+ talk about fa —— | In this unit you... + tell recent news «sc fe even | one and make + say goodby > That's life! ota | oo ee a START Tell me about your family 41 Who are the people in the picture? What do you know about this family? Font 2. Usten to two people talking about the picture. Underline the family words that you hear, isten again to check your answers. Tad moter eg Drtieriniow gather its onions ENGLISH expres oewe ne eession in-law means by mariage. sndchildren children. Tie coer rn rene ee ae daughter-in-law Your brother’ wife is your sister-in-law. cai 2 pence ae) 3. Organize the words and expressions from exercise 2into thre groups. Add at least two more family words to each group. ee eee eee husband, rE ones $$ Talleabout it! AQ 4. with a partner, ask and answer questions about your families. AA: Tellme about your family. Daou have a sister? B:_Yes, | do. She's married. My bfother-in law's name i Victor. LLL ee QOOOQEOHHOOCKE we NS TANS 7Aa’ a ial bel Meuotvovsovaa ) a ips ace be bb, i, ywa = (ee ome ees - hall Ovvavsvouay We eee LISTENING How’s it going? 1 Before listening Look at the photo. Who do you think the people are? What o,you think they are talking about? 4. The men are co-workers old fiends / 2. Themen are talking about travel and sports / work and farnily / pets and movies: Koad 2 Listening Now listen to the two men talking. Check your answers to exercse {oad 3. Listening Use the words and phrases in the box to complete the conversation. Listen again to check your answers. Then practice the conversation with a partner en ISR ee what have you are youstill what about you_hewsitgeing time fies hi Ken: Dylan! Dylan: Hi, Kent Long time no see. Ken: Yeah, | haven't been here since last summer. Dylan: So (1) how's it going? How (2) Ken: Great! We have a new baby son, and we moved last year. Dylan: Wow! Congratulations. Ken: Thanks. gut(a)_____?(4) been up to? Dylan: Not much, really. We stl live in the same place and no kids yet—just a cat. 1was in the U.S. fora couple of weeks last month, HELP listening Identify relationships ‘When you listen, dont just listen for what people say. ‘Also listen to how they say it. This tells you about thee relationship. Do the people sound excited? ‘Are the questions personal? Is their language formal or informal? Ken: Forwork? fes.| had always wanted to go there and then this opportunity came up. And you? (5) — working at the bank? Ken: _ Yes, {'ve been there for five years now Dylan: Really? (6) __—. doesn't? Ken: Yes, you're right. Anyhow. Talk about it! MD 4 witha partner role-play a conversation like the one in exercise 3. Ask and answer questions about recent events in you life. ‘A: Hi Longtime no see. What have you been up tat How's your famiy? Bi Everybody's great. My mother just got anew dog. What about you?VOCABULARY Life events 41 Read these two sentences. Which sentence describes Claudia now (her state)? Which sentence describes an action or event? Claudia got married. Claudiais 27 years old Gani 2. Putthe words and phrases into two groups. Then listen and check your answers, Ga Also add your own examples. © a peaie bebom —besick get married bean adult bemavied | weeny Get dvorced dle —-bedvorced © beagooddrher_—getajod | oa J petsick be pregnant bedead get pregnant getadriverslicense be employed GNoteiee Except for be born, be + participle oF adjective describes a state. My sister is employed. be alive turn 18 | Get + participle or adjective describes an action. | he got divorced last year culture mates ln most English-speaking countries, children usually have just one surname {family name)—the father’. «= Is this the same in your country? en 3. Use the words and phrases from exercise 2to talk about your ow life and family turned 18 last year. {am not married yet Talk about it! ~ 4 Work with a partner. Talk about some important events inyour Ife. How did you fel? How did your life change? ‘As | got my driver's license this year B: How did it feel? ‘As |Itfelt great. | can go everywhere now! RAT twenty-eightvu ¢ GRAMMAR Present perfect and past perfect aa a t. vuuuUuUYN aa 5 Hh VUVUVVOULOLLYLYULHLLUULUUOHLLYU ago, and | am tak Now think about two events in your lie in the past that have ended. Which one happened first? For example: | had learned to drive before | bought a car. ylife aera a 2. Whendoyouusethe gomnmmenomypem - present perfect? He has worked thre singe 2008 al present perfect | They have studied English fo two yes, 7 Ho long hve you been a this schoo? I oe peer pst pee She saw the movie after she had read the book. | 3 Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 41. Ive used this book)’ since more than two months, 2. She had bought the dress before / after he invited her to the party, ve known my English teacher for / since January. . My parents have been martied for /since 20 years. 5. Before | started this English course, | had / have never met any of my classmates. 5. How long has / had the Internet existed? Talk about it! SM 4 Work with a partner Ask and answer questions using the present perfect and past perfect. el wh wa hfe ed ‘A: Did you win your soccer match? Yes, did Had you practiced a lot before the match? Yes, had! Do you have an MP3 player? Yes, Ido. How long have you ha Ihave had it since | was 18. 1 1 I A I d om PRereee r 3 aarn a as READING Yoon 2 food 3 A special family reunion 1 Before reading A reunion is when people etc come together. Does your family have reunions? How often? Who comes? Reading Read the newspaper article about a special family reunion and complete the sentences about the people 4. Gloria is Ruth's 2. Harold is Ruth's 3. David and Philp are Gloria’ 4 5. John was Harold's 5. Ted is Gloria's Identify verb forms to understand sequence ‘Wher you know the sequence of events, you can Understand a story better Identifying the verb forms used in the story help you put these events in order Ted found Ruth, whose name had chenged from. had changed... = past perfect This happened before Ted found Ruth. Reading Read the text again and put these events in the order that they occurred from 1to 8. 8 Gloria moved to Australia Gloria asked Ted to help her uth and Gloria spoke on the phone. Their parents’ marriage failed Gloria was adopted. Gloria's father told her about her family Gloria started trying to find her family Ted found Ruth, Pve found you at last... together again after 50 years! ‘Two sisters are gt after being apart for 50 years. Ruth Cable of Bristol, England, said that it will be an emotional reunion with 3 (i) her sister Gloria, who now lives in Australia Ruth Cable from England Gloria is flying to the U.K. next month after looking for her family since 1986. Big sister Ruth had also searched for Gloria for more than. 30 years. The family reunion will include two surviving brothers, David and Philip, as well to ‘The sisters were separated after Q theie parents’ marriage broke up. Ruth's father, Harold, was left to take care of five young children. But (3) he couldn't cope with baby Gloria, and he gave (4) her up for 20 adoption. Gloria’s search began 1 PIPLLL LOL LHL ; © WIS ee \ DADAANANIAN NAD ARK“ Lessee Nara il ue ns ove RR = a bs bb ae | =| Arr arr a after (5) she moved to Australia in 1979, She started looking when her adoptive father gave her details about her family. That’s when she learned 25. about Ruth and her brothers. Gloria Young from Australia But her search nearly ended very quickly. She soon found out that her brother John had died. She was so devastated that she nearly gave up 4M! looking, But she returned to Bristol six times over the years, always looking for her family. ‘Then Gloria asked friend and former ser Ted Jones to help. i Ted found Ruth, whose name had changed from (6) her maiden name of Young. police off Gloria called Ruth. “Talking to Ruth and (7) my brothers, it felt like I had ) known (8) them for years.” Gloria is plenning a month-long trip to England to get to know Ruth and her brothers. “There will be lots of hugs and 45 tears,” said Ruth. “Gloria and I have discovered that (9) we have so much Le ey 4 After reading Match the numbered words in the text with the people they refer to Ruth; ther _/ Gloria Harold: sate 5 After reading Write the underined words in the article next to the definitions 1. take care of a difficult situation __eope with 2, alive; not dead 3. not together 4, |. stopped working / functioning ogectly Ms aes stopped 6. discovered new information Talk aboutitt A 6 With a partne 41. Was ita good idea for Ruth to look for her Family? Why or why not? Do you know a similar story? Tell the story. 3. Who is more important to you—your family or your friends? Explain your answer with specific examples, project & Work with a partner, Create a survey to ask your classmates about their families. For example: discuss these questions. How many people are there in your family? Does everyone live nearby? Does anyone live in another country? Conduct your survey, summarize your results, and report ‘your findings to the class. Most peopl They a this class come from big families.SONG My crazy family 4 food 2 foot 3 Before listening Match the phrases to the pictures, Which family situation do youllve in? 3 1 ‘a nuclear farnily 2, ___a single-parent family 3 an extended family Listening Read the song lyrics and put the verses in order. Then listen and check. Listening Listen again. Put the events described in the song in order from 1to 7. He met agit. He left home 1. The singer's sister got married He decided to return to his family home. He called his family He started a family. He went to Boston, After listening Match the underlined words and phrases in the song to the definitions 4. good, well-paid job flying high ea . often went z if pn 3. mleaving ae 4, married again —_____ 5. returning — i 6 2 she's happy again no news from home 8. made a home and had an organized life a § {moved to Boston ; To ive with Uncle Bob. Found mysetta ait ‘And | found myself a job. | settled down ‘And had a family ‘of my own. Fave long YSC"S No word from home. Noted what wos hapPeNnS So picked up the phone. Lipa eo Ge Fe hed enough. I'm leaving home. My bags are packed {Im going to hit the road, fm out ofr. I'm history Won't be home for dinner. Don't wait up for me. I'm looking for someone ‘Anew club's opened They're going out to dance. My sister's got divorced, ‘And she's just come home from France, My mother has remarried, The smile’s back on her face, My brother's had a baby And rejoined the human race. mo ve heard enough tm going back gona, Garbage are packed My wife and Kids ‘Are going i. aa jife and ki il E Laclitiegial 8 Se Uneeengesrreneiiars ee rine Mae eee plane naraherboant gnled ach eek Ae eet ie, peer tees tated aoe Get brea ooo my tori My cvazy ae Who wants to make a family. | | or f oS © © G © c c Gc « « « « « © © € € ANNANLLL ee vVeuUbbUdb LL uo nn HULL VOUVUVUVOLULLLYE Huu ad aa vue vito vu ve ery 5. After listening iccle True or Falke for each statement. 1. The inger rad a brotherin aw Ge) False 2. Hehas : True Fake 3. Hisfather doesr'thave a daughter True False 4 He's fathe Tue false 5. Hesnot an unde Tue Fate & Talk about it! 6 Witha partner, iscuss ifthe statements are true for your country. 1. People usually leave home when they are eighteen, A: Here, people usually leave home when they are 8: | don't think so. think they. A: Yes, Lagree with you. Most people get married in their twenties, Children, parents, and grandparents don’t usually live together, ‘Members of the same farily often live in different areas or different countries. Divorce isn’t very common, PRONUNCIATION The sounds /i/ live and /ai/ life Kaa 1 The letters and y can have different sounds: // and /av. Listen to how these words are pronounced lived goodbye since die sister chile ring. divorced, life kids my wife fat 2. Putthe words into two groups. Then listen and check your answers. ws | sal livedkx == —— Conversation Takeaway g goodbye and making plans | 1. Say three things you remember about Ken and Dylan from the Listening on page 27 | {GaN 2. Listen to the next part of Ken and Dylan's conversation. What do they decide? ext weekend A. They decide on a time to meet B. They decide to talk on the phon: next weekend, § Gack 3. Listen again and complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Greattoseeyou... need to check Take care. Cant call you.? F get together Fabetierbegeing Howabout.?__be intouch Ken: Yes, you'e right, Anyhow. (1) 1d better be gaing ‘Why don't we (2) sometime soon? [am nat Gina Dylan; Absolutely! 'd love to. (3) Agree strongly week? c next wee You con say absolutely - Ken: Well, (4) with my wife ist in an informal situation c 5) ‘on the weekend? 10 show that you agree b Dylan: Sure. Here's my card. Say hello to your family for me, | strongly with someone. Ken: will: Thanks. Helo from me as wel Ce Dylan: OK (6) again, Ken, ¢ Ken: Yeah, you too, (7) ____.ril()___ :% 4 Practice the conversation with a partner. Talk about & ‘Work in a group of three. You run into each other in the park. Role-play a conversation about what's going ‘on in your lives, then say goodbye and make plans to get together later. Refer to the conversation above and the one on page 27. Tell me more! Visit the Takeaway English Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/elt/takeawayle SS EEE eyoWriting Takeaway Writing a letter about recent events 11 Before writing Think about recent events in your life. What have you been doing? How have you been? Any problems? Any good news? 2 Writing model Complete the letter with the topic sentences. Be sure the rest of each paragraph supports the topic sentence. + Over here, things are going fine. + Have you thought any more about vacation? + The only problem we've had recently was with my mother. Hhopealtiswellwith you, Organize your writing by topic sentences Organizing your letter in clear ‘paragraphs mokes it easier to read, Each paragraph should have one ‘main idea followed by information that supports it. This main idea is ‘called the topic sentence. DearLisa, 4 Lope with you. I thougrticwas about tmelgotintauch Time ies! How have you ben? How are Nick and th kids? Tal me what. everyone doing] ri ‘As you know Bly has started cologe and lovstt. Kate's reat tao. She's the star playoron the schoolbaskatbal team. Bs Shegotsickagsn anda to goto thehospital They had todo alot of ‘eats, Bushes OK now and stayingwichus—that way wo cankeepaneyeonher 4 tical ___Webooked the beach house cold you about OF course, we stalwant you ajo us Wehave use from July 21" to the 30": Let me krew what you decie Youcould aluays come for jus a few days, ‘Anyway, that’s about al for now. Weitz ack soon. tata Lots oflove. Susana 3. Planning your writing Choose three or four recent events or pieces of news from your life. For each event write a topic sentence. This will determine the number of paragraphs in your letter. Think of what you want to include in the supporting information. type of work, hou 4. Writing Write a letter toa friend you haven't seen recently. Tell him or her your recent news. Organize your letter in clear paragraphs. Don't forget to ask how your friend is doing! ye EEE AETest Takeaway Test-taking strategy Look forthe correct form and part of speech of aword _Aword con have different forms and can be used as different parts of speech For example: live = verb (live in China.) ‘alive = adjective (My grandmother is still alive.) life = noun (My life is very busy.) A ange questions and answers with different forms ofthe same word. Knowing the pat of Speech af the word you are looking for willhelp you choose the correct answer. Look atthe example below. Use these steps to help you choose the correct word. 4. Read the sentence carefully 2. Try oidentify the pat of speech (verb, noun, adjective etc) of the missing word 3. Look at the answer choices, What part of speech is each word? 44 Tey each answer in the blank. Which one makes the most sense? example Choose the correct answer. 4. No,you can'task my sister out on a date. She's ‘A. marriage Anoun with no article does not make sense inthe blank B. marty Thisis a verb. verbin the base form does not follow a form of be C. married Thisis the correct answer. Ths is an adjective. An adjective often follows a form of be. PRACTICE Choose the correct answer. Mark the letter on the Answer Sheet. : Answer Sheet 4, can't believe you 3. We havea family Maemo hada baby.) every $year aye JA. Congratulted 1k reunite ts 2 B. Congratulations | B. reunited sie ©. Congratulate ©. reunion ; B So 0) 2. Atwhat age can you A. istoo ate. she already inyour country? the course — i ave 1. failed B. diver 8. faire ©. diving © fall thay sic nMARN U UY (Gal 1 Youwillhear a question and thr Language Takeaway Unit review responses. Circle the letter of the best response to each question 7 os see 2a) Ae 0 “yg g sa «y 9 g 2) which word or phrase is different? Circle it. at dele fies ai husband 2 be crated er eee NST bean adut 2 brother bie fatherinow ——onlychil 4 onycild we chen Wis 5. tunis Geaeage”* Metpeet? — gat see 3 Match the questions and answers. 1. ___ Whydon'tyoucall me this weekend? a. For 16 years. 2, ___ How long have they been married? b. OK.'ll be in touch. 3. __ What have you been up to? & Well, need to check with my wife. 4, ____ Are you doing anything next week? dd. Not much really. 4. ut the conversation in order from 1to 6. __— Wow! Congratulations! __ Thanks. Give me your address and Hllsend you an invitation. ___ Great, actually. | got a new job and {Im getting married next month, _1__ Sue! Hello! Long time no see Pretty good. My family fine. How have you been? ___ Hii, Paull Yes, it has been a fong time. How's it going? thispseven EE