UNIT 9

2 LISTENING 3 GRAMMAR Present continuous

a When you meet friends in town, what a 3.22 Match the questions and the answers from the
do you usually do? Here are some ideas: conversations. Listen and check your answers.
• go shopping • go to a café 1 Where are you? a I’m standing by the entrance.
• go to the cinema • go for a walk 2 Are you having a coffee? b I’m just getting some cash.
3 Where are you waiting for us? c No, we aren’t buying anything.
b A group of friends want to go to the cinema 4 Are you buying furniture? d No, I’m just buying that new book.
together. Look at the shopping mall.
Where is a good place to meet? b Choose the correct words to complete the rule.
c 3.19Listen to Conversation 1. Where We use be + verb + -ing to talk about: a now b all the time.
does Simon want to meet Susie? What do
you think will happen?
c Complete the tables with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
d 3.20Listen to the next two phone talk wait read park drink
conversations. Underline the correct
answers.
Positive (+) Negative (–)
Conversation 2
1 Simon is in the bookshop / in the café. I’m a magazine. I’m not
coffee.
2 Susie is at the bus stop / in the car park. We’re on the We aren’t
at the entrance.
He’s / She’s phone. He / She isn’t
Conversation 3
3 Amy is in the clothes shop / in the
department store. Yes/No questions (?)
4 Sandeep is at the information desk /
Are you
at the cash machine. the car?
Is he / she
e Look at the pictures and answer the
questions with a partner. d 3.23 Pronunciation Listen to the sentences and notice the
1 Why do you think Simon is running? stress.
2 How do you think Susie feels? Why? 1 I’m standing by the entrance. 4 Are you having a coffee?
2 We’re waiting for you. 5 Where are you waiting for us?
f 3.21Listen to Conversation 4 and check
3 We aren’t buying anything.
your answers.
When is the word are stressed? Choose the correct answer.
a in positive sentences c in Yes/No questions
b in negative sentences d in Wh- questions

e Now go to Grammar Focus 9A on p.152

Simon f Work on your own.

1 Think of three places in your town or city, but don’t tell your partner.
2 Write a sentence to say what you are doing in each place.

g Listen to your partner’s sentences. Guess where he/she is.

I’m eating a burger.

Are you in a fast

food restaurant?

Susie

4 SPEAKING
a Communication 9A Student A go to p.130.
Student B go to p.134.

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9B Everyone’s dancing Learn to talk about the clothes you wear at different times

G Present simple or present continuous

in the streets V Clothes

1 READING
friends
messages inbox find friends Sign in

a Talk about when you shop for food, abroad

clothes and other things.
• before work/study • at lunchtime LUCAS Message posted: 18:36 Send Lucas a message
• at night • at the weekend Hi everyone! I’m really enjoying life here in Shanghai.
My new job is quite busy, but my colleagues are very
b Lucas is from France and Diana is from friendly and they all speak English to me. In my free
the UK. Read Friends abroad and answer time I sometimes study Mandarin and relax. I often go
the questions. Write Lucas (L), Diana (D ) shopping because this is a popular ‘hobby’ here.
or both (B ). I usually meet friends at a shopping mall. At the
moment it’s Chinese New Year here. My friends
Who writes about … ? told me there’s a great street party this evening – I
a study c work really want to go.
b small shops d shopping malls

c Read Friends abroad again. Are the Diana Message posted: 12:23 Send Diana a message

sentences true or false? Correct the false
sentences.
1 Lucas only speaks Mandarin at work.
2 The Chinese people he knows like shopping.
3 Lucas would like to go to a party.
4 Diana doesn’t like Venice in the winter.
5 She likes the shops in Venice.
6 It’s very quiet in Venice at the moment.
d Read the messages below. Which one is
Lucas’ and which one is Diana’s?
Hello to all my friends. I love it here in Venice!
It’s so beautiful – even in the winter time. I
have to spend a lot of time on my art history
course, but at the weekends I get some
free time. I usually walk around and look at
the old buildings, or when it is cold, I go to
museums. There are so many interesting little
shops here too – it’s great. It’s very different
Diana x from going to a mall. This week it’s Carnevale
and the whole city is like one big party.
Yesterday my friends invited me to a big party in a piazza
(that’s Italian for a town square). It’s tonight and I have to
wear a long dress and mask. I need to go shopping!

e Talk about the questions.

1 Which festival would you like to go to? Why?
2 Do you have festivals like these in your
country? What do people do?
We’re all out in the street.
We’re watching a big, beautiful
dragon go by. And everyone’s
wearing red – even me!

Everyone’s dancing in the

streets and having a great time.
We’re all wearing amazing
clothes – I’m even wearing a
dress!

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 UNIT 9

2 GRAMMAR b 3.26 Listen again and tick (✓) the clothes words
you hear. Which words do they not talk about?
Present simple or present continuous
Lucas
a Read the sentences from Lucas’ online post and
message. Match them with meaning a or b.
1 I usually meet friends at a shopping mall.
shoes
2 We’re watching a big, beautiful dragon. boots
a Lucas’ normal routine b Happening to Lucas now
socks trousers
b Complete the rule with the correct tense. scarf

present continuous present simple

shirt
We use the to talk about things we
usually do.
We use the to talk about things that Diana
happen right now. dress earrings

jeans
c Underline more examples of the present simple gloves
and present continuous in Diana’s online post
and message. raincoat

d Now go to Grammar Focus 9B on p.152

e 3.25 Complete the conversation with the correct

form of the verbs in brackets. Listen and check.
jumper

LUCAS Hello?
JOHANNES Hi, Lucas! Are you busy?
c Pronunciation The words in the table all have the letter
o but have a different sound. Write shoe in the correct
LUCAS Hi! Yes, I 1 (get) ready to go out to a
column.
street party.
JOHANNES Oh, sorry. I can call back.
Sound 1 /ɒ/ Sound 2 /uː/ Sound 3 /ʌ/ Sound 4 /əʊ/
LUCAS OK, thanks. I usually 2 (not go) out
much during the week, but it’s New Year. sock boot glove coat
JOHANNES Of course.
LUCAS Sorry, Johannes. My friends 3
(arrive). I have to go now. We can speak later.
d 3.27 Write these words in the table in 3c. Listen
and check your answers.
3 LISTENING & VOCABULARY Clothes
come coffee know mother group box phone two
a 3.26Tina read Lucas’ message and called him. Pete
read Diana’s message and called her. Listen to the
conversations. Why are Tina and Pete surprised? e Now go to Vocabulary Focus 9B on p.167
1 Tina thinks that Lucas doesn’t like:
a parties b wearing red c going out at night 4 SPEAKING
2 Pete thinks that Diana doesn’t like:
a going out for dinner a Think of someone in your family or a friend that you
b being in photos saw earlier today. What’s this person wearing today?
c wearing dresses. What colour are their clothes? Make notes.

b Tell your partner what this person is wearing.

Today my friend Louise

is wearing dark blue jeans
with brown boots.

My brother’s at work today.

He’s wearing black trousers and
an orange shirt. He’s also wearing
black shoes.

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