Discuss: Flick through the module and find... In this module you will...FF £Y What happened? Listening & Reading © €©9 iD eae + What's your opinion about the following activities? ba divi > B. Look at the picture. What do you think the people are talking about? Listen and check your answers. = Let me show you some pictures from our cycling trip in the South of France, Annie OK. How was it? Fiona It was nice but it was a bit tiring, Martin Look! Here's one outside the hotel on our first day. Fiona We were tired from the car journey. So, we didn’t ride much that day, Martin But the next day we went on a long ride. Fiona Too long, We decided to go to this gorge, but the hills were really steep in that area Martin Fiona was pushing her bike most of the way up. Fiona Yes, you weren't helping at all. You were taking pictures of me all the time. Here's one. Annie It looks very muddy. Martin And that's before the rain. The water came down like a river. Annie Sounds dangerous. Martin No, actually, it was exciting. Fiona Yeah, and when we managed to reach the top, we were amazed! Martin The view down into the gorge was fantastic! Annie _ Did you take any pictures there? . C.Read the dialogue and answer the questior Martin Sorry, but with all that rain, the camera oe Got wet and stopped working, Annie So, all that effort and no pictures to show for 1. Who was with Fiona on the cycling trip? 2. What did they do on the second day? 3. Why did Fiona have trouble on the journey tothe gorge? Fiona |'matraid so.+ We were tired from the car journey. + [twas nice, but it was a bit tiring. # F __B Circle the correct words. 1, We left the cinema early because the film was bored / boring. 2, Samantha was surprised / surprising to see an ‘ld school friend on the train. 3, Imnot going near that dog! It's barking and I'm frightened / frightening. Henry's cat can do an amazed / amazing trick with a tennis ball 6 travel quite a lot and | always meet interested interesting people. Read the examples, notice the words in old and match them with the rules. 1. Iwas painting my room all day yesterday. I painted it blue. a ieee actatdaNh the vas df) an action that was in progress inthe past(} Read the examples and complete the rule about the formation of the Past Progressive. + Fiona was pushing her bike most of the way up. You were taking pictures of me all the time. Pete or Go to Grammar Reference Complete with the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. A:Hey, Sandy. Where were you and Tom yesterday? | (call) your house all day. B: Well, it was Sunday and we (not work) so we went to the beach. We a (have) a great time and we decided to spend the whole day there. A:So, did you enjoy your trip or it (rain)? B:No, it cold. (not rain), but it was very ‘A: saw you in the bookshop on Tuesday. What __ you (look fon? B: A book about scuba diving. Why didn't you talk to me? A: I couldn't. 1__ Grive) to work, 4. Everyone was excited / exciting about the party. 5 Speaking i ‘Talkin pairs. Student A: Think of an adventurous experience you once had. Answer Student B's questions. Student B: Imagine you are a reporter. Interview Student A about an adventurous experience he/she once had. Ask him/her questions using the prompts below. + when it happened + where he/she was + what he/she was doing + who was with him/her + what happened + how he/she felt + what he/she did + what happened then So,whendidithappen? | Ithappened last year. | a a2b ast taste it/ Lf cane z A. Discuss. Gee + What's your favourite dish? What's in it? + Would you ever eat the things shown in the pictures? If you had to, in which order would you try them? Seaweed Bede Paces eny eee’ Crees aes A few years ago, | was working in Singapore. During my first week there, while | was travelling on the underground, | saw a strange sign saying ‘NO DURIANS' with a picture of a me some more. | actually finished the SITS crossed out fruit. | wondered why they were fruit, The man looked at me for a REI SSM eeu a ae at SR eee err Pe eer rs ee uae eas Pi kdrilty stern rsecanole very tasty and healthy. For this reason, many ee eae keer Oc because | wasn't allowed on the underground Serr et a ate Let nent cay Se eu Le ec ener cee ek ies C. Read again and write T for True, F for False or NM for Not Mentioned. ose eae een ss ext to a stall selling durians.''d like to try a {The writer saw durians in an : ~ ER iirneccna PPT advertisement for the first time. > ~ Boers 2. In Singapore, they sell durians only - Suet ee ae ee in markets. 2 tlhe Re 3, The writer thought the strong smell a Wheh he [ETEEE]it to me, | started having was rotten food. or ea eee wondered. As | was EIEIIT the fruit to my lips, I suddenly folt sick and a bit dizzy, but | began rey 4. The writer cut the durian, then ate a piece, 5. The merchant served the fruit with some cream and butter. 6. The writer enjoyed the durian and wanted some more, Se eee a en eee Sere Creed) finished eating the piece, the merchant offeredUhesbalary 4 Practice ADJECTIVES DESCRIBING FOOD Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Past 4 Progressive of the verbs in brackets. Lookat the table below and tick (7) the appropriate columns for cake and pizza. 1a (watch) a DVD when my sister Prem Berens | ica | pia @ (alld into the house with a paper a sweet Vv bag. There were snails in it! She (3) _ - biter | wv (want) to make something different for dinner salty ‘She (4)__ (leave) the bag on the spicy table, (5) _ (open) the fridge and fresh v v © (start) taking out some ‘sour v vegetables. ‘You're going to love this!’ she a (ay). As she (8) = (take) the vegetables out of the fridge, some of the Cog snails (9) ____ Get) out of the bag. POS AR Ea ee Pee ‘As soon as (10)__(see) them, | CLAUSES (WHEN, WHILE, AS, AS SOON AS) a ___(hegin) shouting: “They're moving! They're alive!’ and my sister Read the examples and notice the words in . Rt eeraetch them witn ec: 2) (answer): ‘Of course, they are. That's how you cook them! 5 Speaking es lon aetna neta Sikes pxevar eluate eon ees + Whore were you? What happened? +) Hoh fo fol butt ce feta etog tanec Whee et the food fe? 1. While | was travelling on the underground, | saw a strange sign. 2.1 was looking at the merchant while he was cutting the fruit in halt. 3.As soon as I finished eating the piece, the ‘merchant offered me some more. 2 Thetwoactons were happening at (-) the same time b Thetwoactonsnappened one after) the other. «.One action was n progress when the ather happened O Go to Grammar Reference D.Lookat the highlighted words in the textand match them with their ‘meanings -e. 1 merchant 2 handed ay ig, Zraisng —{ ee per + What do you think of the writer's 5. response experience? + Would you ever try durians? Why? / Why not? a. answer moving something upwards whole d. gave €. aperson that sells things| a C Beleve it or p Vocabulary ADVERBS AND ADVERBIAL PHRASES ‘Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right. Then use some of them to complete the sentences 1-5. Insome cases there is more than one answer. We were having dinner when _ suddenly inthe end finally tomy surprise get hurt, fortunately —_unluckily 3. Karen amazingly all of asudden then luckily ee tel ps CcrmatSys eter. thal home, locked the door and not! . TIP ine you learn new words, 4 it’s a good idea to learn synonyms and/or opposites Mark had a car accident last night, but Dan wanted to go swimming on Sunday, but ang i the lights went out. found her keys under the sofa, he didn't . When Angela realised that someone was following her, she ran ____she called the police. 2 Listening © + Are there any insects you are afraid of? Why? B. You will hear a telephone conversation between Dave and his friend, Jenny, who had a bad experience with bees. Before you Usten, look at the picture and guess which of the words below will be mentioned. Then listen and check your answers. T/P Before you listen, try to predict what » the speakers are going to talk about. ; Ee = nid) — eeoee .Listen again and put the sentences in the correct order. Write 1-7. a. Jenny jumped in the river. b. Jenny killed a bee. . Jenny went to her sister's house d. Jenny saw lots of bees in her garden ee . Jenny ran home, {. Abee stung Jenny. 9. Jenny ran onto a bus. + Do you believe Jenny's story? + What would you do if a swarm of bees came after you?3 Speaking raat GotoPa workactivtes 4 Wetting AsTORY A Discuss immer 1 Saw tw evening. Payt + Has anything neighbo © men outsid, ul Was return, unbelievable ever into a van” 1” Baker. They cane house of his Thome happened to you? eae carrying his ew 1 urnit + What happened? walked up oo Tom was nents ture Youa hare OMe OF the men nd out in a Few days, so p ‘ Said, 4 So he eer tas costes aS whe the; Tan dust stood there, coe Cant give z Soon as p, AN Said, «Trae Pking at Paul Lwatistne purpose | SOF into the sau RelPed them finign tt WOuld be greats of each of the was having ot thanked hin inh the two menspacs paragraphs? looked yd dinner, the doorbarn’ fh Later win enent 2. What tenses are took evan e ‘Someone See LPs Tone cst thought, "9!" he shouted paute nt ™Y house andi = : froze." ‘ortunatel I'm So stupid nately, Pau Pid he ne Police and they ye o,°'ar descrip ct RetPed move ayanind the burglars astern he men te Ut he’s never offeecelY hing back inns ae! nly an hous oh i empi C.Lookat the following IDa neighbour again Vv house questions and decide in ‘ which paragraph each of them has been answered Baiaos WRITING TASK D. Lookat the stories in the Pair work activities section, choose one and write it out. Answer the [Who is/are the main character(s) and what questions mentioned above. Your story should be wasiwere the main character(s) doing? between 100-120 words. ——— (Winat happened in the ena? ) TIP © when writing story: { What did the main character(s) do = write the events in chronological order. Use and what happened? past tenses (Past Simple and Past Progressive). fees a + use time linkers (when, while, as, as soon as, ( etc). ‘Where did the story take ace? € ) ee + use adverbs and adverbial phrases (suddenly, (wana fortran te ond omy surprise, et) . + use adjectives describing feelings (surprised, ae amazed, frightened, upset, etc.). iow ow? ou toesigo the man chevacten( ein + use direct speech, questions and exclamations tomake your story more interesting. a ow di tre ai roracterto + organise it into paragraphs as shown above. 2 SL OEE @ the story take place?A. Discuss. + What do you know about deserts? + Which of the following do you associate with the desert? “is erie) 48) * snow Ice low temperatures YD OO & 3 7 high lightning thunder. storms temperatures Have you ever thought of exploring the deca? Deserts cover a third of the earth’s surface and they have always been of great interest to people. The conditions make them a mysterious and at the same time an unfriendly place. Ws large area of land with very little water and very few plants. Many deserts are places with extreme heat and lots of sand. One of the biggest deserts is the Sahara in Africa, But did you know that the Antarctic is the biggest cold desert? During the day, the temperature in the Sahara can reach 50°C, but at night it can BIZ to below zero, Desert receive very litle rainfall, but when it rains, t pours! After that months can pass without any rain all ‘Amazingly, some animals and plants can STRIRTSin the desert. A good example is the camel. Camels can drink large amounts of water in one day and survive for seven days without drinking again! As for plants, cacti are very common. They SIE water in their leaves, roots and stems. ‘The desert is a dangerous place, so be prepared and never travel alone. Heat stroke, SETI sunburn and insect, bites are possible dangers. So, keep your head and body covered. In other words, dress like the locals. Clothes should bbe long, light and loose. And of course, don't forget to have lots of water with you, B. Read the text below quickly and mat the headings a-e with the paragraph: 1-4. Thereis one extra heading youd notneed to use, a. Weather : b. The best time to visit . Aword of warning 4. What is it? © Nature ; fp Look for key words in each paragraph to understand the main ide —= . C. Read again and answer the following ‘questions. Choose a, bor. 1. According to the text, what is true about the Antarctic? a. It's bigger than the Sahara. bits a kind of desert. ¢. There's no life there. 2.Why does the writer mention camek and cacti? a. Because they have been in the desert for centuries. b. Because they can live without wal for a long time. ¢. Because people cannot survive in the desert without them, 3. Which of the following would be mo: useful when travelling in the desert? aahat b.apair of shorts ¢.a pair of boots 4. What is not true about Anna? ‘a. She found the advice useful. b.She spent only a week in North Aft c. She visited the desert. » Comments We travelled to lots of places around the world, but twa metic ar ah ic fre eater IO eawens D.Look at the highlighted words in the text and choose the correct meaning a or b. 1. extreme a.very great busual 2. atop 2.90 up b.godown 3. survive adie b.stay alive 4 store a.keep for future use b. drink slowly 5, severe a.serious b. impossible E.Discuss. + Would you like to go on a journey through the desert? Why? / Why not? Z) Oa PSone od Look at the picture and read the dialogue. ‘Note the verbs in bold which are in the Present Perfect Simple and answer the questions. 3 + How do we form the Present Perfect Simple? Look! Justin has ‘opened the bottle with his teeth ve seen him do it ‘many times before. Ei 4 Past ————— * participle + What kind of actions do we use the Present Perfect Simple for? a.actions happening now. b.actions that happened in the past but we can see their results now and/or we don't mention when they happened. Use the Present Perfect Simple with just, always, before, ever, never, so fat, once, twice, many times, etc. NOTE eae NORE LULA Read the examples. What's the difference between I've travelled and I travelled? + Fve travelled to lots of places around the world. +I travelled to North Africa last month. Go to Grammar Reference 3 Practice ‘Complete with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets. Paul _ | can't wait to go to Warsaw next week. Larry Sounds great! (1) you (visit) Poland before? Paul No. Actually, (2) (never / leave) _ the country, but 1a) (always / want) to go there, My brother Mario @ (visit) Warsaw two years ago. Larry 6) __ he ike) it? Paul Of course. And you? (6) you __ ver /traved to Poland? Larry Yes.1(7) (drive) to Krakow with some friends last summer. It @) (be) wonderful! 4 Intonation © A. Listen and repeat. What do you notice about the pronunciation of did you and have you? Did you go to the gym yesterday? Have you ever ridden a camel? B. Listen and repeat. 1. Did you call Dan last night? 2. Have you tried Mexican food before? 3. Have you ever sent Irene an e-mail? 4, Did you see Rita two weeks ago? 5, Have you ever seen a snake? 6. Did you enjoy the film yesterday evening? 5 Speaking Tall peke oe ne pte prompts below. ever / visit / interesting place? where / go? what / do / there? who / go with? have / good time? when / go? Have you ever visited an interesting place? Yes... Where did you go? Iwentto..PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE with for, since, yet, already ‘A.Read the dialogue. When did . Read the following dialogue and complete the rules with the Fred move to the city? wordsin the box. A: How long have you had this ‘A: Andy is a reporter been gone already yet - house, Fred? from London and — y B: I've had it for two years, since I he travels abroad Use______in affirmative moved to this city, actually. all the time. He has _| Sentences and put it between have/has || and the past participle. already been to the USA and China but |Use____ in questions and he hasn’tbeen to _| negative sentences and put it at the end | France yet. of the sentence. B: Really? Where ishe | Use have/has now? toa place when someone is still at that ‘A: He has gone to New | Place. Use have/has toa place York, He's coming back next Tuesday. | when someone has returned from that place. for + period of time eg. two years, a week, six months, an hour, five minutes since +a point in time eg. Sunday, yesterday, two o'clock, last May, last week 2 Practice eee 5 Listening © below and circle the correct words. A. Discuss. @) + woul het erase Why? Why nt? B. Listen to three people talking about living in a foreign cl country. Match the people with the statements a-d. There once sttemen which you done nd oa 1. Jodie What’s wrong, Dan? has improved his/her Spanish a lot Dan Where's Harriet? recently. Jodie She already / yet. b.took a course but it didn't help. Dan From where? Where s she? €. wants to improve his/her Spanish to Jodie She ___to the supermarket. make his/her job easier. Dan But [need the car. her 4.is living in Spain to learn the language. so many times that need the car on : Fridays! 4 Speaking Jodie Why don't you phone her? ie Dan | already / 3 SSRI bo you ne earing freon ancuoges? there's no answer! + Is learning English easy for you? 2.Mike Hey, Sonia.1____youfor/ _ Talkin pairs. Which of the following do you think help since last year. When did you return ‘when learning English? Why? Which of these do you do? from New York? Sonia In August. Didn't you get my e-mails? watch films in English without subtitles Mike |_______myemailsfor/since | + take a (summer) course in an English-speaking country ‘a month. Sorry. Anyway, let's go for + visit an English-speaking country for some time coffee and talk about New York. + read books/magazines/newspapers in English Sonia OK. you ever + surf the Net there? + communicate with people who speak English Mike No, but | want to go. listen to English songs and read the lyrics5 Whitag Aven ofvve News hens B.Read the e-mail below. Why is Flor writing to Gwen? Hello, Gwen! How are things? Sorry | haven't written for so long, but I've been very busy with university. However, guess what! Ihave some great news. lim coming to Edinburgh for my Master's! That's right, they've finally accepted me. I'm looking forward to it but haven't organised things yet and I'm a bit stressed. Luckily, the university is arranging my accommodation 0 | don't have to look for a flat, too. However, I'm going to need a part-time job to pay for my expenses. Anyway, I don't know exactly when I'm coming, but I'm looking forward to seeing you again after all these years. So, what about you? What have you been up to? Do you stil go out like you used to? Start making plans! Well, that's all for now. Write back soon! Yours, Flor D.Lookat the table below with the phrases Flor has used in her e-mail and complete it with the phrases given. Sead closing ee Sec ny Cel Se) Corey erin Well, that’s all for Write back soon, How are things? Gwen, | Sorry Ihaven't written for so long, but. + 'm writing to tell you about. *Give my love to everyone. + Dear Jamie, + Take care, Tm looking forward to + Hi! How have you been? hearing from you. + Bye for now, “sThanks for your e-mail. +I must go now. For more set phrases, see Writing section >> C. Read again and answer the questions. Inwhich paragraph (1-4) does Flor: a. ask for Gwen's news? . use set phrases to end her e-mail? . give her news? |. say why she’s writing? WRITING TASK E. Write an e-mail toreply to Flor. Say how happy youare that she's coming to your city to study and give her your news. Your ‘e-mail should be between 80-100 words, TIP © When writing an e-mail giving news: art with Hi/Hello/Dear + firstname. — + use set phrases to begin and end your e-mail. + slgn off with a set phrase and your ‘first name under this. + organise it into paragraphs as shown above. | 1 expressions (eg. well, of course, J anyway, you know). + use standard grammar and spelling onvenlon. Dont use forms uch aswanna, CULBR,etc. + use short forms (eg./'m, don’). : ee cxpstete cae att and direct questions eg. What have you been up to?). +Vocabulary A.Choosea,borc. 1. It took a lot of effort, but in the end we to carry the piano up the stairs. a.offered — b.managed c. reached 2. Henry was very _ to see his father at the station. a.surprise b.surprising c. surprised 3. I can't drink this coffee. It's too a. salty bsweet —_c.spicy 4.Can you__ this rope with that knife over there? a.cut b. bite c.raise 5. Oliver was watering the flowers when, a bee stung him a.amazingly b. fortunately c. all of a sudden 6.When|sawthe __, I knew a storm was on its way. a.lightning b.thunder —_c. ice 7. You should water this plant more often. Its__ are turning yellow. a.roots bileaves _ . c.stems 8. Lots of vistors come to this museum a.dazybabroad —_ecforeign Grammar B. Complete with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1 (drive) to a friend's house last night when, suddenly, a van (2) (crash) into the back of me.1(3)__(get) out of my car, but the van just (4) as drive) away. 2. Last night Judy (5) (have) a frightening experience. While she (6) (walk) home, she (7) _ (see) a man dressed in black in her neighbour's garden. He (8)___ (break) into the house! She immediately (9) _ (call) the police and they (10)__ (catch) him. C.Complete with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets, AcHi, Steve! B:Hi, Davel How's Rome?()__you __(visit) the Colosseum yet? A: Of course. | (2) (go) there on my first day. BG) __ nice? A:Are you joking? | (4) _ Glready / try) ot of things. For lunch today, | (6) have) the most amazing pizza. Nothing like the pizza at horite B:Iknow.1(6)__(be) to Italy a few times and the food is just fantastic! (7) you —___ttry) gnocchi yer? ‘A:No, | (8) (go) to a restaurant last night and it) (be) on the menu, but I ao) __ (not try) it B: You should, it’s delicious. ——you_(eat) anything D.Circle the correct words. 1. Roger has just / since come back from the supermarket. Do you want to talk to him? 2. I've already / ever seen this film, Let’s watch. something else. 3, Julia has before / never been scuba diving before / ago, so she's really looking forward to it 4, Have you rang your brother about that job Interview yet / ever? 5. | haven't spoken to Stewart for / since ten years, 6. Have you before / ever ridden a camel?eee ; pee =e ~— ta Conmanication Speaking E. Complete withthe prasesa-e. There sone Workin smal groups. Make up story using as many cctruphrase which you So not need tose athe plctures and words/phrases ta thebotas, Possible. en ell your story tothe clase. a.l'matraid so. How are things? -¢.Can you give me a hand? d.In other words, you don't want to help. €. You can follow the match and help at the same time. A: Hello, Gavin. Can | ask you something? B:Sure. ‘A:'m moving house tomorrow afternoon. ® B:Sorry, but there's a football match | really want to see. ‘A:And it’s in the afternoon, right? BQ) A: Why don't you listen to it on the radio? (3) _ B: Sorry, 'm really looking forward to this match Aa) jon't be like that. I can come after the match and help tidy up. A:OK, thanks, Listening © Int toes tna correct carrera ors ‘How did Lenny feel on his hiking trip? a.bored bexcited frightened 2 What da Sheta eatin France? Selfassessnent a.snails Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes. b.frogs' legs For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the horse relevant sections in the module. 3.What was Maria doing when a bee stung her? She was cycling. b, She was talking on the phone. She was eating. © talk about how | feel © narrate and write a story © use the Past Progressive and time clauses O 9 © use the Present Perfect Simple O @) O 4,Who has visited a desert before? a.the man © describe food b.the woman © write an e-mail giving news bothHistory A. Discuss. + Do you know of any famous explorers? + What did they discover? B, Who do you think discovered America? Read and find out. ( Who really Christopher Columbus Leif ol America? First ofall, what do we mean by America? There's North America and ‘South America and together they are called the Americas. Technically the Native Americans were the first people to discover America when they travelled across from Asia about 12,000 years ago. But who was the first European to discover the Americas? The most common answer is Christopher Columbus. In 1492, he set sail from Spain and two months later he reached one of the islands we know now as the Bahamas. He called it San Salvador. However, Columbus thought he was on an island off the coast of India. He foun natives already living there and wrongly called them ‘Indians’ The Americas got their name from another explorer, Amerigo Vespucc| \Vespuce! travelled to the Americas seven years after Columbus, and ‘some people believe he was the first to set foot on the mainland, During his first voyage, he explored the northern coast of South ‘America right up to the Amazon. More importantly, Vespucci realised South America wasn't an extension of Asia but a whole new continent Mystery solved? Not quite. Five hundred years earlier, in about 1000 AD, a Viking explorer called Leif Ericson made an interesting discovery He was exploring the coast of Greenland when he sailed further west and landed in Newfoundland, Canada. However, he didn't explore the continent further. So, who discovered Read again and answer the questions. 1. What happened 12,000 years ago? 5. What did Vespucci know that 2. How long was Columbus’ trip? Columbus didn't? | 3. Where did Columbus think the 6. Who was Leif Ericson? = Bahamas were? 7. Where did Ericson land? . 4, When did Vespucci travel to the z Americas? ‘Broaden ce your mind’ You can find more Information on this topic In the Students Ar / Go to Song page. ‘atwunmmpublications.com.