D Writing Student’s BookReading & Writing TARGETS Student's Book Virginia Evans - Jenny Dooley Baas Express PublishingPublished by Express Publishing Liberty House, New Gresnham Park, Newbury, Berkshire RGI9 GHW Tel. (0044) 1635 817 363 Fax: (0084) 1635 817 463 ‘mall: inqulres@expresspublishing co.uk INTERNET hip: winw-expresspublighing. co.uk © Jonny Dooley - Vuginia Evans, 1998 Design & Mustation © Express Publishing, 1098 [A rights reserved. No par ofthis publication may be reproduced, slored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying or othenwse, without the prior written permission of the publishers. First published 1998 ‘New edition 2000, ISBN 1-903128-62X Acknowledgements Authors’ Acknowledgements We would like to thank all the staff at Express Publishing who have contributes their skits to producing this book. Thanks are due in particular tothe following or thelr support and patience: Mary Palmer (ecitor In chief) Steve Ladd (senior editor Ann Doyle and Sneila Howard (editorial assistants): Philippa Porter (senior procuction controller); E. Mavragani (an director), Debbie Costeas and Van Gard {assistant designers) and our design team; Tasso Sine (ats); and Debbie Elis, Douglas Stephens, Janet Phillips, Mary Lewis, Baine Emery, Helen Brown, Tasso Dirls and M, Rowal, We would also like to thank those institutions and teachers who piloted the manuseript, ‘and whose comments and feedback were invaluable in the production of the book. Photograph Acknowledgements Home Video Hellas for photographs on pages: 8 (bottom right © 1988 Universal Cty Studios Inc, Al rights reserved), 42 (Romeo and Jie), 43 (Bottom right © 1988 Universal City Studios nc. 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All rights reserved) While every etfort has been made to trace all the copyright holders, i any have been inadvertently overlooked the publishers: will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity.Contents UNIT 1.4) * soaming or specie —_| project about your tamly to.b, nave got, personal pronouns, possessive Family Ties information (tamiy, jobs; physical adjectves, the possessive case's, capital escritons: numbers) eters, ful stops, the conjunction and UNIT 2 (p.8) | + scanning: reading for | an article about afamous parson | to_bo, have got, can, the possessive case's, Celebrities specific information __| (countries; nationalities: colours; | the conjunctions and/tut pysicacnaracter dascriptions) UNIT 3 (9.12) | + reading foc specifc | anadvertsoment fora sports | there is/are: eepositins of place Join the Club! information; scanning | centre (ports, spats equipment) UNIT 4 (p16) |» reading torspeciic —_anaricie about your favourte | present smple: prepositions of me Seasons Change | information/sst season (te weather; activities) | advorbs of frequency UNET 8 (p20) | + roading or spacifo —_[aposicard toa ind toma | present continuous; retleave pronouns Time of information holiday reson (holiday acuvies) UNIT 6 (p.24 | + reecing or spocitc | arecipe the imperative; uncountable nouns: how What's Cooking? —| information; sanring | (ood: ways of cooking) ‘muctihow many; somelany: plrals UNIT 7 (p.28) | reedingiorspecitc ——[anartcl about caleeiy’s | present simple; adverbs of feauency ADay nthe Liteot..| information; reading | day routine (daily routine: sequence links (fst hen, ator that, for ist soanning teling the time; leisure actvties) | nex) UNIT B (9.32) | + reading fr detailed —_| a story (omotionsteactons past simple: time links showing What's the Story? | understanding adverbial phrases of ime) sequence (later, befor, aller, when, etc) * reading or gist UNIT 8 (9.38) | + skimming tor specitc | anatica giving the good and | comparatve/euperaive farm of acjectves ‘Al Creatures Great | information; reading for | bad points about keeping @ cat | links of adgtonicontrast also, what is and Sma detailed undorstanding | as a pet (animalsipets) ‘ore, however, n the other hand) UNIT 10 (.40) | + reading for detated [a frm review; terminology of | prosent simp (store presen; links of Lights! Camera! Understanding; caning | timsfarama; expressing opinion! | additon\conwastreason ACTION! {or spectc information | reaction; recommending UNIT 11 (p.44) | © scanning: reading for [a leiter giving advice toa end | mustimusint ~ should/shouldn' the Take my Advice dotaied understanding | (rave preparations; home safety) | imperative: clauses of purposeireason UNIT 12.43) | + rescing ordewied —[asioy ast simple; acjectves/advers: simile: ‘AfRed Rago @ Bull | understanding: scanning Punctuation of direct speech UNIT 13 (0.52) | + reading forspecitc ——aletiertoationa about your | present continuous (ture meaning}; Going North information: scanning | alday plans (sighseeing: going to; tovinfnive (it. of purpose) tourist avactons/acites) UNIT 14 (0.58) | reacingiorspecitc | aletertoatiend about your | present pertect aren, ye, fr, Getting Ready information; reading for | preparations or abithday pary | since, just, so fr, never, ever ist UNIT 15 (9.60) | + reading or speciic | anartcie predicing what ife wil | future simple or predictions whatever wil Be, | information; reading | be ten the year 2200 (dwelings; | vary of nk wores wit Bet for detaled understanding] transport; education; work heath)1 Label the people in the Picture with these words: other, father, sister, brother 2 How many people are there in your family? What are their names? 3 This is Corl’s project on his family. Read it and mark the statements that follow as T (true) or F {false), {1am Carl and | am nine | years old. | am short and plump. | This is my mother. Her name is This is my father. His name is Mike. have got Susan, She is He is thirty-five short brown thity-four years years old and he is hair and oid and she is a a teacher. He is brown doctor. She has tall and well-built got long fair hair and blue eyes. He has got short brown hair and big bolue eyes. eyes. This is my sister. This is my brother. Her name is His name is Sally and she is. Tommy, He is five twelve years ol. years oid. He has She has got long got short brown brown hair and hair and blue brown eyes: eyes. 1. Catlis nineteen years old F 5 Carts father is tll 2 Catlis short and plump. 6 Car's father has got big brown eyes. [_] 3. Carl's mother is thity-four years old. 7 Sally has got short fir hair C ; 4 Cat's mother isa teacher. 8 Tommy has got blue eyes.4 ~~ Match the adjectives to their opposites. 1 tall boy a slim boy 2 plump boy b short boy 3. big eyes © long hair 4. short hair small eyes 5 a) Use the words in the list to fill in the gops below. Use one of the words twiee. mother, sister, cou! brother, grandfather, wite, daughter, n, granddaughter, fether, husband, au ‘son, grandmother, grandson b) Use the words above to moke pairs, as in the example. e.g. mother: father 6 Fill in the missing forms of the verb to be. Affirmative Negative Jam tim not YOU ernie you aren't he he she } is she } it it we we you } | you } sun they they 7 Match the numbers to the words. Family Ties We use This is ... when we introduce somebody, e.g. This is my brother, Tommy. B Lobel the pictures with the jobs in the list. Then, use the prompts to make sentences, os in the example. gardener, nurse, reporter, porter, chef, policewoman 1 Fred / 58 job - gardener This is Fred. He is fty-2ight years old. He ‘sa gardener. 5 Carlos /44 6 Sarah / 25 job - bee JOD = ene 9 Fill in the missing forms of the verb have 2 Kate /29 jod- .. thirty-six ten forty-four get. Attiemative | Negative | Interrogative | Tye oot Uhaven't got | Have | got? nineteen ore pee fire twenty-tive of : sroprast got we fifty-eight ms} ake ‘twenty-nine) Go Family Ties 10> — Match the personal pronouns to the correct possessive adjectives, as in the example. PERSONAL PRONOUNS {f POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES t her you our he their she your it my we its you his they your 11 Underline the correct words. 1 1/ My am ten years old, 3. This is we / our father. 2 She/Heris my mother. 4 She is their / they sister. 12 Put these adjectives into the correct boxles). You can use some adjectives more than once. tall, black, green, slim, short, plump. big, Jong, ted, small, brown, blue, grey, fair, well-built HEIGHT | ‘ai, BUILD HAIR EYES 13> a} Read the statements under the pictures cond mark them as T (true) or F (Fals Then, use words from Ex. 12 to correct the false statements, as in the exemple. 1 Carol has got long brown hair... F Carol hasn't got fang brown hair. She has got short red ha. 2. Lisa has got long black hair and brown eyes. 3 Merk is shot and 4 Don is slim and has plump, got lair hair. b) Describe your friend. 14 Use the words in the list to moke sentences, as in the example. ‘mother, fether, sister, brother, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandson, granddaughter Erelsacde aula! Kral Goo eg. This is Bobby. Karen is his mother. Tom is his father.15 Look at the family tree in Ex. 14 again and underline the correct words. 1. Rachel is Karen’s aunt / mother. 2 Mary is David's cousin / sister. 3. lan is Mary's brother / husband, Harold is Bobby's uncle / grandfather. Mary is Karen's daughter / granddaughter. Karen is George's wite / sister. George is Bobby's cousin / uncle. David is Harold's son / grandson. STUDY TIP. We use the possessive case * 10 show that something belongs to somebody. eg. The white car is Susan's. + 10 show how two or more people are related. 2g. Timis Joe's brother. (= Tim and Joe are brothers) Note: She's short and slim. (3 ‘She's got brown eyes. (' 16 — Read the sentences below and say if the 's is possessive, is or has. 1. John's tall 2. Laura is Tim's sister. 3. Mary's short and slim. 4 Peter's got fair ha. 5. Steven is Mike's father. 6 Tina's got green eyes. STUDY TIP © We use a capital lette a) when we begin a sentence, e.g. My father is a mechanic. ) when we write the names of people. e.g. My mother’s name is Judy. The personal pronoun | is always a capital letter, ‘ We put a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence. e.g. He has got green eyes. © We can join two affirmative sentences with and. We can't begin a sentence with and. e.g. John is thiny years old. He is @ teacher. John is thiy years ofd and he is a teacher, 17 — Rewrite the following peragraph, put full stops, capital letters and apostrophes {}) where necessary. iam henry i am thirty-five years olé and i am a gardener i am tail and plump i have got short fat hair and green eyes my wiles nama is martha she is thirty years old and she is a chef cour daughlers name is jessica and she is seven years old vA Family Ties é f WRITING (tippy ——_ When we do a class project on our family, we write their ames, ages and jobs. Then, we write about their height, build, hair and eyes. 18 © aj Put the words into the correct order. My / Emma / name i | /old / thirty-four / am / years. 1/7 2M [ NUPSEninnnsinnissonsiinnesnie + | /fong / brown / eyes / and / have got / hair / green very shor fa hair, roen eves b} Use the information in the table above to complete Emma's project on her family. Stort like this: This is my husband, James. He Is... 19 Look at Ex. 3 again, then do a class project on your family. Use photograph: of your family to decorate your project. 7oanens Nicolas Cage 1 Label these pictures of famous people with the jobs in the list. actor, ice-skater, film director, model, singer 2 — Read the magazine article, then reod the sentences below and underline the correct words. YOUNG AND SUCCESSFUL Tara Kristen Lipinski is a famous American ioe skater. Tara was born in 1982 and she is an Olympic gold medal winner. Her father's name is Jack and her mother’s name is Patricia, Tara hasn't got any brothers or sisters, She is an only child. Taraiis short and slim. She has got long fait hair and big blue eyes, She is 2 kind and hardworking person ‘Tara can cook very Well. She can also swim and play tennis, but she can't play basketball, Her favourite colour is purple and her favourite actor is __} Tom Cruise. ‘Tara is a famous Italian / American ice-skater. Her father's / brother's name is Jack. ‘She has got long brown / fal hair ‘Tara is a hardworking / lazy person. She can swim and play tennis / basketball, Her favourite colour is purple / blue.STUDY TIP We use the verb to be to talk about somebody's: © Job ‘eg. He is an actor. | nationality 0.9. They are Grook * appearance ¢.g. !am tall and slim, | © character @.g. Susan isa very kind person. 3 a) Match the countries to the national 1 France (Fr) a Spanish 2 Turkey (1) b English 3. Spain (Sp) © Greek 4 Poland (P) French 5 England (Eng) © Polish 6 ttaly (It) Finnish 7 Greece (Gr) 9 Italian 8 Finland (Fi) h Turkish b) Look at the information below, then ask and answer questions, as in the example. Marie / Finnish? Marie (Ft) got 2 Carlos / Spanish? 3. Edward / Turkish? 4 Anouska / French? 5 Renata / Greek? 6 7 e Edward Eleni / English? Gabriella / Italian? Hassan /Polish? STUDY TIP ‘We use have/has got: * to show possession. e.g. 've gota car. * to talk about our family. e.g. / have got two sisters. * to describe physical features. e.g. He has got blue eyes. Celebrities 4 a) the correct colour from the for each balloon, as in the example. st black, green rown, yellow, P ‘ed, white, pink, orange, b) Whot e.g. My k your favourite colour? te colour s yellow 5 Look at the two people in the pictures and complete the descriptions below. TOM Tom is tall and plump. He has got hair and brown He has also got a beard and ‘Anne is tall and slim. She cow hair and green © Look ot the pictures on p. 8. Choose one of the celebrities and describe him/her.Celebrities STUDY TIP * The verb can expresses abilly.Itis the same in all persons. e.g. can swim. He can swim. # Can always takes a bare infinitive, e.g. She can read English 7 Match the cetivities (ah) to the pictures (1-8}, then say three things you con do and three things you can't do. a playtennis —d-_cook g swim b sing @ rideabioycle paint © dance 1 windsurf STUDY TIP We use and to join similar ideas. eg. He can sing and dance. ‘© We use but to join contrasting ideas. .g. He can play tennis but he can’t play football. 8B Use the prompts to make sentences, as in the examples. 1. ohn / swim John can swim but he can't cook 2 Sarah / sing [¥]/ dance [7] Sarah can sing and dance. 10 Emily / ride a bioycle [XV paint [7] Thomas / windsurt (7]/ play tennis (7) ‘Anna / paint (71 / cook Chris / sing [7] / ride a bicycle 9 a} Look at the pictures and use words from the list to fill in the gaps. guitarist, photographer, mechanics, pilot clowns, artist Tom and Ted are b) Match the following sentences to the pictures, then say what the people can do. ‘They can make people laugh ones B She can paint beautiful pictures. He can play the guitar very well We can fix cars He can take good photographs. | can fy planes e.g. Clowns can make people laugh.10 Read the text and do the crossword. slimy Moss is twelve years old and he is a shy boy. His father, Donald Moss, is a hardworking pilot. Jimmy's mother, Shirley, is a writer and she is very clever. Jimmy has got one sister and one brother. His sister, vil, is kind. His brother, Peter is friendly but he is also lazy. ‘Across Down 3 Peter is amnice person. 1 Donald works very He has got a lot of hard. He's .. friends. Peter's 2 dimmy is quiet and 5 Shirley can leam fast nervous when he is She's with others. He's 6 illis nice to other 4 Peter doesn't ike to people. She's work. He's. 11 Read the text in Ex. 10 egein ond underline the adjectives which doseribe personality. Use these adjectives to deseribe the members of your family. &.g- My father is clever. 12 1) John / but f can danee / can't sing / he Put the words into the correct order. 2 Ue ong a and ees brown tas goto 3 My [singe ing vont is WRITING rte When we write an article about a person, we start by \wrting the person's name, nationality, job and year of birth. In the second paragraph we write about his/her family. In the thied paragraph we describe him/her. | We end our atte by writing about the person's | abilities, favourite actor/actress/singericolour, etc, Celebrities 13 a) Read the following article and fill in the gops with words from the list below. blue, father’s, slim, singer, favourite, fair, mother's, friendly, brother, dance > Emma Bunton is a famous English 1)... . She was born in 1976 and she is one of the Spice Girt > Her)... name is Trevor and her 3). name is Pauline. Emma has got a A) cnnnpovrenine « His tame is PJ. ‘She has got vs hai She isa) > Emma can 9) Her 10). . singer is Madonna and her favourite colours are pink and white b} Answer the following questions. 11 Which paragraph telis us Emma's name, nationality, job and year of birth? 2 Which paragraph is about what Emma can/can't do and her favourite singer and colours? 3. Which paragraph is about Emma's appearance and character? 4 Which paragtaph is about Emma's family? 14 Use the information and the plan below 10 magazine about Nicolas Use the picture from the Photo File section to decorate your project. Write your anticle in four parographs {60 - 80 words) Plan 0 , Paragraph 1: * Name: Nicolas Cage 1 ‘* Nationality: American * Job: actor * Year of Birth: 1964 © Family: father (August), mother (Joy), ‘two brothers (Marc & Christopher) * Appearance: tal, slim, short brown hait, green eyes * Character: kind, hardworking * Can; paint * Can't play football ‘* Favourite singer: Eis Presley + Favourite colour: purple 1wz Which picture shows: 1. horse riding? 5 hiking? 2 a snooker table? 6 canoeing? 3 atennis coun? 7 mountain biking? ... 4 a basketball court? 8 waterskiing? 2 Read the advertisement for a sum stotements ond mark thom os T (tn or F (false). Looking fora sutable summer carp to send your chien t0 in the sumer holidays? Why’ don't you try Sunrise Summer Camp? ‘An hour dive from London can bring you to some of England's most beautiel countyside — and Sunrise Summer Camp. All of the staff are experienced, energetic and, above all, ‘enthusiastic, There are many activities 4o keep your children busy and happy all day. Behind the main building there is @ games room with snooker, table tennis and many other games. There are also two basketball courts and a tennis court. Children ‘can also go horse riding and hiking, For ral adventure lovers, we have got water-skiing, canoeing and mountain biking. There is something for everyone — with lots of surprises along the way! For more information, call 8889414 NOW! 1. The summer camp is an hour's walk from London The staff are experienced. There are many activities for children atthe camp. The games room is in front of the main building, There are three basketball courts at the camp. ‘There is canoeing for real adventure lovers.Join the Club! 3 Motch the adjectives (1-5) 0 their opposites 5 Use the words in Ex. 4 to say which sports {A-E), then read the text in Ex. 2 and under we talk about using play and which using go. line them. Which nouns do they describe? 1 happy ‘A inexperienced 2 experienced B uninterested 3 enthusiastic © sad 4 energetic D vuoly 5 beautiful E lay 4 Look at the pictures end match the pieces of equipment to the sports. swimming 6 canoeing cycling skiing lable tennis cricket golt cowen —Yenepin bowling basketball darts fs 6 Use information from Exs. 4 and 5 to moke sentences, as in the example. 1 golf clubs 2 basketball costume, 7 Match the locations eg. To go swimming you need a swimming to the sports, then — moke sentences, os in the example. 2. You can play basketball on a basketball 3 bicycle 4 canoe court 7 f : 1 on/ basketball cout, A 2 on/ tennis court 8 3. in/ swimming pool \4C y 4 on golf course D 5 on /crioket pitch E 6 F 7 6 5 table tennis bats & Swimming costume on / football pitch tt at / bowling alley e 8 Fil golt ten-pin bowling swimming basketball football tennis cricket in the gaps with words from the i be summer, hour's, main, Keep, games, basketball, adventure, beautiful 7 bowling pins @ cricket bat = 2 9 skis 10 darts your children busy . holidays drive room lovers URE nnn building countryside court 13Join the Club! STUDY TIP © We use there is in the singular. ‘29. There isa tennis court at the club. ‘© We use there are in the plural €.g. There are two sports centres in our town. Remember: Most regular nouns form their piural by adding-s. e.g. club- clubs 10 Look at the map of the Super Sports Centre, then read the sentences and mark them os T (true) or F {false}. Finally, correct the false seatences. 1. There is a basketball court next to the football pitch. 2. There is a football pitch in front of the tennis cours. 3. There is a bowling alley behind the swimming pool and the tennis courts. 4 There is a basketball court between the cafeteria and the foatbal pitch. 5 The Super Sports Centre is next to the bus station. SUPER SPORTS CENTRE in the gaps with There is or There are, the example. 1 There is a swimming pool at the club. 2 ‘two table tennis bats on the table 3 .@ cricket pitch at the school 4 son nonnnne SOME olf Clubs in my Car. Bene ...@ games room behind the building Brent sone @ bicycle in the garage 7 a tennis court at the club, 8 four bowling alleys at the centre, 9 . football pitch behind my house. 0 three canoes on the river 1 Prepositions of Place ER. & in front of between jo next to o|o Ho opposite u 141° Use the prepositions of place below to ask ‘and answer questions, as in the example. behind, in ront of, next to, opposite, between e.g. SAcIs there a cafeteria at the Super Sports Centre? ‘SB: Yes, there is. SA: Where is it? $B: I's next to the basketball coun.STUDY TIP ‘ We use commas in ists of words. ‘2.9. .. water-skiing, canoeing and mountain biking. ‘* We use commas for pauses in sentences. ‘e.g. .. energetic and, above al, enthusiastic. © We use question marks at the end of questions, ‘e.g. Why don't you try Sunrise Summer Camp? 12 Read the text in Ex. 2 ond find two question marks and seven commes. 13 Fill in the missing commas, question marks ‘and full stops. Is there a swimming poo! atthe club There is a games room There is also a caté You can play football tennis and cricket there Can we go canoeing at the camp ‘There are two swimming pools and a bowling alley but there isn'ta tennis coun, Your children can do many activities there such as canoeing water-skiing and mountain biking 7 The staff are friendly and experienced 8 Has the centre got a basketball court opens 14 Join the sentences using anc or but, as in the example. 1 There isa bowing alley. There are two basketball courts, 1s a bowting alley and two basketball cours. 2. You can play snooker. You can play table tennis. 3. There are two swimming pools. There aren't any tennis courts. 4 You can't play football. You can go swimming. 5 The centre has got a café. The centre has gol a games room. WRITING ene | When we write an advertisement for a place, we start by | meationing the name of the place and where itis. Then, we gjve information about its staff and facilities and what we can do there. We end our advertisement by | giving a tetephone number people can call for more | information. We use adjectives (fantastic, excellent, ‘huge, etc) and prepositions of place (between, next fo, ‘etc) 1o make cur advertisement interesting. 15 Join the Club! Look at the information below about the ‘Mego Sports Centre, then use the plan and the pictures in the Photo File section to complete the advertisement for the centre. (50 - 60 words) sports centre § ten-pin bowling 2 basketball courts ‘games room (5 snooker tables, 3 table tennis tables, dartboard) '* 2ewimming pools the Mega Café ee Ue Rees Q Plan Paragraph 1 The Mega Sports Centre is the 1 best sports centre in town. It's now open and, believe Us, i's got ‘something for everyonet Paragraph 2: ‘where the place is, facilities, what 4 you can do there Paragraph 3: For more information, you can call us on 8825442, b16 1 1 Itis 2 his 3 Itoften rains, the leaves fal from the trees and we start schoo! 4 Itis Match the pictures to the seasons. spring [7] summer autumn winter Which seasons do each of the following sentences describe? very cold and it often snows. usually hot and sunny and we often go to the beach. . often warm and sunny, but sometimes it rains. There are lots cf flowers, 3 Reod Susan's article from on international teenager magazine ‘about her favourite season, then read the sentences and mark them as T (true) or F (false). ‘Spring Is Herel > spring is a wonderlul season, it is my favourile season because every: thing is $0 becutful ond colourful > The wether is usually worm and sunay in spring. Beowiul flowers grow ‘everywhere and the bicds build their nests in the trees. However, the weather congas quicly. Sometines, grey clouds oppeor in the sky ond 2 rons, but after the rin, the shy turns blve ogo, Bm Io spring, | spend a lot of time outdoors. | often ride my bicycle ond ploy with my friends in the potk. The courtyside is lovely in spring, so my family ord loen go on pienes on Sundoys. Tove spring. It makes me feel hoppy ond energetic 1 2 3 4 8 Winter is a wonderful season. ‘The weather is usually cold and rainy Beautitul lowers grow everywhere. ‘Susan often rides her bicycle and plays in the park, Spring makes Susan feel sad and lazy. 00000 4° Which peragraph: fis about the weather and what happens in spring? bis about Susan's feelings? © says which Susan’s favourite season is? is about what Susan does in spring?5 Look at the picture showing the seasons, and ut the months from the lst in the corceet part in the correct order. of the pictur Febniary, June, March, AL May, danuary, October, De 6 — Match the words to their meanings. 1. wonderful A. very nice 2 build B make 3. beautiful C lively 4 lovely D amazing 5 energetic. E birds’ home 6 nest F very pretty 7 Fill in the geps with words from the list, feel, turns, build, spend, picnics, ride 1 to rests 4 to 2 the sky blue 5 togoon 3 nmin abioyele 8 tO. STUDY TIP We use the present simple fo tak about repeated actions, «9. In spring | play with my friends in the park. usually snows in winter. 1, April, September, cember, November, July Seasons Change 8 a) In which seasons do we do these activities? Write $ (for summer), A (for autumn), W (for winter} or SP. (for spring). 1 makea [J 2 school starts sandcastle 5 goon holiday 6 collect the leaves from the garden ‘2 ‘ 7 make a 8 goon picnics snowman b) Think of some other things we do during each season and write them in the table. ‘WINTER ‘SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN ) Use the prompts above and your own ideas to write two sentences about what you do during each season, as in the example. 0.9. In the wint I go skting with my family 7Seasons Change Complete the table, os in the examples. the moming, noon, Wednesday, August, midnight, May, the summer, the weekend, the evening, Saturday, July, Tuesday, 10 o'clock, the autumn, the afternoon 1 | 8 morning, ay 7007, 7 ‘on | Wednesday, 10 Look at the pictures, then use the adjectives from the list to complete the sentences, as in the example. warm, cold, rainy, windy, sunny, Rot, coo! 1 It snows in the winter. Ws... cold, In the spring, there are a lot of flowers. The weather is not very hot. i's w 3 in the autumn, the The sun shines a lot leaves fall from the in the summer. It's trees. The weather h von AD isn’t cold. I's s. ce 5 In the autumn, there are often dark clouds in the sky and it rains, Sometimes the wind blows hard. It's CloUdY, Fanon. ad W. 18 STUDY TIP ‘Adverbs of frequency (never, always, sometimes, often, usually, etc) go before main verbs e.g. / usually go on picnics with my family. but after auxiliary verbs and the verb fo be. 9. You can offen go shiing in winter. tis usually hot in summer. 11 Look at the chart below and use adverbs of frequency to rewrite the following sentences bout yourself. 2.9. 1 go swimming in the summer J always go swimming in the sumn 100% 0%. never sometimes often usually always 1 eel happy in the spring, ‘My family and | go on holiday in the summer. |.go skiing in the summer. We visit our grandparents at the weekend. { go on picnics in the winter. aaon 12 Look at the drawings and fill in the gaps, as in the example.Seasons Change Z Ba a) Read Paul's orticle from the school news- poper about his favourite seston, and pul the paragraphs in the correct order. 14 13 Read the text below and put the verbs in brackets into the present simple, Wonderful Winter [AT_] 11do lots of things in winter. 1 go to schoo! in the morning. In the evening, I stay at home and watch TV or read a book next to a warm fire. When it snows, my friends and I go to the park and make a snowman. At the weekend, my family and | go skiing in the mountains. [B |_] Winter is a lovely season. It is my favourite season because everything is beautiful when it snows. [C1_] Winter is fantastic. t makes me feel happy. ID |_| The weather is very cold. It often snows and the sky is usually cloudy. Some animals sleep. all winter. There are no leaves on the trees and Autumn Changes ‘Autumn is @ beautiful season. It is my favourite ‘season because i's cool and the trees 1), (change) colour. {in autumn, it offen 2). wind 3) . (blow). Leaves 4) (fall) from the trees and birds 5) . (rain) and the there aren't any flowers. b) Read the sentences below and under- line the cortett words. In paragraph 1, Paul introduces his favourite weather / season. (fly) to warm places. 2 Paragraph 2 is about the weather and nature / In autumn, my mother always 6) .. .. (buy) Paul's activities. me @ new bag, because school 7) 3 Paragraph 3 is about Paul's family / activities. ‘in September. My father 8) 4 Paragraph 4 is about Paul's feelings / weekends. the leaves from the garden. Sometimes | 9) . Chetp) sin ater Setcots ee nie eee to cast lO) 15 Use the plan and the prompts below to write iW oe) Liege ie eh leas ‘on otis for your school newepoper with the 2 title Summer is Great! (50-70 words). Use the 12) (make) me feel relaxed and salt fa Be 3 ane model. 2 WRITING i 0 Paragraph 1; say why summer is your favourite en nm iTie Paragraph 2, describe the weather and nature * When we write an article about our favourite season, + Meee steerer | Oot favourite season. ' ‘during this season * In the second paragraph, we write about the weather Porograph 4; tay how this arrciariicitteal and nature. * Inthe third paragraph, we say what we do during that season (in the moming/afternoon/evening, at the | weekend) ¢ Inthe last paragraph, we say how we feel | © We use the present simple because the articles about | repeated actions/events. We also use adjectives to describe the weather and our feelings favourite season — beautiful, fantastic weather and nature — hot, sun shines, sunny, aren't any clouds, trees, green leaves, birds sing, warm sea ‘activities — go on holiday, swim, make sand- castles, go on picnies, ride my bicycle feelings — fee! happy, lively, relaxed, energetic 1920 ene Match the words below to the pictures. 1 hotel campsite forest square calés lake beach Noanen Read the two postcards, then read the questions and answer them. ———_ | —$_ Dear Emily, ''m having a wonderful ' time on Capri {'m staying ae a ov pr. Gm stauing ta fovely ‘otel in the Marina IS a gorgeous Sunny day. At the 8 Moment, I'm sitting in the town's i own's Sauare. The Sandy beaches her ns reat a the food is very tasty, {love it! 'm really enjo isan amazing slong ink Cap Love, Ben ese tata i Pe Who is on Capri? Where is he staying? What i the weather \ eat Michael, ta.on Coos? We're having fis. Were staying at ‘What is the food like Rocky Mountains. National ‘on Capri? theig campsite in Jasper , ‘Where is Kate atk: peautifl worm morning, staying? Ws eas Pm having bfedk) Michael Spell What is she doing Right now, Pye. pills stil sleeping. _ Mic ae fight now? the camps co re amend 24 ammersnith St Does she ike Jasper | The rash fish is always ae oh a National Park? and ove it heret Jasper National London ___—— How do the post- pivafoasterloe | T eygond cards start and how oars do they end? Emily Hanks 3 Bronze st Se Shrewsbury —tmlond 7 cat time here in Kate3 Fill in the gaps with words from the list. have, beaches, sunny, fresh, breaklast, tasty, ‘snoring, square 1 fish 5 Sandy carmen 2 the main Be ww {00 3a... day 7 awarm 410 agreal lime 8 tohave STUDY TIP = =] ‘+ We use the present continuous for temporary actions hap- pening now, ie, atthe time of speaking 2g. Right row, lam having breakfast ‘or around the time of speaking e.g. We are staying at a lovely hotel nthe Marina Grande. * We use the time expressions now, right now, at the ‘moment and at present vith the present continuous, 4 a} Write full sentences, as in the example. 1 Liz/read / in the hotel room Liz is reading in the hotel room. 2 Mark / explore / the forest 3. Jane / make / a sandcastle now 4. She / take / photos of the castle 5. They / buy / souvenirs at the moment 6 My sister / sunbathe / and | / write / postcards 7 They / have / coffee at a caté b) Which of the sentences in Ex. 4a describe the pictures below? PIS. Time Off a eo 5 Look at the pictures. Then, put the verbs in the list into the present continuous and make sentences, as in the example. ‘sk, swim, buy sowvenirs, ice-skate, sunbathe, windsurf, have lunch, read @ book, play volley eat watermelon e.g. 1. She is skiing, 6 Fill in the gaps with words from the list. herself, yoursell, themselves, sell, yourselves I'm enjoying myselt. | It's enjoying You're enjoying We're enjoying ourselves. He's enjoying himself. | You're enjoying She's enjoying They're enjoying 21Ee Time Off ‘STUDY TIP — B Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous. Then, match the sentences to '* We do not normally use the verbs love, hate, like, the pictures. | dislike, think and believe in the present continuous. 4 Tony and SUC secsnnninminnnnanenene (ROWE) | e.g. | think Capri is an amazing island. picnic at the moment. Not: |-an-thinking Capri is an amazing island. 2 John ..... - (fish) now, | B THY vovsnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnninncn (Sal) tet Boat 4 She (Wisi) the ruins, j 7 Look at the postcard extracts below and 5 They (eat) ice cream. put the verbs in brackets into the present 6 She. ssosmonne(¢HFOW) SHOWbalI. simple or present continuous. 7 They (have) fun at the funtair NY Dear John, ec (wi \paudy"a great | the sea ang “mn time in Mexico. | : sn (tay) at a lovely hotel in. me So Vv. ; | "the food here i is not bad. |. eat land Tike) the fresh fruit} beautiful country and vegetables but | eae eon soe (hate) hens the fish va oer oo ent today, ht the moment, \ Ganbathe). The children Gada) & sandcastle (windsurp no f . - Windsurfing everyday, i ve) 22and 9 a) Reed these posteard extracts answer the questions below. 1 Who likes the place where they are? 2 Who doesn't ike the place where they are? aCe really like it here! \ The island is gorgeous. J Love, Love, Greg 2) Replace the adjectives in bold with words from the list. hhonible, beauttul, wonderful, disgusting Write the posteard below in full sentences. Then, answer the questions, ing at the moment. Then, we say what we like about the Place (6.9, lakes, beacties, the food, ee) * We finish our postcard by giving our Impressions of the place, * We use the present continuous to write about what Wwe are doing, and adjectives to make our piece of ‘writing more interesting Time Off Ea Who is the postcard from? Who is the postcard to? How does the posteard start? How does it end? Which paragraph is about the weather and what everyone is doing? Which peragraph is about Laura's impressions of the place? © holiday Postcard 1 4 friend, (50-70 words) > name of the place where Dear Joe, 4 eh 28 and where you ate staying p> 1 have | wonderful time Jin Malta. We | stay | ata lovely i ‘ Home * the weather hotel in Valletta. ey sunny today. Right now, ¢ sun i * what you (and the people you Be It be! warm and sunny today. : sans me moment a ‘beach j be | beautiful ea oe ourselves! I / think / Malta J be/ a “* hal you lke about the place * Your impressions of the place tove, (your first name) Zz> ill, 2 a e Oo 2 1 Tr ie patel too ices Dy #8 ~ Riot gg) dial ae? va wi jane? che eke?) 2 seminh? 2 ‘Which is your favourite feat? What's s Cooking’ 5 mane is your Savourite erik? — 5 Which is in serve: 0} hot? b) a PoTATO GREEN PEPPERS es eel VARIOUS EDAM CHEESE,STUDY TIP ‘We form the imperative with the bare infinitive of the ‘vero, We do not use a personal pronoun, ‘@9. Open the door. Not: ¥eu open the door. ‘ We use the imperative to give instructions and orders. Siva the cheese. Boil the eggs. 6 — Match the instructions to the pictures. eak the eggs into a op tie onion, beat he ingredients wel, sice ar, pour the coffee the 1 cut up the 2 chicken What's Cookin 2 te Look at these pictures showing ways of cooking, then match the words in the list to the pictures. Finally, make sentences, as the example. 99s, potatoes, cake, biscuits, tsh, bread, rice, ag% 2.9. You can boll eggs in a saucepan. You can fry eggs in a fying pan. 1 boil/savcepan 2 bake/oven eg, 3. grilybarbecue 4 ryifying pan eggs, Plurals Study these examples, ae egg eggs pear - pears lve - olives strawbery = strawberries potato - potatoes sandwich - sandwiches lettuce leat lettuce leaves 8B Fill in the correct plurals. 1 cake 5 peach -. 2 cherry. 6 loat- 3 biscuit 7 onion - 4 tomato - 8 carrotWhat's Cooking? '* Words like beef, bread, milk, spaghetti, water, oll, ‘sugar, flour, butter, etc are uncountable. However, we can use these nouns after words, such as bottle, piece, slice, loaf, cup, glass, kilo/grams, carton, bowi, packet, teaspoon/tablespoon, elc. ‘* Remember: a + consonant sound e.g. a banana an+vowelsound _@g. an apple a bottie of wine aplece of cheese some slices of fam @e aloafofbread — acupofcoflee a glass of juice * bia SQ ee akilo of meat/ bow! of sugar __a tablespoon of 1000 grams of meat flour a tin of fish @ carton of milk a packet of spaghetti 9 Look at the prompts below and cross out the incorrect word, os in the example. cup of tea / coffee / Dad two kilos of beef / beer / ham a bottle of coffee / water / wine apiece of ham / cheese / flour a slice of bread / sugar / ham glass of milk / water { soup a bow! of wine ice cream / soup a packet of spaghetti / rice / juice a tablespoon of chicken / salt /olve oll 26 10 a) Read this recipe for a chef's salad and fill in the gaps with words from the list ‘add, boil, cut, mix, pour, put, remove, serve, sice Chef's Salad Ingredients Dressing 2 eggs 2 tablespoons mayonnaise B lettuce leaves 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup 150g Edam cheese 1 tablespoon vinegar 4 slices hem 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small cucumber salt and pepper large tomate Instevetions “w vee the 2995 for 10 minvtes. Co eee the lettuce leaves cand put them into @ soled bowl. + Cut the cheese ond he hom into small pieces ond odd them to the bowl. + Bissumnonennm the cucumber ond cut the tomoto into pieces, then add them fo the bow. + Meco the shell from the oggs, slice them cand put them on top of the salad For the dressing + Bm the mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, clive cil and vinegar into © small bowl and (6 oon them well. 0 talk ond pepper. + Finally, 8) enone the dressing over tho salad ‘8 fresh bread. bj Read the recipe again, then read the following stotements ond mark them os T {true} or F (fale) 1. You need two eggs to make a chef's salad 2 Boil the eggs for 15 minutes. 3 Cut the cheese and the ham into big pieces. 4 Cut the tomato into pieces. ooo000g 5. Serve with fresh vegetables.What's Cooking” A 4) butter? Smog 8: About 25 grams : connie Sl n * We use How many ..? with countable nouns, : w ' rd aah wn oppe e.g. How many eggs are there? x bel yee a “oath: ‘* We use How much ... with uncountable nouns. i saa. alia ‘e.g. How much cheese do we need? lo, you dae ned 2). --w« flour. Now. cut the onion, green pepper and tomato into small pieces. A: Like this? 11° Fill in much or many. B: Yes, that’s right, Put the butter into the frying pan, ' 2 A: Lats make a pizza for dinner. A: Dol put the vegetables in the frying pan now 4 8: Yes. Fry them for about three minutes. 8: That's a good ideal panda An A: Yes, bul | need the ingredients. Can you go to the hay, roa th sage eo 8 bo supermarket and get them for me? penne! ae cee B: Ofcou zi , Di course, How 1) Pizasideyouwant well. ke that. Right, I think the ‘A; dust one, so | need one frozen pizza base, tomatoes, vegetables are Laie tan add cheese, mushrooms, green peppers and ham tne eggs the fyig pan There \ Be HOW 2) a nrsesnnnrun tomatoes do you want? vor DOW eS AOC UTeg MANES Se A: Five, please. A: Isitready? 5 B: And how 3) cheese? B: Not yet. Turn the omelette over. Have we got ‘A: About 200 grams. 9) . bread? Br Okay. How 4) mushrooms do you need? ——A:_‘Yes, we have. ‘A: Buy me about 50 grams, please. B: Okay! Serve it with bread, and i's delicious B: What about green peppers? HOW 5) wenn A: ‘Is the omelette ready now? kh eee don’ forget the ham B: Yes. Mm... think I'm hungry now. Can | try it? hs . B: How6)..... ham do you need? A: Oh, alright then! ‘A. Um, get me ten slices of ham, please WRITIN We use some in affirmative statements with Ee = STUDY TIP UL nouns and countable nouns in sro Fone BER) | wen wasean crc is ear oft ate ‘4. Ineed some cheese and some tomatoes. ‘of the dah: the recipe efor. Then, we fet, all tha ingredients. After that we write the instructions in the. correct order. We write each step on a ceparate line * We always use the imperative when we wit recipes. ‘* We use any in questions and negative statements with uncountable nouns and countable nouns in the plural ‘eg. Is there any butter in the fridgs? haven't got any peaches. 13 Use tho information from Ex. 12 and the picture from the Photo File section to write in Hesiimtly Nana i @ recipe for an omelette for a cooker an an feiscereion Sy competition. Write your 1 the A Mum, 'm hungry. plan below. Use Ex. 10a aso model. B: Do you want a Mediterranean omelette? A. Yes... but I don't know how to make it 0 B: Alright. Come on then — let's make one together. Plan A: Thanks, Mum! Okay. Ineed 1) .- e998, Nara a ha dah Be ecloaafoe but 2) 60 | need? ‘© Write the list ofthe ingredients, 8: Two, Youalsoneed a small onion, a small green pepper, a Whioithe wattuclione Hiihe Sorrel 8s large tometo and 3) butter. 2728 A Day the Life of ... 1 *Do you know who this person is? ) © Why is che famous? * What time de you think sho gots up? © What time do you think she goes to the Detroit Skating Club? How many hours of practice do you think she has every day? Do you think she works with @ coach? Do you think she goes to bed early? 2 Read the article about a typical day in the life of Tora Lipinski, then read sentences 1-6 and mark them as T (true) or F (fas), Tara Lipinski, the famous Olympic gold medallist ice-skater, tells us about a typical day in he life. “My weekdays are quite tring. 1 get “up at half past seven and have breakfast. At half past eight um drives me to the Detroit Skating Club. 1 practise from rine ‘o'clock till lunchtime at twelve o'clock, | usually eat a turkey sandwich and some biscuits for lunch, and 1 drink some fresh juice. My lunch break finishes at one o'clock, then | work with my coaches till a quarter to three. After that my mother drives me home. 1 start lessons at home at three o'clock. You see, | cant go to a : normal schoo! because 1 have ice-skating practice in the mornings. When my — teacher leaves, at about half past six, | ‘make dinner with my mother. We have dinner at about half past Seven, then, at eight o'clock, | do my homework or watch TV. | usually have a shower at about nine o'clock, then 1 go to bed at bout half past nine. What do 1 do in my free timer Well, 1 go shopping, meet my friends, play tennis or go. swim ‘ming. | don't have much free time, but | enjoy every minite of it” “Athalf past seven, Mum drives me to the Detroit Running Club." “J usually eat a turkey sandwich and some biscuits for dinner." “Istant lessons at schoo! at three o'clock.” “When my teacher leaves, at about half past six, | watch TV with my mother.” “Idon't have much free time.” The frst paragraph is about Tara's free-time activites. OOA Day in the Life o é Pa 3 Study the table below, then look at the clock faces and write the time Wsttee olock/ Wstenpestite/ Ws aquarer past 1 three. Ws three, Ws three ten. _ it's three fiteen. both ways. Its three thiy, fs two aie Its two fity-ve 4 Read the article about Tara again and fill in the table. Then, talk about Tara’s daily routine. Tara gets up at seven 8:30. THEN, rn 9:00- 9:00 After that, 295 72 AK Day in the Life of 5 Tick the octivities that you de every day, and {ill in the times. Then, use your notes, os well as your own ideas, to talk about your daily routine. Use firsty then, after # next. MORNING getup evan dvetowork Eo. havea shower)... catchthe bus [J getdressed ) .. startlessons [) have breakfast C) statwok = [] feavehome =), haveabreak 2] .... AFTERNOON havelunch = finish work = CJ... finish schoo!) gohome EVENING dohomework wachtV cook dinner] listen to music hhavedinner FE] nme go-out o have a shower F] paycards haveabah gotobed = 6 Look at the activities in these photographs. How often de you do each activity in your time = never, rarely, sometimes, often, usually or always? I never go fishing in my free time. you do in your free time? your own ideas. STUDY TIP. We use the present simple to tak about permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines. e.g. We watch 7V in the evening. AFFIRMATIVE lyouNWe/They work... 'He/Shelt works... QUESTIONS 'Do liyou/werthey work? Does he/she/it work? | work - he works: | go - he goes. Itry-he tries NEGATIVE WYoulWe/They don't work HejSheyt doesn't work ‘SHORT ANSWERS Yes, liyoulwelthey do. No, liyou'weythey don’t. ‘Yes, he/sheiit does. No, he/she/it doesnt {kiss - he kisses. ish - he fishes watch - he watchesWRITING rome» * When we write about somebody/s daly routine, we start by saying who the person is and what hisiher job is. + In the second paragraph we waite what he or she does every morning “Inthe third paragraph we write what the person does every attemoon «In the fourth paragraph we write what the person does | every evening. ‘nthe last paragraph we write what he or she tikes | doing in his or her free time. We use the present simple to write about someone's daily routine, 8 Read the paragraphs below and: a) number them in the correct order; b) put the verbs in brackets into the present simple; <) say what each paragraph is about. [AL] Ini tree time, Tim... or going for walks. Tim (have) a sandwich for lunch at about 1 ra twelve, then ies (teach) tthree. He of 5) at school il al past vo8 Mtr that’ (go) home and ... (prepare) his / ot day. (get up) at seven o'clock every he "essone for the ] tm ‘moming. He .. (have) a shower and then he tras breakfast. Tim... (catch) the bus to work at about eight. He usualy... ..{artive) at school at a {quarter to nine and (start his lessons at nine. | [BL] inthe evening, Tim (help) his children with their homework, HE von.nnwme (have) dinner with his wife, Julia, and the children at about half past six. After that, they, «watch TV or play board games. The Children... (G0) to bed at eight o'clock, then Tim and Julia ... titer) to music uni bec, a abou haf past en. Tim Franks is a teacher. He (work) in a tn) school in London. 4 ————— ee 9 Patty Stevens works as a celebrity casting ‘agent ot The Tolent Corporation in London. Read what she says and answer the questions. 1 What does Patty do in the morning? 2 What does Patty do in the afternoon? 3. What does Patty do in the evening? 4. What does Patty do in her free time? vo iti wo A Day in the Life of (hen feet meet ay & or goona picnic. ) at \. at about 10:30 am. | also read the newspaper. ae or My day stats eal. get up \ 830 am (rarely have lunch because 'm_) very busy. eave the office at about 5pm. (ave to wor \\ at about 10 am. From 1 pm i 4:30, Ihave meetings with vais ceeres,_/ (and 1 don't get ome ti miei Joften have inner with celebrity 10 Use the information from Ex. 9 and the plan below to write @ magarine article about Petty’s daily routine in the Photo File section (100-120 words). Use Ex. 8 as a model. a Plan Paragraph 1: who the person is ' what her job is ? Paragraph 2: what she does in the morning ' Paragraph 3: what she does in the ' afternoon Paragraph 4; What she does in the evening 1’ Paragraph 5: what she does in her free time 311 Look at the pictures. Which picture(s) show(s): a) amilitary air base? d) a broken table? ) a soldier with a parachute? _)_a plane fying over? ¢) tea, a cake and biscuits? 2 — Read the sentences, then put them into the correct speech bubbles. © Watch ont © ‘Tm afraid there isn't any toa for you © “Would you tke some sugar?” Fino sony! My parachute eah't open on time! 3 Study the following table, then use the verbs in the past forin to complete the story below. Present | Past Present |Past _| Present | Past _ ask ‘asked be | wasiwero| fal | fe decide | decided begin | began | have | had fand landed bring | brought | hear | heard look looked can | could | say | said pour | poured come | came | sit sat ‘An Unexpected Visitor ‘One sunny aftemoon last May, my mother and | 1 (decide) to nave tea in the garden, We ve nea @ shal rilitary air base and we like to watch the planes fly over. My mother e (bring) out some delicicus biscuits, a cake and a (Pour) mesome tea and 4) . fouls you lke some suger?” 5). (can) ansker, we 6) loud cry: ‘Watch out!” Then, sudderty, soldier onthe table, Mum and |) . When | 9) (on the broken parachute Tm so sorry! (Say). “My parachute didn’t open on time!” Mum (look) at him strangely, then we all igh. ‘I'm afraid there isn’t any tea for (say) cheerluly, - (be) all okay. The next day, the (Come) back with a huge box of cakes (have) tea together, but this time we + (Sit) in the dining room! a eeSwine © When we write a story itis important to decide on the ‘events and write them In the order they happened. * We can use time words (e.9. first, then, later, after that, ‘ext, finally, before, afer, when, elc) to link the events, 4 Reod the story again, then look at the sentences below and number them in the order they happened. (C1 Asoldier tanded on the table. {11 _ We all began to laugh. ‘Mum brought out biscuits, a cake and a pot of tea. (Z1 The soldier came back with @ box of cakes. We fell off our chairs. We heard a loud cry. We all had tea together in the dining room. We decided to have tea in the garden. 5 Underli 1 My father’s a pilot in the air force. He works at a skating club / military air base. 2. watch / see TV every night 3. Could you put / pour me a glass of Coke, please? 4 The police helicopter Rew / blew over the city. 5. The soldier jumped out of the plane and opened his parachute / umbrella 6 Fortunately / Unfortunately, | passed my driving test 7 “Its a lovely day!” Dad said anxiously / cheerfully 1e the correct words / phrases. STUDY TIP To start a story, we say where and when the story takes place, who the people in the story are, and what happened first. | 6 — Read the story in Ex. 3 again, then read the questions below ond circle the correct 1. Where does the story take piace? a) in the park b)iin the garden 2 How many people are there in the story? a) three b) two 3. When does the story take place? a) one morning last May 6) one afternoon lest May What's the Story? 4. What was the weather like? a) cold bjsunny 5. What did they decide to do? 2) have tea in the garden 6 What happened then? a) They saw a plane. b)have dinner in the garden b) They heard a loud cry, 1 Last / went ’a/ night /to / restaurant /1 2 \Jan/empty /tor/ at/ and / down / waited / table / my friend / sat 3. Suddenly / came / my / good-looking / a / table | woman / towards 4 "Who / she 8B a) Read the short story below, and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. s-vews (Put on) sume (Get) into bed. (hear) a loud noise like [ALI On my first night there, . \my pyjamas and then | Suddenly, |... \a fire alarm. “Oh no! a —— < ([BL] The manager of the hotel ~ (laugh) and. (say), “That wasn't a fire ‘alarm, Mr Dodd. It was the shop alarm next door. Someone ... (press) it by mistake!” v-- (ump) out of bed quickly and. (open) the door. There (be) no (think). “| ‘one around, 50 |. = (run) downstairs to the reception. Everyone ~ (look) at me strangely “Where's the fire?” 1 (ask) anxiously. \(OL) tastyear, 1 (go) to Rome ‘on holiday... (stay) atan expensive ‘hotel near the city centre. 4 = — b) Put the paragraphs in the correct order and read them aloud. 33What's the Story? 9 — Underline the correct words. 1. After / When | walked into the kitchen, | saw a man on the floor. 2. First / Then | poured the coffee, then | made the toast 3. He put on his coat and shut the door. Then / After, he ran quickly down the street. 4 When / Later, she realised all the money was gone, 5 Alter / When that, June immediately calied the police 6 First, she checked that no one else was hurt. Next) ‘After, she climbed carefully into the back of the ambulance. 7. Before / Finaly, she put the cake in the oven to bake. | had breakfast before / later | went to work. 9 After / First! drank the wine, | felt quite sleepy. 10 Use the adverbial phrases in list A ond the actions in list B to make sentences, af in the example. gen fast summer amonth ag0 _ three years ago When we end a story, we write what happened in the ‘end. We can also write how the people in the story felt. 11° Read the story in Ex. 3 again. How does it end? How do the people feel? 2. Ann couldn't believe her eyes. She was very 12 a) How does each person feel? Choose adjectives from the list below. proud, happy, surprised, angry, confused, tired, sad, scared b) Read the sentences and fill in the correct codjective from the list above. Luckily, Jane wasn’t hurt. She was very to be Safe and warm alter such a terible day. to see her husband on the si o'clock news, 3. He looked at the damage to his car and slartad to shout He was very 4 "Who is this ltr ftom” she said “| dont understand” She WAS YEP wn “ 5 Borswas very "The only thing he wanted to do was fo go to bed. 6 Unfortunately, Sammy's dog died. Sammy was very .. He lost a very good frend that day. 7 ite Jimmy reached the tnishing line frst. We were all o ..of him, She saw the man take something out of his pocket. was a gunl Suddenly, she felt veryWRITING ih? — ase | When we write a story, we divide it into four paragraphs. | * We start our story by mentioning the time, the place and the people involved. ‘In the second and third paragraphs, we describe | what happened. We wite the events one after the | ‘ther, in the order they happened, * We end our story by describing what happened in. the end and how the people felt, We use the past simple and time words (lst, after |__ that, then, etc) in stories. 13 a} The following pictures show what happened to Jim when he decided to take his pet snake, Slippy, to the vel. Look ot the ures and answer the b) Fill in the speech bubbles in the pictures questions. with the itoms below. e ‘© “Help! A snake!” PICTURE A) ; Whe © "Give me your bag, now!" 3. Who else is with him? ) Look ot the pictures again. Use the se — of words below to help you tell th (PICTURE B) 1 Where are Jim and Slippy? story sir ir PICTURE B_) 3, Where are Jim and Stn tory using the past simple. 3 How do the men feel? * afternoon - two weeks ago - Jim - decide - take pet 4 What is one of the men holding? snake - vet- put Slippy - sports bag - go - 5 What do they tell Jim to give them? underground station CRETURES)) 1 Why are the two men running away? * on the train - notice - two large men - feel tightened - PICTURE GC) 9 eee ‘come up to him - give bag! «knife in hand - give bag _ ‘© lake bag - open it- Slippy's head pop out - help! - PICTURE D_) 1 Where are Jim and Slippy? snake! - run towards door 7 =—2 train - stop - next station - jump off train - run away - feel happy - proud AT HOME 14 Use the information from Ex. 13 and the plan below to write a story (80 - 100 words) for in your school ‘One aiternoon, two weeks ago, Jim decided to Jake his pet snake, Slippy, tothe vet. He put Plan Uo Paragroch 1: mention the time, place and peo- ' ple involved Paragraphs 2-3: develop the story (events 1 cone after the other) Paragraph 4; describe what happened in the end & paople's feelings 35—\\ All Creatures ail Great and Small, 1 Lock at the pictures and answer the questions below. a) Have you got a pet? What's its name? b) Which of these animals is your favourite? ¢) Which animal do you think is .. the most expensive to keep? the noisiast? the most independent? the most intelligent? the most loyal? the most playtul? 2 a} What is a topic sentence? A. Asentence which ends a paragraph. — B Asentence which starts @ paragraph and I$ “MAN'S BEST FRIEND” THE BEST PET? ‘summarises what the paragraph is about. ; make your lle ore inter 3 (Tees in parts, can 3 b) The folowing sentences ore rope esting and iain ‘why they are the most popular ones in the j seve Rel he g ti al cd nae rom he | ET Tien fo tem nese te a “iso, thay obey commands better than rost other animals as fits each gap (1-4). they are very obedient. What is more, they never run away trom d_ Dogs are wonderful pets. 36 ‘a However, keeping a dog in the house ther owners because they are very loyal pets. | can be dificult [1 Firsty, they need alot of space as they ar very“) b Apel can change your He ‘energetic animals. Secondly, they can cause problems with your > | ¢ In conclusion, | believe that, despite neighbours. They can be very noisy sometimes, 5 . those minor problems, dogs stil make Give yout dog ait love and attention and you can} Doe art wer have a fiend for ite (<) Read the article again and find the good points and the bad points about having @ pet dog. d) What is the writer's opinion about dogs? In which paragraph does he state his opinion? 3 ill fove, fiend, obey, more, cause, problems in the gups with words from the list. + whats .... 4 to problems 2 to commands § minor BB rvnnermnnnnn OCH 6 ‘and attention 4 Underline the correct words in bold. 1 Rabbits are qulet / noisy. They don't make a lot of noise. 2 Cals are very lazy / funny. All they do is eat and sleep. 3. Goldfish don't eat a lot, so they are cheap / expen- sive to keep. 4 Cats are loyal / independent, so they don’t need a lot of attention, 5 Dogs are very playful / clever, so you can train them to do things. 6 Be careful with snakes! They are very dangerous / inteligent, 5 Put the adjectives in Ex. 4 into the correct column, then choose two adjectives from ‘each column ond write your own sentences. e.g, Hamsters are quiet animals. Cond Bad Points QUAL, ernesenerniones | ROBY, ill in the correct adjective from the list. obedient, noisy, ¢heap, quict, dangerous, clever 1. Parrots are ..clever... They can leam totak easly. 2 Rabbits are “ors, animals. They don’t make alot of noise. 3 Snakes are _ Trey can hurt you! 4 Monkeys are . animals, They are rarely quiet All Creatures Great and Small Dogs are 6 Goldfish are much money to buy and keep, They obey commands very well. pets. They don't cost STUDY ‘* We use the comparative form to compare two people, animals, things, et. We use than after comparatves. ‘eq. Dogs are flendier than snakes. ‘© We use the superlative form to compare a person, ‘anima, thing, etc with the whole group they belong to. We se the before superlatives and in/of after superatives. ‘24 Dogs are the friendliest animals in the world. 7 ~~ Complete the table, then say how we form the comporative and superlative forms of adjectives. ne the friendliest old fee i obedient the most obedient safe ; 8 Fill in the comparative form of the verbs in brockets, as in the example. 1 A: Goldfish are... more expensive keep than horses. B: Actually, | think they are (expensive) to 2 A Cats are (energetic) than dogs. B: Actually, sn (AY). 3A: Horses are soos (Quiet) than cats. B: That's not true. They are so (MOBY). 4A Snakes are B: That's not true. They are. (dangerous) 5. A: Monkeys are - (obedient) than dogs. B: That's not true. They are (naughty), (safe) than monkeys. 379 Read the first sentence, then complete the second with the correct superlative. Dogs are obedient. | agree. | think they are the pels ofall Cats are lazy. | agree. | think they are the .. pels ofall Parrots are noisy. | agres. think they are the .. pets ofall Horses are strong, | agree. I think they are the... pets of all Goldfish are boring, | agree. | think they are the .. pets of al @z ‘most obedient Pe Be PE Pe STUDY TIP ‘+ We use firstly, secondly, also, what is more, etc 10 list points. e.g. Dogs are obedient. What is more, they are loyal ‘* We use however, on the other hand, etc to intro- duce opposing ideas. ‘eg, Dogs are loyal. On the other hand, they are noisy. 10 Read the article in Ex. 2 again. Which words/phrases does the writer use to: 6) list points; b) introduce opposing ideas? W 1. Rabbits are cute. What 's more / However, they are diy, 2 Monkeys are playfui. On the other hand / Also, they are noisy. 3 Goldfish are easy to care for. Also / However, they are cheap to keep, 4. Firstly / However, dogs are loyal. Secondly, they are obedient, 5 Catsare independent. On the other hand / Also, they are lazy, 6 Horses need alot of space. What is more / However, they are expensive to keep. 7 Hamsters are quiet. Firstly / Also, they are easy to care for. 8 Firstly, snakes are expensive to buy. However / ‘Secondly, they are dangerous. 9. Parrots are noisy. On the other hand / Also, they are clever. 10 Dogs are very friendly. What Is more / However, they are playful Underline the correct words/phrases in bold. 38 All Creatures Great and Small 12 Good Points 4) Read the article and fill in the gaps with the correct words/phrases from the list. Then, underline the topie sentences. also, fisty, on the other hand, what is more, ‘secondly “Pretty Polly” — Popular Pets, __Despite the Problems ‘Ate you looking for a pet? Parrots are a very popular choice. Parrots are great pets. 1)... they ae beautful bids because they are brightly coloured. 2) » Parrots are entertaining and amusing. They can make you laugh with the things they $2Y. 3) ons. they arent aficul o lok alr as they don't need any exercise. 4) »» Parrots can cause problems. They can embarrass you as they often repeat rude words from the TV or radio. 8) . , you can't leave them alone all day because they need te have company, In conclusion, | think that, despite their bad points, parrots make excellent pets. I's great fun teaching them to say things, and they can be very entertain- ing companions. b) List the good ond bod points about parrots. What reason does the weiter give for each point? Finally, use your notes to talk about parrots.13 © Match the good and bod points about hamsters to the reasons, then write full sentences 10 complete the paragraphs below. Use as or because to join the points to the Ui a ‘ 1 make great pets for a they don't need much 2 notexpensive to keep —“\b_they are small and cute 3. easy to look after 1. aren't fun to play with © they don't eat aot ‘a they are frightened of people you can't teach them 10 do tricks 2 they can bite you Hamsters are wonderlul pets. Firstly, hamsters make great pets for children as they are smaft and cute, Secondly, they (On the other hand, keeping a hamster as a pet has its bad points. They aren't fun to play with because All Creatures Great and Smafl WRITING ii e_— - | When we write an article giving the good and bad points about Keeping a particular pel, we divide it into four paragraphs. } * We start by saying what kind of pet we are going to | wite about | # Inthe second paragraph, we list the good points with reasons. | “Tn the third paragraph, we lst the bad points with reasons. * We end cur article by giving our opinion We list points with firsly, secondly, also, what is more, lc. We use words and expressions such as however, on the other hand, etc fo introduce opposing ideas. We _ ‘can use a8 or because (0 link the good or bad points to their reasons. We express our opinion with 1 think, 1 believe, In my opinion, ec. | 14 Use the prompts and the plan below, as well as the picture and the beginning and ending given in the Photo File section, to complete the article (80 - 100 words) with the title Cats Con Make the Best Pets. Use the texts in Ex. 2 and Ex. 12 as models. i ceo me * can't teach them to do tricks + they don't obey commands «make great companions = they are very playful © easy to look after + they don't need much attention cheap to keep — their food doesn't cost much * can destroy your furiture — they need to sharpen thelr claws a Plan Paragraph 1: kind of pet pearance fee, 3: bad points and reasons Paradenn 4 your eonen 39\ 5 r a 1 aj Use the types of films in the list below to answer the questions that follow. a romance an action film What type ot film a) is full of funny scenes? b) is about two people in love? ©} is full of action and denger? ) has frightening scenes? nnn ) is about space technology, aliens or life in the future? ), has moving drawings? b) Whot type is each of the films in the pictures? 2 Read Tom Brown's and study the informe 1 t0 9 and answer them. Im review for his school newspaper, in the picture. Then, read questions 107 DaMATANS a trtasc comedy. The story takes place in and around London. ‘The main characters are: Cruella De Vi, an evil fashion designer: Roger and Anita kind couple; thet wo Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdy; and, of course, the adorable puppies. CCrusla isa horrible woman! She wants to make a coat from the fur of Dalmatian puppies. She orders her two assistants {o steal Pongo and Perdy's puppies. The assistants fake them to an old house and keep them with some other stolen Dalmatian puppies. Pongo and Perdy decide 10 save the puppies and their adventure begins. 101 DALMATIANS is an amusing fim forthe whole family! Don't miss it 40‘Questions 1 What type of fim is #01 DALMATIANS? 2 Whois the director? 3. Who isin the cast? 4 Where does the story take place? 8 Who are the main characters? 6 3 8 What does Cruella want to make? ‘Who steals Pongo and Perdy's puppies? Where do they take them? 9 What does Tom think about the film? 3 Match the words to their det 1 cast @ husband and wite 2 take place b baby dog 3 main character | animal's coat 4 fashion designer| — d_ helper 5 couple happen © puppy take sth that isn't yours, 7 fur (9. actors and actresses ina film 8 order most important person in a ook, film, etc 9 assistant | person who designs clothes 10 steal 1 command 4 = Match the adjectives in the fist to their synonyms. wicked, awful, great, lovable, funny, frienoly afentastic comedy = ‘an evil fashion designer a kind couple adorable puppies a horrible woman an amusing fim =. STUDY TIP ‘* We can form some adjectives by adding -ing to the base form of the verb. eg. excite — exciting, amuse -+ amusing We use these adjectives to describe what somebody ‘or something is like. e.g. 107 DALMATIANS is an amusing fm. (What isthe fn tike? I's amusing.) Lights! Camera! ACTION! 5 Use the verbs in brockets to form adjectives, as in the example. We really enjoyed ourselves because it was a very entertaining... fm. (entertain) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a very eee book. (interest) The film was very . 80 I ell asleep. (bore) | finished the book in one evening because it was @ VOY wnenenenenanten ~ story ri) Many people thought the director's new fm was ~ soossven (disappoint) The litle boy watched a aecgieenerN (on TV last night, so he couldn't sleep. (frighten) Star Wars is an .. : science-fiction film, Don't miss it! (amaze) ihwas a cvs StOFY about @ boy's difficult life. (touch) G Use the adjectives from Ex. 5 to write sentences about films you have seen, as in the example. Algilt, EZ” Vights! Camera! ACTION! 8B Look at the phrases below and put a tick (/) in the column they belong to. 7 Use the key and the information about the films below to: 2) complete the paragraph about The Lost World: Jurassic Park; b) wr similar paragraphs for the other films. a> —o- oe wal ex Sf ¢ tevching amu eg = ——— borne watching this film, Don't miss it! The Lost World: Juressic | W's a must! Park is. an exciting action fir. The story takes place Don’t bother Teron | wih ths one ve Letinitely The main characters are recommend it, the Scientists, seosvonn ane 9 a) Use o suitable phrase a : from Ex. 8 to” give Sa Tit ree ina, ~ recommendations for the ta ey Roland Tembo; and, of following films. Lis a . 1 Murder isa boring fim Don't bother with this one. 2 Romeo and Justis a very touching ec Seal Ron od sna : f Pe tee 2 Pesaran an arsing cto f err tila seuinnnnninnnnnon uae ed 4 The Lost World: Jurassic Park is an ae ecu excting fim Aes ks b) Use the phrases above to talk about some you have seen. STUDY TIP * We use the present simple wien ‘we vite reviews for films, books and plays, eg. The story begins when Sarah meets Tom. © We join sentences using and (similar ideas), so (result) and because (reason) 2, He leaves Paris and goes to London. eg. He hasn't gota bicycle so he borrows his friend's. e.g, He sells his car because he ‘needs the money. } type ot Film: Romance Main Characers: Romeo and Jule, the Place: Florida young coupe in ove “e-- | | | | |10 Read the following extract from a film review and fill in and; so oF because Popeye goes to Sweethaven 1) he wants to find his father. There, he meets Olive Oy! 2) they fallin love, After a while, they fired afte boy, Swee' Pea, 3) take him home, Bluto also loves Olive, 4) one day, he kidnaps her. Bluto takes Olive to his house 5) locks her in a room. Popeye decides to save her 6) the adventure begins. 11 Read the questions below, thon read the diclogue and fill in the missing questions. ‘Who is ET? ‘What isthe plot ofthe film? How does ET feel? Who are the main characters? What happens then? \Whare does the story take place? + What happenin the end? Bobby: I saw a great science-fiction fim on TV fast night: ET The Extra-Terrestrial ely: Really! 1) Booby: In a small (own in America Kelly: | see. 2) Bobby: Wel there is Eliot, a young boy; Mike and Gertie, his brother and sister; and, of course, ET. Kelly: 3) .. Bobby: ET is alovable creature rom outer pace. Kelly: Mm, it sounds interesting. 4) . Bobby: Well, Eliott finds ET when the other aliens leave Earth without him, Kelly: 5) Bobby: Eliot kes ET to his house to hide him. He lakes care of ET, together wih his brother and sister. They also teach him things about life on Earth. Kelly: 6) oso Bobby: Well, ET loves his new fiends, but he misses family and wants to return home. Kelly: That's sweet. 7) ... Bobby: The chien find a way to help him return home. Kelly: Wow! It sounds like a great film! Bobby: It is! You must see it! Lights! C era! ACTION! ZZ, WRITING a OT | + When we write a flm review, we begin by mentioning the name ofthe film and what type of fim itis | eg. 101 DALMATIANS is a fantastic comedy. | In the second paragraph, we write where the story takes place and who the main characters are ‘8g. The story takes place in and around London. The main characters are Cruella Oe Vil | +o tne tid paragraph, we deste the main events of the plot in the order in which they happen. | © We end the review by saying what we think of the firm and | giving our recommendations. | # We alvays use the present simple in reviews, and a variety | of adjectives to make it more interesting to the reader. 12 Use the information from Ex. 11, the plan below tnd the picite from the Photo File section, to write a film review (80-100 words) for your school newspaper about ET The Extra-Terresral Also use the text of Ex. 2 es a modal. Paragraph 1. name and type of fim t Paragraph 2: where the story takes place; ’ main characters Paragraph 3: main events of plot 1’ in chronological order Parogroph 4: your opinion and recommendations 431 a) Match the words to the pictures. [1 passport [31 Wuogage (2) German marks [4] airport b) The follawing seniences give advice to someone who is going to travel by plane from England to Frankfurt, Read the sentences and fill in the correct word(s) from the list above. 1) You must ative at the one hour before your fight. 2 You must take your... svete Wilh YOU. 3. You should change Some POUNAS iNtO .a-nnewmen inn sow before YoU go. 4 You should make Sure YOU nnn under twenty kilos. at least 2 — Read the letter below, then read the sentences and underline the correct words in bold. 18 Morton Road oxford x4 SLL 230 ATi, mvwnne Dear Karen, Thanks for your letter. Frankfurt is a great choice for your holiday. since this is your first holiday abroad, fere is some useful advice. First of ll, you must take your passport with you. You carit travel abroad without it! Also, you must arrive at the airport at least one hour before your flight leaves. You need time to check in, of course, you should keep your luggage under twenty. Kits, beemse airline comparies charge extra for heavy luagage. Finally, you should aso change some pounds into German marks before ‘you go. You need money to spend when you get there. ‘that’s enough from me! Have a lovely trip and don't anyway, forget to send me a postcard! Lots of love, claire ee Oe 44 1 You must take your passport / visa with you. 2 You must arrive at the aiport one / three hour(s} before your fight 3 You should keep your luggage under / over twenty kilos, 4 You should change some pounds into dollars / German marks before you go 5 Don't remember / forget to send me a postcard3 Fill in the words from the list below. charge, great, usetul, trio, check, companies tiavel, heavy 1a choice airline 2 to abroad 6 to extra 3 advice 7 luggage 4 to in & alovely STUDY TIP We use should/shouldn’t to give advice; i would be a good/bad idea for someone to: eg. You should keep your luggage under twenty kilos, (= itwoutd be a good idea.) You shouldn't eat a fot of chocolate. ‘* We use mustimustn’t to give strong advice; .¢, to tel someone wat tis absolutely necessary to do. ‘e.g. You must fake your passport with you. (= lis absolutely necessaryil strongly recommend) You mustn't drink and chive. 4 = Read Claire's letter again. What does she think is a goed idea for Karon to do? What does she think is absolutely ne- cessary for Karen to do? 5 Joke is going to London on holiday. Match the useful tips to their reasons, then moke sentences giving advice to Jake, using 10, as in the example. Reasons ‘a make sure you dont get lost -b protect yourself rom the rain 3 buy amap © Keep yourself warm 4 pack some jumpers J d take pictures of the sights 2.9. You should take an umbrella to protect yourself trom the rain [er 1 take an umbrella 2 boring your camera Take my Advice LB 6 Bob is flying to Paris, Match the useful fips to their reasons, then use because to make sentences, as in the example. ‘Strong Advice Reasons | 1 not take animals onthe | @ they can affect planes’ plane computers smoke b many of them carry emuaeent |G en ei © you can't get on the ‘on the plane plane without it 4 take your plane ticket | d_ cigarettes can cause fires, 2.9. You mustn't take animals on the plane because many of them cary diseases. STUDY TIP an ‘We use the imperative and the negative imperative for written warnings. 6.9, Keep off the grass. Don't feed the animals. 7 Match the signs to the warnings, then explain What each sign means using must or mustn't ® Pence 1.¢-You mustn't smoke here. 4DTake my Advice 8 — Match the prompts to the pictues below, then prompt make sentences to give advice to porents using must/mustn't, as in the example. 2 let children near the cooker when itis on b leave knives on the table © watch chitdren while they are playing q e t eap all medicines in high cupboards let children play with matches cover all sockets 1. You mustn't leave knives on the table. 2 | Mustttustrt ||| 9 a} Chris is sixteen years old and he is planning to go camping for the first time with some friends, He wrote a letter to the pork director atking for information, Reod the letter Chris received from him. In which paragraph does the park director give strong advice? ear chris, Thanks for your interest in our park, Here are some tips to help you and your friends with your camping trip. First of all you must bring a tent and sleeping bag, because Grizedale National Park does not provide them. ‘As, wien you light a camp fire, you must always put it ‘out before you go to sleep, to avoid forest fires. Keep in ‘mind that you mustrit play lout music, because the noise disturbs the other campers. Of course, You mustn't leave ‘any ruibbish behind, becouse it harms the environment. You should alsa bring a torch to help you see in the dark, and insect repelent to protect yourself from ‘mosquitoes. Fnaly, you shouldnt forget to pack a jumper to keep you warm on chilly evenings. Keep these tips in mind and you shouldn't have any problems. | hope you have a rice trp, b} Reed the letter again and complete the table below. Then, use the notes to give advice to Chris. Use 10 or because, ring a tant and . sleeping bag . * avoid forest fires * not play loud music | * itharms the ‘environment © help you see in the dark © keep you warm on chilly eveningsTake my Advice 10 Rewrite the sentences using should, shouldn't, WRITI NG must or mustn't. 1. I strongly advise you to keep your passport in a safe a place. (aie You must keep your passpor ina sale place When we write a leter giving advice, we divide it into | 2. Itwould be a good idea to visit your doctor before you four paragraphs. leave. ‘+ We begin our letter by saying we are happy to hear You should visit your doctor before you leave. erie Ae and explaining what the purpose of the 3 it Idn't be 1d idea to drink alcohol. woulent Be @ good ieea lo aun loot! ‘In the second and third paragraphs, we give our advice with reasons. We say what he/she mustimustn’t or should/shouldn't do, We can use first of all, also and finally to link our pieces of advice. We can use because or to to give reasons, 4 | strongly advise you not to eat fatty foods before you fy 5. It would be a good idea to use traveller's cheques. ‘* We end our letter with a closing remark. ‘2.9, Hope to hear from you soon. 6 I strongly advise you not to wear expensive jewellery. 12 Use the information in Ex. 11, the perogroph plan below end the beginning ond ending 7 tt would be @ good idea to book & hatel before you Bee ee te ee Sees ne leave. his friend Bill (60 - 80 words}. Use the letter a “ in Ex. 2 as @ model. 8 I strongly advise you to drink bottled water. = = J 40 Redhill Road 11 James is trovelling around Europe by cor. ‘Sydney 2001 Look at the table below and match each ‘New South Wales piece of advice to the reason. Then, make sentences using t0 er because, f ——————__ Dear James, | Mustimustn’t | Reasons $$ g—__—_—_ Porograph 1: Nice to hear from you again! 1 buy a road map a there is always a ’ {went on a similar trip around danger of accidents Europe five years ago -it was great! 2 take a first aid kit with |b you can cause an Here are some tips fo help you with you accident your trip. 3 check the car engine | ¢ help you find your way 4 exceed the speed limit | d_make sure itis in good Poragraphs 2-3: advice and reasons condition 1 7 Paragraph 4: Keep these tips in mind and | Shouid/Shoutdn't Reasons | ceee ieee problems. Hope to hear from you 5 dive on the main roads | e itis dangerous soon. 6 listen to the weather | avoid getting lost forecast Yours, 7 not travel alone @ find out what clothes Bill i you need to take AT@ BIZ, ZZ? Gas 1. Jeff's wie laughed when she saw him (Pictur . without his trousers. = 2. Jetf dropped his bucket and ran as Picture. fast as he could, 3. Ho had a lot of animals, but his favourite (Picture .. was a bul called Bernie. : 4 Then, he threw Jett up into the ai. (Picture 48 He 2) . bull cal 3) aa Gute Jf didn't listen to them, though. Bernie was like a friend red shirt Jeff §) One Usual He went to the field next to the house and his trousers. “Well, at least your new shi time don't wear it to feed Bernie!” A Red Rag to a B 0} Look ot the pictures and fill in the correct numbers in the boxes below. G) Bernie the but 1) gato (vet Monk [) bucket Chtrousers =D) roms 0) seis wite 4) Match each picture to one of the following sentences. First, put the verbs in the list into the past simple, then read the story below and fill in the gaps with the correct verb, laugh, have, say, run, shout, put... on, call, drop, lve, buy. A Red Rag To a Bull! ww ON @ Quiet farm in the country, {ot of animals, but his favourite was a - Bemie was almost three years old and everyone » "Be careful near him, Jefl. Bulls can be Jeff Monk 1) him an expensive ‘and went out to feed. On Jeffs aa his wite 4) him, “Come on, boy! Time to eat!” Bernie looked Up and suddenly gave a loud snort Next, he began towards lef Jot?) epee re ay. could, He 8) bucket and ran as fast as he loudly to his wife, “Help! Help!” eff ran tothe gate, but before he could climb overt, Bernie's long horns hooked orto Jets trousers. Then, he threw Jeff up into Fae Jo's tousers came of, 80 he managed to get ee tg quickly to the house, When she saw him without 's okay," she said. "Next Jeffs wie 10) POY ey iu3 Read the story again and complete the questions for the underlined words, as in the example. eg. Who fved on a quiet farm inthe country? weit Monk lived on a quiet fam in the county. A What conn semananannsenannn? Jeff's favourte animal was a bull. 2 How - one Bernie was almost three years old 3. What . 2 Jet's wife Bought him an expensive red shin 4 Why smn? Jeff went tothe fild to feed Berni. 5 Who 2 Bemie began to run angriy towards Jef, 6 What : 2 Jett droped his bucket and ran 25 fast as he could 7 What 2 Jeff shouted loudly to his wife, “Help! Help!” 8 Where w= ' Jeff ran to the gate 9 What . see Berie threw Jeff up into the air. 10 What ‘when she saw him without his trousers? Jet's wile laughed when she saw him without his trousers, 4 Read the summary of the story below and correct the parts that are underlined, as in the example. e.g. 1 deff Monk didn’t jive in a fat in the country He jived on a quiet farm in the country. Jett Monk lived 1) ina flat in the country. He had 2) a few animals, but his favourite was 3) a horse called Bernie. On Jef’s birthday, his wife bought him 4) a cheap blue shirt. Jeff put it on and went into the field to feed Bernie. Bernie looked up and gave a 5) auiet snort. Then, he ran 6) happily towards Jeff. Jeff ran to the gate, but Bernie's long hors hooked onto Jeff's trousers. Jeffs trousers came off and he managed to get tree. His wife 7) shouted when she saw him without his trousers. 5 What's the word? 1 not sate = gandesuro 2 10 GIVE 1000 = 10. csnninoninnnstnnsnnn edef 3 a noise through the NOSe = a... mots 4 what we fike most = Our... rafuvoelt A Red Rag to a Bull! 6 Underline the correct prepositions in bold. Sally went to the circus on / in her birthday. Its cold outside, so put your coat off / on. ‘When he looked on / up, he saw an aeroplane. The boys climbed over / through the wall. The litle git ran up / towards her mother. ‘The horse was like a friend to / by Rachel Gary threw the ball along / Into the air. tt was windy and his hat came off / out. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Avene ere atey, ‘we use adjectives to make the story more interesting, Adjectives describe nouns. e.g. His wite bought him an expensive red shirt 7 ~~ Replace the adjectives in bold with similar ones from the list, as in the exampl tasty, scary, pretty, cheerful, horrible, huge ‘Ann cooked a delicious meal for dinner... tasty 2. Mrs Brown bought a beautiful dress for the party. 3 He sent a large bouquet of flowers to his wife 4. The children watched a frightening fim on TV last night. 5. [had a terrible experience during my holiday last year. 6 Bob looked at me with a happy smile on his face. © When we write a story, we also use adverbs. We can form adverbs from some adjectives by adding -ly. e.g. sudden - suddenly, fortunate - fortunately + Adverbs describe verbs. @.g. She sang the song beautifully. (How did she sing the song? Beautifully.) ‘¢ Note: Some adverbs don't follow the rule above. 2.9. good - well, fast fast, hard ~ hard 8B Fill in the correct adverb. I smiled at him The boy ran away . (cheerful) (quick). svn ($1OW) GOt Up from ry seat wither ih telephone rang sooween (OU). Sarah did (bad) in her exams. Histened (careful) to the news on the radio. 49 onsenA Red Rag to a Bull! Fill in the gaps with an appropriate adverb from the list. beautifully, well, wickedly, carefully, loudly, quickly BY ove “Look! Its Bobbie Batter, the famous singer!” my friend Jenny shouted - “Let's tak to him!” Bobbie saw Jenny coming towards him and ran 3). nnn tothe restaurant, ‘The next moment, he crashed ino a table and fall coto the floor. "He can sing 4) . . bute can’t see very 5) STUDY TIP ‘When we write stories, we can use somebody's exact words (Direct Speech) to make our story more dramatic. When we write somebody's exact words, we use inverted commas. e.g. “Come on, boy! Time to eat!” 10 Rood the speech bubbles below and use them to fill in the gaps in the sentences. Good evening, a Can | help you? 1 Suddeniy, the branch snapped and Alex fl he screamed, but just then his shirt 2. Beth was in bed when her mother came nto her room. nn wo.” her mother said cheertlly. 3 ” said the teacher Then, he gave us our tests. 4 She sat down and the waiter walked towards her. he asked politely. 50 STUDY TIP When we write stories, we can use similes (like + noun) to make our stories more interesting, e.g. Bernie was like a friend to Jeff, 9s. Then, use them to fi the sentences that follow. @ a mother b an angel [ye afish ballerina e aking ees 1 Litle Mary sang... inthe schoo! lay fast week 2 Tom could swim... when he was only two years oid, 3. Pam turned on the radio and danced around the room 4 Ehis Presley was very rich and lived ... in Graceland. 5 The man came out ofthe bank and ran up the street 6 The nurse looked ater Freddy very well She was so ot bin 12 Study the examples below, then join the sentences with ond, but oF so. 9. Jeif put his shit on. He went out to feed Bernie, Jeff put his shirt on ane went out to feed Bernie. Jet's trousers came oft He managed to get Jaf trousers came off, $0 he managed to get He had a lot of animels. His favourte was a but He had aot of animals, but his favourite was a bul 1 Itwas a warm sunay day. We decided to go on a pionc. 2 We got our things ready. We put them in the car. 3. Simon tried to start the car. Smoke began to come out of the engine. 4 We jumped out quickly. We ran to get a fire extinguisher. 5 The door was locked. We couldn't get into the house.6 One of the windows was open. Simon climbed into the house. 7. Our dog thought Simon was a thief. He bit hs leg, 8 Simon was alright in the end, We didn't go on a picnic that day! 13 1} Read the following story and correct the mistakes. Tony's uncle, Don, fived in a small vilage in the mounlans- One day, Tony decided to visit him The snow was very deep, 0 Tony couldn't waked fast. Suddenly, he heared a strange sound. It was lke a babys cry. Tony looked around and saw @ huge white __) dog. At fst, he thinked the dog was hungry, but then he saw a red shape in the ‘snow. Tony nun quickly towards the dog. ‘The dog started to bark. “What is it, boy?” Tony asked. “What has you got there?” Tony looked closely atthe ret shape. It was a young woman, but she couldnt move. “My leg,” she said quietly. “Please help me!” Tony ran for help, and soon the gir was in a warm hospital bed. Tony was glad. He had two new freinds now — Lucy, and her brave dog, lucky! b) Read the story in Ex. 13 again and find the adjectives and the adverbs in it. Which nouns/verbs do they describe? © Adjectives: small vilage), . © Adverbs: (walk) fast, A Red Rag to a Bullf 14 Reod this interview with Josh Bell for the magazine Summer Fun, and put the verbs in brackets into the past simple. J: Last summer, | 1) (work), as a lifequard on a very popular beach. On my first day. there, | 2) vow (feel) a ‘ile anxious. 3) (be) ahot ‘suriny day, $0 there were a lot of people in the water. R: So, what happened? FE -SUddENIY. I onan (see) a large grey shape in the sea. 15) se (Danie) and 8) a -~ (tel) everyone to get out ofthe water. They all?) to swim quickly to the shore, R: What happened next? d: Thelifeboat crew 8) (speed) cut immediately to check that everything was aright. Five minutes later, they 9) (come) ‘back. One of the crew 10)... (hold) something up for me to see. He 11) (have) 2 grey surfboard in his hands! A: A surfboard it wasn'ta shark then? J: No! felt sity, but at least no one was hurt! 15 (begin) the questions in the plan below. Then, use the completed plan, the pictures and the ing given in the Photo File secti f@ story (100-150 words) which ends with these words: Josh felt sily, but at least no one was hurt! Plan 0. Paragtoph 1: mention the time, place and 1, people involved When did the story happen? Where did Josh work asa iteguard? How did Josh feel on his fist day? What was the weather like? -3: develop the story ' What did Josh suddenly see? How did he react? What did he do? What did the swimmers do? What did the ifeboat crew do? Why? When cid they come back? What cid one of the crew do? Why? ‘What did he have in his hands? describe what happened in the ‘end and people's feelings Paragraph a: iQ