UNIT 1: THE REAL YOU

 This unit includes:

Vocabulary: personality adjectives; negative prefixes; un, im/ in and dis; hobbies
Grammar:  present simple and continuous; verb infinitive & -ing
 Speaking: talking about personality

Writing: a personal profile

1.1. Vocabulary and Listening: Personalities

1.1. 1. Look at the photos. Do you know the characters?

Is each person:

- kind or unkind? 
- funny or serious?

- lazy or hard- working? 

- generous or mean?  

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Vocabulary

Be sure you know all these words. 

kind (adj) : tử tế
polite (adj) : lịch sự
confident (adj) : tự tin
pessimistic (adj) : bi quan
optimistic (adj) : lạc quan
generous (adj) : hào phóng

1.1.2. Match the personality adjectives in A with their opposites in B.

  A B
1. kind a. quiet
2. polite b. shy
3. confident c. pessimistic
4. optimistic d. mean
5. talkative e. unkind
6. lazy f. impatient
7. funny g. rude
8. friendly h.unfriendly
9.generous i. serious
10. patient j. hard-working

1.1.3. Listen, Nghe  repeat and check.

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1.1.4. Listen Nghe  to the dialogues and match an adjective in the box with each person in the table. You will not need all
the words.

 generous - impatient - lazy - pessimistic- rude - shy

1. Marlin: 

2. Julie:

3. Terry:

4. Emma:

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1.1.5. Vocabulary Builder:

PART 1:


A. Label the pictures with the adjectives in the box.

 friendly - funny - hard- working- kind- lazy- rude - shy -

talkative

a.
b.

c.
d.

e.
f.

g.

h.

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B. Choose the correct adjectives.

1. He's kind/ unkind. He never helps people.

2. He's optimistic/ pessimistic . He always thinks bad things are going to happen.

3. She's patient/ impatient . She doesn't mind waiting.

4. He's funny /serious . He always tells jokes.

5. She's generous/ mean . She always spends money on other people.

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C. Rewrite the sentences in exercise B so that they mean the opposite.

1. He's kind. He always helps people.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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PART 2:

Negative prefixes: un-, im-/in- and dis-

 

 Negative prefixes:

The prefixes un-, in- (or im-) and dis· are negative.

When they come before an adjective, they make its meaning opposite.

kind - unkind     patient -impatient     honest- dishonest

A. Read the definitions. Complete the definitions for the opposites.

1. An honest person always tells the truth.

A dishonest person

2. An ambitious person tries very hard to be successful.

An unambitious person

3. A polite person is never rude.

An impolite person
.

4. A tidy person always puts things away.

An untidy person
.

5. A loyal person is your friend for a long time.

A disloyal person
.

6. A tolerant person listens to other people's opinions.

An Intolerant person
.

7. An active person gets a lot of exercise.

An inactive person
.

8. A lucky person usually has good luck.

An unlucky person
.

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B. Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives in the box, with or without the prefix un-.

 attractive- believable - certain - comfortable-  fit - grateful 

1.He's very . He could be a model or a film star.

2. She's very . She can run 10 kilometres.

3. I can't sleep. This bed is very .

4. Thanks for the present. I'm very .

5. England are beating Brazil 8.0. That's !

6. He's definitely rich. I'm . 

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1.1.6. Speaking: Tell about your friends or relatives.

 My brother, Tom, is very lazy. He never does any work around the house. My
sister, Susan. is ...

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1.2. Present simple and continuous:

 This part includes:

Grammar: present simple and present continuous

Vocabulary: verbs not used in continuous tenses

Speaking: talking about habits, current activities and plans

Listening: a dialogue at a party 

1.2.1. Look at the picture. What are the people doing? Use the verbs in the box.

 Useful verbs

carry - chat- dance- drink -eat -hold- laugh- listen- relax- sit- smile -stand- text

- A woman is dancing. She's smiling.

1.2.2.Read the text messages. What does Ed think of the wedding? 

1.2.3. Complete the rules in below with the correct tense.

1.We use the for something that always or regularly happens.

 2. We use the for something that is happening now .

 3. We use the for a fact that is always true.

 4. We use the for arrangements in the future.

 5. We don't use the with certain verbs, e.g, believe, hate, like, love, need, know, prefer, want.

Answer Key

1.2.4. Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

Naomi: Hello,(1) (you/enjoy) the music?

Ed: Not really. I (2) (prefer) hip hop. This band is terrible.

Naomi: It's my dad's band,

Ed: Oh, right. Actually, they  (3) (not play) badly now. lots of people (4)(dance). Which
one is your dad?

Naomi: He (5) (play) the guitar.

d ( ) ( k )
Ed: He's great! Anyway, I (6) (not know) your name.

Naomi: I'm Naomi.

Ed: I'm Ed. Pleased to meet you.

Naomi: Hey, I (7) (like) your suit It's cool.

Ed: Really?

Naomi: Yes. (8) (you/wear) It often?

Ed: Er ... yes. I (9) (wear) it most weekends. Actually, (10) (you/do) anything next
weekend?

Naomi: Yes. I (11) (visit) my boyfriend at university.

Ed: Oh, right.

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1.2.5. Listen Nghe  and check  

1.2.6. Grammar Builder:

A. Make the affirmative statements negative. Make the negative statements affirmative

1. I wear a suit at school

 I don't wear a suit at school.

2.He doesn't like weddings.

3.She plays volleyball after school.

4.We live in London.

5.My uncle works in a factory.

6. I want a sandwich.

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B. Complete the questions.

 

 1. What at school?

 

She wears a tracksuit.

2 Where swimming?
 2. Where swimming?
 He goes swimming at the sports centre.

 3.Why computer games?

 They play computer games because they enjoy them.

 4. When in the morning?

 He gets up at7.30.

 5. How ?
 He goes by bus.

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C. Write sentences using the present continuous.

 

 1. they / wear / tracksuits

 They are wearing tracksuits.

 2. she / chat / to her friend

 

 
3. I/ not have / a shower.
 

 
4. we / not win / the match
 

 5. he / dance / really badly

 

 
6. you / not listen / to me
 

Answer Key

1.2.7. Speaking:

Make two true sentences for each verb, using the present simple and present continuous, and the nouns and time phrases.
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1.3. Culture:

This part includes:

Reading: an article about teenage leisure: scanning, detailed leading

Listening: conversations about free-time activities; matching

Speaking: talking about free time activities

Pronunciation: question intonation

Topic: leisure activities 

1.3.1.Look at the photos. What are the teenagers doing? Which of the activities do you do?

1.3.2. Read the text quickly. What do the numbers refer to?

85  - 1.152 million  - 75

 

Computer games and TV

In the UK today, fewer and fewer teenagers are playing games outside with
their friends; 85% prefer playing computer games on their own. In fact,
playing computer games is one of the most popular leisure activities in the
UK. In 2003, British shoppers spent £1,152 million on computer games! In
general,  boys are more interested in computers than girls.

Teenagers also love watching TV. Watching TV is more popular with boys
and girls in the UK than 1n most other European countries, In the UK, the
TV is often on all day. and teenagers watch It before and after school. More
than half of children have a television 1n their bedroom, and about a third
also have a video recorder.

Sport and exercise

A lot of people are worried that today's British teenagers don't get enough
exercise. Today, less than half of teenagers play team sports, compared to
more than 75% In the 19705. More than 80% of teenagers in the UK now
prefer watching sport on TV to actually playing it.  Mote than half of
teenagers agree that young people are getting 'fatter, lazier and more
addicted 10 computer games: They want to play sports, they say, but a lot of
local parks and sports centres are dosing. New gyms are opening, but they're
too expensive for most teenagers.

Essential facts

Average time teenagers In the UK spend playing sport:

• 15-25 minutes per day for girls

• 40-55 minutes per day for boys

Average time teenagers to the UK spend watching TV:

• 2.5 hours a day

Answer Key
1.3.3.Read the text again and answer the questions.

1. In the UK, are boys or girls more interested in computers?

2. Do teenagers in the UK watch more or less TV than teenagers in other European countries?

3. How many children in the UK have a video recorder in their bedroom?

4. How many teenagers in the UK today play team sports?

5. Why don't teenagers go to new gyms?

6. How long do teenagers spend watching TV on average in the UK?

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1.3.4. Listen Nghe  to four conversations about free-time activities. Match the teenagers with their hobbies.

1.Duncan a. a riding a BMX bike

2. Shama b. computer games
3.Martin c. chess
4. Karen d. listening to music

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1.3.5. Complete the sentences with the names of the teenagers from exercise 1.3.4. Which sentences are also true for you?

1. has a lot of different hobbies and interests.

2. doesn't get very much physical exercise.

3. has a hobby that might become a profession.

4. is very keen on physical exercise.

5. sometimes goes dancing in clubs.

6. doesn't watch TV but watches films.

7. does aerobics.

8. 

spends a lot of time surfing the Internet.

1.3.6. Listen Nghe  again and check.

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1.3.7. Listen Nghe and repeat the questions from the interviews. Copy the intonation. 

1. What do you do in your free time?

2. How much time do you spend watching TV?

3. Have you got any other hobbies?

4. Do you play computer games on your own or with friends?

5. What about sport and exercise?

6. What kind of music do you listen to?

7. What else do you like doing?

8. Do you watch a lot of TV? 

1.3.8. Talking about your free-time activities. Use questions from exercise 7 and your own ideas. 
 

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1.4. Grammar: Verb + infinitive or -ing form

This part includes:

Grammar: verb + infinitive or - ing form

Vocabulary: phrases for feelings and preferences

Reading: a questionnaire

Speaking: talking about feelings and preferences

1.4.1. Ask and answer the questions. Make a note of your answers.

1.4.2. "Learn this!" box.

 
1.4.3. Complete the table with the verbs that you underlined in the questionnaire.

Verb + infinitive Verb + -ing form

pretend fancy

Answer Key

1.4.4. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in the box.

be - chat - feel - pass-  help - pay - study - wait

1.My dad is really kind. He always offers people.

2.I'm quite optimistic. I usually expect my exams.

3. My friend Sarah Is really impatient. She can't stand .

4. Sammy is really generous. He always offers .

5. Jane is very hard-working. She doesn't mind for hours.

6. I'm very ambitious. I often imagine rich and famous.

7. Mark is so talkative! He keeps even when nobody is listening!

8. My sister is so shy. She can't help nervous when a boy talks to her.
 

Answer Key

1.4.5.Complete the sentences with an infinitive or -ing form and true information about yourself.

1. I usually avoid .

2. I really can't stand .

3. I don't mind .

4. I spend a lot of time .

5. I really want .

6. I sometimes pretend .

1.4.6. Grammar Builder:

A. Match the two halves of the sentences.

1. When he was four,  he began a. to pay for his lessons.

2. His mother agreed  b. practicing every day.
3. He imagined c. to study music at university.
4. He hoped d. to learn the piano.
5. He didn't mind e becoming a famous pianist.

Answer Key

B. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

1. He's pretending  (be) angry.

2. I can't help   (feel) nervous.

3. She doesn't enjoy (wear) formal clothes.

4. Have you finished (eat)?

5. I didn't expect (pass) the exam.

6. Do you want (watch) television?

7. I don't feel like (go) home.

8. We decided (have) lunch in a cafe.

9. Do you fancy (play) tennis tomorrow!

10. I promise (tell) you the truth.

Answer Key

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1.5. Reading: Appearances

This part includes:

Reading: an article about youth culture; multiple-choice questions

Listening: a song; identifying the gist

Speaking: expressing opinions on an article and song

Topic: fashion and youth culture

1.5.1. Describe the people in the photos. Do young people dress like this in your country?

1.5.2.Read the text. Do you think people are right or wrong to ban hoodies?
1.5.3. Choose the best answers.

1. At the Bluewater Shopping Centre

a. there aren't any fashionable clothes.

b. hooded tops and baseball caps are banned.

c. only hooded tops are banned.

d. teenagers are banned.

2. The result of the ban is

a. clothes shops are closing.

b. teenagers are hiding their
faces.
c. there are more teenagers in the shops.
d. there are more customers in the shops.

3. Students at Maesteg Comprehensive School

a. are not allowed to wear hooded tops.

b. cannot shop at the Bluewater Shopping

Centre.
c. all support the new rule.

d. all behave very badly.

4. The head teacher of Coombeshead College doesn't believe that

a. young people behave welt

b. hooded tops are fashionable.

clothes.
c. you can Judge a person by their
d. school uniform is a good idea.

5. Why did the writer of the article include lord Ashley's statement?
a. To show that adults always think children behave badly.

b. To show that children always behave badly.

c. To show that children behaved well in 1823.

d. To show that adults are the same as children.

Answer Key

1.5.4. Match the highlighted words and phrases in the text with the correct definitions below.

1. form an opinion of

2. have the same opinion

3. in a shop, ready for people to buy

4. people who behave badly

5. doing and saying things in a certain way 

6. something you are not allowed to do 

7. stupid; not sensible 

8. the difference in opinions between young people and older people

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1.5.5. Listen Nghe to Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. Complete the song with the words in the box.
 

baggy  - earth - ends - girl - guitar- home - inside - pretty - punk -

show- skater- tickets- TV-  song- skater

Sk8er Boi

He was a boy, she was a (1)

Can I make it any more obvious?

He was a (2)
did ballet
, she
What more can I say?

He wanted her

She'd never tell

secretly she wanted him as well
But all of her friends stuck up their nose

They had a problem with his (3)

clothes

He was a (4) boy

She said see you later boy

He wasn't good enough for

her
She had a (5)
face
But her head was up in space

She needed to come back down to (6)

Five years from now she sits at (7)

Feeding the baby she's all alone

She turns on (8)
, guess who she sees
Skater boy rocking up MTV

She calls up her friends

They already know

And they've all got

(9) to see his show
She tags along, stands in the crowd

Looks up al the man that she turned

down

He was a (10) boy

She said see you later boy

He wasn't good enough for

her
Now he's a superstar

Shamming on his (11)

Does your pretty face see what he's worth?

Sorry girl but you missed out

Well tough luck that boy's mine
now
We are more than just good friends

This is how the story (12)

Too bad that you couldn't see

See the man that boy could be

There is more than meets the eye

I see the soul that is (13)

!

He's just a boy and I'm just a girl

Can I make it any more oblivious?

We are in love. Haven't you heard

How we rock each other's world?

I'm with the (14)

boy
I said see you later boy

I'll be backstage after the (15)

I'll be at the studio

Singing the (16)
we wrote
b il d k
About a girl you used to know .

Answer Key

1.5.7. What do you think is the message of the song?

a. Don't fall in love with rock stars.

b. Don't always do what your friends tell you.

c. Always tell your friends how you feel.

d. Don't listen to pop music.

Answer Key

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1.6. Everyday English: Giving an opinion

1.6.1. Read and listen Nghe   to the dialogue. Write down phrases that mean: 

1.I really like 

2. I really don't like

3. I prefer

4. Would you like to ?

1.6.2. Listen Nghe  to four conversations. Complete the table with phrases a-d. 

a. listening to music - singers  c. shopping - shops

b. eating out - kinds of food     d. watching sport -
sports

  Both like.....  but prefer different......

1. Fred and Chloe    
2. Simon and Tara    
3. Kevin and Lucy    
4. John and Pam    

Answer Key

1.6.3. Listen again. Answer the questions.

1. What does Chloe prefer?

2. What does Simon hate?

3. Who does Lucy like?

4. What does John love?

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1.6.4. Listen Nghe and repeat. Copying the intonation of phrase. 

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1.7. Writing: a personal profile

This part includes:

Reading: personal profiles for an Internet chartroom

Vocabulary: personality adjectives, modifying adverbs

Writing: a personal profile

Topic: personal information

1.7.1. Read the writing task and the two personal profiles. Have the writers:

1. included all the information?

2. written the correct number of words?

1.7.2. Answer the questions for each person

1. How old are they?

2. What year are they in al school?

3. Which sports do they like?

4. What other hobbies and interests do they have?

5. What personality adjectives do they use to describe themselves?

Answer Key

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1.7.3.  Rewrite the sentences to include the modifying adverb in brackets.

Modifying adverb

1. Modifying adverbs usually go before the adjective.

2. The modifying adverbs quite and not at all go before a/an when there is a noun.

1. I'm pessimistic. (slightly)

2. My best friend is confident. (really)

3. He's an impatient person. (not at all)

4. I'm a student at a big school. (quite)

5. I find English difficult. (quite)

6. I'm sometimes shy. (a bit)

Answer Key

1.7.4. Writing task:

Write a personal profile of 80-100 words for an Internet chartroom. Call your profile 'The real me'.
Include:

- an introduction with your name, hometown, age and brief information about your school and family

- information about hobbles, interests and sports

- is description of your personality

 

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