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UDENTS' BOOK Eielem mete ers be-Teter Bob Series Editor: Simon Greenall 2 Language to go: Introducing yourself Vocabulary: Personal information Reading: E-mails Function: Greetings Grammar: To be: am, is,are Get talking: Introducing yourself Lesson 2 Personal details, please! paces Language to go: Asking and answering: personal information Vocabulary: Everyday objects Listening: Buying by phone Get talking and writing: Roleplay: Buying by phone Language to go: Asking about nationalities Vocabulary and speaking: Nationalities and countries Reading and listening: Quiz: Are you international? Grammar: To be (questions and negatives) Get writing and talking: Class quiz Lesson 4 Favourite things pace 10 Language to go: Talking about people and favourite things Vocabulary: Free time activities Listening: People talking about their favourite things Grammar: Possessive adjectives and possessive ‘s Get talking: Finding out people's favourite things Language to go: Talking about family occasions Vocabulary and speaking: Activities: verbs and nouns Reading: A letter to a penfriend Grammar: Present simple (positive) Get talking and writing: Describing @ specialtypical day Lesson 6 The modern world pace 14 Language to go: Talking about ways of communicating Vocabulary and speaking: Activities: verbs and nouns Listening: Communication and technology resent simple (questions and negatives) 9: Finding out if you are an Internet person Language to go: Saying what you take on holiday and how you travel Vocabulary and speaking: Objects you take on holiday; transport Reading and vocabulary: Travelling with Tim Hall Grammar: A/an, some/any Get talking: Making travel plans ESS ER) Sa Language to go: Talking about possessions Vocabulary and speaking: Objects that people collect Reading: The biggest Garfield collection Grammar: Have got Get talking: Quiz and discussion: Are you a collector? Language to go: Talking about sports you like/hate Vocabulary and speaking: Sports Listening: Sports in Canada Grammar: Verbs + -ing Get talking: Class survey on sports Lesson 10 Shopping pace 22 Language to go: Shopping for clothes Vocabulary and speaking: Clothes and sizes Listening: A conversation in a department store : Function: Asking for information in a shop Get talking: Roleplay: Shopping for presents Information for pair and group work PAGE 84 Practice section Pace 90 Language to go: Talking about places you know Vocabulary and speaking: Adjectives to describe places in a town Reading: Real places by real people Grammar: There is/are Get talking and writing: A review of a special place you know Lesson 12 The weekend pace 26 Language to go: Talking about how often you do things Vocabulary and speaking: Everyday activities Listening: Free time activities around the world Grammar: Adverbs of frequency Get talking: Class survey on weekend activities Language to go: Telling someone where things are in a room Vocabulary: Furniture in an office/living room Listening: Moving in Grammar: Prepositions of place Get talking: Describing and drawing a room Lesson 14 Family pace 30 Language to go: Talking about what your family/friends are doing Vocabulary and speaking: Family Reading: Readers’ letters Grammar: Present continuous for now Get talking: Information gap: Spot the difference Language to go: Ordering food and drink in a café Vocabulary and speaking: Food and drink Listening: At the Liberty Café Function: Making requests Get talking: Roleplay: In a café em Lome RLS cicrs Language to go: Asking about job skills Vocabulary: Activities at work Reading: Changing Jobs Grammar: Can for ability Get talking: Interview for a career change Language to go: Talking about childhood memories Vocabulary and speaking: Question words Listening: Two friends play ‘The Memory Game’ Grammar: Past simple of be: was, were Get talking: Playing ‘The Memory Game’ sson 18 A week in the life of ...? pace ss Language to go: Talking about your week Speaking and vocabulary: Everyday activities Reading: A week in the life of ... a theatre manager Grammar: Past simple reguler verbs (positive and negative) Get talking: Discussing what you did last week Language to go: Telling a story Vocabulary and speaking: Common irregular verbs Listening: Love story Grammar: Past simple irregular verbs Get talking and writing: Re-tell a love story and write a letter Lesson 20 Life and times pace 42 Language to go: Asking questions to find out about people's lives Vocabulary and speaking: Verbs and nouns: important events in life Reading: All about Julia Roberts Grammar: Past simple (questions) Get talking and writing: Interviewing your partner and writing an article Grammar reference pace 110 on 21 Quiz show pace 44 Language to go: Asking for and giving measurements Vocabulary and speaking: Numbers Listening: A TV quiz show Grammar: Questions with How + adjective Get writing and talking: Roleplay: A TV quiz show Lesson 22 Sweet and savoury PAGE 46 Language to go: Talking about food you like Vocabulary and speaking: Countable and uncountable nouns Listening: Three people talk about food they like Grammar: Expressions of quantity Get talking: Questionnaire: Sweet or savoury? | Language to go: Talking about future plans Vocabulary and speaking: Verbs/nouns describing changes in life Reading: Stress free Grammar: Going to for future plans Get talking: Talking about your plans Lesson 24 It's on the right pace so Language to go: Asking and giving directions Vocabulary: Parts of a public building; American English Listening: A hotel guest asks directions Grammar: Prepositions of movement Get talking: Roleplay: Giving directions to a visitor eee Language to go: Describing climate and lifestyle Vocabulary and speaking: Weather Reading: City Breaks ... Boston Grammar: Linking words: because, so, but, although Get talking and writing: Describing what to do in your area Te Ao WW Te CCl Language to go: Talking about memorable times Vocabulary and speaking: Dates Listening: A radio programme about 1999 Grammar: Time prepositions: in, on, at Get talking: Talking about important events in your life Language to go: Asking for things and giving 4 response Reading and speaking: Quiz: How polite are you? Vocabulary: Everyday requests Function: Permission and requests Get talking and writing: Roleplay: Making requests Lesson 28 North and south pace ss Language to go: Comparing places in your country Vocabulary and speaking: Adjectives to describe places Listening: A radio interview: ‘New Zealand's Favourite Place’ Grammar: Comparatives Get talking: Choosing a ‘City/Region of the year’ on 29 The best food in town Language to go: Describing restaurants Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe restaurants Reading: Restaurant reviews Grammar: Superlatives Get talking: Choosing a restaurant to go to Lesson 30 On the phone pace 62 Language to go: Taking and leaving messages Vocabulary and speaking: Telephones Listening: A phone conversation Function: Telephoning Get talking: Roleplay: Leaving a mesaage > Recording scripts pace 120 > Practice section answer key PAGE 125 Leite Snel aa sson 31 Language to go: Giving advice to visitors Vocabulary and speaking: Social etiquette Listening: Advice to Japanese business people visiting UK/USA Grammar: Should for advice Get talking and writing: Giving advice to foreign visitors Lesson 32 Party time! pace 66 Language to go: Making suggestions for social arrangements Speaking and vocabulary: Money verbs Listening: A meeting with a party organiser Function: Suggestions Get talking: Roleplay: Planning a party Language to go: Talking about movies Vocabulary and speaking: Movies Reading: Readers’ favourite films Grammar: Say and tell Get talking and writing: Describe and review your favourite film tesson 34 Would you like the menu? pace 70 Language to go: Ordering food and drink in a restaurant Speaking and vocabulary: Restaurant words Listening: Ordering in a restaurant Grammar: Would like/like, would prefer/prefer Get talking: Roleplay: In a restaurant Language to go: Asking people about their practical experience Speaking and vocabulary: Practical activities Reading: An application form Grammar: Present perfect for experience Get talking: Interview: Selecting someone to live on an island Lesson 36 Hard work pace 74 Language to go: Describing jobs Vocabulary and speaking: Activities at work Reading: Nine to five Grammar: Have to/don't have to Get talking: Discussing different jobs Te A US SID COLT Language to go: Making excuses Vocabulary and speaking: Parts of the body; illnesses Listening: A conversation on the phone Function: Making and accepting apologies Get talking: Roleplay: Making excuses eee to] em SSC WZ) Language to go: Making predictions Vocabulary and speaking: World issues Reading: Brave New World predictions Grammar: Will for predictions Get talking: Discussing predictions for the year 2050 Language to go: Talking about how long people do things for Speaking and vocabulary: Expressions of time with for and since Grammar: Present perfect: how long/for/since Get talking and writing: Interviewing and writing about your partner Lesson 40 The perfect job pace 82 Language to go: Discussing what makes a good job Reading and vocabulary: Family lunches, beds and bars . Vocabulary and listening: A radio programme: What workers want Function: Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing Get talking: Discussing what you want at work Vocabulary Function Grammar Personal information Greetings To be: am, is, are Language to go. introducing yourself Vocabulary 1 Look at the form for an Internet café chat room. Put the words in the correct box. doctor student single Polar businessman/woman learning films the USA married Brazil musie sport | doctor a single ‘] learning English Reading 2. Read the e-mails and put them in the correct order. Write the numbers in the boxes. vame’s Marek and I'm : yssman from > Hello, Vanessa. My ni interested in English. I'm a busines ’g married to an American rothe Poland. My b’ arenes woman. They're doctors. I'm in San wnith him for one month. Tell me more about you > Hello again, Vanessa. I'm 30 years old and I'm single. I'm in an Internet café On Sth Street too! Where are you? 3. Look at the photo on page 89, Where are Marek and Vanessa? Language focus Grammar focus 4 Write the responses. 7 Look at these sentences from e-mails. Use these expressions. Iraebusinessman; indyou Bye. Hi My name's Vanessa Fine, thanks. ee es They're doctors, Eames ]'m | single a: Nice to meet you. ion 8 8: And you, 4 At HallG. He/She/It 7 from Brazil. e (i 2 A How are you? YouWe/They | ‘re | doctors. fare) 3 a 3 a: Goodbye. . a 8 (CX) Listen and repeat. 5 a) OD Listen and check your answers. practic’ b) OD Listen and repeat. 9 Complete these sentences from e-mails. Example: Hello! My name’s Justine. Practice 41 from France. 6 In pairs, practise the expressions. 21 married and | have two children. Beanie’ 3 They __ students. Ee Hck tutte Yt 4 Anna __ interested in sport. Ps yas 5 Michel interested in learning English. Bs 6 We in the UK. Please e-mail me. 10 Write an e-mail about you. Write your name, country, job and interests. Example: My name's .. > Hi. My name's Vanessa. 1' . I'm @ doctor in Brazil but I'm on holiday in San Francisco in the USA. | am interested in learning Get talking nglish. Please write to me (in English!), 11 Introduce yourself to other people in the class. Find someone to write e-mails to. Example: My name's Juan and I'rn interested in rausic. > Hi Marek, Thank you for your e-mail. I'm 28 years old and I'm an English student in Brazil. I'm single and I'm interested in sport and films. Now I'm in an Internet café on Sth Street. = I'm single and I'm interested in films. ‘My brother's single and he's interested in films too! > GaAMan RE=GRENCE PAGE 10 > PRACTICE PAGE 90 5 Everyday objects Plurals; What is/are ...? Asking and answering: personal information Write the number from the catalogue next to Listen to a customer buy a present on the correct word. the phone. Tick (v) the correct information, watch _ notebook ae mobile phone laptop camera bag Initiats briefcase _ diary _ ‘Aderess. | calculator battery 2 | wallet ___ pen Postcode | dictionary Presents [ a watch, 2 camera anotebook Credit card Listen to the words from Exercise 1 and number mark the stress. an Example; battery eiah orieee Look at the plural form of the nouns and complete the table. 2 camera ~ two cameras a diary ~ two diaries watch — two watches Singular | Plural a wallet wallets watch adictionary apen a battery a briefcase Practice Grammar focus 6 Look at the question form of the verb be and & Write the questions. complete the table. Example: job ‘What's your surcame? Hanson. What's your job? What are your initials? T P. 1 sumame 2 initials ‘Singular s | yourcredit | 0729 9456 3128 3 email address card number? 4 address Flirt «| thoy? 1 isa watch and § ‘nostagte Zis a battery 6 work and home phone numbers 7 presents (DD Listen and repeat. Get talking and writing job? ce ipo? 2 Choose two presents for yourself from the What's your job? "Perfect Presents’ catalogue. Student A: Phone Student B to buy the present, Student B: Write the information on the form, Now change roles. initials? ‘your initials? What are your initials? | Surname | Initials: | | “Address: | Postcode ‘A: What's your name? ‘A: What's your number? B: My name's Sond. 8: 007, James Bond. > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 10 > practice PAGE 90 1 Round the world Leisure and Entertainment Vocabulary and speaking 1. Write the nationalities in the box next to the correct country in the table. Chinese Brazilian British French Polish American Turkish Japanese Russian Country | Nationality | China Chinese Japan Germany | Gorman The USA ee Russia _ Argentina Argentinian Brazil Spain Spanish Poland Ireland Turkey = The UK Greece Gresk France India Indian 2 In pairs, test your partner. Example. 8: France Bi French, Reading 3. Read the quiz and Gircle)the correct answers. Listening 4 (Listen and check your answers to the quiz. Vocabulary Nationalities and countries To be (questions and negetives) Language to go Asking about nationalities Jazz. is / isn’t French The tango is /.isn’t Argentinian 3 Judo and kendo are / aren't Chinese. Food and Drink 1 Paclla isa) Italian b) Spanish c) French. 2. Sashimi and sushi are a) Greek b) Japanese c) Russian. a) Irish: b) Turkish ¢) Polish. er Is top model Gisele Bundchen German? a) Yes, she is b) No, she isn’t. Is] K Rowling British? a) Yes, shel. S b) No, she isn’t Ate Elton John and George Michael American? a) Yes, they are. b) No, they aren’t. Grammar focus 5 Look at these sentences and complete the tables of the verb be. Jazz is/isn't French. Judo and kendo are/aren’t Chinese Is J K Rowling British? a) Yes, sho is. b) No, she isn’t. Are Elton John and George Michael American? a) Yes, they are. b) No, they aren't. | Negatives \ ‘mnot | British HoyStesIt ‘American | We/You/They | Chinese. uestions ‘Short answers © | ‘Yes, | am. ! 7 smerican? | Y°°: Are | you American? No, Fmt i she Yos, she / ? ——|jrefy |P | No, ste 24772 they | Yes, they tee — | twee | 29°" No, they Bee Note: 'm not = am nat isnt =is nat aren't = are not Practice 6 Rewrite the sentences to make them true. Exemple JK Rowling is American. x (British ¥| JK Rowling isn't American. She's British 1 Pizzas are Greek. x (Italian /) 2 He's American. x (Canadian ) 3. Baseball is Spanish. x (American 7) 4 You're Brazilian, x (Argentinian ¥) 5 Seville orariges are French. x (Spanish 7} 6 She's English. x (Irish #1 3 a Complete the questions and answers. Example She/ the USA? a: Is.she from the USAT Yes &: Yes, sheis. 1 He / Italy? j i Yes. 8 2 They / German? a = Yes. B 3 She / Frenéhi? & No. 8 4 You / Polish? in Yes B 5 They / irom Brazil? 6 He / Argentina? z 5 No. Get writing and talking 8 In groups, write a class quiz. Use the quiz in Exercise 3 to help you. 1 Group A; Use the information on page 84 Group B: Use the information on page 87. 2 Find a partner trom the other group and ask and answer your quiz questions A: Are you British? B: No, I'm not. 'm half Irish, half American, i > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 11 Free time activities Possessive adjectives and Talking about people end favourit Tick (¥) the words in the box which you can see in the photos above, amarket¥ shop’ afilm- newspaper a restaurant’) a TV programme a magazine abook amuseum sport Put the words from Exercise 1 in the correct column in the table. toread | to goto | to watch a shop 10 essive ‘s things Listen and find out what these people like. Match each person to one of the photos above. Write the number of the photo next to the name. Margarita _) David [3] mar focus 4 Look at the sentences and complete the table. 1 It's my favourite shop Her favourite market is Borough Market, 3 Its food hall is excellent. 4 Their favourite is Burger King 5 Tim’s favourite is the Greek restaurant in our street ‘Subject | Possessive 1 my you your he his she Note: Tim's favourite not 6 Savourite-ot Tie. 5 Complete the rules with his, her or their. Use for two or more people or things. Use __» _ fora woman. Use for a man. Complete the sentences with a possessive adjective or ’s. Example: (they) Their favourite restaurant is the Hard Rock Café 1) name's Rachel. 2 This is (I) friend. 3 (she) name is Ana. 4 (we) _ favourite shop is Zara. 5 John and Sue are |we) friends. 6 John likes films, (He) ___ favourite film is Terminator. 7 (Suel favourite books are Animal Farm and Dracula B Who are (you) friends? 9 What is (they) favourite activity? Get talking v 7 Do the questionnaire about your favourite things. 1” Add five more things from Exercise 1. Answer the questions about you. Stree Etre 2 Ask two students sbout their fevourite things and complete the questionnaire Example: What's your favourite film? 3 Tell the class about your questionnaire. Example: Savah’s favourite film is ‘Casablanca’ ‘A; What's your favourite music? B: Mozart. > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 10, > raAcTice PAGE ® "1 12 Vocabulary Activities: ves and nouns Grammar Present simple (positive) Language to go. Talking about family occasions Celebrations Vocabulary and speaking 1 Look at the photos on these pages of important celebrations. Where are they? 2. Match the verbs on the left with the groups of nouns on the right. eat 4) saisa, to music, with someone drink) 0) @ friend, your family go ¢) at eight o'clock, in the morning visit d) for a walk, to bed, to the temple give \_ 0) lunch, dinner, food worvanrens get up {) ice cream, pizza, sushi cook —_g) cola, beer, water play hla present, money dance i) a game, cards, an instrument 3. In pairs, describe the celebrations in the photos 1-3. Use the vocabulary from Exercise 2. Example’ At Thanksgiving they eat @ special Lunch On New Year's Day At Carnival, Reading 4 Read Amy’s letter to her Japanese pen friend, Fumino, about Thanksgiving. Correct the statements below. Nowerrber 21 “Dear Fiuminer, Next werk its Thaalerguring, This ts an important rational heliday in the USA which we celubrate ome the frutth Tharsday in November Everyone: in my fori eats alt day Tlavect My mether gots up at six delock in the morning. and she cooks the lunch. Igetup ob about ten delock ard halp my rather ia the kitchen. Adour family waually core fr lunch We have lunch. at ene clock anc thane play gammst. Th the afternoon. ny father watcher frethall on tlanaan, My mothar goes fore walk Hore sa plots of ou Thankugiing lurch laat ye Example: My mother gets up at-sewen o'clock. X six 1 My father cooks lunch. 2 | get up at eight o'clock. 3 We have lunch at two o'clock 4 My father goes for 6 walk. 5 My mother watches football on television. — ee Grammar focus 5 Look at the sentences from Amy's letter. ‘Complete the two rules below for the present simple. | get up at about ten o'clock. She ¢ooks lunch My father watches football We have lunch at one o'clock 1 We add to the verb with he/she/itin the present simple positive, Example: eat > sats ook > play -* 2 We add -es.to do, go and verbs which end in ch, -85, “sh, Example: do > does go wateh > “Note: Look at the way the verb have changes: We have breakfast at tan o'clock. He has breakfast at ten o'clock, Practice 6 a) CO) Look at the table for the pronunciation of the third person -s. Listen and repeat. | visits goes aT watches | b) EQ Listen to more verbs and write them in the correct columns in the table. 7 Read the sentences about Fumino’s Now Year's Day in Japan. Underline the correct forms of the verbs. Exemple: We get up / gets up at six o'clock. My father go / goes for a welk | visit / visits my friends in the morning My mother cook / eooks lunch. IM tether drink / drinks sake. We eat /eats a special fish dish, called osechi. My brother usually watch / watches television. (Our parents give / gives us money. | play / plays cards with my parents, evoaruns 8 Read and talk about two celebrations. Student A: Turn to page 84. Student B: Turn to page 87. Get talking ... 9 In pairs, describe a special (or typical) day. Example: My special day is 25 December. I get up at nine o'clock. and writing 10 Write a letter to a pen friend and tell them: about your special (or typical) day. A: We play cards, drink beer and watch TV. B: And I cook, cook, cook! > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 17 > eRacrice PAGE #2 13 Vocabulary Activities: verbs and nouns Grammar Present simple (questions and negatives) Language to go Talking about ways af communicating The modern world y) |] Po you use the Internet? 6 Doyou a) in cafés? 4) on the phone? ) on the Intemet? 'b) on the Internet? <¢) on your phone? On S Do you ahotel people 4) on the phone? o a) at work? ») on the Intemet? «) ina travel agent's? bon the Internet? pin cafés? friends Do you a course 1) on the phone? 4) with a private teacher? ©) i S od Ss Se ay Ss) = ~~ ~ S = as ~~ a, — i ry = at = S =) Are} Vocabulary and speaking 1 Match the sentences below with the A-C in the questionnaire. 1 They have meetings in person. [) 2 He studies on the Internet. 3 She's on the phone. ») om the Internet? a pina class? o In pairs, say if you prefer to do things in person, by phone or on the Internet. Complete the questionnaire about people and communication. Use the words in the box. buy use meet contact book do have listen Listening 4 OD Listen to Philip Scholes, an expert on ‘communication and technology. Which two pictures in the questionnaire in Exercise 1 does he talk about? 5 Listen again and complete the statements with the percentages in the box. 68% 70% 65% 98% 1 __ of Europeans contact friends by e-mail 2 __ of Europeans contact friends by phone. 3 ___ of Europeans look for hotels on the Internet, 4 __ of Europeans don't want to do a course en the |nternet. Grammar focus 6 Look at these sentences and complete the rules in the table. Do Europeans book hotels on the Internet? They don’t book online. How does your company find its information? |t doesn’t use the Internet. Negatives ' (You/We/They) (dono Yay books online He meet people on the (She/t) [does rot) Inter ‘Questions rT) 5 Raine Yes, Ido, /No, | don't. 2h | 65 aye dos No, she des a bank account? a vahatoneh: 7 GQ Listen and repeat. Do you Do you use Do you use the Internet? Does he Does he have @ Dogs he have a bank account? Practice & Complete the questions and answers. Example: 4: How do. 8: On the Internet. | dont buy (not buy) books in shops. 1 ai at school? : No, they (not study) German They study English. 2 a: When ? 8: In the evening. She to music in the morning. {not listen) si 8: Yes, | do but | (not use) the Internet to buy things. 4 4: Where? BI (not meet) new people in bars, | meet them at work 5A 3 8: No, he {not have) a bank account. 6 A How___? 3! {not contact) friends by e-mail, | use the phone. Get talking 9 Find out if you are an Internet person. 1 Inppairs, do the questionnaire on page 14, 2. Now look at the key to the questionnaire. ‘What kind of person are you/your partner? Mostly b) Mostly 6) You are sn You prefer 0 Maney Internet person do things in You ste aphone — Syouke ae person. Computers and emporant ‘eItis important technology and for you to see for you to do ‘use the Internet to. people. cg ae make lie easy A: Do you use the Internet? B: No, | don't. > GRAVIMAR REFERENCE PAGE 11) > PRACTICE PAGE #2 15 oe — Vocabulary Objects you take on holiday; means of transport Grammar A/an, some/any Language to go Saying what you take on holiday and how you travel Travelling Vocabulary and speaking AAADEAD AIDED 1 Write the numbers of the objects next to the words on the list. “Things inks on holiday walking boots 2 umbrella nore exontors ‘inning Hunks jwel sugiasses pinaseeock guide book ook to read camera film alarm clock. personal stereo cps creditowa travelers cheques 2 Look at the photo of Reading and ‘ Tim Hall, a photographer Jalways take: i =a camera and a for travel guide books. vocabulary BOA cara nA cr cee In pairs, discuss the important because I get up early questions: 3 Read about Tim Hall and to take good photos. | also take check your answers to some sweaters - it can be cold 1. Where do you think he Exercise 2, at that time of the day! and | | goes on holiday? 1 raevas tak pie i eee | 2 What five things in 4. Complete the examples ‘because I like listening to the Exercise 1 do you think from the text. people when I'm in a different | he takes on holiday? What country. | don't take any guide ‘| ‘two things do you think he Valweys tavel plane books because they're very ea Reve from England heavy! woser take on heey On holiday Itravel___ J always travel: by plane from 3 Do you think he travels by os ee England to my destination. On plane, by bus or by train foley cael oy ver, Secon I never travel _ bus Thmventdatalocormnaney — I never travel: by bus because it’s slow and it isn’t 16 comfortable. train { | | 5. Tick (7) the means of transport you can see above. bus [] tram [] train [1] bicycle [] car [] plane (boat [] taxi [_] underground (UK)/subway (US) [_] 6 Ask your partner these questions. 1. How do you traval on holiday? 2. How do you travel in your town? Grammar focus 7 Look at the examples and complete the grammar rules for a, an, some and any. | take a camera. Anailarm clock is important. | take some books. | don't take a personal stereo. | don’t take any guide books. Do you take any books? We use _ or __ when we talk about one thing singular}. We use when we talk about more then ‘one thing (plural, but the number is not important We use with plural negatives and questions. Note: an alarm clack. Wa use an before a vowel sound, 8 a) LD) Look at the sentences in Exercise 7. Listen to the pronunciation of a, an, some, and any. b) Listen again and repeat. Practice 9 Complete the sentences with a, an, some or any. Example: | always take a towel 1 Do you take umbrella? 2 Peter usually takes CDs. 3 I don't take ___ books. 4 Do you have credit cards? 5 Martha wants to buy 6 | always take 7 Greg never takes 8 My brother always takes sunglasses. alarm clock. phrasebook. sweaters. Get talking St Lucia 10 Make plans for travelling to the places in the photos. 1 For each of thase places, choose: * five things (from Exercise 1) that you want to take with you. * how you want to travel from your home. * how you want to travel when you are on holiday. 2 In pairs, decide what to take to each place, and how to travel Language to go A: | usually travel by car and take some CDs! B: What? > PRACTICE PAGE 85 7 18 Objects that people collect Have got Mike Drysdale and Gayle Brennan from Galiforia, USA, have got 3,000 Garfield (WAT oe rans Garfield collection souvent comic-strip character and their house slide a Garfield museum. They've got posters, toys, comics, clothes and T go Talking about possessions their collection in 1994 when Gayle bought a Garfield bed for thei cats. Jim Davis created Garfield in 1978 ‘and now 220 milion people read the comic, However, Jim Davis hasn't got a cat because his wife doesnt lke them, Garfield is their favourite ‘ornaments in every room. The started In pairs, make a list of things which people collect. Say which words you can see in the photo. Tshirt toy poster photo album | postcard plate mug picture ornament Read the text about Garfield. Complete the sentences with words from the box. 220 milion Jim Davis Garfield Mike and Gayle 1 ____ isa comic-stip character. 2 collect Garfield souvenirs 3 __ writes Gartield, 4 _____ people read the comic. Grammar focus 4 Look at these sentences and complete the table. Mike and Gayle have got 3,000 Garfield souvenirs. They ve got posters, toys and comics. Jim Davis hasn’t got a cat. Positive |/You/We/They| ‘ve | {have} 3,000 souvenirs. Sas —) sat He/She/It a toy. (has) Negative |/You/We/They (have nat) any toy. [st He/She/It acat. {has not) Questions " Yes, | have. =|" | Nout have ———= any toys? | a | Yes, she has. | —-_|" No, she hasn't | Note: We use have got when we talk about possession, Practice 5 (Q tisten and repeat. 1 I've got five photo albums. 2. He's got 50 postcards. 3 Have you got a photo collection? 4 Yes, | have. 5 No, | haven't 6 Underline the correct form of have got. Example: My friend have got / has got 2,000 Star Wars toys. 1 Have got/ Have you got a T-shirt from Disneyland? 2 I've/I’s got 2 good collection of books. 3 A: Have you got any interesting ornaments? 8: Yes, I've got/! have. 4 We haven't / hasn't got a Gertield plate 5 Have you/ You've got any photo albums? 6 She's got / She's a special mug from Poland. 7 &: Have you got any postcards from Australia? 8: No, | haven't got / haven't 8 He's /He've got 2 poster of Michelle Peiffer. Get talking y 7. Talk about things you collect. 1 Answer the questionnaire “Are you a collactor”’ 2 In pairs, talk about your collections/special things. Example: Ar Have you got @ collection? 8: Yes, Thave. a: What have you got? 8: Books, 2: How many books have you got? 8: Five hundred. ARE YOU A COLLECTOR? What do you collet? Tick (/) or cross (X). books photos ornaments mugs plates toys posters posteards pictures Others: Hoo0o000gn0g What special things have you got in your house? Why are they special? A: How many postcards have you gat? B: I've got 600! >> GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 111 > PRACTICE PGE sa 19 cabulary Sports Grammar Verbs + -ing sage to go Talking about sports you like/ hate Vocabulary and speaking Listening 1 Write the sports in the box next to the correct 4 Look at the chart about popular sports in verb. Canada. In pairs, discuss the percentage of people you think do each sport. Write the sports on the chart where you think they go. nis jogging basketball volleyball cycling aerobics ng golf swimming kara walking jogging all eyeling — swimming aerobics skiing play 2 Pe a basketbat Giiel go do 4 2 Say which sports you can see in the photos. 3. Say which sports are popular in your country. 5 +(Q Listen to a TV interview about the report. Check your answers to Exercise 4. 6 Listen again and complete the sentences with the words in the box. like don't mind love don’t like hate love 1 Canadians don't doing sports. 2 Men going jogging. 3 Women playing team games. 4 doing aerobics. doing sport in 6 They = walking, [_ Grammar focus Get talking 7 a) Look at the verbs in the box in Exercise 6 and put them in 9 Find the most popular the correct order. sports in your class. dont like _ (a 1 Write five more sports on the notepad below. (eee peepee 2 Ask other students in the class about their favourite sports. Mark one point for 'b) Look at the examples and complete the rule. each person who likes the | like football, (noun) sport Ilike playing golf. (verb+~ing) Example: s ; A Bo you like swimming? The verbs hate, love, like and don't mind are followed by 8 yee Tlawele . ame (point) Peete 1 Practice bbASSS b4h5d8 8 Complete the dialogues. Use the correct forms of the words in brackets. Favourite spotts Example: 2 | at What sports do you like doing like do)? swimming — 8: | don't really like sports but | don’t mind swimming (not mind/swim). ae 1 &: Do your parents do any exercise? eS 8: Yes, my father (love/play golf) and my mother (like/walk) 12 2: Do you like jogging? ae 8: No, | (hate jog). | think it’s boring. What about you? MB + eae 4; [love it! 3 4: Do they {hate/do) any sports? 3: Yes, they {not like/play football. They're not very good at it! 44: Do you {like /do aerobics)? Se a ee 8: Yes, | do. | go toa class at work. Sara NS ere the most points. What is 5 A: Does he Alike/skil? the most popular sport in 3: Yes, he (iova/it), He goes every waekend, your class? ‘A: Do you like jogging? B: No, | hate it, but | love watching TV! > PRacrice PACE 24 Vocabulary Clothes Function Asking for information ina shop Language to go Shopping for clothes ay Vocabulary and speaking 3. Complete the headings in ‘the table with the words in the box. [medium small large | Inpairs, discuss these questions. Do you like shopping for clothes? ‘Where do you buy your clothes? Do you like shopping with friends or alone? 2. Find these clothes in the picture. shit___Tshirt____ trousers _ skirt shorts. __ sweeter_2_ | jacket suit__ trainers _ | shoes boots coat Listening 4 GO) Listen to a conversation in a department store. Underline the correct answer, The customer wants: 18 sweater in small / medium / larg 2 shorts / trousers /a skirt in size 12. 38 blue/ green /red skirt The coat costs: 4 £100/ £500 /£1,000. Language focus 5. Say what information the questions ask for. Write the words in the correct place, [ price colour size other ‘Have you got this sweater in large? Have you got these trousers insize 121] What size are you? | How much is it/ara they? _ How much is this /are these? Have you got this watch in blue? | What eolour do you tke? ‘Can Iheip you? Can Ity ito? es Note: Look atthe shop asistant’s responses: Here you are. Yes, of course No, sory Practice 6 Look at the table in Exercise 5 and complete the shopping expressions. Example: Shirt in small? Have you got this shirt in sraall? 1 Help? 2 Suit in large? 3 Here. 4 Try it on? 5 Colour? 6 Bag in brown? 7 No. 8 How much / pens? 9 Coat in medium? J} How much / diary? 7 (XQ) Listen and repeat. How much is it? Can | try it on? Can | help you? Have you got it in blue? 8 In pairs, practise the shop dialogue below. Choose one item of clothing to buy. Example) & Caw help your B: How mush is this suit? How much / shirt / / skirt? £36 / £45 / £96 Got in small/ medium / large? Colour? Got in red / green / blue? Get talking 9. In pairs, read the information and roleplay the conversation in the shop. 1 Student A: It is your birthday and you want to buy some presents for yourself. Look at the photos on page 84 and decide what you want to buy. Student B: You ate a shop assistant in the department store. Look at pege 87 for the items you have and the prices. 2 Tell the rest of the class what you bought. — ‘A:Can |help you? B: Have you got this in large, ‘medium and small? iin aw > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 112 ‘> PRACTICE PAGE 4 2B ee Vocabulary Adjectives to describe places in a town Grammar There is/are Language to go Talking about places you know Interesting places Vocabulary and speaking 1 Complete the sentences about Portobello Market. friendly delicious cheap busy intere Example: Tourists go to Portobello Market because it's interesting. 1 The clothes are for £1 2 The people are _ 3 | love the street food. It's 4 It's For example, you can buy a shirt They always talk to you. on Saturday. There are lots of people 2. Match the adjectives on the left with the opposites on the right. 1 cheap 2 busy 3big A friendly 6 interesting 6 good a) unfrienaly b} bad } quiet d) expensive e) small #) boring 3 In pairs, describe the photos of Portobello Market. Use the adjectives in Exercise 2. Reading 4 Read about Portobello Market. Are the statements true (1) of false (F)? 1 There's abig museum. [ 2 There's a market on Thursday, oO 3 There aren't any cafés. 4 The music in the Market Bar is good. O Oiion Kartel Oreace rie QMerat nar bole OMecwnarea tars Oreroncorer Grins Ohne ‘Real places by real people’ | ove Portobello. Its one of London's main tourist attractions. There aren't any big museums but there's an interesting market on Friday ‘and Saturday, You can buy everything from fruit and vegetables to cheap clothes, CDs and books. Are there any good places for food? Yes! There are lots of cheap cafés on Golborne Road. My favourite is the Portuguese café. You get {good coffee and delicious cakes there. re ie nO ‘There are some good restaurants and the bars are always busy at the ‘weekend. | love the Market Bar because the music is good and there's a friendly atmosphere. Grammar focus 5 Look at the sentences and complete the rules. There’s an interesting market. There are some good restaurants, There aren't any big museums. Are there any good pieces for food? Yes, there are./No, there aren't Positive We use thera + + singular nouns We use there + + plural nouns. Nogative We use there + isnt + singular nouns. We use there + + plural nouns Questions We use Is + there ...? with singular nouns. We use + there ...? with plural nouns. Practice 6 Look at the pic description, jure and complete the Example: people ‘There ave some people. 1 asmall bar 4 cheap hotel 2 market 5 good cafés 3 museums 6 interesting shops 7 a) OD Listen and check your answers. b) Listen again and repeat. 1 8 In pairs, look at two different pictures, Ask A questions to find six differences in the pictures. Student A: Look at the picture on page 84. Student B: Look at the picture on page 7. Example A Is there a big hotel? Br No, there isn't. Get talking . 9. Ask your partner about a spe know. Make notes. Ask about. * the shops * places to eat and drink + things to do, place they Exemple: & Ave there any cheap cafés? 8: Yes, there are, .. and writing 10 Write a review of your partner's special place for the ‘Real places’ website. Use the information from Exercise 9. A: Are there any good cafés here? B: Yes, there are. > PRACTICE PAGE SS 26 Everyday activitios Adverbs of frequency Talking about how aften you do things Complete the texts 1-3 with the words in the boxes. hh meet friends goto the beach 9) 1. On Sundays | go to chureh in the mornings. After that |_____and it's good to talk about the week. | sometimes and swim in the sea. gotothe gym stayin watcha film 2 On Saturday mornings | like doing exercise so | ___. Inthe evenings we __ with the family and we on television goforadrink geta takeaway work late al on Friday nights because | want to finish my work before the weekend. \ then in the bar near the office, | don’t have time to cook so | on the way home: In pairs, match the texts 1-3 to the photos. Talk about which activities in Exercise 1 you like doing. Listen to the radio programme about free time activities round the world. Find the photo that each speaker describes. Speaker 1__ Speaker 2___ Listen again and underline the correct statements. 1 Hiroko often stays in / works late on Fridays, 2 She usually goes for a drink / to a restaurant. 3 She never cooks / gets a takeaway. 4 Marcelo always goss to the gym /to the beach on Sundays. 5 He sometimes eats / cooks lunch in the Old Town. Grammar focus 5 a) Write the adverbs of frequency in the correct place on the scale. [often always sometimes never usually 100% sometimes 0% b) Look at the sentences. Then underline the correct words to complete the rules, | often work late on Friday. We always go to the beach It is alvays busy, ‘The adverb comes before / after the verb. The adverb comes before / after the verb be. ©) Choose the correct adverb of frequency to complete the question. How do you stay in? Practice 6 Complete the sentences with a verb and the adverb of frequency in brackets. Example: &: What do you do on Saturday mornings? 8: | usally go to the gym. (usually) 1 A: My boss late on Fridays Do you? (often) 8: No, never. | __for a drink with friends. (always) 2 a: Do you usually go out on Saturday night? 8: No, The bars busy. (usually) 3 a: How - do you ____a takeaway? el a takeaway on Sundays. (sometimes) 4 a:1____in on Saturday nights. Do you? (never) 8: Yes, | a film at home, (sometimes) 12 7 Complete the sentences about your weekend. da Example: | never go to the gym on Sundays. 1 | usually on 2 \always_____——on 3 | never on 4 loften on 5 | sometimes Get talking 8 Find out what people in your class do at the weekend. 1 Ask other people in your group what they usually do. Use the vocabulary in Exercise 1 to help you, Example: A: Do you met friends at the weekend? Yes. A: How often? 8: Always. 2 Complete the table below with the information you learn, Example: 25% always go to a restaurant on Saturdays. ~ 3 Tell the class about your survey. A: How often do you work lata? 8: Never! > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 112 > PRACTICE PAGE 98 2 — Vocabulary Furniture in an office/ ving room fe a Grammar Prepositions of place Language to go Telling someone where things are in a room Office ... or living room? 2 a) Count the syllables in the words from Exercise 1. Then complete the table. qo a coe euc bin | Vocabulary 1 Write the numbers in the picture next to the correct words in the box. ee plant sofa desk 4 Lamp lamp bookcase chair bin chair deck. plant printer — — cupboard telephone b) Practise saying the words with your partner. calendar armchair__ computer stereo __ 28 Listening 3 [BD Listen to Christine telling the men where to put the furniture. Underline the correct answer in this statement. She is / isn’t sure about where she wants the furniture in her new affice 4. Listen again and tick (/) the items of furniture in Exercise 1 which they talk about. Grammar focus 5 Look at the sentences and say where the ball is, Write the prepositions next to the correct pictures. Put the desk in front of the window. I'd like the computer on the desk, please There's a stereo in the cupboard. armchair opposite the desk Put 1 next to 2 above 3 under 4 5 7 13 | Practice y 6 Look at the picture of the room in Exercise 1 and correct the prepositions. Example’ There's 4 sofa-oppasite the door X next to 1 The telephone's in front of the desk. 2 There's a bin next to the desk 3 I've got the stereo on the cupboard. 4 There's a plant in front of the sofa 5 The printer's next to the desk. 6 There's a cupboard above the bookcase. 7 I've got my favourite armchair next to the desk. 8 There's a calendar opposite the sofa 7 Look at the picture of the room in Exercise 1. In pairs, ask and answer questions about the following items. Student A Student 8 bookcase books lamp bin plant armehair calender computer Example: A: Where's the desk? B: It's iw front of the window. as Is there a plant on the table? 8: Yes, there is Has she got the cupboard next to the door? No, she hasn't. It's under the bookcase ae Get talking 8 Draw a plan of your office or living room and give it to your partner. Do not draw the furniture. 1 Student A: Deserine your room. Student B: Draw the furniture in the correct place, 2 Change roles. Language to go. A: Where's the phone? B: It’s on the dask — I think, > PRACTICE PAGE 86 29 ulary Family mmar Present continuous for now Grampa Selma — Patty — Marge = Homer 2 ——E 7s ae MCL La Look at the Simpson family tree and complete the sentences. —— —_ brother father aunts grandfather daughters children husband son wife sisters parents mother uncle Example: Marge is my wife. 1 We have three = 2 My are Maggie and Lisa. § ¢ 3 My is Bart. “s) 4 Grampa is my Homer a Homer is my 6 My_______are Selma and Patty. NI Bart is my My _ ___ are Homer and Marge. Marge is my __ = on 10 I've got two __ Selma and Patty. ‘ 11 My mother hasn't got any brothers °F% so | haven't got an___ ca 12 Grampa is my —__-__ Lisa Draw your family tree and describe it to your partner. 30 eto go Talking about what your family/friends are doing a) Look at the picture of the Simpsons. Who do you think is happy watching television? b) Read the letter to check your answers. Read the letter again and mark the statements true (T) or false (F). Bart doesn't like the television programme. oO 2 Homer wants to be in Moe's bar. [_] 3 Marge is happy because her sisters are staying. 4 Lisa wants to talk to the family. Readers’ My favourite Simpsons programme is‘A Night at Home with the Family’ I love the moment when the family are sitting on the sofa together and they are watching television, Bart’s very happy because he's sitting on everyone and is watching his favourite programme. But his parents and his sisters aren’t so happ} 1+. Homer isn’t happy because he isn’t talking to his friends at Moe's Bar. Marge isn't happy because her sisters are staying and they're smoking in her kitchen. Maggie isn’t watching television because she’s looking at Bart. And Lisa ... is she enjoying herself? No, she isn’t, She's very unhappy because the family aren't talking — they are just watching television! CBROWN, LIVERPOOL Grammar focus 5 Look at the sentences and complete the rules. He's watching his favourite television programme. They’re smoking in the kitchen Maggie isn’t watching television. Js she enjoying herself? No, she isn’t./Yes, she is. We use the present continuous to describe what is happening now. We make the present continuous with: + verb + -ing. 6 Look at the spelling rules for the -ing form and complete the examples. 1 watch > watching talk > 2 have > having smoke -> sit > sitting get > o Meni Practice ‘isten and find out what the Cormack family are doing. Complete the sentences. Example: Mr Cormack 's getting up. 1 His wife 2 His son 3 His daughter 4 Mr Cormack 5 The children 8 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Example: It’s eight o'clock, Are you getting up? (you/get up) 1 a: What are you doing? e:|________ breakfast. (cook) 2a: coffee? (drink} 8: No, I'm not. It's tea. 3 a: Where ? (you/go) B: To work. 4 a:Who___ to? (she/talk} 8: Her mother, 5 a: What are they doing now? 8: They football. (play) 6 A: Are you watching ‘The Simpsons’? B:No,|___ film. (watch) Get talking 9. In pairs, look at two different pictures. Ask questions to find five differences. Student A: Look at the Cormacks on page 85: Student B: Look at the Cormacks on page 88. Example: A; Is the son watching TV? a: No, he isw’t. He's ... A; What's your brother doing now? B: He's doing his homework, > GRAVIMAR REFERENCE PAGE 112 > PRACTICE PAGE 96 Vocabulary Food and drink Function Making requests Language to go Ordering food and drink in a café In a café Vocabulary and speaking Language focus 1 Write the numbers from the picture of the café © 5 Look at the sentences and complete the table next to the food and drink on the menu below. with will or can. il have @ cottee, please We'll have a small tea with lemon. Can | have a large coffee? 2 (€Q) Listen to the dialogues in a café and complete the prices on the menu. 3 You have $8. Choose what you want to eat and drink from the menu. How much does it ie ( ) | heve @ coffee cost? i“ = | have a tea? Listening 4 (DO Listen to two friends order lunch from 6 a) CD Listen and Gircisdthe polite requests. the menu. Girclewhat they order. Example: Example:@)coffee bh tea Can | have a chicken sandwich? b) 1 a)aiaepte byabetane 1 Vi have @ cola, a) b) 2a) @ cheese and tomato sandwich 2 We'll have a cotfes, 8) Bt b) a chicken and tomato sandwich | , 9 a} awithlemen bycol b) EQ Listen and repeat the polite requests. 4 a) a cheese sandwich b) a ham sandwich ines cieauonnnsiiinsnis dostatohatunionasai Hot drinks: tea with lemon coffee with cream Small $1.60 Large § hot chocolate Small $1.70 Large $2.00 Sandwiches: 4. chicken (with lettuce) ham Gwith lettuce) cheese (with lettuce) Extra: tomato He Cold drinks: cola/juice Small §. Large $1.80 Cake: chocolate Frui apple/banana Practice 7 Look at the dialogues and underline the correct form. Example: Can 1// can help you? 1 4: Are you ready to order? 8: Yes, ///‘il have a chicken, lettuce and tomato sandwich Anything else? Yes, can | have /to have a cola, please? PE Can I/you take your order? Yes, can | have / have /a tea? Small or large? Large, please. Is that all? No, I'l have /I wanta piece of banana cake, please. BERR ee o > ; Good morning. Good morning. Can 1/1 can have a coifee with cream? : Yes, here you are. : And 1//‘il have an apple, please. How much is that? 2 BP 8 a D> In pairs, practise the dialogues from Exercise 7. Get talking 9 > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 113, Language to go Roleplay a situation in a café. Student A: You are a waiter/waitress in & café. Turn to page 85. Student B: You are a customer. Turn to page 88. Go to the different cafés to find the food and drink on your card. How much does it cost? A: Can | take your order? B; I'll have a large coffee, please, > PRACTICE PAGE 97 33 Vocabulary Activities at work Grammar Can for ability Language to go Asking about job skills Job skills Vocabulary Grammar focus ‘| Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in 5 Look at the sentences in Exercise 4 and the box. complete the tables for the forms of can. repair read drive manage sing | Positive: 1/You/He/She/| in drive @ car, speak type Negative We/They Example: | want to design a website for ; people to book online. | Questions Yes, lean and short ______you type? ; 1 It’s important to maps correctly. freee No, | can't. 2 My job is to tanks when they don’t t work, 3 In the evening the guests karaoke 4 | need to German to some of our guests. i i 51 cars and tanks. iS 6 Our receptionist can 60 words a minute. 5 71 a team of 20 soldiers. Changing oye) 2 Look at the people in the photos. Who would say each sentence in Exercise 1? 1 Amy 5 2 6 3 7 4 Amy Renfrew is a professional soldier and tank driver This week she is changing jobs with Gary Hampton, a hotel manager from Leeds. Can she become the perfect hotel manager? Reading 3 Read the ‘Changing Jobs’ web page and complete the sentences about Amy and Gary. 1 likes the new job 2 doesn't like the new job 4 Read the text again and complete the sentences with Amy or Gary. “This is basically the worst week of my life. Gary can speak French and German and is really good with the guests but | can only say “Guten Morgen”. The problem is we have a group of German guests tonight and | can't understand anything they say. Tonight iss also cabaret night with karaoke. Usually the manager does the first song but | can’t sing. Never again!” m eae ee can speak French can't understand the guests. can drive a car, can’t read maps. can’t sing. ORON= 34 6 a) (Listen to the pronunciation of can. Practice y Peete peo egienen 8 Write complete questions and answers I can’t sing : with can/can’t. Can you speak German? Yes, | can. Example: No, | can't. a: You / read map? a: Yes a: Can you read a map? 8: Yes, L can. b) Listen again and repeat. 1 arYou/idrive tank? Bt No. 2 a: You/ type? Yes. 3 4: He/speak French? 8: Yes. 2 7 (©) Listen and underline the form you hear. Example: | can /can‘t read a map 1 He can/ can't design a website. Get talking 2 She can / can't repair a car. 3 Can/Can't you type? 9. Interview your partner and complete the 4 We can/can’t speak French, ‘Changing Jobs’ form. Administration Yes No ‘Type Speak a foreign language Repair a photocopier IT (Information Technology) Write a computer programme Design a website Repair a computer Business Manage a company Write a business plan Manage your time Gary Hampton is a flotalimienager Arts/Entertainment from Leeds and is Dance married with two Sing children. Can Gary become the perfect soldier? Play an instrument Which career is good for your partner? Does your partner agree with your advice? ‘it’s cold, it's six o'clock in the morning, we're in the middle of a forest, but | actually quite like this job. | can drive a car but it’s difficult learning to drive a tank. | can also repair cars which is useful, because we sometimes have problems with the tank. The only problem is that | can't read maps, so | think at the moment we're lost!’ A; Can you read amap? B: No, | can't. > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 112 > PRACTICE PAGE 97 35 Memories Vocabulary and speaking 1 Complete the questions with the correct question word. How much Where When How. How many Who What Example: How raany telephone numbers can you remember? 1 is your best friend's birthday? 2 is your best friend's telephone number? 3 _ old is your best friend? 4 is your passport or identity card now? 5 ___ does a litre of milk cost? 6 _______are the actors in your favourite television programme? 2 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in Exercise 1 to see if you have a good memory. Listening 3 (QO Listen to two friends play ‘The Memory Game’. Tick (/) the questions they ask. 1 Best holiday? 2 Best friend at school? 3 First girlfriend? 4 First English lesson? 4 Listen again. Underline the answers they give to the questions. 1. Greece / Germany 214/16 3 Ana/ Emma 414/16 36 Vocabulary Question words Grammar Past simple of be: was, were Language to go Talking about childhood memories Grammar focus 5 a) Look at the sentences and complete the table for the past simple of the verb be. | was sixteen years old. We were young There wasn'ta lot to do. There were beautiful beaches. “sm ae Te) fourteen years old. [tes i a lot to do, We/You/They ———"" ] young. weren't (+) There ©) | pocutitul bocches. b) Complete the question forms with the past simple form of be. How old you? Where your best holiday? 6 (Listen and repeat. ‘A; Was it a good holiday? B: Yes, it was a: How old were you? B: | was ten, ‘A: Were the beaches good? e: Yes, they were il Who «1. your best Friend 1 7 at school? | What ... he/she Intereeted In? Where ... your firet school? wu Ita big school? What ... you Interested In? What ... your most important possession? Who ... your firet girlfriend / boyfriend? How old ... you? Practice 7 Complete the dialogues with the past of be. Get talking Example A: Was it a good holiday? 8 In groups, play ‘The Memory Game’. Take B: No, it wasw’t turns to throw a coin and to ask and answer 4 me When _____the-tirat'Wotld Gun? questions. Use the ideas to help you. e:It___in 1980. Example: a; _____ it in Greece? aA: Where was your best holiday? B: No, it___. |t_____in Uruguay. B: Et was in Tenerife. 2 8: Who the actors in Casablanca? Cc: Who were you with? a: They ___ Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid 8: Lwas with my family. Bergman A: And, in the film, they in love? 7 8: Yes, they ___, but they Language to go as married. 3 a: Where the Olympic Games in 2000? ‘A; What was your favourite subject at school? a: They in Sydney. B: Well, it wasn't English or maths. It was sport! a: How many different sports __ there? 8: There 37, | think GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 113 > PRACTICE PAGE 98 7 Vocabulary Everyday activities : Grammar Past simple regular verbs (positive and negative) anguage to go Talking about your week A week in the life of ...? peaking a 2 In pairs, describe a typical day for Spe d vocabulary . aty day for you Use some of the verbs in Exercise 1 | Complete the si sentences about the woman i in photo. Use the verbs in the box. inthe Reading talk want to start call finish arrive clean 3 Read the article and decide if the — statements are true (T) or false (F). | study Spanish in the morning because Martine relaxed on Monday 4 relaxe Monday. work in Spain. 21 m ¥y friends 5 __. crrany’mébifendiwe reat 2 She talked to the American guests 3 I leave home at 3.30 venes leave hi p.m. and work at 3 The new girl started work on 7 4 The theatre staff at 6.00 p.m wesley iG Seen e malnGhe 4 There was a show on Wednesday. 6 We close at 1.00 a.m. and we th 5 On Weal a we do ° oH inesday she finished work ____ work at 2.00 a.m. and take a taxi home. A week in the life of ... a theatre manager by Martine Andrassi (Manager of the Centre Theatre in Sydney) at Jast! It was a busy weekend at he theatre was t s0 1 cooked Monday Free work so I stayed in because t closed. | didn’t want to go ow dinner and watched a movie on video. ——— day on the phone! I called he MTW Music Awards, | asked the organisers about the numbe of American guests. Then I talked to the maanager of Raffles Agency in Bondi about anew dressing room assistant. Juesday A busy New York about t awards show - very Wednesday The musi the new dressing busy all day! Imogen, room assistant, arrived at 5.00 p.m. The Awards star ted at 7.30 p.m. and | think everything was OK. I didn’t have time t0 talk to people and I didn’t finish work until 3,00 a.m. 38 18 SUS Practice fl Grammar fo ~ Look at the lists in Martine's diary and 4 Look at the examples of the past simple write complete sentences. regular verbs and complete the rules. | called New York - ‘ The new girl arrived Thursday i ee | didn’t have time. Fisk work at 2am. ¥ | Friday lean flat. x 1 We make the past simple positive with 3 akan 6 1 study Spanish y~ 2 start work at infinitive + a call wather 7 Kat hpm. 3 the new concert posters arrive x 4 talk musicians 5 finish work at 2am. x ea rem. sree nce 2 We make the past simple negative with x + infinitive (without to) 3 watch a mavie atte ttt Note: Look in the Phrasebook for a list of irregular verbs. Thursday Examples: 5 Look at the table of spelling rules and Peering " She finished work ot 2 a.m. complete it. H She didw't clean her flat: Regular verb | Past simple 1 call called 2 talk pee 3 arrive arrived Friday dance 1 study studied = Ww = Sa 3 4 6 a) CD) Look at the table. Listen to the 5 pronunciation of -ed in the past simple. b) (QQ Listen to more verbs and put them in Get talking the correct column. nae Teena Waa 7] 8 Talk about what you did last week. 1 Think about what you did last week. Use the verbs in the box to help you. cook arrive stayin watch call want to start finish clean study visit work talk play 2 Tell your group what you did. Find other students who did the same as you. Example: I cooked dinner for friends on Friday A: You watched TV all weekend! B: No, | didn't. | studied English. > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 113, > PRACTICE PAGE Se 39 40 Vocabulary Common irregular verbs Grammar Past simple irregular verbs Language to go Telling a story Vocabulary and speaking 1 Write the letter of the picture next to the verb in the box below. Some of the verbs match with more than one picture. meet someone & __ fallinlove _ __ gotoherhouse _ _ buy her flowers give presents __ say ‘no’ __ leave her house see him with her _ 2. In groups, number the pictures in the correct order to tell the story. Listening 3 (€Q) Listen to the real life love story about Tom and Jane on the radio. Check your answers to Exercise 2. Grammar focus 4 a) Look at these examples of verbs with irregular past simple forms. Example: have >> had think > thought Now look at the recording script on page 122 and write the irregular past simple of the verbs. meet______—_ give fall say go leave buy see come b) Look at the rule and complete the example. We make the negative of the past simple with didn’t + infinitive {without to), Example: (see) He her. (not He-didn‘t-saw-her.) Practice 5 Look at the picture on the right and complete the story about Violet, Use the correct form of the verbs in the boxes. go fall meet Violet went on holiday to Italy. She (1)_____ a waiter called Giovanni at a local restaurant and she (2) in love instantly. be say think give come He (3) very romantic and (4), her flowers and (5) he loved her. Violet (6)___ home two weeks later, but Giovanni didn’t come with her. She (7), about him every day, see go notlove leave One month later she (8) England and went back to Italy. She (9)__to the restaurant and (10). another woman. He (11). Get talking ... y 6 In pairs, look at the pictures on page 40 again and retell the story. What happened to Jane next? Use the verbs in Exercise 1 to help you. . and writing 7 Imagine you are Jane. Write a letter to a friend and tell him/her what happened. Dear Alice, + Real terrible, Last enenth- Language to go | met him in the supermarket, We fell in love at first sight! > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 114 > PRACTICE PAGE 89 nu Vocabulary Verbs and nouns: important events in life irammar Past simple (questions) guage to go Asking questions to find out about peoale’s lives Life and times 1 42 abulary and speaking Look at the photo on the right. Who is this actress? Tell your partner what you know about her. Match the verbs in the box with the correct nouns. t start/finish get move go have become make do Example: be born, an actress, 30 years old married, @ job, divorced ____ to university, on holiday, abroad school, university, work house, flat, to the USA famous, an engineer, an actress a son, a daughter, a baby a film, a cup of coffee, money an English course, an exam, a driving test OrVoTKRwn= Read the article about Julia Roberts and match the dates to the events. 1987. she got divorced 1984 she made her first film 1986 she moved to New York 1993 she was born 1995 she got married Grammar focus 6 a) CX) Listen to check your answers to Exercise 5, 4 Look at these questions. Complete the table. b) Listen again and repeat, Did she always want to be an actress? No, she didn’t / Yes, she did. 7 Ask your partner questions When did she get her first job? to complete the information In 1984. about Kate Winslet. Question word Auxiliary Subject Verb | Clause she want | to work with animals? When | she | make her ist film? | Practice 5 Write the questions for the answers. Example: When did she become an actress? She became an actress when she was 17 1 Who for? She worked for ‘Click’ modelling agency. 2 No, she didn't go to university, 3 When ? She moved to New York in 1984, 4 Yes, she got married to Lyle Lovett 5 When ? She got divorced in 1995 © When was she born? Julia was born in Georgia, USA, in 1967, © Did she always want to be am actress? No, she didn’t, She wanted towork with animals. © So, did she go to theatre school? ‘Yes she did, She left high school when she was 17 and started theatre school, “When did she get ber Jirst fob? ih 1984 she moved to hew York and got a job asa model. She worked for ‘Click’ STAR INTER’ © What about love? Did she meet anyone special? She got married to Lyle Lovett In 1993 but, sadly, it didn't work. They got divorced two years later. ® When did she make her first fm? She acted in her first film, Blood Red, with her brother in 1986, She got her first Oscar nomination for Steel Magnolias when she wes 22 years old, That was just the start Student A: Turn to page 85 Student B: Turn to page 88 Get talking Interview your partner for an article about their life. 1 Prepare questions to ask your partner. Use the vocabulary in Exercise 1. 2 Interview your partner. . and writing Write an ‘All about ...’ article with the information from your interview. Language to go A: When did you get married? B: In 1983, 1989, 1993 and 19971 > GRAMMAR REFERENCE PAGE 114 aodeling agency. > PRACTICE PAGE 99 43

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