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3. VOCABULARY 1 PRACTICE
1. I know. It brought down a lot of trees.
2. I know. I liked our old seats better.
3. Well, within about a half an hour, you'll feel less pain.
4. I really enjoy reading and working in the garden.
5. Do you need some help?
6. The students are bored again?
7. How much did she pay for it?
8. I know. The temperature has dropped 50 degrees!
9. She was unhappy with her job and she wanted to go back to school.

4. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Counterfeit money

1. True
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. False
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. True

5. LISTENING SKILL Listening for signposts

 Fourth
 Next
 Finally
 First

6. CRITICAL THINKING VIDEO Choosing between two

or more options
1. Use your experience and knowledge to evaluate the options.
2. explain why you made that choice
3. what you know about each option and which option is the best for you
4. saving money
5. what the speaker knows about the cities
6. what would be best for the speaker based on past experiences
7. A new computer will have the newest and fastest components, which makes it faster
than older computers.
8. An older computer can't run the software that I need for my graphic design course.

8. VOCABULARY 2 PRACTICE
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1.  At first I didn't want to take on the new project, but my boss was very persuasive about it.

2.  I prefer to read the news than to listen to it because newspapers give a better  analysis .
They examine a story more carefully.

3.  I'm somewhat confused by these directions. I understand most of them but not all.

4.  In my class, we're conducting a survey to find out what students think about their classes.

5.  If you continue to work eighteen hours a day, you are going to burn out very soon.

6.  Keong is going to demonstrate how the new software system works.

7.  The accident was wholly my fault. No one else was to blame.

8.  Sadness is sometimes associated with certain seasons of the year. Many people get
depressed in the winter.

9.  Working from home gives him independence from fixed office hours.

10.  One outcome of high unemployment is the large number of people volunteering.

9. VOCABULARY SKILL Idioms

1. Sure. I'll send a postcard from my vacation.
2. Was she listening to your conversation?
3. Oh, it's pretty easy?
4. I don't know – maybe 25?
5. I know. I'm always saying something I shouldn't.
6. No. I've said everything I need to say.
7. Wow, I wonder what happened!

10. GRAMMAR Types of sentences

Interrogative
 Where are you going?
 Can crocodiles climb
trees?
 The bus comes at ten,
doesn't it?
 Elena lost her wallet?
Imperative
 Please put the dishes
away.
 Look at all the traffic.
 Wait a minute.
 Don't leave your
computer plugged in
at night.
Declarative
 I can't find my keys.
 Too much money can
be a bad thing.
 The best way to be
happy is to do what
you love.
 Spending too much
money will cause
problems.
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11. GRAMMAR EXPANSION Word order in different

types of sentences
1. what have you been doing lately ?
2. I can't believe it !
3. write your sentences in your notebook .
4. Olga never talks to me in class .
5. first, stop talking so loudly and listen to me .
6. do these flowers need a lot of water ?

12. PRONUNCIATION Intonation in questions

1. Declarative
2. Exclamatory
3. Imperative
4. Declarative
5. Interrogative
6. Imperative
7. Exclamatory
8. Interrogative

13. SPEAKING SKILL Leading a group discussion

1. I don’t agree at all.
2. No way!

3. That's a good point.

4. I don't think so.
5. Yes, that's right. 

6. No way!
7. I completely agree.
8. Absolutely!

14. NOTE-TAKING SKILL Taking and organizing notes

from a discussion

Ava's ideas Both Ava and Rana agree Rana's ideas

 Businesses need staff  We agree. People do  I disagree, Ava. People
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to work 8 hours to need to spend time in work better if they leave

make a profit. Do you the office. when the work is done.
agree Rana?  I agree with you. I
 Telling people they think we will always  That's a good point, but I
can leave when work need offices. think people need to work 8
is done helps them hours a day.
work hard.

17. TRACK YOUR SUCCESS Vocabulary review

Nouns Verbs and verb phrases Adjectives
 pleasure  wear off  dramatic
 circumstances  burn out  destructive
 analysis  demonstrate  complicated
 independence  conduct  immediate
 outcome  acquire  persuasive