Listening & Readag ©» bec + What do you think of modern art? B. Listen to the dialogue. Why are the two men at an art gallery? Lee So, which one do you want to buy? Jack It's that one over there. Lee It'shuge. Where are you going to put it? Jack In my living room, right next to the window. Lee Doesit fit? Jack Just about. It's a powerful image, don't you think? Lee You're crazy. And why did you bring me here? I don't know anything about art. Jack Well, was getting to that. Lee By the way, how much is it? Jack £7500. Lee Are you serious? Can you afford it? ack Not exactly. I'm a bit short. That's why | was thinking... Lee Here we go. Jack Will you lend me some money? Not all of it, just half, maybe. Lee can't believe this, Yack Oh, please. ll pay you back at the end of nex month. Lee | don’t know. What is it supposed to be, anyway? Jack It's called Life Source. Lee It looks like a big egg to me. What a waste of! money! Jack It’s worth buying, trust me, Lee Goonthen, 'll help you out. Jack Fantastic! Lee Howare you going to get it home? Jack As soon as the exhibition is over, they'll deliver it to me. Lee And pay more money I expect. Forget it. ll help you carry it home. Jack What? Lee monly kidding! C.Read the dialogue and find statements that prove the following. Lee thinks the painting is too big for Jack's house. Jack asked Lee to come to the gallery. Lee is not an art expert. |. Lee thinks the painting is too expensive. Jack doesn't need to borrow the whole amount. . Jack is very fond of the painting, NOWAWNe Jack doesn't have to carry the painting home. ai2 Vocabalang WORDS EASILY ae Circle the correct words. 2. can't buy a new mobile because I'm a bit broke / short of cash at the moment. 3. Could you lend / borrow me €50 for tonight? 4,Can| lend / borrow your car to go to work? 5, A: That's €5.49 altogether. B:1 only have a 100-euro note / coin. Is that OK? ‘A:Do you have 50 cents? B:Let me see. | have some notes / coins in my pocket. Yes, here you are. A: Thanks. Here's your change. 6. That was a lovely meal. Let's ask for the bill / receipt. 7. Here are your new shoes. Your bill receipt is in thebag. 8 want to buy a new car, but I can't afford / save it. 9, Adams affording / saving up for a new MP4 player. ea uu} ro Read the examples and match them with their uses. Which verb form is used after will? A.Will you lend me some money? 2.1Mlpay you back at the end of next month. 3.Go on then, I'l help you out. Birespot cecsion (_) — oO request OO i] Use the Future be going to and the 6 | Present Progressive for future plans and 2 arrangements. Im going to put the painting over the sofa. itis coming with us to the art exhibition tomorrow. SRA) Read the example and complete the rule. ‘Assoonas the exhibition is over, they'll deliver itto me. eed When, after, before,| + Until assoonas J Simple Go to Grammar Reference Future will 1. Elie's usually broke / short by the end of the month, 4 Practice Complete with the Present Simple or the Future will of the words in brackets. A: Ken, _ newspaper, please? B: Sorry, but I'm reading it. (you / give) me the Al give) it back immediately, | promise. | just want to see the weather forecast for tomorrow. B: No, you (get) it as soon as | onto 2 nish, A: Forget it. (check) it on the Internet. B: Good idea, ‘A: Where are you going? B: To the shopping centre. A: (you / do) me a favour before you __ (eavey? B: I don't know, what is it? \: [need to take these boxes upstairs. B:| don’t have enough time. | (help) you when | (get) back, OK? 5 Speaking ‘Talkin pairs. imagine that you are looking for items to decorate your house. You have only €50 to spend. Discuss with Student B and choose three items from below. If you need more money, ask Student B to lend you some. Student B: Student A is looking for items to decorate his/her house. Discuss and help him/her choose three items from below. digital photoframe painting €22 poster €17 cy \z ale é bookends €15 What do you think of this painting? _Itsnotbad, but can you afford it?oy ee ee $b, Only tine all tall ~ Z Reading © A. Discuss. B.Read the text quickly and choose the most suitable introduction for it, a, borc. + What do you know a. Itis very difficult to make correct predictions about the future, but four famou about the following? people have tried. So, et’s see what the future holds. (ERE WHEgEE brothery) ». with the world changing so quickly, itis very dificult to make correct . <= Predictions about the future. Some people get it right, others get it wrong, Some people, however, are a long way off. Here are a few examples. : c. Nowadays, we fly planes, use computers and relax in front of the TV. We don't (Boi Century Foxy idacteid a \ TBM) fYouTapéy think it’s something special. But how about in the past? What was life like then x = S ‘Man will not fly for 50 years.’ ‘T think there’s Witbur Wright, to his brother Orville 1900 3 a world market for Ceca neennaneciee about five computer ted out thei OG home J. Watson, caiman of the board of IBM (1943) very disappointed when they didn't sueeeed. However, two years later, in 1903, they took to the skies and entered the history books. And only 18 years after Wilbur made his prediction, Captain John ‘Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown made the first This prediction seems ridiculous rican SoMa ae today, but it was true for ten years from Newfoundland, Canada ee tien ssid it Evens, today E fre are about 2 billion computers~ to Ireland. _ _imuse in the world. However experts pfédiet that tablets and cloud — computing will eventually make Personal computers ext n won’t last because people will soon get tired of staring at a plywood box every night.’ Darr! Zanuck, fm producer, 20th Century Fox (1946) Zanuck played a ajo role in the Hollywood studio system from 1922 to 1970, but he definitely got it wrong about television. The total number 5 of TV sets in the world is 7 cover I.5 billion. In the USA, there are over 2000 TV channels and on average, a TV set is on for 6 hours and 47 minutes every day. ~ ‘There's just not that many videos | want to watch. Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube (2005) my \ At the time, Chen was wor YOURTITA } about tne popuirty of tis Luckily for Chen, he contin with his YouTube idea and almost two years la ‘on 13 November 2006, he made a lot of money when Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion. Today, YouTube is the Internet's largest video ‘sharing website. People from all around the wo watch hundreds of millions of videos every day. =C.Read again and write T for True or F for False. 1, The Wright brothers flew a plane for the first time in 1901. 2.The first non-stop transatlantic flight was inig18, 3,1 1950, the world market didn’t have a need for computers. 4, Zanuck predicted that people wouldn't like watching TV. 5. Inthe USA, people have their TV sets on for about 7 hours a day. 6 Steve Chen owns YouTube. D.Look at the highlighted words in the text and match them with the meanings a+. very large or important 1. disappointed ee not fail aoge 2 succeed . continue to exist a say that something will 4 predict happen in the future 5 last . unhappy because or something didn't happen f. very silly 2 Vocabulary EXPRESSIONS WITH make Complete the sentences with the correct formof the expressions in the box. make mistakes _-make money make a decision make plans make sure make predictions make a phone call 1, Edna never knows what she wants. She just cant about anything. 2.Ive already for the weekend. {im going to visit my parents in Bath. 3.Ineed to to Sandra before we leave. 4 you close the window before you leave the office. 5 Itsnot easy to ‘weather. 6 Robert _ 7 Harry thinks he can working. about the when he speaks Italian. without OT PK sgt EONSS express? + Man will not fly for 50 years. + Television won't last because people will soon} Tend the examples What do the prasesinbod get ted oft will have to, will be able to Read the examples below. Which of the verbs in bold means must and which means will manage to? * Tracy finished her assignment so she will be able to go out tonight. + George gave me some money but | will have to pay him back by Monday. 4 Practice Complete the dialogues with will, won't, will have fo, will be able to or won't be able to. 1. A: Oh, no! The lift isn’t working! We use it B: Then we take the stairs. A: With all these heavy bags? |_ doit. B:Yes, you A: All right then. live on the second floor. 2. A: What do you think about flying cars? B: Well, there be any in our lifetime, that's for sure. A; Why not? B:| dor't think scientists create them soon. Anyway, they be too dangerous. ‘A: You think so? B: Yeah, people there drive them, and be accidents all the time. ‘A: Maybe, youre right. o Speaking ‘Talk in pairs. Make predictions about the future. Talk about: + your area/ neighbourhood + technology + transport + your own future (family, job, etc.) Ithink there won’tbe any parks in my neighbourhood inthe future.Pg gee / er 2 C, A quick n ee ale ©) © Mi eressidyumensn 4 OIC) €9 | ae © Co) Gnd God ead Oo A. Read the dialogue below and complete the rules, B. Read the dialogue again and answer the questions. Choose a orb. ‘A: Oh, no! We're too late. We've missed the bus. B: Don't worry. | have enough money for a taxi. A: No, it's OK. We can take the underground to the city centre. Well get there early enough to watch the film. 1. What does too late mean? a.on time b. not on time 2. What does enough money mean? a.they can afford it —_b, they can't afford i 3. What does early enough mean? a. they won't be late _ b. they'll be late Go to Grammar Reference +__t adjective or adverb + adjective or adverb + ___+ noun 5 Listenng® A. Discuss. 5 + Look at the three texts below. What are they? 3 Practice B. Listen to three short phone calls and complete th Look, read and say what the problem is, using too or saiasing ivdsriaatiees enough and the words in brackets. < ’ TIP sefore you listen, try to predict what kind of information is missing. 300 be Make sure that your answers make sense a £ SS 1. I can’t buy it 2. This hat doesn't fit her. (expensive) (cheap) (big) (small) 4 Intonation © 5 sta eat cg ee This coffee isn’t sweet enough, That light is too bright. B, Read and underline the main stress inthe sentences. Then listen and check your answers. Ted isnt old enough to drive. . There aren't enough books for everyone. ee Spares We're too tired to go out tim not tal enough forthe basketball team This food is too satyi itico wores b.Reaa trough th text low and anewe the quetos. See esas 1 Whee would you tnd the notes? ADiscuss. 2. What would you actually say if you were speaking to + Do you often leave notes to your family and the person? friends? What are they usually about? 3. How is the SMS message different to the notes? Gone to Brenda's, Not enough food for towight, Order Chinese? Back about (pu, Sue sssages, we only give the iportant information. otesimessages, we always write full "sentences. 4 Innotesimessages, we can use oTIP abbreviations. When writing a note: « greet and sign off when appropriate. Innotes/messages, we don't always use Ee 2 «+ keep the text short and give only the important articles and prepositions. information. InSMS messages, we greet and sign + remember that you don't have to write full oifby writing names. sentences (eg. you don't have to use articles, prepositions, pronouns, certain verbs like be, WnITING TASK have, etc). Dead the situations below and write anoteand an + you can use abbreviations. SiSmesace : When writing an SMS message: + you don't need to write a greeting or to sign off. ‘you can use abbreviations and SMS language. + You want some things from the supermarket but youcan't go. Write a note asking your flatmate to §9,teling him/her what you need. Tell him/her why you can't go and what time you'll be back. Sa * Alriend has invited you to his/her house for SeutreMi nen setion net dinner. Write an SMS message to thank him/her abbreviations and SMS dictionary >> and say that you willbe abit late. Give an excuse.Reading ® A. Discuss. ‘+ Which of the items on the right do you use? + How often do you use them? + Could you live without them? B. Look at the pictures below. What do you think these gadgets do? Read and check your answers. Home a ae ol A great place where you can use this USB hoover is in your office H’s perfect for those who hate dirty desks This handy gadget plugs into the USB port of your computer and cleans up dust ‘and crumbs in seconds. So keep your desk clean ‘and your boss hoppy, Buy the USB desk vac today! ep These days our cars are like mobile hones. They have NP3 players, hands-free phones, TUs and even gane consoles. So, uhy not install a coffee maker, too? Just imagine, you're late for work ‘and you don't have tine to make a cup of coffee. The new Car Coffee Maker is the answer to your problem. It's perfect for drivers uho love luxury Just press a button and drive uhile the machine makes your coffee. Arrive at work ready for action! Search About Products Download 2 SB Iag%9= “ane Rock 'n! roll on the run! Now you can travel in style with these new trainers which play MP3 files. You can store up to 128 songs through the USB port. ‘of your computer before you leave hone. They cone with wireless headphones and they have a battery life of six hours. Your friends will be amazed! They are the trainers everyone will want to hove. Buy now and get moving! The days of dead batteries are oven Everyone who ouns a > mobile phone will find this clever gadget very useful. ‘The jacket has panels which use the sun to create energy So, you can charge your mobile phone, MP3 player and anything else that hos a battery It’s very useful, helps you becone environmentally friendly and looks great! Order today! Cam ne cC.Read the texts again and the statements 1-5. Which gadget do they refer to? Write a, b, cord. 1. This gadget works on batteries. 2, Youneed a computer touse this gadget. i 43. This gadget is a good time-saver. 4.This gadget is good for the environment. 5 Youcan use this gadget atwork, D.Lookat the words below from. thetexts. What do you think they mean? eg PPV U Nba Xe) OL ULC MeL) PDE U yo Cnre} A. Read the examples below. What do the words in bold refer to? It’s perfect for drivers who / that love luxury. The jacket has panels which / that use the sun to create energy. They are the trainers (which / that) everyone will want to have. A great place where you can use this USB hoover is in your office. Stead eee ec for places. NOTE. We can omit who, which and that when they refer to the object, E Discuss. “+ Which of the gadgets in activity 1 would you like to have? Why? * Which do you consider a Waste of money? Why? 5 turnon / shut down 6 press 8 the software / an antivirus program B the on/off button / ENTER € ausername / a password battery /a mobile /a digital camera I information from the Net / songs | films #, acomputer /a laptop 4 Practice Complete the dialogues with who, which, that or where. If they can be omitted, put them in brackets. that the laptop () B: Yeah. A: t's nice. Where did you get it from? B: From the shop (2) you used to work. In fact, the man @ sold it to me knew you. A: Did he? What was his name? B: Alan Bishop. ‘A: Oh, he was one of the people (4)_ was there, \: Denise, can | borrow your green top? : Which one? \: The one (5) you were wearing yesterday. : Go on then. Are you going out? 1 you bought last week? hung out with while | > RPPer : Yeah, I'm meeting Laura. You know, the girl (6) _ isinmy computer class. : Where are you going? \: To Ricky's. : Where? : You know, the café (7) @ her sister works. Pere in the park. t's the place Goto Pair work activities.om —— 2, Can oo 7 Vocabulary aK WORD BUILDING (OTE Me of adjectives are formed by adding a suffix (Ful, -less) to a verb or noun. A. Read the examples below. What's the difference between useful and useless? + This book is very useful. | learnt a lot about cooking from it. + My new mobile phone is useless. It never works when Ineed it. B. Complete with the correct form of the words in capitals. 1. Don't be afraid of the dog. He's HARM actor. SUCCESS 2. Leonardo DiCaprio is a 3. Don't let John do the washing-up. He is very CARE HELP 5. lasked my sister to help me fix my computer, but she wasn't very She doesn’t know 4. |have nobody to talk to. | feel much about computers. HELP 6. | went to Amanda's wedding yesterday. She looked BEAUTY 7. Hove living in the country because it's very PEACE 8, Sweets are to your teeth, HARM 9. Please be with that knife, CARE ZA Listening © - A.Discuss. + Do you have a mobile phone? + When do you use it? B. Listen to four people talking about mobile phones and match the names with the statements. There is one extra statement which you do not need to use. ‘a. Mobiles cari be annoying. Frank _b. Children don’t use mobile phones more “hel than adults. Roger _ ©: Mobiles can be very expensive. Nancy 4 Mobiles can be harmful to your health. €. Mobiles are helpful when you need them. 3 Speaking Tat roupsatou: Wha do you tint mob phones Das he postve a weathe aspects of having a mobile phone, using the ideas in the box. Write notes in the table below and then use your notes to present your arguments to the class. Give reasons for your answers. Ibelieve Idisagree. In my opinion... You're right. Ialso think, TALK ABOUT: + size cost what they're used for People's health if people can become addicted + iftthey can be annoying4 Writing + How important are computers in your life? B. Read the texts below and answer the questions. 1. Inwhich text does the writer have a positive opinion about computers? How can you tell? 2. Which words/phrases do the writers use to list their points? Underline them. 3. Which phrases do the writers use to state their final opinion? ©) Home CY) me [) Teg Donald Turdin, Norwich Elsie Flannigan, It is true that computers are very Hollyhead | popular nowadays, but they can Computers help people in | do more harm than good. First of more than one woy and are all, they are harmful to ourhealth. becoming more and more popular | Using 0 computer for foo many hours can with people of all ages. To begin with, damage your eyes ond cause backaches. computers are very useful as they help us What is more, children, teenagers and organise our work and, as a result, we even adults can easily become addicted work faster. Also, we can store important to computers and spend hours in front of information, music or photos on the the screen instead of socialising with other computer and with one click open the file people. Lastly, computers that have an Internet we need. In addition, people who have an connection ore useful, but they are not safe. Internet connection can download a great They can get viruses which can destroy all the amount of information, os well as keep programs and delete information. Personally, in touch with family and friends. In my I believe that computers are not os important opinion, computers are an important part or useful as many people think and we can ‘of our lives and we cannot live without definitely do without them, them: | WRITING TASK C Complete the text with the correct words. D. Imagine that a magazine has asked you to write cn are your opinion about mobile phones. Write a ae, AIFS (»,Parasraph using the ideas im the speaking activity important invention. (2) ofallitsa © Your paragraph should be between 80-100 words. popular form of entertainment for many people. oTIP ” 3 in) there are lots of When writing a paragraph expressing your opinion: programmes, lke the news and documentaries that deeiiueniocaa & vex pate ean inform you about the world. You can ail, to begin with, secondly, also, In addition, what is more, finally lasty. > watch a huge variety of films CR ea es ny comiadeeeeanaey ‘md TV series. (5) itis a very cheap aa + give reasons to support your opinion, by form of entertainment ‘using clear examplesVocabulary A i Circle the correct words. Ronan lent / borrowed me €100 last month and I still haven't given it back. When | got to the supermarket, | realised only had a few cash / coins on me. She looks ridiculous / annoying in that dress. This gadget doesn’t work. | think the batteries / headphones are dead. 'm getting really tired about / of, watching the same TV shows all the time. This litle gadget is very handy / harmful. You should buy one. . This invention / prediction is going to change the world as we know it. Oh, no! | think I've entered / deleted an important file. can't find it anywhere. My brother spends all his free time playing computer games. He's addicted / installed to them! }. Complete the sentences with the correct form of make or do. I think you've a spelling mistake. In 1996, Greg opened his own shop but he didn’ much money, so he Can eating these leaves you any harm? Have you _ any plans for the weekend? >. Where's your phone? Ineed to phone call. 5. Drinking soft drinks all day won't closed it down. you any good, you know. 7. My DVD player broke down, but I think | can without it for a while. 3. Who usually the decisions in your family? . Pleas sure that you get a receipt from that shop. €.Choosea, bor c. 1. As soon asl get home, | you, a.call b.amealling —c.willcall_ 2. I'm sorry, but you can't work with that noise. a. won't have to b. will have to 3. Vllfix the washing machine before | use headphones because c. will be able t a. will be able to leave b. will leave cleave 41 you back. | promise. a.will pay .will have to pay c. pay 5. You use the printer today. It's out of order. a.won'tbeableto —_b. won'thaveto _c. will be able ta 6 ___ shut down the computers? I'm running late. a.Willyouhaveto —_b. Do you Will you 7. OK,OK,1 you the money. a.willhavetolend —_b. will lend c.lend D. Complete with foo or enough and the words in brackets, 1. Iwon't buy the coffee maker. It’s (expensive) and I don't have _ (money) with me. 2. Jake is (tired) to go out tonight. 3. Alison doesn't want to go to the shopping centre on foot. She says it isn't, (close). 4, Of course | won't lend you my carl You aren't (carefub! : 5. I don't like this painting. t's (colourful. E. Complete the sentences with who, which, that or where. If they can be omitted, put them in brackets. 1. Is this the digital photo frame from the internet? ‘you bought 2. Wensiey’sis a caté socialise. lots of university students 3. Is this the hoover doesn't work? 4. That's the waiter gave me the wrong change. 5. There are two lifts in this building are out of order. 6. My cousin is a person gets disappointed very easily. 7. Old Trafford is the stadium Manchester United play. 8. Do you remember the man ‘we met on the bus? He's a successful businessman,Communication F.choosea orb, 1. A: Are you sure about this? B:___I know what I'm doing a.Goon then, b. Trust me. 2. A: I lent my car to Dave last week. B: He’sa terrible driver. a.Here we go! You're crazy! 3. A: Sally spent €400 on a new coat, and it’s horrible! B a. What a waste of money! _b. That's not enough money! 4, A: Did you really meet Brad Pitt at a party? B: a. was just Speaking es how some things will change in the future. be ares ofeach change. Use the prompts given. ing. b.I was getting to that. VIDEO PHONE WATCH + see others while talk + Internet + watch TV + small screen + can't use with friends FLYING CAR sno traffic + dangerous need special licence COOKING MACHINE no cooking needed + tasty food = clean kitchen + difficult to clean young people won't learn to cook Listening ‘Listen tof man and woman sts departs sors nate rset a eee tro ena prone that You dont need tose Paul Stephanie Gary ot iS B. Listen again and write T for True or F for False. 1. Paul likes to show people photographs from. his holidays. 2. The man and the woman don't like the presents Stephanie buys them. 3. The woman thinks a TV set is a good present for Stephanie. 4, The vase is not very expensive. 5. Gary bought a new MP3 player recently. 6. The gadgets are on the first floor of the department store. Self-ascessnent Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes. For the points you are unsure of, refer back to the relevant sections in the module. hoes make promises, on-the-spot decisions, requests and predictions use the Future will express my opinion write notes and messages use abbreviations use too and enough define people, places, things describe gadgets and talk about their positive and negative aspects use words related to money 00 0000000+ Do you think it's important to protect the environment? + What do you do to protect the environment? 3. Why do you tnkepeope install gardens onthe 00? Read anna out, @)) A green roof works well in all seasons. In summer, it keeps the temperature low in the house and in winter, it keeps the heat inside and warms up the house. Also, green roofs absorb rain very well and help Prevent flooding, A green roof can also make a roof much nicer to look at. There are two types of green roofs, intensive and extensive: Intensive roofs These are like normal gardens but on your roof. You. can have flowers, bushes or even trees. However, they need at least 30cm of soil and arent suitable for most buildings. They need big buildings with strong roofs that can take the weight of all the soil and plants. They aren't easy to look after, but they can be very attractive, Aare The hanging gardens of Babylon were one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Ue ae eee eee gardens. In the modern world, green roofs are environmentally friendly and are becoming Met ee dei Ee Cen eeee ee e Extensive roofs These roof gardens have grass and don’t need much You can install them on any roof and there's a great variety of grasses that you can use. Plants that you find on cliffs survive very well, too. Extensive roofs are more common than intensive roofs and they're easier to look after. Green roofs can be expensive, but they are worth it, Just think of the many advantages for your home and for the environment, especially in major cities, Imagine looking out from one ofthe modern wonders ofthe world, the Empire State Building, and seeing a sea of green rooftops. That's what cities should be like. ‘ | C-Read again and answer the questions. eco-friendly? useful in winter? 3. On what kind of green roof can you have trees? Go to Song page. 1. According to the text, why were the ancient Babylonians 4. What kind of buildings can have intensive roofs? 5. Where can you install an extensive 2. Why is a house with a green roof roof? 6. What are the best kind of plants for extensive roots? You can find more information on this topic in the Student's Area at www. mmpubications cm,