PREMIUM | _ Bl level | Coursebook ; | | | | | / pee o nae oa RX SL NNlvs)Home comforts ne Premium | Unit 01 peaceful Look at the photos of homes around the world and match the outsides with the insides. One pair does not match. ction (2 Discuss these questions with other students. + Whith houses British, Japanese, Cuban, Swiss? How can you tel? + Which one do you tin looks most comforcabe or arractive? + What features do you particulary lke or cise? + Howare the houses the same or differenc as homes in your country? @ How should you behave as a guest in Britain? Discuss your ideas. + Should you arrive eaty,on time o a ile late? + How should you greet your guests? + What should you bring as presen, if anything? + Should you offerto help your host? @ Whar does a foreign guest need to know about how to behave in your country? Discuss your ideas. Introdu 2 FS Fi © es Es Fy rs A PS ® c= BI 3 Fs 8 BI FI B 8 8 S 2 EI Fl = ry Ft g 2 A 3 FH 2 = 3 Fe 8 2 Ey 3 fe = Fs ff = 3 = 5 FA 4 ES FI € = s & Unit 01Premium | UNIT 04 | Listening Grammar | present tenses CHP tisten to four incemational @_ Discuss hese questions with other students students living in Britain, Choose ; ' ee SE Ee. + What is a blog? Do you write one, or read one regularly? eee + Wry da you tink people enjoy reading blogs? i eeccuninywhensweatd be ore @ Read the biog and find the answers to these questions. 1. Whyis the writer keeping a blog? 2 What does she lke and what doesrit she lie abour her neve ie? 2. When does Rosa say slight in = Wonca cmv Irma student at Cardif University, where SR Business Studies and japanese. For the third year fy cours El ig ir Nagasos aan. KREREEIA chis blog so all my friends and family can find out about my new life Here isa photo of where 3. What does — say the weather i sa ese He inher countryin the wine? ontopota ABOUT ME ey @ hil so the views ove the E > oO” xy are ious SA NAMI 5 & today though so cant see ear m oy nyehing but cloud ‘TERRE a tram into the city centre every day. Ids good LOCATION: Nagasaki, c way tose the ciy like fea “wy Nagasaki, but lifiss my home, coo. Japan fy Thesearesome | of my japanese friends from the college. 4 What wil Jan wear tomorow? | loads of peaple steady and 1 | Vocabulary | weather [EBA new people all the met | ; {egy otal Japanese with them, 1 Look at these words for describing, Cough IS ava) weather. Can you add any more co wae they ay o met each column? “This is whar for breakfase every temperature | weather " chy. lot of new foods at the Eee : moment. RS bit strange fr me to have fh for brealast, but generally He Japanese food. ey om rae @ Look ar the examples of the present simple in VelléW and answer 2 Describe the weather in your the questions. ‘country in the winter and summer. 11 Which examples describe repeated events? 1s cool inthe winter 2 Which examples cscrbe general facts? Theres 2 lot of snow ons eleaihapeeraeie a Look at the examples of the present continuous in Bf@BA and answer che questions. (@ What do you think the weather is 1 Which examples describe sicuations happening a the time of writing? usually like in these countries? 2 Which «wo examples describe something happening around now, but not — necessarily at the same time as she's witing? Finlanc! Japan Brazil Jordan Australia 1» bee greminiarFeference: page 153.(© Which four examples of the present simple have verbs which are not usually used in the presen continuous? (© Which of these verbs are nor usually used in the present continuous? like want play go believe know stay belong | hace drink sing -hearmean Jove. understand | pare em Grammar note | form changes meaning Some verbs, such as have, thing, see can be used with both the continuous and simple forms, but with slightly different meanings. ‘+ soe grammar reference: page 153¢« (Z Some of these sentences contain @ mistake. Find the mistakes and correct them, 1 Lam not understanding English very well X * I don't understand English very well 2 Lam thinking of going to Japan 3. Resknowing alot of people, § 4 Every year he’ Singing Happy Birthday to her 5 Whacate you wanting for your birthday? 6 | Where are you going? . an you answer the phone? Ini havinga bath.» 8m thinking English is quite eas) (© Complete the blog wich the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous. tim studying Latin American Studies at Leeds University | (speak) * Spanish pretty wel but my Portuguese isn't as good. That's why | (spend) 2 my third year studying in Belo Horizonte, in Brazil Belo Horizonte (lie) “3 north ABOUT ME ‘of Rio de Janeiro and south of Brasil, in the State of Minas Gerais I's modern city the thi biggest in Brazil. ~ I (notiike) "4 che city very much, but chere are sorne beautiful old ‘owns in che area, | went co Ouro Preto, \hink) Sit was the state ‘capital yo hundred years ago Ie (not rn). Simuch here in NAME: Joe LOCATION: Belo Horizonte, Brazil ~___ Belo Horizonte inthe winter (April to September), but now that summer (Start) => 7, ic (begin) __-® to get hotter and wetter (ike {Sve 9 the climate, though ies much better than in England t PREMIUM | UNIT 01 (9 Choose someone you know well. Think about the points below and tell your partner about them. + what they do regularly + some general facts about them + something they are doing temporary around now + what they are probably doing at he moment. eR ene inga diary orablogis agood way of practising ee mcr cya att etc Seen es Eee Re ie uate ac) ia Writing | a blog Look at Mariusz’s blog, Find examples of. + some general facts about his life + some things he is doing at the moment (around now). Hi. my name is Mariusz, am coming from Warsaw in Poland ‘Warsaw is ce capicalofPolael. isa very aldcvy, bur there area lot of moder buildings, too. ven 2 one-bedroom flat wich my wife, Kasia. We are not having any children yet. worcfora bus company: In my spare time | ke reading ard ‘arching eevsion Sometimes we ga othe cinema ‘At che mame learning English two evenings a week My teachers English Lam noc understanding everything she says, boutamlking che dasses. At the mament we study present simple and present continuous. Ther are ffecen students sry eas, £011 meer lr of new people (© There are six mistakes in the blog. Find the mistakes and correct chem, @ Write your own blog entry. When you have finished, check your work for mistakes. writing ski Avways check your work for mistakes when you finish writing, Find out what mistakes you often make (e.g. with articles) and check these particulerly carefully,PREMIUM | UNIT 01 | Reading 4 Caz Owen and her husband, Tom, live in a yurt Look at the picture and discuss these questions. + What isa yurc? + What da you think would be the good and bad shings about living ina yur? READING SKILL ‘The questions in Exercise 1 ask you to use the picture to make predictions ebout the text, This can really halp you when yau start reading. Then you should read the text quickly just to check your ideas. Don't try ta read and understand every word at this stage. @ Read the text quickly, What does Caz think are the advantages and disadvantages of her lifestyle? @ Read the text again and answer the questions. 1 Hows bigs chor ving space? AS5m B4Bm C103m 2 What rooms do they have in the yure 3 What furniture and household objects does Caz say they have? 4 How do they heat and light the yurt? 5 What does Caz say about the weather this wincer? OUR SOCIETY READING SKILLS ‘The questions in Exercise 3 tha text in more detail. You stil may not need to read all the text very carefully. Use your first reading to tell you where to look far the answers when you read again. Also check that you don’t have just part of the answer (e.g questions 1 and 3} 3k you to read G Discuss these questions wich other students, + Would you like to live clase ta nature? Why/Why now? + What would you miss mose if you lived in a yurt? Look at the text again. Choose the best meaning for these words and phrases. 1. convenient (line 7) Aeeasyand suitable Bsmall 2 adjoining (line 12) A beautiful B connected, next ro each other 3. do something up (line 21) ‘Ado something again B repair something 4 cayon line29) Atocontinue Bio hold something 5 house proud {ine 32) ‘A spend alot of time looking ater the home B spend lot of money on the home Interview by Monica Troughton Yurt sweet yurt Caz Owen and her husband gave up four walls to live under canvas. Now with a six-week-old baby, their home has survived gales and even has a bath with a view. can't remember whose idea it was to live s La yurt. We lived for a while in a cottage on Tom's parents’ farm. Itwas lovely in that cottage and very convenient, but it didn't fel quite right forus We bought our first yurt, a 5.5 metre one, 10 for £2,000. Some people thought we were mad, that we wouldn't survive a summer. But here we are, two years on, with two adjoining yusts. If you need more space you just add on an extra yurt, Our main yurt is divided into the kitchen, sitting room, dining room and office. The second yurt, with a 48 meire diameter, isthe bedroom, bathroom and nursery for our baby daughter, Tallis. ‘Tom built the kitchen, office and dining table 2o from wood, When we foundan old bath last year, we did it up, and it now sits in the second yurt next toa window that looks out across fields. As Tie in hot water, which comes from the wood fired Rayburn range, looking out across fields on 25 a frosty morning or up to the sky on a moonlit night, it feels magical6 « 6 6 get to someone (line 42) ‘A.upset or annoy someone 8 to reach someone 7 swap (line 45) ‘A build something 8 change something you have for something someone lke has 8 overcome (line 46) AsoNe aproblem Bstart crying Vocabulary | the home 4. Look at che photo on page 10. Can you find all these items in the yurt? f “ala | bookshelf rug curtain sink ceiling window | tying pan_ cupboard (@ Where in the house would you do these things? Compare your ideas with other students ( writealetter eat dinner hang up your coat_ wash claches keep things you don't need all the time In our home you can hear and feel everything that's going ‘on outside ~ the weather, the animals- without interfering ‘with it. Life carries on without us frightening it of. We both love being so close to nature without actually being outside. As the space isso small, we do have to work hard to keep it clean and tidy — but [am very house proud. Llove my home comforts, and when we married two years ago, I was thrilled to receive lovely bed linen and crockery. However, the best present was a wind-up radio ~ we have used it almost every single day. Wehave electricity nowafterhaving pent the first eighteen ‘months with battery powered lights and candles. We can't simply turn up the heating when it’s cold, so-we have to make sure we have enough firewood. ‘The yurt lets alot of noise in and sometimes air and road traffic can really get to us. Sometimes I miss the convenience ‘of a conventional house and itis defintely more challenging living here with a baby, especially as this winter has been particularly cold, bat I still wouldn't swap it forthe world. ‘We have overcome all the difficulties and challenges this way of living first caused us, and we love the fact that we can simply pick it up and move it somewhere else if we ‘wanted to. | PREMIUM | UNIT O41 Grammar | countable/uncountable | nouns ‘4 Are these nouns countable or uncountable? Some may be both, wich slightly different meanings [—mitor eushion armchair microwave iron | picture bucker plow cowel sofa nove | electricity candle hot water television window | rewood ight saucepan tug stool furniture \ computer plate food crockery (© Complete the sentences with a, some or any. Grammar note | a, some and any } Countable singular ‘There is candlestick. There isn't computer. Countable plural ‘There are plates, There area't___pillows. Uncountable ‘There is__—_croekery. There isn't food ‘see grammar reference: page 154 (Complete the description of the yurt with the words in the box. is are tent arent some any In Our Yurt In the sitting room there are__" pictures on the ‘wall and there __? two bookshelves. There__3 a mirror and underneath the mirror there a candlestick. There___5 two sofas, but there aren't S armchairs, Inthe kitchen there are___? saucepans. There 8 some plates and glasses. There 9 microwave, but there 1 an oven. There" electricity in the yurt now, bat there a television or ___ DVDs. @ Workin pars student A look atthe fist picture on age 172 and read che instructions. Student 8 look at the first picture on page 174, Describe it carefully to Student A, (© Change roles. Student B look at the second picture on page 174, Student A describe the second picture on page 172,PREMIUM | UNIT 04 Speaking G. You are going co talk for 1-2 minutes about these points. Plan what to say and make notes, + my favourite room in the house + my favourite place in my town or city + my favourite town or city @ Work in pairs. Listen to each other talk and then ask questions. SPEAKING SKILL Keep your notes very short, Write ane a two wards for each idea Listening @ Match che different types of home wich the pictures. bungalow semi-detached hause terraced house (@THDD Listen again and complete che missing information, USTENING SKILLS Always read through the questions before you listen. Think about the kind of word you need ‘0 fill the gaps. Gexerat INFORMATION Set in parkland, around a Vietorian mansion. Distance from the nearest town (Bedford) AccoMMODATION Per 6p stinatatier: home ? and flats. ‘Number of properties in total 3, Tue FarMiouse Kitchen leads onto conservatory, whicl ‘can be used as a There are bathrooms, one ensuite. 5 ee and two Ravenscourt Flat has__6 bedrooms and a fully fitted kitchen. The main entrance is 7. (@ What kind of home do you live in? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of home? Compare your ideas with other students. ‘You will hear someone talking about the different types of homes in a new village called Marlberry. Which types are mentioned? Sanvor, ‘On the ground floor there is the master ‘bedroom, with ensuite bathroom, There are 4 and another bathroom upstairs. (© Doyou think Mariberry sounds lke a good place to liver| PREMIUM | UNIT O01 (© ead the text about Marlbenyand Functions | expressing opinions answer these questions. 1. Whar s unusual abour Marlbery? 2. What are the conditions of buying a house in Marlberry? MARLBERRY = the child-free village The village of Marlberry is beautifully clean and tidy, a group of well designed houses ‘overlooking a lake. There are no fences dividing the gardens. There are no skateboards here, either. ‘No footballs. No loud music or shouting. Something feels strange. ‘What can it be? To buy a property in the village, you have to be over 50 with no dependent family, and you must sign a contract @ 00 you agree with these opinions about gated communities? agreeing not to sell pr anyone with children. Vi grandchildren and other young visitors are allowed, but for no more than three weeks a year. Fifteen percent of people in the Uniced States live in gated ‘communities (areas of housing which you cannot enter unless you live there). Are there many gated communities in your country? Expressing opinions 1s see itt much sae living ina gated comity. 2 cant hep thinking that isn a good idea to physical separate rch and poor people. 3 I think that i ore about ving with similar people than being safe. 4 if you ask me, people have a right to protect themselves (Z 06 you stil eink tertbemry would be a good place to live? Discuss anima your ideas with other students and give your reasons. (BEEP which word(s) do you chink are stressed in the opinions in (SHLD You will hear five people Exercise 22 Listen to check. giving their opinion on Marlberry. @ Work in pairs. Scudent A make a list of advantages of gated Match the speakers A-E with the communities, Student B make a list of disadvantages. Argue in opinions 1-5, favour of gated communities or against them. 11 Doesnt believe that ics ight for cldren co be banned froma ‘ community ppeekiag 2. Doesn't really mind children, but (@ Work in groups. iF you lived in a gated community, which of these hates the way that chelr parents are things would you wane? Why? ‘obsessed with chem, + ahigh level of security to protect residents 3 Likes: oe ina std omcrs ae ‘+ acommural area, where residents could meet peaceful environment with rules thar _ ices sports facilities + apalicy to exclude certain eypes of people (such as children) 4 Doesn't mind children, but wants to Peceggeanine cilirersbne arora + a caretaker to look ater the place bee with people who are the same age and have similar interests, @ Tell another group of students what your group decided, Note any 5. Dislikes children because they make differences of opinion, toa much noise and messLanguage Review | uniro1 | Grammar (@ Underline che correct altemacive. 1 Inwincer ic usually snows snowing in my courery. 2. What do you doar you dong? You wil break the gass tableifyou are norcareful 3 done need to take an umbrella because it doesnt reins’ raining no. 4 "Which languages are you speaking/do you speak? "French and Spanish 5. Sarah stulesfis studying in her bedroom. She's got an exam next week 6 | staysam staying John's ac while he ison holiday 7 eiowfom knowing why you want to move house! Your neighbours are so noisy! 8 Sorry. haven't got time to talk now: leanfam clearing the bathroom il phone you back ler 9. "Who plays/is playing te piano inthe corne" ‘Ido sometimes, when | have time! 10 ‘Can we watch a filmy” ‘No, because the DVO player doesn’t workin working! © Complece the sentences wich the correct form of the present simple or the present continuous 1 He like) his English teacher but she peak) ‘ery fast so sometimes he (not understand) her. 2 I (wear) my sunglasses today because the sun is very strong. 3. Who (move) the furniture about Upstairs? t's Sarah. She (paint). the living room because she (want) to sel her iat 4 Your car (make) Do you thinkit ieall ight a very strange noise, 5. | wort go out now asic (rain) and I (not have) an umbyala 6 tsa lovely day today, The sun (shine) and the birds (sng) 7 te(snow) very heavily and you (roe have) ‘any boots so I (nae chink) ‘we can go our MY FAVOURITE ROOM My favourite room is the living room. There 4 two very large windows which look out onto a park so itis very quiet In fact, there 2any noise except for birds singing! On the other side of the room there 3a floor to ceiling mirror.! love reading so there 4 books everywhere. | buy 5 every week — sometimes one or two and. sometimes twenty The only problem is that there 6 enough bookcases to put them in! 1 like having space so there ? a lot of furniture in the room. There any cushions on them.1 need to buy. 0 There ___"a piano in the commer although | don't have. "2 time to play love art so there "3 pictures on every wall. here are__14 ‘unusual objects in the 100m, too.On the top of the piano there 15 two fossils from Iceland. One day I want to go back there and get 16 more! Vocabulary (4 Underline the odd one out in each group. 1 frying pan place = bed fridge 2 bath towel hot water bookshelf 3 mug electricity crockery furniure 4 bathroom kitchen office window 5 sofa stool iron.——_armechair 6 ‘ridge radio. -— candle television (© Complete the sentences wich the correct word, 1 Chairs tables and stooks are al kinds of 2. Paces, cupsand mugsare examples of 3 Youcan puc rubbish ina 4 Youcan dry your hands with a 5 You can keep food items cold in a 6 ‘You can cook food in an oven or 7 You can wash your hands in 8 You cary waterina. (© Underline the uncountable noun in each pair. 1 music song 5 television electricity 2 chair fumiure 6 waft car 3 hocwater sink 7 city couneryside 4 work job 8 accommodation fat Siento Btwo sofas but there. 2A place by Premium | Unit 02 Introduction (@ Can you find these things in the pictures? f beach bay waves rocks saiingboar palmuees and | \ surfboard herbour sunset } (2IHEBD Liseen to a description of one of the pictures on this page ‘Which picture is being described? @ Discuss these questions with other students, + What country do you tink these picrures show? + Would you like to goon holiday here? Why/Why now? (@ boplain whar kind of holiday you like best and why. + abeach holiday + an activity holiday + arousing hoiday {prefer touring holidays becouse I dont ike just staying in one place al the time ~ it can get boring. ike the excitement of exploring lts of new places eat) 8 BS = cs So g g 8 cs Fa a a 5 8 fs & ce i 4 Ey i iS = 8 5 Unit.PREMIUM | UNIT G2 | Functions | describing a picture Grammar | quantifiers (@ Read che description and complete che cexe with in, at or on. @ Look ar these examples and answer the questions. ——! ths picture | can seea bay. __? the lfe theresa small andy There arent many clouds inthe sky beach. —_} the background I can see some sheep and a small bling There isnt much litter on the beach. con the hillside i's a beautiful sunny day with usta few clouds inthe 1 Do you use much or many with sky and the water i very calm. Thre arentt many people on the beach. couneable nouns? Someone is standing the left and a couple of people —_§ the 2. Daya Ur Wh middle of che piccureare walking by the sea. | chink ic would be nice to uncon hI have a holiday here because call looks very peaceful and relaxing © Complete the cable with the quantifiers in the box. You may put (@IEEP Now liscen co check your answers, move than one in each column @ Complete the labels with the correct prepositions. anaes howmany not many natany owen roe mich | J affirmative negative question oc many | 5 900 grarhinar nBferenoe: page 18@64 ce thelelt the ight (B Rewrite these sentences. Replace the countable word racks with the uncountable word sarid and make any other necessary changes. d rand p There aren't many racks ere "J There isert much sand. 1. How many rocks are there? lie 2 There are jusca few rocks. 3 Thereare a oc of oc, Speaking 4 There are ary rocks on that beach (4 Workin pais Student look ac the photo on page 172. Describe (@ Where is Land's Ena? What can you ic carefully to your partner. Student 8 listen and try to draw the fred ig the text on page 17 photo Stuent A is describing. Compare your drawing with the and answer the questions, photo, Then look at the photo on page 174 and describe it in the 1 Are there manyfmch chings ro do at same way for Student A. Lands End? 2 Do manyiimuch people visi Land's ‘SPEAKING SKI End? A good way to describe 5 picture in detail is to ook at whet 3 How. manylmuch miles is it to New is in each section af the picture. The words in Exercise 3 will York fom Land’ End? help yau do this. 4 How many/emuch seals ae there? 5. How mary/much does it costco park your car 6 How many/much time can you spend at Landls End?Land’s End Colas ‘tthe very end of mainland Britain, right inthe south-western corner With amazing views ofthe Atlantic Ocean, and plenty of things todo and see, itis one of ‘the most popular places to visit in Cowell You can see the famous Land's End signpost, which tells you how far it is ‘cross the sea ta New York (3147 males} or 10 John 0'Groats, at the other end of the ‘country (874 miles). Hf you're interested in wildlife, you can see hundreds of seabirds and wild flowers, anc maybe even a few seals. Gis and y Ter oe (& Choose the correct alternative for each question in Exercise 4 (© Read the postcard and choose the correct alternatives. ote 12 ove tne in St es, Coral. | “= te ama but Were ace 3 (OP | Mh) things too. The own cell sry and here acerit many/nach smear ie sets are sonarron. | Jo Smith he beads are ey tan ~ tere itt ref? polation ~ and tere arta | 10 Newtown Road ua litle ceally good places for surfing | Dest “ow weather aee/e® gel They Tow fare wore eunehine ere than | Yorkshire Sree eee io England, We ae eal oyna jst elaine san ae alin alot effnany? icecream ‘Se ou 8000, Nex SS Pes | PREMIUM | UNIT 02 Writing | a postcard (4 Choose one of these postcards to send to a friend or your family Now write your postcard. + Write two sentences describing the place. + Write one sencence describing the weather + White one or twa sentences saying whac you ae doing on holiday. Writing a postcard Desr_—_. Havirg a lovely te See you soon,Premium | UNIT o2 | Reading (@_ what kind of activities do you think you can do in Comwall? Read the fist paragraph of the text to check your ideas. (@ Read the rest of the vext quickly. March the paragraphs A-F with the activities 1-6. ELCOME TO CorNnwatt's ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND UR cule eke Re ee ao sence ee oe you choose an exciting extreme sport or prefer to take en eee eee Cee ee ee eee LE ee ee eee ara A Forget the car and explore Cornwall on two wheels. Why not ride along the Camel tral ~a seventeen mile track that follows the banks of the Camel River ~ enjoying the scenery at your own pace? Its good for you end good for the environment. B Fora really relaxing time on the water, sit back and admire the scenery on the King Harry Ferry between Trelissick and the Roseland, twas recently named one of the world's top ten ferry rides. C Go diving and discover the peace of the underwater world with warmer water than anywhere else in the UK. Explore historic shipwrecks and find out all about ther in our visitor centres, Or simply admire the beauty of the natural world under water. D Toke a pleasure paddle up the calm rivers and canals, explore the coastine on a canoeing adventure or learn to surf in a sea kayak. Kayaking is one of the earliest forms of adventure — and it environmentally friendly, too. E tf you want to do more than take a gentle walk along the coast path, then coasteering is the activity for you. Together with an experienced guide, you'll follow the coastline, swimming through the sea, climbing across rocks and jumping from rock to rock oF into the water below. An incredible adventure. F For something really thrling on dry land, try mountainboarding A cross between a skateboard and a snowooard, you can ride your mountainboard at speed down Cornwall's grassy hill, jumping ‘over bumps and rocks as you go. A perfect sport for Cornwall warm climate, G These friends are going on holiday to Cornwall. Read the texts A-F in. Exercise 2 and decide which would be the best activity for each person. 1K really like to find out something about the history of the are, 2. Ie like to go on a boat — just so long as dont have to actually do anyching except sit back and relax 3 Idlike to do something thet involves dimbing and swimming, 4 Te lke co ger some gentle exercise, but | don't wane to get wet and | dont ike animals 5 lke to do something really exciting, bbuc fm not keen on the sea 50 ‘would have to be inland HAM SKILLS — Use the information from your first reading to help you identify the right text to match each person and then read the text more carefully to check your answers, Make sure the text matches all the information about the person.learning tip outdoor activities Vocabulary @ How many outdoor activities are mentioned in the texc? Which of them do you think are extreme sports? Can you think of any other excreme sports? @ Discuss these questions with ocher students. + Which of these activities or sports have you tee? + How would you deserbe them? Try to use some ofthese words and phrases, gentle exercise good for you exciting enjoyable relaxing | environmentally friendly thrilling different exhilarating (B Look again at Exercise 2. Find ‘word(s) or phrases thac mean: 1 very exciting 2 healthy 3. che opposite ofan extreme sport 4. something that doesnt harm the natural word @ The schwa (fo!) is the most common English sound. It is used for most unstressed syllables. Look at the words in Exercise 2 and try to mark the schwa where it occurs. Practise saying them correctly Building your vocabulary — ree rere opic, go through the text afterwards and erect aa ct eae ed pices stants the same topic. Make a note of where you ter esse) see ther in context | PREMIUM | UNIT O2 Listening Where do you think these beach destinations are? Which ane Jooks most appealing to you? Why? © Choose one of the pictures and describe it to your partner. Can your partner guess which one you are describing? @ What do you know about any of these beach destinations? Seychelles Maldives Mallorca Canary islands ‘Malia Cuba Morocco Cabo Verde Spain Greece Italy Denmark Poland (QE You will hear a radio programme abouc unustal beach estinations. Listen and answer the questions 11 Which places does the programme mention? 2. Which thre places does Rob Buckley recommend fora beach holiday?PREMIUM | UNIT O2 | (© Listen again and choose the correct answer, People may not want ov the Seycheles othe Maines ec A they 0 fa, B they're oo expensive C theytenozeryrelairg 2 According co Rob Buckle. the problem wih Malas that A isnt warm enough fora winter olay. B thete ate roo many tours © everponexpaats Engh 3 Essaouira was mosdly bul A inthe 60s and 70s, B inthe ealy 20th cencury C inthe Tah concur. 4 The weather in Cabo Verde 1 werrmanechy B horand hur Cveryhocand dy. 5 According o Rob Buckley, he Polsh Rivers popular vei bree beca.se A theteafe indies of oni ot ached B iequte cheap. C the weathers no¢ 00 hoe B_Which of these three destinations would you most like to visit? Why? Grammar | articles (4. Look at the rules for when to use @ and the. Find examples of these rules in audioscript 07 on pages. 139-140. Articles We use the indefinite article, 1 to talk about something oF someone that has not been mentioned betore 2 before anoun thats one of many 3 with some quantifiers a feu, @ lot of 4to mean every or each: once a week the We use the definite article, he: 1 talk about someone or something that has been mentioned betore 2 before a noun thats the only one 3 before a particular date or period of time: the third of April, the 19605 4with an uncountable noun ora plural noun form 5 with plural and compound nouns: the United Arab Enivates, the Philipines. ‘+ 600 grammar raferenco: page 154 « « Grammar note | zero article ‘We do not use the: 1 when you are talking about something in general: like @ice cream, @ cats often hunt at right 2. before a specific year (7966) or month (Apri) 3. before most streets, cites, countries, languages, names and meals 826 grammar reference: page 154 «= (@ Complete the sentences with a, the or @ (zero article). 1 Portugal is __ beautiful parcof Europe. is in south-west commer of Europe. 2 like visiting beaches and mountains. | realy ike —— beaches in Cabo Verde 3 __Maldives area group of islands off the coast of Afi 4 Only few people in Cabo Verde speak English fluently bu in Malca there are___ thousands of people who can speak English 5. The Portuguese arrived at Cabo Verde in 1$th century ir gained independence in 1875 6 ‘Does Essaouira have beach?” "Yes. beach isa mife lang” (There are seven mistakes in this text. Find the mistakes and correct them. ‘You could try Cabo Verde. Its group of ten islands off a west coast of Africa. Islands each have their own character. It was the Portuguese colony, and the Portuguese is still widely spoken there. It's famous for its music, a kind of Portuguese! African mix. «A weather is similar to Canary Islands, dry and warm with average temperatures of twenty-nine degrees, Speaking 4. Choose 2 region in your country or a country you have visited. Think about these questions. Make some notes, but don't write too much + Whereis cin the country? South/Norch? + |sita coastal region orinland? + Whar ate the natural atracions? Beaches/Mountains! Rivers/Lakes? What can you do there? + What towns or cites are there? Are they gaod places to vst? Why? What can you do or see there? + Whats che weather ike? + What are the best regional foods and drinks?PREMIUM | UNIT O2 HEAVEN& HELL MICHELLE COLLINS, ONE OF BRITAIN'S FAVOURITE TY ACTRESSES, TELLS DEANY JUDD ABOUT HER BEST AND WORST HOLIDAYS. WHICH WAS YOUR BEST HOUDAY? In my early eventies, ‘wavelling with young children, prepare a bag full oF treats and offer back in 19808 them round throughout T went islandhopping the journey to keep the jn Groece with some children interested. fiends. Ie was a real = waar was your norfils holiday. One ‘WORST HOLIDAY? = night we stayed in a 7 boughe a holiday to Sheers 7) 8 tes cca fat above supermarket that cost charity dinner. When we 30p a night — a1 if ante On Nee ‘Year's Fve, we discovered, you wanted hor water Another uight we missed a boat back shar the hotel had closed down. We found another one but it was really D> Listen co someone using the 10 mainland and had wsleep Questions in Exercise 1 co help them —_—. Tuggage store. We met up with errible. 1 got food poisoning and describe the Algarve. How do they a group of falans wh had 4 best ended upin hospital for three days answer the questions? spose lip tT remember ey tating great food and being ung ; WHAT'S THE BIGGEST PACKING TEED Listen again and write down adcaefiee. LOPS TLE Bae MISTAKE YOU'VE MADE? any useful language you could use WHT DCH*VOU HEED FOR i went to South Beach, Miami, ong to describe region in your country, PERFECT HOUDAY? Cutpae eu toe Compare your ideas with the Peace and warmth are the most srmer clothes ~ and it dit slop language below. essential ingredient. raining for the whole two weeks. It WHAT DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE asthe worst weather on record for Useful language with your that time of yar. ’s inthe southinarthieastives of TToo such: 1 wawel a loc and Tne WHAT DO YOU HATE ABOUT ion fetngon sill noc managed to pock the leht HOUDAYS? “The capital ofthe region is amount ime a i 1 often get really il, because Te irate is ruge bundle of magazines. ysually been working so hard before ee fais "“and, “above all els, good egring thay, wen T sop, 1 get il companions I really hate it beeanwe Te been @ Describe che region you chose ina WHAT'S YOUR BEST PIECE OF looking forward to the holiday, then similar way. Try to talk for about a TRAVEL ADVICE? Tend up in—_8 bed, Taso find it minute Don't pack unl Be night Before bard to relax and eth off. always ou lave, bececiben'yentiemers tikarme's week 09 unsod and get Reading Tielyto remember everying, When intl @ Michelle Collins is one of Britain's best-known TY actresses. Read the (@ Complece the texc in Exercise 1 witha, the or 8 (zero article). text quickly and see what you can find out about her. 1 How old isshe (approximately)? Speaking 2. What kind of chings does she like to @ Work in pairs. Interview each other about your best and worst doon holiday? holidays, using che questions in the Michelle Collins interview. 3 Do you think she has children? Why? why noe "Useful language _ Sse 4 What does she mentian doing for i charity? Telling a story. Describing holidays Things to do on holiday 5 Why does she often fal il on holiday? One nightiday we no-frilsfluxury holiday — relax/switch off/unwind (One summer | went t0 explore/go sightseeing When we arrived, weLanguage Review | untto2 | Grammar @ Underline the two correct alternatives in each sentence. 1 There are many/much/a lot of hill: and forests in che Borders rea of Scotland. There are a fewia ite/some inceresting towns and vilages to vst, too 2 like going to beaches that have a ot offanyisome waves because | enjoy some/much/many extreme sports lke body boarding and surfing. 3 Mark enjoys going to places where there isnt much? arent manyfsnt any noise. He wants co have some/any/ a litle peace and quied 4 We hada very relaxing holiday We dia fitle¢muchy same sunbathing and visited a few/any(some interesting places, coo. 5. Tke spending time in the countryside because there arent: mary /isnt muchlarenta lat of people and there arent: anyfisnt muchjisrt a lt of pollution. 6 want to spend time in a place where there isnt much ‘ant manyis tle vaffic so thac | can do some/anyfa litle cyctng anal walking 7 Ifyou spend a litle few/some time on the beaches of the north coast of Scotland you might see sorme/a Jewlany seals and dolphins. 8 ‘Ie was quite a boring place, There isnt mucha lot/many 10 see chere ~ just a few/some/a itle shops and an old caste (@ Tick (V) the pairs of words that use the. 1 Philippines Maldives 2 july 2006 3 TBchjanuary 1960s 4 Portugal Australia 5 skiing swimming 6 hills mouneains 7 RiverDanube North Sea (& Complete the text with a, the or @ (zero article). Dear Lily Having 1 fantastic holiday here in ‘Tenby. t is beautiful seaside town in —3 Wales which is in __4 west of Britain. Yesterday we took __$ boat to_f Caldey Island where there is _7 beautiful sandy beach. We hired __# bicycles and went cycling around __? island, We had __'® picnic and took some | photographs; too. | Hope to see you soon. Best wishes, Alison ory eerste orcs n practice G Correct the mistakes in the sentences. (There may be more than one mistake and more than one ‘way to correct it). 1 always ake a litle books and magazines co read on the holiday 2 enjoy going to Maldives because it isa good place to do the watersports Ike diving 3. Lasc year | stayed ina hotel in Thailand which had che swimming pool overlooking the beach. 4 Many people go to south west of France because the scenery are so beautiful 5 Nexcyear | would love to wavel to Mesico and goal the way down to Andes. 6 It would be very interesting to visit South America because thas so much dierent landscapes. 7 ried little watersports fo the fist rime in Tasmania the last year including kayaking and diving 8 | enjoyed surfing holiday in the north coast of Scotland few years ago. Vocabulary (© Complete the sentences with these words. coastal extreme harbour beaches velaxing surfooard thriling waves 1 llove Sydney because the area around the is lovely and everywhere you go in the cy, you are dose to the sea, 2. There are many golden, sandy, southern area of Spain 3. Next year lam going to Tasmania on an activity holiday. Iwill be doing all kinds of and kayaking. 4 Lastyear | tavelled round South America, | visited different places lke ities, jungles and high mountains. 5 Ilove the souch west of England because it has really good ‘which ae ideal for surfing! 6 Lastyear | went on an exciting tour of Hong Kongand Japan. le was realy 7. Last summer | tied surfing forthe fist cime. It was very difficult to keep my balance on the. 8 We had fantastic weather on holiday. ke was hot and. sunny every day so we spenc much of our time sitting and, in thesun. (© Underline the odd one our in each group. 1 dimbing riding cycling relaxing 2 chiling boring exciting exhilaraving 3 beach coast region bay 4 filly grassy rocky cloudy 5 lake mountain river ocean coemplore in the sports ike kitesurfing,Family and friends sBulgis 4 Are you an only child, first born, middle child or last born? Do you think your birth order affects your personality? Why/Why not? (@ 00 you have the cypcal personality for your birth order Tick (7) each question that is true for you. See page 172 for your answers 1 like being in a management position. Z 2 hace avays doing the same chingsin the same way. Q 3 realy enjoy giving people things. P 4 My parents knew I would behave well even ifthey werent watchingme. Z 5 |am always making new friends. Q 6 believe thar i's more important ta enjoy if than co work too hard Q 7 ican fel comfortable inal sors of diferent situations. P 8 Lam alwayson efor cass. P 9 realy enjoy spending cime with my fiends, P Mi Introduction (@ Match these words and phrases with the statements in the quiz. [born teader laid-back flexible ourgoing punctual lazy) asiy bored bossy responsible sociable Cee ae = RS oo ss CG ry ed 's g a i ee ete Unit 03PREMIUM | UNIT 03 | Vocabulary | personality (@ What is che difference between these things? + being bossy and being a born leader + being lazy and being laid-back Use e Reine slat) ee eee than a bilingual dictionary, Loolcac the following example ree ea ee ee ee et er oe patient /‘perfant / adj able to stay calm and not become angry ‘when you are waiting for some- thing or doing something difficult [timpatient]: Just be patient and wait. | + with She's always very patient with her students Pet O Perey @ Look up these personality adjectives in a dictionary. Are they positive or negative? cheerful moody confident shy kind ) Insensitive nervous reliable sociable successful amusing, hard-working @ Match the adjectives in Exercise 2 with these stress patterns. 1% 2000 30 40000 S000 6000 Speaking (1 You are going to talk about some friends or members of your family for 1-2 minuces. Are they typical of their birth order? + Plan what to say and make notes to help you. + Workin pais Listen to each other talk and then ask questions. ‘EHAM SKILL ‘An examiner is quite likely to ask you about your family, so think in advance what you could say and check any vocabulary (i.e. jobs) you will need, Reading @_ Whar do you think a ‘framily’ is? Read the text quickly and check your ideas. @ Read the cext again and decide ifeach sentence is true (T) oF false (F). 1 Iris unusual for people 10 socialise with friends and family at the same time, 2 Brits people ae getting arid later these days 3 Annieisin very close contact with her friends 4 Shella doesnt get on with her mother in-law § According to the esearch, 2 quarcer of British adults spend more time wth fiends than with fait 6 Neatly 70% of British adulks have a best frend wha isalso a relative. OUR SOCIETY The British are playing happy ‘framilies’ “You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family,’ the saying goes. Weil, it seems that now you can, almost. In Britain, young people increasingly combining the two and creating a imily’, a mixture of friends and family. In the past people usually kept friends and family apart. Just twenty-five years ago, according to research, 50% of people never mixed friends and | family together, but that figure has fallen to 15%. | Now we think nothing of arranging evenings out with ‘our sister, our best friend and a couple of workmates, \ }Vocabulary | friends and family (1 Look at the text again. Find words with these meanings. colleague father or mother 2 member af the family (2 What other words can you find in the cext to refer to family or friends? SS ree Pa a (B Discuss these questions with other students. + Da you spend more time wich family or fends? + How many people are there n your rami’? + Do you have social events which mix friends and farnily? + Do you think of your best friend as a member of your famiy? + Do yau think of your parenes as your fiends? ‘This new “family” structure is more common amongst the younger generation, who are statting, their own families later and later. On average, women ‘get martied at 29 and men at 31 nowadays, compared, with 23 and 25 in the 1960s, They also often live further away from their relatives, but still need and want a similar kind of support. Annie, 26, says, “I have lots of friends and acquaintances, but I have three good friends who I consider to be like my family. We meet up at least ‘once a week, and I will talk to them on the phone almost every day.” Jon, 22, says, ‘When I moved to London my step-brother, Archie, was alteady living here. He introduced me to his fiends and now they're al family. And, Sheil, 29, made a new friend quite unexpectedly. ‘When Steve and I decided to get married, I was quite worried about meeting his mother, But we got on really well, and now my ‘mother-in-law is my new best friend!” According to research, six in ten adults consider their parent to be a friend. One in four spends more time with friends than relatives, and 67% consider their best friend to be like a member of the family The study of 1,000 adults said the average “framily* contains between five and twenty people. PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Grammar | adverbs of frequency 4. Look at the text again, How many of these adverbs of frequency can you find? rarely almost every day don'often sometimes peneraly onceaweek never usually always Adverbs of frequency } ‘We use words like usually, never and sometimes to say how often we do something. ‘They generally come ater the ve be and ausiary verbs (do/haue, ete.): ‘She's always there when (need her. We don’t often see things the same way, ‘pues com belo vet Wensually att murda bet home, eaing ont — | chong | Phrases deserbinghow olen we dothings must | ome a the bgining or end of he sentence: | esis a get gue a st once a week +500 grammar reference: page 154.44 (@ Pur the words in the conect order to form statements, Are they true, according to the text? 1. Young British people get marie / generally /at about 30 2. Young British people /dont/often wich thei far five 3. Annie! speak / usually J to her bes friends every week 4 Annie ( her friends / doesnt / see / often 5 rarely /Jon fees / Archie's fiends @ Complete the sentences wich adverbs of frequency. 1 A lazy person rarely works hard. A bossy person A perfectionist Akind person A generous person Amoody person (@ What do you do in these situations? Write answers using adverbs of frequency. you and a friend have an argument J usually apologise quite quickly. 1 you have an important exam the next day 2. you meet someone new that you ike 3. you have a day aff work/schoolicallege 4 you dont fel very well (8 Show your sentences to another student and talk: about anything you find amusing or surprising. remMUMEPIUS = 10PREMIUM | UNIT G3 | Speaking (CEES Listen to Suzana and Michael Geciding what to buy their friend for his birthday. Look at the pictures. What do they decide to buy him and why? (Ep what other presents do they mention? Why do they decide not to buy them? Listen again to check. EHAM SKILL Suzana and Michael are doing an exam speaking task. Which of the following things do they do/not do? ‘ask each other's opinion give reasons for their opinions: listen to what each other say and respond say something about each of the pictures describe each of the pictures Which of the things above do you think are good things to do ina speaking exam? Functions | deciding together (TEED) Liscen again co the language thar Suzana and Michael use ‘and put phrases you hear under these headings, + Asking for an opinion or making a suggestion + Dsagesing with a suggestion + Agreing with a suggestion (© Work in pairs. Write down the names of three people in the class. + Decide which ofthe presents opposite ta give each person. + Say why they would/would not be a good idea «Try use some of the language the Exam Reviser 53. @ Tell your classmates what yowhave chosen for them and why. Are they happy wich their presents? Reading (1 Look at the quotes below and discuss these questions. + Do yous oF would yous like to be an only chile? + What are the advantages and disadvantages? + Whar do you think iis like ta be the parent ofan only chil? natalie portman “Tdon’ ike being an only child. I's strange to think my children won't have cousins from my side and I won't have anyone to talk about my parents with sarah michelle gellar “T consider I was hucky being an only child” vanessa mae ‘As I'm an only child, 1 don't think Mum took it well [when Tleft home], but you have to respect that your child is going to fly off and start their own life’ Do you think only children are spoilt and selfish? Read the text on page 27 quickly to see if the author agrees with you. READING SKILL if you are reading quickly to get a general idea, you will not nged to read every word. If time is shart, try reading the first line of each paragraph, This will usualy give you the main ideas,PREMIUM | UNIT 03 The myth of the lonely only -cording to a recent report, only children are all spoilt, find and are generally more selfish Noting the growing number of families with only one child, the report warns that a child without {greater social isolation, with teenagers having a more selfish attitude to life With one child families the fastest {growing family type in this country, isr'tit time to stop believing al these negative myths? Why do we believe that only childven are aggressive and bossy? Professor of Psychiatry, Sarah Wood, comments, ‘Ihave not seen any real diference between the 2 social skils of only children and those with siblings’ She believes, in fact, that only childven quickly learn that @ Read the text again and choose the best answer, A, Bore. 1 According to recent research, nowadays there are ‘A more only children 8 fever only children (C about the same number as in the past 2. Professor Sarah Wood believes that only chikéren are ‘Arnot good at making friends B better ac making fiends (Co better or worse at making friends chan children ‘wich siblings (brathers and sisters). 3 Only children may enjoy reading because A their parenes have taught them to enjoy i B they do nothave any brothers or sisters to play with C they find ic hard co calleco people 4 The writer believes that Ais berter to be an only child B it is beer to have brothers and sisters. Citdepends on the situation. 5 Charlotte Harts feels that being an only child Ais something her mum should apologise for 8 is notsomething she worrees about. isa really good idea. they may get away with being bossy as have a brother or sister to help thern athome, butit n't a good way to “difficult to get on with others & make fiends. She says that without blings, only children will generally uy harder tbe liked and included and can be extremely sociable. 41 about what the pacenis can da to ‘Another myths the stereotype of brothers and sisters will have %-‘the lonely only child with their head always ina book, Only children may prefer more solitary, non-competitive Actives, bu not because they fe <5 anit better to have just one happy aways alone. Infact, an interest in 18 reading, samp-collecting and so1on—_fely? will probably depend on how they are brought up. Middle and uppet- midile class fares are both more tome for not having given me a tkely to have a single cil, and more 1» Tkely to encourage a lave of reading, ‘And; far from being more dependent ontheiepacents, ony cidren ere tkely to be more self-reant. They will eceive more guidance and won't ‘out or de things for them, ‘Surely there is no recipe for a happy child. What works for some won't necessarily work for others its all make the chid feel most secure. if a couple dos not have the time or money for more than one child, oF simaly does not want mare than one, fone rather than an unhappy large Charlotte Harris, 17 and an only chil, says, ‘My mum sometimes apologises brother or sister, but I think she feals ‘much worse about i than I do. It really was never that important to me. | think, if you have good parents, 6 then you'l be just fine.’ G Find these words in the text and match chem with the correct meaning. READING SKIL’ Rather than always using a dictionary for a word you don't know, see if you can guess the meaning by looking at the words around it This will help you to reed more quickly. 1 attitude (line 11) A opinion or feeling 8 listening carefully 2 gecaway with (ine 23) ‘A. not enjoy doing someching B not be caught or punished for something 3. steceotype (line 29) A an idea of whaca type of person may be ike B akind of CD player 4 solitary activity (ine 32-33) ‘A. an accivty you do on your own B an outdoor activity 5 guidance (ine 44) A protection B helpful advice 6 secure (line 51) A safe and confidence B locked upPREMIUM | UNIT 03 Speaking G_ In 2000, Julie and Steve Pankhurst set upa website called Friends Reunited, 10 help people ger back in touch with their old friends. Ie now has more chan 12 milion users. Discuss these questions with other studenes + Have you ever used a website lie Friends Reunited? yy ne? + Why do you think frends Reunited sso popular + Are there frends thacyou have lst rouch with that you ‘woul like to ge back touch vath? Why Why noc! + Do‘you have friends youthave knovn a very longtime? Have they changed? Has your friendship changed? + Do you think people need cifereneiends at efferent times in thee nes! Useful language “Appaertly ive heard hat Some people think that... Tvenever... myself but Listening (ERED You will hear a radio programme about people who mec up wich old friends through the Friends Reunited website. Listen and decide if each sentence is true (T) or false (F) USTENING SKI Read the statements carefully before you list and check you understand tham. Then listen for information to confirm or deny what: they say, 1 Jom has been a member of Friends Reunited for some years. 2. Tara went our with Jon at schoo! because they had a lot incommon. 3. Apart from Tara, none of Jons old friends had changed much, 4 Melissa told the police about someone changing her Friends Reuniced entry 5 Employers are using the sie to check if people have lied about their qualifications Grammar | past simple (4 Look at the examples of the past simple in the grarnmar box. Decide if chey refer co: 1 samething thac happened once in che past 2. something chat happened regulary in the past 3 a pascstae or situation, past simple A Twas a bit worried tat al the peop that ac’ tke tschool would star tng to contact me 5 Wel, shont ater oined 1 got an email fom my best friend in those school days, Steve, | © We atl arranged to meet up for divwer ‘Ta. always wore nothing but black E They still lived nour hometown F logged on and coun’ believe +00 grammar reference: page 155 @ Which ofthe sentences A-F have regular verbs in the past? Which sentences have irregular verbs? (@ There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them, 1 Adam felt down and broke his leg 2. She sayed she wasnt going to the party. 3 | didet say anyshing to hi 4 [sloeped realy badly last night. 5. She knew him quice wel 6 When I moved here I bough six suiteases with me, 7 Did you sent her another emai 8 He worea tie to work. @ Look at these examples of used to. Decide which of the statements 1-4 are true. Grammar note | used to A She used to be a bit wild really, with black spiky hair. Idn’t recognise her when she tured up. B She was wearing a suit and was now avery ‘respectable accountant or someting, © Well es fsaid, Steve always used to be fate for j everything when we were at school - and he sil is + + see grammer reference: page 185 + « 1 We use itt ralk about something that happened once in the past 2 Weuse it to talkeabout states in the past 3 We use ic ro ralk about sameching chat happened regulatly in the past, 4 We use it to talk about something which doesn't happen anymore, ora situation which doesn't exise anymore.(& Acad the text and answer the questions. 1 Who are Sarah Dalin and Keren Woodward? 2 Why do they think their iendship has lasted? 3. Are eal iendships the mas: imporcant ones? Sarah Dallin And Keren Woodward “The friendships you make as 2 child mean much more.’ Sarah Dallin, 42, and Keren Woodward, 42, are two of thee eighties singing tio, Bananarama “They have been best friends since they were four years old. Sarah is married with a daughter and lives in Loncon, while Keren lives in Cornwall with Andrew Ridgely former member of Wham!, and their son Torn. The duo have recently reformed and released the album Drama this week Sarah When you have been friends all your lives, you've always been through a lot together. We (g0) * to school together, (leave) 2 home together. (live) ogether, (set up) 4a band together. We always (have) * the same sense of adventure, similar interests and an identical sense of humour ~ that may be why our fiendship has lasted so long, Keren ‘We never seom to disagree, although we do have different ‘opinions on things, Its not necessary to be exactly the same. When we were younger, we (4a) $ absolutely everything together. We (work) cogether, (buy) a flat together, Spent) * all our time together. We even (wear) each other’ clothes ‘We still manage to spend a lot of time together now, even though we live so far apart. chink that’ the secrce to a great friendship, really ~ you have to inves time in it. © Complete che text with the correct form of the past simple. Change the past simple verbs to used fo where possible. Ean PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Writing | describing friends (1. Read the text and match the headings 1-3 wich the paragraphs A-C. 1 Whiyshe sy friend now 2 Howrwe mer 3. Abouc our fendship inthe pase ‘A met my best friend when we started school. | ‘was only just four and small for my age and she ‘was neatly five. She seemed much bigger than me, and | didn't realise that we were in the same __ ass until she came to sit next to me. B She was much more confident than me, | used to be quite shy, so she looked after me a bit at school. We stayed friends all the way through school, though we sometimes argued and ‘ell out for a few days. We always made up again, though C She has a great sense of humour, and we laugh a lot when we're together. If| have any problems, she is always there if| need her and I can tell her anything. | don’t think we'll ever lose touch. (@ Think of a friend that you have known for a long time. Make notes under the headings in Exercise 1. Decide which adjectives you will use to describe him/her. Then write three short paragraphs. (@ Show your writing to another student. Can they help you correct any mistakes? Check: + correct past cense forms = use of adverbs o iequency + spaling and puncwation @ Read this cexc written by a student, There are seven, mistakes. Find the mistakes and correct chem, My friend Jakub and | meet at university, a few years ago. We sitted next to each other in class and started talking. We laughed so much that the lecturer getted really cross. After the class we went for a coffee and become really good friends. Inthe second year we move into a house together, with two other friends. Jakub was really untidy and we felt out a few times because he didn't ever did the washing-up! Now we don’t live together we get on much better. We don't live in the same town anymore bbut we stay in touch by emallLanguage Review | unos Grammar (4 Underline the correct alternative, 1 1rarey/usualy phone ray mother on Saturday evening but ifl'm going our | ring her during the week. 2 Unfortunately dnt often/sometimes visic my syandparents because they ive so faraway. 3. My bese iene and | usualy/never argue. We share the same opinion about everything 4 My ster and Lae sometimes/aluays arguing about something. In fact, we don't seem co agree about anything ac all 5 take the tain to work most days, Sometimes/Once a week when the weather is good, | walk to the station instead of catching a bus. 6 I goshopping every day/once a week. drive ro che supermarket and buy everything | need forthe week 7 see my ster orce 9 week/almost everyday. We ive very close to each other and our children enjoy playing. together 8 We oftenyrarely go out for a meal at che weekend. Its very rice to have a break from cooking a che end of the week. (@ Complete the text with the correct form of the past simple. My Best Friend Stellas been my bestfriend as long as [can remember. When we were children we (live) near each other and (do) - everything together. We (spend) 3 hours dancing to pop music in our bedrooms. We even, (wear) 4 the same clothes! We had very different characters though. I (be) 5 quite serious and Stella was more outgoing. I (not be) § confident like her! Stella (have) ‘ great sense of humour and (make) ‘me laugh all the time. She always (see) ° the funny side of everything so I (feel) 40 Positive about things when I was with her. I'm sure that is why we are still best friends today. 3 Complete the sentences with the past simple form ) of the verbs in che box. ga geton meet leave have do say fallout v1 ry best friend Julia on our very frst day at primary school, 2 missed my sister when she. university 3 Joseph he was looking forward to the patty. 4 to Spain to work fora year after | eft school 5 Mysister was much older so we very different friends and interests. 6 My best fiend and |____ different things after leaving school. got martied and she sec upa successful business! 7 My brother and very badly when we were kids We argued and fought abour everything 8 Mysiscerand often when we were younger but we usually mace i up again quickly | home togoto Vocabulary @ Underline the two correct alternatives in each sentence. 1 David isn very relablefcheerfulipunctual, He often tums up late for meetings and keeps everyone waitin, 2. My younger sisters very bossy/generous/kind, She always tries to help other people 3. He is quite responsible/saciable/outgoing. He enioys ping 10 social events and meeting new people. 4 Maxisa very goodifesible/ld friend of mine.infact,t | think of him as part ofthe far | 5. Annas very cheerfl/confident/amusing person. she always hasa smile on her face and enjoys making people laugh, too. © Complete the sentences wich these words [~bescffiends brother colleagues middiechild | parents mocher:in-aw | 1 My celebrated cher wedding anniversary last weekend, My brother organised a party for them, 2 My doesnt look like me at all He looks more like Mum. Both of them have dark hait. They have goc similar personalities, coo! 3 usually go our with my work the office on Friday evenings 4 met Jane on my very fist day at school and we've been ever since 5 fmthe Ive got an older and a younger ser, after weleave | 6 | get on realy well with my husband's mother. Infact, shes more like a sister to me chan a. !Right for Laie Lane Leg Introduction (@ Whar jobs can you see here? Discuss these questions with other students. + Which jabs are the best-paid/the least well-paid? + Which jobs would give che most/the least job satisfaction? Why? + Which jobs would you describe as careers? Why? isa (2 TERED Listen to five jabs being described. What are they? B Choose a different job and think how to describe it. Use the questions below. Describe the job to the other students. Can they guess the job? + Where do they wark + What do they do? = What qualities do they need? Se Saree 5 a ag a 3 Es & 2 cy 5 2 5 = g 2 2 fs ct Se Ae Aotae] a) eee URC eid Unit 04.aa PREMIUM | UNIT 04 | (@ Whar qualities do you think you need to be successful in business? A successful entrepreneur needs to: be hard-working have confidence bbe well-organised bbe courageous be decisive be able to learn from mistakes have support of ftiends/family. (@ You are going to read a text about che reality TV show, The Apprentice. Match the paragraphs AF swith the descriptions 1-6. 1 What happens each week 2. Aim ofthe show 3. Skil contestants need to have 4 History ofthe programme 5 Informacion abour Sir Alan Sugar 6 Information about the contestants READING SKILLS To match headings with paragraphs you need to find the main idea in each paragraph Remember that this will oftan be in the first or last line of the paragraph. Start by just reading | the frst lines, then, if you need to, read the | fast lines. Finally, read any paragraphs that you are unsure about more carefully, | @ Read che text again and choose the bese answer, A B,CorD, 1 The writer main purposes to ‘A explain why people enjoy watching The Apprentice. B describe The Apprentice encourage people co apply 0 cake part in The Apprentice D sall The Appyentice to other countries 2 Whacis Sir Alans main reason for aking par in the programme? {A To help other people become succesful ike him, B To makea good proft € To become famous.s well as ich D To improve sociery. 3 Hows the winner decided? A The best tearm worker wl win B Theperson who does bes: inal che weekly tasks will wn, € One contestants fired each week until only the winner is left. “The winner is the person wha makes the most profit each wee 4 What kind of people became concestants on the show? ‘A People ofall ages with very different backgrounds. B Relatively young people from different business backgrounds CC Only people who have already set up a succesful business. D People with ac least fifteen years’ business experience. 5. What kind of person does Sir Alan think should win? ‘A Hardworking, determined and imaginative. B Inveligens, well-educated and well-connected C Friendly, sociable and good at working with others. Polite, respectful and eager o learn, @ Discuss these questions with other students + Whac kind of persan do you think is likely to win The Apprentice? + Would you like to take par ina show like this? Why/ Why noc? iar aie nad Ce eee anne ene ged Tr aac ae rae Eee) six-figure salary working for British Oe eae ae er Sir Alan made his way from poverty to boing ‘one of the richest men in Britain and he believes that others can do the same. He says that fas been good to him and now its time to gi Euan ‘Over twelve Weeks the contestants live and ace ciee nt cen This can range from putting on a soc Pera We Rete te ravage racist eae ace or eect) well. One of those who didn’t hears the words, Demerara eee Perot mccain eh eee ee ea) Sir Alan Sugar is looking for someone who ee a cece Cue si build a successful business. The task reauire: RCM Rw gosto Sr urna ur kar Thc PCa ea ae ChkSrammar | question forms (2. You are going to choose two suitable candidates for The Apprentice. Read the questions for the Questions for Candidates 1 What's gour nenoe? 2 Con you spell th 3 Can you Pell hae what job gots do? please? 4 Have you ever been on television befor What ao you think are your best gualities? 6 When did you last give money te charity? Worich ome? 2 Whar makes you sad? E Do you have any anusnel hobbies or talents? 9 L5 money important fo you? 10 Would gous ind falling moe ona butch yout ened? 11 Did qou do nsell ot school? 12 What frightens you? 13 Would spew mind felling mne iPryou have ever been tn trouble with the police? Most of the candidates ehoson for thol ete ano Pretec seen eas nesag Poi bien eis: Leese ora ech) ret sore tl So ienes Perc Pree Sree eorlas iran ie (TRE Liscen to the two candidates Dein (GIRED Liscen and match the answers wi (© Write five questions thae are answer Premium UNIT 04 interviewed, Write the number of the questic each answer you hear, in the order you heat (B Look at the grammar box. Find another example of each type of question A-E in the Questions for Candidates opposite Guestion forms A Inv most questions, we change the word order, putting the (ausiliary) verb before the subject Is money inportant to you? B If there isn’t an auiliay verb we can use do or diet Do you have any unusual hobbies oF talents? © We can put a question word in the front of both type Aand B: What's your narne? What do you think ove your best quaties? If tye question word itself isthe subject of the question, we do not change the word order. What makes you sad? E Sometimes we can ask a question indirectly, to be more polite: In this case, we don't change the word, irder oF use do ordi Would you mind telling me how much you earn? Itthere is no question word, we use i7or winter Wout you mind telling me if you have ever been in trouble with the police? 2 grammar reference: pag Imagine you interview the person who won The Apprentice. Write questions using the prompts 11 What / your background / like? 2 What your fist job? 3. What qualifications / you / have? 4 5 Can you tell us f what / working for Si Alan Sugar lik Do you know / what / ocher contestants jd afterwards? 6 Who J you / lke mosc on the show? 7. Who / like / you most on the show? (questions in Exercise 4 cd in the cext Give your questions to another student to answer How many contestants are there?PREMIUM | UNIT 04 | Grammar | present perfect (1 Read the job advertisement and make notes under these heactings. + Brief description of thejob + Personal qualities needed + Skils/Abilies needed + Experience needed resortjobs.com Resort Representatives Wanted We aro currently looking for a numbor of Resort Representatives to work on our Summer Lakes and Mountains Holidays in Switzerland. Resort Representatives keep in close contact with the dlients, ensuring that everything et the resort runs smoathly. Aplcants should possess a background in custom sevice. They will need to be friendly, outgcing, self-motivated, show initiative and have good communication skis. Many of the Resort Representatives will guide day and evening excursions, ‘whilst others wil work as Waking Escorts, setting up & programme of ful day and na-day walks, two or three times aweek plicants must have exgerience of hil walking, and be able to offer 2 wealth of local knowledge but are not expected to be qualified guides. Abiity ta speak Fench, German or Italian would be an advantage. @ Read che two letters. What are each person's skills, qualities and experience? Which person would be more likely to get the job? Dear Mr foboson, ‘avout lik apply for te jo of Resort Representative, swhich saw advertised on your website. ast savior gral Teavel ad Tarn and speaker enti spent year staan Dresdem separa guegrewesrse 1 blove hat | possess good communication sil and Lam very hard-working andl molded, hae ea aera? a althongh 1 have travelled widely within Earape, Wave there® am very i ane enjeyovalhing. HARE EIMER APE RERERL (penser ALE fr charity, year rated E5000" by walking from Birmieghan fo Lvedon enclose my curricular vite ana lok forward ty hearing from you in the mea future, Yours sincerely Candice Holmes Dear Sin/Mtadars, would like £0 apply for the job of Resort cepresentative, tecently advertised on your website, As yc cn sce from. mey CY, YE VAI ORR EA A) FAA ERECT, and a carrently warkiing on the frons deck of « hotel in the West Midland. “This past invalves a grent deal of costomser service, afering deip and adic, and dealing wit probleme or complies While tte pions anwar very oulepenety ‘td acon able to veal devel mig consnacion. (Ueitta® 1 feet sure that this experience would be very valuable inthe pac of reser representative. Lam particularly interested in this job because THIZ5OH pen tc adap akg ASRS AD Tes therefore ai aren that I nsw well, Delkin cay DNHE AUSTELL PRAVEDYUPORENOPPEREA'®, and learn. a (ieee German, Dhaveleantinned to tidy ete tangaagesicnte rene” enclose my curriculum vitae, Th you for taking the dime ta cansider this application and [ lech fra ts hearing fiom yon in the near fidure, Youre fash, Simon Ragerr(@ Look at the cext in yellow on page 34. Match the verbs with rules A and B. What cense does each rule refer to? The present perfect or the past simple? ‘A.An action or state ata definite time inthe past B An action or state acan unknown time inthe past. @ How do you farm the present perfect? How many past participles of these verbs do you know? [be begin come do fall feel go know run | see “show speak steal take wake write ‘++.see grammer reference: page 156 «+ (© What is the difference in meaning between these ‘two examples? Claudine has been t0 Pars Claudine has gone to Pars (© There are mistakes in some of these sentences, Find the mistakes and correct them. 1 My fist job has been ina shop, Now !m an aitine pilot 2 | have worked n six diferenc countries. 3. In 19991 have started work as abus drive. 4 have never worked inthe UK. 5. | have applied fr sx jobs, bu I cdr ger any of them 6 havent go the righc experience for that job. (7 Complete the vext with the past simple or the present perfect forrn of the verbs in brackets ‘Two years ago I (visit) _! the Swiss Alps and became really interested inthe area, Since then, (read) alot of books on the subject and I now feel quite confident that I could guide people round thearea. ‘asm physically ft and I (do) —__¥ lot of hill climbing and walking, Last year I (climb) mountain Ben Nevis 1 (study) ___S both French and German at school, gaining a GCSE in both subjects, and I (visit) both countries since [left school. 1 (not/have) 7 much experience inthe travel A the industry, but [am very motivated and willing to learn. MPS 14 (© Complete the sentences in ways that are true for you. Then compare your sentences with another student, 1 Luckily | have 4 2006.1... 2 Lascweek,Ididn't....$ Ihavertt... but ll hike «, 3 venever Premium — UNIT 04 Writing | a job application @ You are going to write an applicacion letter for a job. Look at the examples an page 34 and answer the questions 1 How do you adress someone atthe car of the letter i you dont know their name? 2 Find a good phrase wo begin letter of application. 3 Find a good phrase to end a letter of application. 4 What do you put atthe end ofthe leer if you know the name of the person you ae wring to? 5 Whar do you pucac the end of theleterif you dont know the name ofthe person you are writing to? {6 What do you notice about the language in the letters that is forma”? © Look ar the job advertisement. What skills, qualities and experience does the advertisement ask for? COUNSELLOR Are you ready for a really exciting and different way to spend the summer? Come and work as a CampActive Counsellor at one of our summer camps for children. ‘You will need plenty of energy and enthusiasm and be get involved with everything. Over the weeks yaui will take care of your own small grou children as well 28 teaching your own specialist the skills you might offer include cant horse riding, sai nig andl windsurin ym experience This can range from ragular baby-sitting or looking after brothers afd sistars, having worked in @ school at on a similar camp (@ Write a lerter of application for the job in Exercise 2. Remember + starand finish your letter appropriately + give examples oF your sls, qualies and experience + use the present perfeccand pas simple correct. WRITING SKIL Always make @ brief plan befare you start writing. Think about the purpase of each paragraph and what to include in each one. Alga think about any phrases you could use. <Premium — UNIT 04 Listening (1 Whar do you know about chese ways of deciding, ‘on the best candidate for a job? + psychometric testing + Secing tasks to dain a tear with other applicants + asking for references from previous employers «asking the candidates xo give shore presentations (@ERED Listen to an incerview with Carole Clark, a ‘human resources manager. Compare what she says with your ideas (BEBE Listen again and choose the best answer, A, B orc. USTENING SKI Look at the questions carefully before you start and underline the key words. The first two have been done for you. This will help you to focus Your listening, 1 According wo Carole Clark, interviewing is ‘A. most effective when used instead ofthe ether methods, 8 notaseffective as the ocher methods. C most effective when used with other methods, 2 Whiy does Carole Clark think references are not very effective? A. Referees are coo postive in what chey say about the candidates. B Referees are roo negative in whar they say abour the candidates. Referees don't give enough information about the candidates. 3. What kind of job would an in-tray’ task be suitable for? A Amanagetial post. B_ An administrative post. © Anacademic post. According co Carole Clark, psychomettc tests are usec tofind out mare aboue ‘A. your personality, B your skills or aptitudes both of theabove 5. Why does Carole Clark chink psychoretic tests are becoming mare popular? A Because more people are well-qualified B Because people are more interested in psychology. Because employers can tell f you are ruthful ar nox 6 Carole Clark believes chat the tests are A 100% reliable B 60-70% reliable, C5086 reliable (@ Now test yourself. Try these questions and find out what kind of job could be right for you. test your aptitude 1 Visual reasoning 3 Verbal analysis Which comes next? Jane has diffcutty teeding her four children because they al only eat certain food. Sharan and Robina will eat rice and lama. Kelly and Sharon are tha only 2 awe De Porece eee a: S- tre cheese Kely ar This meseures fyou aro SaTaal both chicken and ime a. iris Uaioe Scateott Which is the only food that Ifyou enjoy this Sharon doos teat? Whgepebee ance WT” -ymetin fore ne ‘This mesures your ability ae to work things out. tobe cht ceri, ‘YOU doy tie ecg gerdencs russ, YOu probably good at oie communicating with othr es people 2. Numerical reasoning ‘The two rows of figures are ‘connected, both along the row and with the number directly undemeath. What Suggested careers journals, actor, bilingual secretary, detective, English language teacher, umberhas been replaced ——_"terpreter by a question mark? 4 spatial recognition - Which of the shapes below ma is exactly the same as the original shape? [e4 |e 4 B wane + COBGO ‘This measures mathematical abity. What this tests This tests your imagination Ifyou enjoy this amines You are probably good at fnancial information in Hf you enjoy this business, You are open to naw thoughts and ideas. You ep oeeod caress shauld be good af creative hotel manager, accountant, jog, lawyer, tex inspector, economist, stockbroker Suggested careers architec, artist, carpenter, designer, engines, photographer, florist (8 Now look at che answers on page 175 and discuss these questions with other studencs. + Did you agree with your results or did chey surprise you? + Have ou done psychometric test before? + Do you think chey can give an accurate picture of your skill and ables? 7"Speaking (4. You are going to talk for 1-2 minutes about ‘my ideal job’. Make some notes about these things. + the best thingsabout thisjob + triningleducation + any disadvancages + willyoutdo this job one day (@ Work in pairs. Listen to each other talk and then ask questions Vocabulary | work G. ‘The words in the box have all been used in Unit 4. Add them to the word map below. f qualives candidace hiresomeone skils presentation qualifications fire someone reference ‘Applying Jor ajob ‘Job related words Things employers do, ip arning Functions | agreeing and disagreeing (1 Decide which are the strongest and most tentative way’ of agreeing and clsagreeing. Agreeing Disagreeing That sounds good. Perhaps that’s not sucha good iden | suppose sa Defritely not! You could beright. dort think so, @ Read a TV review describing an episode of The | PREMIUM | UNIT 04 (@ Work in groups. You have been set one of the tasks used in The Apprentice, + You ate going to produce a calendar to raise money for the children's hospital Great Ormond Screet. + Talk rogether ro chaose the bes design from che piceres. + Give reasons for your choices. Apprentice where the candidates carried out this, task. Answer the questions. 1 Descrise the designs they chose 2. Which team won? 3 What did the speaker think abouc the designs they chose? Last Night on the Box Jess Williams ‘The question isn't who should be fired - it's who would want to hire any of them! ‘Last nights askin The Apprentice (BBC2) was to ‘create a design fora charity calendar for Great Ormond Street Hospital. The contestants were told that ‘esearch ‘suggests pets sel the most calendars” However, Jo insisted tha the calendar should have something to do ‘with the hospical. No one wanted to listen to her though, and they decided on eats. Unsurprisingly, when it eame to selling the calendar, all the buyers asked, ‘Why are you selling a cat calendar for children?" Good question. Inthe other team they came to a decision, too. This ‘calendar was going to have pictures of babies. They were taising money for a children’s hospital, So far, 90 good. ‘But then Syed described the calendar, ‘This baby's going to be a doctor, this baby’s going to be a businessman, this baby’s going be an astronaut, we're going to dress them all up in this.’ Poor babies. Personally, [can’t understand why any of them made any ‘money at all. I's entertaining enough, but are these really the best young business brains in the country? ‘Work in pairs. Think of any ‘ordinary’ people who have become TV celebrities through reality shows + Whar dd they become famous for? + What have they done since they became famous? + Do you think they deserved ro become famous?Language Review | unrroa | Grammar Vocabulary (@ Complece the questions with the correct word. (5 What job do these people do? Write the job at the 1 Would you mind telling me how old you 2 end of each sentence. 2 your place of work close to your home? 1 | present ideas to clients, put together designs and visit 3 you studied any anguages apart From English? building sites, | 4 ‘you like the city you live in? 2 I need ro be quite strong as | have to help patients | 5 Doyou any hobbies or interest? onand of wolys | take them from theward othe 6 you apply for another ob before you applied ‘theatre. very hard work but | enjoy i | e @ for this one? Do you 8 Canyoutell me. a degree? Job you dor ‘Underline the correct alternative in each sentence. 1 Did you fave/Have you had much free time recenty? 2. Have you mede/0id you make any plans for cis weekend? 3 J worked have worked abroad fora few yeas before returning home 4 She has daneidi a Business Studies course and then gota job ina bank 5 |went/have been to Edinburgh st year 6 Henever went/has never been co Hong Kong but het like o go there. 7 | speniphave spent chee years studying accountancy after finshed school 8 John isa journals. He interviewed interviewed ‘mary famous people. Pur the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the past simple or the present perfect. 41 She (have) ‘two different jobs this year 2 I (nat work) hard when | wasat school 3 Itsan interesting job and | (learn) alot. 4 When | was a child I (want) to bea doctor 5 (not be) avery well paid job sol fet 6 Sheisa very successful writer and (write) —___ ‘many books. 7. Heisnt in the office, He (leave) after lunch. 8 She intar home. She (go) to work There is a mistake in each sentence. Find the mistakes and correct them She have been with che same company for five yea. He gets bored easily so he changed jobs twice. Did you applied for the job? ‘Does you doa lat of travelling in yourjob? Ihave been to America twice lst year Heisa very successful journalis and interviewed many famous people He didn iked his job so he let Do you get the job yesterday? Eo (© Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 3 I need to knawall about the retail industry particularly ‘what people lke and what brands they are buying: | -ive customers advice on what ra buy, foo, 4 ‘love working with wood and create different furniture designs to order. | export my tables and chaits to ‘customers in over forty countries. 5. | meet clients and provide legal advice on farnily law. present their cases in court, oa candidates hire hard-working skills experience qualities presentation fire qualifications reference job description 1 Thad co give a shore in font of my colleagues. vas realy ne-vous but it vent very well 2 Theincerviews are being held all next week so there rmustbe many other 3 He hasall he right for the job because he ismotivated and hard-working. He's just what we are looking fr infact. 4 Sheis very motivated and She works long, hours lace nights and weekends in order co pay for her

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