a personal calendar Preparation: listening Task: speaking Real life: Phrases for special occasions Pronunciation: Polite intonation Writing: Waite an invitation improve your writing: Aleter of invitation Study tip: Remembering verb + noun combinations Pronunciation spot: The sounds Jo an “Task: Describe a suspect to the police Preparation: reading Task: speaking Deen Deere tea ‘Task: Plan your dream holiday Preparation: listening Task: speaking Optional writing: Write a newspaper report improve your writing: Wsting a description simple and Past simple Real life: Social chit-chat Pronunciation: Intonation Writing: Write a postcard @ improve your writing: More postcards Study tip: Increasing your vocabulary (1): Word families Pronunciation spot: The sounds fy anal fn) Task: Talk about your dreams, ‘ambitions and achievements Preparation: listening Task: speaking improve your writing: A mini biography ‘Study tip: Learning irregular past tenses and past principles ‘Pronunciation spot: The sounds // and fw’ ‘Task: Complete a map of New Zealand, Preparation: listening Task: speaking Real life: Asking for and giving directions. Pronunciation: Polite intonation Writing: Giving written directions improve your writing: Notes diving directions Study tip: Using the mint-dictionary (3): Additional information ‘Pronunciation spot: The sounds (ex/ and jas!ry may, might, will, definitely, Modern and traditional Cree Reading: The 1900 house Pronunciation: used to 2 Past continuous Pronunciation: schwa /a/ Noe Decent © Grammar and listening: Present perfect, future forms, used to 1 Gerunds (ing forms) after Hobbies and interests etc. Pronunciation: Stress in 2 Present tense after if, when, compound nouns before and other time ‘Wordspot: if words 1 used to Health and accidents Listening: Health helpline Reading: Hazardous history Reading: When an interest verbs of liking and becomes an obsession Wordspot: i disliking Mf sounder 2 tke doing and would ike to do Pronunciation: Friendly intonation 1 Present simple passive Everyday objects Reading: The worlds most 2. Past simple passive Populer brands ge 106 Pronunciation: Regular past paridpes © “oModule 13 1 Present perfect continuous Personal characteristics Listening: Interview with the Choosing the how long, for and since Wordspot: how ‘manager of Vacation Express (Fiaiperson Pronunciation: Contacte forms: ve “ -.pas@114 2 Present perfect continuous tnd Present perfect simple 1 Past perfect Money Reading: Money facts 2 Past time words: already, Wordspot: make Pronunciation: Large numbers just and never ... before 1 Conditional sentences with would 2 will and would Pronunciation: ‘and ‘a eet ibulary: Connection: Rerun | Communication activities pages 140-147 Cree cag mat eer iet ed Language summary pages 148-156 Reading: Imagine: the story of a song Song: Imagine‘Task: Facelift! Preparation: reading Task: speaking cca IB traprove your vetting: Saying thankyou Sr aera Sci ra ‘Study tip: Guessing meaning from ‘context Pronunciation spot: The sounds [aul and fot ‘Task: Choose the Hero of the Year Preparation: reading Task: speaking PR ore reny Panera col things in life Task: Survey about the most important Writing: Thme words in narrative 1 improve your vetting: Time poe invitations BL improve your vriting: Replying to ‘Study tip: Increasing your vocabulary (2): Remembering new words Preparation: reading Pronunciation spot: The sounds /s/ and /f/ Task: speaking ‘Task: Decide what you need for a Real life: Making suggestions Study tip: English around you Jungle trip Pronunciation: Polite intonation Pronunciation spot: The plural‘: /2/ Preparation: listening or iad Task: speaking Task: Choose a manager for a pop group Preparation: reading Task: speaking Writing: Completing an application form Bl improve your writing: Error correction (1) Study tip: Revising effectively Pronunciation spot: The fh! sound Task: Tell a story from pictures Preparation: vocabulary Task: speaking Real life: Dealing with money Pronunciation: Polite intonation improve your writing: Paying online Study tip: Test dos and don'ts Pronunciation spot: Review ‘Task: Choose people to start a space colony, Preparation: reading Task: speaking ere et Irregular verbs page 157 Optional writing: Write a leter back to Earth improve your writing: tor correction (2) Mini-checks pages 158-161 Tapescripts pages 162-174Leisure and lifestyle Revision of question forms Present simple Vocabulary: Leisure activities Reading: Unusual ways of keeping ft Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions, Intonation in Wh- questions > Task: Compile a fact file > Real life: Questions you can't live without Vocabulary and speaking Leisure activities a Look at the pictures. Which of the leisure activities can you see? clubbing footoall going forarun going to the gym playing the guitar. —_—_rollerblading skateboarding skiing snowboarding surfing the Internet swimming yoga b Discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups, * Which of these things do you enjoy? ‘+ Which of these things don’t you enjoy? What else do you do in your free time? GEED Listen to the results of a survey of leisure activities among people aged sixteen to thirty and complete the missing information on page 7.We asked 100 people between the ages of sixteen and thirty this question: Which of these th 195 do you enjoy doing Here are the results, playing video games a6 going ay going to the cinema —% renting a video / vo “4 readinga_ 004 going fora 93% goingtos = listening tothe 71% playing _% 3 According to the survey, which activities are the mostileast popular? Which results are surprising/different from your country? book back at the phrases in exercises 1 and 2 and complete the diagrams below with verb + noun combinations. Pay attention to phrases which have the, a, to and for. © ( GoIngto )—the ayn © (Gongror a @ (ow swinning © ( PLAYING video games ° DOING @ (other verbs gavideo 5 Work with a new partner. Make a list of six leisure activities that you both do. Compare your list with other students, What are the differences? We both like going to the cinemaEXP module 1 Leisure and lifestyle Language focus 1 Revision of question forms @. do the letters NBA mean? Qew of these countries has ever won the football World Cup: Argentina, England, France or Japan? @-- were the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia? @--. kind of ball do they use in the game of rugby? (Qdoe often do the Winter lympies happen? SPORTS < p GAMES does the sport of judo come from? low many spots e there on a dice? 2@ 0 starts in a of chess: the black player or the white player? Q: are there al fty-two cards qi / in a normal pack? Question words Look at the question words in bold in exercise 2. Which question word(s) do we use to ask about: aperson? __who 1 Discuss the following questions. ‘+ Which sports and games are popular in your ‘country? Make a list of ten, ‘+ Which sports do you play? ‘+ Which sports do you watch on TV? + Do you play any games like chess or cards? 2 GB How much do you know about sports and games? Answer as many of the questions in the quiz as you can in five minutes. Listen and check your answers. How many questions did you answer correctly? a place? athing? atime? a period of time? the class or type of thing? the number of times you do something? the way you do something? Word order in questions Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1. good at/Is James / sport? 2 football play / your friends / Do? 3 start /the match / does / When ? > Read Language summaries A and 8 on page 148.feree signal the end of a game? ®:- long does an ice hockey match last? @-.. colour is the irt worn by the race leader in the Tour de France? Practice 1 Find the correct answers to the questions in the boxes below. 1 When do you play football? 2 Who do you play football with? 3 Where do you play football? 4 Why do you play football? My friends from college. On Sunday mornings. | Because it's fun andit's In the local perk good exercise. | Pronunciation 1 Look at the list of questions in exercise 1 Notice the words which are stressed (these are in bold). Listen and practise the stressed words 2 ‘Now listen and practise the whole question, 2. @ Waite the questions for the answers below. Example: I get up at nine o'clock at the weekend. What time do you get up at the weeleenna? 1 Igoto the cinema once a month, 2. 1come to school by bus. 3. My birthday is in August. 4 [like rock and jazz. My favourite colour is blue. There are five people in my family. My journey to schoo! takes about half an hour. I would like to visit India and Australia. b 1. How often do you have English lessons? , pi eran b Ask the questions to your teacher or another oe Sst Tit oer questons a wal 4. How many teachers do you have? 6, he ‘7 What time do you get >) up at the weekend? —_———~7 | Tuesdays and Thursdays, Ninety minutes } Se oe oe —_— About seven o'clock. ») © 1 What time i it? oo E 1 2 What time does the train leave? 3 What day is it? 4 What date is It today? | The sixteenth of May. Monday. | Neatly three o'clock. ‘Five forty-five. "7 Seven o'clock! Why do) \ you get up so early?) \ 2 AS (Because | always go fora) run before breakfast.ESE module 1 Leisure and lifestyle Reading 4, What are your favourite ways of keeping fit? What other ways of keeping fit are popular in your country? GD what are the people in the pictures opposite doing? Read the three paragraphs and match them to one of the pictures. HORFBRLL, A mixture between handball and basketbal, Korfball isa fast, exciting game. The main difference is that men and women play on the same team. I's also a great way to keep fit! The game began in the Netherlands about 100 years ago, and there are now korfball clubs in more than forty countries around the world, There are eight players on each team ~ four male and four female ~ and each player trias to throw the ball (similar to a soccer ball) nto the “goal” which is abit ike a basket but bigger. You can’t touch your opponent, kick or ‘un with the ball, and men can only attack against men and women 10 can only defend against women. A game lasts for sixty minutes and the teams change ends after every two goals. ‘h’s a terrific sport ‘and a greet way to meet people,’ seys Paul Dicks of the British Korfball Association. TACHI 15 Tai-Chi is @ Chinese martial at which goes back thousands of years. Ivis different from most forms of exercise in that itis very gertle. It consists of a series of slow movements which you must do very ‘carefully and exactly. The big advantage is that you can do it ‘anywhere, anytime, and you don't need to be 8 member of a club or use any expensive equinment all you needs a qualified teacher! Tai-Chi fans say itis an excellent way of getting rid of stress, Early in the morning, you can see people doing the gentle movements of Tai-Chi in parks all over China, end itis now common in the West, 00. So what's the secret of Tal-Chi? ‘Mind and body working together,’ says one enthusiast. x 2% GAMING FOR FITNESS Most people don't see playing video games as a way of keeping fit. ‘You sit on the floor, or on the sofa, you look at the screen ... and the only part of your body that moves is your thumb. But that's all ‘30 changing ... Thanks to 8 brand-new game from Japan called Dance Dance Revolution, gamers are now getting onto the exercise floor. In this case, the floor is a grid of nine squares. You put one foot in ‘the centre and move your ather foot in time to the dance music that gets faster and faster as you go through the levels. ‘Most gamers 235 just want to go to a fantasy world when they play a video game, but ‘why not have games which are physical as well?” says one ODA fan. So, who knows? Perhaps the gamers in the future will be fit and healthy people ~ thanks to Dance Dance Revolution 10Read the text and make a note Language focus 2 of the following for each > activity. Present simple + Where it began, © When it began ‘+ Adjectives/Phrases to describe it book at the photos below of three sportspeople. Can you guess who: a has a big lunch (with lots of beer) and then goes to sleep for a few hours? doesn't eat very much? Here are some phrases from © nuns 8 km ot least four times a week? the texts. What do the words 4 trains for eight hours every day? in bold refer to? usually trains before breakfast? a Itisalso.a great way to keep fit! £ weighs about 40 kg? (ine 3) 9° weighs about 175 kg? b. Itisa terrific sport and a great h is1.5 mtall? ‘way to meet people... (line11) | is 1.95 mtall? © wwitis very gentle. (line 16) earns about $50,000 a week? te wnn excalentsenyee? k__ receives money from his/her parents every month? getting rid of stress... (line 21) you can do it anywhere, (GEEB Listen and check your answers. Whose life sounds the most anytime ... (line 18) difficult? Why? f...when they play a video game (line 35) 15 Work in pairs. Discuss these precentamiple questions, 1. Which of the following sentences describes: + Would you like to try any of + ahabit? + something that is always true? 2 Why? a Ania comes from Lublin in Poland. b He has a big lunch and then goes to sleep for a few hours. these ways of keeping + Do you know of any other ‘unusual ways of keeping fit? 2 Puteach sentence into: + the question form. + the negative form, How often? 1 The phrases below tell us how often things happen. Match the two halves of leach phrase. every week on Sundays five times month Here are some more phrases that tell us how often things happen. Number them from 1 (most often) to 6 (least often). sometimes often usually always 1 never occasionally > Read Language summaries C and D on page 148 4080, from Brazil, is a Toshi, from Japan, is training professional footballer. He to be a sumo wrestler. plays for a top Italian club. ‘Ania, from Poland, is a ‘champion gymnast. "1module 1 Leisure and lifestyle —____ Practice {Use the prompts below to make more sentences about the three athletes on page 11. Example: at / Ania / a healthy diet / always Ania always eats a healthy diet. for many hours / all of them / train / every day ‘much money / Ania and Toshi / not earn’ Ania / at seven / get up / usually never / before midnight / go to bed / she liven / Toshi / a special training camp called a Heya on the floor / he / sleep / often lots of fan letters / receive / every week / he not play / Jodo / in every match two sports cars / own / he miss / he / his family in Brazil phone / about four times a week / he / his mother ee et ea 2D 2 You are going to interview your partner. Work in groups, A and B. Group A looks at the text below. Group B looks at page 140. Complete the gaps with are you? or do you? HOW ENERGETIC ARE YOu? usually get up as soon as you wake up? 2 ._ slow getting ready in the morning, or - usually leave the house quickly? se . walk to schoo! or work, or go by car or bus? 4 How often .. .. run upstairs? 5 . often sleepy after lunch? 6 . energetic when you come home in the evening, or usually tired? 7 How often ............. stay up very late or all night? b Workin pairs with a person from the other group. Ask and answer the questions. Y What time do you >) = — \ usualy getup? ermalty about halt. past \ six How about your 7 12 Task: Compile a fact file Preparation: reading 1 bookat the pictures of Orlando Bloom. Do you know why he is famous? Either Make a list of five things you know about Orlando Bloom (films he has made, nationality, age, etc). Or Write five questions about Orlando Bloom (Where was he born? Is he married?, etc). 2, GB Read the factfile about Orlando Bloom. Either check the information you wrote or find the answers to your questions. Work out what questions the interviewer asked Orlando Bloom. Example: Question: What's your full name? Answer: Orlando Bloom. Task: speaking 41 You are going to interview another student in your class for a fact file ike the one on page 13. You can add extra topics if you want to. Spend a few minutes planning and practising your questions, > Useful languageFULL NAME JOB NICKNAMES BORN HEIGHT HAIR COLOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION HOBBIES PETS FAVOURITE FOODS FAVOURITE BANDS ar Gl gh Ctlando Bloom. Actor ot, 0.8. January 13% 1977, Canterbury, England, 180 m, Brown, Mother, Sonia. One sister, Samantha — two ‘years olde than him. His father died when he was only four Girlfriend — Kate Bosworth, ‘Attended St Edmun¢’s School in Canterbury and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, “When Iwas a kid, | wanted to become a professional football player — but | wasn’t good enough. Today I'm a fan of Manchester United. ike sports like bungee-jumping, biking and surfing’ ‘When I phone home, the frst thing | want to know is how our dog Maude is! “anything without meat ~ I'm a vegetarian ‘When | go out to eat, I mostly have pizza or pasta ‘Tm not up-to-date. My favourites are people like Davie Gray and Bob Dylan!" FAVOURITE CLOTHES "My favourite clothes make is GAP.’ FAVOURITE FILM(S) HERO. AMBITIONS. Stand By Me, Amélie. ‘Johnny Depp. He's cool!’ “Vd like to be in different kinds of movies — not Just action!’ Work in pairs with someone you don’t normally work with in class. Ask and answer the questions to complete your fact files. FACT FILE FULLNAME 108 NICKNAMES 0RN HEIGHT HAIR COLOUR, FAMILY EDUCATION Hoppies Pers: FAVOURITE FOODS: FAVOURITE BANDS FAVOURITE CLOTHES FAVOURITE FiLM(s) HERO AMBITIONS Telithe class two things you discovered about your partner. ORCL What's your ... (full name)? What are ... (your ambitions)? How olditall...? WheniWhere ... (were you born)? When/Where did you ... (go to school}? (anickname/any pets)? (hero/favourite singer)? (familyihobbies) Have you got Who is your Tell me about your What about ...? Optional writing Write your factfile, and put it on the wall for other students to read. 17[XSVH module 1 Leisure and lifestyle Using the mini- dictionary (1): Checking word class 1 Add more words to the lists betow. Adjectives hot, cold __, Adverbs Im the street Filling in a form at Ina restaurant quickly, slowly, _, __ the bank Modal verbs might, must, Nouns newspaper, time, Verbs play, enjoy, __, __ Prepositions for, to, 2a The sentences below are from the text on page 10. What ‘word class’ are the words Inthe classroom When you start in bold? talking to sereone fonts fit /fit/ adjective when your Real lif or mne body is ina healthy and strong eal lite condition: What do you do to e ; ‘ ? Questions you can’t live without wane ay Look at the pictures above. Discuss which questions in the box below you might hear or ask in each situation 1 It’s also a great way to keep fit! 2 ... men can only attack against men ... ‘What's your date of birth? Where are you rom? How long are you going to stay? What time is it? 3 Gane faa only defend Where's the nearest (bank? Can help you? ee ocnmuiti Which part of (Poland) are you from? Where are the tollets, please? the ball .. Sorry, could you repeat that, please? —_Do you speak English? 5... movements which you must How much does this cost? How do you spell ...? do very carefully and exactly. CCan we have the bil, please? Anything else? 6... you don't need ... any ee | expensive equipment . 7... you can see people doing a Listen to three conversations. Match the the gentle movements of Taichi... the only part of your body ‘that moves fs your thumb. bb Listen again. Tick (/) the questions from the box that you hear. ‘gamers are now getting onto the exercise floor. Pronunciation 1 Listen and write down the eight questions. conversations to three of the situations above. b Now check your answers in the mini-dictionary. 2 Look at the tapescript on page 162 to check. 3 Notice that when we ask questions beginning with When, Where, cetc., our voice usually goes down at the end of the sentence. Listen ‘again and practise saying the questions. 141 Question words (1) Complete the questions with question words. a were you born?’ ‘in 1986." b did the journey take?’ ‘About two hours.’ « colour do you prefer: red or green? a is that young woman?’ ‘That's my sister!” e did you get here today?” ‘I walked.’ music do you like?” ‘R & B. How about you” does this word mean? do you live?’ ‘In Beijing." colour are his eyes?’ ‘Blue’ did you come here this evening?’ ‘Because | wanted to talk to you.” do you go to the gym?" ‘Every day.’ ie children does he have?’ ‘Three, | think.” > Need to check? Language summary A, page 148. f 9 h i 2 Word order in questions (1) Put the words in the correct order to make questions, a at the concert / be / tomorrow night / Will/ you ? b Cristina / Does / lke / skateboarding ? Can / football / play / tomorrow night / you ? d late the train / this morning / was / Why ? e did / have lunch / today / Where / you ? f athome /Is/today / your brother ? > Need to check? Language summary B, page 148. 3 Present simple 1 a Put the following sentences into the negative form. 1 like wet days. 2 My brother lives in the town centre. b Put the following sentences into the question form. 1 You know my cousin. 2 Your friend likes snowboarding, ¢ Change the sentences to She ... 1 speak perfect Spanish. 2 [fly home once a year. 3 Ihave lunch at home. 4 latch the early train to work. > Need to check? Language summary C, page 148. 4 How often ...?2 2) Put the words in brackets into the correct place. a We go to our holiday home a month. (once) b | gofora walk before going to bed. (always) ¢ 1am tired when | get home. (usually) 4 We go to the beach day in summer. (every) ¢ Juana is late for class. (never) £ We go swimming before breakfast. (often) > Need to check? Language summary D, page 148, 5 Leisure activities O) Match the wordis) in A with the word(s) in B to make phrases. A B a play 1 avideo / DVD b goto 2 run rent 3 yoga d go fora 4 the gym, ego 5 a video game f do 6 swimming D> Need to check? Vocabulary, page 7. 6 Questions you can’t live without [1 Match the phrases in A with the phrases in B to make complete questions. A 8 2 Anything 1 are you from? b Can we have 2 the bill, please? < How do 3 does this cost? d How much 4 else? e Gan! 5 help you? ¥ Where's 6 the nearest bank, please? g Which part of Mexico 7 repeat that, please? h Could you 8 you spell that? D> Need to check? Real life, page 14. The sounds /w/ and /v/ 1 IED The eters w and ‘wh are usual Pronounced in Engh Usten tothe se, E29 The letter ‘v’ is pronounced /v/. Listen to the sound, 2 Wet in the mising eters in the words below: a_eckend © omen i_ich b ideo games “egetarian "ery cen 9 atch 4 _ sting h Lords a jen 3 Listen and check. Practise saying the words, paying attention to the /\/ or Wl or (1 mle ae acd Look back at the areas you have practised. Tick the ones you feel confident about, Now try the MINI-CHECK on page 158 to check ‘what you know. 15Past simple Vocabulary: Words to describe feelings Pronunciation: ed endings, Word stress Wordspot: fee! Task: Tella firsttime story Writing: Linking ideas in narrative VYYVYVY Language focus 1 Past simple How often do you watch television? Which programmes / TV channels do you prefer? Which of these do you sometimesinever watch? + soap operas + adverts + cookery programmes a GD Read and listen to the first part of the article about some TV firsts. What was the nationality of: © the ‘father’ of TV? ‘the inventor of TV? ‘+ the first person to appear on TV? the first TV chef? 4 The fist person to appear on TV wos Wiliam Toynion = a young Englishman who worked with Scottish inventox, John Logie Baird, the inventor of television bb ony people cal Vian Zwrorykin,« Russion who ‘went fo live inthe United Stcies in 1919, the father of television’. He invented tho firs ‘elecronie! TV in 1929. € In 1936, the BBC the Brish Broadcasting Corporation) made its first TV programmes. Not many people watched them as not many people hod a TV! Cookery programmes were popular even in the 920s. Fronchman Marcel Boulesin became te fist W chet in 1937 16 Important firsts Time phrases often used in the past: at, on, in, ago Grammar How do we form the Past simple of regular verbs? Underline three regular verbs in TV firsts. There are five irregular verbs in TV Firsts. Write down the infinitive forms. What are the past forms of the verb be? Put the sentences below into question and negative forms. He went to live in the United States. Cookery programmes were popular in the 1930s. > Read Language summary A on page 149, Practice 4] EBD Read the rest ofthe article TV Firsts below. Complete the gaps with the correct past form of the verbs in the box. Then listen and check your answers { be 2) begin buy come cost last make ‘The first TV soap opera ___in 1947. ts ‘name ‘A Woman to Remember. The fst TV advert —for Bulova dock — just 20 seconds and it only $9 t0 make! @ — Solourty to Europe in the 1960s. The fist colour TVs very expensive, so not many people them, @ The Japanese company VC _ the world's first VHS video recorders in the mid-1970s.2, Complete the questions in the quiz with did, was or were Important Firsts 2. Toy Story she wort frst 100% compiler generted movie. When it come out? 2 in1990 Bin ¢ in 2000 3. Wh the frst anim: <2 4 re world’s frst traffic lights? ain Australia. binGermany c-inthe F Wet so ee 2 China b Jap PY Wet 2 Neil Amitrong 8 Where. century? 2 in Argentn € in Portugal and Spain Pronunciation 1 GD Look at the pairs of regular Past simple forms below. If necessary, check the meaning in your mini-dictionary. Listen to the pronunciation of the past forms below. Notice the different pronunciation of the -ed endings a /d/ called appeared b AW looked worked © AAd/ ended tasted Listen to the pronunciation of some more past forms. If the pronunciation of -edis the same, write S.Ifitis diferent, write D. a worked watched S b opened —_—_invented © asked stopped d travelled started © lived dlosed f walked wanted 9 laughed arrived Practise saying the verbs. Pay attention to the pronunciation of -ed. How many questions can you answer? Discuss your answers in pairs. Then check your answers on page 140, 42 Write one sentence about each of the following. Three of the sentences should be true and two should be false. something you did yesterday a place you went to last year something you bought last week/month something you didn’t do last year something you didn’t like when you were achild b Read out your sentences to a partner. Your partner decides which sentences are true and which are false. > Yesterday, ( 1 went swimming with) my brother, 7 aif Z < (Ces, that’s tr jes, that's true.) € Who guessed the most answers correctly? 7module 2 Important firsts Language focus 2 Practice Time phrases often used in the Listen and answer the questions a-| past: at, on, in, ago Using the time phrases in the box in your answers. 1 {eokat the sentences below. Which ones are true? 7) Complete the sentences below with information about yourself. Then work in pairs and compare I started learning English six months ago. your sentences, ‘The weather was hot last weekend. Thad an English lesson on Monday morning. began school in the 1990s. ‘My birthday was in November last year. Iwas at home two hours ago. | was in bed at eight o'clock this morning, I played football yesterday afternoon. 1 was bor in 1985. | went to a party on January Ist this year. People started using mobile phones 100 years ago. ur teacher was bom in the nineteenth century. 2 Number the phrases 1-12, starting with the ‘most recent. 3 Rewrite the sentences so they are true for you. Grammar 1. Complete the phrases with in, on, ator 0 Times: eight o'clock __ 12.15 ___ midnight, DaysiDates: _ Wednesday _ New Year's Day __ June 14th ‘Months, seasons, years, decades, centuries: June __ winter __ 1998 the 19908 the twenty-first century Phrases with last and yesterday: | saw him __ yesterday. We arrived last night. They left___ yesterday morning. / Wandileeliange Ss Which of these phrases is wrong with ago? ( tora wedding? ten weeks ago along time ago * _ - ten thousand years ago . 7 {a few minutes ago years ago (/~ The last wedding | went < the summer ogo (_ to.was my sister’s wed ) \ about two years ago. _/ > Read Language summary B on page 149. 18Vocabulary Words to describe feelings How do the people feel in each of the pictures? Choose one of the adjectives from the box. (There may be more than one answer.) angry bored disappointed embarrassed excited impatient Inagoodmood nervous relaxed scared surprised worried Listen to eight short conversations. Where are the speakers in each conversation? How do you think the second speaker feels in each case? Use one of the adjectives from exercise 1 Use the words from exercise 1 to answer the questions below. ‘Ask your partner the same questions. How do you normally feel: when you are at home watching TV? just before an important exam? when you can't remember someone's name? iyuhaul fo peakn ont oft people if you have to wait fora long time in a shop? Listen to the words and. mark the tes if you lose your purse/wallet? ahgry disappointed if you goto a big rock concert? embarrassed excited if you miss your train or bus? if you see big spider? * * * * * * * ‘ impatient in a good mood sé nervous relaxed if your English lesson is cancelled? ee, a surprised worried 19module 2 Important firsts Wordspot feel The diagram below shows some common uses of feel. Tick (7) the phrases that you already know. Write (?) next to the ones you are not sure about. =. He feels sad/fine She felt iu. (rave an opinion ) “You now how! ‘feel about: Sheila's \ new boss. £ athing ») These clothes feel wet: The room felt cold. ‘feel + like ) a) Bo you feel like i. lihee a eup soho fern welist of coffe 2 2 Match a sentence from A with a sentence from B A How’s your mum today? What do you feel like doing tonight? What time did you go to bed last night? How do you feel about our new boss? oh, your hands fel cola! Do you feel ike a rest after your journey? How was work? [feel terrible about what I said to Tina B ‘Oh, before nine. | felt really tied. Don’t worry ~I'm sure she wasn't upset No, i's OK, Islept a lot on the plane. ‘Oh, she's feeling much better, thanks. Oh, terrible. Sometimes I feel like walking out. I think he's OK. He's got some good ideas. I don’t know ... what's on at the cinema? I know ~ [left my gloves at home. resenoge b Listen and check your answers. 3 Workin pairs. Student B closes histher book and Student A reads out a sentence from list A above. Student 8 tries to remember the answer from list B above. Then change over. 20 Task: Tell a first time story Preparation: listening 12 Doyouhave a good memory? How many things can you remember? Tick (7) the appropriate boxes. + your first day at school, ‘college or work + the frst time you travelled alone or went abroad () ‘+ the frst time you met someone important in your life [) + the first time you drove acar 0 + your first English lesson. [1] + your first peticar 1] + the firs time you went shopping or bought something alone] * another important first) b Which of these do the pictures show? ED 2 Youwill hear two people, Helen and Josh, talking about the first time they did something. Listen and say which pictures illustrate their stories. b GD Can you remember which phrases below come from each story? What did Helen and Josh say about these things? crowded secondary school a get together avideo recorder big smile embarrassing Listen to the stories ‘again and answer these questions. Where and when did it happen? ‘Who else was in the story? How did they feel? What happened in the end?