, Starbucks,
and other things I " love about Britain
M ark Va nhoe n a c ker, :LIl
American juunwlisl ,\ hn
lives ill London, ~a}'s the L'K'~ no!
just OK it's JMradisc. T h ese are
some of his r e a sons . ..
Walking
Britain isn't a good place for
cyclistS. BUI ror pe d estrians it is
wonderful. When you walk
on 11 zebra crossing, all the
drivers SlOp.
Banks
Ilritish banks arc great you
do cvcrYlhing onlinc, and
you don 't pay when you take
money oul of an AT i>. L And
iryou want 10 change banks,
the banks do a ll the
work. not you .
Drivers
The British arc \uy
polite when they
driw!. T hey don't
hool , and Ihe)' arc
patient willl other
dr i"iTs. They
,,[ways say thank
you when you let
them pass.
READING & SPEAKING
)Ok at [ht, photos. I n w hic h onc ca n you see ... ?
~ cas h mach ine (A TM in t\ Illerican E nglish)
.. c up of coffcc a clll'1ll ist III I ~ awaitcr
a zebra cro!>sing a cyc li <;1 =:J a pedcsrrillll
a driver
'"
2' T~ Read and listen to the article , Mark the sem c nccs T (t rue)
F (false). Say w hy the F oneS arc fa lse.
Britain is a good country fo r cycl ists a nd pedestrians.
It"s expensivc re use ATi\'!s in Brit ;tin.
Brirish d ri vcrs arc n icc to other drivcrs.
- Boots thc Chem ist only has mcdicine.
In Britain pcaple don't havc I D cards.
_ ummcrs in I~ rir:li n arc vcry hot.
- n S tarbllcks in Britain waiters don'tllsc your fi rst naTlle.
summer,
Boots the Chemist
Chemists in the U K arc ,\'ondcrful, friclldly shops and
completely dilfe rent from US pharmacies. Boots sells
c,'crything you wam, not just medicine, and thc shop
assistams give you good advice.
No ID Cards
Britain is onc of the only places in the
world ,\ here people don't ha,·c ID
cards. [n lhe US you need ID when
you buy a drink, go to a club, usc
a cred it eill'd, or take an intercity
train.
SumTners
I lo\"e Brit ish summers! A good
sumlller day in Britain is dry and
warm , but not ,'cry hot.
Starbuc ks
StMbucks isn't Britis h, of COUI'se,
but I prefer the Starbueks
in Britain. They are nice,
fj'iendly place~ where
people read thc newspaper
and drink good colTee.
And the waite rs don't " 'rite
your Ilame on the cups
fed stupid in America when
the waiter calls ' ;<'Iark, your
tall cappuccino wilh e)(lra
chocolatc!'
c U nde rline these verbs in the text. What
do rh{')' me:m ? Compa re your ideas with a
pa rtner.
walk pay drive sell give need
buy use prefer feel caU
- --
d Look at each paragra ph aga in , Say ifit's the
same o r differcllI in you r country or ciry.
( _~~'es isn't a good place for cyclists or
~estrians, because people drive very fast!
p Useful words: Why? and because
Use because to answer the Question Why?
Why isn't'Naples a good place for cyclists?
Because people drive very fast.
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Verb phrases
a March rhe ve rbs and pictures.
cook Jk
do du
drink Ul

eat I:
in a flat in an office children
go W
have
like I.,
listen lI,n
1 live to
play rl :1
a new car
rcad :~J
"Y "
speak ,\
ID!dy
ta ke 11 I)..
",
wa tch O(J
wea r ...
work :r..
b ~2))) Listen and check.

p work
to music tennis
Work has two meanings.
1 She works in a museum.
= it's her job
2 The phone doesn't work.
= it's broken
have or eat?
Have can be used with both food
and drink. and is common with
meals, e.g. have a sandwich, have an umbrella homework I housework the guitar
a coffee, have lunch.
Eat can only be used with food,
e.g. eat fast food.

c Cover the verbs a nd look at

the pict ures. Test yourself o r a
partne r. sorry mineral water fast food
-< p.20
 Summer afternoon, summer afternoon - the two
most beautiful words in the English language.

1 VOCABULARY verb phrases 6 Kim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fast food.

7 Kim jeans.
Complete the verb phrases. 8 Ryan housework.
animals ffiA.AeF economics exercise German c Complete the sentences.
glasses a new car a newspaper sorry an umbrella
1 don't play (not play) tennis.
1 cook dinner 2 They (not go) to the cinema.
2 study 3 She (have) two children.
3 speak 4 Her father _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not work) in an office.
4 read 5 It _ _ __ __ _ (rain) a lot.
5 say 6 We _ _ __ _ __ (live) in a big flat .
6 wear 7 My girlfriend _ _ __ _ _ _ (not speak) English.
7 do 8 My friends _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (study) at York University.
8 like 9 You _ _ _ _ _ __ (not do) your homework.
9 want
10 take 3 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds,
third person -5
2 GRAMMAR present simple [±] and B
a Say the words. Is the vowel sound the same or different?
a @ t h e correct words. Write S (the same) or D (different).
1 A lot of British people 91 drinks tea. 1 say take ~
2 It don't rain 1doesn't rain a lot in my country. 2 do go [Q]
3 You live 1lives in a beautiful house. 3 drink live D
4 The weather change 1changes quickly in Britain. 4 want have D
5 My father don't cook 1doesn't cook. 5 give drive D
6 My boyfriend don't wear 1doesn't wear glasses. 6 call walk D
7 People don't have 1doesn't have 10 cards in Britain. 7 read eat D
8 We need 1needs a new computer. 8 feel wear D
9 My English friend make 1makes good coffee. 9 play watch D
10 I don 't do 1doesn't do exercise. 10 buy like D
b Look at the chart and complete the sentences. b Listen and check. Then listen again and
repeat the words.
Ryan Kim
c @ t h e word which ends in /IZ/.
eat fast food ./ X
wear jeans X ./ I likes works @t~
drink mineral water ./ ./ 2 lives drinks watches
do housework ./ X
play the guitar X X
3 drives finishes plays
4 uses takes speaks
1 Ryan eats fast food . 5 studies listens kisses
2 Ryan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jeans. 6 changes gives wears
3 Ryan and Kim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mineral water. d Listen and check. T hen listen again and
4 Kim housework. repeat the words.
5 Ryan and Kim the guitar.
4 READING 5 LISTENING
a Read the text. Match the headings (A-D) to the Listen to the three speakers talking about
paragraphs. Britain. Answer the questions with H (Hannah),
A (Anna), or R (Roberta).
A A nice cheap place to spend a morning
B Have a nice meal and make new friends
C Yes we can!
o Shopping is so easy

Things I love
about the US Hannah, Korea Anna, Poland Roberta , Italy

Who ... ?
Sarah Araf is British but she lives in Ohio, 1 doesn't like the food 0
in the US. Here are some things she loves 2 likes eating food from many different countries 0
about living there. 3 likes the atmosphere at work 0
1 __________________________________ 4 likes the parks 0
In the US, the customer is really important. When you 5 thinks the traffic is terrible 0
walk into a store, the staff greet you with a smile and ask 6 thinks that people are nice to foreigners 0
'How are you?'. The customer is always right too. If you
have a problem with something, you take it back and they
solve the problem quickly. You don't need to complain .
You don't even need to have the receipt. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
2 _____________________________________ Learn these words and phrases.
I love real American coffee shops. Not chains like Costa love 1\\
and Starbucks, but those old-fashioned places where the rain rell1
waitresses come to your table and call you 'honey'. You
pay a dollar for coffee, and you can drink as much as you
buy (opposite sell) hal
like. You can also stay as long as you like. You can sit there call 1\.):1
all day and read a book for the price of a cup of coffee. change tJe 111 d;i
3 _____________________________________ feel 11:1
need ni:tl
Eating out here isn't as expensive as in the UK, so we
go out quite a lot. People are very friendly here too.
pay pel
When you go to a bar or a restaurant, you often have prefer prJ 1':1:
a conversation with the people at the next table. It's
really nice.
4 ___________________________________
Everyone is so optimistic here! They believe that
everything is possible if you work hard. If you say
'We can't do that', they say, ' Why not?'!

b Guess the meaning of the highlighted verbs. Check in

your dictionary.
 3A Grammar present simple + and –

 a Write a positive + sentence for each picture with different verbs.

1 2 3

1 I like pizza. 2 He 3 They

basketball. a dog.
4 5 6

4 They 5 She 6 I
to school by car. TV in the evening. glasses.
7 8 9

7 We 8 He 9 She
in the city centre. a lot of coffee. in an office.
10

10 It a lot here.
  b Write negative – sentences for pictures 1–10.
1 I don’t like pizza.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

activation
  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say positive
 + and
negative – sentences.
I like / I don’t like pizza

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 3A Communicative True or not true?
 a Match the verbs 1–12 with the nouns or noun phrases.

  b Say a + or – sentence to your partner using a verb and a noun or noun phrase. The sentence can
be true or not true. Your partner says if he / she thinks it’s true or not. You say Yes, you’re right. or
No, you’re wrong. Now listen to your partner’s sentence and say if you think it’s true.

I work in an office.     I think it’s true.

No, you’re wrong. I don’t work in an office.

I work in a shop.             I have a cat. 

I don’t think it’s true.   Yes, you’re right. I don’t have a cat.

I have a dog.

   
VERBS NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES

1 2 a in an office / for Microsoft /

at the weekend
eat drink
b English books / celebrity magazines /
a newspaper every day

c housework in the morning /

4 my English homework at
3 night / yoga
live listen to d coffee / tea / Diet Coke

e two children / a big family / a cat /

a dog

6
f Italian / Spanish / German
5
g football / basketball / the piano /
do speak the guitar

h the radio in the car / music on

my iPod / classical music
8
7
i American series on TV /
have watch sports programmes on TV /
films on my laptop

j fast food / Japanese food /

9 10
play
Mexican food
k in a big house / in a small flat /
in the city centre
go
l to the gym / to dance classes /
to clubs and discos often

11 12

read work

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 3A VOCABULARY Verb phrases
a  Match the verbs in the list to phrases 1–20. Write them in the VERB column.

do (x2) drink eat go have like listen live play (x2) read
say speak study take want watch wear work

VERB

1 a new car want

2 two children, a dog

3 exercise, yoga

4 to the cinema, to the gym

5 tea or coffee

6 in a flat, in the city centre

7 the newspaper, in bed

8 a little German, two languages

9 your book to class, an umbrella

10 economics, for an exam

11 in an office

12 to music, to the radio

13 sorry, hello

14 glasses, jeans

15 fast food

16 housework, homework

17 the guitar

18 TV

19 animals

20 tennis, chess

  b Test your memory. Cover the VERB column. Say phrases 1–20 with I.
I want a new car.

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