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    English Wa A2 Elementary Self-study Pack (Workbook with DVD-ROM) Maggie Baigent, Chris Cavey & Nick Robinson CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S80 Paulo, Delhi, Dubai, Tokyo Cambridge University Press ‘The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge caz env, UK ‘yaw.cambridge.org Information on this ttle: wwnw.cambridge.org/9780521697743 (© Cambridge University Press 2010 ‘This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press First published 2010 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN 978-0-521-69774-3 Elementary Self-study Pack (Workbook and DVD-ROM) 'SBN 978-0-521-69772-9 Elementary Coursebook with e-Portfolio ISBN 978-0-521-69776-7 Elementary Teacher's Pack (Teacher's Book with DVD-ROM) ISBN 978.0-521-69775.0 Elementary Class Audio COs CCambricige University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, ‘or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Information regarding prices, travel ‘timetables and other factual information given in this work are correct at ‘the time of first printing but Cambridge University Press does not guarantee the accuracy of such information thereafter. ‘Peonren your life 4 Vocabulary: People you know; Talking about jb Grammar: be present amis, ae; be past and present My English: Halima irom Eayp% Explore writing: Emai of introduction DVD-ROM Extra: Loa:ning languages Daas iran tone 9 Vocabulary: Oifers ard requesis: Interests and wants Grammar: Prosent simple: positive cenences ‘Time out Interests word snake Explore reading: Lssllets or study holidays [DVD-AOME Extra: My inerests Grau tine Vocabulary: Free time stiviies: Adverbe of requeney Grammar: Present simple: negatwo senionces: Present simple: questions ‘My Enalish: Jae rom Portugat Explore writing: Iiation [DVD-ROM Extras Hpiness is evans Vocabulary: Past time expressions: Things fora top Grammar: Pas: simp vers; Past mse ‘Time out: Technology crossword [Explore readings Newspaper aril: Songs ta! chsage ye DVD-ROM Extra: Technology frst Stour see a \Vocabutary: Places; Oescrbing place; Propositions of place Things in the home Grammar: Ther, There are ‘My English: Jurgen and Ute from Germary Explore weting: Description of Not [DVD-ROM Extra: Living cpaze Gianat woot you thee Vocabulary: Shops and shopping: Buying hing; Food and dering eos ‘Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns “Time out: Food wors search Explore reading: Toke2woy menu [DVD-ROM Extra: A wort of ood 7 balance Vocabulary: Work and studies, spend Saying you're busy ‘Grammar: Present progressive: flan abaut mow ‘My English: Sars trom Argentina Explore writing: Bicg about working ina new country [DVD-ROM Extra: orking from home a4 Pullout answer key: pages inv, between pages 38 and 39 Sreurts sxe me 1 1 1 4 Vocabulary: Famiy, Personality; Appearance; Relat onships Grammar: ve got ‘Time out: Relatives word snake Explore readings Nsgozine orci: My ovourteoutit DVD-ROM Extra: Farce Vocabulary: Using transport Getting information; Buying atcket Grammar: Comparaives and superlatives ‘My English: Yoko from Japan [Explore writing: Insruetons on howto go tyour home DVD-ROM Extra: + keting tometer ‘Vocabulary Talking about films; Suggestions Grammar: Present progressive lr future arangements Time outs Cierra quiz Vocabulary: Airports: Storytelling exprssions Talking about ‘journey Grammar: tiles ‘My English: Nadya trom Ukraine Explore writings Letter of complaint DVD-ROM Extra: Travellers stories are you 2 v8 Vocabulary: The body and healt; Giving abe; Collocation: Grammar: Swing advice with f ‘Time out: Ports tthe body word zearch Explore reading: Advice ialet on iyng DVD-ROM Extra: Staying healthy heoenness Vocabulary: Sights Grammars Presont perfect; Hove you ever..? ‘My English: Pret from Netherlands Explore writing: Recommendations for © ltr to your oreo DVD-ROM Extra: great experience Anois os Vocabulary: 09 much, enous, nt onaugh; Lite change; Planning| Grammar: be gong 9, hoping, wou ik Time out: Pussies Explore reading: Shor holidays web page DVD-ROM Extra: Big plens People you know How do you greet people when you meet them for the first time? Write a sentence, be present: 1 Write the words in order to complete the conversation. seston Hello, Catia can Hi. Joseph! Hello, Peter ‘ie/ Karima, / colleague / work /his/ my fom ( This. Karima, my colleague from work. | seat %o/ Nice / meet / you! vrerea Hello. Sony, what's again (name / your /? ranma Karima sven Hollo Karima cana 4a /.eseph olds tend __ JNe were at universny together ranma you (Peter (/ / colores (and ese No. Weiw students cn an Atabie couse are isn't Jet ‘mm ‘mot Complete what Roland says using the words in the box ‘m___Rotand. *|__ from France. My parents *___called Otivier and Virginie, “Olivier_my father and *Virginie_ my mother. §____ single, L___ married. My wife's Sname___Z08. Serge is my brother. Serge* "name Nathalie. My sister's name is Odette, "She 0 Sébastien. Sébastien and Odette have a son ~ his ““aame__ André. married, but he has got a girlfriend. Her married eatin 3 Write the people fram Exercise 2 in the family tree. [EERE % Complete what Michio and Csilla say using the expressions in the boxes. Talking about jobs badly paid boring different everyday great difficult easy interesting same everyday terrible Hove my job! hate my job i | I'ma manager in a big office, and my job work ina lovely school. I's hard work and is*__. Thework’s not badly paid but | love my job. It's never ‘ __.|Infact,'s’@__, 2 because it's? but i's the ® and it's not very 4 | really want a new job! think my job is 4 EN Monita talks about her friend Hatima.Girela)the correct words. This is about my friend Halima, She SY, ’re Egyptian ~ like me and he "5 /‘re about 30 years old, We "s /‘re very good friends. We both work as teachers, but we “'re (‘re np{ colleagues. | work ina school in Luxor, and Halima lives in Cairo. We Swas./,were at school together. Later, we ‘was / were at the same university, but we “were /.weren't | in the same class. 1% an art student, and she *wes / were in bepastand present the maths department. Now| "®m.('s.an art teacher, and she "m/s a maths teacher. We '*5/‘re still good friends after 20 years. Write 2 simitar paragraph about ‘someone you know well. English 6 Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? a |My name's Halima and I'm a teacher in Caito, the capital city of Egypt. Tm teacher inan nernatioal sol. each maths, buE my daoses vein Engih, in Egypt, o sped Arable. es vor diferent om {Enqhsh We don't nae he wer Bon the proven! tense, ard ye cont fave aor anther Watingseifeu for youn students, cause out ‘able weng ic afrent. Bu ny sents wath TV in Engh and thoy speek good English speak Kagan wih om of my Amotead colleagues a work Ihave some Eugah ends n Cao, 20 1 to Show them around my ely an o speak English wth ter, 1 Halima is an English teacher. TRUE / FALSE 2 Halima’s students watch TVin English. TRUE / FALSE 3. Halima speaks English to some of herfriends. TRUE / FALSE 7 Here are some sentences written by Egyptian students. Put the correct form of be (am, is or are} in the correct place in the sentences. 1 Mybrother Aa student. 4 {a journalist 2 My parents teachers. 5 Jane and | sisters. 3. The boy very tall. Your English @ — Halima says that Arabic doesn’t have the verb be in the present tense. ‘What differences do you know between your language and English? EXPLOREWhriting 9 Read Susi's message on Mailpals.Circl@)the correct words. 1 She wants to write to Enalish-speaking / German-speaking friends, 2 Susi speaks good /a litte English Posted on: Apt O1 Name: Susanne ae ba Susi, 1980grm-net Seeking: English-speaking fiends Hobbies: Reading, swimming, animals, nature ‘Comments / Remarks: ji 'm Susi, and ' ike 10 write to people from all over the world "mm from Salzburg, a small town in Austria, so speak German, of course! My English fs not very good, but | want to learn it. Thank you for your emails. 10 Read Blerta’s reply Tick the Information that Blerta includes, 1 her age a 5 her job o 2 where she's from = L) & her friends Q 3 married? Oo 7 her husband’sjob 4 her hobbies oO 8 where she lives o Hi Susi i ly name’ Blea. from Tirana the | capital of Albania, but now I lve in Bert ‘This is me in the photo with my husband j Arben. We're both 27 years old. We vere students at schoo! together! Now Arben is cook in his familys restaurant, and im a shop assistant. My jobS quite hard, and its not well paid, but is OK. I don't speak English very well, but can we bbe email friends? Please write to me! Bye! Blerta i 11 Complete these sentences. My name's Blerta 1 2 I'm Tirana 3. Ive Berat 4 We're both 5. but_____we be email friends? 6 Please write mel 12 Write an email message to Susi. Include some of the information from Exercise 10, 1 OVD-ROM Extra Learning languages 1. Before you watch, complete this sentence aboutyourself,[mfrom______, and | speak 2 Watch the video. Is anyone from your country? Does anyone speak the same languages as you? 3 Watch again and complete the information using the words in the box. ! Italy London, England India Bageté-Gotombta Poland Istanbul in Turkey | come from olombia _. I'm from {im originally from ] i ae F'm from _. ome from __. I'm Amanda Taylor from 4 — Write the correct languages. 1 Poland (ppl Pots 5 Germany _ fest, Turkey a 6 spon Ga] a) —_— 1 Greece SJ 5 Read the sentences in columns A and 8. Which sentences mean ‘I speak this language very well and which mean ‘I speak this Language a bit, not very well? A 8 | speak Spanish | speak abit of tation I'm fluent in English, | speak basic French My native language is Hindi. | speak a tittle bit of Russian 6 Read what Martina says. Then write about you. What is your name? Where are you from? What languages do you speak? (My name is Martina Mattgenberg, and | am from Germany. [speak English and German and basic French and basic Hind. | ‘basic adjective: very simple abit (noun: a small amount fluent fadjectvel: able to use a language naturally without stopping or making mistakes native [adjective Your native Language isthe first language you learn ‘originally {adverb}: a the beginning or before any changes SONS Offers and requests 1 Carly and Seott are chatting online. Carly asks him to bring some more things to Japan for her. Who says each sentence? Write C (Carly] or S (Scott) Great, And could you buy a small Canadian flag for me? Hi, i's me again! Can Task you to bring some more things? No, sorry! 1 can't take apples through the airport ‘Oh, OK. One more thing. I miss the apples from home. Could you bring some apples from Canada? OK. Could you bring my diary? I can't find an English one here. No, I'm afraid not. I don’t have time to go shopping, Yes, of course, But just small things, OK? AT es, of Just small things, OF Imagine you liven Yes, OK. No problem, It’s small, so I can carry it in my hand luggage. a different country. | Write an email asking afriendto «2 _—-~Put the sentences in the correct order to make the conversation between | bring you some Carly and Scott Satna ese 1B 20 30 60 50 sO 70 80 | 3. Choose one expression fram each box to complete the conversations. Write your answers in the correct picture Canido Canihelp Could! have Could you give me Could you make Would youtike-semethring: to-rink? some sandwiches, please? a glass of water, please? you, sir? some information, please? something to help? e— 10 another Sofasurfer. Complete the gaps using the verbs Present simple: positive sactarteee has jg is live sleep speaks Hi, Claudia, and thenks for your email. hope I can answer your questions. Istanbul Lisa beautiful city. 1? 2 good bus and minibus system, so it's easy to get around. 1 rear the centre, My Sofasurfing friends “ Inthe spare room. It®__ small, but very comfortable, My brother Erkan ¢ English ~ and he's very friendly, too! CEE 5 Interests and wants ‘good job goto Complete the Sofasurfers’ posts using the words and expressions in the box. Fdlike in Interested learn music Sweden want to Tnup/wwnsolsuthngcom/nyernie Melissa Fomalo, 29 ‘meeting peop. Idito 102 Giacomo Maie, 33 ''m interested. in sport ang Latin Amenca toarn Spanish ana Alee Nall 24 Im intoroetoc in art ant ‘ togotoltay and Greece. Ihwant to get Wie fore infleaisd nde ons Haak RREpgKE_amNneR Diao ali a. en on oe a oeae nemeraager ie L learn. ee it 6 | Finding ar eters ant wors naka Y gsaervs, alban " x oe < °an 3 ff > e 3 aed 5 ye o = x o : ‘9. B az 2 sy 2 Sacine % ys esalsatrih® Chitect 4a alg ‘ 2 7 3 Q ey ee 9 5 10. Forrre rate, 90 e Unt he Gt tity DVO POM, (aa ey | EXPLOREReading 7 Look at the leaflets for English study holidays. a Which three countries can you study in? Would you like to go to any of these countries? Learn English in Ireland with Homestay English + Live with your teacher's family 1 Study one-to-one with your teacher saa outh Africa the firs English-lange In Cape Town, South ‘Good Hope Smdies was ane of offers junior language courses from 14 t0 16 years and adult pe er eee ed Pees tersports. Malta is a major centre for Engi language teaching, English s an ofial Tanguage, anc people spéakiteveryhore ‘onthe sand. Malta ithe perfect dice i You wart to sudy Enalh vile enjoying ‘2 holiday in te Meditrancan Bell Malta is a modern building situated ln Staulan’s tis lose tothe beach and numerous restaurants, cals and bas. CSD guage schools Africa, and Hee oa a classes ftom 17 ph pee (over 15 7 plus English Pathways 21 hous 2 eek of 10-25 hows a woo You can study the following intensive general Enalsh 2-10 weeks English-language courses a Summer Enlafr young acts aned Our nomesay courses ncude visits schoo 16-22 years to paces of ort. + standard course Business Engh: 25 hoursa week of Youcan edd acviesto yourcourse || intensive course intensive business Engich got tennis and watecspocts are = Earnie aa plaice -Accommesiation aval wth local vai. fares Some of our teachers have speciaized | iouwledge of subject ike medino, rarketing, graphic design, ete. We ‘an offer English courses based 0 the vocabulary of these subject, We hope to see you Write ¥ (yes), x ino} or ? (don Nh AN AN (Ne beeeeeebe Can T Ive vith a fal? Can 1 study for wn orare? ‘Angharad, Switzertand Goes Can my F7-yeur-eleh sister 1 9 This is the ems Rie inp | ‘Which study receives for her English Maleoywatayes SS Mi choose? Write a 7 The courses are offered all year round. Last year, students from 50 different countries learned English at our language school. Can T lo an iteronie course? ve there other actuitios Caparts,ote.)? here soon! 8 Look at Angharad's questions. Read the leaflets and check the information. ‘tknow for each school, Yh ew Me bf ne do a course, too? = We are pleased to confirm your place on an intensive general English course (Ref. EPS3) from 15-30 August. Your accommodation is with Mrs Vicky Ferre and family. ‘She will contact you with more information. We look Forward to welcoming you to our island. | 1 2 3 DVD-ROM Extra My interests Before you watch, think about these questions: Are you interested in sport? In art? Which do you prefer? Watch Justyna and Laura,(GiFalthe correct answers. Justyna, 1 Justyna is interested in art /a sport. 2 Laura is interested in art /a sport. Who says these words? Write J Justynal or L {Laural. Watch again to check. 1 trees g 2 kayaking o 3 expressions = & sunny o 3 river g 6 fields o 7 older and younger] 8 bird Oo 9 cultures o 10 sketching oO 11 faces Watch again analéircl@the correct answers. 1 She started kayaking when she was at schoo! /(iniversit) 2 Ws very quiet /busy on the river. 3 Her favourite rivers in north-east / south-west Poland 4 There are allt of interesting bird / snimal species. 5 She thinks people are interesting / fascinating § She studied anthropology / biology at un versity. 7. She loves painting / sketching people's faces. Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences. Watch again to check. 1 One ofthe things | ike doing in my spare time is a kayaking when l was at university 2 started ‘\b “inmy spare time, 3) What ke about kayaking ie ¢ “sketeting thar faces & Tove art and drawing 4 really fascinate me 3 People © going Keyeking & tus ove “ihe variety of rivers Write about an interest you have. Try to use some of the expressions in bold in Exercise 5. ‘tll adjective): Something is stl i i's not moving leaves {noun; singular leaf]: The leaves are the siall, green parts of trees, ‘storm (noun: bad weather, with a let of wind and rain banks |noun}: The banks the land atthe sides ofa river. ‘species /spi:fiz/ noun, singular and plural: animals or plants ofthe same class or type 4 Zl 4 + 5 = 5 2 6 6 > 2 Use verbs from Exercise 1 in the past simple to complete the text about the first ‘electric guitars. There is more than one possible answer for some of the gaps. ‘An American company '__made the first electric guitors, becouse big jazz bands in the 1930s * to have a big guitar sound. The fist designer wos Harry Watson, who ® for the Electro String Company, and the first guitar was the Rickenbacker, It§_ «@ lot of money, but Many jazz mscins bought it anyvay. Tho fst cord wih an olcrie guitar ppaated in 1998. Alt of musicians * 4o this new instrument and the new sound. Now many types of music use electric guitars, from rock and roll to folk I | 3. Match the expressions in the box with the numbers (1-5) on the catendar. Past time eran a couple of days ago four days ago in Marcir_ last month last week 1 _to Marc — : 2 3 E _ ra =I | } 4 Use the calendar in Exercise 3 and write these dates in o different woy | Use expressions with ast and aga. There may be more than one answer. 1 May 14" last Friday /a week ago 2 March = 3. Aprit 30° January 5 May 18” 5 Complete the sentences so they are true for you | bought a new mobile phone last week last week. last month, two weeks ago. in 2008 _a couple of days ago. TATE $complete the words withthe vowel. Things for a trip When is your next ‘trip? Make alist of things to take. ANN? —_onyinye’s family moved from Nigeria to Scotland. Complete the questions using the Past simple words in the box. Did did did have How she she What Wher When _ did Onyinye’s family move to Scotland? 2 did rt? alot of memories of Nigeria? 3 Onyinye like Scotland at first? 4 When ‘see snow for the first time? 5 she feel when she saw the snow? 6 did Onyinye and her family make in the snow? 8 — Canyou remember the answers to the questions? Write the number of the ‘question from Exercise 7 next to the correct answer. []_ Yes, she did. It was like a holiday. A snowman, 5 No, nat relly She was very young, (When Onyinye was five years old. CO The first winter in Scotland. L Itwas a shock for her, but she had a lot of fun. 9 Dothe technology crossword. ‘ACROSS 3. | bought my first ‘camera in 2006. 5 luseaPC atwork, but havea __at home. 7 TXTMSG=text DOWN 1 Luse {10tisten to music on the bus. 2 [ve got about 200 music__at home. 4 My ___ phone takes good photos, too. 6 bought some music ontine for my MP3 EXPLOREReadin 10 Look at the newspaper article. Find the names of six songs. Which of the songs do you know? 41 Read the article again. Why did the people choose these songs? Tick the correct, columnis) in the table. "This song makes me think of 2 | like the ideas or the feeling in time in the past this song i v Wayne Hemingway Alain de Botton’ DVD-ROM Extra Technology firsts 1. Before you watch, do you know these technology words? Check in your dictionary. 1 DVD player a & technology gO 2. application Oo 7 play button oO 3 Internet Oo B sound system Oo 4 piece of equipment] 9 computer program E) 5 computer a 2 Watch Patrizia, Fred and Laura. Who says the words in Exercise 12 Write P (Patrizia), F (Fred) or L (Laural. 3. Who talked about: 1. achild who uses a computer? oO 2 using a computer for work? oO 3. something they didn't understand at first?) 4 Watch Patrizia again (00:14-00:55I. Are the sentences true or false? 1 Patrizia wanted to use the Internet because her friends used it. TRUE / FALSE 2 The first time she used it, she decided not to use it again. ‘TRUE / FALSE 3. The Internet is nat important in her life now. TRUE/FALSE [preg Watch Fred again (01:06-01:40).Circle)the correct answers. 1 Fred is 32 / 62 years old 2 He had his first computer when he was 10/12 years old. 3. His daughter is 4/9 years old. 6 Watch Laura again (01:41-02:13), Put the sentences in order. She did her project. She started her project again. She got a new computer program. Nothing happened ~ the program didn't work She had some training oo8o00 7 Which verbs in the box do Patrizia, Fred and Laura use with these phrases? Watch again to check. press switchon start use use use the Internet the application the DVD player _____the sound system the play button 6 ___the program 8 Talk about the first time you used a piece of technology, or a problem you hhad with it. Try to use some of these expressions from the video. The first time | used the was I didn’t know how to had my first when Iwas | thought l understood everything Nothing happened ‘amazing adjective): very surprising incredible fall [verb to not be able to do something falled. « Ieouldot doit) the ‘magic’ button (noun): the button to make the program work the mid-eighties/mid-80s (nounsl: the years 1989-1987 nowadays ladverbl: now, at the present time ‘Sound system (noun: equipment to listen to music Your space TOEEETMM 1 Label the pictures using the words in the box. Places v abridge alake amarket mountains ariver a train station TOTEM 2 Complete the table with the opposites of the adjectives given, Describing . placed 1 exciting baring 2. dirty é 34 LT noisy 4 safe 5 cheap e ayia 6 6 ualy TEENA 2 Complete Jiirgen’s text using the prepositions in the box. Prepositions of pee from in near on esr [<>] wnw.socalnetwerkcoe Soe | Aurgen oto | Photos! sy home town Hive \in__ Hannover 2 the north of Germany. Hannover is 2 big town, but ive ® i Vive a at the sixth floor t's 10 minutes _ the old There is, There Write your answers tothe questions in Exercise & for where you live, EEE 5 Things in the home Complete the questions with /s or Are. 1 _1s_ there a hospital near your home? 2 ___there a lot of parks in your town? 3 ___there an airport in your city? 4 there any mountains near where you live? 5 ___there a river? Are the sentences true or false? 1 There's @ computer in the living room. RUBY FALSE 2. There's a washing machine in the kitchen, TRUE / FALSE 3. There are some towels on the washing machine. TRUE / FALSE 4 There are three wardrobes in the bedroom: TRUE / FALSE 5 There's a bookshelf in the lving roam. TRUE / FALSE Write five true sentences about the house or flat that you live in, Write five sentences about the flat using the wards in the boxes. bathroom bedroom kitchen living roam bed cooker fridge shower TV wardrobe washingmachine window There's a bed in the bedroom, Farmer ptcten ote Unt Satie Sater Ovo, 2 } 7 Read the text, Are the sentences true or false? 1_Jirgen speaks English every day at work. TRUE / FALSE 2. Ute studies English at university TRUE / FALSE 3. German prepositions are always the same as English prepositions. TRUE/ FALSE urgen, Germany Ute, Germany 66, mn rom tamer in sha noth of Gatnany. woe ob averting compen, and we doa lot of business with international companies ~ all in English! I studiod English at schoo! and I use it every day for work, so I think my English is OK. My ‘colleague, Ute, doesn’t speak English very often, but she is taking English lessons after work at a language school. Sometimes she asks me to help her. She sometimes ‘makes mistakes because she thinks in German ~ so sho says there givee’ instead of "there is’ because that's what we say in Gorman. Or she makes preposition mistake lke ‘at Monday’ instead of ‘on Monday’ becauso in German we use the same Stes NS neg nk eC aeRO ll Your English 8 Sometimes people make mistakes because they try to translate from their own language. Do you do this in your language? 9 Ute has problems with these types of sentences in English. (iret the correct words. 1 There(@)/ gives a plant in the kitchen 2 Say/Tell hello to him from me. 3 It/ There is a man in the garden. 4% Where is my watch? Can you see her /it? 5. There jg /are some problems with the air conditioning today. 10 Ute also makes mistakes with prepositions. Choose the correct prepositions 1 don't work at /@R Saturdays 2 The bus stop is before /1n frant of our house. 3. Heis.a student in/to London, 4 Look at this photo of / rom my sister. She's the one with short hair 5m reading a book irom /by John Steinbeck. 11 Do you help any friends or colleagues with English? What mistakes do they make? How do you help? EXPLOREWriting 12 _Stellais flat-sitting for a friend in Barcelona, Spain. Read the first part of her postcard to her friend in New Zealand. Underline the adjectives. house-sit He Le Hello from Barcelona! T realy ove tt here, 1 lve in the cartre of the ety. H's very noisy, but the builtrgs are beutiful, and everything is 30 exiting. Its & i Louise Walker bit expensive, but that's hot « problem - yet! 13 Complete the second part of Stella's postcard using the words in the box. bedroom chairs cooker livingroom shelves wardrobe Ast is great. thas & small “ving room with a sofa, and a table with two 7 The kitchen is ready small, too, but it has a Z - __ and « Fridge is grest: there's @ bed, some and @ T's « small Mat, but 7 think i I promise to emil soon! Love Stel 14 Imagine you are looking after a friend's flat in a different city.Cirelthe adjectives that describe the new city, beautiful ‘boring cheap clean dangerous dirty exciting expensive noisy quiet safe ualy 15 What is your new flat like? What is in it? Make lists. + Rooms © Furniture 16 Now write a postcard describing it. Ferma pcton goto Unt Seba Sotatty vOROR BT DVD-ROM Extra Living space 1 Before you watch, think about the house or flat you live in. How would you describe it? Is it big or small? Old or new? What else can you say about it? 2 Watch Martina and Monica. Match the pictures (1-3) with the speakers. One of them talks about two places. 3. Watch again andrei the correct answers. Martina’s favourite room was in Germany tay it was a small / big room, komm She tked / didn't tke the city she tved in, Monica iked the house in italy / France In France, she lived in an apartment /a house, Sie like / didn't like the place in France as much asthe place italy 4 Complete the text about Martina’s favourite room using the words in the box. had liked lived tived was My fevourite room is the room |_Lived__in in Germany, It®____a high ceiling and a beautiul wooden floor. It?___ quite large. 4 with really nice people and I really ® the room and the city, 5 Match the adjectives (1-4) with what they describe (a-fl. Watch again to check 1 very high ———_ a people: 2 really beautiful wooden b city 3 really nice © ceiling 4 big 4 house 5 tranquil, calm, beautiful wallpaper 6 patterned f floor 6 Write about your favourite house or flat. Think back to what you said in Exercise 1. ‘alm [adjective): peaceful and quiet Ceiling (nounl: When you are indoors, the ceiling s what you see above your head, floor noun}: When you ars indoors, the flaor is under your fect, patterned (adjective: The room in picture 3 above has patterned wallpaper: tranquil (adjective peaceful; without noise ‘wallpaper (nounl: paper used to cover the walls of a room LL 1 Magda works at the information desk in a shopping centre. Complete her answers Shops and to the visitors’ questions using the words in the box. shopping accash machine aclothes-shop the computer shop anescalator the pharmacy The toilets Excuse me, | want to buy a pairof jeans. } ‘Where can get money here? ) en then tacltes sho _ wpe 8 atthe bak) ( ) a Fitarscn anak eo ate TechLand, reareriterenaanineail | Nf a Hello, how do get upstairs? ) (= | buy medicine here? } Well, there's® oral.) . TEEERIEGIEM 2 Complete the shopping expressions with How much or How many. Buying things is this one? ____ packets would you like? __ CDs are there in the pack? do these jeans cost? 3 Match the answers (a-d) with the questions (1~4) in Exercise 2. a C1 It's $3, or the big one is $5.50, b [) Theyre £39.95. cE] Ten, or we have packs of 25. too dF sust one, please. 4% Who says what? Wi [E] How much are OF retike ] How many would you like? ) ... anything etse? 1 Cent help you? O rithave € [customer] or A (shop assistant). 5 Complete the conversation with the expressions in Exercise 4. ssssramr ' Can thelp you 7 cusomen Yes,?______some headphones for my computer ‘sess Well, the ladphones are over hese. These are quite basic but they're fine, ‘customer 9_ thoy? astra £1265 ustome OK. 'l take them ‘assisant Do you want 4 ‘customer Yee, Inova seme CDs, too, sscomat 8? They're in packets of 10, customer ¢____ 10, thanks, Foemorenacco, pete Unt GotiheBoateyvo-nOm 29 6 Complete the food words with vowels: a €, i, 0, U. Food and 1 chicken 6 ot ordering food Z 7 3 s 8 4 ° 5 0 7 Match the words from Exercise 6 (1-10) with the pictures (2-j. vs y ‘es ee 8 Grane correct words. Bananas an¢ lemons(aaye a SKY are round Apples and oranges are nol very good for you / round. Potatoes and pasta are high in carbohydrates / have askin Broccoli and lettuce are good ifyau're.on.a diet / sweet. Chocolate and butter are round / not very good for you. LLL «9 «Complete the table using the words in the box. fy Countable and cneba hate a alctot an many much pasta some strawberries Countable Uncountable How many eggs do youwant? How? chocolate do you eat? (dtke® appt, Do youwant‘ bread? ‘ watermelon and some 5 = please leat? potatoes, ‘eat lot of 10 Complete what Belén says about what she eats and drinks using the ‘words in the box. a alotof five How much some My diet? Well, | don't eat meat very often, and I try to have at least fresh fruit and vegetables every day, and rice or pasta. | have __ sandwich for Lunch, and I normally eat at home in the evening coffee do | drink? Well, | admit | drink*____ coffee, | know it's bad for you, but I have about © cups 2 day! s Find 11 more food words. " Fermerepacon goto Urtsetine setantyov0.no EXPLOREReading 12 Look at the takeaway menu below. Are the sentences true or false? 1 You can order food from Mae’s Place on the Internet. TRUE / FALSE 2 Youcan order food 24 hours a day. TRUE / FALSE 3 Mae’s Place can deliver food to you at work, TRUE / FALSE 4 You can ask for food that isn't on the menu TRUE / FALSE IMAEZS) Sandwiches Desserts Roast eat with mil mustard €B_—-*Fesh rtsalad ithyophut 3.50 PLACE Roast lamb with hummus andsalad 6 —-ADBIEpie wth cream e450 Cheese and nat eu30 i Open 12 pm—2 am every day Cream chuese with smoked salmon 7.30 Takeaway menu To place your order, call 3392704. ‘Your takeaway is ready for collection in 15 minutes. Too busy to I K? aor foo bus; ve work? i s, lettuce, y to leave Visto ectia ! reais 2 We have the answer! you cane oes cucumberandiomaio,@50 FANN MN ee come to Mae's Place, we can bring Egg mayonnaise 150 ‘Mae's Place to you! Chicken salad co We can arrange special requests Calum chicken wth gilled for food and drink, Please allow Peppers and spicy mayonnaise 5 at least 48 hours. Chinese spicy prawns wth salad €6.50 For more information, call us on Tuna and spring cnion with 3392704. mayonnaise e150 13 Do you know the food adjectives inthe menu? Match the adjectives [1-6) with the correct meanings la-f), Use a dictionary if necessary 1 bottled — ‘@ cooked with cil in the oven 2 fresh b cooked under the grill or on a barbecue 3 roast © notvery strong mild "Sig dina bottle 5 grilled with a lot of spices & spicy natural, not frozen or in a packet 114 Cross out the words which do not go with the adjectives in bold 1 roast lamb / beet / mayonnaise 2 fresh fish / mustard fruit 5 bottled fish / water / juice 4 grilled fish / chicken / salad 15 Choose a sandwich from the menu for each of these people. aaa Ch each of these peopl Chee te Rin 1 Idon't eat meat, chicken, fish or cheese {to eat and drink. Tick [¥/ the menu, 2. [like a chicken sandwich, but nothing spicy. 3° Can have a sandwich with fish or seafood? No mayonnaise or cheese, please. 4 Hike meat, but 'd rather not have vegetables or salad in my sandwich DVD-ROM Extra A world of food 1. Before you watch, do you know any typical food from Poland, Syria or Italy? 2 Watch Adam, Mouhammad and Laura, Match the names (1-3) with the topics {acl 1 Adam tirom Poland) 2 different types of food in his/her country 2 Mouhammad {from Syrial b something he/she enjoys cooking 3. Laura {from italy) © atypical dish from his/her country 3 Watch again andiirelsthe correct answers. 1 Adam({ke3) doesn't like eating pierogi 2 He can can't cook pierog) 3. Wihich adjective does Mouhammad not use to describe Syrian cuisine? Greek / Turkish / Italian / Mediterranean / French / Syrian 4 Laura can cant make pasta 5 She makes / doesn't make vegetarian lasagne. 4 Complete the sentences using the food words in the box. Watch again to help you. cheese dumpling fillings lasagne mest mushroom onion pasta potatoes spices vegetables Pierogi are a kind of "_ dumpling, They can have diferent? A popular one is? __ : and abit of ©__ Syrian dishes contain ¢ different types of? all together with special Laura's favourite thing is making * especially Her favourite is the" one, 5 Describe the cuisine or a typical dish from your country. euisine /kw'zi:n/ (noun: The cuisine of a country its typical style of cooking dish (nounl: food prepared in a particular way. A dish is also a type of plate dumpling {noun}: round ball made with flour and cooked in water filing (noun): The filling is the part in the middle of fod like a sanduich, 8 cake, ete recipe /resips!Inounl: the instructions for making a particular dish i ‘spices (plural nounl: A spice is @ powder made from part ofa plant, e., pepper, chill ‘vegetarian [noun and adjective: A vegetarian is a person who doesn't eat meat. Vegetarian food doesn't contain meat. EEE ‘Work and studies Tee 2 ‘spend What did each person study? Elsa studied 2 ¢ co vo A at university 1 2 Raymond studied at college. 3. Nikos studied _______________ for seven years. 4 Beth did an _——__ — course. 5 Mathias went to school 6 Sangeeta studied 4 Write five more sentences about your typical day using an expression in each box [or an expression / activity of your own). 45 minutes two hours alotoftime eight hours. travelling to and from work/college sleeping watching TV with friends 1 Lspend two hours a day travelling to and from work, 2 a += — = 6 Ee « Present progressive: talking about aS Saying you're busy o you want to play cards with me? Complete the sentences using is, isn't, are or aren't. 1. Jan __is__ working in the kitchen this morning. 7 2 Maria and Pilar working today. x 3. Tiborand Eva__having a meal with friends. 7 4 Danny studying at the moment - he’s at the gym. x 5. Fatima_____ travelling home from work. ¥ 6 Svetlana relaxing at home - she has a lot of work to do. x TB the correct forms of the verbs to complete the sentences. 1 Jan usually @@rRBis working in the evening, but this month, he werks / fs workind>in the morning, 2 It's Friday and Maria and Pilar don’t work / aren't working on Saturdays, so they wratch / ace watcning a ate film this evening 3. Tibor and Eva often go /are gaing to restaurants with friends, Tonight they have /are having an Italian meat 4 Danny desis. doing woight-training at the gym this morning. He goss/ is going tothe oym twice a week 5 Fatima sits /is sitting on the train at the moment. She spends / is spending an hour on the train every evening. 4 Svetlana has an important job. She works /is working for a big company. At the moment, she writes /is waiting a report at home. Complete the conversations using the expressions in the box otinterested Inthe middle Of dinner not feeling wall watchieg-eritm working on 3 report Wf Can you talk at (Can you look at this for me? Well, actually, I'm at the moment. Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? RYOOP AGA Tove tiving and working in London. I's a fantastic city, and 1s very good practice for my English. At the musoum where: ‘york, Tepeak English with people from all over the world - it's realy interesting. My Englisi is quite good now, because] speak English al the time. I can understand most things that people say, Dut sometimes I don't understand how British ‘peonle act. I think people say ‘please! and ‘thank you' more here than in Argentina, I don’t always know when to say ‘please’ or ‘excuse me’ or ‘sorry’. People say ‘sorry’ a lot here! ‘And I don’t know when to kiss may English friends to say ‘hell. always kiss my friends in Argentina when we meet. ” Sara works in London, TRUE/ FALSE 1 2. Sara only speaks English to British people. TRUE / FALSE 3. Sara thinks people often say ‘sorry’ in Britain. TRUE/ FALSE Your English 8 Sara speaks English very well, but isn’t always sure how to act or what to say in Britain, What about you? Do people say ‘please’ or ‘sorry’ a lot in your country? 9 Look at these pictures and write what you would say in your language in each situation, You stand on someane’s toe, You want a coffee, You don't hear what someone says, 10 Now match these sentences to the pictures in Exercise 9. 2 Could | have a coffee, please?) b Oh! I'm very sorry. oO © Sorry? oO 11 Do you say the same thing in your language, oris it different? en | wen bogspct com/sara EXPLOREWriting 12. Read Sara's blog entry. Do you think Sara has a good work-life batance? Hello from sunny London! sted May 19th at 2.30pm — {Ym not working) today, so 'm sitting in an internet €8F8 writing to all of you! I'm ‘writing in English because T want to practise. Sorry, Juan! ‘This time, 1" tell you about what I 60 every week ~ so you can imagine my life here. 1 work at the museum from Monday to Friday, and I don't work at weekends. 90 ‘to work on the underground. 1¢s very dlfferent from the metro in Buenos Aires! ft takes an hour to get to the museum, and J work from 9 t0 5.30 with an hour for lunch, The big Argentine exhibition starts next month, so we're very busy preparing for it. Ym working really hard, but 'm having # good time, too. After work, I sometimes go ait with colleagues, oF Just goshome. Oh ~ one of my ‘new colleagues Is also a guitar teacher, so 'm learning to play the guitar! I have lessons with him on Mondays and Wednesdays. [At weekends, 'g0 sightseeing in London. There's so much to soe here! But, best of ail, ’s summer here now ~ my second summer this year! Write to me soon or read my next blog. 13. Are the sentences true or false? 1. A blogis something you write for many people to read. TRUE / FALSE 2. Sara's blog is about her plans for the future TRUE / FALSE 3. Sara only uses the present simple tense. TRUE / FALSE 14 Write the highlighted sentences in the correct column, all the time, or happen regularly ‘Things that are always true, happen Things happening now or around now work at the museum fram Monday to I'm not working today. Friday. 15 Imagine you go to live and work in a new country. Write a blog post to tell your friends at home what you are doing. a Make notes: What are you doing at this moment? Where are you? 'm sitting in an internet café What do you do every day? What time do you start work? How do yau travel to work? What do you do at weekends? Where do you live? | work from Monday to Friday. Is anything new happening at the moment? Vm learning to play the guitar! bb Now write your blog post Bofore you watch, think about this question: would you like to work from home? Why? / Why not? 2 Watch Paivi and Luis talking about working from home. Do they mention any of the same things as you? 3 Watch again. Who finds working from home .. 2 easy? b difficult sometimes? & Watch again nd{irldie correct answers 1 Palvi/ Luis grew up on a farm, 2 Paivi/ Luis finds it easier to work at night 3. Paivi/ Luis is a translator. 4 Paivi/ Luis has meals at fixed times. 5. Paivi/ Luis thinks you need discipline to work from home. 5 Who mentions these things? Write P (Paivl, L {Luis} or B [both of them). Watch again to check. 1 having breakfast =] 2 havinga cup of coffee 3 having a tong break 4 having luneh 5 havingadeadtine — C] ag om Watch Luis again (01:15-02:13). The same two words are missing from each of these sentences. What are they? 1 You ___ have discipline, 2 You _ — finish 3 You do your work ina certain amount of time. 4 You be quite disciplines. Have you changed your mind about working from home? Why? / Why not? Write about things you have to do in your job. ‘eadline {noun|- atime or day by which something has to be done disciptine (noun: self-control: the ability to make yourself do whal you have to do efficient (adjective|: organised and working well ‘grow up verb: t6 go from being a chit te being an adult ‘structure [noun|: organisation: the way things are organised {temptation inounl: the desire to do or have something which you know you choula not do or have What's she like® aunt brothers children dad grandfather grandmother mum nephew niece twins have two ‘brothers ~ George and Hani ~ anda sister, Carnille She was born 20 minutes before me, so obviously, we're % My?____ Elias, isa police officer, and my * Mariam, looks after the house. My ®_ and s Khaled and Amira, live with us, too. George and Hani go to school, and rma student at the university, but Camille is married and has two little et .sol'man®__! My Karim, is three years old, and my * Maha, is just four months old 2 GedBne correct words to complete what Azza says about the people in Personality her family. My sister likes meeting new people ~ she's very Guigama/hard- | working. Hani makes us all laugh ~ he's really “adventurous / funny ~ but George is very serious and “funny / hard-working, like my dad. My mum is really good at thinking of new ideas ~ she's a very ‘creative outgoing person, And me? Well, | always like to do new and different | things, 50 I'm quite Sadventurous / funny. And we're all very intelligent, f course! = = WEETLTIM 2 «Complete the description of Aziza using the words in the box. Appearance EE brown hair jacket pale Jatt” wearing costal ssw et? sii Write a description biel ead She's got black ® and eves theiesertenee She's ® trousers. She's not wearing a & LL < «Complete the sentences using the words in the box, have got " 7 ' Vegot Has “sgot haven't got hasn't got Have you got 1 Mymum gat dark hairand brown eyes. 21 ‘a brother and two sisters 3 What time isit?___awateh? 4 We a.car; we use our bikes or public transport. 5 Mybrother's got a moustache, but he a beard, 6° your house got a garden?” "No, but there's a big balcony. Complete this paragraph with the correct form of have got. rom the early 1900s, most schools in Britain F Beat i ps tne ot rc ‘entity. In this picture, the three children ‘are wearing 2 typical British school uniform from the 1950s, The boy '_Saot_ short trousers and long socks, He?___very short hair and a cap an his head. The older git!'s uniform is very similar, but she ® trousers = she's wearing a skirt, She ¢__ any jewellery, Both of them are wearing shirts and ties, | and the school jacket, called a blazer, In many ‘countries around the world, schools ® still __ some kind of uniform for their students today. 6 Use the verbs in the box to complete the relationship expressions in bold. fare get get know like see spend talk 1 Wedon't___see eachother veryoften. (NC) 2 We___ on well. ch 3° Wecan about everything together. [ 4% Wedon't in touch very often Oo 5 We the same things, i pea 6 We alot of time together. Oo 7 We don’t _ each other very wel Oo Think of a person you : know. Write three 8 We____very close, oO sentences about your relationship, Which sentences in Exercise 6 describe a close relationship? Write C (close) or NC {not close) in each box. @ Find 15 more words for relatives in the word snake, 1 __aunt ids ° 13 | 2 6 10 Tae ee 7 nt Sa 4 8 a 16 iF EXPLOREReading 9 Read the first paragraph of the article. Are the sentences true or false? 1. Nick isa journalist TRUE / FALSE 2 He likes tormatciothes. TRUE / FALSE 3 He likes old clothes, TRUE / FALSE 10 Read what Nick says about his favourite clothes, Match the clothes [1-5] with the places he got them fae). 1 scarf 2 ina shop in Australia 20 Tshirt bine shop in Sweden 3. jeans a froma friend he worked with 4 jacket froma friend he tived with 5 trainers @ from his girlfriend's father ‘What's your 11 Read the article again and try to guess the correct options. favourite outfit? Write a description ‘and say where you got the clothes. 1 Katharine Hamnett is a journalist / designer 2 Glastonbury is a classical / rock and folk music festival 3. Bondi Beach is famous for surfing / sailing 4 Stockholm at Christmas is hot / cold. MY FAVOURITE OUTFIT [eapeEeeerers Nick wos. journals but now he hoscbond ond say AME His looks very telewec, ‘Al my clothes have a shor They |) teatseconcthand’ Nick hes the sive of yan Foy tom || Roe sic arate young Mick logger |} When! worod os jouratst ot tshion megane ny || friend Gary, who's a designer. gave me this. i's by Kathorine Harnett ands lol ond ight” "Thsbelongedto my giioncs doc. He was. hippy in the |) sosancine wore tis oe ist Glostonbury must fetal \| inoro “Tbough' this n sur shop on Bondi Beach ih Syanoy. Ivento-do.@ concert and! | bought some naw elomnes shore" a “Last Christmas, went fo Stockholm to do a concert. as @ lovely weekend! of hot wine and ice-skating - and | bough! these jeans, loo” moved house about three months age and | found these in the fat. | think they belonged fo my od flatmate, Gareth ~ sony, Gareth” DVD-ROM Extra Families | 1 Before you watch, write down how many people there are in your family, 2 — Watch Hitin, Nitgun and Leo talking about their families. Which family is most | similar to yours? AEE aa r [TTT] [ | dRREK KO FT =—— —— [ite 4 Watch again and ireldthe correct answers: Hitin is the gldest /(Youngesbchild in his family. His sisters aive him /Flln gives his sisters lots of presents Nilgun and her twin look / don't look the same. She knows /.doesn't know when her twin sisters il Leo sees his parents every year / two years, 4 He uses the phone / Internet to talk to his parents 5 Can you remember what Hitin, Nilgun and Leo say about their families? Leo Complete the sentences using the words in the bex. Watch again to help you. call close intouch love lovely makesure mumanddad visit yaung Hitin 1 thavea_lovely family. 2 They meso much. Nitgun 3 Imvery__to my twin sister. 4% Wewere very naughty when we were 5 lusually ____herto___she's ak. Leo 6 lis very difficult for me to them, 7 Meet Ineed to keep. with them, 8 is good for me and also good for my 6 Describe the people in your family. Try to use some expressions from Exercise 5, annual /njval/ladjective: every year, or once every year get told off (verb you get told off, someone speaks to you in an angry way because you have done something wrong gifts [plural noun}: A gifts a something that you give someone: a present. tical (adjective: Identical twins are formed from the same egg and are exactly the same. naughty /noits/ladjectivel fs child is naughty. he/she does bad things. ‘youngest (adjectival: The last child ina family. The first childs the oldest. i aoe. | “sip TEEETIEIM 1 Weasked these people how they get to work. Complete the answers using the Gali ean phrases in the box. Igeta taxi icycle Idrive Igetthe bus Lgotshetralh Iridea motorbike ; % park at work, so (——Taet the train — The station is only five It saves money and it { minutes from my house. helps keep me fit! I can't drive, But | don't really | like public transport, so (Ws guite expensive, though, Thaeeeahanlar | its faster than a car and Raa its easier to park { How often do you STAN do these things? Wiritea sentence for each one. get the bus, cyte, Get a tai get the Underground, get {Vusuatty walk, but when its It stops just outside my office. the train TEETER 2 Gérard is at the Tourist Information Office. Complete his questions using the words Getting in the box. information bestway doyouknow far near here take Isit__for > 1 2 And____what time it opens? 3 What's the to get there? 4 Istherea post office? 5 How long does it__ to walk? 3 Complete the conversation with the questions from Exercise 2. cturo uci me,"istherea pest ofp © office near here? asssrant About a lslornete, note ot es, assistant Yes, it's m the square Opposite steno 4 be bank ‘Assistant Not long About 16 minutes eran OK, thanks. 2 ‘otsano Groat. ®__ asstant You con walk or youcan get aus assstanr Nine tity. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Comparatives What's __the best _ way to travel in your country? (good!) and superlatives 1 2 Themetrois than the bus in the mornings. [busy 3 Riding a motorbike is, than fying. (dangerous) 4 The undergroundis. way to get around in London. Iquick) 5 [think going by train is __ than going by car [interesting] 6 What's way to get tothe airport? leasyl 5 Think of two towns or cities you know well. Write five more comparative sentences. about them. Use some of the adjectives in the box. beautiful busy clean expensive interesting |Lthink (San Francisco) is more beautiful than [New Yorkl. & Complete the train ticket using the words in the box, Buying a ticket a | RE tlt ld Price ‘STD Open'_retun ONE HILAR peter 7_____ date Depart Arrive 06-Oct 16.04 18.01 3 toute Bournemouth 4 te Coach Sent London Waterloo Ff 71h ——_—€31.00 7 Write the customer’s questions in the correct order, custowen Excuse me, ge / ow. /t/ Londo / take (lena /t9/ 10 / dows /? | asaitant About two hous. custoner And open does / how / an / please /sehum / cost, much /? asatount 1G £3100, | customer OK, and is / diet (3/2 | 2 ‘assist Yes, you don't need to change, customer What / eave / does / the (train / ime (next? ‘ | ‘assisunt At 1604 In about ball an hour 8 hb || work for an American bank in Tokyo, 80 1 spaak English every day. I studied English for eight years at school and college, and { use it every day, s0 my English 48 OK — put [stil find some things difficult, English pronunclation is diffcutt for ‘me ~ and for lots of Japanese paople. The sound ‘th is hard - we don't have this sound in Japanese, And Tfind it hard to say 1! and 'r, too, I think poople at the bank lunderstand me, though. When I started learning Englis), Imade mistakes wit nouns, adjectives and adverbs ~ often it's the same word! in Japanese ~ so I'd say "Tokyo is a very safety city’ instead of “Tokyo is a very safe city’ [don’t often make ‘that kind of mistale now, though. ‘One more thing ~English is everywhore in Japan! I read advertisements and. ‘everything I see in Engiish. It helps me remember words, Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? yy [oe Japan 1 Yuko is a college student. TRUE / FALSE 2 English pronunciation is difficult for Yuko, TRUE / FALSE 3. Yuko sees lots of English in Japan, TRUE / FALSE Your English ° Yuko finds some sounds difficult to pronounce in English. Here are some problem words for her. ‘What are the problem sounds in English for you? Add your ewn sounds and words to the list fel [ rght, read Len AW | ight ead Sometimes adjectives, nouns and adverbs in English are the same word in other languages,Circl@\the correct word in each sentence, My grandfather is a veryhappp) happiness person You're walking very slow /-slawly, Come on, hurry up! Riding a motorbike is quite danger / dangerous. The metro is very busy / business in the morning Taxis are quite expensive / expense, Yuko says that she sees lots of things in English in Japan. Do you see advertisements and other things in English where you live? Make a lst EXPLOREMriting Lath" meta tha phy ition GipeDne corset anavor and write them in the gaps, 1 a Outof b Grom © Across 2 a outof b down up 3 ato from € across 4% 2 down » into ¢ from 5 a through » down © up & a outol » up « into Please come to my 25th birthday party! Saturday July 23 8 till very late! 24 Pare Grove How to get here on foot 1__From__ the station: Walk? {the station and 9 the ‘square onto Park Stroct. After 60 metres, turn left * ‘the small park. Go*__the park and you'll see a red gate. Go*__the steps, and you're in Park Grove! Wo're number 24 (Cie here for @ may By public transport ‘Underground: The nearest Underground station is Priory Road. ‘The bus stop (Bus 128) is nearer, Dut there aren't many buses. ‘Taxis here are very expensive! By car Parking is difficult, The nearest car park is in Smithfield Sireet, I's easier to come by bus or Underground. CUUUMI UR oh Gna ean unico 13. Read the invitation again. Which map is correct? 14 Look at the “By public transport’ and ‘By car’ sections and find: 1 two comparatives 2 two superlatives 415. Imagine you are planning a party at your home. Write notes for your invitation telling people how to get there ~ on foot and by public transport. Try to use at least cone superlative and one comparative. Ferrer prc, p16 Unt tn sty 0-80, DVD-ROM Extra Journeys 1 You are going to watch Claire talking about a tong trip to Australia. Before you watch, look at this list Which of these things do you think she talks about? learning English [Z] snakes] dolphins Qa spiders C) kangaroos o Sydney pizza o trucks 2 Watch parts 1 and 2 ofthe video, Tick (I the things from Exercise that Claire mentions 3. Wotch part tof the video again (0:10-01:15] aneGrelOthe correct answers Claire Bauden was '18 / 19 and was a student at university in “Australia / France. ‘She decided to go to Perth and she stayed there for two "years / months. At first, she “could understand everything / couldn't understand anything. After six "weeks / months, she felt mare comiortable, so she decided to travel around Australia with frend Watch part 2 of the video again (01:18-02-46). Claire says they decided to “hitchhike’. Which picture shows how Claire travelled round Australia? 6 Claire uses some Australian words. What do you think they mean? Match the words [1-3) with the definitions la-c). 1 giday a alarge, empty area of land 2 the bush bb alorry driver 3. atruckie © hello 7 Claire and her friend hitehhiked across Austratia. Would you ever hitchhike like this? Explain why / why not. ‘accent [nounl: Yeur accents the way you pronounce words, Seme people have strong accents that are dificult to understand. bitinguat (adjective): I you are bilingual, you can speak two languages fluently hitenhike|verbl: to travel by geting rae rides in other people's enrs and lorries trailer (noun): something pulled behind a ear or lorry satellite phone (noun): mobile phone that works in remote areas, for example in the desert Talking about films 1 Suggestions: Sas 3 Present | progressive for future arrangements irele)the correct words or phrases to complete the descriptions. 1 ananimated fons or mOdEI> 2a comedy: a€upnh / sad film that makes you laugh / ery 3 a horror film: 3 funny /@canptiim about nice / horrible things & a drama:a funny /Gerieipfiim with an interesting story 5 a romantic film: a film aBoulfove)/ war 6 7 8 nia film with human actors / an action film: a boring (@nexciimp film where a lot / nol alot of things happen 3 documentary: a film abougreap’imaginary people or things a science-fiction film: a film set in the past ( F another part of the uni Write the words in the correct order to complete the conversation. sama hyouTenot doing anything severing, yon, .gam/ He woul 49 would you like to come. over vo my how? ® cea (Wy ast | 22a and watch an sone Fgpca/sounes (At | roma OR. Te gota old Hitcheock in we gould watch foun tinm.*79t/fm (sueton ai Qua, 1 one ost ake ters, | Swe/ DvP my ren don ly bs 0, Aah 2 DD) | Enns nite ont. vows 4 yith mo /Fine Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box in the present progressive, lie spe eo Fack ty 6 stay Wt _porwork 1 DrSharma’s here fora conference. He staying in ahotelin the contre of town TheyaAt casing to my house this evening to watch a film, Vm flying —te Gator tomorrow on the micay ight We te sing, carping in Greece this summer The train 1 artiuring at the station imcmming bach rom my trip on Sunday night. Wihere are you Weae tai, for you! She's got ay twins, so she ana Azmi at the moment. Which sentences in Exercise 3 are about now and which are about future arrangements? Write N (now) or F (future) in the boxes, oooo0oo0o008 Look at your diary and write three sentences about your arrangements. Complete the time expressions in bold with in, on or at if necessary, Some expressions don’t need a preposition. They're leaving _on Saturday morning, 1 2 We're going to Morocco @% _ next month 3. Fmgoing to the dentist's. — this afternoon, 4 Mygrandfather's having his 90" birthday party 7% 14! May! 5. We're leaving —_ tonight. 6 They're having another meeting —~_ tomorrow. 7 Their train’s arriving a%_ 6.15. 8 'mgoing on holiday im August. Look at Liz's desk. Tick (VI the true sentences and correct the false ones, [rooay 16.00 meeiog (oom) + onference all day (rain: 8.42, retum 16.03) 22 | 10,00 conference call (Giulia. Cr pieeelom Oa, Lee She's playing tennis on Wednesday morning. ‘She's playing tennis on Wednesday evening /at & pm on Wednesday. 2 She's going shopping this evening, 3. She's not working in the office on Thursday. SS 4 She's speaking to Giulia an Friday afternoon. 5. She's seeing friends on Saturday evening T a & She's having @ meeting tomorrow afternoon, 7 Shag tyra home gn Friday evening 8 She's meeting Zhen at the airport on Sunday. BEGUN 7 Complete the fim oview using the words and phrases inthe box eure ia ate a caer 006 Pe SG teosfmwmdvareenrecouk Volver VoWver (2006) is a'__drama__witton and "dicta by Pedro Almodovar. Itis S22 jon a village in Spain, and “ifs. almat _ a family —two sisters, their aunt and the teenage daughter of one of the sisters, Another *chmeZlin Is the sisters’ dead mother, it* ALAN _ Penélope Cruz, but the cast really work as a team; in fact, six actresses shred Bes Actress vad the Canes in et Vora warm Bluey — fim au he eesti ete women wkew | 8 How much do you know about the ema? Do the quiz! ‘Who directed the flim 2001 A Space Odyssey? a Ridley Scott b George Lucas ¢ Stanley Kubrick What nationality is the actor Gael Garefa Bernal? @ Mexican b Argentinian ¢ Spanish ‘Where does the director Ang Lee come from? a The United States b Taiwan © Korea Ree) ‘Which city is the Bollywood film industry based in? a Delhi b Kolkata © Mumbai ‘Which rock band made the flm Tommy? a PinkFloyd b The Who ¢ Rolling Stones | Which country makes the most films in Arabic? a Egypt b Tunisia ¢ Syria Which film is NOT Chinese? a Red Sorghum b Farewell My Concubine ¢ Spirited Away ‘Who is the voice of Donkey in the Shrek films? a Mike Myers Antonio Banderas ¢ Eddie Murphy 39 CemmotersaDo, ©8 ae Cequo oem Amo om SUMED CLOy a2 VT OT EPLOREReading % Look at the page from the Summer in the City programme, Tick [the kinds of events that are featured, Theatre Jazz QO Classical music Fotk music [] Film Walks Q Dance Q Rock music [) Children’s events [7] Talks Oo 10 Are these sentences true or false? 1 Allthe music events are free TRUE / FALSE 2 You don’t have to pay to see the film. TRUE / FALSE 3. The most expensive event isa live show. ‘TRUE / FALSE 4 Adults cannot steep in the park after Clowns. TRUE / FALSE 11 Which event do you choose if... CINEMA UNDER THE STARS Piazza Grande 22.00 The Mon Without a Post by Aki Kaurismaki (Finland, 2003) Free ‘SPECIAL EVENT ‘Arena Sport 21.30 Fura dels Baus Spectacular performance by the celebrated Catalan theatre company in their new all-women production, Imperiam 0 Information and tickets from Tourist Information Office, Piazza Grande Mon-Sat 14,00-19.00 you want to dance until late at night? you are interested in history? you want to take your eight-year-old daughter out? you want to have a drink and listen to some relaxing music? KIDS’ SUMMER Guasto Gardens 20.00 Clowns '\ fun show for the under-12s, ‘inspired by Fellini’ clowns. After the show, kids and their families are invited to sleep under the stars n the parkd Free, but book in advance 339 3450228 ‘SCANDELLARA FESTIVAL ‘Seandellara Park 21,00-02.00 OPEN-AIR JAZZ ‘urassic Rock in concert 22.00 Pasig lease Plus 03 Music from the Max Aurora trio Free Entrance and first drink €5 CITY WALKS CLASSICAL COURTYARD Starting from Piazza Piccola 21.00 De Piss Gallery main courtyard Secrets of the Middle Ages: the city 21:30 in the 13th and 14th century ‘Music by Schubert, Beethoven The walk lasts approximately two and Dvorak | hours. Donatella Vir, piano €8 Book in advance 348 4499321 Free | eer 1 DVD-ROM Extra Cinema Before you watch, look at this list of types of film and tick (VI the ones you like. Exercise | Exercise 2 1 comedies Q al 2 Indian cinema Gg 3. romantic comedies gq 4 seriousdocumentaries [] 5 romanticlovestories. =] Watch Amanda and Hitin talking about films. Who talks about the types of films in Exercise 17 Write A (Amanda) or H (Hitin), Watch Amanda again (00:10-00:39) and@irel@the correct answers. 1. Why can Amanda go to the cinema without paying? al She works there. b] Her husband works there. 2 Why did they go to see films more often in the past? al Because now they need a babysitter for their son, bl Because their son doesn't like films 3. What kind of films do Amanda and her husband go to see? al science-fiction films b} comedies and more serious films Complete the information about Indian films using the words in the box. Watch Hitin again (00:40-01254) to help you. chareeters family friends fun happy lovestory songs Indian fits have ‘larger than life’ and they are really They are usually a romantic ® and most films have a ending, They are different from American movies because they have a lot of Indian films reflect Indian culture and are usually about ‘ and? Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences to make sentences that ‘Amanda and Hitin say. Watch again to check. 1 ike. @ when | was @ small baby. 2 Wealso see Indian cinema. 3° ma huge fan of © some serious documentaries 4 Mylove for Indian cinema began... d_ romantic comedy. Describe the type of films people in your country like. bonding noun): a close feeling or relationship between people fending (noun! the end: the way a story or film finishes, for free {expression}: If you can do something for free, you don't pay any many. larger than life (adjective phrasel: A person who is larger than life seers very interesting o diferent fromm normal people. look ater (verb: Ifyou look after children, you care for them and keep them safe. projectionist[noun|: A projectionist is the person wie operates the equipment the projector] to show the film in a cinema. roe mom prc, ota Unt ithe satan ov0-nom, 8B } \ | Eee 1 Airports Ht Ha CHECKIN CHECKIN Find places in the airport where you do these things. When you start your journey, .. 1. you and your bags are checked here for dangerous things. security _ 2 you go here to show your ticket ar boarding pass before you fly. 3. your plane leaves from here. 4 you leave your big bags here When you arrive at your destination, 5 your bags arrive here. 6 you have to go through here before you leave the airport. 7 you show your passport here Complete the airport sentences using the wards in the box, anything bag belt gate keys laptop Luggage pack passport Would you open your ‘Are you carrying please? for anyone else? 1 De you have any hand luggage ? a 2 re you wearing a a 3. Can see your and ticket, please? o 4 Didyou_______ your bag yourself? oO 5 Doyou havea inyour bag? o & Boarding is at 10.25 from n o 7 Doyou have any inyour bag? o 8 9 Where do you hear the sentences in Exercise 2? Write C [check-in] or S (security| LN «Number the sentences 1-5 to tell Montse’s story. Articles a [1 atthe end of my holiday. | bought a specia bog and put the cat init 5) took it to my holiday apartment ana gave it fod every day. ¢ Ey Inthe end, | paid a lot of money to bring the cat into the country: | think | have the most expensive catin the worid! [Hove cats, and when | was on holiday in Greece, | found a beautiful lite cat e () [had no problems when I left Greece, but when | arrived at the airport in my country, the Customs officials tok the cat from me 5 Match the phrases from the story {1-10} with the rules fa-f), at the end of my holiday Thought a special bag put the cat in it gave it food the most expensive cat in the worid Hove cats a beautiful little cat al the airport took the cat from me i Montse. Spin Use a/on to talk about a person or thing forthe first time. Use the when the reader or listener knows which thing, Use ~ [na article to talk about things in general. Use the with some time expressions. Use the with some place expressions. Use the with some adjectives. ooo OoOoo0o8 Qo TERELEIMM & Complete Etke's travel story using the expressions in the box. Storytelling aepieenote alewyeareago andthen atthetime Iweswith Inthe end inthe middle of twas quite frightening the south of Well, this was '_a few years ago__in Africa. | was in Tanzania x | was in the Selous Park in the country, on a safari trip. © the car and another quide, We crossed 8 dry river, © the driver stopped the car because there was a huge mother elephant ____my husband, the driver of the road, about ten metres in front of us. She was dangerous because her baby was near; we couldn't go back and we Ty] couldn't continue driving.” «the elephant walked away to her baby. ® ut | got some great photos! Po ee ey PRCT 7 Cross out the words or expressions that are not correct Talk about a Journey you went on. Use some expressions from Exercise 7. Your English 10 1 Talking about ‘journey We drove /went / waited to the airport The flight was on time / delayed / checked. We spent / waited / wanted six hours in the airport The flight left (started / took off at 11.30 at night. Read what Nadya says, and choose the correct way to complete the sentences. 1. Nadya speaks good /- little English. 2. She likes reading / listening to English [really like travelling, and now ican speak a htt bit of English, I see and hear it everywhere, even in my own country, Tlike to practise reading signs and advertisements, because my language uses a differont alphabet, but when people spealk to me, 1 get very nervous and I don’t always understand. Itry to ‘imagine the questions that people can ask me and I practise conversations with ‘myself; And sometimes I ask people for information just to practise! I smile and ‘ask politely, 901 think i's OK. Which communication strategies does Nadya use? She reads words on signs. She practises pronouncing words she sees. She learns and practises key words belore she travels, She imagines the questions people will ask She practises conversations with hersett She practises expressions to check she understands She practises expressions to ask people to repeat. She tries asking people questions Oo000008 Tick [v] the strategies you use. Write | for strategies you would like to try, Do you remember these questions you can use to ask people for hela when you don’t understand? Complete them using the words in the box how much Say slowdown spell understand which, 1 Sorry, could you_say__ that again, please? 2 Vm sorry.! don't 3. Could you the name for me, please? 4 Sorn did you say? €3.507 @ 5 Sorry, can you abit? & Sorry, platform? We booked /-vent7/found seats ona flight to New York. We showed our passport / shopping /ticket at check-in We cancelled / caught / missed our connection in Amsterdam, The airport was very comfortable / uncomfortable / delayed The plane checked / landed / arrived in New York the next afternoon. We stayed / were / delayed in a three-star hotel on Broadway. aoe sonnets Cree Underground ed | ee es ors Aik 12 4% 15 Feed expersie deinks seals in vinport, tt 0h Poor dit glare EXPLOREWriting Read the letter andirelaithe correct words. Ms Bruckner travelled by plane KEERD She is writing to the travel company / a friend. She went to Italy / Greece. The boat was delayed / cancelled. She wants to book another journey / an apology and some money. 24 September eat Siro Madam @ ! sm writing tocomplain about a journey with your ‘company on 4 August from Brindisi, Italy, to Patras, Greece. Dur ferry was delayed by ten hours, but your stafdicn't sive us any information, and there was no shop or café to buy ny food or drinks, When we got on the boat it ‘was dirty and uncomfortable. There were no free seats, land my three children and I slept on the floor inthe bar. © Jam not satisfied with your sercice and T hope ra secelve an apology and some compensation for our ‘uncomfortable journey. {ook forward to yourreply. ‘Yours faithfully Clara Brocekuer Clara Bruckner How isthe otter organised? Which paragraph (1, 20° 3}. asks fora reply? Q 2 says why Cara is writing? o ¢ gives information about the problem? [_) Match the underlined words and expressions in the letter with he definitions. 1) the people wo work fora company _staft 2. places to st 3. tosay!'am not happy 4 toget 5 waslate 6 happy 7 some money Find expressions in the letter that are used to. 1 start the letter 2 say why you are writing 3 say you want the person t 4 end the letter write back to you : You had a very bad flight with BestOne airlines. Use the notes on the left to write a letter to complain. Farmar orc, 9010 Unt 1 he ety O¥0-ROM a7 OVO-ROM Extra Travellers’ stories 1 Before you watch, took at these countries. Which ones, if any, have you visited? Croatia Italy Japan Mexico Poland the USA 2 Watch Justyna and Luis tatking about trips. Which two countries did they visit? dustyna 3 Watch again and(irelathe correct answers. Justyna —s 1 Justyna went to Croat on holdey (GE 2 isiya thought Croat and Paish weresilar / very diferent 3. ‘Fase triends are words that sound the same bu havea illerent meaning spelling 4 Justa wanted to ask how long it wouta fake to ron shirt/ same ravsers, 5 Godeina means ‘hour In Polish and seek [yearn Gat Lu 6 Lutetew ove te rand Canyon va eles 7. He eatin tho back /{ron seat | & The loor was made of metal/ class 9 They flew toran hour /eeoupia el hours. 4 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in the box. Watch again to check, amazing confident excited offended 1. | went toa conference in Croatia, and Iwas very ~ Iwas quite _ 2 Lwantes ask the lady how long it would take to iron my trousers, and she got quite 3 ihwas an experience that Iwill [iyingiavertne Grand Ganjon never forget Justyna talks about ‘false friends’ - words that sound similar to a word in your language but have a different meaning. What ‘false friends’ can you think of? 6 Describe a trip you have taken. Where did you go? What did you do? What did you like / not like? conference (noun): big meeting with talks ona particular subject ‘canyon {nounl: 3 big valley with steep sides, like the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA iff noun): a high wall of rock, often (but nat always) near the sea iron verb): to make clothes fat and smooth offended ladjectivel: IF you are offended, your feelings are hurt 1 Complete the names of the parts of the body. The body and health 2 Use the words and expressions in the box to complete the medicine instructions. allergic to children under 12. every four to six hours Keep atay from sore throat sympterms WARNING! For the relief of "_symatoms of the common cal and {,ncing Pachesand pains 7? Pheadache fever |AIM 2 Look at Gabor and Lydia's problems, irelBthe correct words in the advice below. Gmag adel Then mark each piece of advice G {Gabor} or L (Lydia) fiwanttostay | healthy at work [ve got a headache. Pim Sliven heated a Finance nea | Prox shouts /stoutantae | its bad for your eyes and skin, it might be something serious. out for a walk ~ it's not ad ee eee good to beinside al dy oO” : ia dg nedbaacsabatathas help the pain stop. But don't use really hot water! oO” Oo : ? - paracetamol and lie window closed — you need fresh air! Eien pon soar Mbit ish sor ra en he yi ae ei es (G] ~ 4 Francoise wants to keep fit. Write three pieces of advice for her. 5 Read the advice on how to stay healthy at work. Match the beginnings (1-6) with Giving adviee the endings (a-f) with if 1 [BJ You shoutd sit near a window i 2. [1 Ifyouwant to improve the appearance of your office 3 You should change the eolour of your office walls i 4 1 You should open a window in your office 5 © Iyouwant to keep fit & © Ityou don't want to get back pain, 2 ..got some plants, b if possible "make sure you have the right chair you feel bored. use the stairs, not the it. 1 you can, TEEETEMM § — Complete the diagrams using the words in the box. Collocation: " meeting aparty atrain fun lunch money tablets tiene 7 Complete the sentences with collocations from Exercise 6. 1 Doyeiwaitte nave nen feat went Ta neweaton the Noh ares 2 ell be quickerto i em mga thet dy iyo, atau We shou ine ce next was We need to socio cna toee i Thopte shale are separ deeaiv i vtoo sy see Find 15 more parts of the body. celz[e [wie [wyfyo [se] [els lw vik] v[ualrlufalals|w]alolalo ett rfvtolzitfatulMt

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