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A G ET T IN G Т О K N O W Y O U
In t r o d u cin g yo u r sel f
1 Read t h e let t er q u ick ly. Wr i t e t h e nam es
u n d er t h e p h ot os.

H I P a u lo ,

Мц n am e ’ s N i c o la a n d I’ d like, to b e y o u r p e n p a l . I g o t
u o u r n a m e f ro m m y t e a c h e r , M o ss E d w a r d s . S h e lu re d in
B ra z il f o r th r e e y e a r s , a n d sh e ’s a. g o o d f r i e n d o f your

m o th e r ’ s .
So w h a t w o u ld y o u lik e to kno w ab o u t m e? I’ m 15 y e a r s o ld .

I liv e in a s m a l l h o u s e In M a n c h e s te r w ith m y m um a n d
m y tw o l i t t l e b r o th e r s . T h e y ’ r e O K , b u t th e y c a n b e an n o y in g
Bu t w h at ab o u t y o u ? I h o p e y o u ’d w a n t to w r i te to m e.
s o m e tim e s . I go to B lu e c o a t H igh Sc h o o l . I q u i te lik e s c h o o l,
T h e r e a r e l o ts o f q u e s ti o n s I w a n t to ask you. T h in q s
b u t m y te a c h e r s a lw a y s g iv e u s to o m u c h h o m e w o rk . I
U k e: w h a t’s lif e lik e In B r a z i l ? Do y o u lik e y o u r s c h o o l?
u s u a l l y d o i t w h e n I g e t h o m e f ro m s c h o o l, b u t I m n o t
W h a ts i t l ik e ? W h a t ’ s t h e w e a th e r l ik e in R io ? H a v e
d o in g t h a t to d a y - t h a t ’ s b e c a u s e I’ m w ritin g to y o u .
you got a big f a m i l y ? A ll t h a t s o r t o f s t u f f , to h e lp m e
I l i k e lis te n i n g to m u s ic , a n d p la y in g g am e s o n th e g e t to kn o w you. M is s E d w a r d s sa y s you lik e s u r f in g ,
c o m p u te r. I a ls o l ik e p la y in g t h e g u i ta r . I p la y m a but th a ts a l l I kn o w ab o u t y o u .
b an d w ith so m e o f m y f r i e n d s . I l ik e s p o r t, to o . I p lay
So p l e a s e w r i te . I’d lo v e to h av e a B r a z i li a n f rie n d .
v o ll e y b a ll a n d te n n is . I’ m in t h e s c h o o l te n n i s te a m
Best
W e u s u a lly p la y m a tc h e s o n S a tu r d a y m o r n in g s . T h a t s
a b it o f a p ro b lem b e c au se I d o n ’t r e a l l y l i k e g e ttin g up N ic o la

e a rly a t th e w e e k e n d .

2 Read t h e let t er and co m p let e t h e f or m ab o u t Wo r k in pairs. Ask and an sw er th e

Nicola. q u est ion s in Ex ercise 3. Give answers t h at are
Nam e N ic o la Ho m et o wn
t r u e f o r you.

Ag e __________ Fam ily 5 Ch o o se t h e nex t line f o r each o f t h e m in i­

Likes _________________________________________ d ialog u es in Ex ercise 3.
Dislikes
1 Wh at 's yo u r t each er ’s nam e?
2 Do you live in Rom e?
A sk i n g q u est io n s
3 Wh at school d o you go t o?
3 M at ch t h e q u est io n s w it h t h e answers t o m ak e 4 Wh en is yo u r b irt h d ay?
m ini- dialogues.
5 Wo u ld you like to go out and d o something with m e?
1 Wh at d o you d o ? 6 M e too. Do you wan t t o com e o ver and p lay th e
2 Wh at are you d oing ? n ew A n g r y Birds gam e?
3 Wh at d o you like d oing ?
Wo r k in pairs. Think o f on e m or e line
4 Do you liike st udying English? f o r each d ialo g u e. Then p r act ise yo u r dialog ues.
5 Wh e r e are you f r om ?
□ lA/kat do you do? I'm a student.
6 A r e you '14?

a I'm wat ching TV. d I'm a st udent.

w kat sckool do you jo to?
b Yes, it's great, No, I'm 13.
c I'm from Italy. f I love playing tennis, St M ark’s High Sckool in York.

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W ELC O M E

Th e w eat h er
1 Wh at kind o f weat her d o you love, like or hate?
Draw a © , © or a © next to each one.

□ sunny О □ w et О U clo u d y О

□ w arm О □ co ld О □ w ind / О
Istanbul
□ humid О П - / О П * У О

Wo r k in pairs. Look at t he pictures.

freez ing О U ho t О U fo 8 g y О
Ask and answer questions.

2 SPEA KIN G Wo r k in pairs. Tell your partner. lA/hat's the w eather like in M iami?

I love rainy w eather. It's windy an d very wet.

Fam ilies
2 ГШ П Listen to the weat her forecast f or the
UK. Tick ( / ) th e weat her word s in Ex ercise 1 that 1 Look at the fam ily words. Com p let e the pairs.
you hear.
1 mother and 4 grandma and
4 It ¥> ЛвЯ Listen again. Wh at is the weather going 2 brot her an d _________ 5 husband an d ________
to be like in Manchester, Birmingham and London? 3 aunt an d _________ 6 cousin an d __________

2 t- Listen to Nicola talk ing to Paulo on

Sk ype. How are these p eop le related to Nicola?
1 Colin _________ 6 Mike __............
2 Luke _________ 7 Jam ie _________
3 Sharon _____________ 8 K a i _
4 Becky __________ 9 Shay
5 Jo d ie 10 Jo e

3 ЕШ З Ш Э Wo r k in pairs. Ask each ot her ab out

your families.

Have y ou g ot any cousins?

Jf W hat' s y o u r u n cles name?

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В EX PER I EN C ES Ir r eg u lar p ast p ar t icip les

M eet i n g p eo p l e 1 Wr i t e t he past par ticip les o f these ir regular ver bs.
1 think __________ 7 eat __________
2 drink _________ _ 8 make __________
3 wear __________ 9 run _______
4 see __________ 10 win ______
5 lose __________ 11 read __________
6 hear __________ 12 ride __________

2 Co m p let e t he q uest ions wit h eight o f t he past

par t icip les in Ex ercise 1.

1 Wh o's the most famous person you've ever seen ?

1 Put t h e parts o f d ialog ue in or der . Wr i t e 1- 10 in
t he boxes.
3 A Really! Wh er e? Wh en ?
A Wh at b ook was it?
A Did he give you one?
7 A Have you ever m et a famous person?
A Did you say anything to him?
В It was my English course book , believe it
or not. I had it with me to help me with my
English.
В Yes, he was really nice. I didn't have any
p ap er with me, so he signed a book that I was
carrying.
В It was last summer. We were on holiday in LA.
We were walking out o f a restaurant when he
walked in.
В Yes, I did. I asked him for an autograph.
В Yes, I have. Brad ley Cooper.
2 Wh at 's the strangest food you've ever __________?
3 Wh at ’s the best b ook you've ever __________?
4 Wh at 's the funniest joke you've ever ?
5 Wh at 's the most ex pensive thing you've ever
and never found again?
6 Wh at ’s the best prize you've ever __________?
7 Wh at are the most em barrassing clothes you've
ever _________?
8 Wh at ’s the longest phone call you've ever
3 An sw er t h e questions in Ex ercise 2 wit h your
own inf orm ation. Give details.
T he m o s t fam o u s p e r s o n I' v e e v e r s e e n is
L io n e l M e s s i.
4 Wo r k in group s o f eight. Each person takes one
o f t he questions f r om Ex ercise 2 and thinks o f
t w o m or e q uest ions t o ask.
W h o ’s t h e m o s t fam o u s p e r s o n y o u ' v e e v e r s e e n ?
W h e r e d i d y o u s e e h i m /h e r ?
b i d y o u s ay an y t h in g t o h i m /h e r ?
Ask t he o t h er st udents in yo u r group
yo u r questions.
6 SPEA K IN G Rep o r t back to t he group.

2 I» й Ш 1 List en and check. The m ost fam ou s person C arla has seen is
Lionel M essi. She saw him ou tside a shop in
Wo r k wit h a par tn er . Practise t he
conver sation. Change nam es, places and ot her Barcelon a. She didn ’ t say any thing to him.

details.

4 Un d er lin e ex am ples o f t h e fo llowin g tenses in

Ex ercise 1.

1 A past sim ple positive statem ent.

2 A past sim ple negative statem ent.
3 A past sim ple question.
4 A past sim ple short answer.
5 A past continuous statem ent.
6 A present p er f ect quest ion with ever.
7 A present p er f ect short answer.

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WEL CO M E

Lo sin g t h in g s 3 Wr it e a short st ory about something

you lost. Use t hese questions t o help you.
1 Read t he st ory and find t he answer to t he
• Wh e n d id it h ap p en ?
question.
• Wh a t was it?
Wh a t was in t h e w r o n g co n t ain er ?
• Wh e r e d id yo u lose it?
• Wh a t d id yo u d o ?
• H o w d id yo u f eel?

Peo p le of t en com p lain ab ou t air lin e • Did yo u f in d it? If so, w h en an d w h er e?

com p an ies losing t h ei r suit cases when

t h ey fly. It ’s n ever hap p ened t o m e, Fu r n i t u r e
b ut som et h in g a lo t w o r se hap pened
1 Tick (/ ) t he items m ent ioned in t he story.
t o m y f am ily r ecen t ly.

Ab o u t ten years ago m y m um got a job teaching

at a universit y in Indonesia. A t f irst she only
w en t f o r six m onths, but she really liked it and
agreed t o stay longer, so w e all w en t t o live
w it h her. W e had a great tim e, but last year my
parent s decided t hat t h ey wan t ed t o ret urn t o
t he UK. Because w e’d been t h er e so long w e had
loads of things w e wan t ed t o tak e back wit h us -
all t he fu rnit ure fr om o u r house in fact.

So mum and dad w en t t o a shipping com pany

and arranged t o tak e everyth in g back in one of
t hose big contain ers t hat you see on ships. The
com pany packed everything int o it: t h e arm chair
and sofas, t he TV, war d r ob es, desks, even all the
carp ets and curtains. O u r w h o le house was inside
t h at big green m etal box.

W e f lew back t o t he U K and wait ed f o r the

cont ain er t o arr ive. Ab o u t ten w eek s lat er w e
w er e having break fast one m orning when a big
lo r r y arrived outsid e o u r house. On t h e back was
a big green m etal box. W e w er e so ex cited. The
m en opened t he cont ain er and st art ed t o tak e
o u t o u r things. Bu t t h ey w er en ’t o u r things. The
con t ain er was full of m otorbik es. It was t he wron g
one. My parents w er e so annoyed. Bu t th e st o r y
has a happy ending. Th e m en t o o k th e cont ain er
and m otorbik es away, and about t w o m ont hs ago
o u r things finally arrived .

2 Read t he st ory again and answer t he questions.
Use t he word in brackets in your answer.
1 Wh e n d id Liam's mum st art her j o b in In d o n esia?
(ago)
2 Wh e n d id t h e f am ily m ove t o In d o n esia? (lat er)
3 H o w long d id t h ey st ay t h er e? (ab o u t )
4 Wh e n d id t h ey d ecid e t o m ove b ack t o t h e UK?
(last)
5 H o w long af t er t h ey w er e b ack in t h e U K d id t h e
first co n t ain er ar r ive? (ab o u t )
6 Wh e n d id t h e co r r ect co n t ain er fin ally ar r ive? (ago)
SPEA K IN G Name t he other items. Wh ich of t hese
do you t hink Liam's parents p rob ab ly did n't put
into t he container?
They pro bably didn ' t p a t t he
t o ilet in to t h e con tain er.
3 Discuss in small groups.
Yo u r f am ily is m oving t o t h e o t h er sid e o f t h e wo r ld .
Th ey ar e p ack in g t h e house things int o a container, b u t
t h er e is o n ly room f o r f ive item s. Wh a t f ive item s o f
f u r n it u r e f r om yo u r house ar e yo u g oin g t o ch o o se?

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C EA T I N G A N D D R I N K I N G 2 Com plet e each sent ence wit h some or any. Then

match t he sentences wit h t he pictures. Wr it e t he
Bu yi n g an d t alk in g ab o u t f o o d numbers 1- 8.
< Ф) 1.05 Listen and com p let e each space with
1 T h e r e 's ___________ y o g h u r t in t h e f r id g e.
one wor d.
2 T h er e a r e ___________ m u sh r o o m s in t h e k it ch en .
A SSIST A N T Mo r n in g , can I h elp yo u ? 3 T h e r e ar en ’t ___________m u sh r o o m s in t h e p iz za.
CUST O M ER Yes, please. Urn, I w a n t 1__________ 4 I’d l i k e ___________o f t h o se p o t at o es, p l ease.
onions.
5 So r r y, t h e r e a r e n 't ___________p o t at o es.
A SSIST A N T OK, h o w m any?
6 I'd l i k e ___________ co f f ee, p l ease.
CUST O M ER Tw o kilos. A n d can I have 2__________ 7 O h , t h e r e isn’t ___________ yo g h u r t .
m ushroom s too, please? A b o u t half a kilo?
8 N o , I d o n 't w a n t ___________co f f ee, t h an k s.
A SSIST A N T O K. A n y t h i n g 3__________ ?
CUSTO M ER Oh , yes - t om at oes. A kilo o f t om at oes, SPEA KIN G Wh ich o f t hese things would you
please. A n d 4__________ olives. always / never / sometimes see on a pizza?
A SSIST A N T Sorry, w e haven’t g o t 5__________ olives
t od ay. T r y t h e 6__________across t h e
street .
CUST O M ER O K, thanks.
A SSIST A N T H er e are yo u r t om at oes. So, ar e you
goin g t o m ake pizza t on ig h t wit h all this?
CUST O M ER No, I'm not. I'm m aking '7__________ a la
g recq ue'. It's a French dish. I had it on
h o lid ay in France. I lo ved it!
A SSIST A N T Wh a t ab o u t lem ons? Yo u d o n 't
8__________ t o p u t lem on j u ice in it, b ut
it's a 9__________ g o o d id ea!
CUST O M ER Oh , right. No, it's O K, thanks. I’ve
10__________ g o t lem ons at hom e. So h o w
11__________ is t hat ?
A SSIST A N T Let's see. That's £4.35, please.
CUST O M ER H er e yo u a r e - £5.
A SSIST A N T A n d 6 5 p 12___________ Thanks. Enjoy
yo u r d in n er!

car r o t s | o n i o n s j p e p p e r s | y o g h u r t | p ear s
p i n e a p p l e | ch ick en j m u sh r o o m s | t o m at o es
ch eese o li ves

T he r e ' s a lw ay s c h e e s e ov\ a

p iz z a — b a t y o u n ev er s e e ...!

ROLE PLAY Wo r k in pairs. Use your sentences

from Exercise 3 t o do a role play.

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W EL C O M E

In a r est au r an t Shops
1 ИЙ1 ШИ Read t h e sentences. Mark them W 1 Look at t h e shops below. Wh at things can you
(wait ress) or C (custom er). List en and check. b u y in each place? Think of as m any things as
yo u can.

newsagent's □ shoe shop □

chemist's
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post office □
book shop superm arket
clothes shop sports shop П
2 Г Ш В Н Listen. Wh i ch shop is each person in?
Wr i t e t h e num b er o f t he d ialog ue nex t t o t he
correct shop in Ex ercise 1. There are t h r ee shops
you w o n 't need .

3 O I List en again. In which shop d o you

hear th ese w ord s?

1 You d on't have to wait in a queue.

2 You have to wear them t w o or t hree
tim es.__________
1 Can we see the menu, please?
3 You d on't have to b uy a larger size than
2 Is everyt hing OK?
you n eed .__________
3 There's to o much salt in the soup!
4 You have to fill in this f o r m .__________
4 The bill, please.
5 You don't have to p ay for the third
5 A table for t w o ? This way, please. o n e.__________
6 We'd both like the fish, please. An d the
soup to start. Things yo u have t o d o
7 It's ver y noisy here. There are to o many
1 Read t he sent ences below. For each one, t hink
people.
o f possib ilit ies fo r a) wh o said it and b) wh o to.
8 Ar e you read y to ord er ?
1 You don' t hav e to eat it.
2 Co m p let e each phrase wit h m uch or m an y.

1 to o ...............sugar 2 You hav e to giv e it to me tom orrow morning.

2 t o o ...._ ... ...salt

3 I don’ t hav e to listen to y ou !
3 t o o __________mushrooms
4 t o o __________ m oney 4 / hav e to finish this tonight.
5 to o _ ______p eop le
6 t o o __________things on the menu 5 You don' t hav e to p u t m ushroom s on it.

3 Co m p let e t h e m ini- dialogues wit h a phrase It's fan tastic ! I hav e to buy it!
from Ex ercise 2.

1 A This soup is horrible. Wo r k in pairs. Choose t h r ee o f t he

В I know! Ther e’s __________in it. sent ences in Ex ercise 1. Act out a m ini- dialogue
f o r each sentence t h at you choose.
2 A Ug h ! I can 't d r i n k th is co f f ee.

В I know! Th er e's__________in it. C hicken? A gain? That' s bori.ng.

3 A Th is p iz z a isn 't so g o o d .

В I k n o w ! I lik e m u sh r o o m s, b u t t h e r e ar e W ell, y ou don' t hav e to e at it.

.................. o n it!

4 A Th is is h o r r i b l e. W e can 't t alk . Can I hav e som ething else?

В I know! There ar e __________here.
5 A I d o n 't k n o w w h a t t o ch o o se. No, we' ve only g o t chicken.

В I know! There ar e ___________

6 A Look! €30.00 for a pizza!! OK then - I' ll eat the chicken.

В I know! It 's__________

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Hi Su san a
I w as really h ap p y t o get you r em ail sayin g that yo u ’re com ing to visit us next
w eek en d . It’s gr eat n ews, an d yo u ’re going to b e here at j ust t h e right time!
Nex t w eek en d our to wn is having its sp ecial w eek en d gala. Th er e is o n e ever y year.
Wh at ’s a g ala? Well, it’s like a part y but wit h sp or t s an d other event s, too. Ther e are
lots of different activities. W e ’re going to join in, so I h op e yo u ’re read y for so m e fun!
It all st art s on Satu rd ay. Th er e’s an opening cer em o n y at lunchtim e, an d in the
af ternoon, there ar e things for kids - r aces and g am es an d things. And at six

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o ’clo ck t h er e’s a football m at ch - our t o w n t eam ar e playing ag ain st an o t h er to wn
near here. Then in t h e evening, a local b an d is playing in t h e to wn square.
On Su n d ay m orning t h er e’s a char it y run - it’s ab ou t eight kilom etres. It st art s in the
park an d g o es p ast t h e railway st at ion and through the m ain sh op p ing area, then
finishes at the par k again. An d g u ess w h at ? I’m running in t h e race! (Would you
like to run t o o ? I think w e can get you in - let m e k n ow asap , O K?) An d on Su n d ay
af ternoon, t h er e’s a big st reet party with g am es an d things. Th e w eat h er f or ecast
says it’s going to b e sunny, so I’m going t o w ear m y n ew su m m er clot hes.
So w e ’re looking forward to seeing you here. Oh, I alm ost forgot! On Su n d ay
evening w e ’re having a par t y at our p lace for m y sist er’s 18th birthday! W e ’re going
to m ak e it a really sp ecial party. Please say you d o n ’t h ave t o leave on Su n d ay
evening!
Anyway, let m e k n o w m ore ab out you r plans. Wh en ar e you arriving on Fr id ay?

Se e you soon,
Belin d a

D L O O K I N G A H EA D
Plans and arrangem ents
Un d er lin e o t h er ex am ples o f p r esent cont inuous
1 Read t h e em ail. Mat ch t he t im es and t he event s.
f o r arr angem ent s in Belin d a's email.
1 Sat u r d ay lu n ch t im e
SPEA KIN G Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer
2 Sat u r d ay af t er n o o n
q uest ions ab o u t plans you have f or nex t
3 Sat u r d ay even in g
week en d .
4 Su n d ay m or ning
5 Su n d ay af t er n o o n I/V hat a r e y o u do in g on S at u r d ay m o r n in g ?

6 Su n d ay even in g □ I' m g o in g ru n n in g . / I' m n o t

a kids’ gam es an d races
do in g an y t hin g , l/v hy ?
b p ar t y f o r Beli n d a's sist er
c o p en i n g cer em o n y
Sport s and sp ort verbs
d local b an d
e ch ar it y run 1 Co m p let e t h e t ab le wit h t h e sp ort s in t h e list.

f st r eet p ar t y running | f o o t b all I t ennis j g ym nast ics

at h let ics ro ck clim b in g k arat e | skiing
2 Read t he sent ences. Wh at d o t he u n d erli n ed
verb s ex press? Wr i t e A (ar ran g em en t ) or I play do g°
(in t en t io n ).

1 In t h e even in g , a local b an d is p layin g in

t h e t o w n sq uare.
2 I’m running in t h e race.
3 W e ’re going t o j o in in.
2 Wo r k in pairs. Wh i ch sp or t s d o you d o
4 I’m g oing t o w ear m y n ew su m m er clot h e'; of t en / som et im es / never? Talk t o yo u r part ner.
5 W e ’re going t o m ake it a r eall y sp ecial p ar t y.
6 W e 'r e having a p ar t y at o u r place. I o ft e n g o ru n n in g , b u t I n e v e r do k ar at e .

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Tr avel plans
c ftlKtl- l Put t he parts o f t h e d ialo g ue in or der .
Then listen and check .
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A Great idea. OK, see you soon. We'r e going
to have a lot o f fun this week end !
A Oh dear, 5.30 is difficult for me. Is it O K
if I d on ’t m eet you at the station?
1 A Hey, Susana. Wh at tim e are you arriving on
i Friday?
A Well, som etimes the train's late. If it's late,
’ I'll m eet you.
В OK. As soon as the train leaves London,
I’ll send you a tex t message.
В 5 .3 0 - Г 'm going to catch the four o'clock
train from London.
В I know. It’s going to b e great!
В O f course. I can take a taxi. No problem .
2 Co m p let e t h e sent ences wit h t he corr ect form
o f t he ver b s in brack et s.
1 If I __________(miss) the train, l __________ (catch)
the next one.
2 If the t r ain _________ (arrive) late, I __________ (take)
a taxi.
3 If t h er e__________(not be) any taxis, I __________
(walk) to your place.
4 I’ll send you a tex t message when I __________(get)
to the station.
5 As soon as I __________(get) to you r place, we
__________(start) having a g ood time.
6 If w e __________(not have) a g ood time, I __________
(not visit) you again!
3 Lola travelled a lot last year. Com plete the sentences
with the past sim ple o f the verbs in the list.
take | catch j d rive | fly | miss j ride
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4 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h be g o in g to and
t h e ver b s in t h e list.
visit [ take | not visit j get up | t r y | buy
1 We d on ’t like flying so w e __________a train.
2 I want to go to New York. I __________my ticket
online.
3 M y plane leaves at 6.00, so I __________ver y early
tom orr ow.
4 W e ’ll only b e in Paris for one day, so we
__________any museums.
5 Wh en w e’re in London, w e _________ my cousins.
6 We love Spanish food , so w e __________all the
best restaurants in Mad r id !
5 Im agine you can t ak e a holid ay w h er ever you
want, any tim e you want. M ak e not es ab ou t
yo u r plans:
• wh ere yo u ’re going to go
• wh ere yo u ’re going to stay
• how long your holiday is going to be
• what you're going to do
• wh o you're going to go with
• what you're going to eat
• what tim e o f year you're going to go
6 ЕС Ш ЯШ З Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer ab o u t
t h e holid ay you p lanned in Ex ercise 5.
W here are y ou jo in g to go on holiday ?
N ew York. A n d I’m going to
stay in an ex pensiv e hotel.
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1 Look at the photos. Wh at is your first im pression 4 Read the responses to an online survey quickly.
o f these p eop le? Wh at adjectives could you use Wr i t e the name of each person und er th e photos.
to describe them ?
5 l- aillMJt Read and listen to the responses again.
car i n g f r ien d ly b orin g ser io u s ch eer f u l
Mar k the sentences T (t rue) or F (false). Corr ect
funny i n t el li g en t co o l co n f i d e n t easy- g o in g
the false inform ation.
2 SPEA KIN G Discuss the photos in pairs. 1 Mrs Marconi has a dangerous job. ...
2 She isn't ver y popular with Bia's friends. ___
He seems She looks like a cheerful
3 M r Donaldson has a problem controlling his
friendly. person because she's smiling.
st u d en t s.___
4 Jacob thinks Mr Donaldson will be famous
Use the adjectives in Ex ercise 1 and one day. ___
oth er adject ives t o describe p eop le you know. 5 Alex's grandm other is older than she looks. ___
Give reasons.
6 Gwen thinks it's im portant to enjoy life. ___

My brother is very easy-going. 7 Oliver's aunt had a car accident. ___

He doesn' t g et angry very often. 8 Oliver ’s uncle changed after the accident. ___

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DO YOU ADMIRE MOST?
Ja c k i e , 1 4 So f ia Marcon i, m y f riend Bi a ’s m um ,
is p r ob ab ly t h e m ost am az in g p er so n I know. Sh e ’s also
ex tr em ely b rave. Sh e ’s a wildlife p h o t o g r ap h er an d sh e
t r avels to so m e of t h e m o st d an g er o u s p laces on Eart h
to t ak e p h o t o s of t h e w o r ld ’s m o st en d an g er ed anim als.
Sh e ’s j ust co m e b ack from Pap u a N ew Gu inea. I h aven ’t
seen her p h o t o s yet, but I b et t h ey’re am azin g. Sh e ’s
quit e f am o u s an d sh e's alr ead y b een on TV. Alt hough
sh e sp en d s quit e a bit of tim e aw ay from h om e, sh e’s
also a really cool m um . Sh e ’s really char m ing an d all
of Bi a’s f riends think sh e’s fab. Bi a ’s really lu ck y t o h ave
su ch a great m um .
Ja c o b , 1 6 On e of m y h er o es is M r Don ald son , our
m u sic teacher. First of all, h e’s a brilliant teacher . H e ’s
really laid - b ack but w e all r esp ect him, and no on e
ever m esses ab o u t in his class. H e ’s so cr eat ive and
finds different w ays to get us int erest ed in his lessons.
H e ’s also a really am az in g guit ar p layer - I m ean he is
ser io u sly talent ed . H e ’s in a b an d . Th ey h aven ’t m ad e
an y r ecord ings yet, but t h ey’ve alr ead y at t r act ed lots of
int erest an d I’m sur e t h ey’re going to b e f am o u s o n e day.
I’ll b e really h ap p y f or him, but I h o p e it d o esn ’t h ap p en
t o o soon . I d o n ’t w an t to lo se m y t each er !
A lex , 15 Th e p er so n I ad m ire m ore t han an yo n e is
m y g r an d m o t h er Gw en . Sh e ’s 78 an d look s just am azing.
M an y p eo p le think s h e’s m y m ot h er w h en t h ey see us
together. Bu t sh e d o esn ’t just lo o k young, sh e is young.
Sh e ’s o n e of t he m o st act ive p eo p le I know. Sh e sp en d s
a lot of her tim e d oing things for charity. For ex am p le,
sh e’s just d o n e a p ar ach u t e j um p to raise m o n ey f or a
ch il d r en ’s charit y in India. A p ar ach u t e jum p! At her ag e!
Sh e ’s su ch a p o sit ive person, alw ays seein g t h e g o o d in
ot her peop le. ‘Life is for living,' sh e tells m e. I h o p e I h ave
th at m u ch life in m e w h en I’m her ag e.
O liver, 17 Th e g r eat est p erson I k n o w is m y uncle
Ja c k . He an d m y aunt Alice had t h e p erf ect life: g o o d
job s, a lovely h o u se an d th r ee yo u n g children. Th en one
d ay their life ch an g ed forever. M y au n t h ad a terrible car
accid en t . It left her in a wheelchair. From th at d ay on,
m y u n cle h as d evo t ed his tim e to looking af ter her and
t h e family. Bu t I h ave n ever heard him com p lain. H e ’s still
t h e sam e lovely p er so n he alw ays w as. I k n o w life is hard
for him but h e’s al w ays so cheer f u l wit h a h u g e sm ile on
his f ace. H e ’s su ch a w ar m p er so n - so m eo n e yo u w an t
to sp en d t im e with.
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VO CA BULA RY Th er e ar e eig h t w o r d s in
b o ld in t h e tex ts. M at ch t h e w o r d s w it h
t h ese m eanings. Wr i t e t h e w o r d s.
0 is al w ay s d o i n g t h i n g s ac t iv e
1 is u su al l y h a p p y ____________
2 is v e r y e a s y - g o i n g ____________
3 h as v e r y o r i g i n al i d e a s ____________
4 l o o k s f o r t h e g o o d in all si t u at i o n s
5 is ver y g o o d at d oing som ething
6 d oesn ’t g et scared easil y__________
7 is ver y easy t o li k e__________
7 Co m p l et e t h e sent ences w it h t h e wo r d s
f r om Ex ercise 6.
0 W h y are you so c h e e r fu.1 t o d ay?
Have you had som e g o o d news?
1 He st ood up in t h e fr ont o f t h e w h o le
school and read out his poem . He was
r eall y__________ .
2 Sh e’s v e r y __________ and it ’s easy to see
w h y she’s got so m any friends.
3 H e’s s o __________ that som e p eo p le think
he’s a bit lazy.
4 Have you seen him d oing ballet ? He really
is a __________dancer.
5 If you wan t t o wor k in advert ising, you
n eed to b e __________ and com e up wit h
really g o o d ideas.
6 M y d ad is r eall y__________ ar ound the
house. H e’s always cooking or fixing things
or work in g in th e garden.
7 H e’s had a really difficult life bu t he’s really
ab o u t t h e future.
■ THiNK VALUES
Hu m an q u alit ies
1 Thin k ab o u t so m eo n e w h o is n ot
f am ous b u t w h o yo u t h in k is sp ecial.
a Think o f t h r ee ad jectives t o d escrib e
them .
b Think ab o u t w h y yo u chose t hese
adjectives. M ak e notes.
Tell yo u r p ar t n er ab o u t t h e
p er son yo u ad m ir e.
I really adm ire my brother. He’s really
confident in difficult situations.
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G RA M M A R 3 Look at Mik e’s list o f things to do f or his party.

Wr i t e sentences with alr ead y and yet .
Presen t p er f ect wit h just, already
an d yet
Party list - tkilngs to do
Com plete the ex am ple sentences with ju st,
alr ead y and yet . Then com plete the rules with 1 make cake
the missing words. / Z send, out imit at ions
1 She's_________ come back from Papua New Guinea. 3 organise music
2 They haven't m ade any record ings_________ , but
t h ey've_________ attracted a lot o f interest.
/ 4 choose what to wear
5 decorate room
RULE: In the present perf ect, we often use / G buy drinks
• 1___________ in neg at ive sentences an d q uest ions to
talk ab o u t som ething that hasn't h ap p en ed b u t that
w e ex p ect t o h ap p en soon. It com es at t h e en d o f 7 H e h as n ' t m ad e t h e c ake y e t .
t h e sen tence.
4 Use your im agination to answer the questions.
• 2___________ t o em phasise that som et hing h ap p en ed
Use the present p er f ect and ju st in each one.
ver y recently. It goes b ef or e t he past participle.

• 3___________ t o sh ow t hat som ething has b een d o n e 1 Wh y is Mum so angry?

o r finished so o n er t han ex p ect ed . It usually goes b e c a u s e t o ad' s j u s t c r a s h e d h e r c ar.
b ef o r e t h e past p articiple. 2 Wh y is Colin so sad?
3 Wh y is your face so dirt y?

2 Match the pictures and the sentences. Wr it e 1- 3 4 Wh at ’s Liam so scared about ?

in the boxes. 5 Wh y is Dana so ex cited?
6 Wh y are you smiling?
1 He's just finished his painting.
2 He's already sold the painting. 5 Tick ( / ) th e things you have alr ead y done.
3 He hasn't finished his painting yet.

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6 SPEA KIN G Wo r k in pairs. Ask each ot her

questions.

Hare y ea started a blog yet?

Yes, I’ve already done that. Have you?

No, I haven' t done that yet.

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L IST EN IN G 3 i i Wirtni Wo r k in pairs. An swer the questions.

1 1Lb i i l f t l Listen to some p eop le playing a game
called M yst er y Guest . How m any p eop le are
playing?
2 Ol'H'M Listen again. For each question t here are
t hree pictures. Choose the corr ect picture and
put a tick (/ ) in the box below it.
1 Wh at does Will's m ystery guest do?
Then listen again and check.
1 Wh o is Wi l l ’s m ystery guest?
2 Wh at adjectives does Will use to describe him?
3 Wh o is Kiki's mystery guest?
4 Wh at adjectives does Kiki use to describe her?
Е5ВЗЗЕИ Wo r k in pairs. Play Myst er y Guest.
Ladies an d gentlemen, my guest is ...

H e/She has won / played /

recorded / helped ...

■ THiNK SELF- ESTEEM

Per sonal qualit ies

A I__ В c 1 A cinquain is a short, five- line poem . Read the

cinquain and com plete the rules with the words
2 Wh er e is Will's m ystery guest from? in the list.

K ik i

Л C h a rm in g , c re a tiv e
>
tj/A Sin gОs - lau gО h s - lo v es

3 Wh o does Will think Kiki's m ystery guest is?

adjectives | three ) verbs

A someone's name I adjective
CU

4 Wh at does Kiki’s mystery guest do? On the first line write 1_________ .
On the second line write t wo 2_________ to describe
the person.
On the third line write thr ee 3_________ to show what
the person likes doing.
On the fourth line write an o t h er 4_________ .
On the fifth line write a description of the person in
j u st 5_________ words.

2 WRITIN G Wr it e a cinquain about:

a your part ner or best friend
A b your hero

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REA D IN G 3 Read t he T V p r og r am m e p r eview quickly.

Wh i ch o f t h e child ren is a genius at t hese t hings?
Wo r k in pairs. A t w h at age d id you
SPEA K I N G
Wr i t e t he nam es.
learn t o d o t hese t hings?
1 a r t _____________________
• r ead • p lay a m usical in st r um ent
2 m u sic__________________
• d r aw • sp eak a fo r eig n lan g uage
3 cr eat ive w r it in g _________________
4 lan g u ag es_____________________
I le ar n e d t o r e a d w he n I w a s ...

4 Read t he p r og r am m e p r eview again and answer

I' ve n e v e r l e a r n e d t o ...
t h e quest ions.

1 Wh a t w r it er s d i d M ar k en j o y w h en he was t h r ee?
SPEA K I N G
Wh at o t h er t hings have you learn ed
in yo u r life and when d id you st art t o d o t hem ? 2 Wh a t languages d o es he k n o w ?
3 H o w m uch will Dan iel g et f o r w r it in g each b o o k ?
W he n I w as s e v e n I le ar n e d 4 H o w m an y in st r um ent s d o es Sam an t h a p lay?
h o w t o cook, an o m e le t t e . 5 H o w m an y w eek s is t h e sh o w on fo r ?
6 W h o will t h e sh ow have in t er view s w it h ?

Do n 't miss this w eek : Brit ain's Sm ar t est Kids

his first book when he was just five
and who has just signed a £60,000
contract with a publishing house
to write three novels. Then there is
12-year-old Samantha Price, who
started piano lessons when she
was three. Along with the piano,
she now also plays the cello,
clarinet and classical guitar. She
has already played with three top
European orchestras. And how
about ten-year-old Jordan Welsh? Over the next six weeks we will see
She first picked up a paint brush what it is that makes these children
before she could walk. She has so special. We will find out how and
already had an exhibition of her when their parents knew they were
paintings in one of London's top art different and about the changes
galleries and has just won a major it made to their family life. We will
prize for one of her paintings. hear from the children about their

W
hile other children were just hopes and plans for the future.
starting their ABCs, three- There are also interviews with
year-old Mark Swallow was already former child geniuses, some who
reading Shakespeare and Charles have gone on to great things and
Dickens. By the age of seven he others who decided they wanted to
was speaking fluent French and return to a more normal life.
German and studying both Latin
and Greek. Now, at the age of 12,
Mark has just started a university
degree in English literature.
Mark and other child geniuses
will be the subject of a new
documentary series which takes
a look into the lives of these
remarkable children and their
families. In the programmes we will
meet children like eight-year-
old Daniel Manning, who wrote

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G RA M M A R V O C A BU L A RY
Pr esen t p er f ect vs. p ast sim p le Collocations
1 Look back at t he review on page 16. Wh ich 1 Ci r cl e all t h e correct answers.
questions can you answer wit h a specif ic p oin t
1 Wh ich of these can you sign?
in t im e? Then com p let e t he rules wit h p resen t
a a contract b an aut ograph c a lesson
p er f ect or p ast sim p le.
2 Wh ich o f these things can you write?
1 Wh en did Daniel write his first b ook ?
a a novel b a p ar t y c a song
2 Wh en did he sign a £60,000 contract?
3 Wh ich o f these things can you d o?
3 Wh en did Sam antha start piano lessons?
a a g ood tim e b a d eg r ee c som ething
4 Wh en did she play with orchestras?
4 Wh ich o f these things can you win?
a a prize b a com petit ion c an exhibition
RULE: Wh en w e talk ab o u t a specific p oint in 5 Wh ich o f these can you make?
tim e in t he past, w e use t h e __________.
a friends b a cake c hom ework
Wh en w e d on't ref er to a specif ic p oint in time,
6 Wh ich o f these can you miss?
w e oft en use t h e __________.
a a future b you r fam ily c the bus

2 Wh at verb s can go b ef o r e t h e six word s you

2 Co m p let e t he pairs o f sentences. Use t he past d id n 't cir cle in Ex ercise 1? Wr i t e at least one ver b
sim ple and t he p resent p er f ect o f t he verbs. f o r each word .
0 visit
Talk to ot h er p eo p le in t h e class. Ask
a I h av e v is it e d Gr eece m ore than 20 times.
and answer qu estions and com p let e t he t able.
b I first v is it e d Gr eece in 1998.
1 win Have y ou ev e r ... ? W hat happened?
a H e __________al r ead y__________ three gold
medals, and he hopes to win more. W ho did y ou ask?
b He a gold m edal in the 2012 W hat w as the poem about?
Olym pics. W hat did y ou win?
2 m eet
a M y m u m __________a lot o f interesting p eop le Find som eone Wh o ? Details
in her life. who h as...
b M y m u m __________Prince Har r y ten years ago.
ask ed so m eo n e f o r an
3 do au t o g r ap h .
a Mum , I __________my hom ework . Can I go out?
b I __________all the things on my to- do list w r it t en a p o em .
b ef ore lunch!
4 record h ad an in t er vi ew .
a T h ey_________ their last album t wo years ago.
b T h ey_________ m ore than 20 albums so far. w o n a p rize.
5 live
a W e __________in Sam oa for t h r ee years when m ad e a cak e.
I was a teenager.
b We'r e living in Austria now, but w e ___ m issed a t r ain o r a
in m any different countries. bus.
6 sign
a Sh e __________j u st __________a contract with
a new e- publishing company.
b Sh e __________the contract for her first book
W R IT IN G
on her 16th birthday. Wr i t e a short passage ab o u t som eone you have
ad m ired f o r som e tim e. In clu de
B 9 B ^
• how long you have known them.
• what you adm ire ab out them.

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PH O T O ST O RY: ep i so d e 1
Lo o k at t h e p h o t o s an d an sw er t h e q u est ion s.

There is going t o b e a new cafe in t he park.

Wh o d oes Luke think should op en it?
Wh o d oes Ryan think should op en it?

•Ф) 1.11 N o w r ead and list en t o t h e

p h o t o st o r y. Ch eck yo u r answers.

LUKE Have you read this? They’re opening a new

cafe in the park. Saturday afternoon.
OLIVIA That's fantastic. Who’s going to do the big
opening ceremony?
RYAN The mayor probably. She always does shop
openings and conferences, that sort of thing.
MEGAN They should get somebody more
important.
LUKE What? More important than the mayor?
LUKE Hey, I know. They should get Paul Norris.
RYAN Yeah! He’s a great footballer! He plays for
United now, but he grew up round here.
OLIVIA But he doesn’t live round here any more.
He’s a big star now. Let’s face it, he won’t want to
open a little park cafe.
RYAN Yeah, you're probably right.

LUKE Come on, there has to be somebody!

OLIVIA Look, the mayor is going to open the
park cafe, and that’s that.
RYAN What about Paula Mayberry? RYAN I guess you’re right. No one special lives
OLIVIA The actress from the soap opera, what’s in our town.
it called ... Linden Street? MEGAN Are you sure?
RYAN Yes. LUKE What do you mean?
MEGAN But why her? Did she live here once? MEGAN Know what, guys? I’ve just thought
RYAN No, I don’t think so. I’d just like to meet her. of someone very special, and he’s just the
person for the job.

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D EV EL O PI N G SPEA K I N G

з Wo r k in pairs. Discuss what happens next in the

story. Wr i t e down your ideas.
W o r d W is e
W e t h in k t h e bo y s g o a n d t alk to P au l N o rris,
Phrases wit h just
t h e fo o t balle r.
Look at the sentences from the unit. Choose
4 Щ Е П Wat ch to find out how the st ory the correct m eaning o f ju st in each one.
continues.
1 She’s just come back from
5 Com plete the sentences with the wor ds in Papua New Guinea. □
the list. 2 He wrot e his first book when
Megan I the headm aster ] the girls | Mr Lane he was just five. □
Olivia | the boys | the girls 3 She’s 78 and looks just amazing, □
1 Megan doesn't tell her idea t o ______________ a only
2 Megan shares her idea w it h ___ b a short time ago
3 Olivia offers to h elp ___________________ . c really
4 The girls go to see___________________ .
5 The boys f o llo w ___________________ . 2 Wh at does ju st mean in these sentences?
6 The mayor thanks. 1 Don't be angry. It’sjust aj ok e.
7 Olivia's special person is.__________________ 2 I've just seen a fantastic film.
3 It’s cold today. The weat her is just awful.

PH R A SES FO R F L U EN C Y 4 No food, th ank s- ju st a drink.

5 She’sjust had some bad news.
1 Find the expressions 1- 6 in the story. Wh o says
them ? How do you say them in your language? Match the quest ions to th e answers.
1 ... that sort of thing. R y an 1 How many spoons of sugar
2 Let's face i t ,... would you like?
3 I don’t think so. 2 Wh en d id jan e get here?
4 ... and that's that.
3 Wh at do you think of Beyonce?
5 Are you sure?
a She's just arrived,
6 Know what?
b She's just great,
2 Com plete the conversations with the expressions c Just one
in Ex ercise 1.
A That new girl, Sally- sh e likes you!
В N o ,1
A 2 ? 1have a feeling she likes you a lot. FU N C T IO N S
В No. She in ever smiles at me. And she criticises Of f er in g en co u r ag em en t
me a lot, doesn't laugh at my j o k es,2
3
1 ГТ У Т И Wat ch the vid eo again. Listen for
A Oh, you got it wrong again!
sentences 1- 5. Wh o says them ? Wh y?
В 1k now.4 , I'm no good at com puter
games. 1 That is a great idea.
A 5 ? We just need a rest. Let's go and 2 You should def initely do it.
watch some TV. 3 You've got to make this happen.
В OK, but 1don’t want to play this game again, 4 I'll help you if you want.
OK? I'm useless at it, 6 5 Let's go and speak to some people.

Pronunciation Go o d causes
In t o n at io n and sen t en ce stress 2 ROLE PLAY Wo r k in pairs. St udent A: go to page
Go to page 120. 127. Stu d ent B: go to page 128. Use the sentences
J from Exercise 1 to do the role play.

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OBJECTIVES

f u n c t io n s: com p ar in g things and

actions; asking fo r and off ering h elp
g r ammar : co m p ar at ive and
su p er lat ive ad j ect ives (r eview );
(n ot ) as ... as; m aking a com p ari son
st r ong er o r w eak er ; ad ver b s

EN T ERT A IN M EN T v o c a bu l a r y : t yp es o f films; t yp es
o f T V p r og r am m es; ex pressions
w it h get

R EA D I N G Look at t h e pictures and t he t it le o f t h e art icle

on t h e nex t page. Wh at d o yo u t hink t he art icle
1 Mat ch t h e word s and pictures. Wr i t e 1- 6 in is ab ou t ?
t he box es.
1 the high price o f horr or films
1 a vid eo gam e 2 a concert 3 a film
2 the salaries o f famous film actors
4 a p lay | 5 a sports event 6 a T V program m e
3 a film that was m ade ver y cheap ly
2 Е2 Н ЯП И Wh i ch o f th ese kinds o f
en t er t ain m en t d o you like? Tell yo u r partner. El. И>ЙЬ>1Ё Read and listen t o t h e art icle and check
yo u r ideas.
3 Е2 Н ЗШ Э Wo r k in small groups. Talk ab o u t the
things in Ex ercise 1. Say w h y p eo p le like or d o n 't Read t he art icle again. Find:
like th em . Use t h e wor d s in t h e list t o help you. 1 t w o examples o f ver y ex pensive films.
relaxing interesting fun ex pensive 2 t w o reasons why it is possible to say that Monsters
crowds friends enjoyab le was successful.
3 four reasons why Monsters wasn't expensive to make.
I think people enjoy watching 4 the am ount o f tim e Gareth Edward s work ed on the
a film because it is relaxing. film after filming.

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V O C A BU LA RY
1 Co m p let e t h e sent ences wit h t h e w o r d s in t h e list. There are t w o ex t ra wor d s.
signed wrot e brave guess recognise creat ive
missed won w o n d er b elieve realise active

1 It was my first com petition, and I _____________ it!

2 M y grandd ad's quit e old, but he’s still v e r y _____________ - he's always doing things!
3 Wh en his daught er was born, h e _____________a song ab out her.
4 I didn't like t he birthday cards in the shop, so I d ecid ed to b e and make one.
5 It's strange that Maggie isn't here. I _____________ wh ere she is.
6 It's eleven o'clock! Wo w ! I d i d n 't _____________ it was so late.
7 I didn't know the answer, so I had t o ...
8 She didn't run away when the d og was running toward s her - she was v e r y _____________.
9 I’m sure he saw me, b ut he d idn’t say hello. M ayb e he d i d n 't _____________me.
10 I enjoyed my year in the USA, but I r eally____________ my family. / 10

G RA M M A R
2 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h t he word s in t he list. You need t o wr it e t he corr ect form o f t h e verbs.
not see (x2) not open (x2) bus the bus

1 M y parents gave me m y present this morning, but I _____________it yet.

2 I'm tired, I d on't want to walk. Let's go b y ______________
3 She was at the p ar t y? Really? I _____________her there.
4 There was a sign on the d o o r that said 'No entry!', so I _____________ it.
5 There's a new film at the cinema, but I _____________ it yet.
6 We wer e late b ecau se..... ................... ar rived 30 minutes late.

3 Find and cor r ect t he m istake in each sent ence.

1 Can I have a glass of a water, please?
2 I’ve tr avelled to alread y m ore than ten countries.
3 W e ’ve lived here since t hree years.
4 I've gone to a p ar t y last night.
5 This is my bicycle. I had it for t w o years.
6 It's im port ant to eat a lot o f the fruit if you want to b e healthy. /12

FU N C T IO N A L L A N G U A G E
4 Wr i t e t h e missing word s. Choose from t h e wor d s in t he list.
afraid Can d ef init ely go id ea Let's OK thinking

1 A _______________ I u se y o u r d i c t i o n a r y , p l e as e?

В Sorry, I'm _____________ I’m using it right now.

2 A _____________ watch a film on DVD tonight.
В That's a great ! /8
3 A I’m ................ .... ab out doing a walk for charity. Wh at d o you think?
В Yes, you sh o u ld _____ _______ d o it.
4 A Is i t _______________ i f I u se y o u r c o m p u t e r ?

В Yes, o f cou rse,_____________ ahead. MY SCORE I ~ "1 Ш

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E- I P l x J
O V
o n a s m a ll b u d g e t
Do you n eed m illions o f
d o lla rs to m ak e a m ovie? No.
Do you need millions of dollars
to make a successful movie? Most
people would answer ‘Yes' to that
question. But would they be right?
We’re used to hearing about really
expensive Hollywood films. The
1997 Oscar-winner Titanic cost
$200 million to make, and more
recently, Spider Man 3, one of the
most successful films of 2007, had a
budget of more than $250 million.
To be successful, however, a film
doesn’t need to be as expensive as
the big Hollywood blockbusters.
An example of this is the 2010
movie Monsters, which cost less
than half a million dollars to make.
Monsters is set in Mexico and is the
story of two people trying to escape
from aliens and get back to the
USA. The film won several awards
and got very good reviews from
many film critics —for example, the
website Moviefone put Monsters at
number 3 in its list of the best sci-fi
films for 2010.
How did
they make
the film so
cheaply?
First of all.
it only took
three weeks
to film, and
the film crew was just seven people
in a van. Secondly, the man who
made the film, Gareth Edwards,
decided to film it with digital video,
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which is cheaper than the usual
35mm film. (The film equipment
cost only $15,000 altogether.)
There is also the fact that they
used real locations, not a studio.
And the cast of the film were
Edwards himself and two friends
of his —all the extras in the film
were people who were just there,
and they weren’t paid. that the final film looks nearly
as professional as big, fancy
Most importantly. Edwards did
Hollywood productions.
most of the production work
himself. He spent eight months Not everybody liked Monsters,
editing Monsters and then five of course. One person said: ‘That’s
months creating the special effects. 90 minutes of my life that I’ll never
And he did it all at home on his get back.’ But overall, it was very
computer, using non-professional well received. And at least it wasn’t
software. The amazing thing is expensive to make.
■ THiNKVALUESI
Sp en d in g wisely
1 Read the sentences. How much do you agree with each one?
Wr it e a num ber: 1 (I agree) or 2 (I'm not sure) or 3 (I don't agree).
1 If something is expensive, you can be sure it’s really good.
2 Expensive things are usually not worth the money.
3 You can find really good things that don't cost a lot of money.
4 It doesn't matter how much something costs.
5 It's crazy to like something just because it is expensive.
2 Com pare your ideas in the class.
I do f t agree with number one. Some expensive things aren' t good.
bo y ou think so? I agree with it. Ify ou buy
cheap things, they’re usually not good.
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G RA M M A R 3 Co m p let e each sentence wit h ideas o f yo u r own.

Co m p ar at ive an d su p er lat ive 1 Football isn’t as exciting as skiin g .

ad j ect ives (r eview ) 2 Football is m ore exciting than g o l f _____.

1 Co m p let e t hese sent ences ab o u t t h e art icle
on page 31 wit h t he correct form o f t he word s
in t he list. Then com p let e t he rules.
g ood cheap boring ex pensive
1 They used digital vid eo because it’s
than 35mm film.
2 Movief on e thought Monsters was one o f the
films o f the year.
3 Most Ho llyw o o d films ar e __________than
Monsters.
4 On e person thought Monsters was the
film ever.
(not) as ... as co m p ar at ives
2 Look at t he ex am ples o f (n o t ) a s ... as to
com p ar e things. An sw er t he questions. Then
com p let e t he rule.
Extras aren't as ex pensive as actors.
Monsters looks as professional as Ho llyw o o d films.
1 Wh o are m ore expensive: extras or actors?
2 Do Ho llyw o o d films look m ore professional than
Monsters?
RU LE: Wh en w e want to say that t w o things
ar e (n o t ) t h e same, w e can use ( n ot) ______ +
ad j ect ive + _______
3 Potatoes are healthier t h an __________.
4 Potatoes aren't as healthy as _ _ _ _ _ .
5 English is easier t h an __________.
6 English isn’t as easy as__________.
7 Wat ching T V isn't as good as__________.
8 Wat ching T V is bett er t h an __________.
4 Co m p let e t h e second sentence so it has t he same
m eaning as t he first. Use t h e w o r d in brack ets.
0 Ben’s sister is younger than him. (old)
Ben's sister isn ' t as o ld as him.
1 Travelling b y train is faster than travelling by bus. (slow)
Travelling b y t r ain _____________ travelling b y bus.
2 Tom is 1.65. Sue is 1.65, too. (tall)
T o m ____________________Sue.
3 Dogs are noisier than cats, (quiet)
Dogs __________________ _ cats.
4 This m obile ph one costs €225. An d the bicycle costs
€225, too. (ex pensive)
The m obile p h o n e_______________ the bicycle.
5 Jo thinks geog rap hy is easier than history, (difficult)
Jo thinks g eo g r ap h y_______ history.
6 M y room is tid ier than yours, (unt idy)
M y r o o m _____________ ______ yours.
Pronunciat ion
Wor d s ending in / э/
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V O C A BU L A RY
Can you think of an example of
Typ es o f film s l',W U !.I.U U ,n f r each kind of film? Are there any films which
are more than one kind?
1 Writ e the types of films in the list under the pictures.
action film anim ated film d ocum ent ary M adagascar is an anim ated
com ed y horror film romantic com ed y (rom com ) an d it’s a
science fiction (sci- fi) thriller

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L I ST EN I N G G RA M M A R
1 c 1^ 1 List en t o Par t 1 o f an in t er view . W h y is M ak in g a co m p ar iso n st r o n g er
San d r a Allen a g uest on t h e rad io show? or weak er
1 She won a prize for acting.
1 Read t h e sent ences. Cir cled t he phrase t hat
2 She won a prize for making a film. has a d if f er en t m eaning from t he o t h er two.
3 She m ade a film and hopes to win a prize. Then com p let e t he rules.

2 IL 1)1 List en t o Par t 2 o f t h e in t er view. 0 I think in d ep end ent m ovies are a lot / much /
Ch oose t h e co r r ect answers. (o' little) m ore interesting.
1 I had to make it о little I a lot I a bit shorter.
1 She chose one o f the actors for her film because
2 The final script was a little / much / far bett er than
A he wanted to act at school.
the first version.
В he had useful things for making the film.
C h e w as in t h e f o o t b al l t eam . RU LE: U s e __________/ __________ I far to m ake a
com p arat ive stronger.
2 Wh en she wrot e the script for t he film, Sandra
A tr ied to make it shorter. Use a bit I __________to m ake a com p arat ive
weaker.
В included a lot o f different p eo p le and places.
C ask ed a f r i e n d t o i m p r o v e it.
2 Rewr it e th ese sent ences using t h e wor d s in
3 Sandra says that the most im port ant thing for
brack et s.
making a film is
A h avi n g sp eci al e q u i p m e n t . 0 Snakes are m ore dangerous than bears, (a lot)

В seei n g t h e f in al f ilm in y o u r h ead . S n akes are a lot more, dangerous than bears.
C e d i t i n g t h e f ilm t o m ak e it sh o r t er . 1 M y b rot her is taller than me. (a bit)
2 M y new phone's bett er than the old one. (far)
3 zm m List en t o Par t 3, in which San d r a says
3 Her nails are longer than yours, (a little)
w h at her film is ab o u t . Co m p let e t h e t ex t.
4 The film's m ore exciting than the book, (much)
It starts in a school classroom - 1used my school of
course, and 1__________sitting around. An d the t wo 3 Wr i t e sent ences com par in g th ese things.
actors are sitting talking 2_______ __and th ey start
Use m u c h / f a r / a lot, or a b it / a little.
saying how everyt hing is really boring, you know? 1 watching T V / reading a book (interesting / easy)
An d another guy is watching them and 3__________, I think watching T V is a lot more interesting
an d t h en h e g et s u p an d w al k s d o w n a c o r r i d o r i n t o than reading a book — a n d i t ’s fa r easier, too.
4 _______. An d in there, we see him pull a big, black 2 a m obile ph one / an MP4 player (useful / expensive)
handle - and everyt hing goes i n t o 5__________! And
3 gorillas / snakes (dangerous / beautiful)
ever yon e at the school is surprised and 6__________
4 English / A r t (difficult / interesting)
but t h ey don't know what's hap p ened . So the film is
5 my count ry / USA (big / beautiful)
ab out how ever yone really, really wants to get the
co lo u r 7__________. In the end, everyt hing does go
8....._______. An d the couple in the film are in the same
place, but now th ey see i t 9

■ THiNK SELF- ESTEEM

Th e film o f m y life
1 Wr i t e som e ideas f o r a film script based on yo u r life.
Think ab o u t th ese things as you writ e.

1 Ho w old are you at the beginning o f the film?

2 Wh ich other p eo p le will be in the film with you?
3 Wh at will be the funniest scene in t he film?
4 Ho w will you end t he film?

2 SPEAKING Wo r k in pairs. Talk ab o u t yo u r films.

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READING
1 Read the T V listings. Wr it e the t yp e of program m e on each channel.

I. CH A N N EL 1 CH A N N EL 2 CH A N N EL 3 CH A N N EL 4 CH A N N EL 5

8.00 pm 8.00 pm 8.00 pm 8.00 pm 8.00 pm

Down
Our Street
Y our favourite s o a p
c o n tin u e s w ith J im
a n d A m a n d a having
a n a rg u m e n t, w h ile
A l e x s t i l l c a n ’t f i n d a j o b .
Tom has asked Joanna
t o m a r r y h i m b u t s h e ’s
got s o m e d oubts, an d
th e n h e r friend T racey
tells h e r a f e w th in g s
ab o u t Tom that sh e
d id n 't k n o w !
soap
1 opera
1. . . . . . . . . . . . . I
Double Your
Money
J a s o n O a t e s is t h e h o s t
of the p opular g a m e
sh o w w h ere the
c o n te s ta n ts c a n w in
£ 1 0 ,0 0 0 - a n d th en
d o u b l e it! T h e r e a r e
q u e s t i o n s o n all k i n d s
of to p ics to te st
e v e r y o n e ’s g e n e r a l
k n o w le d g e . W h ich of
t o n i g h t ’s p l a y e r s w i l l
g e t th e c h a n c e to
d o u b le th eir m o n e y ?
I I
19th- century
House
O u r reality s h o w
c o n tin u e s , n o w w ith
only e ig h t of th e tw elv e
c o n t e s t a n t s , a ll liv in g in
a h o u se from 2 0 0 y ears
a g o . It i s n ’t e a s y l i v i n g
w ith n o electricity, n o
h eatin g a n d n o 2 1 st-
ce n tu ry tech n o lo g y a t
all. A n d it's e v e n m o r e
d ifficu lt w ith c a m e r a s
o n you 2 4 h o u rs a day.
( D o n ’t f o r g e t t o h a v e
y o u r p h o n e r e a d y to
v o te .)
The News
A ll t h e n e w s a n d s p o r t
fro m a ro u n d th e w orld.
W ith M ic h a e l W e b ste r.
The Jordan
Baker Show
Jo rd an B aker presen ts
h er co m p letely n e w
c h a t sh o w . S h e talk s
to g r e a t cele b rity
g u e sts an d a sk s th em
th e q u e stio n s th at
e v e r y o n e w a n ts to
k n o w t h e a n s w e r s to.
T onight, ath le tic s sta r
S ally M a lo n e .

2 Read the program m e descriptions again. Answer Wo r k in groups. Choose one of

t he questions. the program m es to watch tonight . Tell the
others why you chose it.
1 Which two programmes have contestants?
2 Wh ich three programmes have presenters?
I' m going to watch bauble Your M oney
3 Wh ich programm e has actors in it?
because I really like quiz shows. You can learn
4 Wh ich programm e asks viewers to participate?3
things, and it's fun to watch the contestants —
3 Шик Read these t weets. Match the t weets with especially when they get the answ ers wrong!
the program m es.

G RA M M A R
Adam Windsor @adamgwindsor *'’ Ad ver b s and co m p ar at ive ad ver b s
They were really bad this week. I answered aH
me questions easily. I did better than them! All Look at the sentences from the T V listings.
that money and nobody won it! Com plete them with the words in the list.
popular easy easily carefully
15m
Jennv Kool @kooljenny 1 It isn’t _________living without electricity.
Ия ha She needs to think carefully before she
2 I answered the quest ions_________ .
says yes More carefully than her sister before
¥ S e got mamed. Reckon she should say Hoi tot 3 She needs to t h in k _________ .
4 He’s the host of a _________ game show.
#joannathinkaboutit

17m
Paul @earlybird2015
Can't understand what Gavin says when
he speaks. He should speak more clearly-
W Going to vote him oft. Hope Jackie wins lot
#gojackiego'

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2 Cir cle t he ad ver b s in t he pr evious ex ercise. Then V O C A BU L A RY

com p let e t he rules wit h ad ject ive and ad ver b .
Typ es o f T V p r o g r am m es
1 Look at t h e d if f er en t t yp es o f T V pr ogram m es.
RULES:
Can you t hink o f an ex am ple f or each one?
• Use a n ___________ t o talk ab o u t a noun:
H e’s a s lo w ru n n e r .
THURSDAY
• Use a n ___________ t o talk ab o u t a ver b :
H e r u n s slow ly.
W e usually form a n __________b y ad d in g -ly
(or - ily ) to the , b ut som e ad verb s are
irregular: fast -> fast, g o o d -» well. c hat sho w n ew s

3 Wr i t e t h e ad ver b s.

quick 4 good
careful __________ 5 bad
dram a series c artoon
clever __________ 6 easy
clear 7 fast

4 Look at t he ex am ples o f com p ar at ive ad ver b s

fr om t h e t w eet s on page 34. Then com p let e
t h e rules. g am e sho w reality sho w
1 She should think more caref ully than her sister did.
2 He should speak more clearly.
3 I answered t he questions bett er than them.

To form t he com p arat ive o f most regular sitcom

adverbs, ad d the w o r d _________ b ef ore the
ad verb .
If an ad ver b has one syllable, make the
com p arat ive b y add ing - er: soon -» sooner, шШштт
hard -> harder, fast -» faster. U ' dN LL A
sports prog ram m e talent sho w
• Th er e ar e som e irregular co m p ar at ive ad verb s:
badly -4 worse, well -> better.
• No t i ce that t h e com p arat ive o f early is writ ten earlier. 2 SPEA KIN G Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer the
questions.
1 Wh at kind(s) of program m es d o you really like?
5 Co m p let e t h e sent ences. Use t h e com p ar at ive
2 Wh at kind(s) of programmes d o you really N O T like?
ad ver b form s o f t he word s in brack ets.
3 Wh at program m e on T V now d o you always
0 Sue runs fa s t e r (fast) than me. wat ch? Wh y?
1 Graham w r i t es__________(clear) than me. 4 Wh at program m e on T V now d o you never wat ch?
2 You need to d o you r h o m ewo r k __________ Wh y?
(careful) if you want to get g ood marks. 5 Ho w d o you watch T V program m es - on TV, on
3 Sorry, I d on ’t understand. Can you speak your phone, on a t ab l et ...?
__ (slow), please?
4 The p ar t y starts at ten o'clock, but you can come
(early) if you want to. W R IT IN G
5 I only got 2 2 % in the test, but you did even
A p ar ag r ap h
(b ad ) than me!
6 Sandra always w o r k s__________(hard ) than t he Wr i t e a par agrap h ab o u t yo u r T V habits.
other kids. • Use your answers to the questions in Vocab ular y
7 Mart in a speaks English______ ___ (g o o d ) than I do. Exercise 2 to help you.
• Tr y to use gram m ar and vocab ular y from the unit
(comparative adjectives, words for T V programmes, etc.)

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PH O T O ST O RY: ep i so d e 2
Ex t r a *
LUKE Guys, guys! Guess what!
OLIVIA They’re going to make a film here.
LUKE Oh. Right. You've heard then?
RYAN We have. They're going to do some filming
in the park. For a new sci-fi movie. And
Megan's really excited.
MEGAN I really am. Gregory Harris is in the film.
He’s so cool. In fact, I think he’s my favourite
actor of all time!
MEGAN Oh, sorry. Anyway, they’re going to
choose people to be extras today. One o’clock
at the Sports Centre in town. I’m definitely
going. Imagine - me, in a film with Gregory
Harris!
OLIVIA Ryan’s going, and so am I. How about you,
Luke?
LUKE OK, why not? One o’clock at the Sports
Centre? Let’s all meet there then.
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L o o k a t th e p h o to s a n d a n s w e r th e q u e s ti o n s .
W h y d o e s M e g a n w a n t t o b e an ex t r a in t h e f ilm ?
W h y is M e g a n u n h a p p y in t h e last p h o t o ?
L aiH M ti N o w re a d a n d lis te n to th e p h o to s to r y .
C h e c k y o u r a n s w e rs .
LUKE Don’t get too excited, Megan. You’re not going
to meet him. Or even see him, probably.
RYAN Don’t be so sure, Luke. The thing is, they want
extras for the film.
LUKE Extras?
MEGAN You know - the people who stand around
and do things but don't say anything.
LUKE Oh, come on, Megan. Everybody knows what
extras are.
OLIVIA Have a look at this, guys. The time was
eleven o’clock, not one o’clock.
MEGAN Oh, no! I read it wrong. I saw eleven
and thought it was one! Oh, how could I be
so stupid?
LUKE Looks like you're not going to meet
Gregory Harris after all, Megan.
MEGAN Oh, leave me alone, Luke!
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D EV EL O P I N G SPEA K I N G

3 W o r k in p air s. Discuss w h at h ap p en s n ex t in t h e 2 Use a p h r ase f r o m t h e list t o co m p l et e each

st o r y. W r i t e d o w n y o u r id eas. sen t en ce.

W e t h in k R y an g o e s t o s e e t h e film d ir e c t o r t o t r y get hom e got b ored got there

get a drink get angr y got bett er
to he lp M e g an .
1 The film was terrib le - after 20 minutes,
4 Ш Л И Wat c h t o f in d o u t h o w t h e st o r y I __________and fell asleep.
co n t in u es. 2 I was really late for sch o o l- w h en I __________
it was alread y ten o'clock!
M ar k t h e sen t en ces T (t r u e) o r F (f alse).
3 There's still a long way to go. We won't
1 Tony Gorm an is from Britain. ___ b ef ore midnight, I think.
2 He is the d irector o f the f i l m . ___ 4 He was ill for ab out a week , but then he
3 He buys a coff ee for Megan. ___ , I’m hap p y to say.
4 Megan listens to Tony's phone call. ___ 5 It was just a joke. Please d o n 't __________with
5 Megan recognises the second man who comes into me!
the coffee s h o p . ___ 6 If you want, w e can __________in that cafe in
6 She comes back to t he park with an autograp hed the town centre.
ph oto o f Gr eg o r y H ar r i s .___
3 M at ch t h e q u est io n s an d an swer s.

PHRASES FOR FLUENCY 1 Let's go and get a drink. □

2 Wh en d o you get angr y with p eo p le? □
1 Fin d t h e ex p r essio n s 1 - 6 in t h e st o r y. W h o says
3 Do you ever get b ored wat ching T V ? □
t h em ? H o w d o yo u say t h em in y o u r lan g u ag e?

1 Guess what? 4 Have a look [at this] l

4 Wh at tim e d o you get to school? □
5 Do you ever get a cold ? □
2 In f act ,... 5 Looks lik e...
a Wh en th ey say things I d on ’t like,
3 Com e on, ... 6 ...af t er all.
b Usually about eight o'clock,
2 Co m p l et e t h e co n ver sat i o n . Use t h e ex p r essio n s c OK. The shop over t here sells water,
in Ex er cise 1. d Som etim es - in winter, usually,

JIM Hi guys.1__________? I’m in the football team! e On ly when it’s a program m e I don't like.
M IKE You're joking!
4 N o w w r i t e yo u r an sw er s t o q u est io n s 2- 5
JI M No, I'm n o t .2__________at this. It's the team list.
M IK E But you're not a good player, Jim .3__________,
you're terrible!
A LICE O h ,4__________, Mike! He’s not so bad.
SUSIE That's right. And the school has picked him to
play, so 5__________you ’re wrong, Mike.
FUNCTIONS
M IKE Well, I guess so. Ask in g f o r an d o f f er in g h elp
JI M Yes. I’m good enough for the school team
1 Lo o k at t w o sen t en ces f r o m t h e vi d eo . Wh i c h o n e
6 i
is ask in g f o r h elp ? Wh i c h o n e is o f f er i n g h elp ?

1 Can I help you?

2 Could you help me with som ething?
W o r d W is e
Ex p ressions w it h get 2 N o w lo o k at t h ese sen t en ces. A r e t h ey ask in g o r

Lo o k at t h e sen t en ces f r o m t h e u n it so far. o f f er in g h elp ?

Ch o o se t h e co r r ect m ean in g o f g et in each on e. 1 Can you lend me a hand?
1 They're tr ying to get back to the USA. 2 Do you need any help?
2 Can I g et you another drink? 3 Have you got a few minutes?
3 Wh o will g et the chance to d ou b le their m oney? 4 Is everyt hing OK?

4 Don’t g et to o excited, Megan.

W o r k in p air s. Use t h e q u est io n s in
a b ecom e c go, arrive Ex ercises 1 an d 2 t o act o u t co n ver sat io n s in a
b receive d bring, buy sh o p , at h o m e, at sch o o l an d o t h er p laces.

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THE WAYS f u n c t io n s: asking an d g ivin g /

refu sing p erm ission t o d o
so m et hing
g r ammar : p r esen t p er f ect wit h

WE LEARN
for an d since) a, an, the o r no
art icle
v o c a bu l a r y : school subj ect s;
ver b s ab o u t thin king

2 Look at t h e photos. Wh at are t he p eo p le doing?

Wh er e d o yo u t hink t h ey are?

3 l р д ян Read and listen t o t he art icle. For each

* question, m ark t he correct let t er А, В, C or D.

1 Wh at is the writer doing in this text?

A Describing a summ er school he start ed in 2005.
В Ex plaining how to send a child to Tinkering.
C Talking ab out the US school system.
D Talking ab out G. Tulley's program m es for kids.

2 Wh at does the text say ab out saf et y at the school?

A The school is to o dangerous for kids.
В No child has ever had an accident.
C Children have never hurt them selves badly.
D The school doesn't give inform ation ab out that.

3 Wh at reactions to Brightworks have t here b een in

the m edia?
A They have com p ared it to Tink ering School.
В Most o f them have been positive.
C There hasn’t b een any reaction.
D Most o f them have b een negative.

4 Wh at effect has the school had on Tin a Co o p er ?

R EA D I N G
1 Wo r k in pairs. Wr i t e d own w ord s t hat com e to
m ind when yo u t hink o f th ese places.
4 Wh i ch t hing m ight Gever Tu lley say in a
a youth club | a holiday cam p | a school
A It has changed her opinion ab out school.
В It has given her exciting and boring times.
C It has m ade her m ore interested in San
Francisco.
D It has encour aged her to ask m ore questions.
p resent at ion t o parents ab o u t t h e Tin k erin g
School?
A We are tr ying to d o our best. We offer your kids
a balance o f things t h ey will like doing and things
th ey will have to do.
В I can g u a r an t e e t h a t y o u r so n o r d au g h t e r w ill
l ear n t o b u i l d a r o l l er co ast er , a r o p e b r i d g e, a t r e e
h o u se, a m o t o r b i k e an d a b o at .

C Kids can learn a lot by doing things in teams.

We give them materials and tools. They plan and
make things.
D Most o f the articles in newspapers and magazines
say kids are m ore m otivat ed here than at many
other schools.

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An education like no other

Gever Tulley is a co m p u t er scient ist from Calif ornia. In 200 5,
h e st art ed a su m m er p r o g r am m e f or child ren called Tink ering
Sch o o l. Th e id ea w as t h at children can learn im p or tant skills
for life b y building t hings together. Gever Tulley an d his t eam
help t h e child ren to think big an d cr eat e p lan s for innovative
t h in g s t h ey w an t to build. Child ren h ave m ad e f an t ast ic t hings
sin ce th e sch o o l st art ed . Th ey h ave built a rollercoast er. Th ey
h ave m ad e a r op e b rid ge from p last ic sh o p p in g b ag s. Th ey
h ave m ad e t r ee h o u ses, w o o d en m ot or b ik es an d b oat s.

At Tink ering Sch o o l, children g et all k in d s of m ater ials like

w o o d , m etal, p last ic, nails an d rop es. T h ey g et lot s o f real
t ools too, su ch as knives, h am m er s, scr ew d r iver s an d p o w er
drills. So m e children h ave cu t t h em selves w h en using a knife,
or hurt their fingers w h en using a ham m er. Tink ering Sch o o l
h as b een ar oun d for m an y year s now, b ut n o b o d y h as ever
suf fered a ser io u s injury in all t h o se year s. This is b ecau se
t her e ar e st rict health an d saf et y regulat ions t h ey m u st follow.
Th e children al w ays learn h o w to u se t h e to o ls saf ely an d
t h ey m ust w ear t h e right clot hing an d p rot ect ion at all tim es. ver y sm all - it only h as 20 st u d en t s ag ed 6 to 13. Br ig h t w o r k s
is b ased on t h e sam e princip les as Tink ering Sch o o l.
Gever Tulley’s id eas h ave w o r k ed ver y well. A lot of children
h ave g o n e t o his su m m er sch o o ls o ver t h e year s. In 2 01 1 , Si n ce it st art ed , Br ig h t w o r k s h as b een writt en ab o u t a lot.
Gever Tulley an d a co lleag u e d ecid ed t o cr eat e a ‘real’ M o st of t h o se ar t icles h ave b een ver y positive. T h ey h ave
sch o o l, called Br ig h t wo r k s, in Sa n Fr an cisco . Th e sch o o l is p raised t h e qualit y of t h e sch o o l. T h ey h ave f ou n d th e
children ar e m ore m ot ivat ed t h an at m an y ot h er sch o o ls. Bu t
sin ce t h e beginning of t h e sch o o l t h er e h ave also b een crit ical
vo ices. So m e p eo p le h ave said th at children ar e not learning
en o u g h at Br ig h t wo r k s. Th ey feel t h at st u d en t s an d t each er s
ar e just ‘playing ar o u n d ’ all t h e tim e.

Th e st u d en t s at Br ig h t w o r k s seem t o lo ve their sch o o l. We

sp o k e to 12- year- old Tin a Co o p er . Sh e h as b een a st u d en t
at t h e sch o o l sin ce last Oct o b er . ‘Si n ce I st art ed here, I’ve
n ever sat in a ‘n o r m al’ class wit h a t each er ,’ sh e told us. ‘Bu t
it’s b een a ver y ex cit ing ex p er ien ce. I’ve w o r k ed har d at m y
n ew sch o o l for eight m o n t h s now, an d th er e h asn ’t b een o n e
single m o m en t w h en I f ound it boring. Bef o r e, I w as b ored
q uit e o f t en .’

2 SPEA K IN G Com pare your ideas wit h a part ner.

■ T H iN K VALUES
I t h in k t hey learn ho w
Lear n i n g f o r lif e
to b e c ar e fu l w it h tools. W hy ?
1 Read t he stat em ent s. Tick ( / ) t he things t hat you
t hink kids are lik ely t o learn at Tinkering School
T he t e x t say s t h e r e ar e s t r ic t Y es, I a j r e e
and Bright works.
he alt h an d s afe t y re g u lat io n s. w it h y o u .
Ever yo n e is d i f f er en t an d t hat's a g o o d thing.
Team w o r k is im p o r t an t t o ach ieve things in life. 3 SPEA K IN G Discuss t hese questions.
W h e n yo u use a t o o l yo u h ave t o b e caref u l.
1 Wh i ch o f t h e things f r o m t h e list ab o ve d o yo u
It is i m p o r t an t t o b e f r i en d l y an d h elp o t h er s. t h in k ar e im p o r t an t t o lear n ?
It is v e r y i m p o r t an t in life t o eat h ealt h y f o o d . 2 W h a t w o u ld yo u ad d t o yo u r p er so n al list o f
M ist ak es ar e im p o r t an t . W e learn f r o m t h em . Im p o r t a n t things t o lear n 1?

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G RA M M A R V O C A BU L A RY
Presen t p er f ect wit h for an d since School subject s
Look back at the article on page 21. Underlin e all 1 i- и аи м Match the school subjects in the list with
the sentences in the present perf ect. the photos. Wr it e 1- 12 in the boxes. Then listen
and check.
Com p let e the sentences below with fo r and since.
1 Science (Physics, Biology and Chemistry)
Then com plete the rules.
2 Music 3 Ar t Education 4 Drama
1 Children have m ade fantastic things 5 Design and Technology 6 Geography
the school started. 7 English 8 PE (Physical Education)
2 Tinkering School has been ar o u n d _________ 9 ICT (Information and Communication Technology)
many years now. 10 Maths 11 History 12 Spanish

In the present perfect, we use

• 1___________ t o talk ab o u t a p er io d o f time.
• 2___________ t o ref er t o t h e p oin t in t im e w h en an
action started.

Wh en d o we use fo r and when do we use sin ce ?

Com p let e the chart with the wor ds and phrases
in the list.
a month last summer your birthday yesterday
a year 2014 I phoned you a long time
many years days Friday an hour

for a M onth _____________ ___________

si nce last sum mer

4 Com p let e the sentences. Use the present p erf ect

form o f the verbs and fo r or since.

1 I ________________ (be) at my new school

________________ last December.
2 Hilar y________________ (not see) Michael
________________ several weeks.
3 Th ey________________ (not write) an email or
________________ (phone) u s________________
thr ee months.
4 H e ________________ (live) in this town
________________a long time.
5 I ________________ (have) this cam era
________________ I was 10.

5 Wr i t e sentences using the present p erf ect with

f o r or since.

0 Rebecca doesn't live in Italy now. (three years)

R e b e c c a h as n ' t liv e d in Italy f o r t h r e e y e ar s .
1 They are in the youth club, (three hours)
2 Joanne and I are good friends, (prim ary school)
3 She plays in the volleyball team, (two months)
4 I ought to see a doctor. I am sick, (a week )
5 I don't hear a lot from Sandra, (last Oct ob er)
■■'mu- iimnf
An swer the questions. Take notes.
Then com pare your answers with a partner.
1 Wh ich are your favourite subjects? Wh ich don't
you like? Wh y?
2 Wh ich o f the subjects are you studying this year?
3 How long have you st udied each subject?

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L I ST EN I N G
1 Wo r k in pairs. Mat ch t h e activit ies wit h t he phot os.
1 make a fire 2 spend a night outdoors 3 climb a tr ee 4 d rive a car 5 spend an hour blind f old ed

2 Wh i ch o f th ese things have you

d o n e? Tell yo u r par tn er .

3 С. ЬЖШЧ List en t o David talk in g ab o u t a b ook

his f at h er hasj u st read. Wh i ch o f t h e activit ies
in Ex ercise 1 d o t h ey t alk ab ou t ?1

4 ill biiHI List en again. M ar k t h e sent ences T (tr ue)

or F (false).
1 David is babysitting his little brother. _...
2 David thinks the book his father read
is nonsense.
3 The book says children should spend an hour
blind f old ed alone.
4 David is not sure his dad will let Nick drive
a car.
2 Mar k t he sent ences A P (ask ing perm ission), CP
5 Nick drove the car straight into a tree. ___ (giving perm ission) or RP (refusing p erm ission).
6 David thinks Nick will enjoy showing that he can
1 Will you let me use your cam era?
make a fire.
Yeah, sure. O f course I will..............
2 Can I b o rr ow you r bike?
FU N C T IO N S No, sorry. I need it______________
Ask in g and g iving / ref using p er m ission 3 Can I use your laptop?

1 Put t he dialogues int o t he corr ect order. Wr i t e Yes, you can, but I want it back tom orrow.
t he num bers 1- 4.
4 Is it O K if I b o rr ow this necklace? __......
□ DAD Yes?
Yeah, but be really careful with it, OK?
DAD I'm afraid I need it m yself right now.
N ICK Wil l you let me use your laptop?
N ICK Dad ? 3 ROLE PLAY Wo r k in pairs. Act out short
conversations. Ask each ot her f or perm ission. You
□ A N N IE Can I watch the football match tonight? can use t he ideas here or com e up wit h yo u r own.
A N N IE Can I ask you something, Mum ? use his/ her tab let com e with him/ her
M UM Yes, of course you can. b orr ow £20 co p y his/ her hom ework
M UM Go ahead. get some help with hom ework

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READING
1 Lo o k at this p ict u r e. Thin k ab o u t t h e q u est ion s and
co m p ar e yo u r answers w it h a p ar t n er .

1 Wh at d oes t he p ict ure show?

2 Wh e r e in t h e p ict ure is t h e br ain?
3 Wh at d oes t he brain d o ?

(1 ) E v e ry b o d y h a s a b ra i n , b u t n o t o r n e rv e ce l ls . W h a t m a k e s th e m (3 ) T h e m o re n e u ro n a l n e tw o rk s w e

m a n y p e o p l e k n o w h o w th e b ra i n g ro w ? L e a rn i n g ! ‘ L e a rn i n g is b ra i n g ro w , th e b e tte r w e c a n th i n k a n d

w o rk s . S o m e p e o p l e b e l i e v e th a t ch a n g e ,’ s ay s P ro f e s s o r Ja m e s Z u l l th e b e tte r w e re m e m b e r. Y o u m a y

th e b ra i n is l ik e th e h a rd d is k o f f ro m C a s e W e s te rn U n i v e rs i ty in w o n d e r i f th e re is a n y th i n g y o u

a co m p u te r. W e u s e i t to s to re C l e v e l a n d , O h i o , U S A . ‘ W i th o u t c a n d o to m a k e th e n e tw o rk s in

f iles - i m a g e s , l a n g u a g e (w o rd s , l e a rn i n g , n o th i n g ch a n g e s in th e y o u r b ra i n g ro w b e tte r. P ro f e s s o r

te x ts , s o u n d s ) a n d o th e r d a ta . b ra i n . F o r e v e ry n e w w o rd y o u l e a rn Z u l l s ay s y e s , th e re i s . L ie s ay s th a t

O th e rs c o m p a re th e b ra i n t o a h u g e i n y o u r E n g l i s h l e s s o n , e v e ry p u z z l e b ra i n c h a n g e is s tro n g e s t w h e n a )

c o n ta i n e r o r cu p b o a rd w ith l o ts o f y o u s o l v e i n m a th s , e v e ry n e w s o n g y o u a re i n te re s te d in a n d l ik e w h a t

l ittl e d ra w e rs , s h e l v e s a n d b o x e s in y o u l e a rn to s i n g , a n e u ro n a l y o u a re l e a rn i n g , b ) y o u a re in

i t. W e p u t i n f o rm a ti o n i n to th e s e n e tw o rk g ro w s i n y o u r b ra i n an d c o n tro l o f w h a t y o u l e a rn a n d c)

b o x e s a n d h o p e t o f in d i t a g a i n l a te r. th e b ra i n ch a n g e s . ’ y o u g e t ch a l l e n g i n g ta s k s t h a t m a k e

y o u th i n k h a rd a n d c o n c e n tra te .
(2 ) T h e b ra i n is n o t a c o m p u te r d i s k ,
i V r ^ ’W i U n d e rs ta n d i n g a ch a l l e n g i n g ta s k
a n d i t i s n ’t a co n ta i n e r. L o o k a t th e 7^ ■ _ . m ak e s y o u feel g o o d an d d e v e lo p s
p i ctu re h e re . It l o o k s a b i t l ik e w e e d s
y o u r b ra i n !
in a g a rd e n , d o e s n ’t i t? T h e p i ctu re

a ctu a l l y s h o w s a ch i l d ’s n e o c o rte x

- a p a rt o f th e b ra i n . Y o u ca n g u e s s

w h a t h a p p e n s - m o re ‘ w e e d s ’ g ro w

a s th e ch il d g e ts o l d e r. S cie n ti s ts

ca ll th e s e n e u ro n a l n e tw o rk s . T h e
Neuronal networks at 9 months,
n e tw o rk s g ro w a ro u n d o u r n e u ro n s ,
2 years and 4 years o f age

2 M at ch t h e w o r d s w it h t h e m eanings. Wr i t e t h e num b er s ■ T RA IN T O THi N K

1- 5. Then read t h e tex t t o check yo u r answers.
Lear n in g ab o u t t ex t s
1 to st ore 2 a container 3 a w eed
4 a n erve cell 5 to concent rat e 1 Ch o o se t h e b est d escr ip t io n o f this tex t.

a to think ver y caref ully ab ou t what you are doing 5 A an ad ven t u r e st o r y t o enter tain t he
reader.
b t o k eep things f or use in t h e fut ure
В an ad t o sell th e r ead er something.
c a wild plant th at grows in a gard en
C a m agazine ar ticle t o give t h e r ead er
d it carries inf orm ation b et w een t h e brain and t h e b o d y
inf orm ation.
e an o b j ect used t o car r y or store things
D a let ter t o p er su ad e t h e r ead er to d o
som ething.
3 Read t he tex t again. M ar k t he sent ences T (t rue) or F (false).

1 The tex t com p ares t h e brain t o weed s. 2 Ch o o se t h e t it le t h at b est sums up t h e

2 The brain is a system o f neuronal networks that can change. co n t en t o f each p ar ag r ap h . Th er e is on e
ex t ra tit le.
3 Wh en ever we learn anything, a change happens in our A The b r ain - af an t ast i c co m p u t er ___
brain. ___ В Wh at p eo p le b elieve ab o u t t h e brain
4 W e can't really m ake ou r brain st r o n g er .___ C Ho w t o m ake yo u r brain st ronger ___
5 Being ab le to d o difficult tasks is g o o d f or t h e brain. D O u r brain is a growing system ___

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G RA M M A R VOCABULARY
a, an, the o r no ar t icle Verbs ab out t h in k in g
Look at the sent ences fr om a m agazine art icle. 1 Use a d ict io n ar y to m ake sure yo u k now
Un d er lin e a, an , th e and t h e nouns t hese art icles t he m eaning o f th ese word s.
are wit h. Then go through t he sent ences again and
to concent rat e on to rem em ber to think
Circle t h e nouns wit h no art icle. Finally com p let e the to im agine to w o n d er to believe
rule wit h a, an , the, - (no art icle). to guess to recognise to realise
to suppose

Food is im port ant for your body. But did you know that 2 Choose t he cor r ect word s.
the fo od you eat is im portant for you r brain, t o o ? Her e is
an example: sugar. Sugar tastes good. But the sugar from 1 The task was ver y difficult. I had to
rem em ber/ think for a long time.
sweets can create problem s. Your concentrat ion and your
m em ory get worse. Wh at can we learn from the ex am ple 2 Com e on, d on ’t be silly. I don't believe /
here? It's bett er to eat an orange or a banana than to eat realise in ghosts!
chocolate, because that's good for you r brain and for 3 Can you im agine / concentrate how great
your body. it must b e to live at the beach?
4 Wh en the teacher asked the question a
different way, I supposed / realised that I
knew the answer!
We use
5 Did they really say th ey are m oving to New
• _______ o r ________ + a singular co u n t ab le nou n w h en t h e
York? I don't suppose/ believe it!
listen er / r ead er d o esn 't k n o w ex act ly w h ich t hin g w e ar e
talk ing ab o u t .
6 I have not seen her for six years. I d on ’t think
I would realise / recognise her.
You can have an apple or a banana.
7 I have no idea what the answer is. I'll just
W e’ve got a new car.
have to im agine / guess.
• _______ + nou n w h en it is clear w h ich t hing(s) o r per son/
p eo p l e w e ar e talk ing ab o u t . 8 I was so tired that I found it hard to think/
concentrate on the test.
The apples in this pie are from our garden.
9 Have you ever w ond ered / supposed why
The bananas that I bought yesterday are horrible.
I haven't p h oned you for months?
• ____________+ plural co u n t ab le nou n o r + u n co u n t ab le noun,
w h en w e ar e talking ab o u t things in general. 10 If we want to get there faster, I wonder /
suppose we should take a taxi.
Bananas are sw eeter than apples. Chocolate isn ’t
good for you.
Pronunciat ion
Wo r d stress
2 Co m p let e each sen t en ce w it h a, an , th e or -
(no art icle). Go t o p ag e 120.

0 She i s a good student.

Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer
1 She eats a lot o f ______ fruit an d _______ vegetables.
questions.
2 _______ b o o k t h a t y o u g ave m e w as r eal l y g o o d .

3 I h av e..... .... idea. Let ’s w at ch _______ new 1 Ar e there any places wh ere you can think
Beyonce video. really well or not well at all?

4 I n e v e r d r i n k _______ co f f e e - 1 h at e it. 2 Does music help you to concentrat e or make

it difficult for you to concentrat e? Does it
5 I lik e lo t s o f sp o r t s, b u t _______ s p o r t I lik e m o st i s ____
m atter what kind o f music it is?
t en n is.
3 In what situations can you imagine things
Co m p let e t he tex t wit h a, an , th e or - . really well? Do you find it difficult to use
your imagination sometimes?
0 — Peop le need to drink. O f course 1..... ... orange juice
4 Do you find it difficult to rem em ber things
and 123______ ap p le juice are ver y popular, but t h ey are not
4
sometim es? Wh at sort o f things?
alw ays3______ g ood ch o ice.4_______orange juice has got a
lot o f sugar in it, so don't drink to o much o f it. The best drink 5 Do you b elieve in life on other planets?
for your brain i s5_ 5_____ water. 6_______glass o f wat er is the Wh at do you suppose the p eop le there
best drink you can get, b u t 7______ wat er that you drink
l00klike?
needs to b e fresh and clean.
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C u l tu re
A d ay in t he life o f ...
1 or aa Look at the photos. What do you think
a typical day for a student at each of these three
schools is like? Read and listen to check.
Alex an d er, student at a D an ce A cad em y in M oscow ,
Russia
I've been at this dance Acad em y for three years. This is
a typical d ay for me:
I get up around eight o'clock, have a quick breakfast, do my
hair, and get into my dance clothes. I arrive at the school
around 8.45, just in time for the warm- up before class.
M y first class, classical ballet, starts at 9.00 and finishes at
10.30. I then have a 20- minute break. I eat a banana on the
w ay to another building. As soon as I arrive there, my modern
dance class starts. It runs until 12.15. Then I have a 45- minute
lunch break. In the afternoon it's classical ballet again, then
gymnastics to strengthen the muscles. I get home around
seven, and I'm usually very tired.
On Saturdays, I only have a one- and- a- half- hour ballet class,
and on Sundays I'm free.
Ethan, co lleg e b ask etb all
p layer from Ch icag o , U SA
M y d ay starts at 8 am
with the weight training
program. We do a ten-
minute warm- up, and
then it's hard work for
50 minutes.
At nine o'clock my
classes start. Wh en we
have an aw ay match,
we can't do so much
school work. Wh en
we are back at school,
we have to work
harder than the others.
But I'm not complaining - I've been in the
team for more than a year now, and it's cool.
I have a break between 1.00 and 2.30. I try to take only
30 minutes for lunch and the rest I use for studying. The
afternoon is full of classes and practice.
At night I have to watch videos of games, I have to read books
about basketball and study for my exams, too. Wh en I finally
go to bed - often nearly midnight - I'm completely exhausted!
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Ella, d ram a student
from Syd n ey, Au stralia
6.45: I'm not good at getting up early. Three
alarm clocks - at 6.30, 6 .4 0 and 6.50.
8.00: Voice training. Important for an actor.
8.45: Gym nastics - I like it. It helps me
concentrate better and makes me feel good.
9.30: Singing and dance workshop. It's
hard work, but it gives me energy. Music
and rhythm. Love itl
11.00: First break - drink, drink, drink -
water, of course. No drinks with sugar in
them. Mak es the body and the mind tired.
11.15: Performance workshop. Hard work.
Our teachers are fantastic, but they tell you
when you make mistakes!
12.30: Lunch break - I eat nuts and fruit, or
a salad at one of the cafes nearby. I never
eat carbohydrates, you know, pasta or
other heavy stuff.
2.00: A lecture about acting, for example,
how to move on the stage, what to do
with your hands, etc. Not always easy to
concentrate after lunch.
3.30: Short break. I try not to fall asleep.
The d ay has been very tiring!
3.45: Voice training workshop, dance and
singing.
6.00: Evening rehearsal. We practise
for a performance at the end of term.
We'r e doing a musical
this term. Hard
work and
great fun.
9.00: 1go
home.
10.00: Zzzzl
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2 Read t h e art icle again. Co m p let e t he sent ences
wit h A lex an d er, Et h an or Ella.
1 __ often studies f or m any hours at night.
2 _________ knows ver y well what to eat and what
to drink.
3 __________'s life is m ore relaxed at week ends.
4 .......... is f r ee in the evenings.
5 __________learns ab ou t b o d y language.
6 ...... ......... accepts that oth er students sometimes
have to work less.
3 VO CA BULA RY Read t h e art icle again. Find w ord s
or phrases wit h t he f ollo win g m eaning.
1 make my hair look good (story 1) d o w y h a i r
2 gentle exercises you d o b ef ore doing a sport to
p rep are your b o d y (stor y 1)
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5 Read Kylie's em ail again. M ak e notes wit h yo u r own
An em ail d escrib ing yo u r school rout ine
1 Read this em ail f rom yo u r f r ien d in Cam bridge.
Then answer t h e q uestions.
1 Ho w does Kylie feel ab out her new class?
2 Wh at does Kylie think o f Luca and why?
3 Does Kylie think you ’ve gozvt less school work
than her?
4 How does her work for school com pare to last year?
5 Wh at subject does she get a lot o f hom ework for,
6 Wr i t e an em ail t o Kylie (ab o u t 200 word s). Look
and how does she feel ab out it?
2 Und erlin e sentences in the em ail wh er e Kylie writes
ab out these things. Wh at tense does she use in the
sentences you und er lined ? Wh y does she use it?
(§>(§> (g)*I
a asks how you feel ab out your new school
b talks ab ou t Luca's father
c com pares school this year to last year
d talks ab out the am ount o f hom ework this year
3 Put t h e word s in t h e right order. Wr i t e the
sentences. Wh at tense are t h ey in and w h y?
1 new / too / class / kid / There’s / a / m y / in
2 a week / at / four times / com e hom e / 5.30 / 1
3 love / projects / 1/ class / But / the / do / this / in / we
4 Mat ch t h e f ou r p aragrap hs o f Kylie's em ail wit h
t he content.
Paragraph 1 a Kylie's new class
Paragraph 2 b a request to write soon
Paragraph 3 c an int roduction
Paragraph 4 d work this year com p ared to last
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3 a ver y traditional t yp e o f dancing (story 1)
4 to make something stronger (story 1) __________
5 exercise that makes the muscles stronger (story 2)
6 a match that a team plays at the sports ground of
the oth er team (stor y 2) __________
7 almost m idnight (story 2) __________
8 ex trem ely tired (stor y 2)
9 a formal talk given to a group o f students (story 3)
10 fo od such as bread, potatoes or rice (stor y 3)
11 a t yp e o f lesson where you learn som ething
practical (stor y 3)
12 the action o f enter taining other p eo p le by
dancing, singing, etc. (st ory 3 ) __________
ideas on how:
a to answer the quest ion in her introduction
b to describe your new class (new school? classmates?)
c to com p ar e your work this year to last year's
d to say how you feel ab out your subjects (any subjects
you part icularly like/ don’t like? Wh y?)
e you could finish your email (Wh at d o you want to
know from Kylie?)
at yo u r notes f rom Ex ercise 5 and m ake sure you
in clude all yo u r ideas. M ak e sure you use the
p r esent continuous when necessary.
Hi there!
I hope this finds you well. I haven’t heard from you since the
beginning of the holidays. Are you enjoying your new school?
I am, big time! I’m in a class with all my friends again - Emily,
Kate, James and all the others. There’s a new kid in my class
too. His name’s Luca and he’s from Bologna in Italy. His father
is working in the UK for a year, and the whole family have
come over. He’s cool. We have lots of fun together.
But of course, it’s not all fun. We’ve got important exams this
year so there’s a lot of work to do. I’m spending more time at
school than last year, and I come home at 5.30 four times a
week. We’re also getting a lot more homework, especially for
Technology and Design. But I love the projects we do in this
class!
Well, I guess it’s not so different for you. If you’ve got a bit of
time, please let me know how things are going. I’d really like
to know what life at school is like for you. And remember,
please, you’ve got a friend in Cambridge who would really like
to get mail from you more often!
Write soon!
Kylie
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■ TriiNK EXAMS
READING
Par t 3: Tr u e/ f alse
1 Lo o k at t h e sen t en ces. Read t h e t ex t b el o w t o d eci d e if each sen t en ce is co r r ect o r in co r r ect .
If it is co r r ect , t ick ( / ) t h e b ox u n d er A . If it is in co r r ect , t ick ( / ) t h e b o x u n d er В. A В
1 The Tan- y- Bryn Ou t d o o r Ad ven t u r e Cent re gets visitors from m any different Eur opean countries.
2 Children learn ab out t he count r yside from books t here.
3 The Cent re is on ly op en t o school children.
4 The Cent re offers t h r ee meals a day.
5 No one has b een b ad ly hurt during activities at t he Cent re.
6 The Cent re will send p eo p le t o talk t o yo u r family if you are int erest ed in going.

Tan-y-Bryn Outdoor Adventure Centre

Si n c e o p en in g o u r d o o r s in 1975,
Tan - y- Br yn Ou t d o o r Cen t r e h as
w el co m ed t h o u san d s of yo u n g
p eo p le f r om all o ver t h e UK to
en j o y f un, ed u cat io n an d ad ven t u r e
in t h e b eau t if u l Wel sh co u n t r ysi d e.
Wh et h er t h ey ar e clim b in g on
t h e sl o p es of M o u n t Sn o w d o n ,
sn o r k ellin g in t h e M en ai St r ai t s or
b i r d w at ch in g in t h e w o o d l an d s,
o u r visi t o r s en j o y h an d s- o n
ex p er i en ces t h ey will n ever f o r g et .
Fo r sch o o l g r oup s, yo u t h clu b s an d fam ilies w e off er co m f o r t ab le
acco m m o d at io n f or up to 5 0 child ren an d 10 ad ults. W e also p rovid e a
full b r eak f ast , lu nch an d d in n er to m ak e su r e n o o n e g o es hungry. Saf et y
is a t o p priority - t h er e h as n ever b een a ser io u s accid en t at t h e Cen t r e.
Wh er e ar e w e ? O n t h e island of A n g lesey in No r t h Wal es. By car , t ak e
t h e A 4 0 8 0 an d f ollo w t h e sig n s for D w yr an an d t h en t h e Cen t r e.
Wh a t d o w e o f f er ? Ou t d o o r act ivit ies - m o u n t ain bik ing, trail walk in g ,
g eo cach in g , can o ein g - as well as sp o r t s - ever yt h in g f r om ar ch er y to
t en n is an d football.
Ho w d o I find ou t m o r e? Em ail us. Fo r larg e b o o k in g s, a
r ep r esen t at ive can visit yo u r sch o o l o r yo u t h clu b to an sw er q u est io n s.

L IST EN IN G
Par t 1: M u l t i p l e ch o i ce
2 cm For each q u est io n , t h er e ar e t h r ee
p ict u r es an d a sh o r t r eco r d in g . Ch o o se t h e co r r ect
p i ct u r e an d p u t a t ick ( / ) in t h e box b elo w it.

1 Wh a t d id Sall y b u y at t h e sh op s?

P 4 Wh i ch lesson d id Fr ed en j o y m ost?
t * r , , 1 11 n
i * j
■ g s a ' __ . » i
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A В c
А В C

Wh e n is Tom 's b ro t h er 's b ir t h d ay?

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OBJECTIVES
f u n c t io n s: asking ab o u t feelings;
m aking h elp f u l suggestions
g r ammar : p r esen t p er f ect
con t in uous; p r esen t p er f ect
si m p le vs. p r esen t p er f ect
co n t in uous
v o c a bu l a r y : m aking m usic;
m usical instrum ent s

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1 £ WtllkiM Listen. Wh at t yp e o f music do you hear?
Wr i t e t h e word s in t h e pictures.
rap jazz op era dance music rock
2 Wh at o t h er t yp es o f music can you t hink o f ?
Wo r k in pairs. Wh at kind o f music do
3
you like? Ask and answer questions.
bo y on like ... ? I lov e/like/can t s t an d ...
I've never listened t o ...
4 Look at the p hot os in t he online f orum on the
nex t p age and answer the questions.
1 Wh ich picture shows a busker?
2 Wh ich pict ure shows a talent show?
3 Wh ich of these p eo p le d o you recognise?
4 Do you k now how th ey becam e famous?
5 Read t he online for um q u ick ly and check your
p op
ideas.
6 «- b> ii*ii Read and listen t o t h e onlin e for um and
answer the questions.
1 Wh at kind o f shows are The X Factor and The V oice?
2 Wh o won the first series o f TheX Factor?
3 Wh er e did On e Direction finish in 2010's TheX
Factor?
4 Wh at was the first vid eo j u st in Bieb er ’s mum put
on the Int ernet?
5 Ho w old wasjust in Bieb er when Scooter Braun
discovered him?
6 Ho w did Lily Allen get tens o f thousands o f fans?
7 Wh y is busking g ood for a new musician?
8 Wh er e did Eric Clapton busk when he was
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Singer songwriter: Any advice?

Hello. I’m a singer songwriter. I’m g o o d and I’m going to m ake it big!
Any a d v i c e ????

Pau lie ask ed 2 d ays ag o A n sw er s (3)

A n s w e r #1 an sw er ed 4 h o u r s ag o
Y o u c o u l d t r y g o i n g o n t o a s h o w l i k e The X Factor or The Voice. If y o u ’ r e a s g o o d a s y o u
s a y , t h e n t h e s e T V t a l e n t s h o w s w ill g i v e y o u a c h a n c e . O f c o u r s e , t h e c o m p e t i t i o n w ill b e
r e a l l y s t r o n g , a n d t h e r e c a n o n l y b e o n e w i n n e r . If y o u w i n it, y o u s h o u l d h a v e a t l e a s t o n e
h i t a l b u m , b u t i t ’s n o g u a r a n t e e t h a t y o u w i l l b e s u c c e s s f u l f o r a l o n g t i m e . The XFactor’s
2 0 0 7 w in n e r, L e o n a L e w is, h a s c e rta in ly b e c o m e a b ig star, b u t w h o r e m e m b e r s th e w in n e r
o f t h e f i r s t s e r i e s , S t e v e B r o o k s t e i n ? M a y b e i t ’s b e t t e r n o t t o w i n a t a l l . I n 2 0 0 9 O i l y M u r s
c a m e s e c o n d to J o e M c E l d e r r y a n d is n o w m u c h m o r e f a m o u s . In 2 0 1 0 O n e D ir e c ti o n
c a m e t h i r d , a n d t h e r a d i o h a s n ’t s t o p p e d p l a y i n g t h e m e v e r s i n c e .

A n s w e r # 2 an sw er ed 10 h o u r s ag o
B a n d s h a v e b e e n u s i n g t h e I n t e r n e t f o r p u b l i c i t y f o r y e a r s n o w . I t ’s c h e a p , q u i c k a n d e a s y .
L o o k a t J u s t i n B ie b e r . In 2 0 0 7 , w h e n h e w a s j u s t 1 2 , h e e n t e r e d a lo c a l s i n g i n g c o m p e t i t i o n
a n d c a m e s e c o n d . H i s m u m f i l m e d h i m a n d p u t it o n Y o u T u b e . T h e n s h e p u t o n s o m e m o r e
v i d e o s o f h i m s in g in g . In 2 0 0 8 a t a l e n t s c o u t c a ll e d S c o o t e r B r a u n a c c i d e n t a l l y c li c k e d
o n o n e o f J u s t i n ’s v i d e o s . H e r e a l l y l i k e d w h a t h e s a w a n d w e n t t o m e e t t h e y o u n g
B i e b e r . T h e r e s t i s h i s t o r y . A n d t h e n t h e r e ’s L i l y A l l e n . S h e h a d a c o n t r a c t w i t h a m u s i c
lab el, b u t th e y w e r e to o b u s y w ith b ig g e r a rtists to g iv e h e r a n y a tte n tio n . S o s h e
p o sted s o m e of h er m u sic on M y S p ace. S o o n , s h e h a d te n s of th o u sa n d s of fans, a n d
lo ts o f a tte n tio n f ro m h e r lab el. T h a n k s to t h e In te rn e t, s h e b e c a m e a s ta r o v e rn ig h t.

A n s w e r # 3 an sw er ed 2 d ay s ag o
I ’v e b e e n w r i t i n g s o n g s s i n c e I w a s a t e e n a g e r . I n e v e r r e a l l y t h o u g h t a b o u t m a k i n g a
reco rd , b u t w h e n I sta rted m y b a n d I a lso sta rted to g e t m o re se rio u s a b o u t m y m u sic.
W e h a v e n ’t b e e n p l a y i n g t o g e t h e r v e r y l o n g , b u t p e o p l e s a y w e ’ r e r e a l l y g o o d . N o w
I 'm r e a lly k e e n o n m a k i n g a c a r e e r in m u s i c . I t h in k t h e b e s t a d v i c e is t o s t a r t s m a l l
a n d g r o w b i g . W e ’v e b e i n g d o i n g a l o t o f b u s k i n g i n t h e s t r e e t s a n d t h a t ’s h e l p e d
u s g e t a g o o d l o c a l f o l l o w i n g . W e ’r e n o w g e t t i n g i n v i t a t i o n s f r o m c l u b s in t h e a r e a
to c o m e a n d p la y s h o w s . L o a d s o f f a m o u s p e o p le s ta r te d o u t b u s k in g . E ric C la p to n ,
o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t g u i ta r is t s in t h e w o r l d , b u s k e d o n t h e s t r e e t s o f L o n d o n w h e n h e
w as young.

■ THiNK VALUES 2 Wh at should t hese p eo p le d o t o realise th eir

dream s? Give advice. Mak e notes f or each one.
Fo llo w in g yo u r d r eam s
D av id / jo in clu b
1 Mat ch t hese p eop les wit h t heir dream s.

Jessie is a really g ood artist. 3 SPEA K IN G Wo r k in pairs. Com p ar e yo u r ideas.

□
Kylie loves acting.
D av id should join a football club. He should
David is great at foot ball. practise for three hours every day.
Lance has writt en a book. □
T want to get it published.’ 4 SPEA KIN G Discuss t hese questions in small
T want to be in a play.’ groups.
T want to play professionally.1 1 Wh at is your dream ?
d

’I’d love to have an ex hibition of

о

2 Wh at can you d o to make it com e tr ue?

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Pronunciation
Presen t p er f ect cont inuous
b een : st r on g / Ы:п/ and w eak / bin/
Com p let e the sentences with the corr ect form of Go t o p ag e 120.
the words in brackets. Check your answers in the
online forum on page 49.
Wo r k in pairs. Find out how long your
1 I ___________________ (write) songs since I was
p artner has been doing these things.
a teenager.
2 W e ___________________ (do) a lot of busking in 1 living in their house? walking?
the streets. 2 learning English? talking?
3 W e ___________________(not play) together 3 going to school? playing an instrument?
ver y long.
How long have y ou been For two y ears.
2 Match the ex am ple sentences below with the playing the drums?
rules. Wr it e the num bers 1- 3.
1 I've been learning the piano for two years.
V O C A BU L A RY
2 I've been practising the piano since 10 am,
Mak in g music
3 I’ve been playing the piano all day and I'm tired
now. Com plete the st ory o f Dym onde with the verbs
in the list.
RULE The present p erf ect continuous is used won start entered released enter
for actions happ ening over a p eriod o f time. downloading writes record going playing
We use it to:
a emphasise how long an activity has been Alan Bolan is a musician. He 1 songs On e
happening. The activity may or may not be day he decid ed t o 2 a band, so he put an
complete. □ ad vert in the paper. He soon found the band mates he
b talk generally about situations or activities that was looking for. They practised hard and started
started in the past and are still continuing now. □ 3 local gigs. A few months ago they d ecided
c talk about situations or activities that have to 4_________a talent show. They 5_________ the
stopped but have a result in the present. competition, and their prize was a day in a recording
□
studio. They used it to 6_________a single called Love
M e Never. They 7 the single on their website
3 Choose th e correct words. t wo weeks ago, and loads of peop le have been
it. It's already 9________ the charts. Radio
1 He's been talking / talked on the phone all morning.
stations have been playing it loads, too. Nex t month
2 I've b eing/ been playing this game for hours now.
they are 10 on tour all over the country. Rock
3 M y dad hasn't/ haven't been feeling well for a critics are predicting a big future for Dymonde.
few days.
4 They've been/ b eing studying since 10 o'clock.
5 We haven't/ hasn't been living here for ver y long.
6 The dog's been b ark ed / barking for half an hour.

4 Com p let e the sentences. Use the corr ect form of

the word s and fo r or since.
1 We'r e tired because we (run)
_________ hours.
2 I ___________________ (wait) for her
40 minutes!
3 H e _____ _____________ (watch) T V __________ 2 ЕЗЭЯЯШЭ Wo r k in pairs. Ask your p artn er
9 am. about their favourite band. Use the expressions
4 She's red because sh e___________________ (lie) in in Exercise 1.
the sun_________ this morning.
5 Th ey___________________ (walk) in the rain W ho writes the sonjs?
_________ an hour and they're really wet.
6 Dad’s exhausted because he Have y ou dow nloaded any o f their sonjs?
(work) in the g ar d en _____ he got up.

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W R IT IN G ■ T H iN K SELF- ESTEEM
Wr i t e t he st ory o f yo u r f avourit e band . Mu sic an d m e
Wr i t e about: 1 Do t h e quiz.
• how t h ey started.
2 SPEA K IN G Wo r k in pairs. Discuss t he quiz.
• how long th ey have been together.
• how th ey becam e successful. • Do you agree or disagree with you r score? Wh y?

• some of their fam ous hits. • Wh at music d o you listen to when you are sad?

• how long you have liked them. • Wh at songs have special m emories for you?

• why you like them. • Wh at are your favourite song lyrics?

• Ho w d o you choose what clothes to bu y?
• W h a t m u sic d o y o u r f r i e n d s l ik e?

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1 Г «1 ЕП Listen t o t he in t er view wit h Does m usic rock
Tom . Wh at is he talk in g ab ou t ?
y o ur world?
2 СИ Л ЕН List en again and (cir cle)
t h e correct answers. Som et im es t here Could you liv e
is m or e than one correct answer. wit ho ut it?
1 Ho w does Tom feel when he hears
a good new b and ?
Take ou r q u iz an d find
A really excited o u t ju s t h o w im p o rta n t
В worr ied m u sic is in y o u r life.
C happy
For each question, choose the sentence that describes you
2 Wh er e does Tom hear new music?
best. Then work out your score and find out ju st how music mad you are.
A on the radio
В on the Internet I o n l y l i s t e n t o m u s i c w h e n I’m h a p p y .
C from his friends M u s i c m a k e s m e f e e l b e t t e r w h e n I’m f e e l i n g d o w n .
3 Wh er e does Tom get music? I listen to d iffe re n t m u s ic d e p e n d in g o n h o w I feel.
A He downloads it.
I h a v e lo a d s o f m e m o r ie s c o n n e c te d to d ifferen t s o n g s .
В He borrows it from his friends.
I n e v e r listen to m u s ic fro m w h e n I w a s y o u n g e r.
C He buys CDs.
I g e t b o r e d w ith s o n g s q u ick ly .
4 Wh en does he listen to music?
A b ef ore he falls asleep M y m u sic a l ta ste in flu en ces th e c lo th e s I w ear.
В when he takes a shower M u s ic h a s n o th in g to d o w ith fa sh io n .
C when he d oes his hom ework I d o n 't really th in k a b o u t w h a t I w ea r.
5 Ho w does Tom feel when he dances?
I h a v e th e s a m e m u sic a l ta s te s a s m y b e s t friends.
A silly
I lik e d iff e r e n t m u s i c f r o m m o s t o f m y f rie n d s .
В happy
C He doesn't dance.
I a l w a y s k n o w if I ’ m g o i n g t o b e f r i e n d s w i t h s o m e o n e
w h e n t h e y tell m e t h e ir t a s t e in m u s ic .
3 C frlUtl- ll Now listen t o Sara I a l w a y s lis te n to t h e ly ric s in s o n g s .
answering t h e same questions
M e lo d y is m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n lyrics.
and com p let e t h e sentences.
M e l o d y a n d ly ric s a r e b o t h r e a lly i m p o r t a n t in a s o n g .
1 Sara m ostly listens to ...
2 Sara hears new music ...
3 She d o w n lo ad s... 5-8: Music doesn’t rule your world. You like
4 She always listens to music
K ey
it and you probably listen to it, but it’s not so
when ...
Q1 A - 1 В - 2 С -3
important.
Q2 A -3 В - 2 С -1
5 Wh en she dances she
9-11: Music plays an important part in your Q3 A -3 В - 1 С -2
f e e l s...
life, but it isn’t the only thing that matters. Q4 A - 1 В - 3 С -2
1 2 -1 5 : Music is your world and you would Q5 A - 1 В - 2 С -3
find it difficult to live without it. You live,
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1 Wo r k in pairs. Ho w im p o r t an t are t h ese things if yo u w an t t o 2 Read t h e ar t icle q u ick ly.
b e a p o p st ar? Pu t t h em in o r d er 1- 6. Wh a t o t h er things can yo u t h in k o f ? Wh i ch o f t h ese t hings
d o esj o h n O t w ay h ave?
musical t alent a g o o d m anager loyal fans
g o o d looks luck g o o d songs

[ II* ]

ohn Otway has been playing music has released more than ten albums. He very loyal fans. When someone asked him

J and making records in the UK for

more than 40 years. Over the years he
has played hundreds of concerts. He
has written two autobiographies. He has
worked with some of the country’s best
musicians and he has even made a film
about his life. But despite all of this, most
people have never heard of him.
Otway released his first record in
1972, but it was the punk movement a
few years later that really gave him his
big chance. Otway wasn’t the greatest
musician but his songs were always fun,
and his performances on stage were
always entertaining - there was a good
chance he would fall off the stage at least
once in each show. The punks liked him,
and in 1977 he had a small hit when his
single Really Free made it to #27 in the
UK top 40 charts. Otway really enjoyed his
success but unfortunately, no more came.
Not one of his records over the next 30
years was a hit.
Although he never had much
commercial success, Otway had a lot of
what he would like for his 50th birthday,
his reply was:‘A second hit.’ His fans went
out and bought as many copies of the new
single Bunsen Burner as they could. And
in October 2002, Otway finally saw his
wish come true. In a chart that featured
international superstars like Pink, Will
Young and Oasis, Bunsen Burner made
it to #9. Many high street shops refused
to sell the record, saying that Otway was
too old and unattractive for the teenage
market. Otway didn’t care. He celebrated
his success with an appearance on TV’s
biggest music show Top of the Pops.
These days John Otway continues to
play his music around the country, and
there are always plenty of people who
are happy to go and watch him perform.
He’s a great example for anyone who
loves making music. You don’t have to
be young, good-looking (or even very
talented) to enjoy a long career in the
music business.

3 Read t h e ar t icle again. For each q u est ion , m ark t h e co r r ect an swer А , В, C or D.
•*
1 Wh ich sent ence best d escr ib esj o h n Ot w ay's
p o p u lar it y in t h e UK?
A M an y p eo p l e d o not k now his name.
В Ever yo n e knows his name.
C He was p o p u lar 30 year s ago b u t he isn't p op u lar
any m ore.
D H e’s q u it e p o p u lar wit h a lot o f old p eop le.
2 Wh ich sent ence best d escr ib esj o h n O t w ay as a
musician and p er f or m er ?
A H e’s a ver y t alen t ed song wr it er and guitarist.
В He enjoys p erf orm in g and m aking music.
C He's a punk.
D He's g o o d at writing hit singles.
3 W h y d id som e shops not sell his single Bunsen
Burner?
A Because t h ey t hought it was ter rib le
В Because it wasn't a ver y big hit
C Becau sejo h n O t w ay d id n ’t wan t them t o have it
D Because t h ey t hought no o n e wou ld b u y it
4 Wh at is t h e m essage o f th e tex t?
A You d o n 't have t o b e young to b e a successful
p o p star.
В It ’s im p or t an t t o b e successful.
C Do wh at you love doing.
D Musicians g et b et t er as t h ey get older.

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GRAMMAR V O C A BU L A RY
Pr esen t p er f ect sim p le vs. p r esen t Mu sical in st ru m en t s
p er f ect co n t in u o u s 1 Mat ch t he instrum ents wit h t he word s in t he list.
1 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h t he ver b p la y in the Wr i t e 1- 8 in t he boxes.
cor r ect tense. Look at t h e art icle on page 52 t o 1 drums 2 bass guitar 3 sax ophone 4 piano
check yo u r answers. 5 violin 6 t r um p et 7 k eyb oar d 8 guitar

1 H e __________music for m ore than 40 years.

2 He hundreds o f concerts.

2 Co m p let e t he rules and m atch th em wit h the

ex am ples sent ences in Ex ercise 1.

RULES:
Use t h e p r esen t p e r f e c t _________________t o
talk ab o u t an act io n t h at is n o t finished. □
Use t h e p r esen t p e r f e c t ............._ .......... t o
stress t h e finished result o f a co m p let ed act ivit y
an d t h e amount co m p let ed . □

3 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h t he phrases in

t h e list.
've b een having H a s ... been preparing
've b een wat ching ve eaten haven't taken
've played 've b een playing ’s been writing
's writt en 's m ade

1 Sar ah __________m ore than 200 poem s. She

....... ........ poem s since she was eight.
2 I .............— piano lesson for t hree years. I
______ _ any piano exams yet.
3 I __________football since I was five. I _______
for t hree different teams.
4 W e __________films all evening. W e ________
t hree bags o f pop corn b et ween us.
5 M u m _________ m ore than 100 sandwiches.
__ sh e__________ for the p ar t y all m orning?

4 Co m p let e t h e sent ences using t he cor r ect form s

o f t he verbs.

1 He aut ographs since he was ten.

He over 500. (collect) 2 L!> JKIH Listen. Wh i ch instr um ent is playin g?
2 Jad e _____ ____ over 5,000 photos on her 7 b as s g u it ar
phone. She _them ever since she
тт. ш ш ту
bought it. (take)
3 Mum since 6 am. She SPEA K IN G
. over 400 km. (drive)
Wo r k in pairs. An sw er t h e questions.
4 We for an hour. We
m ore than 2 km! (swim) 1 Do you play an instrum ent? If yes, how long have
M r Bo sw o r t h .. . _____________m ore than 2,000 you been playing it? If no, would you like to play an
5
children. H e ___ since he was 22. instrum ent?
(teach) 2 Wh ich o f the instruments in Exercises 1 and 2 d o you
really like? Wh ich instruments don't you like?
6 They __ apples all day. They
hundreds! (pick) 3 Wh at famous musicians can you think o f ? Ho w long
have th ey been playing music? Have you seen them
playing live?

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PH O T O ST O RY: ep i so d e 3
Lo o k at t h e p h o t o s an d an sw er t h e q u est ion s.

1 Wh at 's Luke's p rob lem ?

2 Wh at suggestions d o Meg an and Ryan m ake?

Г N o w r ead an d list en t o t h e p h o t o st o r y.
Ch eck yo u r answers.

OLIVIA What’s up, Luke? Aren't you excited?

LUKE Not really. Well I am, but...
MEGAN Have a look at this. There’s going to be a
RYAN What? What's the matter?
concert in our park.
LUKE I’m just a bit upset. I mean, where am I going
OLIVIA Wow - The Unwanted! I’ve just heard
to get £20 from? I’ve run out of money. I spent
their new song. I love it.
all my money for the month on that new video
RYAN And Daddy D - awesome! I’m so going to go.
game I told you about.
MEGAN Me, too. I can’t wait.

MEGAN Can’t you ask your dad?

LUKE Noway. He won’t lend me money.
Especially for a concert. He hates my music.
OLIVIA Tell me about it. My parents can’t stand
my music, either.
RYAN But listen, why don’t you sell something?
LUKE I haven't got anything I want to sell.
OLIVIA Nothing at all?
LUKE No, nothing.
LUKE Well, there’s no point in getting upset.
I can’t go and that’s that.
RYAN Well, if you say so.
OLIVIA Come on, Luke. I’m sure we’ll sort
something out.
RYAN This cat’s been following us for ages.
Hey, kitty!
MEGAN She’s so cute. But you’ll have to stay
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D EV EL O PIN G SPEA K IN G

3 Wo r k in pairs. Discuss what happens next in the

story. Wr it e down your ideas. W o r d W is e
IЛ/е t h in k t h a t R y an fin d s s o m e m o n ey in t h e Phrasal verb s wit h out
s t r e e t a n d y iv e s it t o L ake . 1 Com p let e each of these sentences from the
unit so far with a word from t he list.
4 » н а * ! Wat ch to find out how the st ory
continues. come find run went started sort

1 Lots of famous musicians out

5 Com p let e th e sentences with the names in the
list. There are t wo extra names.
Sophie Lucky Tidd les Sammy
1 Ryan thinks the cat's name should b e - - - - - - - - -
2 Olivia calls the cat - - - - - - - - -
3 Luke calls the cat _______ ___
4 The cat's real name is- - - - - - - - -
playing on the streets of London.
2 His fans_________ o u t and bought all the copies.
Tiger i Lucy
3 Their new single has j u st _________ out.
4 Com e on, Luke. I'm sure we’l l - - - - - - - -
something out.
5 I've_________ o u t of money.
6 Listen and o u t how the story ends.

6 W h y d o t h e k id s ch o o se t h o se nam es? 2 Match the phrases and the definitions.

1 start out a discover
PH R A SES FO R F L U EN C Y 2 find out b begin your working life
3 go out c leave your house
1 Find the expressions 1- 6 in the story. Wh o says
them ? How d o you say them in your language? 4 com e out d app ear in a shop so
peop le can buy it
1 I can't wait. 4 Tell me about it.
5 r u n ou t e find an answer or solution
2 Wh at ’s up? 5 There's no point in ... to a problem
3 No way. 6 If you say so. 6 sort out f use all of something

Com plete the conversations. Use the expressions 3 Com plete the sentences with the correct
in Exercise 1. form o f the verbs in Ex ercise 2.
1 A H ey M an d y .1_________ ? 1 John isn’t here. H e ______ about 20
В I'm t ir ed ! I had problems with the hom ework minutes ago.
last night. 2 It’s a really old film. I think it
A 2_________ ! I took four hours to finish it! And I about 2005.
think I got some things wrong. 3 We need to go to the supermarket - we
В M e too. Oh w ell.3_________ worrying about it. of milk.
Let’s give it to the teacher, and see. 4 The police are trying t o _________ who
2 A The Cup Final’s on T V tonight.4_________ ! started the trouble last night.
В I know. It's really exciting. Do you want to come 5 We had some problem s with the computer,
and watch it with me, at my house? but w e _________t h em __________ yesterday.
A 5 ! Your television's terrible. 6 She’s a famous singer now, but sh e_________
В Wel l ,6__________ But I think our T V ’s really
asad an “ r- iM u m m iif
good.

FU N C T IO N S
Ask ing ab o u t feelings Help f u l suggest ions
1 Match the questions and t he answers. ROLE PLAY Wo r k in pairs. St ud ent A: go to page
127. Stu dent B: go to page 128. Look at the role
1 Wh at 's up Luke? a Not great.
cards and d o the role play.
2 Is something the matter? b Yes, I'm fine.
3 How are you feeling? c Nothing.
4 Ar e you OK? d I'm just a bit upset.

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1 Mat ch t he word s and phrases in t he list wit h the
pictures. Wr i t e 1- 6 in t h e boxes.
1 a beautiful beach 2 a d ir t y beach
3 clean wat er 4 an attractive landscape
5 an endangered species 6 a p olluted river
Wo r k in pairs. Wh i ch o f t he ab ove are
easy / dif ficult / im possib le t o find in yo u r town
or co u n t r y? Discuss using t he ex pressions below.
• There is / ar e lots of ... in ...
• I think 50 years ago t here were m ore / f e w e r ...
• It would be good to have m ore ...
Tell yo u r p ar t n er ab o u t places you
have visit ed . Wh i ch o f t he things in Ex ercise 1 did
you see?
Усагв ago I v isited... / saw lots of...
I w as surprised / disappointed to s e e ...
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4 IE Look at t h e sent ences b elow ab ou t the
environm ent . Read and listen to t he art icle to
d ecid e if each sentence is corr ect or incorrect.
If it's corr ect, m ark it A. If it's incorrect, m ark it B.
1 Black rhinos are far m ore endangered
b
than tigers.
2 A t the beginning o f the last century there
were ten times m ore tigers than now.
3 The fishing industry gets m ore m oney for
fish that are in danger than f or t he ones
that are not.
4 The fishing laws are ver y strict, and the fishing
industry keeps to them.
5 Financial interests play a big role in
deforestation.
6 Sea levels rise as sea tem peratures fall.
5 Rewrit e t h e false sent ences f rom Ex ercise 4
to m ake t hem true.

1 Endangered species
Th e b lack r hino in A f r i ca is in ser io u s clan g er o f
b eco m in g ex t in ct . Th is is b ecau se so m e p eo p l e
t h in k r h in o horn h as sp ecial p o w er s. T h ey p ay
en o r m o u s sum s o f m o n ey f o r it. So p eo p l e kill
r h in os an d sell t h ei r h or n s. Tig er s ar e in ser io u s
d an g er , t o o . A t t h e b eg in n in g o f t h e 2 0th cen t u r y,
t h er e w er e ab o u t 1 00 ,0 0 0 t ig er s. N o w t h er e ar e
o n ly ab o u t 3 ,0 0 0 lef t . In a f e w year s' t im e, t h er e
m ig h t n o t b e an y t i g er s lef t at all! T h ese ar e j u st t w o
ex am p les. M an y o t h er an im als ar e en d an g er ed , t o o .
So m e o f t h em m ay b e g o n e f o r ever ver y so o n .
Jo e Wag n er, Cap e Town
2 Overfishing
It 's n o t lo o k in g g o o d f o r t h e fish p o p u lat io n . Cer t ain
sp eci es ar e in d an g er , an d t h er e ar en 't m an y o f
t h em in t h e sea w h er e f ish er m en u su ally g o . Fish in g
sh ip s ar e t h er ef o r e g o i n g f u r t h er an d f u r t h er o u t
in t o t h e o cean s. T h ey t r y t o g et t h e r ar e sp eci es
b ecau se t h ey can g et b et t er p r ices f o r t h em . If
t h in g s g o on lik e t h is, 4 0 year s f r o m n o w t h er e
w o n 't b e an y fish lef t in t h e seas. It 's n o t t o o lat e
yet , b u t it m ay b e so o n . Th e o cean s n eed m u ch
st r ict er law s an d a f ish in g in d u st r y t h at k eep s t o
t h em . Rick Caven d ish , San D ieg o
■ THiNKVALUESI
Car in g f o r t h e w o r ld
1 Read and tick ( / ) t h e values t hat are linked wit h
t he p rob lem s discussed in t he art icle.
1 We have responsibilities toward s future
generations.
2 Peop le have a right to express their
opinions freely.
3 All p eo p le have a right to live in peace.
4 Ou r behaviour can make a difference.
5 Hum ans have a responsibility to p rot ect
end angered species.
6 We must change our behaviour towards
our planet.
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3 Deforestation
A b o u t 3 0 % o f t h e w o r l d 's lan d is still co ver ed wit h
f o r est s. Bu t e ver y year , w e lo se ar eas as b ig as t h e
co u n t r y o f Pan am a. Big co m p an ies ear n m illions f r o m
p r o d u ci n g w o o d , p ap er an d car d b o ar d f r o m t h e
t r ees. Fo r est s ar e also cu t d o w n t o m ak e m o r e sp ace
f o r g r o w i n g cr o p s such as so ya o r cr eat in g h u g e
cat t l e f ar m s. Th e co n seq u en ces o f d ef o r est at i o n ar e
d r am at i c an d p ar t l y r esp o n sib le f o r clim at e ch an g e.
A b o u t 7 0 % o f t h e w o r l d 's land an im als an d p lan t s live
in f o r est s. If w e lo se t h e f o r est s, w e will lo se m illions
o f sp ecies. A lejan d r o Silvas, Q u it o
4 Rising levels of sea water
O v e r t h e last 20 year s o r so, sea w at er t em p er at u r es
h ave b een g o i n g up. A s a co n seq u en ce, t h e ice cap s
ar o u n d t h e p o l es h ave st ar t ed t o m elt , an d sea levels
h ave st ar t ed t o rise. If t h is d o esn 't st o p , t h e w at er
will rise f u r t h er an d m ay f l o o d m an y islan d s. Th en
so m e co u n t r ies lik e t h e M ald i ves w o n 't b e t h er e
an y m o r e. T h er e is also a d an g er t h at so m e h u g e
low- lying co ast al cit ies m ig h t en d up b el o w t h e sea.
It 's h ar d t o im ag in e w h at t h e co n seq u en ces o f such
ch an g es m ig h t b e. Gajk ar an San u , N e w D elh i
2 ВЗНЯШЗ Wo r k in pairs. Say w h at you t hink
ab o u t t he values.
I think n u m ber ... is an important value.
It say s ... an d I agree t h at .... bo y ou agree?
Yes. if we don’ t ..., then future
generations w ill/w on t ...
Politicians/People/Every body shou ld ...
/ think it's good t h at ...
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will (not), m ay (not), might (not) f o r Th e en vir o n m en t
p r ed ict io n 1 Mat ch t he word s wit h t h eir definit io ns.
1 Co m p let e t h e ex am ples fr om t h e art icle on page ex tinct a official rules that say what p eop le
57. Un d er lin e o t h er ex am ples o f w ill, w o n 't, m ay are allowed and not allowed t o do
(n o t ) and m ig h t (n o t ). Then co m p let e t he rule. laws b to change from solid to liquid
1 In a few years' time, t h er e__________any tigers left. (for example, from ice to wat er)

2 Som e animals _________ f orever ver y soon. waste c a large am ount o f wat er covering
an area that is usually d r y
3 If we lose the forests, w e ____ _____millions of
species. m elt d not existing any m ore
flood e things that make water, air,
and the gr ound unclean
RULE: Use will o r 1__________to express future pollution f material that p eo p le thr ow away
certainty, and 2_____ ___ (n o t) or m ight (n ot) to because t h ey d o not want or
express future possibility.*1
6
5
4
3
2 need it any m ore
J 2 SPEA K IN G Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer
2 Co m p let e t he sent ences. Use w ill or w o n 't and the questions.
verb s in brack et s. 1 Wh ich animals d o you know that are extinct or in
1 I'm not ex actly sure, but I think she _________ (be) danger o f ex tinction?
hom e b y eight o'clock at the latest. 2 Wh at laws to p rot ect the environm ent are there
2 I w o n d er if p eo p l e__________(live) on other in your count ry?
planets in the future. 3 Wh at problem s with waste are there where you live?
3 I'm worried ab out him coming with us. I'm sure he 4 Wh at might hap pen if the ice around the north
(like) any o f the p eop le at the party. and south poles melts?
4 Wh o d o you t h in k __________(win) the next 5 Ar e floods com m on in you r count ry?
Wo r l d Cup ? 6 A r e the air and wat er ver y polluted in you r area?
5 It's getting cloudy. Do you think i t __________(start) Wh at could your class d o to help fight pollut ion?
raining soon?
6 Oh, d on ’t w o r r y ab out m y parents. I’m sure they 3 Л >!>1И!!И Mat ch t he word s in t h e list wit h the
(b e) angry. pictures. Wr i t e 1- 4 in t he boxes. Then listen,
r ep eat and check .
3 Read t he sent ences and circle t h e correct word s. 1 smog 2 recycling 3 litter 4 rubbish
1 Don’t w o r r y I w ill / m ight pick you up at 7.
2 The weat her's a real problem . We m ay I m ay not
b e able to go for a walk.
3 She’s not feeling well at all. She m ight / m ight not
have to stay at home.
4 It m ay I m ay not be cold later so take a j um p er
with you.
5 It’s my d ad ’s birthday tom orrow. M y wif e and I are
going to visit him, so we def init ely w o n 't! m ight not
be here.
6 I'd like to get up and watch the sunrise wit h you,
but I m ay / won't just sleep instead.

Wo r k in pairs. Think ab o u t yo u r next

w eek en d . Talk about :

a sport you will / won’t d o

som eone you m ay / may not see
a film you might / might not watch
4 Think ab o u t t h e en viron m en t in yo u r countr y.
Mak e notes.
s o m e r iv e r s p o llu t e d
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5 ЕЗШ ЯШ Я Wor k in pairs. Look at your notes
from Exercise 4. Make predictions for the next
30 years. Which environmental issues concern
you the most? Then report to the class.
Some of the rivers in our country are
polluted, for example... We think this will
create big problems for the fish, an d ...
In some parts of the country, for example in ...,
the air is polluted. We think this will change.
There will be stricter laws so there w ont b e ...
L IST EN IN G
Read the headlines in the online newspaper
story and look at the images. Wr it e down six
words you might find in the article.
Incredible Edible
Carrot s in t he car park
Radishes on t he roundabout
The deliciously eccent r ic st ory of t h e t own
growing ALL its ow n vegetables.
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2 You are going to listen to a story about
a town named Todmorden. Use the information
from the newspaper story and your imagination
to say what you think is special about it. Then
listen and check.
3 L S> lfKl Listen again and answer the questions.
1 What's the project 'Incredible Edible' all about?
2 Wh o takes part in the project?
3 Wh o had the idea?
4 How did they get the idea?
5 How did people react?
Do you think the experiment will last? Wh y
or why not? Would you like to see a similar
experiment in your town or neighbourhood?
FU N C T I O N S
Ex pressing surprise and ent husiasm
1 L D i i H i Listen to the radio programme again.
The phrases below can be used to express
enthusiasm. Tick the ones that the report er uses.
What a brilliant idea!
That sounds wonderful!
How exciting!
That's amazing! (wonderful! etc.)
Wow!
Oh, really?
Incredible! (Cool! Fascinating! etc.)
2 Put the dialogue in order. Read it out with
a partner.
A He has offered me a role in his next film.
A I'm only going to meet Stephen Spielberg.
7 A I'm going to California this summer.
A Three hours.
В Cool!
В Oh, really? Only three hours. Why's that?
В How exciting! What are you going to talk about?
В Wow! That sounds exciting. How long are
you going to stay there?
3 H « M Practise dialogues with a partner.
A says something surprising, В reacts using one
of the expressions from Exercise 1 and asks a
question. A says something surprising again,
etc. Use your own ideas, or the ones here.
• go to the moon
• meet Bradley Cooper
• have an important meeting
• see an alien
• only eat white food
• stay up all night
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■ T RA IN T O TriiNK
Dif f er en t p er sp ect ives This m orning w e took
Meeting the guys who
1 Read t hese d if f eren t tex ts. Mat ch t hem wit h part in t he Incredib le
t he tex t t yp es in t h e list. Wr i t e num ber s 1- 4. Ed ib le project. I w as so w ant to plant vegetables
Give yo u r reasons. There are t w o tex t t yp es proud wh en I saw that by the football field at 5 ...
you d o n 't n eed t o use. all of t he 27 children in Hope to CUL8R. S.
m y class had brought
note newspaper article
veg et ab le plants ...
d iary entr y inform ative leaflet
Rep o r t er M ac
tex t message ad venture story H en d o n has l ear n ed
... to buy OUR vegetables. t h a t t h e co u n cil w i l l
Wo r k in pairs. Discuss wh o t he They come from local farms so o n p u b li sh a list o f
tex ts are f or and w hat t h eir p u r p ose is. in the neighbourhood. They sp ar e lan d t h a t can b e
are organic and fresh - used b y t h e In cr ed i b l e
/ think tex t 1 is probably fo r ... and you don’t have to pick Ed i b l e p r o j ect . It has
/ think somebody wrote it in order t o ... them yourself. Prices are b een ...
reasonable, the quality is high!

REA D IN G
1 Read t he tex t. Wh at t yp e o f tex t is it? Choose fr om t he t yp es in t h e ex ercise above.
Wh o m ight this tex t b e f or ?

S m a ll c h a n g e s , B IG c o n s e q u e n c e s
6 th in g s y o u c an d o to h e lp th e e n v iro n m e n t
1 . D o n 't le a v e y o u r D V D p la y er, y o u r
c o m p u te r o r o th e r e le c tric a l a p p lia n c e s o n
s t a n d b y . If y o u s w i t c h o f f y o u r T V c o m p l e t e l y
w h e n y o u 'v e s t o p p e d w a t c h i n g , it w o n 't u s e
a n y e le ctricity . P e o p le th in k t h a t a g a d g e t
o n s ta n d b y u s e s o n ly th e e lectricity fo r th a t
'little r e d lig h t'. N o t t r u e !
2. W h e n y o u c h a r g e y o u r m o b i l e ,
d isc o n n ec t th e c h a rg er from th e p h o n e
w h e n t h e b a tte r y is fu lly c h a r g e d . O th e r w i s e
y o u 'r e w a s tin g e n e rg y .
3. If y o u r e u s e y o u r s h o p p i n g b a g s w h e n
y o u g o t o t h e s u p e r m a r k e t , y o u 'll s a v e
m o n e y . If y o u k e e p t h e m a n d t a k e t h e m
w ith y o u th e n ex t tim e y o u g o sh o p p in g , y o u
w o n 't n e e d n e w b a g s . D o n 't f o r g e t t h a t a
lot o f e n e r g y is n e e d e d to p r o d u c e p la stic 5. M a k e s u r e n o n e o f t h e t a p s i n y o u r h o u s e
b a g s , a n d p la s tic w a s t e is a d a n g e r f o r t h e d r i p . If a t a p d r i p s , it w a s t e s t h r e e o r m o r e
e n v iro n m e n t. U n le ss p e o p le sto p th ro w in g litres o f w a t e r a d ay .
p la stic a w a y , t h e e n v iro n m e n t w ill s u ffe r 6. T h i n k b e f o r e y o u t h r o w t h i n g s a w a y , a n d
ev en m ore. tell y o u r fa m ily to d o t h e s a m e . T h e y m a y
4. D o n 't l e t t h e w a t e r r u n w h i l e y o u 'r e n o t w a n t to u s e a n old m o b ile, c o m p u te r or
b r u s h i n g y o u r t e e t h . If y o u t u r n i t o f f a n d u s e M P 3 p la y e r a n y m o re . T h a t d o e s n 't m e a n
a c u p o f w a t e r t o r in s e y o u r m o u t h , y o u 'll t h o s e t h in g s s h o u l d e n d u p in t h e litte r b in .
s a v e a lot o f w a te r ! If t h e y g o t o a c h a r i t y i n s t e a d , o t h e r p e o p l e
m ig h t fin d t h e m v e ry u se fu l.

Wo r k in pairs. Cover up t he tex t and t r y to 3 Read t he tips again. Wh i ch o f the

com p let e t he sentences. suggestions ...

1 A gadget on st andb y u ses... • d o you alread y d o?

2 Wh en your ph one is fully charged you should ... • would b e easy for you to start doing?
3 Plastic bags are a problem for the environm ent because ... • would be difficult for you to follow?
So w e should ...
4 Wh en you brush your teeth it’s bett er to ...
5 Taps should n ever ...
6 Before you throw som ething away, ask yourself wh o m ig h t ...
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G RA M M A R 4 Co m p let e t h e q uestions. Use t he cor r ect form o f

t he verbs.
First co n d it io n al; unless in f irst
0 Wh at w ill you do if they
co n d it io n al sen t en ces
d o n ' t he lp you? (do / not help)
1 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h t h e corr ect form 1 If y o u __________, __________ y o u __________ good
o f t h e ver bs. Look at t he leaflet on page 60 marks in your test? (not st udy / get)
and check yo u r answers. Then choose t he right 2 Unless the w eat h er __________really bad on
answers t o m ake t h e rules. Sunday, w e __________to the beach, (b e / go)
1 If you switch off your T V com p letely when you 3 If sh e____ ______you to her birthday party,
have st op p ed watching, i t _______ __ (not use) any __________y o u __________ her a present? (invite /
electricity. buy)
2 If you reuse your shopping bags when you go to 4 Sh e __________him unless h e __________ her ver y
the superm arket, y o u __________(save) money. nicely, (not help / ask)
3 Unless p eop le stop throwing plastic away, the 5 If I __________to visit yo u ,__________ y o u ________
environm ent _______ (suffer) even more.•* me around your t own? (com e / show)

Wo r k in pairs. Ask and answer

RULE: We use t h e first cond it ional to talk ab o u t
questions using t h e first cond it io n al. Use your
the consequences o f a 1possible / impossible
own ideas or t h e ones here.
future action.
• Condition clause: i f + present simple 1 Wh at will you d o if it rains all week end ?

• Result clause: w il l / w o n 't + main verb 2 Wh at will you b uy if you get some ex tra m oney this
m onth?
The cond it ion clause can com e b ef o r e or after
t he result clause. 3 Wh at will you d o tonight if you don't have any
hom ework ?
Unless means 2only if I if not.

V O C A BU L A RY
2 Mat ch t h e parts o f t he sentences.
Ver b s t o t alk ab o u t en er g y
1 Unless som eone lends me a bit o f money, □ 1 L. Mat ch t he ver b s wit h t h eir definit io ns.
2 I'll only b e able to go to the concert
Wr i t e 1- 8. List en and check .
3 They won’t pass the exam □
4 Wo n ’t she miss the train □ 1 to reuse
4 to waste
2 to th r ow away
5 to charge
3 to recycle
6 to disconnect
a if my dad drives me there, 7 to save 8 to leave on st andb y
b if she doesn't leave f or the station now?
a not to switch an appliance off com p letely
с
d
I won't be able to take the bus home,
unless th ey st udy hard.
so it is read y to be used at any time □
b to collect and treat rubbish in o r d er to
p rod uce useful materials that can be
3 Wr i t e first cond it io n al sentences. Then d ecid e
used again
in which o f th em you could use u n less.
c to fill up an em p t y bat tery again
0 environm ent / suffer / if / w e not recycle m ore
d to get rid o f something
T he e n v ir o n m e n t w ill s u f f e r i f w e d o n ’ t
e to stop som ething from being wasted
rec y c le m o r e . T he e n v ir o n m e n t w ill s u f f e r
u n le s s w e rec y c le m o r e. f to stop the connect ion b et ween an electrical
appliance and the p ower source
1 if / 1 give this ph one / ch ar it y / t h ey find som eone
g to use som ething again
who needs it
2 if / this tap not stop drip p ing / how much wat er / h to use too much o f something or use it
we waste in a day? incorrectly □
3 situation / becom e worse / if t h ey not change 2 SPEA KIN G Wo r k in pairs. Discuss these questions.
behaviour
1 Do you waste a lot o f energy? Wh at could you do
4 Look - bat tery full! / if you not disconnect charger/
to save energy?
you waste energ y
2 Wh at things d o you reuse?
5 if she read this book / she understand situation
bett er 3 Wh at things d o you recycle? Do you think there is
enough recycling d on e where you live? Wh y ?
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1 Lo o k at t h e p ict u r e. Do yo u k n o w w h at this is?
2 ш а Read an d li st en t o t h e ar t icle.
W h a t an im als d o es it m en t io n ?
STOP! BEFORE IT^ ’S TOO
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Th e Him alayas
W h y sh o u l d w e c a r e ?
Th e Himalayan mountains in Sout h Cent ral Asia contain
many of the w o r ld ’s tallest p eak s, including Mount
Everest .They also contain the biggest num ber of
g l aci er s after the N o r t h and South poles.Three of the
great est rivers in the world st ar t from these mountains:
the Ganges, the Indus and the Yangtze.These rivers
provide w at er t o a billion people in Asia.
W h a t ’s h ap p en i n g ?
The biggest danger t o the Himalayas is g lo b al
w ar m i n g , which is melting the glaciers fast .There is also
a huge problem wit h deforestation in the mountains.
Many species of animals such as the tiger, the rhino and
the sn ow leopard are in danger.
Th e Am az on
W h y sh o u l d w e c a r e ?
The Am azon in Brazil is the largest tropical rainforest in
th e world. It is hom e t o I0 % of the w o r ld ’s wildlif e.The
Am azon River is the largest in the world and contains
th e m ost f reshwater fish on the planet. It is also home
t o 350 different t r i b es. But perhaps m ost importantly, it
provides between 25 and 30 % of the w o r ld ’s oxygen.
W h a t ’s h ap p en i n g ?
The biggest t h r e a t is deforest at ion.This happens to
make space f o r farm land and t o have wood. As a result,
many animals are endangered, among them the golden
lion tam arin and the jaguar. Since 1950 we have lost
m ore than 17 % of the Am azon rainforest. We can’t
afford t o lose any m ore.
SPEA K IN G Wo r k in p airs. Say w h at t h ese
n u m b er s in t h e ar t i cle r ef er to.
A billion — t hat' s t he n u m be r o f people
a 1,000,000,000 d 1,000
in A sia t h at j e t t h e ir w at e r from t he
b 350 e 2,000
Q an jes, t he In du s an d t he Y ang tz e.
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Th e Galapagos Islands
W h y sh o u l d w e c a r e ?
The Galapagos Islands are one of the m ost amazing
places on Earth .These t i n y islands are 1,000 km from
Ecuador in th e Pacific, and contain many species of
plants and animals that are found nowhere else in the
world, among them the giant t ort oise, the Galapagos
penguin and the Galapagos sea lion.They are also
famous because th e scientist Charles Dar win spent tim e
there studying the wildlife.
W h a t ’s h ap p en i n g ?
The Galapagos Islands are ver y f r ag il e.Th e greatest
dangers t o them include overfishing, pollution and
t ourism .There is also a th reat of animals from ot her
parts of the world arriving on th e islands and killing the
local wildlife.
Th e Gr eat Bar r i er Reef
W h y sh o u l d w e c a r e ?
The Gr eat Bar r ier Reef, off the east ern coast of
Australia, is over 2,000 km long. It is the only living
o r g an i sm on the planet th at you can see from space.
It is hom e t o 1,500 different types of fish, 400 different
types of coral, 2 15 different types of birds and six
different types of turtle.
W h a t ’s h ap p en i n g ?
W e have already lost 10 % of all the coral, but scientists
f e ar that we will lose 70 % m ore in the nex t 40 years.
The greatest dangers t o the reef are pollution and
overfishing.
SPEA K IN G Can yo u t h in k o f
an y o t h er areas o f t h e w o r ld
t h at ar e in d an g er f r o m
en vi r o n m en t al d am ag e?
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5 VOCABULARY M at ch t h e w o r d s in b o ld in t h e ar t icle w it h t h e d ef in it io n s. Wr i t e t h e w o r d s.

0 g r o u p s o f p e o p l e w h o l ive t o g et h er , u su al l y o u t si d e t o w n s an d cit ies, an d h ave t h e sam e lan g u ag e,

cu l t u r e, an d h i st o r y t r ibe s
1 t h e r ise in t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e Ear t h 's cl i m at e ___________
2 a l ivin g t h i n g ___________
3 ar e af r aid ___________ Pronunciation
4 w e a k / easy to d am ag e Д/ , / v/ , / Ь/ con so n an t sound s
5 l ar g e m asses o f ice t h at m o ve sl o w l y ___________ Go t o p ag e 120.
6 t h e t o p s o f m o u n t ai n s ___________

7 v e r y sm all _________
8 so m et h i n g t h at w ill p r o b a b l y h arm o r d es t r o y so m et h i n g else

WRITING
An ar t icle f or t h e school m agazine T h e sad s to ry
1 Read this art icle from a school magazine. o f a o n c e b e a u tif u l riv e r
An swer th e questions.
he Quiller River was once so beautiful that there
1 Wh at is its purpose?
2 How has the river changed?
T is even a song about it. And now?
The situation is alarming. There are lots of factories
3 Wh at are the main reasons for the problem s?
along the river. Newspapers have recently reported
4 Wh at will happen if the situation doesn’t change?
that the water in the river is totally polluted. There
5 Wh at should be done?
are hardly any fish left, and the water itself smells
2 Put the word s in the corr ect o r d er to make terrible. The situation will be even worse in a few
sentences from t he article. Then go through it years unless factories stop polluting the water. So I
and under line the evidence the writ er uses to really think politicians should do something about it.
support each o f these statem ents. We need stricter laws to protect our river.
1 so / the / beautiful / once / Quiller River / was And just look at the river banks. They are covered in
2 situation / alarming / is / the litter. It seems that there are lots of people who throw
3 the / river / and / look at / banks / just 5
4
3 their waste into the river. This must stop! We should
all get together and help clean up the river banks.
3 Match the sent ence halves. Wh ich of them
talk ab out possible consequences? Wh ich are If politicians wake up and we all do something, we
suggestions? Wh ich are predictions? might once again be able to enjoy the beauty of the
1 If politicians wake up and we all do something, river. Let’s hope it’s not too late.
2 We need stricter laws
3 In a few years' time
4 So I really think politicians 5 Ch o o se o n e o f t h ese en vir o n m en t al p r o b lem s
5 The situation will be even worse in a few years an d m ak e n o t es ab o u t w h at t h e sit u at io n is now,
a to protect our river, p o ssib le co n seq u en ces an d w h at sh o u ld b e d o n e.

b unless factories stop polluting, a one of the problems mentioned in this unit, for
c we might once again be able to enjoy the river, example, deforestation in the Amazon
d should do something about it. b an environmental issue in your town or country
e all the fish may be dead.
6 Wr i t e an ar t icle f o r yo u r school m ag az in e raising
4 The article has four paragraphs. Wh ich o f them ... aw ar en ess ab o u t t h e en vir o n m en t al issue yo u
h ave ch osen .
a expresses the writer's hope that the situation will
be bett er in the future? • Find a good title.
b introduces the topic? • Write an introduction that catches the reader's interest.
c describes problems and says what should be done? • Describe what the problems are, what you think the
consequences might be and what should be done.
d describes problem s, says what will happen if
nothing is done and what should be done?

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■ THiNK EXAMS

READING
Par t 5: Fo u r - o p t io n m u lt ip le- ch o ice cloze
1 Read t h e tex t b elow and choose t he corr ect w ord f o r each space.
For each question, m ark t he correct lett er А, В, C or D.

I'm an eco- counsellor at my school. It ’s a j o b I have we 5 a plan to stop littering around t he

0 ___ doing for 6 months, and it’s som ething I school. We put up p o st er s6 , and I even
enjoy a lot. As an eco- counsellor I'm responsible m ade a small speech in a school assembly. It's
1 ___ making sure that our school does as much alread y had an amazing impact, and you 7______
2 ___ it can for our environm ent. ever see any rubbish on the floor in a the school.
We 8 d ecid ed to get students to think about
Alt og et h er t here are six o f us. We have 3______
recycling. We have now got different bins for glass,
m eeting once ever y t w o weeks, and we discuss
p ap er and plastics in 9 ____classroom. If we all
what we can d o 4______ encourage students to
10 the bins, our school will b e a cleaner,
think about their behaviour and how to b e m ore
healthier place.
environm entally friendly. For example, last month

0 A b ei n g В be ( c ) b een D w as

1 A for В of C in D by

2 A so В t h an C for D as

3 A a В - C an D the

4 A for В to C so D ab o u t

5 A d id В m ad e C r an D m ak e

6 A ever yw h er e В n o w h er e C an yw h er e D so m ew h er e

7 A o f t en В so m et i m es C h ar d ly D o c c as i o n al l y

8 A too В also C as w el l D el se

9 A all В so m e C every D no

10 A u sin g В h ave u sed C ar e u sin g D u se

WRITING
Par t 1: Sen t en ce t r an sf o r m at io n s
2 Her e are som e sent ences ab o u t music.
Fo r each q u est io n , co m p let e t h e seco n d sen t en ce so it m ean s t h e sam e as t h e f irst .
Use no m o r e t h an t h r ee w o r d s.

0 We m oved into this house t w o years ago. 3 If you don’t practise, you ’ll never be a g ood drum mer.
W e ________h av e b e e n living in this house You won’t be a g ood drum m er
for t wo years. practise.

1 Their new CD isn’t as good as t he last one.
Their last CD w as__________________________ their
new one.
2 Two hours ago he got into the pool and started
swimming.
H e __________________________ f or t wo hours.
4 They cam e on stage at 8 pm and t h ey’re still playing
now t w o hours later.
They ______________ ___________ on stage for t wo
hours now.
5 There a 5 0 % chance that I’ll go to the show on
Saturday.
I __________________________ to the show on Saturday.

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V O C A BU L A RY
1 Co m p l et e t h e sen t en ces w it h t h e w o r d s in t h e list . T h er e ar e t w o ex t r a w o r d s.
release st andb y tour ex tinct flood record
enter waste charge m elt d own lo ad t h r o w aw ay

1 Is it O K if I _____________ my m obile ph one in your room ?

2 It's getting warm now, so l think t he snow w i l l _____________ soon.
3 D o n 't _____________water. You shouldn't stay in the shower f or m ore than four minutes!
4 Ou r WiFi connection is really slow. It takes a long tim e t o _____________ songs.
5 They've record ed a new CD, and they're going t o _____________ it next week.
6 You can't win the com petit ion if you d o n 't _____________ it!
7 Af t er the band released their new record, t h ey went o n _______ ___ ..... for three months.
8 If it carries on raining like this, t h er e might be a _____________ tonight.
9 There aren't m any o f these animals left in t he world. They could b e ___________ in a f ew years.
10 Don't switch it of f co m p let ely- leave it on .... , OK? /10

G RA M M A R
2 Co m p let e t he sent ences wit h t he word s in t he list.
unless if have played have been playing won’t might not
1 I didn't study for the test. I ___________ pass it, I’m sure!
2 Sorry, Mum. My shoes are really dirty. I ......................football in the park.
3 We won't go for a w alk___________ it rains.
4 I don't feel very well, so I . go to school tomorrow. I'm not sure.
5 I'll never finish this homework___________ you help me. Please!
6 Everyone in the team is really tired. We three games this week already!

3 Find and correct t he m istake in each sent ence.

1 He's being working here for over ten years.

2 If it will rain, we'll stay at home.
3 I've been making fifty sandwiches for the party tonight.
4 W e m ig ht t o g o o u t to n ig h t .

5 You won’t do well in the test unless you don't study.

6 Ouch! I’ve been cutting my finger. /12

FU N C T I O N A L L A N G U A G E
4 Co m p l et e t h e sen t en ces w it h t h e w o r d s in t h e list.

bit doing Ho w matter news not sounds up

1 A Hij ack . Wh at 's the ?

В Not hing much. I'm just a ... upset.
2 A Wh at 's_____________ , Maria? Wh y are you crying?
В I'm crying because I’m happy. I won a com petition.

3
A _____________ exciting! I'm really hap p y for you.
A Ho w are you ?
I О
В Well, great. But I'll be OK, I think.
4 A I've got some ! We'r e going to get a cat.
В That great! I'm sure you're really happy.

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Asking questions 1 Match the pictures and the sentences.
1 Put the words in order to make questions. 0 It’s dry and cloudy. [p ]
0 are / from / where / you 1 It’s warm and sunny.
W here are yo u from _______________________ ___ ? 2 It’s cold and foggy.
1 you /1 5 / are 3 It's hot and humid.
? 4 It's wet and windy.
2 doing/you/are/w hat 5 It’s rainy and freezing. | |

3 do /d o /y o u /what
______________________________________ ?
4 do/like /do in g /yo u /w h at
?
5 like/you/TV /w atching/do

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2 Write the questions.

—
0 A Areyou. 13______________________________ ?
В Yes, I am. Last Saturday was my 13th birthday.
1 A ________________________________________ ?
ВI'm just finishing my homework. I won’t be long.
2 A _ ....................................................... ?
В India, but I live in the UK.
З А ?
В Yes, I do, especially football. Families
4 A _ .... ? 1 Complete the sentences. Use the words in
В Hanging out with my friends. That’s my the list.
favourite thing.
wife | granddad | father | cousin j mother
5 A ____ ? husband j sister grandma | aunt | uncle
В I’m a teacher.
0 My mother is my father’s----- wife-------
3 Answer the questions in Exercise 2 so that they 1 M y___________is my mother’s mother.
are true for you. 2 M y___________is my aunt's child.
3 My uncle is my aunt's___________.
4 My aunt is my cousin's___________.
5 My aunt is my father’s____________
6 M y___________is my grandmother's husband.
7 M y ___________is my cousin’s father.
8 M y __________ is my mother’s husband.
9 My mother’s sister is m y___________.

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2 l iu o i Listen and com plete the table. В EXPERIENCES

Meeting people (tense revision)
1 Match the pictures and the sentences.

□
1 She's met lots o f famous people.

□
2 She met the president last night.
3 She was having dinner with the president

2 Complete the sentences. Use he and the verb eat

in the tenses in brackets.

Relation Age N a tio n a lity Job 0 __ He ate __ a really good curry last night.
to Zoe (past simple positive)

Jess student 1 _______________ any breakfast this morning.

Tom
Karen
3 Choose three people from your family. W rite one
or tw o sentences about each one.
M y aunt's и ш с is Laura. She's from Brasilia.
She's 3 4 and she's a businesswoman.____
(past simple negative)
2 A _______________ all his vegetables?
(past simple question)
В ________________(negative short answer)
3 _______________ when I phoned him.
(past continuous statement)
4 A _ _ _____________Japanese food?
____ (present perfect question with ever)
В (positive short answer)

3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms o f

the verbs.

A Have you ever0 . been— (be) late for a concert?

S U M M IN G UP В Yes. 11_________(be) late for a big concert last
year. It was Florence and the Machine.
1 CT rcle t h e co rre ct w o rd s.
A W h a t2 (happen)?
A Hey, what °you are l(pre~yoii; doing?
В Well, 13_________(miss) my train. So I 4
В I'm writing an email to my 1cousin / sister Gabriel
(get) to the concert hall at 9 o'clock, not 8 o'clock.
in Buenos Aires.
A 5 __ y o u _________ (see) the show?
A In Buenos Aires? W hat 2does he do I is he doing
there? Is he there on holiday? В Yes. The concert6_________(start) at 8.45, so of
В Yes. His mother - my 3aunf / uncle - married course, when I 7_________(go) in the band
an Argentinian man. They're there on holiday, 8 .. . _ _ (play). But I 9______ __ (see) about
visiting the family. 75 per cent of the show. And it's the best concert
A That's nice. Is the weather good there right now? 1,0 ____ ever__________(see)!
В Yes, Gabriel said it was 4hot and sunny / freezing.
Irregular past participles
A Hot? But it’sjanuary!
В In Argentina, January is summer, remember? 1 W rite the past participles o f the verbs.
A Oh, right. Listen.5Are you / Do you like watching 1 think 6 g°
films on TV?
2 ride 7 see
В Yes, why?
3 have 8 win
A There's a great film on this evening. Come and
watch it with us. 4 drink 9 eat

В OK, thanks. But I'll finish my email first! 5 read 10 wear

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2 Complete the sentences. Use the verbs from 2 Read the conversation again. Answer the
Exercise 1. questions.
0 Someone has d ru n k my orange juice! 0 W hat did Dana lose?
1 This book's great. I've __________it five times. She lost h er mobile p h o n e . ___
2 I haven't_________ the film yet. Is it good? 1 How did she feel about losing it?
3 I love motorbikes, but I've ne ver_________ one.
4 I've got a suit, but I've never _ _ _ _ _ _ it. 2 W hy did she feel this way?
5 She isn't here. She's _ to the park.
6 I've never _ _ _ _ _ _ a prize. 3 H ow d id she fin d it?

3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct forms

of the verbs. 4 W here did she find it?

0 No ice cream, thanks. I’ve eaten (eat) enough.

5 W h a t d o e s ja c k th in k a b o u t her story?
1 Oh, you're from Peru? I . (think) you were
Spanish.
2 This book is great. Have you _ (read) it? Furniture
3 I've (lose) my keys. Have you got them?
1 Put the words in order to make items in a house.
4 We (run), but we still missed the train.
0 keds ---------- desk
5 I (go) to bed late, so I'm tired today.
1 elvsesh
6 I know I've (see) that man before, but I
2 pretac ______ _........ ......
can't remember where it was.
7 I (wear) this dress to the party last week. 3 r e s h w o ____________________

8 We (ride) 30 km on our bikes yesterday. 4 o tilte ____________________

5 o r e o k c _____________ _______
Losing things 6 foas

1 Put the conversation in order. 7 rirrm o ____________________

8 a r c h m i r a ____________________
□ JACK W hat did you lose?
9 b e d ra ro w ____________________
□ JACK So what did you do? Did you find it?
10 nustaric ____________________
□ JACK What?! That’s not losing something -
that’s just a story about being untidy! 11 p a l m ____________________

Ш JACK Have you ever lost anything really

important?
2 Which of the items in Exercise 1 might you find
in each room? Some items might be in more than
□ JACK How did you find it? W here was it?
one room.
□ JACK That’s terrible! How did you feel?
1 b e d ro o m
□ DANA M y m obile phone. It wasn't expensive,
but it had all my friends’ numbers on it.
w a rdrob e ___ _______ _ _ __________
2 living room
□ DANA Well, I got my mum’s phone and I rang
my number. I heard it ringing. It was
somewhere in my bedroom . I looked 3 kitchen
in the wardrobe. It wasn’t there. Then I
looked under the bed and there it was.
4 d ining room 5
H dana Horrible. It was like losing my whole life.
| [ DANA Yes, I have.
5 bathroom
| | DANA Yes, happily, I did.

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S U M M IN G UP 3 Circle)the correct words.

1 Circle;the correct words.
A W hy didn't you come to the match yesterday?
В Oh, I was busy. I °painted /<$yospainting) my
bedroom . I s till1haven't finished / didn't finish.
A Are you just changing the colour o f the walls?
В No, I've got some new things, too. Last weekend
I 2b o u g h tl have bought a new desk and some
3shelves / curtains for the window. I want to get
a new lamp, too. But I 4didn'tsee / haven't seen
anything I like yet.
A There's a new shop in town. I saw it when we
5shopped / were shopping. They've got nice lamps.
В Thanks. I'll go and have a look.
0 I think there are(som^> / any eggs in the fridge.
1 I don't want some / any cake, thanks.
2 I'd like 500 grams o f cheese and some / any
ham, please.
3 I’m sorry. There isn't some / any pizza left.
4 I haven't got some / any butter in my sandwich.
5 This soup is really good. Try some / any.
In a restaurant
1 Put the words in order to make sentences.
Write W (waiter) or C (customer).
0 I / the / please / can / menu, / see 0
?
Can 1sec the vnena, please

C E A T IN G A N D D R IN K IN G
1 ready / you / are / order / to □ ?
Buying and talking about food
1 Complete the questions using the words in
2 OK / everything / is □ 7
the list. 3 much / too / chicken / the / salt / on / there's
got any | everything | How many j else
How much j W ould you like | help you

0 Have you $ o t any o f those Spanish oranges?

4 can / please / have / bill, / the / we □ 7
1
2
Is that
Can I ____________ ?
___? 5 a / please / four, / for / table □
3 ____________ would you like?
2 Complete the sentences with m uch or m a n y .
4 ____________ some o f those?
5 A nyth ing____________ ? 0 There are too m any small children in

6 _ is that? this restaurant.

1 There is to o .________ salt in this soup.
2 E nl»H Complete the conversation with the
2 There are to o _________ things on the menu.
phrases from Exercise 1. Then listen and check.
3 There's too ___ __ noise in here.
ASSISTANT Good afternoon. 0 Can]_kelp^yon?
4 There are t o o _________ chairs at this table.
CUSTOMER Yes, I'd like some apples, please.
5 That's t o o _________money.
i
ASSISTANT
CUSTOMER Six big ones, please. 3 Match the sentences from Exercise 2 with
the replies.
ASSISTANT O K ,2
CUSTOMER Yes.3 a I agree. It's disgusting, □
ASSISTANT I'm afraid we haven't g o t any. We've got b I'll take some away. How many do you need? □
some really nice ones from South Africa.
4
c Yes, I really don’t know what to choose,
d That's no problem. It's your birthday and I
□
CUSTOMER Sure. I'll have three. want you to choose whatever you want, □
ASSISTANT 5 e Well, it is a family restaurant, 0
CUSTOMER Yes, it is. 6 f Yes, let's go somewhere quieter. □
ASSISTANT That's £3.80 altogether.
CUSTOMER Here you are.
ASSISTANT A nd £1.20 change. Thanks!

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Shops / Things you have to do
1 Look at the pictures. Write the shops.
2 fCircl^the correct words. Then match the
sentences with the pictures from Exercise 1.
a You have to / don't have to put a stamp on it.
b You have to / don’t have to wait here,
c You have to / don't have to try clothes on
d
over there.
You have to / don't have to keep medicines
away from children.
3 What do these customer notices mean?
Write sentences using h a v e to or d o n 't h a v e
0 'Buy now, pay later.1
Yon. can have the item now, but you don't have
to pay for it y e t. ________________________________
1 ‘Please ask assistant before trying on clothes/
2 'Cash only - no credit or debit cards accepted.'3
3 'We can deliver your shopping to your home.’
S U M M IN G UP
1 Complete the conversations. Write one word in
each space.
0 A W hy are you going to the new sagent's ?
В To buy a magazine.
1 A M y pen's broken.
В Well, you d o n 't______ ... to buy a new one.
You can use mine.
2 A I'd like _______ olives, please. 250 grams.
В OK, here you are. A n y th in g ________ ?
3 A What's the matter?
В I don't feel well. I’ve eaten too _ ______food.
D L O O K IN G A H E A D
Plans and arrangements
1 Look at Mia’s diary. Write her plans for the day.
0 A t 8 am she's meeting Liam for breakfast.
1 A fter th a t_______________________________
2 A t 1 p m _________________________________
0 3 Two hours la te r__________________________
□ 4 A t 6 p m _________________________________
□ 2
5 Finally, at 9 p m ___________________________
Read the sentences and write / (intention) or
□ A
0
(arrangement).
We're having a coffee too.
1 I’m going to read during the journey.
to .
2 I'm going to have yogurt and cereal.
3 We're meeting at the new restaurant in town.
4 I'm just having a check-up - I hope.
5 We're seeingjennifer Lawrence’s latest
film - 1can’t wait. □
3 Write about four arrangements you've got for
this week.
Sports and sport verbs
1 Circle^he correct words.
0 Do you want to go / do /(jfja ^) football later?
1 We went / did I played skiing last weekend.
2 M y friend Alex goes / does / plays rock climbing
every weekend.
3 We have to go I do I play gymnastics on Fridays.
4 I hate tennis. I never want to go I do I play it again!
5 Mum goes I does / plays running every morning.
6 We go to the sports ground on Sundays to go / do
/ play some athletics.
7 Let’s go to the gym. We can g o ! d o ! play karate.
8

Travel and plans
1 Match the sentence halves.
0 We arrived late at the railway station
and missed
1 It was late and we were tired, so we took
2 M y mum’s car is at the garage, so I rode
3 We left the cinema at 10 pm and caught
4 Last year we flew
5 He really wanted to get home, so he drove
a my bike to school today,
b the last bus home,
c to Colombia for our holidays,
d a taxi home from the airport,
e all night.
f the train by three minutes.
2 Write five sentences about the transport you
use in your life.
0 IA/Ьеи we go ov\ holiday, we usually fly.
1 ___________________________________________
к
2 BEN
3 ______________________________________ _ _
4 ____________________________ ___________
5 ___________________________________ _
3 E iMSM Listen to the conversation. Answer
the questions.
0 W here is Martha going for her holiday?
She's go in g to Ita ly .____________________
1 How long is she going for?
2 How is she getting there?
3 W hen is she leaving?
4 W hat does she need to buy in town?
5 What's her problem?
9 9
WELCOME
4 Complete the conversation with the
words in the list. Then listen again and check.
going to have | going to be | going to buy
taking | taxi | driving | leaving | flying
В going to spend | train
□ BEN Are you 0 j p t n j to have a holiday
□ this year?
□ MARTHA Yes. We're 1_____________ tw o weeks
□ in Italy.
□ BEN Lucky you. Are you 2_______________ ?
MARTHA No, we’re not. We're 3------------------------
the train. It's4_______________ a real
adventure.
BEN That sounds really exciting.
MARTHA Yes, in fact, we’re 5__ next
Monday. W e’re taking a 6*
to the station and then it’s the
7_______________ all the way to Genoa.
BEN Are you ready to go?
MARTHA Almost. I’m 8 ______ to town
tom orrow to do a few last-minute things.
Like what?
MARTHA Well, I’m 9_______________ some more
summer clothes and then I need to go to
the post office.
_
BEN The post office? Why?
MARTHA I’ve got to get a new passport.
BEN A passport! You can’t just get a passport
that quickly.
MARTHA Oh. Can’t you?
S U M M IN G UP
1 Complete the email. Write one word in
each space.
Hi Jack,
You know our school volleyball team won the local
championship last year, right? Well, this month we're
playing teams from other cities in the UK.
Next Saturday, we're 0 p la yin g against a team in
Scotland. It's a long way, so we aren’t 1_________ the
train - we're 2_________ there! I've never been on
a plane before, so I’m really excited.
I'm going to stay in Scotland until Monday. On Sunday,
I hope to 3_________ some rock climbing. There are
some great places for it up there. My friend Steve
wants to 4_________ skiing, b u t I don't think there’s
enough snow.
I'll w rite when we come back and tell you all about it.
Best,
Sandy
 GRAMMAR 3 ★ ★ ★ Look at the pictures. W hat has just
happened? W rite sentences using the verbs in
Present perfect with just, already A and the words in B.
and yet E3SSQ
A В
1 ★ Complete the sentences w ith just, already
or yet. wake «Р
fall a goal
M y little sister is really smart.
have an accident
1 She's __ learned to walk. She took her score over
start the trophy
first steps last week.
win to rain
2 She hasn't learned to read_________, but she likes
the pictures.
3 She's_________learned to count from one to five
and she's only one year o ld !

2 ★ ★ Look at Jake's to -d o list fo r tidying his

bedroom . W rite sentences using already and yet.

• tidy desk / 0 He has just ______ 1 They

woken up. ____
• put CDs on shelf X
• pick up towels and put them
in bathroom x
• make bed /
• take bin downstairs X
• hang up clothes /

2 They______________ 3 She

Jake has already tidied h is d esk _________

Jake hasn't

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Present perfect vs. past simple ВШ И 6 ★ ★ ★ Complete the text. Use the present
perfect or past simple of the verbs in the list.
4 ★ '• -• Match the questions and answers. You can use some verbs more than once.
Have you played volleyball? de j have work | not finish | not learn
Where did you play? stop | be | buy | live get j look
Did you enjoy it?
My grandmother is 65 and °has done a lot o f things
Were you good at it?
in her life. She 1________ born in the country and
Has your team won anything? 2________ on a small farm until she was sixteen.
Has your team been to different countries? She 3_________in many different places, but she
a No, I wasn't, always says the farm 4__ _ _ the best place o f all.
b Yes, I have. She5_________school because she started working
c Yes, we’ve already won three competitions, when she was fifteen. She 6________ many different
d A t school. jobs in her life - she 7________ a children’s nurse, a
e No, we haven't - not yet. dressmaker and a shop assistant among other things.

f No, not very much. She8_________in a very expensive shop in London

for several years. She 9__ ____ working after she
5 ★ ★ Complete the conversation. Use 10_________married. She 11_ _ _ five children
the present perfect or past simple and the and she 12_____ after the house.
information in brackets. Grandma loves new things. She 13 just
It's Sunday afternoon. ___ _ a laptop, but she 14 how to send

PETER M um , I'm bored. W h a t can I do?

emails yet. I'm going to her house to help her now.

MUM (finish your homework?)

0 Have you. flu Lshedvour homework?
PETER (last night). GET IT R IG H T !
Yes, I finished it all last night. Present perfect with just, already
MUM (tid y your room?) and yet
1 _________ __ i Learners often make w ord order errors w ith just,
PETER (yesterday) I already and yet.
2 I / I have ju s t finished my homework.
: X Ijust have finished my homework.
MUM (take the dog out?)
j / He has not passed his exam yet.
i X He has not passed yet his exam.
PETER (before lunch)
I / We have already finished our project.
4 • X We already have finished our project.
MUM (wash yo u r bike?) Correct the following sentences.
0 I already have finished my application.
PETER (on Friday)

1 M y brother has yet not had a summer job.

MUM (phonejim ?)
2 I already have le

PETER (this m orning / no answer)

MUM (watch your new DVD?)

9 ________ _

PETER (last night)

10

MUM Well, I don't know. W hat about helping me

with the washing up?
PETER Erm ... maybe not!

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VO CABULARY

W o rd list

positive
talented
popular active

brave
laid-back

caring
intelligent

charming
funny

cheerful
friendly

confident

easy-going creative cool

Co llo cat io n s just

do a degree / an interview It was just a joke.
make a cake / friends Tom's just arrived.
miss the bus / your family The book was just fantastic!
sign a contract / an autograph
win a com petition / a prize
write a novel / a song

Ke y w o rd s in co n t ex t

admire She never gives up, and I admire her for that.
attract The Eiffel Tower attracts thousands o f visitors every year.
complain The food was horrible, so we decided to complain to the waiter.
decorate I'm going to decorate my bedroom with pictures and posters.
genius He wrote music when he was only five years old! He was a genius
hero She helped the country to become independent, and now she’s a national hero
organise I'm going to organise a party for him.
original No one else paints like him - he has very original ideas.
poem I gave her a book o f poems for her birthday.
round o f applause The audience loved the music, and they gave the musicians a big round o f applause at the end.

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 1 i A M A Z I N G PEOPLE

Personality adjectives ШЗЕ1

1 ★ ★ (^TrcjeSthe correct option: A, В or C.

0 An active person A loves theatre. (в)is always doing something. C sleeps a lo t

1 A brave person A takes risks when it's necessary. В is often angry. C doesn’t like talking.
2 A creative person A often makes mistakes. В has original ideas. C works very hard.
3 A charming person A is very good-looking. В has a lot o f money. C is easy to talk to.
4 A cheerful person A often feels sad. В enjoys life. C often gets angry.
5 A laid-back person A is very relaxed. В can't wake up in the morning. C never goes out.
6 A confident person A doesn't w ork hard. В believes in him-/herself. C will keep a secret.
7 A positive person A sees the good in everything. В is frightened o f the future. C is often bored.
8 A talented person A has got a lot o f money. В isn't good at sports. C is good at something.

2 ★ ★ Read the text. Complete the adjectives.
The first and last letters are given.
My ideal friend is very °ac tiv e - that's important
because I play a lot o f sports and I want him to play
5 Complete the text. Use the correct forms
of the verbs in A and the words in B.
A have make (x2) sign do
В a party albums a degree a cake his autograph

basketball in my team. He’s ’ I_________-_________к
and knows how to have fun, so he’s a good person
to hang out with. I need a friend who's really
2t_________d with computers, because I'm not good
at IT and he could help me. Maybe it would be
good if he was 3c_________g too - I'm not very
4c_________t, so he can help me talk to girls! (I know -
I need to be more 5p e, right?)
The members o f Jason's band 0 arc having a p a rty
to celebrate. Jason's mum has 1____________________
Some o f the band's friends are asking Jason to
2________ ____________ on their T-shirts. Cherie, the
singer, is still planning to 3 _______________ in
music at university next year, but says she can still
4____________________ with the band.

3 ★ ★ ★ Write one or two sentences about people

you know (friends or family). Use adjectives from WordWise ШШ
Exercises 1 and 2. Phrases w ith just
6 Tick ( / ) the five sentences that can
be completed by addingjust.
0 I've ... cleaned the floor. 0
1 That horror film, The Blob, is ... terrifying. □
Collocations И Ш
2 He can't tell you if you d o n 't... ask. □
3 This dress is alm ost... perfect. □
4 ★ -Vk Complete the text with the words in
the list.
4 The flower show w as... amazing. □
5 H e's... a child, but he's a talented artist. □
w on | w rite | d o | signed | missed | have
6 No problem, it w as... a thought. □
Last year, Jason's band were on T V - they 0 vuovi
7 Gemma has ... phoned. She's on her way. □
7 Match the sentences in Exercise 6
a talent show. Jason was a bit unhappy because
with the meanings of ju s t.
his mum 1_________the show (she was ill). But the
band members are very excited because they’ve 1 a short time ago [ 0] [
just2_________a contract with a record company. 2 only

The band members are talented musicians - they 3 really О Q

3_________all their own songs. They're hoping
to 4_________a lot o f success on the music scene.
Tomorrow morning, Jason is going t o 5_________
an interview on TV.

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R E A D IN G 2 Read the article. Tick ( / ) four jobs that it mentions.

REMEMBER AND CHECK Match the people with 1 comedian □

the statements. Then check your answers in the 2 film star □
online survey on page 13 o f the Student's Book. 3 songwriter □
1 Bias mum 4 novelist □
2 M r Donaldson 5 singer □
3 Alex's grandmother, Gwen 6 translator □
4 Unclejack
3 Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true)
a spends a lot o f time away from home. or F (false).
□
□ b has just done a parachute jum p for charity. 0 Joseph Conrad started to learn English when
c is very laid-back. he was twenty. m
□
□ d devotes all his time to his family. 1 Conrad spoke English like an English person. □
□ e is a wildlife photographer. 2 Conrad's novels aren't very good. □
f is a seriously talented guitarist. 3 V ictor Borge was a talented musician as
□

□
a child.
□ g has three children.

□
4 Borge learned English at school.
h has been on TV.

□
5 Borge was a comedian on T V in the USA.
□ i is 78 years old.

□
6 ABBA were from Switzerland.
□ j never complains.

□ к is a music teacher. 4 Do you know any other people who do things

□ i thinks life is for living. incredibly well in a language that isn't their first
language? Who?

* 4:v и
ZIN G LEA RN ERS O F EN GLISH
We all know that a lot of people - and I mean a lo t of people - learn
another language and get really good at it. I'm not including bilingual
people whose parents speak different languages to them from when
they're born. (They're lucky - they don't even have to try, right?)
No, I mean people who learn at school or even later and then get so
good at their second language that they become famous in it.

Here's an example: a Polish man Another example? OK. Barge

called Joseph Conrad. Well, his 'real'
name was Jozef Teodor Konrad
Korzeniowski and he was born in
1857. When he was in his twenties,
he became a sailor and
started to learn English.
Then he w ent to live in
England. He stayed there
for the rest of his life and
he always spoke English
w ith an accent. So what?
Well, he changed his
name to Joseph Conrad
and he wrote novels in
English. He wrote about
tw enty novels that a lot o f people
think are some o f the greatest novels
in English.
Rosenbaum was born in Denmark
in 1909. He was an extremely good
pianist - he gave his first concert
when he was just eight years old!
Later, he started to tell
jokes when he played the
piano and he became a
piano-playing comedian -
name to Victor Borge, started doing
in Danish, o f course. Then,
his ow n comedy acts and became a
when the Second World
famous TV com ed ia n -m a kin g jokes I
War started, he managed to
in his second language!
escape from Denmark and
he w ent to the USA. He was Then perhaps you can add the
31, he had $20 in his pocket Swedish group ABBA, w ho became
and he spoke no English at incredibly famous w riting and singing I
all. So, to learn English, he watched songs in English. There must be
films and went to watch American others, but I don't know any more.
comedians. Then he changed his Do you?
__________________________________ J j

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DEVELOPING WRITING

A person I know well

1 Read the text that Emily wrote about her friend Patrick. Match the pictures with three of the paragraphs.

A I'm going to write about one o f my friends, Patrick. We met when he moved into a house in my street three
years ago.
В He's a little older than me, but I always feel like he’s much older! I think that's because he's a very confident person -
he's only fourteen, but he's very sure o f himself. When Patrick talks to adults, he talks to them like he's an adult too.
He isn't afraid to disagree with adults, for example. I've never said 'No, I don't agree' to an adult, but Patrick has! I
think that's a good point about him.
C Another good point is that he's very honest. If he doesn't like something, he says so. He never says ’Oh yes, it's great',
just to be the same as everyone else. In fact, this is why some people at school don't like him very much, I think.
D Does he have bad points? Yes! He's forgetful. I remember a few times when he promised to do something, and he
just forgot! Once he promised to come to my house and help me with something. He didn't come, so I phoned
him. Like I said, he’s honest, so he said, 'Oh, no. I forgot. I’ll come right now.’ And he did. He arrived with a big smile,
saying, 'I'm awful, aren't I? I always forget. Sorry.’ I couldn't be angry with him!
E I hope we're going to be friends for a long time.

2 How many good things and how many bad things 5 Read the text again. Match the paragraphs A-E
does Emily write about? with the topics.
0 A not-so-good thing about Patrick 0
1 First good thing about Patrick □
3 Which adjectives describe Patrick? Tick ( / ) 2 Closing □
three. 3 W ho the person is □
1 polite Q 4 confident 4 Another good thing about Patrick □
2 honest 5 forgetful Write about someone you know, perhaps
3 intelligent □ 6 talented a friend or a family member (150-200 words).
• Think about the person you're going to write
4 Look at the three boxes you ticked in Exercise 3.
about. How will you introduce them to your
What examples does Emily give to show that reader?
these adjectives describe Patrick?
• What are the good things and what are the
12 not-so-good things about them? In what order
will you write about them?
• What adjectives are you going to use? What
2
examples can you use to show what you mean
by each adjective?
3 • How will you close your writing?

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L IS T E N IN G D IA L O G U E
L »)iin Listen to the 1 Put the conversations in the correct order.
conversation. Circle) CONVERSATION 1
the correct words. О We can put a football match together
1 They're discussing last between our street and Nelson Street.
weekend / going to 0» I've got an idea for the weekend.
a film / their parents. A Let's speak to some people about it now.
2 They both like an В I’ll come with you. We can do it together.
actor / a film / London.
В A football match? That's a great idea.
2 С. Ж * Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) Ш В Yeah? W hat is it?
or F (false).
CONVERSATION 2
0 Maggie thinks last weekend was exciting. В | A Thanks, but I'm not sure if we can do
1 A film premiere is the first time a new film everything before Saturday.
is shown. □ |~7~| A Julie, why don’t we have a party?
2 Maggie wants to go the premiere o f Liam A I don’t know. Can people come on Sunday?
Hemsworth's new film. □ | | A Well, the next day's M onday - that's why.
3 Maggie thinks her parents will be happy You know, homework to do, that sort o f thing,
for her to go. □ j В A party? Wow, yes! I’ll help you if you want.
4 Jason has an aunt and uncle who live Let’s have it this weekend.
in London. □ [ В OK, so forget Saturday. But you should
definitely do it. It could be Sunday.
5 Jason doesn't want to go to the film
with Maggie. □ В Oh, don't w orry about homework, Sue.
6 Jason doesn't like Liam Hemsworth. □ j
Come o n ! You've got to make this happen!
| В Yes, I think they can. W hy not?
7 Jason and Maggie are going to talk to
Maggie's parents. □
L м м Listen again. Complete the conversations.
PHRASES FO R F L U E N C Y Ш Ш
3
1 MAGGIE W ell, you know th a t Liam H em sw orth is 1 Put the words in order to make expressions.
my absolute film hero?
0 what / know Know w h a t? ______
JASON Yes, 0 o f course I know that.
1 sure / you / are / ? ____________________
So 1 ______________?
2 it / let's / face____________________ _
2 MAGGIE W ell, I’m going to th e prem iere!
JASON O h, that's a 2_______________ ! 3 that / and / tha t's_____________________

MAGGIE Oh? Do you really th in k so? 4 s o /d o n 't/th in k /1 __________________ -

JASON Yes, you 3________________ d o it. You've 5 o f / s o r t /t h in g /t h a t _____________________
always w anted to m eet him.
2 Complete the conversations with the expressions
3 MAGGIE W ow , that's great! Thank you. I'm ju s t
in Exercise 1.
w o rrie d th a t my p a re n ts ...
4 ______ , th e y w o n ’t like 0 A Hurry up. The film starts at 8.30.
th e idea. В A re yon, sure? I heard it starts at 9.00.
JASON I know what you mean. But, hey, you 1 A How did the tennis match go?
know what? You've got to В I lost. ______________ , I’m awful at tennis!
5 _______________!
2 A So what did you do over the weekend?
В N ot much - read, watched TV, ______
3 A Oh, Dad! Can I please watch The Voice?
Pronunciation
В No, you can't. I said no T V ________________
Sentence stress 4 A I know it's raining, but let’s go for a walk.
Go t o page 118. ______ E l j В ____ ________? I'm staying right here!
5 A This song's just fantastic.
В W e ll,________ _______ It's terrible.

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1 For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
0 Tennis is my hobby. 3 I’ve just spoken to my mum on the phone.
I really like playing tennis. I __________________ my mum on the phone a few
1 There are more than 100 people in my Facebook minutes ago.
friends list. 4 Nigel's only two, but he can ride a bike.
I've__________________ than 100 friends on Nigel has_____ _____________ to ride a bike and
Facebook. he’s only two.
2 Tom is a friend o f my brother's. 5 I'm always really interested when my granddad tells
T o m __________________ friend. stories o f the past.
M y granddad's stories o f the past are always

Exam guide: sentence transformations

In this section there are five questions about a certain topic. Each question contains a pair o f sentences.
The first sentence is complete. The second sentence says the same thing as the first sentence, but
some words are missing. You have to write between one and three words to complete the gap in the
second sentence.
• This question tests how well you know grammar. • Does your answer mean exactly the same as the
When you read through each pair o f sentences, first sentence?
see if you can identify what the grammatical area • Sometimes there may be more than one answer.
is. This will help you focus on the answer. Common Don't w orry about this. W rite in the answer you
areas include for vs. since, comparatives and feel more confident about.
superlatives, too vs. enough, adverbs and adjectives
• Be careful with your spelling - you'll get no marks
and their opposites, there is vs. have got, etc.
if you misspell a word.
• W hen you've written in your answer, read it 'out
• Make sure you w rite no more than three words or
loud’ in your head. Does it sound right? If not,
you’ll get no points fo r the question, even if your
rethink your answer.2
answer completes the sentence correctly.

______________________________

2 For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use no more than three words.
0 Tennis is my hobby. 3 I've got a flight to Milan in the morning.
I really like playing tennis. I'm _______________ _ t o Milan in the morning.
1 This is my first time on a plane. 4 No car is more expensive than this one.
I've __________________ on a plane before. This is __________________ car in the world.
2 Buy your ticket today. It will be more expensive 5 You can buy your ticket on the train.
tomorrow. You _ buy your ticket before you get on
If you your ticket today, it will the train.
be more expensive tomorrow.

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ENTERTAINMENT
GRAMMAR (not) a s ... as comparatives ЕШШ
Comparative and superlative adjectives 3 ★ Look at the information about two
(review) мтам cinemas. Mark 1-5 T (true) or F (false).
-r-1 „
1 ★ Complete the table. The Roxy The Gate
price £10 £8
Adjective Comparative Superlative number of seats 230 170

b ig b ig g e r 0 th e b ig g e s t friendly staff ★ ★ ★ ★
age of building 1920 1970
i t a lle r
2
distance from your house 1.2 km 0.7 km
3 4 t h e p r e t tie s t overall experience ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
5 6
e x p e n s iv e
0 The Roxy is more expensive than the Gate. 0
7 m o r e in te r e s t in g
8
1 The Roxy is smaller than the Gate □
9 10 t h e m o s t d if f ic u lt 2 The Gate isn't as friendly as the Roxy. □
11 12 3 The Gate is older than the Roxy. □
good
4 The Roxy isn't as close as the Gate. □
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w o rs e
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5 The Roxy isn't as good as the Gate. □
2 ★ ★ ★ Complete the text with the correct form of 4 ★ ★ Complete the sentences about the
the adjectives. cinemas using (not) as ... as and the adjectives.
I've just been to see Gravity and I can say that it's 0 The Roxy isn’t as cheap as (cheap) the Gate.
0 the m ost am azing __ (amazing) film I've seen this year.
1 The Roxy______________________ (friendly) the Gate.
It's brilliant. The special effects are incredible. They're
2 The G ate__________________________ (big) the Roxy.
1 _________________ (realistic) than any other
3 The Roxy______________________(modern) the Gate.
special effects I've seen. You feel like you're in space
with the actors. I really like space films. I thought Apollo 13 4 The G a te __________________________ (far) the Roxy.
was really exciting, but Gravity is even 5 The Gate __________________ (good) the Roxy.
2 __________________ (exciting). Sandra Bullock and
5 ★ ★ ★ Complete the second sentence so that
George Clooney are two o f 3_____________________
it means the same as the first. Use no more
(professional) actors in Hollywood and they do some of
than three words.
the 4 ____________ (good) work o f their careers
in this film. O f course, the fact that George Clooney is 0 There has never been a film as good as Titanic.
5 __________________ (handsome) man in the world Titanic is the _ th e b e s t film ever.
helps! The film is on at the Odeon until Friday. Tickets are 1 The film is disappointing compared to the book.
6 __________________ (cheap) in the afternoon than in The film isn’t ______________ the book.
the evening and the cinema is 7--------------------------------
2 Avatar is the most successful film o f all time.
(empty) then too. But whatever you do, don't miss it!
No film has be en_______________Avatar.
3 Despicable Me 2 is funnier than Despicable Me 1.
P r o n u n cia t io n Despicable Me 1 as Despicable Me 2.
W o r d s e n d in g w it h sch w a / э/ 4 Spider-Man and Superman are equally bad.
G o to page 118. ЕЭ Spider-Man is ______________ Superman.

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Making a comparison stronger or
weaker 1ШКН
6 ★ ★ Look at the pictures. Mark the sentences X
(not true), / (true) or / / (the best description).
A Tim is taller than his brother.
В Tim is a lot taller than his brother.
C Tim isn’t as tall as his brother.
1 2
Г» - Я form of the words in brackets.
Floyd Ramsey
A Floyd is heavier than Ramsey.
В Floyd isn't as heavy as Ramsey.
C Floyd is a bit heavier than Ramsey.
2 □
A В isn't as expensive as A.
В В is much more expensive than A.
C A is cheaper than B.
Ruby
A Ruby's test was far worse than Ellie's.
В Ellie's test was better than Ruby's.
C Ellie's test wasn't as good as Ruby's.
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7 ★ ★ ★ Complete the sentences so that they are
true for you. Use о lo t, m uch, fa r, a little and a b it.
0 I am much shorter than my best friend.
1 Maths English.
2 Playing sports__________________ watching TV.
3 Chocolate__________________ apples.
4 W in te r___ summer.
5 Dogs__________________ cats.
Adverbs and comparative
adverbs
★ Mark the underlined words ADJ
/ (adjective) or ADV (adverb).
УУ 0 He plays football worse than I do. A bV
1 Her German is better than mine.
He speaks more clearly than you.
3 You walk more quickly than me.
4 It's raining a lot harder today.
★ ★ Complete the sentences with the correct
‘W hy can’t you be more like your cousin Kevin?’ my
mum always says.
0 He talks to adults more politely (polite) than you.
1 He studies (hard) and always does
______________(good) than you at school.
His bedroom is ______________(tidy) than yours.
He eats__ (quick) than you.
He writes _ (careful) than you.
He treats me (kind) than you.
GET IT R IG H T ! &
Comparatives and superlatives
Learners often incorrectly use b e tte r instead of
be st and la s t instead of la te st.
У Friday is the best day o f the week.
X Friday is the bettef day o f the week.
У I use the Internet to get the latest news.
X I use the Internet to get the last news.
'Circle* the correct words.
0 This cinema always shows the last / latest films,
don’t think pizza is best/ better than hamburgers.
2 Was it the last / latest one left i n the shop?
3 It was one o f the best / better days o f my life!
4 He likes to wear the last / latest fashion.
5 It's the best / better restaurant I know.
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 VOCABULARY

W o r d list
action film

(rom com)

talent show chat show

game show
reality show

sports programme ‘So f television^

ro p ra m m e s / -------news

cartoon
sitcom
soap (opera) drama series

home

Key words in context

contestant My mum was a contestant on a game show, but she didn't win anything,
crowd There was a big crowd at the football game - more than 50,000 people,
enjoyable I thought the film was really enjoyable. I liked it a lot.
equipment You can make a film with very little equipment - a good video camera is all you need,
extra They're making a film in my town and they're looking for 500 extras,
independent She's very independent. She doesn't want help from anyone,
presenter My brother is a children's TV presenter.
professional George isn't very professional. He's often late for work and never replies to emails,
scary The film was scary. I was really frightened.
scene My favourite scene in the film is when the dragon attacks the castle,
script The film has a great script. It’s really well written.

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Types o f films С I F I
1 Read the clues and complete the
crossword. Who is the mystery film character?
This type o f film ...
0 is often set in the future or in space.
1 is always exciting, with lots o f car chases,
explosions and special effects.
2 makes you laugh.
3 is exciting and a b it scary at times too.
4 is always scary.
5 tells you about the real world.
4 W rit e the t ypes of T V programmes.
6 is popular with children.
7 involves a love story and some laughs.

2 ★ ★ Read the quotations. Write the type of

film you think they come from. 0 'Tonight there's live action from Anfield, where Liverpool play
Manchester City.' spo rts program m e
0 ’Quick! We've got 60 seconds to stop the bom b
1 'Who will win the final of TheIt factor: Janice and her amazing dog
from exploding!1 actio г ф1т_
Timmy or the boy band Welcome?'______________ _____
1 'Deep in the caves o f Colombia lives a bird that
'On the sofa tonight, answering Paula Nightingale's questions, is
few people have ever seen.'_________
actor Lewis James.'_____________________
2 'The next Mars shuttle leaves at 15.00. M eet me
'Tonight on Win It OrLoseIt, three more couples compete to win
at the space station.'_________ ; £50,000.'_________________________
3 'Come on, Barney Bear. W e’ve got a problem to 'Catch up on today's stories from the UKand around the
solve.’ _________ world. Followed by the weather.'____________________
4 T love you, Thomas. I’ve always loved you. You're 5 'Minnie has a chance to make things right between Ian and James,
just too stupid to know that!’ _________ but will she take it ?'_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 'Did you see its face? I tell you - that thing isn’t
hum an!'_________
6 ’It was a rainy Thursday evening in New York -
the perfect time for a murder.1_________ WordWise ШШ
7 'W hy would I want to be a member o f a club that Ex p r e ssio n s w it h get
would have me as a m em ber?'_________ 5 Complete the sentences.
0 The show doesn't finish until 11 pm, so I don't
Types o f television programmes В1ИЯ
think we'll get borne ____before midnight.
3 ★ ★ Put the letters in order to make t ypes
1 I don't know how to get t___ , so I need
of T V programmes.
to look at the map.
0 thac hows ch a t show
2 If you don't want him to get a .d o n 't
1 sw en_________ ask about the football match. They lost again.
2 elyairt oh w s_________ 3 You look really thirsty. I’ll get you a d___
3 madra eiress_________ 4 A fter a week in hospital, he got b__________
4 nocrato_________ 5 It's an exciting film. You won't get b______
5 mage w ohs_________
6 ★ ★ What does get mean in each sentence?
6 cim tos_________
0 Call when you get there, a rriv e _
7 opsa p ro a e ______ __
1 Don’t get too excited__________
8 roptss m agroprem ___
2 I need to get new jeans__________
9 latent whos _____
3 W here did you get that idea?________
4 W hat did you get for your birthday? ...............

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1 к и 8н м ! Н : и а > и а а 1 Answer the questions. Then check yo ur answers in the article on page 31 o f the
Student's Book.

0 H o w much o ld e r is Titanic than Spider-Man 3? T ita n ic is te n y e a rs o ld e r th a n S p id e r-M a n 3.

1 H o w much cheaper to make was Titanic than Spider-Man 31

2 H o w many film s d id M o v ie fo n e consider b e tte r than Monsters in 2010?

3 W h a t was th e to ta l cost o f th e cameras, film , etc. fo r Monsters?

4 H o w many p e o p le d id it take to make Monsters?

5 H o w many main actors are th e re in th e film?

6 H o w long d id Edwards spend w o rk in g on th e film a fter film ing?

7 H o w long is Monsters?

2 Read t he w eb p ag e and co m m ent s. W h ich t w o film s d o t he co m m ent s m ainly t alk ab o ut ?

T H E M O ST EX P EN SI V E FILM O F A LL T IM E How can anyone justify spending so much money on a film?

( W ELL, U P TO 2 0 1 2 ) There are so many better things we could spend our money
on: better roads, housing for everyone, looking after our
environment, etc.
A John Carte r(2012) - This Walt Disney epic cost around
Jazzfan
$300 million dollars. Unfortunately, neither critics nor
audiences really liked it. ИЙ 9 » LIKE • COMMENT • SHARE

A Pirates o f the Caribbean - At World’s End (2007) -

This third film in the pirate story cost almost $300 million,
but made more than three times that around the world.
A The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journe y (2012) - Each of the
films in this Middle Earth fantasy trilogy cost about $250
million, meaning the total series cost near to $750 million.
A Tangled (2010) - At $260 million, this Disney animation
more than doubled its money, as audiences and critics
loved it.
A Spider-Man 3 (2007) - It cost about $260 million.
The critics hated it, but it still made nearly $900 million
at the box office.
Read the comments again. M ark the sentences
T (true) or F (false).
0 Jazzfan d o esn 't a p p ro v e o f lots o f m oney
be in g spent on a film .
1 C o tto n b u d says film studios need to
make money.
Jazzfan - you’re missing the point. Firstly, it isn’t our
money. It’s the film studio's money, so they can spend
it on what they want. Secondly, most of these films
(except John Carter so far) have gone on to make
loads of money for the studio. They’re good economic
investments.
Cottonbud
Why does it cost so much money to make an animated
film? I mean, I really enjoyed Tangled, but I can't see how
it cost $260 million!
Johnboy
Johnboy - Have you ever seen the credits at the end of
an animated film? There are so many people involved.
-They all need to get paid. Also, they probably paid th e ^ .
storywriters a lot. It costs a lot to get a good story.
Cottonbud ... f
I agree, Cottonbud. The writing in Tangled is brilliant.
I took my kids to see it thinking it was just a film for
children, but I was wrong. As a 35-year-old, I loved it. It
made me laugh out loud several times. Much better than
any of the other films on this list.
□ Johnboy

I can’t believe they spent so much money on John

2 C o tto n b u d lists th re e reasons w h y anim ated
film s cost a lo t to make.
3 J o h n b o y was surprised he liked Tangled.
4 J o h n b o y fo u n d Tangled v e ry funny.
5 Liam 86 describes John Carter as a com edy.
6 O llie C la rke says John Carter m ade him
re m e m b e r his c h ild h o o d .
Choose one o f the comments and w rite a reply
(about 2 0 -3 0 words).
□ Carter. What a waste of money - all special effects and
no story. It was so bad that it made me laugh.
□ Liam86
□ Disagree with Liam86. Thought John Carter was fabulous
□ - a good old-fashioned adventure film with brilliant
special effects. Loved it! It reminded me of the films I
watched as a boy. Don't understand why it didn't make
□ any money.
OllieClarke

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DEVELOPING W RITING

D iscu r siv e e ssa y : f o r a n d ag ain st

1 Read the essay. Does the writer agree or disagree
with the title ? ______________________________

'Watching television is a waste o f tim e.' Discuss.

A Love it or hate it, television is a part o f our lives.
Parents use it as a babysitter for their children,
teenagers watch it so they can discuss it with their 4
friends at school and many old people depend on
it for company. We all watch it, but are we really
just wasting our time?
В T V is certainly an easy way o f passing the time.
All we have to do is turn it on and watch. It’s easier
than reading a book or doing exercise. It can make
us lazy and it can become addictive. Furthermore, many programmes don't do anything
to improve our lives. There are many arguments to support the idea that we waste too much time
watching TV.
C However, in our busy lives we need time to relax and forget our problems. T V is the perfect way o f doing this.
Moreover, not all programmes on T V are rubbish. There are plenty o f programmes that teach us things and
make us think. If we choose the right programmes, T V can be a very good use o f our time.
D Personally, I don't think we can say that watching T V is always a waste o f time. O f course, it's very easy to waste
a lot o f time watching it, time that we could use for doing more useful things. In my opinion, if we plan what we
watch and keep control over how much we watch, sensible T V viewing can be an im portant part o f our lives.

2 Look at the words in ita lic s . Which ... 3 Match the paragraphs with the purposes.
tw o expressions are used to say what you think? 0 arguments to support the title a
P ersonally and _____ 1 arguments against the title □
tw o words are used to add another argument?
2 the writer's own opinion □
and
word is used to give an opposing argument? ___
3 an introduction to the topic □
4 Decide whether the arguments refer to statements A or В and whether they are for or against.
A 'Going to the cinema is always better than watching a DVD at home.'
В 'Film stars get paid too much money.'5

A or В For Against
0 They work really hard. 8 /
1 W e need to support our local cinemas.
2 You can stop and start when you want.
3 No one should get that amount o f money.
4 They make the film companies a lot of money.
5 You can watch it as many times as you want.
6 Films always look better on a big screen.

5 Choose a statement from Exercise 4. Write an essay (about 200 words).

• Your introduction should make an impact. It shouldn't say what your opinion is.
• One paragraph should support the title and one should argue against it.
• Use the conclusion to give your opinion.

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LIST EN IN G 2 Match the offers and requests in Exercise 3 with
the replies.
1 стяга Listen to the conversations. Match them
with the pictures. a No, I’m all rig h t □
b Sure - what is it? □
с I do, actually. Ш
d Not really. I can’t get the T V to work, □
e O f course I can. □
f Sure. Now, let me see. □
з Write a short conversation about the picture.

2 E frIH Listen again and answer the questions.

0 W hy does the man change his mind about getting
some help?
Becau se he drops the TV avid w a n ts t o help _
cle a r i t up.___________________________________
1 W hy can’t the man open the web page?
PHRASES FOR FLUENCY
1 Put the conversation in the correct order.
AN N A I always knew I would be. In fact, I had a
dream about it when I was a little girl.
ANN A Well, this one did!

2 W hat DVD does the shop assistant recommend? j ANN A Guess what? I've got a part in a soap opera!
ANN A I am. Have a look. It’s a letter from the
T V company.
3 W hy won't the T V work?
PAUL What? You aren’t serious!
PAUL Oh, come on! Dreams don’t mean anything.
PAUL W ow! It’s true! Looks like you're going to
D IALO G U E be famous after all.

1 Put the words in order to make requests 2 Complete the conversations with the phrases
and offers. in the list.
Offers Guess what? j have a look | after all
0 a n y /h e lp /y o u /d o /n e e d In fact | Looks like | come on

b o y o u need any help ________________________? CONVERSATION 1

1 help / 1 /y o u /c a n A 0 Guess w h a t? I won the singing competition.
_____________________________________________ ? В O h ,1_______________ ! You aren't a good singer.
2 O K /e v e ry th in g /is 2_______________ , you're terrible!
_________________________________? A You're just jealous.

Requests CONVERSATION 2
3 something / you / help / could / with / me A So did you fail the test?
? В No, I got 95 per cent!
4 hand / le n d /y o u / me / can / a A What?!
? В H e re -1
3_______________ if you don’t believe me.
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5 fe w /y o u /m in u te s /g o t/h a v e /a A It’s true!

? В I'm not stupid 5_______________!

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1 С Ш 1 Listen to some people talking about their hobbies. Match each of the speakers with two activities.
There are two activities you don't need to use.

1 Joanne ЕЮ a going to the theatre

2 Marek □ □ b going swimming
c going to the cinema
3 Alessandra □ □ d watching films on the computer
4 Jorge □ □ e going to the sports centre
f playing a musical instrument
g going shopping
h going cycling
i talking to his/her friends
j writing his/her blog

Exam
When you do a list
listen, to get yours
• Read the
what you
• Read the list o f things carefully. Pe
words to yourself in your h
aren't in
• It can be a

these words when you listen to the

Now try Exercise 2. It’s a different ki

caiUdl You will hear a girl, Maia, talking about television. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect.
If it’s correct,(^ircig) the letter A for YES. If it isn't correct, ^jrd^) the letter В for NO.
YES NO
0 Maia watches a lot o f television. A CD
1 Her favourite programme is called The Street. A В
2 The programme is on two days a week. A В
3 All the people in the programme live in the same street. A в
4 The person she likes most is called Ted. A в
5 The customers in the shop get angry with him because he makes mistakes. A в

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 GRAMMAR 3 ★ ★ Jessie wants to ask her friends some
questions for a school project. Complete them
Present perfect with for and since Ш Ш 1
with the present perfect form o f the verbs.
1 ★ Complete the sentences with fo r or sin c e 1 How long hare y o u lived (live) in your house?
and a number where necessary.
2 W hat is your best friend's name? How long
0 Matthew has worked as a computer games tester (know) him/her?
_ for three years. 3 How long _ __ (be) at this school?
1 I've lived in this house 2011. 4 What's your favourite possession? How long
2 W e’ve had our pet rabbit _____ only six weeks. ___________ _ (have) it?
3 Lauren has played the guitar in the b a n d ________
4 ★ ★ ★ Look at the table and write answers to
she was 16 years old.
Jessie's questions. Use the present perfect and
4 This tree has been here ___ _ . more than fo r or s in c e .
200 years!
5 I’ve written poem s_______ I was ten years old. Emily Jack Dan
6 Charlotte has been in the football te a m ________ 1 ten years 2010 three months
2013, so she has been a fo o tb a lle r_________ 2 Sarah, 2009 Harry, 2012 Jim, a long time
...... years.
3 five years 2012 September
7 Joshua has played te n n is _________he was four
4 bike, six months dog, two years laptop, May
years old. He was born in 2010, so he has played
tennis _ _________ years.
1 Emily has liv e d in h e r house fo r ten years......

2 ★ ★ Write sentences. Use the positive and 2 _______________________________________________

negative form o f the present perfect and fo r
or s in c e .
0 Thomas / not see / grandfather / tw o months
Thomas h a sn 't seen his g ran dfather
for two m onths.________________________________
1 Steve and Jane / be / singers / five years
3 __________________________________________________
4 _________________________________________________
1 Jack__________________________________________
_____
2 __________________________________________ —1
3 __________________________________________________
4 _________________________________________________

1 D an__________________________________________
2 Sophie / not play / football / she broke her leg
2 _______________________________________________
3 Harry / not w rite / on his blog / a long time

4 Sam / not go / to the dentist / a year
5 George and I / be / friends / we were kids
6 They / not see / a good film / more than a month7
5 ★ ★ ★ Answer the questions in Exercise 3 for you.
1 ______________________________________________
2 __________________________________
3 __________________________________________________
4 _________________________________________________

7 We / not go / on holiday / tw o years

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a, an, the or no article EFS3

6 ★ * * (^jrd^) the correct words.
Yesterday I went to °^he)l an park. I go there a lot, so
I know 1a /th e park very well. I sat on 2a /th e grass and
started to read my book. Then lots o f 3f/ie /-th in g s
started to happen.

You can do lots o f things in the park, but 4th e /~

bicycles aren't allowed. There was sa /th e boy on
6a /th e bicycle who was riding on the path. 7-/T h e
park keeper started to run after sa /th e boy on the
bike, but she couldn't catch him.

There were three small boys playing 9-/th e football

in the park too, and when one o f them kicked
]0a /th e ball, it hit n a /th e boy on the bicycle and he
fell off his bike. So the park keeper got him! I think this
is u a n /th e example o f 13- / the really bad luck!

7 ★ ★ Complete the text with a , a n , th e or

- (no article).
People have k e p t0___ —___cats as pets for
thousands o f years. Cats are 1________ good example
o f how 2_________animal can h e lp 3_________ people,
by catching 4_________rats and 5_________ mice, for
example. This is probably 6 ________ most important
reason ancient people had 7________ cats. These
days, many people have a cat at home, but they only 9 ★ ★ ★ Read Exercise 8 again. Change the four
keep it f o r 8________ pleasure. Sometimes the cat sits incorrect sentences so that they are correct.
on 9___ _____owner’s chair or knee, and the owner 1

ge ts10_________pleasant feeling when that happens. 2

3
8 ★ ★ Read the sentences. Tick ( / ) the four
that are correct. 4

1 I love the dogs. □

2 I saw a beautiful dog in the park yesterday.
3 The dog in the park was bigger than mine.
4 It was standing beside the very small dog.
5 I think the small dog was a Chihuahua.
6 I think the dogs make really good friends.
7 There are many different sizes o f the dogs.
8 I saw a picture o f the biggest dog in the world.
□ GET IT R IG H T !
□ a(n) and no article
□ Learners often use a (n ) where no article is
□ needed, and no article where a is needed.
□ У I had a great time with my friends last Saturday.
□ X / had great time with my friends last Saturday.:
□ Complete the sentences with a (n ) or - no article.

~p.Hji
1 M y brother works as____chef in a hotel.
P r o n u n cia t io n
2 Do you need to book .... . accommodation?
W o rd stress
3 We haven’t had holiday for ages.
G o to page 118.
4 I am student at the University o f London.
-------- ------- - . . v . ■*w f l H H H B i t !
5 We n e e d ___ information about this urgently.
sSapai
6 I would like to buy ... шйшм-.-г

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 V O C A B U LA R Y

W o rd list

Thinking
to believe (in) to recognise

to concentrate (on) to remember

»
to guess to suppose

to think
to imagine

to realise to wonder

Key words in context

achieve I've worked hard all day, but I don't think I've really achieved anything!
away match O ur team is from London. Tomorrow they're playing an away match in Manchester.
encourage His parents encouraged him to be-а doctor, but he only wanted to be an actor.
exhausted After working hard for twelve hours, she was exhausted.
motivation He doesn't like his job. He hasn't got any motivation to work hard.
performance It was his first time on the stage, and he gave a great performance.
planet The nearest planet to Earth is Venus.
safety Safety is very important in schools and that's why children aren't allowed to do anything dangerous.
strengthen I did a lot o f exercises to strengthen my arms.
teamwork We all work very well together - it's great teamwork!
tool Computers are an important tool for scientists.
warm-up The players have a ten-minute warm-up before the game begins.
weight training He does weight training and now he can lift 140 kilograms.
workshop W e went to a one-day workshop on 'How to look after your dog'.
youth club The youth club in our town is a great place for teenagers to go to.

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 2 i T H E W A Y S W E L EA R N

School subjects БИЗИ Thinking Ш323

1 ★ * к Put the letters in order to make school 3 ★ Find the ten words about thinking.
subjects.
W R U 0 R т G К О В R
0 You probably need a piano if you’re a (sciuM)
teacher. M u sic (C О N C E N T R A T E)

1 We often use computers in Design and s G F G M I К E E Y В

(Thecloongy). _
G T E U E E в A S E T
2 (regGyhoap) teachers don't need maps now that
I H G E M I н L I H I
there’s Google E arth .________
3 We have our (stiChrymej lessons in one o f the M I N S В E L I E V E
science labs._________
A N S S E L V S Y К E
4 O ur Spanish teacher comes from Madrid. She
G К G L R T E E N Q_ L
never speaks (shEling) in class. ________
5 A calculator can be useful in a (thaMsj class. I F V U J X О L О к E

N S U P P О S E G F L
6 I really enjoy (troyisH) lessons when they're about
E U О M В w О N D E R
people, not just dates.
7 O ur (amarD) teacher has been on T V and acted in P R E C О G N I S E C
a film!
4 ★ ★ Complete the text with the words in
2 ★ ★ Look at the photos. Write the subjects. Exercise 3.
S' A f o^' ф Do you °believe ___ in the idea o f morning people
and night people? I do. I’ve always found it difficult to
1c ____ __ in the morning. I can never 2r
" rOv anything when we have a test in the morning.

13w ___ why schools don’t start in the evening.

зУ . -Vл А a tЛ ' .wVs5
I 4t ____ night people would love that. Can you
M a th s 5i _______ starting school at 8 pm? Great! We could
sleep all day! But I 6s_ ____ morning people would
hate studying at night.

You can always 7r ______ morning people -

they’re so cheerful in the mornings and don’t seem
to 8r_________that night people don’t want to chat!
So, am I a morning person or a night person? You can
9g_________ , can’t you?

5 ★ ★ Read and answer the questions.

1 Do you believe everything you read in magazines?

2 W hat kind o f thing(s) do you remember easily?

4 5

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R E A D IN G
1 REMEMBER AND CHECK K^jrcjc*) the correct
words. Then check your answers in the article
on page 21 of the Student's Book.
0 Tinkering School has a (fummer)/ winter
programme for kids.
1 A t the school, kids learn life skills by writing texts /
building things together.
2 Some children once built a bridge using trees/
shopping bags.
3 Kids at the school don't suffer serious injuries
because there are health and safety regulations /
they can't use knives or hammers.
4 The 'real' school - Brightworks - has got
between six and 13 / only 20 students.
5 M ost newspaper articles about Brightworks have
been critical / positive.
6 Some people think the kids at Brightworks don't
learn/play enough.
7 Since she started at the school, Tina Cooper
hasn't had to work hard/has never been bored.
2 Read about Sunaina's first day at a new school
in a new country. Answer the questions.
0 How did she feel about the school at the end o f
the first day?
She csmU hl L wait to leave .__________________
1 W hat things made her feel bad?2
2 W hat surprised her most about the school?
3 How does she feel about the school now?
4 W hat has she learned from being at this school?
3 Read the text again. Match these phrases with
the correct places (A-H).
0 at the same time m 1
1 but I sat by myself □ 1
2 missing my mum and dad □
3 but that wasn't possible □ 4
4 took a deep breath and □ you find interesting.
5 to the class □ 5
6 all kinds o f □ Then write what you think she'd say in reply.
7 get to know me □ 0 Q. W hat's y o u r fa vourite subje ct a t s chool?
r e m e m b e r it r e a l l y w e l l.
I M y p a r e n t s d r o v e m e to
th e s c h o o l a n d s a id g o o d b y e
t o m e . I (A ) w a l k e d in t o t h e
s c h o o l.
I d i d n ’t k n o w w h a t to f e e l . I w a s
e x c i t e d a n d s c a r e d a n d a b it n e r v o u s , a l l (B ). T h e r e w e r e
l o t s o f o t h e r k i d s a r o u n d . T h e y w e r e a l r e a d y in g r o u p s
o f f r i e n d s , b u t n o n e o f t h e m s a i d h e l l o o r a n y t h i n g . It w a s
a s t r a n g e f e e l i n g f o r m e , l i k e I d i d n ’t r e a l l y b e l o n g t h e r e .
I w a n t e d t o b e s o m e w h e r e e l s e , (C ) .
T h e firs t t h i n g I h a d to d o w a s r e g is te r , s o I w e n t to a
r o o m i n t h e s c h o o l t h a t h a d a s i g n s a y i n g ’A d m i n is t r a t i o n ’.
S u d d e n ly , I fe lt l i k e I w a s s o m e k i n d o f c r i m i n a l . T h e y
s t a r t e d a s k i n g m e ( D ) q u e s t i o n s . T h e n I w e n t o f f to m y
f ir s t c l a s s .
M y f i r s t c l a s s . W o w , t h a t w a s h o r r i b l e . P e r h a p s it w a s
b e c a u s e m y h a ir o r c lo th e s w e r e d iffe re n t, b u t e v e r y o n e
ju s t l o o k e d a t m e i n s u c h a s t r a n g e w a y , A n d ju s t l i k e
w h e n I a r r i v e d , n o o n e c a m e to t a l k t o m e . I n c r e d i b l y ,
t h a t ’s n e v e r h a p p e n e d : n o o n e h a s e v e r t a k e n t h e t i m e
to ( E ) o r l i k e m e . I h a v e f r i e n d s b e c a u s e I m a d e t h e f ir s t
m o v e to m e e t p e o p l e .
M a y b e t h e w o r s t c la s s th a t d a y , th o u g h , w a s S c i e n c e .
T h e t e a c h e r w a s n ’t t o o b a d . S h e i n t r o d u c e d m e ( F ) a n d
s h o w e d m e w h e r e to s it. B u t t h e o t h e r s t u d e n t s ? W e ll ,
th e y lo o k e d at m e lik e I w a s a g u in e a p ig o r s o m e th in g
t h e y w e r e g o i n g to u s e fo r a n e x p e r im e n t. I h a te d
e v e r y m in u te.
T h e n t h e r e w a s a b r e a k a n d I w e n t to s it s o m e w h e r e a l o n e ,
(G ) . B u t I t h o u g h t t h e y ’d w a n t m e to k e e p t r y i n g , s o I t r i e d
to b e m o r e p o s itiv e i n t h e n e x t c la s s . N o t s o g o o d , th o u g h ,
E v e r y o n e t a l k e d t o o t h e r s t u d e n t s , ( H ). A t t h e e n d o f t h e
d a y , I c o u l d n 't w a i t to g e t o u t o f t h e r e .
B u t, a s t i m e p a s s e d , t h i n g s h a v e g o t b e t t e r . N o w I 'm
fin e a n d I g e t O K
n o t w h at th e
: a n d b r a v e . I ’v e
I
t h i n g s a r e n 't
Underline two or three things Sunaina says that
Write two questions that you'd like to ask Sunaina.
A Science. I like IT too._________________________
1 Q. --------------- -- -------------------------------------------------
A ______________________________________________
2 Q. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
A _______________________________________________
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DEVELOPING W R ITIN G

An inform al email o®o

1 Read the email. Tick ( / ) the things Jed
talks about.
1 How he feels about his routine
2 The things he likes to watch on T V |
3 Hom ework that he doesn't like
to d o
4 A pa rty fo r his birthday
2 Read the phrases from the email.
Match them with the words that have
been left out.
.. good to get your last email.
.. everything going well?
.. any chance o f you coming?
.. would be great to see you here. Q
.. hope you can come.
I
It was
It
Is
Is there
Hi Tania,
How's it going? Good to get your last email - it was fun to read.
| I liked hearing about your life, your routine and stuff, so I thought
I could tell you about mine.
\^ \ So, what can I tell you? Most weeks are the same as other
weeks, really. I guess that’s true about everyone, though.
Monday to Friday, well, they’re school days, so that’s a kind of
routine. You know, get up at 7.30, go to school at 8.45, come
home at 4.00 and do homework, then have dinner and go to
bed. Well, that’s kind of true, but, you know, lots of things make
every day different, so I don’t mind the routine. It’s OK. Every
day there are different lessons at school and different things on
[T ] TV in the evening. Even the homework is different sometimes!
□ Anyway, I wonder how you’re getting on at your new school.
Everything going well? I’m sure it is - you know how to make
new friends and get on with things, right?
By the way, it’s my 15th birthday next month (Saturday 12th)
□
and we’re having a party. Any chance of you coming? Would be
great to see you here. Hope you can come. Let me know, OK?
So, what was I saying about routine and things? Yeah, right,
homework - and I’ve got some to do, so I’m going to stop here.
But I really, really want to hear from you again soon, OK?
Take care,
Jed

3 Read the email again. Find these phrases. 4 W rite an email to an English-speaking friend
0 W hat Jed says instead o f How are you?: (150-200 words). Your friend wants to know
How's it g o i n g ?.... about your weekends and your routines.
1 Two ways th a tje d starts to talk about a different • Think about how to start and finish your email.
topic: ______ a n d _________ • Think about how you can make your email
2 Three ways he checks that Tania is follow ing him: frien dly and chatty - fo r example, asking
....... , and _ ___ questions to check your friend is follow ing you
and/or leaving words out to sound more informal.
3 How he ends his email: __________________

W ritin g tip : w ritin g an inform al email

• People email each other to send news, ask questions, get simple information, or just to keep in touch.
Very often, people w rite as if they were talking to the person they're w riting to.
• People often speak in short sentences, and they w rite in short sentences too.
• Start your email w ith a general How are you? question. Do you know other ways o f saying How are you?
• Tell the reader straight away what you're w riting about and why.
• In speaking, people use phrases like you know and right? to 'get closer' to the listener. You can do this in an
informal email too.
• Find a nice, frien dly way to finish your email, fo r example, Take care or All the best or (if you know someone
very well) Love from . . . .

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L IS T E N I N G DIALOG UE
1 L Listen to the conversations. Match each 1 Put the conversations in order.
one w ith a photo. There is one photo that you
don't need.
| T | GIRL Excuse me. Is it O K if 1try this shirt on?
[ | GIRL Really? OK. Can 1take a size 8 too?

2 GIRL OK, thanks.

| | GIRL 1think so. This is size 6.

| | W O M AN W ell, 1think it m ight be to o small

fo r you.

2 2 W O M AN O f course you can. Here's a size 8. OK.

Tell me when you’re finished.

| | W O M AN O f course. Have you go t the right size?

2
( П MARK Jamie, can 1ask you something?

2 MARK Great, thanks. Oh - another thing.

| | MARK W ell, 1fo rg o t to charge my m obile

phone. Can 1take yours?

[ | MARK 1understand. Thanks anyway.

^ 2 MARK Can 1b o rrow you r jeans to n igh t - you

know, the w hite ones?

2 2 JAMIE Sure. W hat is it?

| | JAMIE Sorry, no way! M y m obile phone goes

w ith me everywhere.

2 2 JAMIE Yeah, go ahead. I'm not wearing them.

2 i . ЙКМ Listen again and answer the questions.
| | JAMIE A no ther thing? W hat is it?
CONVERSATION 1

0 W here doesjim m y want to go?

He w a n ts t o g o t o th e to ile t. __________ _____ ■ T R A IN T O T N K
1 W hen does he have to come back?
Thinking a b out texts
1 Read the text about Sunaina on page 22 again.
Grcle, the correct option: А, В, C or D.
CONVERSATION 2
1 W here wouldn't you find this text?
2 W hat is the girl's project about? A in a magazine C in a new spaper

В on a w e b site D in a h o m e w o rk b o o k

2 W hat is the main purpose o f the text?

3 Does the man let the girl take the photo?
A to com plain a b o u t bad schools

В to d e scrib e a personal experience

C to e n te rta in th e reader
CONVERSATION 3
D to persuade readers n o t to change schools
4 W here is the boy's laptop? 3 W hat is the best title fo r the text?
A W hat I learned in a school that I d id n 't like
В M y first day at school
5 W hen can he usejoanna’s laptop? C G ood and bad teachers
D How to do well at a new school

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 Help w ith reading: identifying text purpose
1 Read the texts. What is the purpose o f each one?

TUESDAY

I read an article about the Tinkering School recently, and my first
thought was that it was a joke. How can a teacher tell parents
that their children should do dangerous things? The world is
dangerous enough already. We need to make it a safer place, and
not a dangerous one. One thing I know for sure: I'd never allow my
daughter to do any of the things Gever Tulley says children should
learn to do!
it _____________________ _____ ___ ___ _
REPLY
It's now my daughter's second year at this school. I can only say
that she's the happiest girl in the world, and we're the happiest
parents. She's learned so many things. She loves painting and
creating, and she's become a thoughtful girl who wants to
.understand how things work. In my view, every bschool in the
u iu u i in u ie
world should be a Tinkering school.
REPLY I

Text 1: Text 2:
to tell a story to tell a story
to praise someone or something to praise someone or something
to criticise someone or something to criticise someone or something

Tip: ide ntifying te xt purpose

Understanding what the purpose o f a text is can help you a lot with reading. The following strategies can help you:
• Give the text a good look. W hat pictures are there? W hat does the title tell you? Is the text handwritten
(a note)? W here would you see a text like this? (In a newspaper? In a magazine? On a mobile? On a website?)
• Think why the w riter has written the text. For example, does the w riter want to ...
- entertain the reader? - praise something or someone?
- inform the reader about something? - thank somebody?
- criticise something or someone?

2 Read the texts A-D. Match them with the purposes in the list. There are two that you don’t need.
1 to inform the reader about an event 4 to tell an anecdote or a joke
2 to thank someone for doing something 5 to entertain the reader with a thrilling story
3 to persuade someone to do something 6 to complain about something

□ The beautiful sandy beaches, the pleasantly warm seas

□ I’m so grateful that you can help me with my
and the friendly local people offer you the holiday of a project. 1don’t quite understand what to do
lifetime. The crystal clear water will show you spectacular and I’m so happy 1can ask you the questions
marine wildlife and will help you to forget stress and cold that help me understand the task.
weather. Come to the Seychelles - you won't regret it!
Text purpose:
Text purpose: Q

□
Unfortunately, 1have to say that we were
Ka The room was a mess. ‘We’ve got to look at not happy with the service we got at your
everything in here,’ said the detective inspector. hotel at all. Our room was far too small and
‘Every little bit! We know the robbers were here too expensive, the meals were too small
before they broke into the bank.’ ‘You won’t find and often cold, and your waiters were
anything, Inspector,’ a deep voice suddenly said. very unfriendly.

Text purpose: Text purpose: Г

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 CONSOLIDATION
LISTENING V O C ABU LAR Y
i г DIM Listen and tick ( / ) A, В or C. 4 Match the sentence halves.
When did Sophie start at the school? 0 He’s so brave. 0
A Wednesday □ 1 Your brother's so laid-back. □
В Friday □ 2 Have you heard Jim play the trumpet? □
C Thursday □ 3 My granddad's so active. □
What is Sophie's favourite subject? 4 Liam's the most positive person I know. □
A Science □ 5 M r Harrington's really cheerful. □
В A rt □ a He's so talented.
C Spanish □ b
c
He's always doing something.
He can see the good in absolutely everything.
Where does Allan offer to take Sophie?
A the library □ d He isn't scared o f anything.

В the school cafe □ e He's always got a big smile on his face.

C the school gym □ f Does he ever get angry?

5 Write the subject these students are studying.

2 L- м м Listen again. Answer the questions.
0 How many days has Sophie been at the school?
4 __________________________________________
1 How does it compare to her old school?

2 Who is her favourite teacher? What does he teach?

3 Why is Sophie good at Spanish?

4 Where is the library?

GRAMMAR
3 Correct the sentences.
0 I've been at Bishops High School since five years.
I've beeи a t Bishops High School fo r five years
1 It's a biggest school in our city.

2 I've yet taken some im portant exams.

3 But I haven't got the results already.

4 I've yet decided what I want to study at university.

5 I want to study the Spanish.

6 Bess is the my best friend at school.

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D IA L O G U E
6 Complete the conversation. Use the words in the list.
've d ecided | Lets face it j and that sort o f thing. | Know what? | That’s a great idea,
just | I'll help you if you want. | Are you sure? | O f course you can.

JOSH I 0 Ve decided _______ to start a hom ew ork club.

CHLOE A what?
JOSH A homework club. It's so we can get together, discuss lessons, help each other with
our hom ew ork,1__________________
CHLOE 2___________________ Can I be in it?
JOSH 3____________________ I w a n t you to be in it!
CHLOE 4____________________ I could te x t some peo ple.
JOSH OK. W ho are you thinking of?
CHLOE W hat about Dave?
JOSH Dave? 5__________________ He’s way too smart. He doesn't need our help.
6__________________ , he won’t want to join.
CHLOE Yes, b u t he d oesn't have many friends. M ayb e he’d like to jo in to make friends.
JOSH 7____________________ You m ig h t8__________________________ be right.
CHLOE I m ight.
JOSH In fact, it's p e rfe ct. W e h elp him make friends and he helps us w ith o u r hom ew ork.
СЫоё, y o u ’re a genius!

R E A D IN G
7 Read the text. Mark the sentences T (True) or F (False). M y G e o g ra p h y te a c h e r , M rs M il lin g to n , is a r e a lly

a m a z in g p e rso n .
0 Mrs M illington started teaching when she
was 40. S h e ’s i n h e r l a t e f o r t i e s , b u t s h e ’s o n l y b e e n a t e a c h e r
m
1 Although she’s a good teacher, she needs f o r t h e l a s t t h r e e y e a r s . Y o u ’d n e v e r k n o w s h e h a s n ’t

a bit more experience. □ g o t v e r y m u c h e x p e r i e n c e b e c a u s e s h e ’s e x c e l l e n t

2 Students are well behaved in her lessons. □ i n t h e c l a s s r o o m . Y o u ’d t h i n k s h e ’s b e e n a t e a c h e r

□
a l l h e r p r o f e s s i o n a l life . S t u d e n ts lo v e g o in g to
3 She really loves the subject she teaches. h e r c la s s e s . S h e n e v e r h a s a n y tr o u b le f r o m a n y o f

4 She was a T V news reporter before she t h e m b e c a u s e h e r le s s o n s a r e s o in te r e s t in g t h a t

5
became a teacher.
She usually reported from countries
□ e v e r y o n e j u s t l i s t e n s t o e v e r y t h i n g s h e s a y s . S h e ’s s o

e n t h u s i a s t ic a b o u t h e r s u b je c t a n d s h e r e a lly k n o w s

6
with problems.
She stopped working as a journalist when
□ h o w to m a k e h e r le s s o n s in te r e s tin g .

T h e o th e r d a y w e fo u n d o u t h e r s e c re t, th e re a s o n

7
she started a family.
Although she’s a brilliant teacher, she's
□ w h y s h e ’s s o g o o d . B e f o r e s h e w a s a t e a c h e r s h e

s p e n t m o r e th a n a 2 0 y e a r s a s a w a r r e p o r te r fo r

□
a n e w s p a p e r . S h e s p e n t m o s t o f h e r life r e p o r tin g

sometimes a bit unfriendly. f r o m c o u n tr ie s a ll o v e r th e w o rld , a n d s h e le a r n e d

s o m u c h a b o u t th e s e p l a c e s a n d th e p e o p le w h o

liv e th e r e . S h e b r in g s a l l th e s e e x p e r ie n c e s in to th e
W R IT IN G c l a s s r o o m a n d m a k e s u s f e e l t h a t w e ’v e v i s i t e d t h e s e

8 Research a person who is famous for doing charity p l a c e s , to o . S h e lo v e d h e r jo b , b u t w h e n s h e w a s 43

work. Write a paragraph (about 80-100 words) s h e h a d a c h il d a n d d e c id e d t h a t h e r jo b w a s to o

about him or her. Include the following information: d a n g e ro u s fo r a m o th e r. S h e a ls o w a n te d to b e n e a r

h e r o w n m o t h e r , w h o w a s n ’t v e r y w e l l . T h a t ’s w h e n
• who the person is s h e m a d e t h e d e c i s i o n t o b e a t e a c h e r . I ’m s o h a p p y

• what charity work he/she does s h e d i d . S h e ’s s u c h a w a r m a n d p o s i t i v e p e r s o n t h a t

• what makes him/her so special w h e n y o u ’r e i n h e r l e s s o n s y o u d o n ’t e v e n f e e l y o u ’r e

a t s ch o o l.

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 GRAMMAR 3 ★ ★ Complete the text. Use the present
perfect continuous form of the verbs in the list.
Present perfect continuous ШЭШ
tfy i think j write | talk j dream
1
I 0 Vg been trying to contact you. Is your phone
broken? I want to ask you a question: will you join
'The Cool Four'? Jason, Nora, Zoe and I have started
a band! As you know, 11____________songs for years,
and I 2____________o f having my own band. I'm
sure people 3____________that I'd never do it. Well,
they're wrong! Jason, Nora and Zoe are here now, and
we 45 ____________about the name o f the band if you
join us! How does 'The Cool Five1sound?

4 ★ ★ Write present perfect continuous

questions.
0 [T ] w h y/ she/cry
lA/hy has she been crying 1
1 how long / she / speak / to the teacher

2 [ ^ j how long / you / try to phone me

0 He's been talking to them for hours. E
1 He's been waiting for a long time. □ 3 Q what / you / do
2 It’s been snowing for days. □
3 She's been running for 62 hours. She's trying 4 Q how long / Bob / practise / the piano
to break the world record. □
4 They've been watching T V all evening. □ 5 ★ ★ ★ Complete the sentences. Use the present
5 She's been playing her favourite instrument
perfect continuous form of the verbs.
all morning. □
a He 's been playing (play) since 10.30.
2 ★ ★ Complete the sentences. Use the present
Ь I ____________(try) to reach you for two days.
perfect continuous (positive or negative) form of
the verbs. c They____________(discuss) the exam for an hour.

0 She’ s been r eading (read) that book for more d I ____________(tidy) my room.
than a week now. e She____________(feel) sad about her cat.
1 Dave's in bed. H e ___________ (feel) well for
6 ★ ★ ★ Match the questions in Exercise 4 with the
about three hours.
answers in Exercise 5. Write a-d in the boxes.
2 Dinner's going to be good. D ad____________
(cook) all afternoon.
P r o n u n cia t io n
3 What awful weather. I t ____________(rain) all day.
4 She looks really tired. She____________(sleep) St ro n g an d w e a k f o rm s / b i:n/
very well. an d / b in /
5 I ___________ (study), so I don’t think I'm going to G o to page 119.
pass this test.

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Present perfect simple vs. present 10 ★ ★ ★ Complete the questions. Use the correct
perfect continuous EXES form o f the verbs in the list.
know | hear be play , study
7 ★ Match 1-5 with a-f.
0 How long have y o u know n your best friend?
0 He's been wearing these jeans for years.
1 What's your favourite sport and how long
1 He's bought a new pair o f jeans. ____ _ it?
2 She's been recording since 7 am. □ 2 W hat class are you in now and how long
3 She's recorded all the songs for her new CD. □ _ ... in it?
4 They've been playing all evening. □ 3 How lo n g _____________ English?
5 They've played concerts in many countries, □ 4 W hat is the most interesting information you

a She's tired and hungry. __________________ today?

b They've got fans all over the world, 11 ★ ★ ★ Write your answers to the questions.
c But they're too big for him.
0 ________________________ ______
d But they haven’t played their best song yet.
e She can go home now. 1 _____________ __________
f He needs to buy a new pair.

2
8 ★ ★ » Complete the sentences. Use the present
perfect simple or present perfect continuous.
3
0 W eVe been p ra c tis in g all afternoon.
W e ’ve p ra c tis e d ______20 songs, (practise)
4
1 We _ ____________ at photos for hours.
W e __________________ at all my albums! (look)
2 S he__________________ 50 messages today! She
_________________ emails since 8 o'clock, (write)
G ET IT R IG H T !
3 W e __________________ to songs all evening.
W e __________________ to five albums, (listen) Present perfect continuous vs.
4 T h e y__________________ the guitar since 1985.
past continuous
T hey__________________ a lot o f concerts, (play) ■ Learners sometimes use the past continuous
! when the present perfect continuous is required.
5 S he__________________ 300 pictures. She
: / W ttb e e n lo o kin < ffii% 6 ¥ ie sft p h o n e since la s t week.
_______________ __ for many years, (paint)
: Л / was lo o k in g fo r a new p h o n e since la s t week.
9 ★ ★ ★ Write questions with H o w lo n g and the Complete the sentences with the correct form o f
present perfect simple or continuous. the verb in brackets, e*» Tsrffe
0 you / play / the piano 0 Over the last few weeks \ [ve be£n tra in in ^ (train)
H ow long have y o u been p la yin g the p ia no ? for the race. Ua W / • ' - •

1 h e /k n o w /B e n
____________________________________________ ?
2 they / play / in a band
________________________________________ 7

3 you / have/you r guitar

5 they / be / teachers

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Musical instruments

d ru m s bass g u ita r sa x o p h o n e p ia n o

• Ш— _ -SSLi
Ш I I 111 I I \Ц ^

v io lin tr u m p e t k e y b o a rd s g u ita r

out
M y dad started out m a kin g te a fo r th e bosses. N o w he's th e boss o f th e co m p a n y.
I o n ly found out a b o u t his a c c id e n t w h e n I re a d a b o u t it in th e p a p e r.
T he p rin te r's run out o f ink. W e n e e d t o b u y so m e m o re .
T he n e w M in e c ra ft g a m e comes out n e x t Friday. I can’t w a it.
D o y o u w a n t to go out to n ig h t? T he cin e m a o r a re s ta u ra n t, m aybe?
If y o u te ll m e w h a t th e p ro b le m is, w e can sort it out to g e th e r.

Key words in context

busking In summer you'll hear a lot o f busking in the streets o f London.
concentrate Music helps me to concentrate better on my work.
dance music I like the rhythm o f this song. I think it's good dance music.
entertaining His performances are always very entertaining.
jazz It was black people in the US who invented jazz.
lyrics I don't understand the lyrics o f this song. What do you think they mean?
melody I like the melody of this song. It’s really easy to sing along to.
musician He's an excellent musician. He plays six instruments.
opera Janet loves classical music, but she doesn’t often listen to opera.
performance It was a great performance by the band.
pop W hat’s your favourite pop song?
rap In rap, they don’t sing the words - they speak them.
rock I prefer rock to pop.

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Making music Ш ИП ....................... *...... .................. •

1 ★ Complete the text with the words in WordWise ШШ
the list.
Phrasal verbs w ith out
started a band j wrote / songs recorded / single
4 ir k * (^jrcle; the correct option: A, В or C.
download | played gigs | entered the charts
released | went on /to u r 0 We need help. Who could______this out for us?

W hen M ickja g g e r0 s ta rte d a b a n d called The A come В start (c )s o rt D go

Rolling Stones in 1962 with a few friends, he had no 1 I'm afraid I'm ______out o f ideas. I'm not sure
idea how successful they would become. The Stones what to do.
1____________ their firs t____________ , Come On, A coming В running C sorting D finding
a song by the singer Chuck Berry, and 2____________
2 I lo ve______out with my friends.
it on 7June, 1963. They never perform ed it when they
A finding В starting C sorting D going
3____________ because it wasn't 'their' song. But their
3 M y cousin______out writing for the local
fans found out about the record, and so many people
newspaper. Now he’s a journalist on TV.
bought it that i t 4____________ in the UK and went to
number 21. O f course, in those days, fans had to go to A started В found C sorted D went
record shops; they couldn't ju s t5____________ music 4 N obody saw what happened, so it's difficult
from the Internet! M ickjagger and Keith Richards for the police t o ______out the truth.
6____________ a lot o f _____________that became very A come В run C go D find
famous. In 1964, The Rolling Stones 7------------------- 5 They haven’t had a new song for tw o years,
their firs t____________ o f the US. When they came but their new CD should______out soon.
back, they had their first number one hit in the UK,
A sort В find C go D come
It's A ll Over Now.
5 Match the questions and answers.
Musical instruments КШВЭ
0 W hy won't you join us at the
2 ★ Put the letters in order to make musical cinema tonight?
instruments.
1 W hat if your dad finds out about it? □
1 The d ru m s (sdmur) and th e _________ (sabs 2 W hen did this book come out? □
aitugr) are responsible for the rhythm in a band. 3 W hat was your brother's first job? □
2 T he_________ (rmutpte) and th e _________ 4 Can I talk to Jane? □
(nxohpasoe) are wind instruments.
5 W e have a real problem with this. □
3 _________ (ysedbaokrs) are electronic instruments
similar to a _________ (iaopn). a I can't remember. I bought it a long time ago.

4 The (linvoi) and the _ (griuat) b Oh, don't worry. I’m sure we'll sort it out.

are both examples o f string instruments.
3 ★ ★ Tick ( / ) the sentences that are true for
you. Correct the ones that aren’t.
1 I never listen to jazz.
1prefer pop to rock.
c I've run out o f money. I just can't afford to go.
d Sorry. She's gone out with her sisters,
e Well, he won’t be happy, that's for sure,
f He started out as a drummer.
6 ★ ★ ★ Answer the questions about you.
□ 1 How often do you go out in a week?

1like songs with good melodies.
1don't really like rap.
1never listen to the lyrics o f a song.
□ 2 Do you know somebody who’s good at
sorting out problems? How does he/she do it?
□
3 Do you often buy music that's just come out?
□
4 How do you find out what songs are cool?

■M.. i i i гi i i ..... .....................J 1

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1 REMEMBER AND CHECK Answer the questions. Then check your answers in the online fo ru m on page 49 o f
the Student's Book.

0 W h a t does w in n in g The X Factor p ro b a b ly guarantee? A t le a s t ov\c h it a lb u n u ..... .....

1 W h a t d o esn 't it guarantee? _______ ___________________________

2 W h a t have Justin B ieber and Lily Allen's careers g o t in com m on? ______________________

3 H o w d id S c o o te r B r o w n d is c o v e r J u s tin B ie b e r? _______________________

4 W h a t is busking? .......................................... ......................

5 W h e re d id Eric C lapto n busk b e fo re he becam e famous? _________________________ __________

2 Read the article quickly. W h a t is the name o f the singer? W h a t are the names o f his firs t tw o albums?
W ere th ey successful?

Д you ng m an dream s o f a career w o rld: Australia, N e w Z ealand and,

f \ in m usic. He gets a ch a n ce to
reco rd tw o album s, b u t they d o n ’t
sell. For m any years, he lives on very
little money. He has no idea th a t in
the m eantim e his son gs have b e c o m e
extrem ely p o pu lar in o th e r countries,
and that his fans believe he’s dead.
It sou nd s like th e s tu ff th a t fairy
tales are m ad e of, b u t it isn’t. It’s an
incredible b u t tru e s to ry an d this is only
the half o f it.
S ixto R odriguez w as th e son of
M exican im m igran ts to th e US. He
released his first album , Co ld Fac t, in
1970, and his seco nd , Co ming from
Re ality, a year later. B u t n o b o d y b o u g h t
his m usic, so he had to d o all kinds o f
jo b s to survive. Life w as hard fo r him
and his family.
In the m eantim e, his m usic w as
b e c o m in g a huge succe ss in three
c ou ntrie s on the oth er side o f the
in particular. S outh Africa. There,
R odriguez w as a huge star, m ore
po pu lar than th e Rolling Stones. But
the re w e re rum o urs th a t he w a s dead,
an d he him self had no idea ab ou t the
success o f his m usic.
Then, finally, in D ecem ber 1994,
28 years after he released Co ld Fact.
a young S outh A frican fan nam ed
S tephen ‘S ug ar’ S egerm an and Craig
B artholom ew , a journalist, w a n te d to
find o u t m ore a b o u t Rodriguez. They
started a w e bsite called T he G reat
R odriguez H unt, a n d had his face pu t
on milk ca rto n s in the US, w ith the
qu estio n Have you seen this m an?’.
R o drig ue z’s da ug hter saw on e and the
rest is ro c k history.
In March. 1998. he was invited on a
b ig to u r across S outh Africa. Rodriguez
played six c o n c e rts all ove r the country,
in stad ium s filled w ith tho usan ds of
y o u * p e o p le w h o k n e w every w o rd to
every one o f his songs.
In 2012, S w e dish film m aker M alik
Bendjelloul released the d o cu m e n ta ry
film Se arching for Sugar Man. W hen
the film go t a nom ination for an Oscar,
the director asked R odriguez to com e
to the cerem ony, b u t he refused
because he feared all the attention
w o uld be on him and no t the
film -m akers. The film has helped to
m ake his m usic successful around the
w orld, but R odriguez has rem ained
very m odest. H e ’s been living in the
sam e sim ple house in D etroit fo r 40
years, and he d o e s n ’t have a car, a
m obile phone o r a TV.

3 Read the article again. M ark the sentences A (right), 4 W hen she saw the advert, Rodriguez's
В (wrong) or C (doesn't say). daughter called Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman.
Use your im agination to w rite the firs t six
0 S ix to R o d rig u e z 's p a r e n ts w e r e M e x ic a n a n d
lines o f th a t phone call.
h e w a s b o r n in D e t r o it , US.
0 DAUGHTER H e llo , is t h a t S te p h e n S e g e rm a n ?
1 L o ts o f p e o p l e k n e w his m u s ic in S o u th A fr ic a . □
SEGERMAN _________________________________
2 H is d a u g h t e r p u t a p ic t u r e o f h im o n m ilk c a rto n s . □
DAUGHTER _________________________________
3 T w e n t y - e ig h t y e a rs a f t e r C o ld F a ct, h e p la y e d
S E G E R M A N _________________________________
in f r o n t o f th o u s a n d s o f fa n s in S o u th A fr ic a . □
DAUGHTER __________________________'
4 M a n y p e o p l e k n e w t h e ly ric s o f his s o n g s . □
5 T h e f ilm a b o u t R o d r ig u e z g o t a n o m in a tio n
SEGERMAN _________________________________

f o r a n O s c a r, b u t it d i d n 't w in . □

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DEVELO PIN G W R IT IN G

A m a g azin e a r t icle
1 Read the article quickly. Answer the questions.

0 W hat's the singer's real name?

E lla Y clL cU -A m id st ___________________________

1 W here did she grow up?

2 W hat d o experts think o f her?

3 W hat does the w rite r think o f her?

v-
Young and world famous
A In 2013 a song called 'Royals' made a young singer
called Lorde famous a ll over the world. Lorde (real
name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor) grew up in
New Zealand. She is the daughter o f a Croatian
fa th er and an Irish mother, and has got a younger
brother and tw o sisters. Her unique ta le n t was
discovered when she was 12, and she started w ritin g 3 Look at the sentences in Exercise 2. Find
songs when she was 13.
examples o f verb forms which refer to ...
В Ever since Lorde appeared on TV screens fo r the firs t something that happened at a specific tim e in
tim e, c ritics have been praising her fantastic voice,
the past.
her feel fo r the rhythm and the music, and also her
lyrics. Her mother, herself a poet, encouraged her to She s ta rte d w ritin g sovtgs w hen she w as T5.
read books from an early age, and th a t is probably something that started in the past, and is still
what has made the young singer such a good lyrics
continuing.
w riter. She says her love fo r words has been a t least as
im p orta n t as her love fo r music, and both have helped
her enormously to become the star she now is. how long something has been happening.
Lorde is very young. She became a star when she was
17, and has had a number o f successful songs since
then. Among them are 'Royals' and 'Tennis Court', 4 Which paragraph o f the text talks a b o u t...
which was released in the UK ju s t after the Wimbledon g g j
S H O D
women's final in 2013. 0 the artist's history?

I have been fascinated by Lorde's music and her 1 examples o f her songs?
personality since I first saw and heard her in a video 2 what experts say about her?
clip on the Internet. Her songs make me happy. When зШ§§
I hear 'Royals' on the radio, I turn up the music and 3 the writer's personal opinion?
sing along. I am sure she w ill have many more hits.
Plan an article about a w riter or a musician alive
today. Use the questions and tips to help you.
• W ho do you want to w rite about?
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form
• Find ou t about the artist’s life.
o f the verbs.
• Find out about the artist's personal situation.
0 She s ta rte d (start) w riting songs when she was 13. • W hat d o experts think about the artist's success?
1 Ever since L o rd e ______(appear) on T V screens for • W h a t’s your personal opinion?
the first time, experts _____ (praise) her talent.
6 W rite a magazine article about a musician or
2 I _____ (be) fascinated by Lorde's music and
a singer (about 190 words). Use the article and
personality since I fir s t_____ (see) her in a
Exercise 5 to help you.
video clip.

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 L IS T E N IN G PHRASES FOR FLUENCY
1 нИЯ Listen to the conversations and answer 1 Put the conversation in the correct order.
the questions.
[ ] EMMA It's The Fall - they're playing in the town
CONVERSATION 1 hall on Saturday.
0 W hat do William's friends like that he doesn't? EMMA W hy don't we invite Gavin to come along?
L is t e n in g to m u s ic w h ile d o in g o t h e r t h in g s . |T| EMMA Dan, Dan!
1 W hy can't he listen to music w hile he's doing ] EMMA W hy not? He loves them.
something else?
J EMMA W ell, if you say so. It’s ju st me and you,
then.
2 W h e n d o e s he like t o lis te n t o m usic? ] EMMA Yes, really. I’ve already go t my tickets. 1
can't wait! It's going to be the show o f
the year.
CONVERSATION 2
] DAN Tell me ab ou t it. They're my favourite
3 H ow does С Ы о ё feel about music?
band. I’m definite ly going too.
DAN Gavin? No way.
4 Do her teachers allow her to listen to music during
the lessons? ] DAN W hat's up, Emma?
DAN What?! Really?
5 H ow does music make her feel? DAN Listen, there's no p o in t in try in g to
change my mind. Gavin and I ... well, we
ju st d o n 't like each other. I'd rather not
CONVERSATION 3 invite him.
6 W here does Ryan find new music?
2 Complete the conversations with the expressions
in the list.
7 W hat are his favourite types o f music?
if you say so | there’s no p o in t in | I can't wait
no way : tell me about it | what's up
8 Does he listen to music when he works?
0
A Stephen King is the best w rite r in the world.
В I f y o n sa y so . I prefer Jane Austen.
D IA L O G U E
1
1 t- ВИЗ Match the questions and answers. Then
listen again and check. A I've to ld her again and again that she’s wrong.
в _____________talking to her. She ju st won’t listen.
0 W h y ’s that? И !
1 So do you never listen to music? □ !
2
A W ow, that lesson was boring.
2 Does it relax you? □ I
В _____________ I almost fell asleep twice!
3 Could you be w ith ou t music? □ !
4 Do you dance a lot? □ i 3

5 W hen do you listen to that? □ i A Let's clim b that tree.

_____________ That’s far to o dangerous.
a Yeah, it helps me see pictures.
4
b N o t as often as I'd like to.
A Hey, Tom. I need to talk to you.
c W ell, when I need to think.
в O K , Julian_____________ ?
d Because I can’t concentrate on bo th things.
5
e No, I don’t think I could.
A I'm so happy it'll be summer soon.
f No - 1do. I quite like music.
В M e to o _____________ to go swimming.

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Listening fo r specific information
1 l >»■*■ Eduardo is thinking about having English lessons. Listen and complete the information.
ШШ T H E LIM ES SC H O O L O F EN G L ISH
CO URSE A:
L e s s o n s e v e r y 0 __ M onday__ a n d 1__ _ _ _ _ _ _
N u m b e r o f le s s o n s p e r w e e k : 2____________
L e n g t h o f l e s s o n s : 3_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m i n u t e s
C o s t : 4£ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p e r w e e k
Exam guide: completing notes
• Sometimes, in class or in an examination, you have
to listen to something and get specific information.
It could be, for example, people's names, or
numbers, or a time, or dates, or a price, and so on.
• It's important to look carefully at the task before the
listening starts.
• Read the questions and instructions carefully.
W hat kind o f information does the question ask
you to find? A date? A time? A name? A place?
• You don't need to understand everything in the
recording. Look at the questions and listen carefully
for the answers. It might be frustrating if you don't
understand everything, but remember - you only
need to identify certain things in order to do the
task successfully.
2 ч Jean phones a bed and breakfast. Listen and complete the information.
S e a V ie w B e d a n d B r e a k f a s t
per night
_ per night
_ and
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C O U RSE B:
L esson s e v e ry 5 and
N u m b e r o f l e s s o n s p e r w e e k : 6-------------------
L e n g t h o f l e s s o n s : 7_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m i n u t e s
C o s t : 8£ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ p e r w e e k
Л
• Look at the listening exercises on this page. What
kind o f information did you need to do Task 1?
C
And what kind o f information do you need for Task
2? It isn't usually possible to be 100 per cent sure
about your predictions, though. For example, think
about Task 2, answer 7. W hat kinds o f things might
a hotel not accept? Children? Credit cards? Pets?
• Remember that you’ll probably hear some
information that you don’t need. For example, in
Task 1, you hear the price o f each lesson, but you
don't have to write it down for the task. Also, you
don't need to write down how many lessons there
are each day - only how many lessons each week.
• It’s possible that the information you want doesn't
come in the same order as in the task. There’s an
example o f this in Task 2.
• Check-in tim e: 4__
• Check-out tim e: 5_
• Car park: 6£______ per night
• Sorry, we d o n 't a c c e p t7
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DIFFERENCE
GRAMMAR
will (not), may (not), might (not) for
prediction И Ш
1 ★ Match the sentences with the pictures.
0 Mum won't be happy when she sees her car.
1 Mum will be happy when she sees her car.
2 Don’t eat it all. You’ll be ill.
3 Don't eat it. It might be poisonous.
4 She may not finish her book tonight.
5 She won't finish her book tonight.
2 ★ Complete the sentences. Use w ill or won't
and the verbs in the list.
be | cost | like | believe | get j remember
0 He’s grown a lot. He will be________ taller than
me soon.
1 Wow! They_______________ me when I tell them!
2 I don't know how much this DVD______________
3 The cake is for Jill. I'm sure she_______________ it.
4 Don’t worry. 1______ _________ there as soon
as I can.
5 Listen carefully. Otherwise y o u _______________
what I tell you.
3 ★ ★ the correct words.
0 I'm nervous. Mum (might) I wont get angry.
1 Wait there. I 'll / might be two minutes.
2 I don't know the answer. Who won't / might know?
3 Both teams are good. I’ve got no idea who will /
won't win.
4 It's getting late. We may / may not miss the train.
5 I’ll tell you, but you might / won't believe me.
6 They probably won't / might not come at all.
4 ★ ★ ★ Write predictions using suitable
modal verbs.
0 there / be / no cars / 20 years from now (certainty)
There will be и о cars 20years front now. ___
1 we / visit / the US / next summer (possibility)
2 I / watch / film / in English / next week (possibility)
3 they / not see / a match / on Sunday (certainty)
4 next month / there / be / a lot o f rain (possibility)
0
5 Jim / go / to university / one day (certainty)
□
□
□ 6 Sally / watch TV / tonight (possibility)
□
□ 5 ★ ★ ★ Tick ( / ) the predictions in Exercise 4 that
are true for you. Change the others so that they
are true for you.
0 □ ______________________________________
, □ ___________________________
2 □ ______________________________________
3 □ ______________________________________
4 □ _________________________________________
5 □ ______________________________________
4 □ .............. _ _____________ ____________
6 ★ ★ ★ Write six sentences about the future of
your country. Use w ill, won’t, m ight (not) and
may (not).
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First conditional; unless in first conditional 10 ★ ★ ★ Write first conditional questions.

Then match them with the answers.
sentences Е Ш
0 rain / what / you do
7 ★ s- (Q rc ie ) the correct words.
i f it ra in s , w h a t w ill y o u d o ? \A\
0 If I see / 'll see her again, I'll tell her to phone you. 1 watch T V tonight / what / you / watch
1 We won't go on holiday if Dad is / w ill be still ill. ----------------------------------------------------□
2 If you won't I don't talk about it, nobody will know. 2 what /yo u /b u y /g e t /birthd ay money
3 W ill / Do they want to come if they hear about the party?
--------------------------------------------------- □
4 If they don't help, their parents w ill be I are angry. 3 feel hungry / at break / what / you / eat
5 If you think carefully, I’m sure you find I 'll find a nice _________________________________ □
present for her. 4 what / you / do / not pass / the exam
6 There won’t be many people at the match if the weather ----------------------------------- □
gets / w ill get worse. 5 w h a t/y o u /d o /lo s e /y o u r phone
7 If you w o n't! don't keep in touch with your friends, they'll
-------------- - □
lose interest in you.
a I’ll ask my mum for a new one.
8 ★ ★ й. Match the sentence halves. b That won’t happen!
c Nothing. I think I’ll save the money,
0 I’ll take the train 0
1 W ill they come for lunch □ d I’ll stay at home,
e I'll watch a film,
2 If you don't tell Tracy about the situation, □ f A sandwich or some biscuits.
3 I won’t phone you □
11 ★ ★ ★ Answer four o f the questions in
4 If they don’t want to come to your party, □ Exercise 10 about you.
5 She’ll only buy the phone □
6 If people hear how much the tickets are, □ GET IT RIGH T! G>
7 Unless the teacher gives us really difficult homework, □
First conditional tenses
a I'll finish it before 7 o’clock, ; Learners sometimes use w ill instead of the
b you'll have to accept their decision, i present tense in the first conditional.
c a lot o f them won’t go. : / / w ill be pleased if they lik e it.
d unless Dad offers to drive me. j X / w ill be pleased if they wiH like it.
e if it isn’t to o expensive, Correct the following sentences.
f how will she know?
0 I'll let you know if we'll be late.
g unless I change my plans,
h if we invite them?

9 ★ ★ Complete the text. Use the correct form o f the

verbs in the list.
be | not pass | invite | be | go | not let | miss

Dear Diary,
Not a great day today. Had a test in French. Unless I’m
totally wrong, the results 0 w o n ’ t b e _____ very good.
If 11_______________ , I don’t know what I’ll do. My parents
2______________ me go to the cinema with Bryan tomorrow
unless I pass. If I tell Bryan I can’t go to the cinema with him,
he 3_______________ someone else. If he 4________________
with someone else, 15_______________ a film I’d love to see.
But what if I wait and tell my parents later? Well, who knows P r o n u n cia t io n
how they’ll react? I think that unless I come up with a brilliant
IV, M and /Ы consonant sounds
idea, I 6_______________ in trouble whatever I do. Well, one
thing’s for sure: next time I’ll prepare better for my French test. G o t o p a g e 119.
- ---------------

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 VO C ABU LAR Y

W ord list
(water / air)
pollution
factory fumes

recycling
pollution | melt

polluted
to recycle
to throw
away to waste

to reuse
to charge

to disconnect
to leave on standby to save

Key words in context

climate change Experts say climate change is responsible for some of the hurricanes.
consequence If I don't pass this test, the consequences will be serious. Dad won't take me to Disneyland!
damage The fire did a lot of damage to the house.
deforestation Deforestation is destroying large areas o f tropical rainforest.
endangered species We have to protect endangered species such as the black rhino.
energy All the energy we need to heat the pool comes from the sun.
fear Scientists fear the problems will become bigger over the next few years.
financial Financial interests play a big role in deforestation.
fragile Be careful how you hold it. It's fragile and breaks very easily.
generation We have to think o f the next generation and stop pollution.
global warming Most people agree that global warming is making our Earth hotter and is causing problems with
our weather.
industry The financial industry in the UK makes more money than the manufacturing industry these days.
landscape I saw a film about New Mexico and I was fascinated by the landscape.
ocean Is the Atlantic Ocean bigger than the Pacific?
organism The Great Barrier Reef is the only living organism you can see from space.
overfishing Many kinds offish are disappearing because of overfishing
responsibility Well, you're the boss, so it’s your responsibility.
threat Global warming is a threat to our future.
tiny It’s tiny. I don't think I've ever seen a bird so small.
tribe The Amazon rainforest is home to more than 300 tribes

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 6 i M A K I N G A DIFFERENCE

T h e e n v ir o n m e n t B I S S V e r b s t o t a lk a b o u t e n e r g y H H H I
1 ★ Write the words under the pictures. 3 ★ ★ *• Circle) the correct option: А, В, C or D.
factory fumes | rubbish | flood litter
0 If you reuse something,
pollution waste recycling | smog
A you th ro w it away.
В you use it fo r th e last tim e.
C you waste a lo t o f energy.
(Б )уо и use it again.
1 Recycling helps to
A understand p o llu tio n .
В save energy.
C th ro w things away.
D waste energy.
2 It’s better to disconnect electrical appliances
from their
A owners. В smog.
C p o w e r source. D standby.
3 Certain whales belong to the world's
A endangered tribes.
В fragile organisms.
C endangered species.
D tin ie st organisms.
4 Cutting down too many forests causes
A deforestation. В consequences.
2
C responsibilities. D financial interests.
5 Experts say that a lot o f damage has been done
to the world's
A energy. В fear.
C p o llu tio n . D oceans.
6 The future o f the world is everybody's
A generation. В damage.
C tro u b le . D responsibility.
7 Climate change is making the environment
A tiny. В fragile.
3
C p o llu te d . D endangered.
2 ★ ★ Match the sentence halves.
4 ★ ★ ★ Answer the questions.
0 Many people think we need stricter 0
1 Plastic bags produce □ 1 W hat do you think is the biggest threat to our
environment and why?
2 If global warming continues, many glaciers □
3 Some parts o f the world don't get enough rain, □
4 In many o f the world's largest cities, □ 2 How do you feel when you see someone throw
5 Recycling paper means □ litter on the street?
6 This river's water is very clean - it doesn't seem □
7 To help the environment, we should recycle □
a while others get flooded all the time, 3 Have you ever told somebody not to pollute the
environment? How did they react?
b will melt and this will be terrible,
c polluted at all.
d rubbish and we must never produce litter,
e far too much waste. 4 W hat positive examples do you know o f people
f smog and factory fumes cause bad air pollution, caring for the environment?
g laws to protect the environment,
h we don't need to cut down so many trees.
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 R E A D IN G 3 Read the article again. Mark the sentences
T (true) or F (false). Correct the false information.
REMEMBER AND CHECK Answer the questions.
0 Severn was 12 when she managed to speak
Then check your answers in the article on page 57
to the UN Assembly in Brazil. m
o f the Student’s Book.
1 She got the money for the trip to Brazil from
0 W hat animals do people kill because they think
they have special powers?
some friends at the United Nations. □
T h e b la ck rh in o .______________________________
2 She spoke about a number o f serious
1 W hy are rare species offish more in danger from
overfishing than others? problems the world was facing. □
2 How much o f the world is covered in forests? 3 One topic she didn't talk about was the

3 W hy are people cutting down forests? (two reasons)

situation o f human beings. □
When she finished, people stood up
4 How long have we already had the problem o f
rising sea water temperatures?
and clapped. □
The example o f Severn shows that unless
5 W hat effects might it have on coastal cities if
you're an adult, you can't make a difference
temperatures rise further?
to the world. □
2 Read the article quickly. Answer the questions.
4 Imagine you have the chance to speak to the
1 W ho is the girl in the photo? world leaders. What are you going to speak about
and why? Write a short text (50-100 words).
2 W here is she from?

3 W here did she give a speech?

A y o u n g g ir l w h o m a d e p e o p l e
li st e n a n d m a d e a d i f f e r e n c e

Let’s say that you’re 12 years old, you
feel strongly about something and you
want to talk about it. Perhaps, though,
you think that no one wants to hear
what you have to say. Weil, there are
examples of young people who have
made the adult world pay attention.
One example is Severn Cullis-
Suzuki from Canada. Many years ago,
when she was very young, she learned
that the United Nations Assembly was
going to meet in Brazil in 1992. Severn
decided that she wanted not only to go
there but also to say something. She
started to raise money for the trip and
when she was 12, she had enough for
the 11,000-kilometre journey.
Severn was sure that she had
something to say, and when she
made her five-minute speech to the
UN Assembly, she tried very hard to
make an impact. Severn stood up and
talked to the Assembly about a lot of
things. She talked about environmental
issues like pollution and the hunting
of animals to extinction, but she also
talked about the situation of children
in many parts of the world, poor and
starving children in particular. She
contrasted them with children in richer
countries who have more than they
need and throw things away. Severn
didn’t pretend to have any answers, audience gave her a standing ovation
but her questions were a challenge to when she finished.
the w orld’s leaders - questions about So, the lesson is that your age isn’t
why the adults who run the world don’t the important thing. Severn showed that
take more care of it and of the people young people can make a difference,
who live in it. providing they’re brave enough to
Many people who heard her believe in themselves. Who knows?
speech were crying at the end, and the Perhaps you could be another Severn.

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D E V E L O P IN G W R IT IN G
An article to raise awareness about an
environmental issue
1 Read the extracts. Which o f them ...
1 outline a problem? |~A~| and
2 describe what will happen if
nothing is done? | | and
suggest what to do? | | and
1 T h e s e a t t r a c t i v e b i r d s liv e n e a r r iv e r s . T h e y
:a t f r o g s a n d o t h e r s m a l l a n i m a l s . T h e s p e c ie s
i g e r e d b e c a u s e t h e b i r d s c a n n o t f in <
lo u g h fo o d a n y m o r e . C itie s a re g e ttin g
b ig g e r a n d b ig g e r, a n d h u m a n s d e s tr o y th e ir
n a tu ra l h a b ita t.
I f w e d o n ’t s t o p p o l l u t i o n , t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
w ill r is e f u r th e r . If th e E a r t h g e ts h o tte r ,
it w ill h a v e d r a m a tic c o n s e q u e n c e s . If w e
d o n ’t a c t n o w , i t m i g h t b e t o o l a t e .
irst, w e m u s t in tro d u c e n e w la w s to s to p
F d e fo re s ta tio n . T h e la w s s h o u ld sa y th a t
big c o m p a n ie s th a t have e a rn e d m illions
fro m p ro d u c in g p a p e r have to invest s o m e
o f th e ir m o n e y to save th e rainforest.
S o m e p e o p le b e lie v e t h a t h a v in g a w ild
a n i m a l in a c a g e a t h o m e is s o m e t h i n g
s p e c ia l. T h is is w h y , e v e r y y e a r , t h o u s a n d s
o f e x o tic a n im a ls d ie o n th e ir w a y to o th e r
c o u n tr ie s a n d c o n tin e n ts .
F irs t, w e n e e d to m a k e s u re th a t th e re a re
e n o u g h tr a in s a n d b u s e s s o th a t p e o p le c a n
tr a v e l to w o r k o n p u b lic tr a n s p o r t . T h e n w e
n e e d to le t p e o p le k n o w w h a t w ill h a p p e n if
e v e ry b o d y u s e s th e ir c a r a ll th e tim e .
We need to do som e th in g now. If the level
o f the oceans keeps rising, m any sm all
islands w ill be floo de d. People and anim als
w ill die. This w ill all happen fo r sure unless
w e all change th in g s now.
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6 I MA KING A DIFFERENC E
2 Complete the sentences from Exercise 1 with
linking words.
0 The species is endangered because they cannot
find enough foo d any more.
1 Some people believe that having a w ild animal in
a cage at home is something special__________,
every year, thousands o f exotic animals die on their
way to other countries and continents.
2 This will all happen for sure_________ we all
change things now.
3 We need to make sure that there are enough trains
and buses_________ that people can travel to work.
4 We need to let people know what will happen
everybody uses their car all the time.
• If you want to raise awareness about an environmental
issue, you need to structure your text very carefully.
3 Read the phrases in the list. Which ones are ...
1 a description o f a problem?
Every year, we lose........................... .............
2 talking about consequences?
3 a suggested action?
• If w e d o n 't s to p n ow , th e re w ill b e ...
• U nless p e o p le b e g in to ch a n ge th e ir b e h a v io u r,
it m ig h t b e t o o late.
• In fiv e years' tim e , m o s t o f th e anim als w i l l ...
• T hen w e have to ...
• F o rty p e r c e n t o f th e species in th a t a rea a re in
da n ge r.
• T he a ir in b ig citie s is t e r r ib ly p o llu te d .
• W e m ust in tro d u c e n e w laws t o s to p ...
• E very year, w e lose ...
• First w e n e e d to ...
• T he species is e n d a n g e re d beca use ...
• W e m ig h t have b ig g e r p ro b le m s soon.
4 Write an article about an environmental issue
(about 200 words). If you have already written
about a global problem (page 63 o f the Student's
Book), write about a local problem now. If you
have written about a local problem, write about
a global issue.
• D e s c rib e th e p ro b le m .
• Explain w h a t w ill o r m ig h t h a p p e n if n o th in g changes.
• M a k e su g g estio n s to solve it.
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L IS T E N IN G
1 ч ь ш Listen to the conversations and match them with the pictures.

2 О М Й Listen again and answer the questions. 2 Complete the phrases with the missing vowels.
CONVERSATION 1 0 Wh a t ii gr e a t id e a !
0 W here does Vicky’s aunt live? 1 Th _ t ’s _ m z ng!
She lives in the US._______________ 2 Th _ t s ___ nds xc t ng
1 W hat has she invited Vicky to do?
3 W __ w!
4 — h, r _ ...Ily?
2 W hat does Vicky invite Henry to do?
5 H_w __ xc _ t _ ng!
6 C ___ 1!
CONVERSATION 2
7 _ncr__ d _ Ы _ !
3 What's Isaac planning to do at the weekend?
3 Write two short conversations about people
4 W ho’s he going to invite? telling their friends some exciting news.

5 W hy isn’t Anne so happy about his plans? Ш TRA IN T O T NK

CONVERSATION 3
6 W hat’s O liver going to do on Sunday?
7 W here's he going to do it?
D IA L O G U E
1 L9W1 Match the sentences. Then listen again
and check.
0 She's invited me.
1 Are you all right?
2 Are you sure Mike and Nick are excited too?
3 I’ll be able to see all the drivers up close.
4 Well, you don't think it's a great idea, do you?
Recognising different text types
1 Read the extracts and write the text types. Check
your answers on page 60 o f the Student's Book.
0 Hi Jane, Gr8 you'll come over to my place on
Sunday. Got some cool DVDs. Love, В
Text message__________________ ,______________
1 Pop in and check out our vegetables - grown by
local farmers and brought to you daily by us.
2 A spokesman for SpaceLive said to reporters on
[T j
Tuesday that the company was thinking o f sending
plants to the moon.
□
3 He opened his eyes. He had no idea where he was,
but he knew the place was dangerous.

a Yeah, I’m fantastic. I’m planning something great

for the weekend, 4 Jane, please feed the cat. Food’s in the fridge. See
b W ow! How come? you tonight, Mum

c Well, to be honest, no.

d I haven't told them. But I'm sure they’ll think 5 Monday: another cool day at school. Science
it’s great. project interesting, working with Lisa. Tomorrow
e I know, and I think that’s wonderful. photography club.

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 H e l p w i t h r e a d i n g : sk im m i n g a t e x t Skim the longer te x t and w rite w hat the main
idea is. Use the tip to help you.
• W hen you skim a text, you don't read it word for word.
You read it quite quickly to try to understand the
main idea. o n d o n Z o o i s o n e o f B r i t a i n ’s t o p a t t r a c t i o n s a n d

• Skimming is a useful technique to decide if you want L i s t h e w o r l d ’s o l d e s t s c i e n t i f i c z o o , f o u n d e d o v e r

to read a text or not. By skimming a text, you'll get 1 8 0 y e a r s a g o . It c a n b e f o u n d i n t h e h e a r t o f L o n d o n ,

a general idea of what’s in it, so you can decide if it i n R e g e n t ’s P a r k . It i s r u n b y t h e Z o o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y

makes sense for you to read it in detail. M any people of London.

use skimming when they read a newspaper - they only A l t h o u g h t h i s z o o i s l o c a t e d i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e c it y ,

want to read a story in detail if it's something they're it s t i l l h a s p l e n t y o f a n i m a l s t o s e e , i n c l u d i n g l i o n s ,
interested in, and to decide that, they skim the text first. c a m e ls , g ir a ffe s , p e n g u in s , tig e r s , m o n k e y s a n d

m e e r k a t s . In fa c t, t h e r e a r e 7 5 0 d iffe r e n t s p e c i e s ,

m a k i n g it o n e o f t h e l a r g e s t c o l l e c t i o n s o f a n i m a l s

T i p : sk i m m i n g a t e x t in th e UK.

о To skim a longer text, read the title, the first two T h e z o o is d iv i d e d u p in to m a n y d if f e r e n t a r e a s ,

paragraphs, one or two paragraphs in the middle w h i c h a r e g r e a t f u n t o e x p l o r e a n d h e l p m a k e it o n e
and the last paragraph (or the last two). o f L o n d o n ’s m o s t p o p u l a r t o u r i s t a t t r a c t i o n s .

• To skim a shorter text, read the beginning, a

little bit from the middle and the ending. ё
Gorilla Kingdom
• To skim a paragraph, read the first and the
Gorilla Kingdom is home to a colony of Western Lowland
last sentences.
gorillas, which live together with other primates
• To skim, move your eyes faster than you would
normally do, and don't read every word. ■ The African Bird Safari
The African bird house is full of beautiful birds that share
• Photos and other visuals (for example, graphs)
the environment with other animals from Africa.
may
/ help
I уyou to оget the main idea of a text too.
Bu tte rfly Pa ra d ise

As visitors walk through this area, they are surrounded

Skim the paragraph and w rite w hat the main idea by free-flying butterflies from Africa, South-East Asia and
is. Use the tip to help you. Central and South America, seeking out plants on which
to feed and rest.

Lions and tigers

London Zoo is home to a family of Asian lions and a pair
of Sumatran tigers, and visitors can get very close to the
zoo's beautiful but endangered big cats.

A q ua riu m

The Aquarium is split into three areas and features many

exotic and weird fish and a stunning coral reef.
i
Penguin Beach
For most people, watching mega sports events such
Opened in 2011, Penguin Beach is England’s biggest
as the Olympic Games is an enjoyable activity. Millions
penguin pool. It has underwater windows to allow
of people sit in front of their TVs every four years, and
visitors to watch the birds swimming.
countries are very keen to become the hosts of the
V
Games. However, all this fun has consequences for the
environment, and they aren’t fun at all. Mountains of T h e re a r e s e v e r a l p la c e s w h e re y o u c a n b u y fo o d
litter are produced at big sporting events, from plastic a n d d r in k , a n d s o u v e n ir s c a n b e p u r c h a s e d in t h e
bottles to plates, from packaging to food waste and tons
g ift s h o p .
of paper. An enormous amount of resources is needed
to build the stadiums and the places where athletes, L o n d o n Z o o is l o c a t e d a t t h e n o r t h e n d o f R e g e n t 's

officials and journalists live during the event. And all P a rk , a te n -m in u te w a lk th r o u g h th e p a r k fro m

those thousands of people need to travel from far away. R e g e n t ’s P a r k t u b e s t a t i o n o n t h e B a k e r l o o l i n e , o r a

It’s no secret that this causes air pollution. s h o r t e r w a lk fro m C a m d e n T o w n t u b e s ta tio n o n th e

N o r t h e r n L in e .
This text is about:
This text is about:

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CO NSO LID ATIO N
L IS T E N IN G 4 Complete the sentences with the correct present
perfect simple or continuous form of the verbs
1 C. !>>H Listen to the conversation. Tick ( / ) in brackets.
A, В or C. 0 Jane C o op er__h a s b e e и (be) a famous writer
W ho chose the name o f the band? for a long time.

A Alice □ 1 She------------------ (write) over thirty novels now.

В Ian □ 2 She------------------ (write) novels for many years.

C Ben □ 4
3 She____________(make) a lot o f money.
Thousands o f pe o p le ____________ (send)
What instrument does Ian play in the band? her letters.
A keyboard □ 5 She____________ (reply) to all o f them!
В guitar □ 6 Since last month, she____________(think) about
C drums □ 7
her next novel.
But she still ____________ (not decide) what the
What instrument does Liz play?
A trum pet □ new novel will be about.

В saxophone □ VOCABULARY
C violin □ 5 Match the sentence halves.
2 L.BI4-1 Listen again. Answer the questions.
0 Martyjames started writing
0 W hy is the band called The Green Warriors? 1 He started
To sh o w th a t th ey c a re a b o u t th e e n v iro n m en t. 2 They played their first
1 W hat does Ben do in the band? 3 The band entered
4 And they won

2 W hat do Jessica and Lucy play in the band? 5 For their prize they got the chance
6 The song was
7 It soon entered
3 How long has Liz been playing the saxophone?
8 Next month the band are going

4 Where does the band practise? a a talent show,

b to record a single,
c downloaded over 200,000 times,
d on a national tour,
GRAMMAR
e gig in the school hall,
3 (Circle) the correct words. f the competition,
I've °worked Idoeen working at the local nature reserve g songs when he was 12.
for three months. I spend half my time at the reserve h a band a year later,
and half my time visiting schools. I’ve 1already visited i the pop charts.
/ been visiting about 20 schools in the local area. I
think it's very important to talk to teenagers. If they 6 Complete the words.
2d o n 'tl won't learn how to love the environment, there Three simple ways to make a difference.
3isn't / won't be much future fo r our world. One o f the • °S avQ--------your plastic bags and 1r_
projects I’ve 4worked / been working on for the last few them next time you go shopping - don't
months is trying to stop the building o f a new power 2t________ them 3a___________
station. Unless we sdo / don't do something to stop • 4R_________your rubbish - sort out the plastic
it, it 6w ill/ won't cause serious problems for the local from the paper and the glass.
wildlife because they want to build it on an important
• 5D_________electronics at night. Don’t leave them
nesting site for many rare birds. I've 7already written /
on 6s_________ It just 7w____ _____ power.
been writing about 30 letters to the local politician,
but so far he hasn't8replied / been replying to me.

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D IA L O G U E
ashy Keegan always w anted to be a pop s ta r and
7 Complete the conversation with the phrases in
the list. There is one phrase that you don't need. К sp e n t years try in g to m ake it happen. In 2007, when
he was 22, he w ro te w h a t he fe lt w ould finally be his
W hat a great idea. | So what's the matter? big hit, a song called ‘This Is My D ream ’, but it never
I can't wait, j No way. I If you say so P happened. As the years passed, he s ta rte d to give up
There's no point in | How exciting! on his m usical c a re e r and found o th e r jobs. In 2012, he
I’m just a b it upset, j What's up, Jennie? decided to upload the song to a m usic sharing w ebsite
JENNIE Have you heard the news? called Reverbnation. He hoped som eone m ig ht hear it

ROB W hat news? i- and like it.

JENNIE We're having a school concert to raise A fe w m onths later,

money for the Clean Up O ur A ir campaign. he received an email
ROB 0 l/V h at a g r e a t id ea . fro m Universal Music
JENNIE A nd our band's playing. in Hong Kong. They

ROB i w ere s ta rtin g a new

TV station and they
JENNIE Isn’t it? 2 _ ......
w anted to use T h is
[Two days later]
Is My D ream ’ as the
ROB 3 . - . You don’t look
th e m e tune to one o f
very happy.
th e ir shows. Kashy
JENNIE It’s nothing.4 w as really excited
5 I
ROB and m ade a deal fo r
JENNIE Remember the school concert 1told $ 5 ,0 0 0 to allow the TV
you about the other day? Well, it’s been sta tio n to use his song.
cancelled.
However, the Hong Kong go ve rn m e nt decided to stop the
6
ROB
new TV station. Tens o f thousands o f people p ro te ste d
JENNIE Yes, it’s true. The headmaster decided it outside th e go ve rn m e nt buildings and ‘This Is My D ream ’
wasn’t a good idea.
w as chosen as th e song o f th e ir p ro te s ts . The TV station
ROB It’s not right. W e’ve got to do something. invited Kashy to com e over to Hong Kong and p e rfo rm .
I’m going to talk to him now. He a ccepted th e invitations and w as m et by hundreds o f
JENNIE 7 ........... ..........trying to change his fans. Everyone th e re th o u g h t he w as a big s ta r in the UK.
mind. It’s not happening! He had to try and explain th a t back hom e, no one knew
w ho he was. A little later, Kashy w as playing the song live
on stage to m ore than 3 0 ,0 0 0 scream ing fans. A fte r the
R E A D IN G
show, he gave lo ts o f interview s and signed hundreds o f
8 Read the article. Mark the sentences T (true) autographs. The next day, he saw his face in all the local
o r F (false). new spapers and the song w ent to num ber one in the

0
1
'This Is My Dream’ was Kashy's first song.
Five years after he wrote 'This Is M y Dream',
0 iTunes charts.

Two days later, Kashy w as back in his jo b in London, but

2
Kashy decided to put it online. □ he is flying o u t to Hong Kong again soon to play his firs t
live shows. His pop dream is finally happening.
A Hong Kong T V station wanted to use

3
this song to advertise their shows. □
People weren't happy with the Hong Kong
government for wanting to stop the new W R IT IN G

4
T V station.
People in Hong Kong thought Kashy was
□ 9 Write a short text (about 120-150 words) about
your favourite song. Include this information:

5
famous in his home country. □ •
•
who the song is by
when it was first released
Kashy is now starting to be successful
as a musician. □ •
•
how popular it became
what the song is about
• why you like it

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 U N IT 1 3 Which syllable is stressed? W rite the verbs in the
correct columns.
Sentence stress
b elieve concentrate consider | discuss
1 Complete the sentences with the correct words explain imagine listen | motivate
from the list. Circle the stressed word in each recognise | remember | study | wonder
sentence.
b rilliant-idea a joke | to be famous one Oo oO O oo oOo
changed forever dangerous places definitely do believe
fantastic time | is for living | had a terrible
help you never heard the new cafb

0 That’s a b r illia n t idea !

1 Can I ? 4 с та Listen, check and repeat.
2 Then one day, her life
3 I know. Let's go to j U N IT 3
4 W e should it! W ords ending w ith schwa /э/
5 We had a 1 Complete the sentences with comparative forms
6 She travels to some o f the most o f the adjectives in the list.
to take photos. tidy | early | funny | good
7 They're going day. old slow tall | quiet
8 It was just i
0 My sister's a lot tid ie r than me. Her
9 Then my aunt car accident. bedroom is always clean.
10 I’ve him complain. 1 There's to o much noise here - let's go somewhere
11 'Life ,' she said.
2 He’s very clever and much at Maths
2 ClflPH Listen, check and repeat.
than me.
3 Mum has to go to work at 8 o'clock; she gets up
U N IT 2 than the rest o f us.
W ord stress 4 My brother's 1.72 metres. He’s
1 Write the verbs from the list in the correct than me.
columns. 5 Jake's fourteen and his sister’s ten. He's
concentrate | believe forget guess | think ___________ than her.
know recognise ) remember suppose2 6 You’re driving too fast. Could you please go a little
?
One Two Three
1 2 3
syllable syllables syllables 7 This comedy show is m u ch ____________than the
concentrate one we saw last week.

2 i- f t i i i Listen, check and repeat.

2 ч bli> J Listen, check and repeat.

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3 Write the comparatives from Exercise 1 in the U N IT 5

correct columns. Underline the stressed syllable.
Strong and weak forms o f
Remember that the final syllable 'er' is never
stressed. It has the schwa /э/ sound. been /Ы:п/ and /b in /
Two syllables Three syllables 1 Match the statements (1-6) with the
responses (a-g).
be tte r e a rlie r _ __
0 Have you been to London? c
1 Where have you been? You're covered in dirt!

2 You look ill.

4 Г5ДИ Listen again, check and repeat. 3 You need to go to the director's office, now.
4 Look at your face. It’s so red! W here have you
been?
U N IT 4
5 How long has it been since you sawjohn?
The short /л/ vowel sound
6 The girls are tired.
1 Circle the word in each line that doesn't have the
a I know. I've been to the doctor's
/л/ sound (e.g. the sound in s on , o n e and d o n e ).
b I've been working in the garden,
0 a son b one c done d (3 °g )
c It’s been a long time - more than three months,
1 a fun b won c home d come
d They’ve been playing football,
2 a shout b young c much d tongue
e Yes, I have. I've been going there every summer
3 a enough b cousin c you d love
since I was ten.
4 a must b mother c nose d doesn't
f I've been at the beach all day. I forgot my sun
5 a trouble b jum p c other d note cream.
6 a love b stuff c funny d ground g I've already been.
7 a put b wonder c under d nothing
8 a could b some c lovely d brother
2 С З Ш Listen, check and repeat.
9 a Sunday b Monday c over d cover 3 Circle the strong forms o f been /Ы:п/ and
10 a none b use c monkey d another underline the weak forms of b e e n /bin/.
11 a good b blood c touch d couple
4 Г Ш Listen again, check and repeat.
С М И Listen,, check and repeat.

U N IT 6
IV, M and /Ы consonant sounds
1 С ЬШ Listenand circle the word you hear.
0 a (fe w /) b view 3 a ferry b very
1 a fast b vast 4 a leaf b leave
2 a fan b van 5 a o ff b of

2 «2 i» * i Listen, check and repeat.

3 Circle the correct words to complete the

sentences.
0 They went out in Bill's dad's(boo() / vote.
1 That's a berry / very good idea.
2 She wants to be a vet / bet when she's older.
3 I wore my best / vest clothes to the party.
4 He drives a white van / ban for his job.

4 Listen again, check and repeat.

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 U N IT 7 3 C i r cl e t h e w o r d t h a t d o e sn ' t h a v e t h e / ju :/ so u n d .

I nt o n at io n in q u e st io n t ags 0 news (flew) nephew

1 music stud ent um brella
1 o r a List e n a n d d r a w A w h e n t h e v o ice g o e s u p
and w h e n t h e v o ice g o e s d o w n . 2 Tuesday guess statue
3 fe w knew th re w
E x a m p le 1 Y o u r n a m e 's L isa , i s n 't i t ? Я 4 amusing butter nutrition
E x a m p le 2 Y o u like ch oc ola te , d o n 't y o u ?
4 О И Л List e n , ch e ck a n d r e p e a t .
1 Tony hasn't been to Africa, has he?
2 Helen's in your sister's class, isn’t she?
3 I haven’t got any money, have I?
U N IT 9
4 There’s no milk left, is there? / tf/ an d / dj/ co n so n an t so u n d s
5 You're Julie's cousin, aren't you? 1 C o m p l e t e t h e se n t e n ce s w it h t h e co r r e ct w o r d
f r o m t h e list b e lo w .
2 List e n a n d ch e ck .
ehatf | switch | charities | fu tu re
3 T i ck ( / ) t h e co r r e ct e x p la n a t io n (a o r b ) f o r e a ch questions | match | chocolate
t a g f r o m Ex e r cise 1.
0 W hen she bro ke her leg, she had to use a
0 a I've met Lisa before. J wheel c h a i r ... .... .

b I'm not sure what this girl's name is. 1 Did you see the fo o tb a ll final? It was an exciting

00 a I’m surprised because you don’t want any

chocolate. 2 I’d like to travel the w o rld in t h e _____________ .

Ь I know you like chocolate, t 3 W hen she was younger, she w o rked as a

1 a I know Tony hasn't been to Africa. ____________ b o a rd operator.

b I’m surprised that Tony's been to Africa. 4 There are m any____________ to help children in
need.
2 a I think Helen's in your sister’s class.
b I don't know if Helen's in your sister's class. 2 W h i ch o n e so u n d o ccu r s in all o f t h e w o r d s in t h e

3 a I don’t know if I have money or not. list in Ex e r cise 1? C ir cl e t h e so u n d in e a ch w o r d .

b I know I don’t have any money. 3 O iH C h e ck y o u r a n sw e r w it h t h e k e y. T h e n ,

4 a I wonder if there's any m ilk._____ list e n a n d r e p e a t .

b I don’t think there's any m ilk.____

4 C o m p le t e t h e se n t e n ce s w it h t h e co r r e ct w o r d
5 a I don't knowjulie. f r o m t h e list .
b I think you arejulie's cousin._____ changing | message | jokes | bridg e

4 ora List e n , ch e ck a n d r e p e a t .
agent | jo in | dangerous

0 M any jo b s are disappearing because the w o rld is

ch a n g in g so fast.
U N IT 8
1 W e ’re going to the new cafё. W o u ld you like to
T h e / ju:/ so u n d
_____________ us?
1 Fi n d t h e w o r d s w it h t h e / ju :/ so u n d . T h e r e a r e t e n
2 W e must cross th a t _____________ to go over the
w o r d s in t o t a l a n d t h e y all a p p e a r in U n it 8 .
river.
u E U R E К A E C A 3 M y best frie n d makes me laugh. She’s always telling
s N E W T О N W О U
E F E E о T M H M S 4 If you can’t come, just send me a text
D Z R W R С U О p U
I A О W T R U R и A 5 W h i ch o n e so u n d o ccu r s in all o f t h e w o r d s in t h e
list in Ex e r cise 4 ? C ir cl e t h e so u n d in e a ch w o r d .
I
F U T и R E R T L

Cy О u: c H R F U E L
6 l d m C h e ck y o u r a n sw e r w it h t h e k ey. T h e n ,
R E V I E W T U R Y list e n a n d r e p e a t .

2 ora Listen and check.

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U N IT 10
/t/У and /// consonant sounds
1 Ш 1 Who do you meet? Put your finger on
S ta r t. Listen to the words. Go up if you hear the
/tj/ sound (e.g. chips) and down if you hear the /J/
sound (e.g. ships). Say the word at the end.
U N IT 11
Polite intonation
1 Where would you hear each o f these statements
or questions? Write A for airport, R for
restaurant or C for classroom.
2 Г Ш 1 Listen and put a tick ( / ) if the speaker
sounds polite. Put a cross (X) if the speaker
sounds rude.

W here? Is it polite?

0 Put that suitcase over there. A X

1 W hen does the

plane leave?

2 1don’t understand the

question, M rjones.

3 Are you ready to order?

4 Put up your hand if you

know the answer.

5 You arrive in London

at half past eight.

6 Have you got anything

0 shoes - cheese - wish. W ho do you meet?
w ithout cheese?
M a rsh a

1 2 3 4 5_ 3 Р Е Я Listen, check and repeat.

2 t. Listen again, check and repeat. 4 P f E I Now the sentences are said politely. How
is the speaker's voice different? Listen and repeat.
3 Р Е И Complete the sentences with the different
spellings o f the /// sound. Listen and check.
U N IT 12
0 M y sister loves fa sh ion magazines.
Silent consonants
1 I put my money in the ma ine but it didn't give
me a can o f cola! 1 Underline the spelling mistakes. Write the
correct spelling.
2 Iw i I had a lot o f money so I could buy that
bike. 0 That’s the rong answer to this question, w rong
3 We're going to the beach now. Are you .... ure 1 Her dauter's six and her name's Cynthia.
you don’t want to come? 2 We played paper, sissors, rock in class yesterday.
4 We can get all the inform a___ ion we need at the 3 W oud you like a drink o f water?
train station. 4 My parents are taking me to an iland for our next
holiday.
4 Ш Е Я Check your answers with the key. Then,
listen and repeat. 5 O ur English class is an our long on Fridays.
6 I’m going to order the samon and salad. It looks
5 Write the words on the correct line. Then
good!
listen and check.
7 I asked her if she was okay, but she didn't anser me.
future com petition | conclusion | decision
delicious mixture | passion | question | revision 8 We musn’t leave the classroom before the bell
rings.
/// - fashion
/t//-p ic tu re fu tu re 2 п ая Listen and repeat.

/ 3/ - television

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U N IT 1
Present perfect with just, already
and yet
We often use the present perfect with the words
/ a lre a d y / y et.
ju s t
1 We useju s t before the past participle to say that
something happened a short time ago.
They'veju s t come back from their holiday.
2 We use a lre a d y at the end of a sentence or
before the past participle to show surprise, or
to emphasise that something has been done, or
finished, sooner than expected.
Have you finished already?
No food thanks - I've alre a dy eaten.
3 We useyef at the end of negative sentences and
questions, to emphasise that something hasn't
happened but probably will in the future.
Have you finished your homework yet?
I haven't played that game y e t (but I will).
Present perfect vs. past simple
1 We use the past simple to talk about events
which are complete and finished, or 'before now',
at the time of speaking.
I saw you in town yesterday. Who were you with?
2 We use the present perfect to connect the past
and 'now' (at the time of speaking).
I haven't seen you this week. Where have you been?
U N IT 2
Present perfect with for and since
1 We can use the present perfect to talk about
something that began in the past and continues
to be true in the present.
WeVe lived here for ten years (= and we still live here.)
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2 We talk about the time between when something
started and now with fo r or since.
• We use the word fo r when we mention a period
of time from the past until now.
fo r h a lf an hour / fo r three months / fo r ages
• We use the word since when we mention a point
in time in the past.
since six o'clock / since 2012 / since last weekend
a, an, the or no article
1 We use a, an before a singular, countable noun
to talk about something for the first time in a
conversation.
Look - there's a horse in the garden!
Do you want an apple?
We also use a I an when we are not talking about
a specific thing.
I haven't got a computer.
2 We use the before a noun when it is clear which
thing(s) or person/people we are talking about.
The apples in our garden are delicious.
Have you got the book? (= the book we were talking
about before)
The woman next door is really friendly.
We also use the when there is only one thing that
exists.
Look at the moon!
3 We use no article (zero article) before plural
countable nouns, and before uncountable nouns,
when we are talking about things in general.
Cars are expensive.
Love is the most important thing.
U N IT 3
Comparative and superlative
adjectives (review)
1 When we want to compare two things, or two
groups of things, we use a comparative
form + than.
My sister is older than me.
My old phone was more expensive than my new one.
The film is better than the book.
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2 With short adjectives, we normally add -er. With
longer adjectives (more than two syllables), we
normally don't change the adjective - we put
m o re in front of it.
hot —►hotter short —♦ shorter clever —►cleverer
interesting - * more interesting
exciting —* more exciting
3 Some adjectives are irregular - they have a
different comparative form.
good —* better bad —►worse fa r —►further
(not) a s ... as
When we want to say that two things are the same
(or not the same) we can use (n o t) as + adjective + as.
She's as t a ll as her mother now.
This question isn't as e a s y as the last one.
Making a comparison stronger
or weaker
We can make a comparison stronger or weaker by
using m u c h / fa r, a lo t or a litt le / a b it. These words
come before the comparison.
His computer is f a r b e tte r than mine.
His bike was m uc h m o re expensive than mine.
He lives a little fu r th e r from school than I do.
Adverbs and comparative adverbs
1 We use adverbs to describe verbs — they say
how an action is or was performed.
She shouted a n g rily . Run q u ic k ly !
They got to the theatre early.
We can also use adverbs before adjectives.
It was re a lly cold on Sunday.
The coffee was in c re d ib ly hot, so I couldn't drink it.
2 Most adverbs are formed by adjective + -ly .
slow —* slowly nice —* nicely
If the adjective ends in -/e, we drop the -e and
add -y.
incredible —►incredibly possible —* possibly
If the adjective ends in consonant + -y we change
the -y to -/ and add -ly.
angry —* angrily lucky —* luckily
hungry —♦ hungrily
3 Some adverbs are irregular - they don’t have
an - ly ending.
good —* well fast —►fast hard —►hard
early —►early late —* late
4 To compare adverbs, we use the same rules as
we do when we compare adjectives. With short
adverbs, we add - e r or -r, and th a n after the
adverb.
I worked h a rd , but Sue worked h a rd e r th a n me!
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5 With longer adverbs, we use m o re
(+ adverb) + th a n .
She does things m o re e a s ily th a n me.
6 To compare the adverb w ell, we use b e t t e r . . . th a n .
To compare the adverb fa r, we use f u r t h e r . .. th a n .
He cooks b e tte r th a n me.
London to Mumbai is fu r th e r th a n London to New York.
U N IT 4
Indefinite pronouns
1 We can use the words e v e ry I so m e I n o I a n y
together with o n e / th in g / w h e re to make
compound nouns.
everyone = all the people
everything = all the things
everywhere = all the places
someone = a person, but we don’t know who
something = a thing, but we don’t know which
somewhere = a place, but we don’t know where
no one = none o f the people
nothing = none o f the things
nowhere = none of the places
anyone = any person / any o f the people
anything = any o f the things
anywhere = any o f the places
2 These words are all singular.
S o m e th in g sm ells nice. N o one's here. N o th in g was
found. E veryw he re was full. S om eone has opened
my desk.
3 We don't use negatives with n o th in g and no one.
We use a n y th in g or a n y o n e instead.
I don’t know a n y o n e here.
(NOT / don't know no one here.)
all (some / none / any) of them
With other nouns and pronouns, we use a l l o f / so m e
o f / n o n e o f + plural or uncountable noun/pronoun.
A ll o f them are yours. Som e o f the teachers are really nice.
N o n e o f my friends called me yesterday.
Do a n y o f you know the answer?
should(n't), had better; ought to
1 S h o u ld , h a d ( ’d ) b e tte r and o u g h t to are all used to
give advice.
2 S h o u ld and o u g h t to both mean 7 th in k it's (n o t)
(etc.) to d o
a g o o d id e a fo r y o u / m e / h im this'.
You s h o u ld do more exercise. (= / think it is a good idea
for you to do more exercise.)
She s h o u ld n 't ta lk in class. (= I think it is not a good idea
for her to talk in class.)
We o u g h t to leave now. (= / think it is a good idea for us
to leave now.)
3 The meaning of had better is often stronger. The
speaker wants to say that there are negative
consequences if the person ignores the advice.
I'd better run. (or I'll be late)
You'd better not talk in class, (or the teacher will
be angry)
4 Should, had better and ought to are all followed
by the infinitive of another verb.
You should be more careful. I ought to eat more
fruit. We'd better hurry or well be late.
5 Should and had better form the negative by
adding not afterwards.
They shouldn't be so rude.
We’d better not stay out late.
We make ought to negative by putting not
after ought (but we don't use this form very
often).
You ought not to make so much noise.
U N IT 5
Present perfect continuous
1 The present perfect continuous is formed with
the present tense of have + been + the -ing form
of the verb.
I've been reading since breakfast.
Have you been sitting here all day?
2 Sentences with the present perfect always
connect the present and the past. We often use
the present perfect continuous to talk about
activities which started in the past and are still
continuing now.
She's been running for an hour. (- She started running
an hour ago, and she is still running.)
3 We also use the present perfect continuous to
talk about actions with a result in the present.
These actions may or may not be complete.
I'm tired because I've been working.
Jack's feeling ill because he hasn't been eating well.
4 We also use the present perfect continuous to
talk about actions which began in the past and
continue to the present, but perhaps we are not
doing the action at the time of speaking.
We've been studying Spanish for six months.
(= We started studying six months ago, and we are still
studying, but we're not studying at this exact moment.)
Present perfect simple vs. present
perfect continuous
1 We use the present perfect simple to show that
an action is finished, or to focus on what (and
how much) we have completed in a period
of time.
I've written an email.
I've written twelve emails this morning.
2 We use the present perfect continuous to show
that an action is still going on, or to focus on how
long something has been in progress.
I've been reading this book for two days.
I've been reading detective stories for years.
Compare the sentences:
She's been writing books for many years.
She's written over twenty books.
U N IT 6
will (not), may (not), might (not)
for prediction
1 We can use the modal verb will ('ll) or will not
(won't) to make predictions about the future.
Don't worry about the exam - it won't be difficult.
2 We use might/ might not or may/ may not to make
less certain predictions about the future.
It might rain this afternoon - if it does, then I may not
go the match.
First conditional / unless in first
conditional sentences
1 We use the first conditional to talk about possible
actions / situations in the future, and their
(possible) results.
If I finish my homework, I'll go out.
2 We often make conditional sentences by using
if+ subject + present simple in the //clause, and
will/ won't/ might/ might not in the main clause.
If I have time this afternoon, I'll go for a walk.
We might go out tonight if there's nothing good on TV.
3 We can also use the word unless in conditional
sentences - it means if not.
She won't come unlessyou ask her (= She won't come if
you don't ask her.)
4 There are two clauses in these sentences. We can
put the main clause first, or the if/ unless clause
first. When the if/ unless clause comes first, there
is a comma (,) after it.
Unlessyou tell me, I won't know what to do.
I won't know what to do unlessyou tell me.
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U N IT 7
Future forms (review)
1 We often use the present simple to talk about
fixed future events.
My uncle is coming to visit us. His plane arrives at six
o'clock tomorrow.
2 We often use be going to to talk about future
plans and intentions.
I'm going to be a doctor when I grow up.
3 We often use will/ won't to make predictions
about the future.
Don't worry about her. I'm sure she'll be OK.
4 We often use the present continuous to talk
about future arrangements.
They're getting married nextJune.
Question tags
1 Question tags are positive or negative questions
at the end of statements. We add 'tags' to the
end of statements:
a) when we are not sure that what we are saying
is correct, and we want the other person to
say if we are correct or not.
b) when we are sure that what we are saying is
correct, and we want the other person to say
something about it.
2 Tags in (a) above have a rising intonation pattern.
s When Steve phoned me, I was reading a book.
A: You're Spanish, aren't you?
B: No, I'm not. I'm Mexican.
Tags in (b) above have a falling intonation pattern.
A: You're Spanish, aren't you?
B: That's right. I'm from Santander.
3 With positive statements, we usually use a
negative question tag.
I'm early, aren't I ? He'_s very friendly, isn't he?
With negative statements, we usually use a positive
question tag.
It isn't difficult, isit? She doesn't like dogs, does she?
4 With be, modal verbs (can, must, should, will,
might, etc.), have got and the present perfect,
we repeat the auxiliary verb in the tag.
They aren't from here, are they?
You'll come to my party, won't you?
We haven't got any milk, have we?
They've gone away on holiday, haven't they?
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5 With all other verbs, we use do / don't / does /
doesn't (present simple) or did/ didn't (past simple).
You love this song, don't you?
I gave it back to you, didn't I?
nor/neither/so do I
1 When someone says something and we want to
agree with it, we can use so/ nor (or neither) +
auxiliary verb + 1.
I am really happy. So am I.
I don't like cold showers. Nor (Neither) do I.
2 We use so to agree with a positive statement /
idea, and nor (or neither) to agree with a negative
statement or idea.
I was tired yesterday. So was I.
I didn't enjoy the film. Nor (Neither) did I.
3 Notice that the auxiliary we use after so/ nor/
neither depends on what the other person says.
I can't sing. Neither can I.
I've been to Paris. So have I.
U N IT 8
Past simple vs. past continuous
(review)
1 When we talk about the past, we use the
past simple for actions that happened at one
particular time. We use the past continuous for
background actions.
Who scored the goal? I wasn't watching.
2 We often use when followed by the past simple,
and while followed by the past continuous.
She was swimming when the shark attacked.
While I was revising for the test, I fell asleep.
used to
1 We can use used to when we want to talk about
an action which happened regularly in the past,
but which doesn't happen any more.
My mother used to work in a bank. (= My mother
worked in a bank in the past, but she doesn't any more.)
2 used to is followed by the base form of the main
verb.
Our team used to be much better than it is now.
3 The negative of used to is didn't use to.
I didn't use to like rap music. (= In the past I didn't like
rap music, but now I like it.)
We make questions with used to using Did + subject
+ use t o ...?
Didyou use to go to school in Leeds?
 Second conditional
1 We use the second conditional to talk about
unreal or imagined situations in the present
or future.
If I was good at tennis, I would play for the school
team. (= I am not good at tennis, and don't play for the
school team.)
She wouldn't be in the photography class if she wasn't
interested in it. (= She i_shere because she is interested
in it.)
2 The second conditional has two parts (or
'clauses’). We usually make the second
conditional like this:
If clause Main clause
if+ past simple + comma would/ wouldn't + main
verb
If I lived in town, I'd go to the cinema more often.
If he was nicer, more people would talk to him.
We can change the order of the two clauses
if we want to. When we put the //clause first,
we write a comma (,) after it. If we put the
main clause first, there is no comma.
I would go to the cinema more often if I lived in town.
3 The word would is often spoken as 'd. We can
write it like this in informal writing, too. Also
would not is often spoken as wouldn't.
I wish
When we want to talk about how we would
like something in the present to be different,
we can use I wish + past tense.
I wish you were here. (= You are not here and I am not
happy about it.)
I wish we could go out tonight. (= We can not go out
tonight and I am not happy about it.)
I wish it wasn't raining today. (= It is raining today and
I am not happy about it.)
U N IT 9
The passive (present simple, past
simple, present continuous, present
perfect)
1 We use the passive when it isn't important who
does the action, or when we don’t know who
does it. The passive is also used when the action
is more important than who does/did it.
These cars are made in Japan. (It isn't im portant who
makes them.)
This house was built in 1895. (We don't know who
built it.)
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The passive is formed with the verb be + the past
participle of a verb. The verb be can be in any
tense.
Present simple passive:
These watches are sold all over the world.
Present continuous passive:
I think we are being watched.
Past simple passive:
The city was destroyed in an earthquake.
Present perfect passive:
An im portant decision has been taken today.
U N IT 10
Past perfect simple
1 We use the past perfect when we need to make
it clear that one action happened before another
action in the past.
When we got to the theatre, the play had started.
(= The play started before we got to the theatre.)
Compare this with:
When we got to the theatre, the play started.
(= The play started when/after we got to the theatre.)
2 We form the past perfect with had ( ’d) / had not
(hadn't) + the past participle of the main verb.
She didn't watch the film because she had seen it.
Past perfect continuous
1 We use the past perfect continuous to talk about
situations or activities that started in the past and
were still continuing at another time in the past.
She was very tired because she had been working for a
very long time.
When he got there, she had been waiting for an hour.
2 We form the past perfect continuous with the
past perfect of the verb to be (had (not) been) +
the -ing form of the main verb.
I didn't know the answer to the question because I
hadn't been listening.
3 The past perfect continuous focuses on how long
an activity had been happening. It talks about
situations or activities that may have stopped
and may have had a result in the past.
The ground was very wet because it had been raining
a ll night.
We were tired because we'd been travelling since the
day before.
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U N IT 11 U N IT 12
Reported statements be allowe d to /le t
1 When we report what someone said in the past, 1 We use b e a llo w e d to to say that you do (or don’t)
we use reported speech. In reported speech, we have permission to do something. It is a passive
often use the verb s a id or t o ld (m e). construction: it is not important who gives (or
doesn't give) the permission.
'The music's terrible,' my frie nd said. —* My frie nd s a id
the music was terrible. At my school, we a re a llo w e d to we ar trainers.
You a re n 't a llo w e d to cycle here.
2 We can use the word t h a t between s a id or to ld
(m e ) and the rest of the sentence, or we can leave
2 We use le t to say that someone gives you, or
it out. doesn't give you, permission to do something.
It is an active construction.
I s a id th a t I wasn't hungry. OR / s a id I wasn’t hungry.
/ le t my brothe r borrow my table t sometimes.
3 We often change the verb tense between direct Our teacher d id n 't le t us use dictionaries in the test.
speech and reported speech, like this:
3 With le t, the structure is le t + person + infinitive
Direct speech Reported speech without to .
P resent —►Past She d id n 't le t m e a n sw e r the question.
(s im p le /c o n tin u o u s ) (s im p le /c o n tin u o u s ) I'm not going to le t y o u b o rro w my pen.
Past —►Past p e rfe c t
4 With b e a llo w e d to , the structure is person + the
(s im p le /c o n tin u o u s ) (s im p le /c o n tin u o u s )
correct form of be + a llo w e d + to infinitive.
P re se n t p e rfe c t —►Past p e rfe c t You a re n 't a llo w e d to le ave your bikes here.
am/is/are go ing to —►was/were going to
Third conditional
can/can't —►could/couldn't
1 We use the third conditional to talk about
will/won't —* would/wouldn't unreal, imaginary situations in the past and their
imagined results.
Verb patterns
If you had practised, you wouldn't have lost.
1 A common structure in English is verb + personal (= You didn't practise, and you lost.)
noun/pronoun + to infinitive.
I w a n t y o u to stay. (N O T: / want that you stay.) 2 The third conditional has two parts (or clauses).
He a s k e d S a ra h to h e lp him. (N O T: He asked that We usually make the third conditional like this:
Sarah he lpe d him.) //clause Main clause
l f + past perfect w o u ld ha ve / w o u ld n 't
2 There are many verbs that follow this structure. ha ve + main verb
(See Student's Book Unit 11 page 107) I f my sister h a d a ske d me I'd ha ve to ld her
He to ld us to b e quiet. If I'd h e a rd the alarm clock, I w o u ld n 't ha ve be en late.
My pare nts e n c o u ra g e d my b ro th e r to g o to university.
They w a rn e d us n o t to go in. 3 We can change the order of the two clauses if we
He re m in d e d the ch ild re n n o t to be late. want to.
I w o u ld h a ve to ld my sister i f she’d a ske d me.
I w o u ld n 't h a ve b e en late i f I'd h e a rd the alarm clock.

4 When we put the //clause first, we write a comma

(,) after it. When we put the main clause first,
there is no comma.

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Base form Past simple Past p articiple Base form Past simple Past p articiple
be w as / w e re b een le t le t le t

b e at b e at b eat en lie lay lain

b eco m e b ecam e b eco m e lig h t lit lit

b e g in b eg an b eg u n lo se lo st lo st

b re ak b ro ke b ro ken m ak e m ad e m ad e

b r in g b ro u g h t b ro u g h t m ean m ean t m ean t

b u ild b u ilt b u ilt m eet m et m et

buy bought bought p ay p aid p a id

can co u ld - put put put

ca t ch ca u g h t ca u g h t read /riid/ read /red/ read /red/

ch o o se ch o se ch o se n r id e ro d e r id d e n

co m e ca m e co m e r in g r an g ru n g

co st co st co st r ise r o se r ise n

cu t cu t cu t run ran run

do d id done sa y said said

d raw d rew d raw n se e sa w se e n

d r in k d r an k d ru n k sell so ld so ld

d r iv e d ro ve d r iv e n se n d se n t se n t

eat at e eat en se t se t se t

fall f ell f a lle n sh o o t sh o t sh o t

feel f e lt fe lt sh o w sh o w e d sh o w n

f ig h t fo u g h t fo u g h t sin g san g su n g

f in d fo u n d fo u n d sit sat sat

f ly fle w flo w n sl e e p sl e p t sle p t

fo rg et fo rg o t fo rg o t t en sp e a k sp o k e sp o k e n

g et got got sp e n d sp e n t sp e n t

g iv e g ave g iv e n st a n d st o o d st o o d

w en t gone st eal st o le st o le n
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g ro w g rew g ro w n st r ik e st r u ck st r u ck

h an g hung hung sw im sw a m sw u m

h ave h ad h ad t ak e to o k t ak en

h ear h eard h eard t e a ch t au g h t t au g h t

h it h it h it t ell t o ld t o ld

h u rt h u rt h u rt t h in k thought thought

h o ld h e ld h e ld th ro w t h rew t h ro w n

keep kep t kep t u n d e r st a n d u n d e r st o o d u n d e r st o o d

kno w kn ew kno w n w ake w o ke w o ken

le a d le d le d w ear w o re w o rn

le a v e le f t lef t w in won won

le n d le n t le n t w r it e w ro te w r it t e n

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