For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction. ‘Lord Byron, British poet g BF Sasyueeta=io) ol jerag |= 1 GRAMMAR past perfect @ Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs parentheses. 1 Thestreets were white because it_had snowed the night before. (snow) 2 [suddenly remembered that | ad me cloed the windows before I left the house. (not close) 3. We got tothe movie theater ten minutes after themovie Aad cifonted (start) 4 Tina fee nervous because she before. (not fly) 5 Paullentmethebookafterhe Aad stead! it. read) 6 They missed the flight because they the announcement. (not heat) Write questions in the past perfect. 1A Idrave my husband's car this moming, B you /driveit / before 2. A Myfrends ate sustin Joven B they /eat sushi/before Had they catim ounhi’ bofere —° 3. A Mybrother won gold medal Bike /yenamtedal/ before 4A Thechicren made acake yesterday B they / make a cake / before Had thay made 0 coke fora > 5 A Mysisterran the Boston marathon last weekend. pee oe 6 A We went to Brazil on vacation B you /bethere / before © Make these two sentences into one. Use the past perfect and the simple past. 1 We bought some souvenirs. Then we went back tothe hotel After we had bought some souvenirs, we went back tothe hotel 2. Max did the ironing. Then he put the clothes away. “After Max he dow the neni wn 3 They watched the news. Then they turned off the TV, After thoyhadl watched Hru_snours Ahuy. tunnel df fcTY, 4 Tread the book. Tire When T had stud the Wee, L Thaw 5 Ruth ired onthe top. Then she went the checkout After Ruth hod Tai 6 Wenad dinner. Then we dd the dices, After in d Grad the correct verb. Last week my neighbor was on vacation, One eight "Qeard)/ had heard a strange nose in her house. | Yopened had opened the door to take a look, and| found that someone "broke (had brok into the house. — Luckily he (or shel “already left (fad already le winen | got | was looking for my cell phone yesterday morning, but | couldn't find it. | was sure | ‘didn’t lose / hadn't lost it because |’ saw Zhad een t twenty minutes before. Then | realized that | (@f8Y had left itin my pants pocket, and | fut had put my pants in the washing machine!PRONUNCIATION contractions: 4 LISTENING had / hadn't a QGERED Listen to four true news stories. Number the the sentences with contractions. pictures in the order you hear the stories. ld He had forgotten it. Held forgotten: We had lost it. Wold Led if i. : ; 3 You had seen her. cd dep. 4 deen sembly. 2 fen ahd doy 5 Thad not sent it. LZ hadn't gent if 6 Ahe hadnT dene iJ ; She had not done i J They had not told me. Z/uy adn’? told me (GTR Now listen and check. Then listen and repeat the sentences. Copy the rhythm, VOCABULARY verb phrases Complete the sentences with the simple past or past participle of the verbs from the box. ‘geten getoutof knock realize _put- goor take leave “chase belong- 1 The professional boxer_kniocked _his opponent out. ‘The checkin clerk ‘Yee my suitcase on the beleand gave me my boarding pass. 3 Thisring \elengeh tomy mother when she was young. 4 She wasn't worried because she had__ Lf the baby with her mother. b GATED Listen again and correct the mistakes in 5. My parents weren't at home because they had the sentences, (Get en vacation a few days before Someone took the Ranieri's GPS. cell phones 6 Afterwehad g&kin ail ofthe pool, we sunbathed ‘The officer heard ringing from a bathroom. fora while Erin Langworthy was on vacation in Kenya. 7 Wewent tothe beach and swim. She was taken to the hospital after she had walked to safety. 8 When I gorto my class,1_stoali’gec/ that Thad Lena Paahlsson lost the ring while she was doing forgotten my books. the dishes 9 Aftera thief stole my bag,1_chantel him down the streetand caught him. 10. The train left a few minutes after they had ‘Today the ring is too big for her. ‘The crocodile had gone into Jo Dodel’s kitchen. Mrs. Dodd called the Crocodile Management Center. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES, Learn these words and phrases. wave ver close to (ad) "klous ta arrest o'rest outdoor /aotdor belong /bv'oy fortunately _/forifonatl realize (vila net net steal (stil rob (abank) ‘rab’Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys. Joseph Conrad, Polish writer E2ZB=Gossip is good for you 1 GRAMMAR ‘eported speech ‘a Complete the reported speech. Direct speech Reported speech 1 “Twant to leave him.” She said that she _ wanted to leave him 2 “Ldon'tlike her parents” Hetold metharhe lid bile jun onli 3 “I'm getting divorced.” Shetold methatshe 102 gething cbuuexcod 4 “I've been to the police station.” He told me that he 5 “Thaven't met his girlfriend.” She said that she it enit nll cui 6 “Isaw James with another woman.” He said that he 7 “Lean't cook.” Shetold me that she Could’? cook 8 “Iwon' tell anyone.” He said thache m 9 “T'llspeak to her tomorrow.” She said thar she alt 10 “Thavea lor of work to do.” Hetold methathe fad a Ae of wt te de- b_ Write the sentences in direct speech. 1 She said she was busy. She said: "I'm busy Jane said that she wanted a cup of coffee. She said: J - 3 They told me that they hadn't seen the new neighbors yet. They side ute yn Ht gh” 4. Steve told me that he didn't want to goto the movie theater. He said:“Z i : 5 Helen and Paul said they would go tothe party. ‘They said: “bie wilt gote Be ply : 6 He said that his computer had just broken He said:* My compifin has juiT Sason , 7 She told me that the city was very ol She said: "Che cit fs tay ol 8 They said that they would visit me, They said:* We wail ata! you2 VOCABULARY say or tell? a GBthe correct words 1 Her husband @@id)/ told that he was working late 2 She said /old ne that she wasn't happy. 3 They said (Gold us that they were getting married, 4 Yougdid) told thar she didn't like loud music. 5 Isaid jfold you thar [had anew laptop. 6 WeSaid]] cold that we were goingto be late 7 Anna said {Gold you that she didn't have aca 8 Laid (Gold her that John was busy 9 He gai) told that we had to do exercise five 10 Youd) cold that she had called Mike this morning b_ Complete the sentences with said or told. 1 She_said_that she had been toa friend’s house. 2 We — old! our parents we wouldn't be home for lunch, 31 You that the man wasnt her brother. 4 The yf athe ee ging icon 5 He me that he diet have acell phone eae chat you weren't going out tonight 7 James ail that hewas busy tonight 8 1_pacel that the movie started at eight o'clock. 10 Olivia Zélel —__ methat she had called Jack this morning. 3 PRONUNCIATION double consonants a Lookat the phonetics and write the words. 1 fae git 2 Pmeerid) nosiitd 3 Met “Calin mud amide ly 4 5 6 faifran 7 eater! 8 9 10 hep b GEARED Listen and check. Then listen again. Practice saying the words. ‘asad 4 LISTENING a STEED Listen to Alanand Jessica discussing a survey. Do they both gossip at work? b GIT Listenagain and write T (true) or F (false). IT Jessicaand Alan think that women gossip more than 2 __ According tothe results ofthe survey, Jessica and Alan are right __ The survey was done by a newspaper. 4 __ Nobody was surprised by the results ofthe survey 5 _ Over 50 percent of the men in the survey said they gossiped at work. 6 __Lessthan 50 percent of women: they gossiped, 7 __ The men in the survey talked about topics related towork 8 __ The women talked about their male colleagues. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES. Learn these words and phrases. genes ldsin2’ gossip share Jer according to s'kordin to feel guilty in general passon social skill il ‘gut in ‘dgenoral ‘pees an soofl skilHow many roads must a man walk down before you can call him aman? Bob Dylan, US singer and songwriter £2@€=the American English File quiz 2 VOCABULARY review a Girdldthe word or phrase that is different. Say why 1 GRAMMAR questions without auxiliaries a Grothe correct question. 1s Who did pin Thee b 2 a ‘Which inserument does Yo-Yo Ma play? instrument plays Yo-Yo Ma? 10 ow many lives do eats have inthe US7~ bb How many lives have cats in the US? 4 4 Whardid happen in Japan on March 11, 2011? (@& What happened in Japan on March 11, 20117 6 @_Whodi- Beyonce mareyin 2008, by Who Beyoncé married in 20087 — 7 G_Whatanimateaughea ain Tor STAI? b What animal did catch a train for 31 mil 8 a Whatinvented Peter Durand in 1810? 6 Whar aie Peter Durand inventin TST Match the questions in a with thes Nine. An earthquake and a tsunami. Michael Jackson. Gustav Klimt Jay-Z. Canned food ‘The cello. Adog. ‘Complete the questions for the answers. 1 What made Mark Zuckerberg famous? Facebook made Mark Zuckerberg famous. 2 When the soccer World Cup? Brazil won the soccer World Cup in 2002. 3 Howlong id REM REM stayed together for 31 years 4 Who plage fick Sparowin Ff eC? Johnny Bepp lays ack Sparrow ip PitsofheCaricon. 5 How_did Atare Jala die Steve Jobs died fromcancer, . 6 Where Le “Potan eon Vine Polar bears live in the Arctig. 7 Howmany.2eada, “ithe Are de" Triomphe in Pais? ‘Twelve roads join atthe Arc de Triomphe in Pais. 8 Which country patos th mal Satan. inthe world? India produces the most bananas in the world. Aho Wn ees together? 1 curly long I's not used to describe hair straight 2 friendly generous ‘kind 3 bracelet earrings necklace 4 acrossword homework (&phone cal 5 crowded poluted dangerous 6 market shopping wnall) department al Core 7 decide finish Gye —_ pretend 8 getup getold —_getinshape tos” 9 bee butterfly Chat) mosquito Complete the sentences with one word. 1 Why don'tyou try _ on that dress? 2 Shewasborn £72 March 24, 1996. 3 Plhave totake my new top__u.__to the store. Ithasa hole. 4 Please don'tthrow _quscaif, my oldjeans. tll wear them. 5 You'llhave to speak _U42__ the manager about ‘your complaint. 6 Tmlooking d_togoing away on the weekend. 7 Thechildren ran the road without looking. Luckily, ere wont much rae 8 Theyarrived__/71__Los Angeles at midnight 9 We put the book _@7 the desk in the brary. 10. Canyou please pick _242.__that garbage from the floor? © Complete the missing verbs. 1 go sightseeing as ata campsite 3 fall inlovewith somebody 4 m_gke_ amistake 5d the dishes 6 Lamcd___ money to somebody 7 s_pond hours doing something 8 gut along well with somebody 9 © nm asalary 10 fad ajob3 PRONUNCIATION review a Gil the word with a different sound. BP | 1 cop hat GD cat Oo » B | ox (foe) scoot bull ~ A | 5 tose lope) suit boot a lig ) (A) °C) sores sony » 5 lazy sate bad) 7 kind shy (thin sty (hin) | 8 ow OE bering Four) word horse ~ AID) | 10 beard earrings a et 11 hair sca chair | 12 crowded 9) across key ff ~ AY. 15 cnsen reach Ferry) chess G5. as sige Gat ioe jazz — b AUEAD Listen and check. 4 READING a Read the article and match the questions to the answers. Don’t ask me! ‘Asurvey of 2,000 parents has discovered that two thirds of them are unable to answer ‘ther children’s questions about scence. See if you can match the nine most common questions with their answers beiow. Why isthe moon sometimes outin the day? _D. Why is the sky blue? re Will we ever discover aliens? 4 How much does the Earth weigh? @ Howe do airplanes stay in the air? e Where do birds and bees go in winter? A What makes a rainbow? Why are there different times on Earth? B AC Bees stop fying and birds stay together in groups or migrate BC People decided to have ime zones so that it would be ligt during the day everywhere ‘on Earth. If there weren't time zones, some people would have midday inthe mise of the night ©The Earth weihs round 13,200,000 000,000,000 00,000,000 prunds ‘The moon can be lit up by the sun, depending on where iti inthe sky. f itreflects the sun's rays, we can seit even ding the day Ital depends ons ange toward the Earth 'F Sunlight arives on Earth in every color, butt hits particles in our air that shine blue Panes have special wings that push sr down. This pushing action i sronger than ravi, and so the plane goes up nthe ac AC Sunlht ging through water dons inthe sr separates int al he cols. (AC Noone kro. 'b Underline five words that you don’t know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation. 5 LISTENING a §GIEED Listening to five people talking about quiz shows. ‘Complete the names of the shows. 1 My Line? 2 Cash 3 Wait Wait... Don't Me! 4 Who Wants to Bea ? 5 & Roll jeopardy! 1b GRAD Listen again. March some questions that could have been ‘on these quiz shows with the speakers. Speaker] EA This US band wrote the song Wake Me Up When September Ends. Speaker 2 B Which US president is pictured on the $50-bill? AWashington BLincoln C Grant D Reagan Speaker 3 C Name seven countries that end in -stan. Speaker 4 D Which story is true? Speaker E Doyou use a computer for your job?