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Why does Jonathan Davis laugh at people? Do you agree with Mark Twain? The question of who or what the Me's, isnota simple one tall Mark Twain { Youalliaugh at me because 'm different. | laugh at you because youre all the same. Jonathan Davis 2. PAIRWORK Take it in turns to ask ‘Who are you?” and try to give as many different answers as possible. I'm a student, 'm an ttalian ase im @ person who believes in protecting the environment I'm a person who wants to be an athlete. 1'm a person who loves music. I'm a person who's tall and slim. I'm o guy with two sisters. I'm a person who's quite shy. I'm no! sure what | am, but know what | went to be. L wont to be a performer love music and dance. ove being the centie of ‘tention. Praying music makes mo feel great 4A. Being @ goth is on expression of my personality. | think itlooks cool People tell me i's a phase, but is not I know how unhappy Il be iF dressed normally. | would feel ike | fitted in too much. LACEY * {i ger s0 upset when | see people destroying he planet = people who hurt others or don't seem to care about others. They are just out for themselves. | believe | can make the world a better ploce. ight for what is right. TARA i For the lost couple of years it sooms like everyone else hos found their style, their vocation, their group. But I'm not sure who Tam yet. | have so many sides to my personality I's the biggest mystery of lf finding out who ‘you ore. KAYLA Read theprofilesandanswer thequestions. Who talks about.. their ethnic background? their desire to be different? their ambition? their confusion? their beliets? PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. + Which person are you most similar to? * Which person are you most different from? Find words or expressions in the profiles that mean the following. being focused on by other people only thinking about yourself and what you want being happy with who you are a transient stage in your life feeling part of a group ‘Write three sentences about who you are. Ai I'm mixed race. But U hate that tren = I'm jst imo. My father is from ‘Ghana ond my mum is white, | love being part cof two diferent cubres Someimes people look ‘at me and wonder where I'm from. But I'm comfortable in my own skin. 'm proud of who | am. KOFItalking about the present Grammar present simple and present continuous Vocabulary rake and do = co re Blogname: Brooke Age:18 Location: New Zealand Favourite quote: Be the change you want to see in the world. Heroes: Malala Yousefeai (so brave Brooke Fraser (great NZ singer with cool same name as me!) ia ALL ABOUT THE GIRL | love going out and having fun. And !ove music | never leave home without my cool retro iPod and I download new tracks evory day, Check out my music links on this page, | adore shepping, especially with my mates. The only thing that stops me is money, Or rather the lack of it! n fact, to get money for shopping. my phone and going out | do parttime job It isnt a great job. 'm not a travel blogger or actor. Those are just my dreams. | workin a clothes shop on Saturdays and two evenings a week t's really, really Poring! I dont like working there and I don't ike my manager, but it pays OK. {im an expert at sleeping | sleep a lot -my record is 12 hours non-stop! After e late night an Saturday | can sleep a whole morning away and only get up for Suny lunch. i gets on ‘my mum's nerves. But | need my beauty sleep. {can't wait for next summer because | adore travelling My friends and are going to Southeast Asi for three months. How cool i that? rm saving up lke mad, We're making extra money. We're selling all our old clothes on eBay and even asking our parents for {things to sell. And 'm doing a few chores around the house which my mum pays me for ! put the extra money ina savings account. {ima bit of @ dreemer and | can just sit and think for hours. | worry @ lat, too. ean worry about anything ~ exams, money, boys, the end af the world. don't know how to stop. | get ‘really upset about cruety to animals and I don't believe in wearing fur. 'm a vegetarian, too. That makes life difficult for my mum One last thing ~ I spend a lat of time writing my blog. n fact, 'm sitting here in my room and writing it ight now. tm listening to Ed Sheeran, drinking coffee and getting very tired. So bye for today.PHOTOS > more Reading and speaking 1 PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. What sort of things do you find in blogs? What's the difference between a blog and a diary? Have you ever read a blog? Do you have your own blog? 2 Read the blog. Then cover the page and answer the questions. 1 What are Brooke's interests? 4. What worries her? 2 What things doesn't Brooke like? 5 What is she doing next summer? 3. What are her dreams? 6 How is she making money? 3 PAIRWORK Compare your lives to Brooke’s. don't lke shopping. I prefer doing sports. Grammar 4 Study the sentences, Then complete the rules with present simple or present continuous and match the sentences with the rules. adore shopping. I don’t like my manager. I work in a clothes shop on Saturdays, My friends and Tare going to Southeast Asia for three months. We're selling all our old clothes on eBay. Pm sitting here in my room right now, Present simple and present continuous Use the, to talk about temporary situations and activities. 1] to talk about habits and routines. 27] totalk about future plans. 37] totalk about things happening now. 4 [7] to talk about facts and opinions. 5.7] Key language, page 12 5 Think of things that the class probably don’t know about you. Write four true sentences and one false sentence. family Ny nephew is older than me. skills something you are learning to do interests websites / films / music you like chores you do 6 GROUPWORK Read your sentences to the group. The group asks questions and then decides which one is false. How old is your nephew? What does he do? WORD EXPANDER make and do Is it make or do? Add these words make do and expressions to the lists. eal retech an exam | an excuse | ancise | your bed nothing job | housework | money | amess good J harm homework | a mistake | a suggestion business ‘one’s best | 2 phone call adecision RANDOM (2) Fast finishers,Unit icon lie Reading 1 PAIRWORK Discuss what you know about the fashion, hairstyles and accessories in these decat QBs 1970s 1980s 2a Read the article carefully and and make notes about each fashion movement. Movement: Sixties Date: 19600 Place: How it originated: ‘Tusies Style: 2b GROUPWORK Write a sentence to summarise each movement. Compare it with the rest of the class. Vocabulary: fashion 3a_Read the article again. Underline clothing, hairstyle and accessories words. 3b Complete the groups of adjectives to describe clothes from the article. colour dork pattern plain size and shape long a Fast finishers Theme talking about fashion | Grammar countable and uncountable nouns; quantifiers Vocabulary fashion | cut design Grammar 4a Decide if the words below are countable, uncountable, or always plural. Countable baseball cap Uncountable hair gel Always plural jeans make“up) | dreadlocks trainers 4b PAIRWORK Discuss the items above, Which of them do you use, have or wear? Which would you like to have? J use a lot of hair gel. I don't wear any jewellery and I don't want to. [would like a few new T-shirts. Listening and speaking @™ ort 02 Listen to the interview with Danny. Note his. ec Puneet RUE neon caren Renee OK inremtets ero SMC 5b PAIRWORK Ask and answer the questions above. Writing 6 Writea paragraph about your style using the questions in exercise 5. Include more information. Inever go out without my wollet. Unfortunately, Inever have enough money!STYLE ON THE Ste | ay yao Nee hee) a! ne Inthe 1980s, for the first time ever in the history of fashion, the young took command. London was at the heart of the revolution with new ideas coming from ‘the pop scene and bands like the Beatles, The most radical item of clothing for women was the mini-skirt. And with short skirts, out went stockings and in came tights. For men, the days of dark, plain clothes were over. This was the Peacock Revolution with bright, patterned shirts, slim-fitting trousers ‘and boots. Men wore their hair longer and clothes became more unisex. Peace, love and understanding’ and tay coo!’ were the unofficial slogans of the hippie movernent of the late 1960s. Hippies believed in an alternative lifestyle, ‘They dropped out from society, and protested against the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons. They had long hair and, beards, and wore flared jeans and ethnic clathes, particularly from India and the East. Both men and women ware lots of beaded necklaces. Hippies also developed the first mus festivals such as Woodstock and Glastonbury and listened to, [sychedelic rock and folk music. TSIDISVEG i was aniestabishment ant fashion, and had its own music scene. in the mid 1970s, young people in London with limited cash cut up and re-made clothes, holding them together with safety pins and chains. Tshirts were torn, ‘and covered with angry slogans. They used razor blades as jewellery. Body piercing was fashionable with studs and rings. ‘worn in eyebrows, noses and lips. Punks dyed their hair and ‘wore itn spiky styles (with lots of gel, while black eye make tp was popular with both girls and boys. | The hip hop style originated in the early 880s with the music and dance of African-American youth on the stroots of New York and Los Angeles. Its look ~ baggy jeans, lange Tshirts, hoodies, gald or platinum chains and expensive trainers — is now a worldwide phenomenon. The heavy Jewellery suggests prestige and wealth and is often called ‘bling. Brands such as Tommy Hilfiger are fundamental, and ‘many hip hop artists have their own clothing lines including Eminem, Jay-Z and 50 Cent. Z neat ate =Baus UA We're flying to California on Sunday evening. present simple : errr eng now | OE eee ‘The first Harry Potter film isthe be present continuous Pee esate pons Maud has guitar lessons on Monday evenings, present simple 44 talking about temporary situations sit stil yaining? quantifiers and activities 5 giving facts and opinions Jack is studying in China this yar, present continuous 6 describing habits and routines ‘They have a lot of friends. Present continuous 1 Match the function with the example and the gramma Talking about the present neces fine coseee 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below. chat | check | get | gox2 | have | learn | plan | practise | think | train | try education Hey, peeps, Jude Caswell here! Great news ~'ve just finished my final year of catering ‘school and * my next move! a travelling for a year before looking for my dream job in a great restaurant, but obviously my parents ® that's such a great idea. They think | might forget everything I've learned ~ but no way thats happening LOL interests I try and + ig at least three times a week. Especially now that | 2 __ for a charity marathon next month ~ and it isn't easy, especialy when the weather's bad - but! *__ __ better every day. And |? to play the. guitar s01® ‘every day. friends | love spending time with people who are open-minded and funny. They must 4 @ good sense of humour. Everyone says that, right? Right now, | *° to create a PAIRWORK Imagine your life ten years in the network of fiends in other countries, and | future. What is your life lite? Ask and answer often "__ ___ online to people in these questions. Use your ‘imagination! England, Canada and New Zealand. 1 Have you got a job? If so, what kind of job? Do you like it? the last thing | do at night 2 What do you do every day? I'm a bit of a tech addict so hands up 1 3 What are you wearing at this exact moment? always 12 my phone in case 4 Who do you spend most of your time with? someone has messaged me! 5 What do you do for fun? 6 —Howis your life in the future different from your life today? [Z} rast nishersThe right vocabulary Talking about quantity 4 Complete the table with these words, Wale | any | some | many ana : ____Uncountablenouns many /a lot muchJalot |not much of flotsof} |, of [lots of plenty of plenty of i some B t any (very) few/a |notmany | (very) not much [Se : Lfaliie® + Use few and little when the meaning is negative. + Lam very shy, so have (very) few friends. | fel sad. + Thaven’t gota Job, so have (very) little money. + Use « few and a little when the meaning is positive. + already have a few good friends at college! + Ihave alittle money inthe bank. {can lend you some, PAIRWORK Complete these sentences for you. Thaven't got much Thave very little $0 T can't. . ‘My parents have a lot of. I want to buy more. ‘Ineed some. music scissors perfume trafic Fog clothes advice necklace glasses furniture hair _ information shir fruit PAPEL light trousers glass pizza earring COffee luggage 6b Complete each sentence with the correct form of aword above. 1 Thave acup of. Can we have two one white. when I wake up. ease? One black and 3. [think I'll cut my 4 That's disgusting! There is a in my salad! 5 I'm hungry! Let’s order three large 1 6 What part of Italy does ‘come from? 7 Write six more sentences using the words above. Patterns and colours 8 Match the patterns and colours with the words. putes 7 LSZSZNI AVAVAVAVA VAVAVAVAY Di checked /plaid J] plain C geometric Ci comper Csiner Ci spottea Brtowery foal [] striped Deata Diigag 9 Put the words below and the words in exercise 8 above in the correct category. cotton | dar | fluffy | light | shiny | silk | soft | stong | synthetic | thie | wool Ratiea: fabric colours patterns 10 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 9. More than one answer may be possibl ‘This sweater is gorgeous — so _ and 2 ‘Their Tshirts are all made from organi 3) Hewas wearinga shirt, dark trousers anda jacket. 4 My mum wears lots of jewellery. 5 Nina never wears. styles, she only likes colours and doesn't like _ don’t dye my hair, it's naturally a shade of. Tean't stand fabrics, they often shrink in the washing machine and never last very long. GROUPWORK Tell your group about the following. Your favourite item of clothing. ‘Your favourite type of fabric and pattern. Astyle of clothing which you hate. Why? An item of clothing that you would like to try.+ Right. OK Ready? + Yes. + Um: + That’sa good idea + Shall we move on + Ubhuh, + + Let's go with that. tothe next one? + Mm, + mean. + The problem with that fs + Ler’s move onto. * Whatabout you? «Sure. + sort of, + Wouldn't it be better to..? + What do you think? «OK. + you know. + Why don’t we...? + Right, + Let me see + Shallwe..? + mot sure + How can | best exolain? ogether Vveryone chieves’ lore Working in a team is a dynamic experience. Each person brings their own points of view and experience to the table. By brainstorming ideas the team is able to come up with better solutions. And by wos g together you aren't responsible for the whole task and you share the work. You also develop personal skills from teamwork and learn to deal with challenge and criticism. Help each other. Talk about the best way to do things, work collaboratively and let other people know when you find their contribution helpful. Listen carefully to all the members of the group. Don't worry about making a fool of yourself. Speak up and get involved. Planning is fundamental to getting things done effectively. Establish your goal at the start of the project and you will ensure the group is working together. Share work fairly. You can do different things ina group, but each person should be prepared ta pull their weight. 1 Gai crourwonk Discuss these questions. + When do you work or play in teams? + What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a team? + Which do you prefer, working ina team or on your own? 2 Read the article. Does it mention any of your ideas? Can you think of any other secrets to successful ‘teamwork? 3a.) 03 Listen to the friends Aisha, Luke and Silas doing a quiz. Make a note of the questions they are asked. 3b Listen again and make a note of the answers. 3c Listen again and tick the expressions you hear from the File.How to work in pairs 4 GROUPWORK Do the quiz below. Use the language from the File and the advice in Team on page 14. A=Z QUIZ To win this activity your group has to do the quiz as quickly as possible. First find out how the quiz, work: ean Gecena oes ‘You may decide to divide it up, or get a group member to look difficult questions up in a dictionary. It’s up to you, Lifeline: each group can ask the teacher for a clue to three questions. a (a a targe amount of water that causes problems [the British national anther Ei) 2 hard hat you wear to protect your head [fy the opposite of decrease B) prison Tq to take someone prisoner, and ask for money to release them Ti] a place where you can find lost belongings Ei] a combination of different things GY a fictional story tong enough to fill a whole book 5 PAIRWORK Discuss the questions. + Why is being a good listener important? + What are the qualities of a good listener? 6a [Ali Complete the sentences for yourself. *+ Lam happiest when... My greatest fear is. All my money goes on. ‘The music I'm listening to at the moment is. ‘The shop I can't walks past is. If Thave time to myself, L.. My favourite smell is... When I was a child I wanted to be... Something I hate about other people is... The food I eat to cheer me up is. At the moment I'm reading... 6b PAIRWORK Discuss the answers. Try to use the the advice from the article. 0 D @ a 5 u wi me Ea exclamation to express sudden pain a large round vegetable with thick orange skin to give up or leave a workplace the structure that covers the top of a building ‘small European animal that climbs trees and eats nuts When you listen, do you do more than hear the words? Follow our guide for impraving your listening skills. What can you do to improve your listening skills? ) cyber Homework Unit 1 || post 4 Find these phrases in the article. Choose the best meaning in this context. 1 infact showing polite disagreement stating a surprising or different piece of information ving a different opinion stating your opinion 2 Ontheotherhand —b Personally © Tobe honest d QB you 5 PAIRWORK Do the task. ‘+ Which points inthe article do you agree with? Which do you disagree with? Lst three things you like and three things you dislike about social media ‘+ Which expressions from activity 4 can you use with each point? + Tall your partner your opinion and try to continue the conversation, In my opinion, social media is @ fentasiic way to stay in touch ‘with my frends, [have a lot of online fiends who | never meetin person, but we message and exchange photos ond links fo music, 6+ films thot we like, In fect, social media helps me keep '[_)} with dozens of friends every day. How cool is that® But | clso meet * of my really good friends facetoface in real life ond | think ‘hols important, 100. We hang out and go shopping or go to the skate pork and just have fun. Your phone can never replace 1] experience. Ax-college, people are on their phones all the time. ifs 30 4 that they all seem to have vas! networks of friends and are always tending ‘likes’ lo each other and laughing at jokes. It realy *(_) imy nerves. In foct, it makes me depressed because I feel lke I'm the only one without a constant stream of messages, Personally, | don't think online friends ore as good as real friends. ! don't have *D)fiends, but we meet up regulerly ond I think they understand ime better hon anyone could mest online, life [hink there ore lots of good things about sacial medio and is reully transformed the way people communicate with ecch other Oh the oher hand, i makes me realy ongry that all people Piclures of how beauifl they are or how "(_|fun they're having, I's lke they're so peect ond they just have to, tell you about ial he timel is prety firing, °C]. Fn was jst ‘about keeping in fouch, that would be OK, but ills’? —i's obout, “showing of ond fling everyone how amazing your lifepast simple and present perfect; preset perfect and present perfect continuous; countable and uncountable nouns; quantifies talking about the recent past and finished past lite choices; ge ifestyle an personal qualities 1 PAIRWORK Read the quotes below. Inwhat way __2_EijLookat the photos and answer the questions. ' are your ancestors alive in you? Do you agree with 1 What is happening? ' Anne Frank? 2 What do you think the people are discussing? ae z i 3 Is this typical of the relationship between parents and typ. ool deeply nt the palm of your hand, you feeueeae eee cain ‘) uillsee your parents ad all generations of your |, esis de Cen oe ve Oe oe a 3. PAIRWORK Read the website for parents and |_ present inyour body. You are the continuation of eae ciara sae Se ee choose three tips you think are good id Alcidren mstiookafterther‘oun | * ‘Add two more good parenting tips. upbringirg. Parents can only give good ‘advice or put them on the right paths, but 5 the fla forming ofa person's character ee aer er aie eee ‘My son won't Keep his room tidy. ‘My daughter never tells me where she is going to be. The smart S U RV IVA L Task my son to take out the rubbish and he always forgets. U i D E My son never speaks to me or tells me about his life. Tim worried about the friends my daughter is hanging out with, GROUPWORK Give advice for these situations. for parents Cre Uae Chrno nes 1 Neuere s LORS LUA (eens Morenci Reet DY TMs he EOreeeacnr) Comte emir you want. Cry ON La CS Donec cucs ERs Dear een eo arguments. Try to give reasons for Mec eesUnit Parents Grammar and reading 1 Study the sentences below. Then complete the rules in the box with present perfect or past simple and match the sentences with the rules. ve had this bag for two months. Tve never eaten shellfish. 1've visited all the states in the USA, ve just washed my hair. It still wet. She's lived in this house since 2005. ‘They played computer games last night. Past simple and present perfect + Use the * to talk about completed past actlons or states, Past time expressions are often used. 1] + Use the 2 to talk about actions or states that began in the past and continue up to the present time. 20) + Use the? to talk about experiences that hhavethaven’t happened at an indefinite time in the past. 37] + Use forwith the*__to tall about the length of time. 42] . + Use since with the ® to tal about when an action or state began. 5] + Use ust,yet already with the® 6] > Key language, page 22 2. Read the article and underline an example of each rule, 3. Read the article again and write the names. Ye and think that life is easier for young people than for their parents. 2 and think that their mothers have good lives. 3 and think that their fathers aren't happy in their work, 4 'sand better than them, 's parents want them to do 4 PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. + Is your family life similar to any of these? *+ How do you want your life to be diferent from your parents’? ‘+ What kind of relationship would you like with your children? (2) rast finishers ‘Theme talking about family life |) Grammar past simple and present perfect Vocabulary life choices; get Vocabulary: life choices 5. Match the words and expressions from the article with their definitions. 1 workwise 2. attempt to do something for the sake of it b not experience things ‘most people do 3 struggle © someone with qualities worth copying 4 putyour mind to something d_in relation to work 5 tole model © separate from each other ina relationship 6 miss out decide to do something and work towards it 7 break up & try hard to do something difficult 8 makean effort 1h for no real reason, just because you want to Writing and speaking 6 Writea paragraph about what you think of your parents’ lives. include: ¢ what your parents do * whether they seem happy with their life choices, * what activities they do with you * what they have taught you + what you think oftheir lives * ifyour parents are role models for you 7 PAIRWORK Swap your paragraphs, Ask each other ‘questions about what you have written, WORD EXPANDER get Write sentences about yourself using these verbs. My friends all geton very well with their parents We often gt together with our frends atthe weekend. Ue reallycificult to get though to my parents that'm nota kid any more | gotround my dad and persuaded him to let me go abroad this summer. My sister was upset when she and her boyfriend broke up, but she has got over it now. Jack got aut ofthe household choces by saying he had a project tofinish,Polly Whittaker, 20, Father: financial adviser Mother: nurse My mum and dad broke up around the time | was born but they are friends now. | was brought up by my mum. They are doing jobs they like - they both have a good work-life balance. My mum has always been a hapoy person, with a bubbly personality I'd be happy to live her life, She's a good role model. She works hard, but still has time for her family. My dad wasn’t around much when | was younger ~ we've missed out on things and we've never been on héliday together, but he's making an effort now. Jorge Kovak, 20 Father: IT consultant ‘Mother: computer programmer My parents both have good jobs and we live in a nice area in a decent house. They don't complain, but you can tell they don't like their work much. My parents’ biggest struggles were probably their childhood and coming to a new country. My mum came over from Portugal and my dad from Croatia, But they have lived here for more than 20 years. Life will be easier for me; education here opens doors for you. My parents are ambitious for us. They tell us that you can do anything you put your mind to. parents lives Emma Clayden, 21 Father: owns a small business Mother: teacher My father has succeeded work-wise. But | don’t think that money has made him happy. He's just earning it for the sake of it. It pointless Life is not a competition. But my mums life is cool - because she has children and she's also doing an interesting job. My generation is less motivated than my parents: Women in their generation had jobs, but they struggled to get them and they wanted more power. We don’t have to fight so hard nowadays. Danny Murphy, 18 Father: transport worker Mother: hotel receptionist My mum has worked since | was about eleven, Before that she stayed at home and looked after me. | admire my mum and her lifestyle. She enjoys going out with friends, but she is always there when I need her. We all ‘get on well asa family, My dad often works night shifts ~ it's hard work. But | knovr he is working to give me a better life. When | was younger he took me to the park to play football, but we haven't done anything together fora while. I don’t want to work as physically hard as my dad, | want to get an eduesLuke has been talking to his parents AISHA Are you OK? KE I've just been talking to my parents, Did I say ‘talking’? They've been shouting at me. AAISHA What have you been arguing about? xz You know my 18* birthday’s coming up and t've been planning a big party... ‘AIsHA Sure, and thanks for my | got your text. Luxe Well I've been organising it for ages. And t've been doing loads of extra jobs to help pay for it. 've realy been looking forward to It! | AisHA So what's the problem? tation, by the way. Luxe My parents. They're the problem! They don't want me to have a party. aisHa What! Why not? Luxe They've organised a family dinner in a restaurant, Oh, and they've invited my cousins, too. You know, the really boring ones! ‘isita You poor thing! Listening and reading ()** 2,04 Cover the dialogue betwoen Lute and Aisha, listen and answer the questions. 1 What is Luke going to celebrate? 2 What has he organised? 3. What have his parents organised? 1b Read the dialogue and write notes like thes: [Luke has beet [Lake has... talking to his parents ‘Sent over 50 texts and arguing about his birthday | emails. | Luke's parents have been... | Luke's parents have. | Shouting at hi. oeeeE a talk talking about activities | Grammar_presen perfect and present perfect continuous > =) txt I mean, 've been sending out invitations all day, lve sent over 50 texts. And emails. And I've booked an amazing DJ who is brillant at mixing. F've set the whole party up — and now this! ‘isa But didn’t your parents know about your party? Ke OF course they did! Sort of. ‘Aisa Sort of? Luxe Well, I've been trying to tell them, But they're always too busy or they just don’t seem to listen. So now I've got over 100 people turning up next Saturday and no one willbe at home! What am going to do? ‘© What should Luike do? * What should his parents do? * Have you ever had a big argument with your parents? © What was it about? + How did you resolve it? 3 o{)05 Listen and circle T (True) or F (False) for each sentence. Luke apologised to his parents. 1/F Luke's parents refused to let him have a party. T/F His parents apologised and let him have a party. T/ Luke rearranged the day of his party. 11"Grammar 4 Study the rules on the right, then match these sentences with the rules. a ['ve been tidying my room, b__ 'mtired. 've been working all day. ve been waiting an hour. I'm very upset. d_ This book’s quite hard. I've been reading it for a month. Speaking 5) Look at the picture above and say what has just been happening. Someone has been using a computer. o GROUPWORK Take it in turns to give different explanations for the situations below. A Why is your face red? B ve been crying. C Foe been running for a bus. D Lee been sitting in a very hot room. E Ive been chasing a thief. __ you look very tired v your hands are shaking Present perfect and present perfect continuous + Like the present perfect, you can use the present perfect continuous to describe activities that began in ‘the past and are stil continuing. But choose the present perfect continuous to emphasise that the activity is ongoing. 17] + lke the present perfect, you can use the present perfect continuous to describe activities that have lust finished. But choose the present perfect continuous ‘to emphasise that the activity was ongoing, 2] + Use the present perfect continuous for actions and. situations that have just finished, but which have present results You look hot. Yes, ve been playing tennis, NOT ¥es; ve playedttennis: 3 7) + Use the present perfect to describe very short actions, She's cut her finger. NOT She's beerrcutting-her finger: + Use the present perfect when you want to say how. ‘much or how often you have done something. He's written six email. NOT He's been writing sorematis: + We often use the present perfect continuous to make an excuse, oto express annoyance or emotion. 4] > Key language, page 22Key language talking about... 1 things that happened at a specific time ‘in the past 2 length of time 3 actions that have recently finished and that continued for awhile A short, completed actions with results in the mar actions with just, yet or already 6 thins ta pneet aren tne inept Baan ve been working so hard recently. I've been to France and Germany. -My sister got married in 2016, Tm not hungry. I've just had dinner. We've lived here for three years, Tcan't walk well. I've hurt my foot, The right gramma GRAMMAR. present perfect present perfect present perfect present perfect continuous past simple present perfect 1 Match the function with the example and the grammar. Talking about the past g ‘®@) 06 Sophie is going for an interview for a summer job. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. Has it been a busy day or a quiet day atthe icecream shop? How long has Sophie lived in Lakefield? What work experience has Sophie had? Has Sophie ever handled an emergency situation? What happened? Why are languages useful for the job? How long has Mr Hill known Sophie? Does Liz ofer Sophie the job? FOCUS ON AMERICAN ENGLISH In American English, the past simple is used more than the present perfect with yet, already and just. Did you have lunch yt? (Ame) Have you had lunch yet? (BrE) 3 Complete the extracts of the conversation with ‘the correct form of these verbs. Then listen again and check. be (x2) | explain | work | have to | hurt | know | lve | sell | sip | take | walk luz Ah, you must be Sophie, welcome to Arctic ee Cream. We've! busy all day and honestly, exhausted! SOPHIE Good to meet yout I guess you 2 a lot as t's such a hot day. luz It sure is. Now, thanks for sending in your application, haven't seen you before. * ‘around here for long? sori No, well actually we just moved to Lakefield — we “ here since March, My father got a new Job at the hospital he's a doctor. 1° this place a few times but only came in once. hada lemon sorbet ~ absolutely delicious! past uz OK, so can |ask..? Have you worked in an ice cream shop before? ‘SOPHIE Wel, no, thaven’t. But |* ina bakery: Serving the customers obviously —lots of cream cakes... unfortunately ne ice cream! uz That sounds great, Sophie. Now, I’ lize to ask — z you ever handle an emergency? opie An emergency? Um, er yes, OK. Well last year one cof my coworkers ‘on some oilon the floor and®, herself quite badly. | had to call ‘911. And wait until they came... and then er. " what happened. uz Can you speak any other languages? We get alot of tourists in here so it's nice if we can help them our. sortie Yes, can! |"! Spanish at high school and also French forfour years. uz Great! You're quite an expert, then! sSorntr Sute.|have letter of recommendation right here. Ws from my old teacher, Melle me since Iwas ten. 1m Perfect. 'm sue it's excellent. Pleasure talking to you, Sophie. Can you start tomorrow?Present perfect mn 5a 5b PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions about these events. dive car | singin public | breaka bone | havea parttime job | lose something special | meet famous person | win a prize | buy something very expensive | tella le A Have you ever met a famous person? B Yes, Ihave. I met JK. Rowling. A Where did you meet her? B Ata book signing two years ago. GROUPWORK Write down the most interesting ‘thing you have done that you think no one else in your class has done. I've ridden an elephant. Share your sentence with the rest of the group and discuss the questions. Who has done the most interesting thing? How many people have done the same thing? ‘Ask more questions about the experience with these ‘question words: When? Where? How? Why? Who? What? Present perfect continuous 6 Complete the text messages using the present perfect continuous. i ns (try) to call a taxi for the last 20 minutes, but the line is busy 14 (think) about you a lot recently. ‘Ate you OK? 13 (paint) my bedroom. 'm covered in paint, LOL! I'm so tired. 14 recently. (not, sleep) well Complete these sentences for you. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous. 1 Alive) in since, 1 (study) for. 1 play) since... 1 (know) since... 1 {not seen) since. 1____ {not buy any) _ for... The right vocabulary Lifestyle and personal qualities 8 Complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases from the article on page 19. ambitious | Ifestyle | motivated | opens doors | put your mind toit | worklfe balance 1 Myparents encouraged me to study hard because education 2. Believe in yourself and you can do anything if you 3. Mia doesn’t have a health; ‘She works too hard and has no time to relax, 4 Kaito is not very wants to play video games! 5 Myouare will find ways to achieve your goals. 6 With full-time job and three children, Kate has a very hectic He just to succeed, you 9 Look at the mind map and add the words to the ‘meanings (a-h). ya wy is able to plan well doesn't waste time or energy _ gives other people help and encouragement makes a lot of effort can be trusted to do something well always tells the truth shows a lot of interest and excitement about people and things his able to produce something new, especially a work of, art 10 GiliiPairworK Discuss the personal qualities in ‘the mind map and answer the questions. 1 Which qualities do you admire most? | are most important in a job? | are most important ina friendship? 2 Who do you know who has one or more of these qualities? Why? 3. Which three qualities describe you the best? 11 Write an example sentence using each of the words in the mind map. 1 you work with money you have to be very honest [Z} rast finishers | > wB unit2 eo+ HI. Hello. Hey + Hi, my name's. I'm. + Somry?} Pardon? + Howareyour Nottoobad. + Fm Daniel Butcallme Dan. + Soy, what was your name again? + How’sit going? Fine. + Hello. Can I/ May lintioduce..? + Can / Could you repeat that? + How are you doing? Allright, thanks. + Thisis my + What's up? + Have you met..? *+ Good morning. + Ate you..? + Good aftemoon, + Isyourname..2 + Good evening. + Pleased | + Can Could possibly use your phone | pen? + Do you mind fs it OK | Would you mind if study in here? + Can /May have a clean towel? + Do you happen to have a spare alarm clock? * Would i be allright f asked a fiend round this evening? Bridge School of English with other international students Spending time with an English family and speaking English every day is part of experiencing British culture, All our families are carefully selected and give you a warm welcome, comfortable accommodation and good food, regardless of the size of the house! Your hosts include single mothers and older people, as well as families and couples. Students say they are very happy with our choice of families and we believe we offer the best family accommodation in the city See ea a tia TE Oden (Z rasetinishers | [2] neal communication Come and study ina lively atmosphere tend, Alex. ‘+ What do you mean by,.? I didn’t quite gee that What cid you say? Sorry, | missed that. t0 meet you. Hil "ve heard a lot about you, + Thanks + Goodbye. Bye. + Cheers informal) + Good night. + Thank you (very much). + See you later. + That's vetykind of you. + See you around. + Imust be off now. + Fd better go. Usually you wil stay in a twin room with another student of the same age and sex as yourself. If possible, you will share a room with someone who speaks another language. Ifyou require a single room, this can be arranged The price includes towels and bedding. Our host families will do some laundry for you, but we suggest you bring enough clothes for your stay. It is possible to receive calls at your host home, but we ask you not to use the phone to make cals. Every day you are given breakfast, packed lunch and an evening meal. Your packed lunch includes sandwiches, crisps, a drink and a piece of fruit or yoghurt. Don't expect a full English breakfast. These days you are more Likely to have toast ar cereal. The main meal ofthe day is in the evening and is usually between 18,00 and 18.20, so you have time afterwards to go out and meet up with your friends. On Sundays, your rest day, you are free to do your ‘own thing, or meet up with your friends in town,Staying in the UK 1 PAIRWORK Imagine you are going to the UK for a summer language course. Discuss these questions. + How will staying with a host family be different from being at home? © Will you have to change the way you behave? How? 2a Read the article on page 24 quickly. Does it mention any of your ideas? 2b [Hl Read the article carefully. Circle T (True) or F (False) for each sentence. You can stay with many different types of families. T/F You have to stay ina twin room with another student. T/F You have to bring your owin sheets and towels. T/ F Your family will wash your clothes if necessary. T/F People can call you, but you can't call from the house phone. T/F A full English breakfast is served every day. T/F It is OK to go out after your evening meal. T/F 8 You spend time with your English family on Sundays, T/F Greetings and introductions 3a @) 07 Listen to Alessia, a student. Number the situations in the order you hear them. Ci meeting her host family for the first time ‘meeting friends at the language schoo! introducing a friend to her host family 3b Listen again and tick the expressions you hear from the File. Which ones are more formal | polite? 4 GROUPWORK In groups of three. Take it in turns. tobea student and role play each situation from exercise 3a, g” Making requests @ ef) 08 Listen to the conversations and make notes. ‘What does Alessia want? Does her host agree? 1 Alessia wants to make pizzas for Elaine, Elaine agrees. 6 PAIRWORK Take it in turns to be the student and ‘the host. Before you begin, note some things you want to ask. You can also use ideas from exercise 5 and the File. Remember to use the correct intonation. invite five friends home. J phone home (my mobile battery is flat) Socialising ) 09 Listen toa conversation at a language school party. What do you learn about Alessia and Ben? Make notes. Ben from Paris 7b Listen again and tick the expressions you hear from the File > Asking for clarification. 8 [@cRoUPWORK Imagine you are ata party. | Find out about the other people. Remember to introduce yourself and to introduce other people. Use the questions below or make up your own! | * What do you do? * Where do you live? * How do you get to school? © What was the last film you saw? '* What sort of music do you like? * Do you like...? * Do you ever...? + Have you ever...? + What do you doin your spare time? + Where do you go on holiday?ifs Focus on fluency Task Youare going to talk about you and your word Youre also Random Facts | going to look atthe internet, and explain what it means to you, 1a PAIRWORK Some social networking sites have a section called ‘Random Facts About Me’. Read about the four people below. Can you guess the missing facts? RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME > ay | 1 I've never worn ae 2 My first pet was a dog called Bruce 3 Both my parents are from Hong Kong, but | can't ___ 4 | learned to ski when I was three years old! RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME > z= 1 Iwas born in__ _ on the way to hospital 2 I've never flown in a plane. 3 I've got three uncles, and they've all got _ 4 Lalways drink a glass of milk before | go to bed RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME 1 I've been going to judo classes for five years. 2 Every time 1 go on holiday, | always buy anew | 3 Hove fashion and | make all my own 4 I’ve got the same birthday as Eminem (October 17)! RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ME > ey 1 I've watched Avatar on DVD over fifty times. 2 I'm taller than my brother ~ but he's two years older then me: | 3 I've never eaten an _, 4 Last year | had _ but my dad told me to cut them off! Mike Robbins fg) @ 20Lsten and check your anewers. 2 PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. Listen again and check. 1 Who taught Julie how to ski? 2 What country does Bric want to visit? 3 What colour judo belt has Becky got? 4° What does Mike say about his class at school? 3. PAIRWORK Write five random facts about you. Four are true, but one is false. ‘Then swap them with another pair. Can they guess the false one?| My online life bo toyu, | 42 GAME Play WebSmart in groups of three. 4b What was the most interesting | surprising answer in the game? 4c COOPERATIVE LEARNING At class level, discuss your performance in the game and how you could improve. | ‘Which sooial Ppoatianiatorns oyousso? ‘How many friends have you got online? END ‘You WIN! How often do Pprou post updates ‘and photos? ‘Wat things do seneo!/ ‘college website? ‘Which websites help you todo your homework? ‘You WIN! Do you write aplog? ‘When? Why? os miss a turn! ‘What's the best ‘website with inforthation about your local area? How long do ‘you spend online every. ‘week? Ifyou search for your name online, doyou get hits about you, or someone else? Nevis eeonem pers One player to ice) Metin ie oe eat What's tho Do you speak Dest website to people ona ‘for news) ‘webearn? gossip? Who? Doyouuse any ‘websites in a “English? Which ee forward one space! Mm Se. - funniest website miss a you know? turn! ee How often do go ‘you change your forward profile photo? one space! Has anyone sn your family ‘got their own go website? What's forward oa ee one space! & Doyou follow any famous people online? mis =o tur 5. Plan your own webpage in English. Sketch out a design on a piece of paper. Include: some information about you + a photo of you + some information about your hobbies / free time a list (eg. My 6 favourite films, My favourite books) the coin and answ. each question for 1-2 minutes, nd, Have you ever stopped using a social media ‘app? When? ‘why? v Do you use Which of your friends posts the ‘most interesting stories, comments and photos? Vv ‘What kind ‘ofemail attachments do yousend and receive? How do you store your photos? is it safe ‘to put pictures online? v Which is the ‘best website in ‘your language? (@>) cyber Homework Unit 2Language check 1& Language | can now talk about the present | the past / quantities 1. Choose the correct words. 6 She____ three best-selling books since 2014, 1 L__ shorts and a T-shirt at the moment because it's a) writes b) is writing very hot. ) wrote 4) has written a) wear ) am wearing 7 David and Margo __ house last week, | ©) have worn @) wore a) have moved »b) are moving 2 She that fashion is really boring. ©) moved 4) have been moving a) thinks ») is thinking 8 How __ hair gel have you got in your hair? It ©) has thought 4) has been thinking looks ridiculous! 3. We__ for Ali for three hours and he's still not here. a) many b) more) much —d) Less a) wi ) are waiting 9 Tve seen___ interesting films recently. ©) waited ) have been waiting a) afew —b) alittle ©) plenty d) lots, 4 Tlove France. | __ to Paris last year and it was fantastic. 10. We've got hardly __ fruit in the fridge. Could you a) go b) am going buy some, please? ©) went @) have gone a) some b) few c) many —d) any 5 __ your history project yet? | a) Do you finish b) Are you finishing ¢} Did you finish 4) Have you finished TOTAL: _/10 “Vocabulary | can now talk about fashion activities / life and lifestyle | 2 Write the letters in the correct orderto 3. Match these nouns and prepositions with the correct verb, make fashion words. together with | research | anise | business | over it | amess | decisions | 1 ksealerdod ——— ound someone | nothing | housework Penn te a ae 3 dihoeo ge eae eee 4 sgelngig TT do: as — 5 slableba/pca Y EECHEE HEE TOTAL: _/10 Communication | can now make and respond to suggestions / make introductions Task for clarification / say goodbye 4 Choose the correct words to complete the dialogue. 5 PAIRWORK Discuss your heard | Thats | how | Why | could | met | go | Wouldr’t| Nice | kind answers to these questions. TM HiMeg,! are you doing? ‘+ My parents get annayed with | MEG Allright, thanks. Have you?___my cousin, Gigi? me when... Tm 3 to meet you, Gigi. I'm Tim. * My favourite way of relaxing orctHiTim.Tve'___a lot about you. i | rim Meg, * possibly borrow your phone? Mine's not working at ‘© My worst fashion mistake the moment and I need to call my dad. te a MEG — No problem. | «My favourite time of dayis... | TIM That's very®__ of you, thanks. Are you two busy later??_ don’t we meet up at the Blue Note café in town this evening? | MEG 2 good idea, but the Blue Note gets really busy on Friday nights.* it be better to go to the Morocco Lounge instead? TIM — OK. Let's", with that. I get really upset when... TOTAL: _/10 | TOTAL: _/10 TOTAL: _/40 > Skills BookzB ‘GRAMMAR past simple and past perfect FUNCTIONS talking about an earlier past event; tling anecdotes VOCABULARY using the ~ing form; childhood: stories 1 GROUPWORK Which is the best quotes? Why? 3 <{(tfetswhat happens toyou ) \ whl youre busy making | othe plans. Joh Lenton {Utes the paying the vokn in public and farming the instrument sone goes clong, Samuel Butler [The secret of ifeis not to do what you ) like, but to lite what you do. ANON 2a Think back to your childhood using the Life notes below. Make notes. 2b PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions. A Where were you born? B In Lyon, France. A Who were your best friends when you were a child? LIFE NOTES Where and when you were born members of your family home and neighbourhood hest friends an important adult pets and toys favourite things favourite games special places things that scared you things you were good at holidays () 11 Listen to four people talking about things that shaped their lives. Number the ones you hear in the correct order. 1 being the youngest in my family O nny parents’ divorce being involved in a car crash 0 being an immigrant going to the UK on an exchange O picking up a guitar for the first time | meeting my boyfriend OO winning a prize for heroism 1 becoming captain of my schoo! football team OF making a home movie | 4a Write down two or three things that have shaped your life. Write notes about why they are important. 4b GROUPWORK Discuss your ideas from exercise 4a.Unit Fake news? Reading and listening 1 PAIRWORK Before you read Who was the Piano ‘Man? on page 31, decide what you would like to find out from the article. Then read the article, Does it answer your questions? Where was the Piano Man from? Read the article again and answer the questions. Why couldn't they identity the Piano Man? In what way did he express himself? How long did the Piano Man remain unidei Where was he from? Why had he left homme? Why did his parents report him missing? How did he end up in England? Do you think he was genuine ora fake? cd? @* [i 12 Listen to the radio report from the time he disappeared and match the speakers (1-4) with who they think the Piano Man is (ad). 1 aPolish mime artist’ aa keyboard player from a rock band b a concert pianist © an Algerian man da French street musician 2 aCzech drummer an Italian journalist 4° aDanish woman 3b Listen again and answer the questions about ‘Tomaé Strnad and Stephen Villa Masson. 1 Why do the speakers identify them as the Piano Man? Why are they wrong? Grammar 4 Read the article again and number the events in order. CO He tost his job in Paris. He left home. 1 Police found him in [] He said he wanted Kent. to go to Paris, DO He took a train to OF He got wet in the Britain, sea, 5 Study the sentences and complete the rules ‘opposite with past simple or past perfect. * His suit was soaking wet, He had clearly just come out of the sea. ‘+ By the time he came back, the young man had drawn a picture of a concert piano. + He had lost his job in Paris and had taken a Eurostar train to Britain, * After he had stopped phoning home, his parents reported him missing. Ma Theme narrating Grammar past simple and past perfect oe Past simple and past perfect Use the ! to tall about events that started and ended in the past. | + Weuse the passing together witht pat pret when we want to give background toa story and to make the order of events clear + Use the? ‘to talk about an action or state that happened before another action or state, Use the " to express the second or later event. + Use the with bythe time, + We often use the with time expressions found ith the present perfect, such as already, just, for, since. Find more examples of the past perfect in Who was the ‘Piano Man’? Find the following verbs in the past simple in Who was the ‘Piano Man’? be | carry | leave | think | hear | give | draw | take > key language, page 34 Complete the sentences using the past perfect and other words if necessary. T couldn't pay back all the money I had borrowed (borrow). Melissa showed her friend the text message (receive). 1 was really embarrassed about the mistake (make). He played me a really great song he (download). During the exam Annie couldn't remember all the facts (memorise) We told our friends about all the countries we (visit). GROUPWORK Take it in turns to give different explanations for the situations below. *+ When I saw my friend three years later, I didn't recognise him. A He had grown his hair, B He had lost lots of weight. € He had had plastic surgery. * The teenager received an award for bravery. + My best friend was crying when she came into school today. * Everyone in the class easily passed the exam. * Josh's parents got a very angry letter from his head teacher, * The police arrested my girlfriend's brother.NEWS SPORT WEATHER 1v WEEKLY PEEK RADIO SEARCH We search our archives for the strangest ‘PIANO MAN’? pencils. By the time he came back, the young man had drawn a picture,of a concert piano. So staff took him to a piano, where, to their amazement, he played the music of Tehaikovsky, The | Beatles, and his own | Dripping wet and silent | This week’s memory lane story is about the Piano Man. Back in 2005, the police picked up a lost young man on a windy road beside the sea in Kent, UK. He ‘was blond and smartly dressed ina white shirt and tie, buthis | melancholy tunes. suit was soaking wet. He had clearly just come out of the | Identity revealed 130 days passed and no-one had sea. No one knew who he was. He carried no belongings, he | wouldn’t answer any questions, | found the answer to his identity. ‘And he was still in the care of the hospital. ‘The breakthrough happened suddenly and easily. Without expecting an answer, a nurse asked him, ‘Are you going to speak today?” and he replied, “Yes, I will.” | and all the labels were missing from his clothes. The police placed him in hospital care and left the doctors to try to discover the secret of who he was. His social worker believed that he understood some English. Others thought he was Norwegian because he pointed at Oslo on a map. But no one ‘He told her that his name was ‘Andreas Grassl, and he ‘was the son of a dairy farmer from Bavaria in Germany. He | had heard him talk any language. | had been ‘unhappy in the small | However he was fluent in one | village of Prosdorf, so in March Tanguage — music. he had told his parents that he A carer gave him paper and | wanted to study in Paris and had left home. In May, after he had stopped phoning home, his parents reported him missing. At that time, Kent police had already found him on the seafront and taken him to hospital because he wasn't able to tell them who he was. On August 20th, he was reunited with his parents at ‘Munich airport. He said, ‘Tam so happy to be home.’ He said he didn't know what had happened. ‘All he could remem ‘was that he had lost his j Paris and had taken a Eurostar train to Britain, and then he didn’t remember any more. Newspapers began to speculate that Andreas had tried to fool people in Britain, pretending to have amnesia. But his lawyer insisted that he had suffered from mental problems in the past, and that he had genuinely beenill. GERTRLLLCUD wore Wha 180,000 people are reported missing in the UK every year. Some remain missing for years: & Fast finishers ClTheme reading fiction | Vocabulary using the ing form Grammar fast smpe andp UL Lerature could have ‘We found the money (al of itin used notes) in an old Nike bag. It vas in Micky Ducks living Bi a oom behind a chair that had been tipped over. Bobby kicked it with his foot thinking that i ‘twas flood rabish Then he went into the then and state oponing and cing Fh bi F es = “ted ‘cupboards. Jack was upstairs stomping around inthe bedrooms. {could hear him through | ‘the ceiling, | asa sort of lookout; not that we intended to steal anything, or do any damage. ‘We were only being nosy. ‘Most people vrouldn't belive ths. They would think that we'd gone to the house to find | ‘rugs; to take them down the youth centre or school and sell them an.A lt of kids dit. But the thought hadn't entered our minds. it was just chance that we were there. We never | planned italthough few people would have blamed us if wo had. i KEVIN BROOKS When the Dead Man got Rachel | was siting inthe back ofa wrecked Mercedes wondering ifthe rain was going to stop. cnt want to stop. was just wondering. Itwas late, aimost midnight. My brother, Cole, had brought the Mercedes int the yard a few houts ear and asked ‘me to ook it over while he wont of to see someone about something. spent an hour or So checking it out, seeing iit was wort siping down, and then the rain ha started — and that’s when I gotin the back | could have gone somewhere else, | suppose” ‘could have taken shelter n on ofthe od storage sheds or | could have gone back to the | house, but the sheds were dark and fl of rats, and the ran was realy pouring down, and the house was al the way aooss the oer sde ofthe yard ‘and and and. | Hed the rai, Ioidi't wantitto stop. NO | always thought that fame happened to ather people. When | was litle, alll wanted was to {own a.cake shop and spend my it surrounded by sticky buns and 's eat chocolate ecairs Jj_))‘rtreatts lunch ard ea. Butnstead I formed a band and became aoc ol tar, | 9 spp tive tsar someting (besies never signing anyling witha lanyer present, an ht sulky ace boys wil break your her, hate takes funny tums | when yout not lok, That Thursday atemeen was like evry tne Thursday temon, tas ring and Jane an Tara and | had a ee cob perth or maybe we | ‘wer skving off French because Jane hadh’t done her homework. Anyway we were hanging otin the music oon because it was heated and hada oeat viwof eet colege opposite, so we coud gaze nnn the bys wth taro yed fr who were sneaking a rf, Jane was copying my French homework when she found his stupid poem Fd wien stot oe of hase boys wth strangely dyed hao she kept singing ‘Ianto be ou highlighting ap esa it was good poem) | ver and aver again na igh ptched voice, nd was so anoying but | catty that the three of us spent heres of the week humming the tne, Tats hot state,Reading and speaking 1 PAIRWORK Discuss what you think these books are | about. Then read the openings 1-3 on page 32 and match with the book covers AC. 2. Read the opening pages more carefully and answer the questions. 1 How many people broke into the house? 2 Why did they do it? 3. Why might people think they were there to find drugs? 4 What kind of job do the narrator and Cole do? 5 What has already happened before the story begins? 6 Why did the narrator stay in the car? ‘What was the narrator's childhood ambition? 8 Why did the girls hang out in the music room? 9 What ‘funny turn’ did her life take? 3. GROUPWORK Discuss these questions. * Which ofthe novels would you read? Why? What kind of books do you usually read? ‘+ What was the last novel you read? What was it about? Grammar 4a Study the sentences and complete the rules opposite with past simple or past continuous. 1 Itwas raining and Jane and Tara and I had a free double period... Anyway we were hanging out inthe music room. 2 When the Dead Man got Rachel I was sitting in the back of a wrecked Mercedes, oy Past simple and past continuous + Use the! ‘to talk about activities that were in progress ata specific tme inthe pst + Usethe® ‘talk about several actions that were in progress atthe same time. +» Use the ' ‘with when to talk about an action that interrupts a longer action in progress. could have We often use could have + past patiple to tall about an imaginary altemative to what happened. {could have gone somewhere ee > Key language, page 34 4b Underline examples of the past continuous in the | stories. 5 PAIRWORK Ask and answer questions. A What were you doing at ten o'clock this morning? B J was having a shower and thinking about a Maths problem. at 7am this morning 4 at 8 pm yesterday evening this time yesterday 5 last night at 11 pm ‘hwo hours ago 6 at 6 pm last Saturday ‘WORD EXPANDER using the -ing form Present participles are often used for an action in progress in the past, especially n narration, Bobly kicked thinking that was fl of old ubbish. The thre of us spent the res ofthe wee humming the tune. | Present participles are required after some verbs. ‘enjoy | imagine | hate | deny | suggest | miss | Soshe kept singing. Listening and speaking ‘Some memories are so vivid you can remember ‘everything you were doing at that moment. ‘These memories can be as clear as pictures. They are often formed when a shocking event happens, such as a disaster or the death of an important person, or when something personally memorable happens such as taking ee of) 13 Listen to two people talking about thelr flashbulb memories and make notes. ‘What events do they remember? Where were they? What were they doing at the time? How did they feel? 7 GROUPWORK Discuss any flashbulb memories you have. Use the questions in exercise 6 to help you.ee ee Cia vor=qblevex- MaMa aleeTun Tp ees cats SUG} talking about things that started and He had wanted to change jobs fora long time. N past simple dl ended in the past 2 giving background information to By the time we arived, the wedding had finishe past perfect astory 3. talking about activites that were ‘The painting mysteriously disappeared, past continuous in progress at a specific time 4 showing what happened before the What were you doing atthe time ofthe robbery? past perfect, main event or action used with By the time in the past ‘We were driving zeros the desert when the carbroke down. past simple 6 talking about an action that interrupts a had just woken up when the phone rang, past simple a longer one 1 Match the function with the example and the grammar. Talking about events in the past 2 Complete the article with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets. Nik Wallenda, an acrobat and high wire artist (make) history in 2012 by becoming the first man to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope without a safety net. Nik’s walk (take) 35 minutes, but he *__ (wait) two years to get permission from the American and Canadian governments. Nik comes from seven generations of acrobats and is no stranger to daredevil walks, By the time he walked across ‘Niagara Falls, Nikt‘_ already (balance) on a tightrope across rivers and hetween tall buildings around the world many times. He ® (ride) a bicycle on a tightrope, and he even (hang) from a helicopter with his teeth! Nik (dream) of doing the walk since he was six years old. While he ® (cross) the 300-metre-tong steel wire, he was watched by 150,000 spectators. Nik (say) later that his walk (be) really difficult because of the poor weather. In 2013, he ™ (walk) across the Grand Canyon, in Arizona which was watched live on telev people around the world, Would he do it again? For this daredevil, anything is possible! n by millions of 3a Write questions using the words and phrases, 3b Ask and answer the questions you wrote in exercise ‘When / Nik Wallenda / walk / Niagara Falls? 3a. Why / wait /two years / before / could do / walk? Had / ever /do /a dangerous / walk / before? How long / dream / do f daredevil walk? Why / walk / be / difficult? Where /he / walk /in 20132Bearer Tela, Past perfect 4 GROUPWORK Read the situations 1-6 below and invent reasons for what happened. Use the correct form of these verbs and add more words. have cut lose play steat hear breakdown see go forget change get realise lost wong hair wallet alarmclock six months aiport car badly worst weight day Scott couldn't lend me his bike. Someone had stolen if. Karis was late for an important job interview. She... ‘The Wilsons missed their flight to Lisbon. They... ‘Matt had no money to pay his bus fare. He... ‘My grandmother hardly recognised me last week. I... ‘They lost the final by 6 ~ 0. It was... Past simple and past continuous 5 Underline the mistakes in the following sentences. What is the correct form of the verb? 1 Assia called me while I sent her a text. was sending We talked about William when he entered the classroom, 3. Owen discovered my blog while he surfed online, 4 wasn’t hearing the phone because I was playing my guitar 5 Dana drove to the party when she realised she was lost 6 Alex was skateboarding when he was breaking his le. 7 While they jogaed it started to rain, 8 I did a part-time job in a coffee shop when I met Rico. could have 6 Write imaginary alternatives to these situations. 1 Istayed at home and watched TV. | could have gone out with some friends for a drink 2 Abi is very intelligent but she left school and got a job in an office. 3. Although she didn’t love him, Stacey married Hugo because he was rich, Freya and Ben gave up playing the piano, I didn't take a gap year. Georgia didn’t study medicine, she studied Maths. We found the film very boring. Stories Match the types of story with the meanings. CL anecdote Ci ctas D faction D fairy tale Di lite story CO myth saga OF sequet a story that is a misture of both fact and fiction an ancient traditional story € an interesting or funny story about that something that happened to you 4 avery good book, film or play that has been popular for a long time € book or film that continues an earlier story fa traditional story for children in which magic things can happen 2 _astory about a family or group of people over a long period of time the story of someone's life 8 Complete the table with the correct words. EERO reTen) ambition |X discover x identification| x x memorable mystery x x secretive solve x x 9 Complete the idiomatic expressions. My aunt always had an air of about her. Why cats and dogs hate each other is one of life's great ‘Simon's past was shrouded in 2 That day will be engraved on my forever. ‘We went to our old school fora trip down lane. It was the worst storm in living 3 You mustn't tell anyone about this ~it’s fop ‘This beach is the area's best-kept No one knew about Ted's dark from his past 10 PAIRWORK Think of an example of each type of story in exercise 7. Tell your partner the story. > WB Unit 3Starting “Reaping thestorygoing Turn taking | + When Iwas... + Then... {Abitlater.../ After that... + That reminds me of when... + 1 (can) remember when. + Before that had... Unt then had... + My earlest memory is when. + One of my earliest memories is (when). + (So) anyway. +The problem | thing was. Closing the story Showing interest * [particularly eemember. + Inthe end.. {Eventually turned out th + Realy? What happened? + felts. + That's interesting. Attitude expressions + still remember it now. + Amazing! + Luckily Unfortunately go Not suprisingly Interestingly Childhood memories 1 PAIRWORK Read the sentences below and then 2a Complete the story with the words and phrases. number them in order. put | were sleeping | ate | would walk | had come in | would clamber | lved | would go | used to collect == == [7 And Irealised that I was the only one left =s in the playground, =-@ [7 ButI suddenly noticed that it had gone very quiet! SS Li tewas break time and I remember = we were playing hide and seek in the = playground, =e Teturned out that I had missed the bell, = and my classmates had gone back to their = classes, 7 Thad hidden a long way from the school => buildings. SC Iremember feeling really abandoned and = embarrassed. = [1] One of my earliest memories is from ip is school when I was about seven years old. OCA 7 fs “ = 5 Mfc MT es SS 1 zemember being at the seaside in Devon, | Wee there in the early 2000s. We ____to the beach in the afternoon ~ my mum, my brother and I. We ‘____ swimming in the sea. We played in the sand and built sand castles. Tremember the smell of the sea and the suntan lotion my mum ‘____on me. liked it best when the tide went out, and we § ‘over the rocks to reach the sea, My brother was very good at finding crabs, We ‘___ them in a bucket and take them all home at the end of the day. ‘The best thing was when we 7 ice creams Ihave never had better ice cream since! And I remember one day we on the beach when suddenly we realised that the tide*__and all our things were floating in the s ETT TET IEEE TET (2) Real communicationthat 2b Match the tenses and verb forms with their functions. Telling stories 1 past perfect 2 habits and routines inthe past 2. past simple b finished actions and states in the past 3. would/usedto continuous actions inthe past 4 pastcontinous _d_ an event that happened before | another event the past \ Sa nEsEneeeenesreneneeceuiseeshabsiihitenes ieenpee Vocabulary: childhood 3 Match the words with the pictures. 1) pram 7 swing 2 cot 8 roundabout 3 play pen 9. slide 4 high chair 10 see-saw 5 pushchair doll 6 sand pit 12 teddy bear 4 Doyou have any memories of any of these things hood? Tell your partner. I remember sitting in a swing at the park. Q* =) 14 Listen to Luke talking about a childhood Ww Listening and speaking memory and answer the questions. Unit 1 When did the story take place? 2 What did Luke want to do during the play? 3. What happened after the head teacher spoke? 4 5 Where did Luke and his mother watch the play? How did Luke fee! in the end? from the File. 6 Make spidergram about one of your earliest childhood memories. Plan how you will tll someone about your memory. What verb forms will you need? \ 5b Listen again and tick the expressions you hear What you saw! smelt heard 7 GROUPWORK Take it in turns to tell your memories. The group can ask questions. Use the expressions in the File and appropriate tenses and verb forms. Writing 8 Write a description (about 100 words) of your memory. Divide it into paragraphs. Use the spidergram as a plan. Fast finishers | [2 } Pronunciation1 Discuss the questions. | 1 Doyou believe everything you hear, ead and see | online? Why?/Why not? 2 What is fake news? 3 Who do you think creates fake news and why? 2 Read the article below and put the words and phrases in the correct spaces. a detect b could have ¢ nodoubt d reading e reason f through g who hh yourself 3. This sentence comes from the end of one of the paragraphs. Which one? “But they aren't based on true stories or real facts.” PYM Ms ery) THE INFLUENCE OF FAKE NEWS IN THE MEDIA AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. Choose the best option. ‘What isthe writer's opinion about fake news? A Ithas a negative effect on the media, B Itencourages people to read news more carefully. € It discourages people from being critical. What is the writer's advice about fake news? A Fake news stories should be banned, B Social media sites should take responsibility, C Readers should learn to identify fake news. What does reputable mean in paragraph 2? A trustworthy B popular C important qn Do the task. ‘Which points in the article do you agree or disagree with? You are going to persuade your partner that fake news should be banned, Decide the best order to present your ideas. | i | Nowadays, as more and more of us Jget our news online, it has become s0 much easier for news stories to gain wide audience. News reaches us via ‘email, or our social media pages, or from friends ") share links to stories cor photos or videos. By the time you finish *L], it has already gone viral and reached thousands of people. What we don't atways notice, however, is that some of these stories are feke — stories with catchy headlines, designed to get our attention and influence our opinions. Theres no point expecting social media sites to block all fake news for us, so the best thing to do isto stay alert and °C] them ourselves. One of the ‘easiest clues to look out for isan article with multiole speling errors. That is a sure sign that the story did not go +] @ careful editing process, Next, ask °C] Where the story came from. f the link canve to you via your social media feed, that’ already a *C] to be suspicious Then, look at the name of the page. Is it @ reputable media source? Finaly, look atthe sources. Double check them by looking up the site and comparing the information you find there. They WUD 2 ete | Sh opertommon ons Ccome from an outdated article, for ‘example, or contain only part of the story, fr have some information taken out of context. Unfortunately, we probably usthave to accept that fake news ispartof our lives, but if we're not careful, it can influence our decisions, not just on what breakfast cereal to buy or which film to watch, but fon other more serious questions such as how to vote and who to blame for problems in our society. Theres * L] that fake news is @ powerful influence, but its Up to us, the readers and consumers of ews, to contr its power over us!Unit © Out and about | KEY OBJECTIVES [GRANIMAR reported speech; reporting verbs; intect questions FUNCTIONS reporting statements; questions and negative requests VOCABULARY eatreme sports; reporting verbs; extreme spots: verbs and collocation; holidays 1 PAIRWORK Paraphrase the ‘three quotes. Then compare T T°? VO > your texts with another pai. WHATS YOUR \ Advreare ast start wrth raringcuny \ fom home William Boitho = [ when you're safe at home ‘youwishyouwere havingan | eee ‘adventure you wish you were safe \athome. Thornton Wilder {Only those who wil risk going too far can possibly find out how far {one can go. TS Eliot Ss qxborejett ole tie guestions, 2 What oto pots or outdoor acts do youd? ‘© What sort of sports do you like watching? «Have you ever gone/ ed. rowing, horse riding, canoeing, roller-blading, sailing, trekking, skateboarding, snorkelling, wrindsoring oF uring? «When / Where did you do & sporty ative person Did you enjoy it? Would you - | Your dream vehicle is... likasto dovary bf these spartst 3 ‘a motorbike for getting away from it al 6 sports car to impress your friends You can go anywhere you like on holiday. You decide... Ye. goon sofari to visita country you haven't been to before. to go fo your usual beach. game ideal boyfriend or girlfriend is... someone who takes risks. 3. PAIRWORK Do the quiz with a ‘a microcar for geting about town. partner. Check your score and You have the chance to tr; i i -y bungee jumping. You... read your result, 4 ‘are really keen to do it. tren’ sure, but decide to ry soy you won't do i. 5 You are trekking in the mountains. You choose... To take the most challenging path to follow your frends, j F to loke the casos! route; geting there isthe important thing, pe Yl ee aed cht eke on 1u are sitting on a beach. You choose. cre desperate fo ry out new and dering ia Ra Bee oae ational 6 Sto gortng er seule dng tin: to just go swimming. to sunbathe and watch the talent. You enjoy some advert in your if, but You are on a camping trip. You prefer... youake abolonced approach, You weigh {to camp in the woods away from other people. Up the risks before yeu do things to be in a bosic compsite to slay in o campsite wih « restaurant and nice showers. fs You are going to the cinema. You choose... You do ike ake rks do scory thellers’horrer Hs ond action films things, Tr to be bt bolder and spice up romantic films and comedies you" if wih some aden mont Kinds of Hm, but not sary or violet _Unit Urban sport : Grammar reported speech (2) ia Theme talking about a sport Reading Listening and writing 1 Read the first paragraph on page 41, look at the [q]4 «) 15 Listen to the conversation between Lauren photo and discuss the questions. Then read the ‘and Jamie and complete the dialogue. article quickly and find the answers. ‘What do you think Parkour or free running is? What same How * dogs it involve? Have you ever seen it in films or on TV? tauren |'m fine, yasae. Where * 2 2. [Circle T (True) or F (False). Correct the false tauren |? tothe Southbank by the statements. ‘National Theatre. ie eeapatoar asa. you liked plays. ‘ ane eee eee ravzen [7 “heres of skte park 2 InParkour, you don’t take the familiar routes through a Here le the hesk place to see relly cool skateboarders, city, T/F save Why’ to see them? 3° Free runners use special equipment. T/F Laue | @ project on extreme sports at 4. Parkour can help you in your day-to-day lie. T/F college andl to film therm. 5 Parkour slike dance because the movements are planned oe inadvance. T/F 6 Ifyou can think quichly, it doesnt take long to become 5 Write the conversation above as reported speech. free runner. T/F ‘Tonie asked Lauren how she was and she told 7 Jumping and landing well helps you to avoid him that she was fine. accidents. T/F 8 One ofthe founders of Parkour appeared ina blockbuster. Speaking film, T/F . 6a Write three questions that you want to ask your Grammar partner. Then work in pairs. Ask questions and idy the rules in the box below and then complete oe 3. Study the rulesin a mn com 2 see eased eece haathanrite What's your nleknane, Sebastian? 1 Toyah asked ifit__an artform, 6b GROUPWORK Report your conversation. You can 2. Xavier said that Parkour speed, flu ask follow-up questions. and originality. asked Sebastian what his nickname was. He told 3. Toyah asked Xavier where it__. ‘me it was Seb, 4 Xavier told Toyah that David Belle and his friend Sebastien Foucan it. 5 Toyah asked what qualities you 6 Xavier replied that you be quick-thinking 7 Toyah asked where she see Parkour. 8 Xavier said that she probably it already. Reported speech (1) + Useiforuhether to report yes/no questions The word coxder site a statement ‘Areyoutungy? > He asked f1wos hing + Use the question word anda staternent to report wh- In reported speech we normaly sift the tense ‘back’, the present simple > the past simple; the past simple > the past perfect etc. “often ectlunchat college. > She said (that) she often ate lunch at college “thayrehaving apy’ He sal (at) they were ha esis son aE ay ere aes Pa “Where did you have unc? She asked utere I had inch, aaa ‘ + Personal pronouns, possessive adjectives and time ‘de kext essages > Sete (that shee textes," Parone Poneams P + Weotten don't change the terse fa statement stil tue or lever : : “Thetrafiisterbe’> He sod (tat) he tafe tebe ieee are ener + Use ase with questions. You can use cs with without an object eau pian “esha? He csedf she ns Tish > key language, page 44WHAT DOES PARKOUR INVOLVE? You have to move from point A to point B as quick’y and effcienty as possible. THAT SOUNDS QUITE EASY. WHERE'S THE CHALLENGE? ‘ Everyone knows what itis ike to walk on the ground. In Parkour we take new routes. The urban environment is our playground! HOW DO YOU GET FROM A TO B? We find new ways to cross the urban landscape. We jump over concrete walls, scale wails, run across roofs and leap from building to building. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL ABOUT PARKOUR? We only use the human body to overcome all obstacles. It's even a phiiosophy of lf IN WHAT WAY IS IT A PHILOSOPHY? Like an easter philosophy, our focus is on discipline and sel-improvement. It makes you feel a reel Connection between your body, your spirit and your environment. You overcome your fears in life as well IS IT AN ART FORM? Absolutely! Parkour combines speed, fidity, beauty and originality. We try to make every move harmonious, like a dance. WHERE DID IT START? David Belle and his friend Sebastien Fouean invented it. They were teenagers in the suburbs of Paris and led a gang called the Yamakasi HOW DO PEOPLE GET STARTED? Firstly, we are athletes. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. There are no short cuts! Beginners must dhl the basic moves daily, startrig with low walls. WHAT QUALITIES DO YOU NEED? You need imagination above all. Then you have to be quick-thinking and able to get out of cifficut situations, HOW DO YOU AVOID ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES? You have to know your limits at all times. Even for experienced athletes, a bad jump can kil. You can get hurt if you don’t learn how to jump and land properly. Nobody should do Parkour without training. WHERE CAN | SEE PARKOUR? You've probably already seen itn fms, music videos and adverts, Foucan played a terrorist in a chase sequence in the James Bond fim, Casino Royale Nike, Microsoft, McDonald's and others have used Parkour in their adverts. jumping off buildings should try without a lot of skill and training! een |‘Theme describing an experience Grammar reported speech (2) | Vocabulary exteme spats reporting verbs Vocabulary: extreme sports 1b PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. Have you ever tried any of the activities? Which extreme sports 1a Match the sports with the photos. ‘would you he interested in? Why? Cluhitewater rafting Cree cimbing Deokerting Coparasaing : ‘ body boarding — Frock cimbing Reading and speaking 2. Read the article on page 43 and circle T (True) or F (False). 1 Tree climbing is the fastest-growing adventure sport in Europe. T/F 2. Ricky Stern met Jay Kaminsky ater a coffee. T/F 3 _Iaybelieves that tree climbing helps you keep fit. T/ F 4 Tree climbing equipment is also used in mountain climbing. T/F 5 The rope used by Ricky was tied with one knot. T/F 6 When Ricky tried to go up higher, he fell out of the tee. T/P 7 Jayis often frightened when he’s climbing trees. T/F 8 Some tree climbers sleep up in the trees. T/F 3. PAIRWORK Discuss these questions. What do you think of people who do tree climbing? What do you think they like about it? Would you like to try tree climbing? Grammar +4 Read the rules and complete the example sentences with these words. offered | advised | suggested | told | added Inteported speech with modal we normaly shift the modal bac og wil woul rust ave to > hadtocan > cc, may might. He!___that we had to lea tow otis. + Some modals don’t change | should should, might > mig, must’ must Use reporting vers to report the function of what someone sad Pattern I suggest + (hat) + clause fey? _ that watched him goup fst. Pattern 2 tel object» (that + cause Jty?__mettat he worteto introduce mre peopl tothe fest. Pattern 3 offer nitive Jy__tohepme. Pattern adie object + infatve x : He!__metoleemy hanes tae te weight + To report a negative request or order use: verb + object + nt + infinitive, ~~ e.g, ‘Don tuory'> Hetokd ment tower Key language, page 44u 2 ee FROM THE TREE TOPS | met Jay Kaminsky, the course leader, in the middle of the forest at an hour when I'm ‘Tree climbing is one of the USA's ‘must do’ adventure sports and is growing in popularity in Europe too. Bored with office life, Ricky Stern has volunteered to find out more on a day course. 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Write the reporting verb used with each one. “You know, tree climbing is an excellent way to keep fit” point out “Alot of the kit is used in mountain climbing.’ ‘You also have to learn how to tie knots.” ‘It’ veally hard on my arms! “Come on, you can doit." “Why don’t you watch me go up frst?” help you.” ‘Don't worry.” “Let the harness take the weight” ‘Don’t forget to look out over the countryside.’ ‘It’s OK, you don't have to do it. ‘Some tree climbers even take food.’ ‘WORD EXPANDER Reporting verbs Learn to use these reporting verbs. Note that some verbs follow ‘more than one pattern. PATTERN 1 He suggested (that) we stopped say | suggest | explain | admit | point out | complain | reply PATTERN 2 She reminded me that had to cal ia. tel | remind | convince | persuade | reassure | war | promise PATTERN 3 They decided to go home. decide | offer | promise | refuse | threaten PATTERN 4 The teacher ordered them to sit down. order | war | tell | remind | convince | persuade Listening a 1) 16 Imagine you share a flat with a student called ‘Sam, Listen to the answerphone messages and write notes for Sam about what the messages say. Ben offered to give you a lift to the party. [2] rast finishers