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    ‘Module 1 ‘Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 ‘UNIT 1 Something to shout about! (pp. 7-26) Ambition, success, achievement, happiness UNIT2 Escape Artists (pp. 27-46) Tave, entertainment, leisure, relaxing UNIT 3 People Power (pp. 53-72) People, families, appearances. UNIT 4. Growing Concerns (0p. 7332) Socal problems, cil ibetis, ‘unemployment, poverty international issues, environmental problems UNIT 5 Our Changing World (pp. 99-118) ‘Technology, computers, space travel, technology in everyday life UNIT 6 A Job Well Done (op. 119-138) Work, the workplace, business, professions, money UNIT7 Fit for Life (pp. 145-164) Health, fitness, medicine, sport & exercise UNIT Live and Learn (pp. 165-184) School, education, university life, educational issues UNIT9 The Image Business (pp. 191-210) The fashion industry, image, the visual arts UNIT 10. Shop Around (pp. 211-234) ‘Shopping, the economy, advertising Grammar Reference (p. 239) Irregular Verbs (9. 245) ‘Appendix 1 ~ Phrasal Verbs (p. 250) Contents Celebrations; career success; colocation, words often confused; leaders; expressing satisfaction; idioms; fixed phrases with an, phrasal verbs; Communication: giving and responding to news Pastimes and hobbies lesure actives; adectives ‘colocation; idioms; fxed phrases with at; phrasal verbs; Communication: making and responding to suggestions interrupting Family; media; characteristics; words often confused; «allocations; idioms; fixed phrases with of, phrasal vets (lear, come); Communication: apologising Crime and the law: punishment; charity; social issues; People in the egal profession; phrasal verbs, idioms; fixed phrases with against; Communication: problems and solutions Science and technology: computers; phrasal verbs; idioms; fixed phrases with in; Communication: sharing opinions Jobs, work and workplace; collocations, idioms; fixed ‘phrases with on; phrasal verbs; Communication: polite requests Health problems; treatments; medicine; collocation; idioms, fixed phrases with under, phrasal verbs; Communication: making appointments School, college, university: study methods; subjects; leaming; collcations; idioms; fixed phrases with by, phrasal verbs; Communication: describing similarities! differences. Image; looks; collocation; idioms; fied phrases with ‘down; phrasal verbs; Communication: expressing surpse, calling 999 Shopping; money; advertising; collocations; idioms; fixed phrases with cony: phrasal verbs ‘Communication: placngfconfirming an order; making! answering a complaint ‘Appendix 2 ~ Linking WordsPhrases (p. 251) Sets of Pictures (p, 253) Multiple matching (parts 1/4); multiple choice (part 3) ‘Muttiple choice (part 3); gapped text (part 2), Multiple choice (part 3); multiple matching (parts 4) Multiple matching (parts 14); gapped text (part 2) Multiple choice (part 3); multiple matching (parts 1/4) Multiple matching (parts 1/4 gapped text part 2) Multiple matching (parts 1/4); ‘multiple choice (pat 3); Multiple choice (part 3); gapped ‘text (part 2); ‘Multiple choice (part 3); multiple ‘matching (parts 1/4) Gapped text (part 2); multiple matching (parts 1/4) aed Grammar: gerund / infinitive ‘exam practice: parts 1,5; ‘word formation, word building; ertor correction Recor Pee) Exam practice: parts 1,4 | Bram practice: part 2; useful (task type 1) language: comparing, contrasting and speculating; peer assessment Formal and informal letters Grammar: the present; statve verbs; exam practice: Parts 2,3 task type 2), 4, 6 Grammar: the past; used to and. would; exam practice: parts 2, 3 (task ype 1), 5; regster transfer, error conection Bam practice: parts 2,4 | Exam practice: parts 3, 4; useful (task type 1) language; peer assessment Exam practice: parts 2,3 | Exam practice: part 2; useful language; peer assessment Reviews Arties Grammar: the passive; the ‘ausative; eram practice: parts 1, 2,4, 5, register transfer, ‘word formation Grammar: the future; exam practice: parts 2, 3 (task type 1), 4, 5; eror correction, register transfer Exam practice: parts 1,3, | Exam practice: pats 3,4; useful 4 (task type 1) language, evaluating; peer assessment Exam practice: parts3, 4 | Exam practice: part 2; useful (task type 2) language; peer assessment Reports and proposals Book entries Grammar: conditionals and wishes; exam practice: parts 1 4,6; structure and coherence; word formation Grammar: inversion; modal verbs; exam practice: parts 1, 3 (task types 1, 2), 5; register transfer, structure fram practice: parts 2,3 | Exam practice: parts 3, 4; useful (task type 1) language: selecting; peer assessment Exam practice: parts 2,3 | Exam practice: part 2; useful (task type 2), 4 (task language: making assumptions, ‘ype 1) ‘quessing and eliminating, peer assessment Business optionfetters of ‘pplication ‘Combined transactional tasks Grammar: felatives; exam practice: parts 3,4, 5; word formation; structure and coherence Grammar: indirect speech and reporting verbs; exam practice parts 1, 3 (task ype 1), 4,5; word formation, reqjster transfer Exam practice: parts 1,2 | fam practice: parts 3, 4; useful language; peer assessment Exam practice: parts 2,4 | fxam practice: part 2; peer (task type 1) assessment Information sheets Competition entries (Grammar: articles and punctuation; exam practice: parts 3 (task type 2), 4 6; proof-reading, structure Exam practice: parts 1,4 | Exam practice: parts 3, 4; peer (task type 2) assessment Review of writing tasks On Top of the World — Ls _ 2 (\ Something to Shout About | Escape Artists ere URE * How do you relax? ti au a) = = a © success and how to . achieve it . + celebrations . + happiness . successful people and their personalities . * successful businesses + achievements . © quality of lfe Learn how to . * gve/fespond to news © interrupt * compare, contrast and speculate + make/respond to suggestions * negotiate/reach agreement ae Raid + any © wear © put + set * What do you think of when you hear the word success"? SOC Urea on E ‘unusual celebrations getting a job getting away from it all relaxing & escaping books and reading travelling & holidays ‘weekend breaks pastimes and hobbies area © gerund/nfinitive + the present tenses/ stative verbs ‘formal and informal letters + reviews 1 2 Lead-in a. Look at the pictures showing people expressing joy on different occasions. What has happened to make them feel happy? Now, in pairs, discuss success. Think about: ‘its importance in our lives» happiness it brings * problems it causes ‘2))_ Listen to some people talking about what they ‘believe to be the secret of success and complete the {gaps using 1 to 3 words. 1 Always when other people doubt you 2- Block out and keep going, 3 Channel your efforts in the n rection and 4 in differen 5 Practise being Until it becomes second nature 6 Beorganised and 7 Never and believe you are as good as everyone else . Decide on three of the elements in Ex. 2a which you think are most important for success. Compare your list to your partner’. Look at the following list of qualities and, in pairs, discuss in which profession(s) you think each one is necessary and why, * physical strength * quick thinking * determination * foresight diplomacy * discipline * imagination «intellect. * power of persuasion « team spirit © lawyer © teacher © business ecutive * plitican © firefighter © carsalesman * footballer © doctor © at director © novelist ‘A: Ithinkstrong powers ofpersuasion are essential for someone like acar salesman because he has to beable to talk people into buying fiom him. 8 Poltcians need this too, in order to gain support for an ‘dea ora policy Don't you think? Paraphrase the following quotations. Do you agree with them? Why (not)? Discuss in pairs. ‘Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it Henry David Thoreau (American poet & philosopher) ‘You always pass failure on the way to success Mickey Rooney (American comedian) it You are going to read an article about successful people. ‘. Read the introduction to the article and in pairs answer the following questions. * According to the writer, how important is talent in achieving success? * What do you think the people will say are the keys to success? b. The following phrases appear in the text. How are they related to the title? Scan the text to see if your guesses were correct. + keep going * will to succeed * et goals » path to success * pursue my goal * block out negative thoughts » channel your efforts * gut instinct. plan your progress * push beyond your limits * stay focused Reading - Parts 1/4 Read the article. For questions (1-14), choose from the answers (A-I). Some of the choices may be required more than once, STRATEGY POINT Read the tert quill to get an idea of the therels) and content, This wl ao give You: an idea of whee to look forthe answers later Read the questions / statements Read each section in deta to see wich statements appy to which section The answers do not necessary appear in the tert inthe ame order as the questions The answers ave not worded in the same way asthe questions. You wll have to interpret the language of the text. Denise Lewis Olympic Heptathlon Champion Voted Britain’s female athlete of the year (1996) "Always belive in yourself have Jearmed a Jot from my own disappointments. In the 1996 Olympics, lst it completely. 1 was far behind the leading three athletes, and [elt Iwas letting myself and my country down, Inthe javelin event I needed an extra two metres to GWE WADA nto contention. I managed to remi ‘metres by throwing way beyond what I expected.” ind myself ‘that nothing is over until i's actually over, and ended up achieving an extra four Sir Steven Redgrave B ‘Winner of 5 Olympic gold medals “Don't let potential hurdles block your path to success, In 1997 I was diagnosed as Siabetic. I remember thinking my career was over. I felt incredibly low. Then one of the specialists std there was no reason why I shouldn't carry on traning and ‘competing, and that was it-the spur I needed. I could still be a winner ib ‘myself. am not saying that i isn't difficult sometimes, But I wanted to ‘myself that I wasnt finshed yet, so illness was never enough to prevent pursuing my goal. No obstacle i ever insurmountable." prove to ime from Annika Reeder te] British Gymnastics Champion ‘Never, ever give up. When times are hard, KEEPIN RW tonards yo ur goal. If ou have dream, inch your way towards it and mark off mini goals on the way. A lot ‘of it depends on your own mental will to succeed, There was a time in my career when 1 MatuRed fom a Title gil Yo a woman and I experienced a huge dip in my ‘confidence. My coach encouraged me to keep going, and it was the best advice I ‘ould have been given. Sometimes it's very hard to pulthings into perspective; but the best approach isto block out the negative thoughts and keep at it” Pete Cohen D Sports Psychologi ‘Whatever your personal challenge, itis important to set goals for yourself. Make sure they ae realistic aims that you know ae achievable. Channel youre Tight direction and don’t get HMRSHGEKGAL And remember, if you are too about feng somethin ort in the you won't achieve it. Relieve some of the tension ‘sociated with your challenge by reminding yourself that world peace isnot riding | onyou sucveeding” Octavius Black E Director of The Mind Gym, London Advisor to Microsoft and Pret A Manger “The key to sucess is to think imaginatively about your goals. It's alot easier than it sounds, Ifyou tend to overanalys, try making a few decisions based on your gut instinet. You will be Remember, the mote you practise being assertive and proactive, the becomes second nature. And your brain can only earn to react in different surprised at the way people respect your positive actions. more it ways and Femember diferent skills if it has been taught to, So, at work, make an effort to learn something new every day. It will help to 8 your confidence: 10 relieved in 15 20 30 40 45 ‘Karen Pickering Swimming World Champion, 1998 “Be organised and displined. Every week Ido 10 two-hour sessions inthe pool and three two-hour gym sessions. There is no way/I could get through that srt of workload without being on top of my diary. fave learned that hiss so the ke to success in other aspects of ie ‘You can't parsue a career in any Hpi withoot being organised Make lists of what you want to do and what you want to achieve and then plan your progress towards your gal. Just by writing down your als fr the day, however small they ae, you'l be sep closer to achieving them. Er Kirsten Best a Poet & Novelist "Concentrate. Sometimes a voice inside your head tells you that you can’t do something. Then there are EMEA distractions, such as family or lfestyle, The key is to make sure that these don’t have a detrimental eect, Concentration will make you feel more in control of your life and it will boost your confidence and sel-belie. Occasionally, I use key words that help me stay focused. When T am stressed, for example, it helps to repeat words such a ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’ either outloud or silently in my mind. This isa habit that an become second nature quite easily and is a powerful ‘yychoogica tool Roger Black a Olympic 400 metres Silver Medalist “used imagery and visualisation a lot when Iwas competing and I'm convinced it helped a great deal in my success. Imagine you are ‘experiencing success. Mentally transfer yourself to the place where you can see, hear and smell what is going on around you. Then, run through the possible permutations of what could happen. This way you will be prepared for everything and afraid of nothing. One ‘cxample ofthis being put to its best use is when you are asked to give ‘presentation at work. It can be nerve-racking atthe best of times, if you have already ‘ved’ through i all in your head it's a lot Donna Fraser 1 British 400 metres Champion ‘Don't underestimate yourself. didn’t have the confidence to believe | {oud be winner until the last Olympics: { misjudged my race and only took fourth place, but it taught me more than I could have ‘imagined - that I could have done it, and that 1am good enough if ‘only [believe in mysell. Now, having achieved way beyond what I | expected, 1 have no ares in my mind, Push yourself beyond your limits. Take your time, work your way up, and don't forget to enjoy ‘yourself while you doit” Whose age affected histher self: assurance? 1 ‘© Who benefited from falling? 2 3 ‘+ Who needed someone else's help to succeed? 4 5 © Who thinks about success in order to make it happen? 6 © Who thinks it is necessary to have minor aims leading up to the most important? 7 8 © Who needed to overcome health problems? 9 ‘© Who thinks you must not lose sight of your main aim? 10 ‘© Who thinks you should try to surpass yourself? " ‘+ Who believes you should not always think too much about decisions? R ‘+ Who believes you must manage your time effectively? a * Who repeats things to himself/herself in order to relax? 4 © Vocabulary Practice 3a Match the words/phrases from the text to their ‘meaning. I, hurdle 0.12) 2 frightening l 2 insurmountable. 18) b damaging 3 second nature (1.46) ¢ impossible to overcome 4 detrimental (65) d_variations 5 permutations (78) € automatic 6 nene-racking 81) believe oneself to be weaker 7 underestimate than ones I yourself (| 86) something blocking one's way I b. Explain the the highlighted words/phrases. na w 4. What does the writer mean by the underlined phrases? Discuss in pairs. Text Analysis ® Discussion 5 & Make a ‘Key to success’ list. Compare your list to your partner's, then present it to the class. b. Tell your partner about someone you know who hhas become successful, saying what qualities and circumstances have helped him/her. age Focus D Let's celebrate! 1 F G MAY You PIND EVER H PRAM 4. Look at the newspaper announcements, telegrams and greeting cards below. To which of the following events is each one related? * house-warming * engagement * wedding ‘* promotion * retirement * graduation ‘anniversary * birth, ROBERTSON Elaine (nee Marshall) and Mark are pleased to announce the arrival oftheir daughter Ellen Rachel, on April st, 2003, a welcome sister for Matthew, Hannah and Daniel, ‘rs Maureen Holand of Sunnybank wishes to announce the forthcoming mariage of her youngest daughter CATHERINE LOUISE 'o BENNY URDAL HANSEN on 24th Apri in Abu Dhabi UAE. Love and congratulations from Mum, Michael, ule and Dale a 22m PNA) hte ay ae. © "TTUDE FOR 31. YEARS TAIN HOLDEN, Loyal, Golden TOL ICY STEINBACH, EMILY You're @ Winner Congratustions on your BS, Lots of ove trom Mum and Ded and al tne fly K & JUDIE PEACOCK - HOOD It is with much happiness the engagement is announced between Mr Brian Peacock and Miss Barbara Hood. b. Which of the above celebrations have you attended? Were you the person celebrating or were you invited as a guest to the occasion? 2. (J) Uisten to two people talking. What special Occasion is being described? How does the girl feel about the celebration she went to? In pairs, discuss the best celebration you have ever attended. Think about: * the reason for the celebration ‘+ how many people attended ‘where it was celebrated * what kind of food was served kinds of entertainment ‘how long it lasted D setting to the Top 3 ‘Complete each sentence, using one of the three words provided. 1. + Although | always make a New Yeer's a seldom menage to stick to it for more than a month. © Theboad's to. company shares to the public met with strong resistance © As sice-president, my main isto increase Productivity wile improving working conditions. ‘A objective B resolution decison 2» In celebration of their 1 ‘stood in the centre ofthe field and sang their national anthem, © After a decade of dedicated research, the scientist finally made the “© To salute her lifedong in the entertainment field, a huge reception was heldin her honour AA victory —B achievement C_breathrough 3+ Business should be @ required course for all students enrolled in the MBA programme. © It is imperative for children to acquire strong moral ‘atayoung age * A.good manager can make a business profitable while still respecting the (of the workers. A values B ethics rights 4» Theyoung poet said that he got his from the beauty of nature + Hs witty money and power might have ‘made him a milionare, but he's nota happy man, * In order to get ahead in the advertising industry, one must havea song tosucceed ‘A ambition inspiration C_obsession 5» King Albert's eign wes one of peace and * They say that he mate his ‘through good lick ane the help of influential acquaintances * In these days of economic decine, owning more than ‘one vehicle is considered a A lunuy B prosperity fortune D career success est Look at the following factors which may be important for career success. Tick (/) a ‘maximum of threein each group which you consider absolutely necessary. _backaround! ‘socal background financial backing influential acquaintances ‘well-rounded education relevant experience qualifications supportive family experience of other cultures * positive image popularity among colleagues sensitivity to others’ feelings team spirit ‘competitive sprit ability to delegate * willingness to compromise * having contact with superiors ambition determination resilience powers of intuition persistence enjoy challenges attractive appearance charisma sel-motivation natural talent ruthlessness abilty to seize opportunities foresight b. Compare your choices with a partner, saying in what situations you feel that the factors you ticked can play a vital part. ‘A: tfyYoware ina profession that involves dealing with people, a postive image can make them lite you and trust you B: know what youmean, 've ako ticked popularity ‘because if you are popular in the workplace, «colleagues are glad to help you or work with you Read the short biography of Steve Jobs below. Which of the qualities in Ex. da did he have? Which didn't he have? Steven Paul Jobs was born in California, USA, on February 24, 1955. In 1974 he dropped oat of college to work as avideo game designer. His aim was to save enough money to go to India and ‘experience Buddhism Back in the US in the autumn of 1974, Jobs. went into business with his highschool friend Stephen Wozniak. Jobs understood that computers would appeal to a broad audience. Although he had long, unkempt hair and dressed casually, he managed to obtain finance for his first marketable computer, the Apple Il, in 1977. Apple Ine. was formed and met with immediate success. Seven years later, Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer ina briliantly choreographed demonstration that he gave himself. However, the sales of the first Macs were disappointing, This led to tensions in the company, and in 1985 he resigned. In 1986, Jobs bought Pixar Animation Studios. Over the following decade he built Pixar into a large corporation tha, among other achievements, produced the frst full-length film to be completely computer-animated, Toy Stor, in 1995, In late 1996, Apple, saddled by huge financial losses and con the verge of collapse, asked Jobs to come back. He ‘accepted, and quickly engineered an award-winning advertising campaign that urged customers to. "think diferent” and buy Macintoshes. In 1998, he introduced the iMac, an egg-shaped computer that offered high-speed processing at a reasonable price. It was an instant success Steve Jobs hacl saved his company and, in the process, re- «established himsetf as a master high-technology marketer. d. Which of the qualities from Ex. 4a do you believe you have? Tell your partner. D Words often Confused 5 Underline the correct word. 1. The idea for a computerised house had first been considered as far beyond / before /- behind / back as the late 50s, 2. For the purpose / object / aim / intention of managing your finances, hiring an accountant is money well-spent 3. Situated direct / precise / right / exact beside the lake, the villa has gone on sale for £750,000 4 The in-house requlations happen / occur / apply / agree toll employees, regardless of status. 5. Ajob advertisement for a programmer gripped / caught / seized | struck his eye, and he decided to apply. 6 For a 10-year-old car, itis in excelent state / form / presentation / condition, 11 Language Focus m2: > 6 Collocations a. Tick (/) the boxes in the table to form collocations. Think of at least two more phrases for each verb. ‘the right to dovhave sth experience a salary ‘one's ving [ the advantage > 7 b. Now use some of the collocations in their correct form to complete the sentences below. 1. The heavyweight champion ‘ver his opponent in the last round of the match, 2. She went to work in the restaurant to asa chef 3 Although he's incredibly wealthy now, when he fst ‘ame to this country he asa dish washer. 4) He's very well paid for his free-lance writing but he also from the bookshop where he works 5 she asa tough businesswoman by sticking to her principles ‘and never backing down from the competition Fixed Phrases (phrases with on) a. Match the fixed phrases with their meanings. onthe oftchance CT] working ensecond thoughts [21] justincase on atin [3] tteto belief nate (esis epee on principle [EIC} after reconsideration ‘on one's own CET] intentionaiiy on target as plonned on duty ELD onyit on purpose [SE independentiy on condition that with a limited amount ‘of money b._ Now, use fixed phrases to fill n the gaps in the sentences. 1. 'don't think there is @ vacancy in the company at the moment, but you could ring my boss onthe of chance 2 | think I'l take Sarah to a fancy restaurant for her birthday. let's have a suprise party at home, 3. Chris owns a line of successful boutiques in the UK and believe it or not, she manages them completely 4 We're pleased to announce that our proposed sales figures for the year are right 5d love to go to the house-warming party with you but m and really can’t afford a gift. D Phrasal verbs 8 Appendix 1 Match the verbs with the particles to form phrasal verbs and use them in the correct tense to complete the sentences below. Then explain the phrasal verbs in your own words & carry, "i down eee 1) Her employer's persistent enthusiasm for the new scheme her resistance to it. 2A trainee his superiors orders quickly and efficient, 3. The minister with the ceremony despite the noise from the back of the church 4 At a very young age she determined what her career ‘goals were and set out to them 5 Unfortunately, the difficulties he was having at work into his personal if. 6 After the shock of being made head manager slowly «James went about settling the difficulties between members of his staff 7 As the day the graduate became more and more excited about the upcoming ceremony. 8 The champion runner liked to joke that he ‘vera hundred pairs of trainers before he won his title 9 To everyone's disbelief, the Jamaicans the trophy in the men’s bob-sledding event. 10 I'm sure you'll get the position. Now stop pacing or youl the polish on the floor!’ Idioms 11 @ Listen to four short extracts. Match the extracts '25 you hear them with the situations. a. Match items from the two columns to make idioms. In pairs, guess what the idioms might A Promotion Extract 1 mean. Do you have similar idioms in your 8 Mariage Extract 2 language? CC Mutile births extract3 D_ Postponing a Date extract 4 have the world a seventh heaven _] bein the Joneses (B) Listen again and tick the phrases that you hear. [] bea feather © in one's cap zs Ss ene Gg tes Responding to Good News alive itty al retene + mafraid ve got some bad | + You cant be serous! news * Who'd have ever thought! [| rub sb up the 9 tothe top alate ian * Here tnformyouthat_ | » Ica belee thst [] work one's fingers i top of things SUN area []} work one's way j wrong way + You'l never uess + Congratulations! ; + hate to tellyou ths, but. | «Youre joking! * Yourenever goingto |e. Thats incredible! b. Now, rewrite the sentences below using one of believe’ ti, But. ‘+ That's very good news tj idiorte ftom 98 + You can't imagine what indeed! happened then! 1) ve tothe succes of er test CO, te numberof Ys thave wend newsfor_| Responding to Bad News ‘opportunities opan to the young diva are limitiess. pu. ane word there. ee hore! 2. My grandfather, who was @ poor farmer, laboured | There's abit of problem. |* Oh what pity ight and day to send is children to unhersty, + I don't ike to be the bearer |* OY Thats. shame 3 Nowadays, people are so busy competing with cof bad news, but ‘those around them that they forget to enjoy if 4 His ability to control the goings-on in the large Which of the phrases are formal and which are company made him a fantastic manager. informal? 5 Over the years, Sue has steadly imoroved her ‘pasition in the law firm. 4. Look at the phrases from Ex. 11b again. With a partner, act out dialogues similar to the ones you heard in Ex. 11a, giving and responding to news. Base your dialogues on some of the following situations. Giving and Responding to News a. Unjumble the coloured words to complete the HGar apHiGH Bek * passing/failing an examination * losingfwinning a match/competition * a disastrous holiday * meeting an old friend you had lost touch with + reading about someone you know in the newspaper * damaging/losing something * getting a job * being promoted/fired + getting into university elapsed to inform you that you t your promotion, but | rerteg to form you that we're bankrupt. ‘mafia ve got some bod news. (Oh, no. Whats the matter? ‘ve just got my chemistry exam results, and vealed. Oh, whata pty And you worked so hard forit. ete b. What other phrases for giving good and bad ‘news can you think of? 13 14 Listening & Speaking 1 Task 2 Listening -Part 4 ‘Multiple Matching Task 2. With a partner, talk about a special moment in your life when you felt very happy. * How old were you? * What was the situation? ‘+ Who was with you? How did they feel? ) Now listen to five people talking about special Senate in their lives and do the following two tasks. STRATEGY POINT ‘+ Take advantage of the time you have ta look at the uestions before you have to listen to the recording, This will help you predict the themes of the listening extracts Both tasks 1 and 2 are based on the same extracts Concentrate on Task 1 in the frst listening and on Task 2.in the second listening ‘There are three items in each task that don't match with any of the extracts Task 1 For questions 1-5, match the extracts as you hear them with the people, listed A-H. Anuse Alawyer ‘A school leaver A fitness instructor A teacher A sibling A pensioner An actor zo7mone> a EO For questions 6-10, match the extracts as you hear ‘them with the topics, listed A-H., Listening 2 @ You will hear a ra news report about "Google’, a popular Internet search engine. Before you listen, look at questions 1 - 9 and in pairs try to predict what kind of information might be needed to complete the gaps. (B) Now fen to the report. For questions 1-9, fill “the gaps with the missing information This partis a monologue. * Youwill need between 1 and 3 words for each gap. * Your answers must fit grammatically with the rest of the sentence ‘+ ead through the exercise before you listen. The sentence stems contain information that you will hear in the listening text, but the information is worded dlferent, To fil in the gaps correctly, be alert for information Contained inthe stems, but ina paraphrased form. ‘Google's succes is such that the brand name has become a ir Forits success, Google relied on [2 wich i @ particularly old-fashioned way to market a product. Google is naw theofficial search engine for top global B era Cine The profes mentored th reporter ued th word ‘ooding' to nate tat ater than Bing iced in sus etait own Hews song] dine -ebd mame ooking for ngs to re in The majority of [6 seach ie Net use Google to Treband name as bce widely used ht i camels spt witht its ‘The verb ‘to google’ literally means searching for what is of use to you through a vast quantty of [B ‘Google is a variant speling of ‘googol’ aterm invented by a mvathenatcn's B] — ] seal cas a00 A Getting 2d i] B Publishing book © Watching a play FZ D Passing an exam E Watching przegivng F Having a baby 6 Foshrgumesty EL] H Climbing @ mountain 0 In pairs, think of other situations where the people in Task 1 could fee! the same way. ‘© Have you ever used Google? What do you think of it? Tell your partner. 4d. What other famous and very successful products do you know of? Why do you think they're successful? Discuss in pairs. ' Speaking - Part 2: Compare, Contrast & Speculate ) Achievements cp 3 a. Look at the photographs below. Compare and Contrast two or three of them, saying what kind of success is portrayed in each one and who you think might be feeling the happiest. You have about 1 minute to do this. GD b. Who do you think may have worked the hardest to achieve success? ) Celebrations Gs Now look at the two pictures of birthdays ‘Compare and contrast the pictures, saying what differences there are between the two ‘occasions and what each birthday means to the person celebrating, Useful language: Comparing + Both pictures show + Inboth pictures the people ave + Both pictures were token The mein conection/siarty between these pictures that Contrasting +The fist picture shows .., whereas the second one * Inthe picture onthe let. whereas inthe other one. + The mainhmoststiking difference between the two pictures i + There are several ferences between the pictures: ist, Speculating + They couldmightimay be *+ They seenvappear to be * I supposelassumesimagine that + Recouldimightimay be that * Ican'tbe sue/certan, but perhaps + Although can't be sure, perhaps anyway ‘ 7 Find words or phrases in the text above which are similar in meaning to the following, 1. very different from 4 an important event 7) approaching 2. unusual 5 there sno limit 8 | would ike 3 frightening 6 wealthy 9. itsimpossible for me 13 20 8 Put wellin front of the verbs in the list, then use them to complete the sentences. Which of the ‘brought up * documented * spoken * thought of © known * travelled © mannered 1” She knows a great deal about cfferent cultures. She's extremely 2 You must have read his books. He's a very author 3 Hewas a quiet, pleasant, young 4 Her parents had done a marvellous job with her. She was very 5 You can introduce him to anyone and he won't let you down. He's extremely 6 Everybody respects him in the community. He's very 7 You can find out eventhing about the development of the intemet. t's very Why didn’t you stop when waved at you, Miss? that way. an ' ve) Error Correction D Word Formation verbs listed best completes the caption? Q . Complete the following sentences with words formed from the noun alarm, We had to call the doctor. Her temperature was high He's always spreading rumours that we're going bankrupt. He's areal Her exam results are quite hhad any problems at home? | was rather 50 came straight over. Has she by the message you left Complete the following sentences with words formed from the verb impress. 1 tt was an Performance by Henman, Who now looks set to win the tournament. 2 He found the art exhibition rather , saying that he had expected to see more artists from abroad, 3 Jeremy was by Shona's display of anger; afterall, he was used to her losing her temper 4) He was anxious to make a good (om his fiance's parents, so he wore a white shirt and atic 5 Tony is only 16 and he is easily influenced by those around bim; he's a rather young man 10 178 of the 10 sentences that follow there is an unnecessary word. Find the unnecessary words and write them in the spaces provided. The unnecessary words in these sentences could be: * prepositions © quantifies * auxiliary verbs * adverbs 1 Her ability to write was sharpened much after she took a writing couse Often, the consultant will be able to advise you on issues which are not work-elated, Not much of planning has been done yet for my graduation party The teacher was being determined ni ‘When we got home, we were shocked to find that the puppies had disappeared to mistake her new students for her old ones from lat year, {Fad talked wth my fat mate an she said she had no problem if you wanted to stay for coupe of cays, He has come tothe conclusion ofthat he must go back to university and finish his degree if he wants to get a better jo. 2 3 4 5 5 lreally ed the things she had had to say bout my recent painting 7 8 9° My grandfather jst died in World War I 10 "plan on doing many things with al my life before | settle down and have children. English in Use Part 5 111 In this section of the English in Use paper you have to fill in a gapped text by transferring information from another text of a different style. a. Look at the two letters below. How are they ‘connected? Which one is formal? b. Making sure that the style is appropriate, Underline the correct phrases in letter B. A Dear Jen, ust a few ines to say Ive heard from Maynard's School and they've chosen me for a second interview! Ive got to get there for 10 on Tuesday and I'm having the Interview in the Head's office. The Head of Department is going to be there too. After this Til be getting a look round the school. Sounds great! They'll let. me know if Ive got the Job as s00n as they can > probably next week. Fingers crossed See you at the weekend, Mandy B Dear Miss Trueman, ‘You have 1) been selected / been picked out for a second interview which will 2) be held / come about in the Head Teacher's office at 10.00 am on Tuesday, 9th March. In addition to the Head Teacher, the Head of Department will also 3) come along / be present. Following the interview we invite you to 4) look around / tour the school premises to see the children in their working environment, You will be informed of the outcome in §) due ‘course / a week or so. If you are successful you would be expected to take up the position at the beginning of May, following a two-day induction session. We look forward to seeing you again on 9th March. ‘Yours sincerely, A What differences do you notice between the two letters in the following areas? * exis (e.g, choose vs. select) * grammar (e.g. you have been selected vs. they've chosen me) 12. Now read the following letter and use the information in this text to complete the gaps in the formal letter. Use no more than two words for each ‘Gap. The words you need de:not occur in the informal letter. Dear Jen, You won't believe thial Ive just: heard | got the job | applied for at Maynard's school. lorit that fantastic Theyre going to fill me in on everything on Monday 6th and IW meet the staff at break. They really Iked my application and | aid well in the interviews. They think Im going to really help the. choo! Ag well a8 my timetabled teaching, Im going to be working with the Head of Department. on the admin comected with the different courses. This should take up about a third of my time. They eay lovely things about mel Il be Joining a group of teachers whove been together for years 60 1 definitely be the new girl on the block! I'm 90 excited My feet haven't touched the ground since | got the letter. Wish me bck. Love, Mandy Dear Miss Trueman, We have great pleasure in). ven that YOU HAVE 2) an ve in your application to join the teaching staff at Maynard's School, Your 3) session js to be held at 9.15 on the ‘morning of 6th May and you will 4). to the staff at breaktime that day Let me say how 5) we were with your application and interview; we feel that you will be a VEY SOME 6) ene nnnnnnnnn 0 the School, We should like your work to include 7) the Head of Department in his organisation, planning and running of the various courses we offer. This would be ). swinse 10 YOUr own. teaching commitment and should 9) approximately 30% of your time, ‘Once agin, please accept our congratulations and we look forward to your strengthening an already 10). team of teachers Yours sincerely, 21 Writing: 22 / Formal letters are written fora variety of reasons ~ e.g to present information, to make an application to recommend someone or something, to complain, to apologise, ete. Informal letters are written for similar reasons but are usually writen to people you know, The main difference between formal and informal letters is ‘the language that you use In all cases, itis essential that the style of the letter is appropriate forthe target reader. Aletter should contain ‘+ Anintroduction in which the reason for writing is clearly stated. n formal letters, it is often necessary to state who you are, ‘=A main body in which the task is covered according to the instructions given, Each different issue should be discussed in a separate paragraph, You usualy begin each main body paragraph with a topic sentence Examples and/or explanations are then added in supporting sentences. * A conclusion in which you restate the main points of the letter andor state an opinion, For formal letters, any ‘action you want taken should be clearly stated at the ‘end of the letter. In informal eters, you usually end by sending your wishes and perhaps asking the other person to write back x Vocabulary Use the phrases given to fill n the gaps in the sentences below, as in the example ‘take issue with * in addition to this ‘tis concemed * voice my concern about * expressed the opinion that * with regard to ‘views contained. * which appeared in 11 would also like to tae ssuewith the statement made by your journalist that the students of the college are to blame for this situation 2 Lamuting to complain about the atcle yesterday's issue of your newspaper. 3. Lamwiting to the proposed changes, to-the education system in the dist. 4 The imyour report were extreme and unfounded, 5 The writer the project was a failure 6 , you should consider the enormous progress that has been made 7 the effect (on the public | feel that this will be considerable 8 AS faras the committee they have done everything in their power to see that this unfortunate event is not repeated b. Look at the situations below and, for each one, imagine that you have to write a letter showing your objection. Use the phrases above to suggest sentences that would be suitable, ‘A You have just seen a TV documentary which was very titical of your home town, B_ You have recently heard that the college where you study English is planning to increase its fees ©The government has announced plans to close down the only remaining hospital in your town, D The local authorities have recently released plans to build @ new office complex on fields near your home E You recently read an artide accusing people in your country of not caring about the environment, D Understanding the Rubric Part One of the CAE writing paper is a compulsory iting task which is based on reading input. It is important that you follow the instructions carefully and use the information you are given. Read the rubric and reading input below, paying ‘areful attention to the underlined words and phrases. The English cass that you belong to recently studied the artice below, which was. taken fom an international students’ magazine. After a discussion, ‘many members of your class disagreed with the points that have been made. You felt thatthe comments in theartce did not apoy to your count. Your teacher has asked you, a class representative, to vite t0-the editor of the magazine, explaining why vou feel the articles inaccurate \Wte your letter approximately 250 words) Everything's just perfect, thanks! It seems that there are alot more contented people nowadays. According tothe results of our recent survey, people the world over are happy with their lives. Look at what else we discovered: © 9.out of 10 people said they were happy with the level of education available to them. © Over three quarters of those who responded are happy With their jobs ‘The majority of people are happy with city fe. Although they would not say no fo more money, most people claim that they have enough to lve comfortaby © Public transport is, people say, excelent Now tick (7) the appropriate boxes in the statements below. a You should ite a formal letter [1] an informal etter [1] tis oping tobe read by Someone you know L_] someone you don't know [-] © Yourreason for writing sto present information [_] make an application [] recommend someone or something [] complain [] apologise [_) 4 In order to fallow the instructions you should waite a letter agreeing [] disagreeing [_] withthe article in the reading nou, € Tick the boxes below to show which ofthe pons are suitable fr inclusion in ths leter. Give reasons * We do not fel that most people are happy with theres + forone, am very unhapey vith my ite + think your survey is big le + Many people in my country have complaints about the education stem. 4 Most of us are happy with ou jobs + Asignifcant percentage of us would move i we could + Lack of money is among the most commonly reported complaints. + Our pubic transport system s seriously underfunded and our roads are heavily congested go Oo Oo Oo Oo Oo | a) Analysing the Model 3. Read the model on the right and use the words/ phrases to fillin the gaps. Suggest alternatives which could be used in their place. Then answer the {questions that follow. ‘furthermore « secondly * finally * to conclude ‘in fact « first of all » with reference to 1. Does the introduction dearly state the reason for veriting? What other information is included in the first paragraph? 2 ~ Does the fist sentence of each main body paragraph care 3 Wve find it ficult to © thought Fd drop you a bere tht ine 4 express my disagreement 5 seriously under-funded everyone knows Which was called d e 6 inaccurate f somany 7 assignifcant percentage g_ it can’t be right that 8 itis awel-known fact h wrong 9. opportunity {doesn’t have enough 10 entitled money ' re | 24 Read the sentences below and say whether they are formal or informal. Then suggest who the target reader might be. 1 Itisa well-known fact that the school is seriously under- funded, 2 Inthe article which was called ‘A National Disgrace’, the information was wrong. 3 Allot of people would do this if they had the chance, 4 tcan’t be right that so many people believe this 5 | am writing to express my disagreement with the opinions in last night's Agenda’ on BBC2 . Now, using phrases from Ex. 4, and making other necessary changes, re-write the sentences ina different style. Discuss the effects that the different styles would have on the readers. D ‘ovic and Supporting sentences 6 a. Read the following paragraphs and say whether ‘each one contains an explanation, an example, of both. Then think of an appropriate topic sentence for each one. The first one has been done for you. To begin with, there i «pressing ned for renovation work tobe | : Pastimes 5. The fim was areal (clifshanger, blockbuster, box office hit) —it had the audience gasping in suspense 3 Underline the word which best completes each agr tl the very end, sentence. To what pastime is each group of & After his 10-mile (pilgrimage, trek, voyage) o - ‘ough terrain, John was glad to see the inn come words related? Can you add one more word? 1. After missing an easy shot, the player threw her 7. The (Sean, crate refed) hevistrs tne (ret racket / court / umpire) angrily onthe ground new exits that had’ been donate we 2 He spends hours in his camera / darkroom / lens / patency tripod) every evening developing rolls of film We sod onthe (lato, deck, sage) of te 3 Place your foot inthe (ade /strup / bit / bridle) liner ast pulled avy from the per and swing your other eg over the horse's back 4 Because of her fear of heights and the swinging b. How would you feel? Read the examples, then motion of the seats, Linda has never been Use the language box to discuss in pairs about Persuaded to get on a (carousel / roller coaster / the activites in Ex. 1a big wheel / water side) ts reomel iee 5 My grandmother isa fanatic about her favouite (documentary / chat show / soap opera / cartoon) Positive Negative She laughs and cries with the actors as though they * Ide realy pleased? * be realy fightened! were real people exctedelighted boredsappointed Besure you drain the spinach inthe (whisk / grater / be over the moont + dbe scared to death saucepan / colander) before you spread it over the * Fe on top ofthe word! + tdbe bored tft. Sheets of pastry 30+ tabecrremey tied! + tdbe absolute teed b. What do you like doing in your spare time? Use © It was really to see the terrible phrases from the language box to discuss in Poverty endured by people living in the shanty town, pairs, as in the example. 3 © Its quite a(n) book, not quite relaxing enough for bedtime reading, ~ Preferences + After the sever-hout mete wg cli, the mountaineers were absolutely exhausted. * Totellyouthetuth,| think! © don't ke skating atl foe pet ut ssn eare preferstampcolectng to ike sking far better activity ke gentle walking coadering + eevson doesnt ell hold * To reach safety, the survivors were faced with the * Personally, like reading my interest. 'd much respect of a in er ang Hap ete thare fyi tek through uncharted jungle Cabal RPGS" Sed Rey are ry 4 + The temperatures oF the lke viosoragesdmekx —_cigotiea. peer make ftunsutable fr snorkeling without a wetsuit rather than play the piano. salpting ig '* Given the choice, 'd'sooner —* I don't think I'd fancy that. ‘we enjoyed our sieighrside enormously, ‘watch a video than go to However, embroidery might. SIME paaettcas ved: ‘ete eae the race track very wet and sippeny + If the weather remains tim going to plant my garden at the end of the week ‘A: What do you like doing in your spare time? 8: Personally lke.. What about you? ‘A: dont thinktd fancy that. However. et 5 _ a. Study the theory box. Then filin the gaps with ‘an appropriate adverb from the theory box. © Build Up your Word Power ‘Most adjectives can be made more emphatic by using adverbs with them, e9. reallyvery good, bsolutelytotally amazing. Some adverbs collocate with both gradable and non-gradable adjectives, eg. really good/amazing. However, not all adverbs 4 The adjectives below have been grouped in order of increasing intensity. Use them to complete the sets of sentences which follow. Use each adjective only = and adjectives collocate, e.g. very/really interesting, 4 : Not sotalijintorasting, silent

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