Sawincwelvlecimi vie cd VOCABULARY USE OF ENGLISH WRITING Sen heme eee ae ey Fea Cisne ts hae experiences cers skil: describing, narrating and weet Cea RzCincs sa eet RPT Aeneid Se ee a Cees — ee a Dee eu ken Ed skil istening for specific fae aaa ee eum ue td eee Poet ond2 On the bucket list READING Power up Ti Describe the places in the photos. Which ones do you ke the most? Why? Read on Read the texts about places to visit quickly and match the photos (1-4) with the posts (A-D). What inspired each person to travel to these places? exam tip: multiple matching Its a good idea to read the questions before you rea the texts, This wil help to focus your reading ofthe texts and remind you of what you are looking for Remember you don't have to understand every detallf each text. Read question‘ in x3. The most important words here are: unexpected, change, travel plans. Quickly scan the text to find the one you think might include ll three ideas, 2 per [Bbreoa tne exam tp and complete the tas Read the texts again more carefull Match the question (1-10) withthe people (A-0) \Which person 1 mentions an unexpected change in travel plans? 2. compared the scenery theysaw oa fim fection? 2. refers toa stnicantinceas in tourism toa partir ea? 4 says that a certain type of scenery st always popular? 5 mention an educational reason that inleneed the decision to tovel? 6 had been unaware of fiming ting place locally? 7 contrasts what thoy saw wth thoi more tual suroundings? 8 determined to continue wth something they have already started? 9 mentions celebrating a special event? 10 had previous knowledge about specific film locations? Hi Find the words or phrases inthe texts that mean the following, 1 relating to the Middle Ages (text A) 2 aperiod of sudden growth text A 2 was as good as you had hoped (text B) 4 interest or attract sb (text B) 5 unusual and excting (text 6 have the opportunity to use sth text 7 extreme big textC) 8 fantastic amazing 63) (text 0) 9 vias included (in 2 film) as an important part (text D) 10 becoming) Sum up Which ofthe fou young peopte do you identify with the most? Why? Speak up Workin pairs and discus the questions. 4 Have you ever wanted to travel oa partcar lace you've sen ina mor rd Shout ina book? Where was 2 2. Would you Ike a fim tobe shot n or near your home town? Why] Why not? ‘emotional about sth (text D)I'm not normally one of those people who visits fm locations, but last summer, that's what I di. To explain: | live in Northern Ireland, where several scenes from the Game of Thrones TV series were J filmed. | hadn't realised that until my friend Anna and | binge-watched the series over the summer holidays and | recognised certain places. We ‘organised a trip to see one of them, Strangford WAM (0108, as soon as possible - and we weren't disappointed. What made our day there special ‘was when we saw groups of ‘Thronies’ dressed up in medieval cloaks and helmets and carying plastic swords. They wore really gotting into the spirit of things! Apparently, the recent boom in visitors to parts of Ireland is mainly due to the popularity of ‘Game of Thrones’ locations, which is good news for the economy! ~ Ip A wile back, | was getting ready to go out whan | overheard my parents BS discussing plans fora winter holiday. Mum wanted to go somewhere Hifforen for her birthday and | heard the word ‘leetana’. WOW! thought, what a fantastic tip! My mind immediately jumped to dramatic landscapes of ice and voleanoes in The Land of the Midnight Sun. | Wie had been watching a documentary about voicances the previous ‘ook (vas always thinking up good excuses fornt getting on with my homework) so that's presumably what gave them the idea of lesland. Anyway, it certainly lived up to all our expectations. ‘Tho voleanic landscape doesn't appeal to everyone, of course, but the amazing skies (Aurora Borealis at night) and the hot geysers springing up from the earth were just out ofthis world — a ("mat Russia, but the word ‘Russa’ ti conjures up the gm L isca of somewhere exotic. When | was a chit, we used to stay with my Russian grandmother lat, so Ihave had more access to the language than most people. Even so, Russian is really dificult to lear. wae going to give up but than I thought No, can do. this! This yor, since am studying Tolstoy's Anna Karenina ate school, my mother decided the time was right to go back. So last fey month, we were in Russia and | was blown away by it all The historical buildings are amazing and the countysideis sovast. ‘Tho highlight was Tolstoy's country house at Yasnaya Polyana, but | algo fell in love with Moscow and its colourful domes, and the Peterhf Palace in St Petersburg with its fountains and statues. it was just ike being on a movie st! IT [ recently won a trip to the USA through a travel aap on J ry mobile phone. I'd answered some questions zbout US locations for The Hunger Games films, which | was a fan of, but | certainly didn't expect to win first prize. | was due to go off on holiday to Greece just then, but | ended up going to the US instead! Once there, my fellow prize-winners and I were taken to North Carolina, an area | recognised from pictures. | couldn't believe | was actually there! My favourite location was DuPont State Recreational Forest wit its superb scenery of trees, rocks, waterfalls, ponds, lakes and streams. | recognised the Triple Falls and Bridal Veil Falls that had featured in the first film — but as a city boy not used to such awe-inspiring nature, | was freaking out! What an incredible experience!2 On the bucket list GRAMMAR [Hl read the grammar box. Match the examples (1-6) withthe tense uses (A-G) grammar past tenses past simple 1k for finished events in the past It certainly lived upto all our expectations. past continuous B for an interrupted action in the past Iwas getting ready to go out when | overheard my parents. + always for expressing irtation OR for describing past activities in a negative way | was always thinking up good excuses for not getting con with my homework. D for filed plans or unfulfilled expectations. We can also use was going to or was due to | was going to give it up but then | thought, No, | can do this! | was due to go off on holiday to Greece. past perfect E for actions, events and situations that happened before another past action ' hadn't realised that until my friend Anna and binge-watched the series. past perfect continuous F for describing an action that was happening over a period of time before another action in the past We had been watching a documentary about volcanoes ... what gave them the idea of Iceland, Watch out! G We use used to/would for past habits or activities but only used to for past situations, ‘We used to stay with my Russian grandmother alot. 1 I'd been waiting for half an hour before | realised the buses ‘were on strike, 2 Actually, was hoping to leave early but | didn’t manage it Inthe end, Paul was always leaving his shoes in the middle ofthe floor. 4 Every birthday, | sed to make alist of places | wanted to visit 5 One evening, while Las looking on the internet, | got Inspired by photos of the Scottish Highlandst {6 Wewere going to visit friends in France but my sister was sick so we had to cancel El}2.1 Listen to an account of an incident na holiday vilage, What had happened to make people stop and look? HEAD) 2.2 write the correct past tenses in the sentences. Listen again and check. ns (walk) along the main street of the village. when i (see) 8 group of people. 2 I nnn (Meet) my friend at the beach... but | (top) to find out what... sas (GO) ON. sere (Aig) tO get at a vw finish) work for the day 3 Apparently, some workmen... damaged pipe but. and. vw (G0) home. 4 It seemed that a curious dog... (fall into the hole! 5 Someone... _. (cal) the fire brigade, who “eome) aiong with a ladder. il Read the customer complaint to a tourist office. How does tthe customer feel? Why? Choose the correct verb form. Customer: I'm phoning tb make a complaint about the summer holiday 1*’ve booked / booked with you to Majorca, last July. You see, this is what *has happened / happened. 1d arrived / was arriving late at the hotel, | *am/ had been traveling for hours and I *used to be / was very tired. 1d given / gave the taxi driver the directions to the hotel from your website but it seems they were wrong and we *got/ have got totally lost | was furious by the time we had been arriving / arrived at the hotel. Then there was. no hot food available, only a stale sandwich. |”m not Used / didn’t use to being treated in this way and I'm very disappointed. What's more, the following day, | ®got / have got badly sunburnt while | "had sat / was sitting by your pool and no one "managed / has managed to find any cream | could put on afterwards. | demand my money back! Complete these sentences in your own words, using a variety of past tenses. 1 1 was going todo my homework ast night but 2 The bus aly arrived ater | 3. My rien skyped me while Speak up ‘Work in pairs. Think about one of the following ideas. ‘and write down a few notes. Then tell your partner ‘what happened. 11 something that happened to you that you would like to complain about 2. something strange or funny that happened to you recently 4 at De iVOCABULARY travel anecdotes and apps Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs in the correct form, conjureup dress up endup ghe up live upto think up (On holiday, we saw some amazing dances where the dancers were in traditional costumes, 2. The horse-riding and surfing holiday in the South of France all my expectations. I want to go back again next year! 3 Our friends, Max and Emma, had bought a boat and they sled us to ‘aname for it. We suggested 'Sea for Two'! ‘4 When | was imagining my ideal holiday, | Images of a beautiful island with palm trees swaying in the breeze! 5 We were hoping to bathe in the waterfall but it was too cold, so we 7 taking selfes instead! 6 AS soon a the groun of tourists heard about the ods they the idea of traveling tothe lakes, Read vocabulary box 1. Complete the blog with suitable phrases. idiomatic phrases and expressions English has many useful idiomatic phrases and expressions. Make a note of ‘them as you find them and try to use them in your speaking and writing blown away (by something) > 1 was blown away by tal down in the dumps (about something), high on the/my list, over the moon (about something) fallin ove (with), get into the swing/spirt (of things) Maria blog -—-—___ ‘Wall, must back from an interesting’ schoo! trip 10 Granada, near the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain. Althoush climbing isnot : -. of priorities, twas : by the soenery so decided to and climb the lower siopas with tie fest of the group. Unfortunately, my friend Oliver kicked his football into the river and lost it! He was MY ene ABOU that, bout later that evening, a clmber {uined up at the hostel wih the ball He had found it a few kilometres downstream. Needless to say, Olver was, and itmade a happy ending to our holiday. ED] 2.3 Read vocabulary box 2. Read the notes about travel apps and choose the correct words. Listen and check your answers. explore vocabulary 2 collocations (1) Collocations are very important so keep alist of these and learn them as you come across ‘them in your studies. There are many different ‘types of collocation, for example: ‘noun (+ preposition) + noun day excursion ackage tour, | vyerb + noun =have fun, make a re adjective + noun = cheap travel, u website verb + adverb = travel ight, tan eas) adverb + adjective = extremely helpt generally reliable Great travel apps! Travel apps can improve your travel thabits / experience! > Language problems? Solution: an app that provides an instant translation of everyday /daily wards. > Problems with the sun? Solution: an app that calculates how long you can spend in the sun. You just have toil enter your details, such as skin type anda couple of other facts. > Want to have some fun? Solution: you need an app that will el you what's on and where. You can also “order /book tickets and restaurants. > Want to have some good memories? Solution: an app that uses an interactive anap to keep a fproof / record of where you go. Add video to create a cool ‘multimedia travel diary > Finally, make /keep sure you don't save /take such a long time packing ‘your ‘digital suitcase’ that you forget ‘your beach clothes! Speak up Bl wnat do you think dita suitcase’ means? ‘What would yours include?2 On the bucket list LISTENING 5 How dns nen ae sou spel [A Ho takes on any writing job that wil pay wel Power up B He concentrates on particiar destinations that interest him Ho works wth his colleagues to fin really exotic places. {6 What does Jason say about the subject of his award-winning article? 1A He was frustrated by the ifcuites of feaching the location, B He was toluctant to write about a place he wanted to keep secret. 1. What do you think the ob ofa travel writer would involve? Ce el 2 What might be the attractions and dfculties of the job? Se Pate ‘Work in pairs and talk about places you have visited. Which of these ‘words or phrases would you use to describe that place? Why? alone awestruck deserted easily accessible impressive remote stunning uncontrolled unspolit_ wild You're going to hear a podcast interview witha young travel writer. Before youlsten, think about the following questions. . according Jason, whats the most important Listen up LS enateet A alove for what they 0 B a desieto be the best € abeletnthemsehes FUE 2 + ustento the interview, what ciferentjobs has he hag? exam tip: multiple choice: longer text Before you listen, read the questions and the options carefully and underline the key words.As you listen, focus on these, Don't get distracted by other information you hear which isnot relevant to the particular question. Read question 1 in Ex 4 and underline the key words in the question and ‘options. Listen to the fist section of the interview and choose your answer Workin pairs. Discuss the meaning ofthe highlighted words. 1 Tove up my impressions 2 {missed having others to BoUNKceTSeaEa 3 It's good idea to become an expert ina certain niche! area, [EXE 2:5 Read the exam tip and complete the task. Listen again 4 All travel writers need to berflexible and {and choose the correct answer A, Bor C. Compare your answers with wite about different topics. a partner, 5 | thought the ultimate place for me to \write about would be hidelen beaches. 1 Jason says the first articles he wrote were 6 Nota place for the fainttearted! A inspired by history lessons at schoo! B bated on» combination of travel and esearch published almost immediatly Speak up 2. How did Jason feel when he got his first break? [work in pairs. choose a place and give A relieved because he'd been trying many different ideas ‘some convincing reasons why your partner should visit that place. 11 Research the place briefly online. 2. Write down 2 few good reasons to vist it 3. Tell your partner why you think they should visit that place, B isappointed that it had taken him so long surprised because he hadn't expected to be published 3 Why oid Jason start the job in the travel agency? ‘A. He wanted to learn how to deal with demanding cients, B He felt it would be a way to meet more travel writers, € He wanted to work with ather people. 4. What worried Jason about becoming a fulrtime travel writer? ‘A He felt his lack of formal training could bea problem, He found certain kinds of writing more cifficlt then others.USE OF ENGLISH 1 [Df Read the grammar box. Can you think of some more examples of your own foreach type of article? releiee: oli ls articles ‘A We can use the + adjective ina limited number of cases, to particular group of people. ‘the rch (anc famous), the poor, the young, the faint-hearted, ‘the British, the French, etc B Zero article s normally used infront of uncountable nouns or plural nouns, unless we are referring to a specific case, ‘The ultimate place ... would be hidden beaches. The beach I chose is in a fantastic cove You need to have passion for the craft of writing ‘You must work on the quality of your writing, € fan and the are often used in set phrases or expressions. These need +9 be learnt individually. bbe over the moon, go on a couple of trips, it’s a good idea to become. ‘an expert in a certain area, visiting new places gave me a buzz Bl what's yourideat kins ot holiday? Why? [Eb exd the magazin article and choose the word that best ts each 9p. Choose frm ‘an or the or zero article). Meine Com rreyod cs leeks 4 Ifyou talk to friend or listen to z ‘other people planning, fips, you'll soon realise that everyone has very different MOVES FOP? suum, FAVE! Somie people like to choose places where they might bump into. ich and famouis on the beach, Mykonos in Greece, for example. Others want todrown themselVeS 97 nom art and history, 8 Well 8. ncansunnnnn beauty Of historical architeckure such as you find in’... _ places like Rome ancl Venice, Or they might prefer’. «.2lst-eentury craziness and vibe of Neve York or Tokyo! People who ate into physical activities often choose s pparticular destination because they want *, challenge. They want to ride a motorbike across *. empty desert somewhere or cut their way through dangerous jungle undergrowth, ‘The reasons for ® _»- tavel are endless. However, one thing is sure, in my opinion: you simply can’t beat _-day on w. ‘beach! El compete the quiz by Speak up ‘What does your country have to 1g the gaps (1-10) ‘with ‘ar, on’ or the’ ot zero article (-) and ‘writing your own D options. Then ask and ‘answer your quiz questions in pairs and try to ‘guess each other's perfect destination. See Quiz:ime! Where's your perfect destination? — ‘Think abate aca gal ul to travel to and answer 1 Why do you want A tomeet B tosee?, € toleamn? D? 2wi A Ithast, B Ihave’. C Wseasyto get D? special ab 3 What can you NOT: A Ithasalet of B its?, There are loads of actiite D? 4 Which is true for you? A love... hot B Ican'tstand?, Ca beach part offer visitors? Is it more a winter or ‘asummer destination - or both? Discuss.2 On the bucket list USE OF ENGLISH 2 [i ouice read the newspaper article about Everest. Why ai ssa fltwce to cmb Everest? 1 whats the effect of mass toursm onthe eon? Read the vocabulary bor. Choose the correct collocations Each time in the newspaper article. vocabulary collocations (2) Collocations can also be topic-related and this is another {good wiay to earn them. Here are a few examples ‘global warming, natural disaster, take risks, run into problems, foreign visitors, huge impact, local environment, bring in money, provide jobs, doa lot of harm. In May 2016 atthe age of19, Alyssa Azar became the youngest ‘Australian to climb Mount Everest. She had "run over / un into various problems before, caused by a series of natural / ‘normal disasters, but she finally achieved her goal / hope on ther third trial / attempt. She was always very careful and she knew that twas no worth / use taking risks / measures. ‘She and her party sere alvays prepared to turn back at the firstopportunty / sign ofany problem. “Many other people share Alyssa’s desire to conquer Everest. However major mass tourism isnow °bringing / havinga huge impact on the region and this may eventually Mereate / cause severe damage tothe cology ofthe mountain. The area simply can't cope / handle with 10,000 walkers and climbers every year. Perhaps people will have fo think "yi / before about fllowing that ambition to climb the world’s highest mountain? Biouicty read the toxt about Venice, Whats the main problem that Venice facing a city? exam tip: multiple-choice cloze Read the text quicky frst to get the general idea before you try to answer the questions. This wil help you to'get a feat ofthe text and to choose the correct answers. Then check for possible colocations Read question 2in x4. Which verb collocates with the word ‘with Try each of the alternatives to find the correct answer [i Gi read the exam tp and answer the question. Then read the Eetgain and choose the best answer A, 8, Cor D. 1A time —B season group, attraction. 2Acope Bhandle manage accept 3A Enormous B Huge CC Large D-Mass 4 Awin Boake € take D work 5 A result —B consequence € impact conclusion 6 A quality B value € importance D worth 7 Agive —B produce —€ prevent cause 8 A fall B destroy collapse finish Cus Crisis in Venice! Venice, 8 most people would agree, is one of the most romantic and attractive cities in the world, And itis stil possible to heve a lovely holiday there, preferably outside ‘the main tourist... | However, residents are finding t inereasinaly dificult to 2,_.with the 22 milion visitors thet invade their city every year». tourism has become @ serious problem, | While itis true that many local inhabitants actually *,..,@ | living from tourism, it cannot be denied thatthe number of visitors is having a negative *..,on the city. Both the + oflfe of the residents and the buildings themselves are suffering. The giant cruise ships entering the lagoon ‘make the water rush through the canals and’... damage to the buildings. If this continues, there is @ real danger that Venice at some point wil®,. into the seal This must not be allowed to happen, at all costs!SPEAKING Power up Hi what kind of noiay does the photoshow? Do you ke thiskind of holidays Why Why not? [i]2.s tisten to three students answering {uestions about their holiday. For each Student, note down the question and some key words from the answer £}2.7 Read the useful anguage and listen gen. Which of the phrases do they use? useful language: When answering short interview questions about yourself give concise replies that include 2 brief explanation of your answer explaining/giving reasons: lke going to a campsite. Because itis by the sea |can swim every day. Like spending my holidays with my cousins. ‘They're very sporty so we do lots of sports together We don't always go away but | don't mind that as there are lots of things todo inthe town where Ive giving examples: | enjoy doing creative activities such as painting and drawing [went to’ summer school. twas great because yeu could learn things like horse-riding ‘There are lots of things to do aroun here For example, there's an open-air swimming pool down the road and a huge park as wel Speak up exam tip: interview pis: In Part 1 of the exam, you have to answer some questions about yourselt ‘The three golden rules are: Say something! Be interesting! Give areason or an example! | Think of ways to expand this student's answer to the question: What do you enjoy doing at weekends? + lke going out with my Elena tne exam tip, Workin pairs and ask eachother the questions i= the questionnaire, Expand yourenswers to Include a specific example oF explnation each time How did you spend last summer? Who were you with (on holiday)? Did you share your summer experiences an social media? Did you read any books during the summer holidays? Did you take any setfies? What was your soundtrack to last summer? ‘Fyou had one top travel tip, what would it be? What's the bestivorst souvenir you have ever given or rec Speaking extra Tell the story behind the photo as if you were the person withthe sandeich, Then compare ewith the members ofthe less. Use the words below to help you, dive sandwich seagull eee2 On the bucket list WRITING Power up [Are you interested in water sports? What type of ‘activity would you like to learn when you are on holiday? Brainstorm what can make a holiday good or bad. ‘Think of three main ideas and discuss. Plan on Read the task and the article written by a student. Have you experienced anything similar? You see this request for articles in an English-language online magazine. ‘What are the best and worst things that happened to you when you were (on a tip away from home? ‘Ths can be a holiday or simply a day tip somewhere. We want to know! ‘Send us your articles and the best one might win the trip of your dreams! Good times and bad times Tips awoy are always memorable, usually for the right reasons, But sometimes, things go wrong. My most enjoyable hokdayexpeiance wes when had woo king lessons, We were on hokcay nthe UK and even rough tho water wos cold I wen! oul every doy. Of ous | ‘ain the water loccs of mes while we were going around the bay. but dh give up. y the endo he holy, had ~ gained a lot of confidence. I can’t wait to go again - but next — fine, nthe Med! Itwas on a weekend trip to Edinburgh castle that it all went wrong for me. We were leaning aver the castle wall taking photos of the view when suddeniy, my mobile slipped out of my hand and crashed onto the rocks below! | wos horfed becouse | hadn't had the phone long. I'm aftaid that spoilt the day for me, although my friends tried to make me feel better. Itdliin’t work, though. Lucy, Ihaven’t had too many disasters like that, Anyway, Ithink it’s better to remember the good times. Bi eead the article again. Underline any phrases that you think are useful fortis type of wing.i ead another article. Whats wrong with this one? Can you Improwe Lost year we stayed in the UK and my parents had booked a week in Devon. had really been looking forward to this after working hard for my exams. Butt was a disostet It ined steal for sic days | couldn't belleve i. My bes rip away was on a day ‘tip to Paris. though I'm a bit scared of heights, we went up the Eiffel Tower! Then we had a boat ‘tip Gown the Seine through the centre of Pats. In Devon, my oniy views of the sea were through the car windows. | ise actually felt sory for my parents since they had paid to hire a cottage and we didn't s2 much of Devon at al, However, beat them al ‘at Scrabble! When | was in Pats, leven managed to proctise my French on some French students. hws really an experience I'll never forget! [Find these phrases inthe articles, Think up your own situations to use them in content. Compaen cass canttwalt feel sory for gain confidence go wrong canitbelleve it look forward to make sb feel better be scared of heights spoil the day Bi ead the language box and use a suitable tinker to make Tog sentences, e language linkers £ You can use linkers of concession and contrast and linkers of cause and result, ta join two sections (or more) of a sentence or to connect two different sentences. ‘concession and contrast: although, but, even though, however, though ‘cause and result: because, since, so 1 we arrived late in the evening, the castle was ‘iready it up and it looked fantastic. 2 vanun! a5 tired and hungry, | was so happy to see my friends again after so long 3 We were exhausted after walking around all the Oxford colleges! It was worth I a 4 want to see alot of diferent places... ‘there isnt time to go everywhere! 5. By the time we arrived, the restaurant was closed ‘we had a sandwich in our rooms. Write on read the exam tp Plan your own aticten response to the taakin Bx 3, Brainstorm your ideas about both pont wth partner and make ante of them- exam tip: article pies ‘You can make your article interesting by including your personal feelings and opinions (eg. The shovr wos rally interesting and | had a great time) Find at least three phrases in the article in Ex:3 that show the writer's feelings and opinion. As you plan and write your article, use this checklist to eke sure you haven't forgeten the basic! TOE wee your article in 140-190 words Improve it [il wit te st draft of your article and check against the Chectst in Ex9. Then Snap with» partner and do the sme thing with thts Discuss any areas of improvement with each other and ‘make any necessary corrections to your article. [El Reed your work through one final time before you hand it in for marking. aSVMGERO)NE -) Sidi Driss Hi workin pes. 1 none minut, draw a real or tional location that you know wel 2 Take tums to describe the place to your partner the physical characteristics, the sels the sounds, the temperature, etc EAD water the cip. why do you think il Drs n Tunis attracts s0 many fourtt [watch agsin. How do diferent vistors react tothe location? Give three examples, [lone visitor has made the trip without having seen any ofthe films made ot the location. Why might she have visited Sil Driss? [El wrty do you think visitng Sid Dris means 20 much tothe fans? Project [Fl Work asa cass to create 2 film location map of the world. 1 Works a dass to draw a poster sized map ofthe word 2. Write a card about diferent fim locations you have learnt about in thisunit and place them on the map. Include the ttl ofthe fm, the location the lea actors and if possible a stil from the fim, 3 in pars, esearch your favourite fims and find out about any interesting locations used fr fing. Add detail to new “cards! 4 Present your findings to the lass and add your cards tothe fim location map. 5 Discuss asa cass which locations are the most interesting INDEPENDENT LEARNING Feedback Id Tick the points that you agree with Then discuss in pars When ! give feedback toa fellow student, I should: mention athe thing they id wrong point out the postive aspects oftheir Sor rst. avid using words such a ‘no good “ery bod ang other negative wor teyto help them understan the reasons wey they made mistakes ive encouragement 0 that the lering process ean continue Show them that my opinion oftheir work snot very igh oa oaaado ‘When | receive feedback, | should: see all the negative points and get upset look carefully at my mistakes in order to understand why | made them. ignore the mistakes | made and hope I'get 100% in the next test oda Work in pairs and look back at the articles you wrote. 11 Find three things that are good about it and three mistakes that you willtry not to make in the future 2. Give some feedback to each other. © Say positive things about the other person's work t90. ‘© Use some of the phrases below as ways of ‘expressing feedback. I think your ideas are really interesting, Pethaps you need to check your tenses. Are there any that you find particularly difficult? | enjoyed reading your essay. Maybe you ‘could make it more interesting by using lots of different adjectives? Hl now that you have received feedback, write down two things you wll try to. do better next time you write an arte.UNIT CHECK Wordlist Phrasal verbs Collocations conjure up (a picture of) achieve 2 go ressup (as b/s) a: the fst ign ofa problem) rd up Going th) book ches ave up (doing sth bring in money have an impact on cause (severe) damage to Ive upto abs expectations) cheap travel cok forwars to th) cope with (problem) take fee better aayexcurson ‘think up (an idea/plan) enter details Idiomatic phrases and very words expressions extremely hep be blown avay by foreign visitors be high on my ist genercly reliable be ove the moon about Global warming fallin ove with have fun getinto the spiitiswing of huge impact things keep a record be down in the dumps focal environment an make a living mate 2 reservation Practice Complete the dialogue with idiomatic expressions from the ‘wordlist in the correct form. Felipe: So, welcome back ftom your travels in ireland! Did you have a good time? Maria: tas amazing. 1. sunununnebY the Scenery = twas lke something out ofa fim, Felipe: How adventurous were you? Did you swim in the cold Atlantic Sea? Ha hal Maria: I can'tsay that sue Of things to dol No, but really’. ith the world heritage site, the Giant's Causeway. 14 when ‘our tour guide told us we were going there. That ‘experience really made the whole trip special for me, Felipe: Did you join in the Irish dancing in the evening? realy love their dances, you know, Riverdance and allthat? Maria: OM Yes, We All. nnan-dP4 had a great time! Felipe: Cov i workin pairs Describe a place you have been toin the countryside or by the sea Say what thee wasin the area and what you particularly iked about Sef your partner Can guess where twas. Use words from the wordlist to describe the landscape. Then swap roles mass tourism Other natural disaster alone (ac) ‘on her third attempt appeal to (phir) provide jobs awestruck package tour be scared of heights (ph) quality oflife can't believeit (phn) seach the summit can’t walt (ph) run into problems deserted (ad) severe damage easily accessioe (phe) spend time exotic (od) take a long time gain confidence (ahr) take risks have access to (ohn) think twice impressive (oo) travel light increible (od) user friendly medieval (ad) Landscape and natural remote world spoil the day (ohn) scenery (0) stunning (oc slope (n) superb (od) stream (r) unspoit (aj) volcano (0) vast (och) waterfall (n) wild (oo) EDEM 2.2 compete the travel bog post with collcatons and phrates from the wordlist Listen and check your answers, ‘Well, we've just ACHEM THE 9a emeanen OF Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales ana Englanat Irectly?... it when I managed fo get up. here this oftemoon. 'm not a climber in any sense ob ‘the word. but my father said that | coulén't dot and | had fo show him that I could! Atthough Im a bit 2, = generally, must amit the view from Up her is amazing. Funnily enough, just getting up ere ON een NOSMAGE MES in myst. now teal ready to conquer the world! Now V8 nnn 40 foll my mum that | did it~ and z swnem 10 @NIG® Celobratory meal and o lng hot bath! Not even the thought ofthe long wolk back down the mountain can *_. forme now. 33,UNIT CHECK Review [i choose the correct verb form 41 By the time they finaly arrived / had been arriving at the port, they were / ad been on the ferry for twelve hours. 2 Ihave texted / texted you three times so far this arming with no reply Ate you OK? 3 Allthe staff were exrausted at the end of the Summer season since they used to work / had been working so hard ‘4 We were going / had gone ona trip to the sea ‘on Saturday but we can't now that Cathy sil 5 was late getting tothe party and by the time! arrived, everyone had eaten / ae ll the food! 66 Paolo ran / was running down the mountain when suddenly he was tripping / tripped over small rock 7. The vlage used to / would be a smal fishing vilage but now it's a popular holiday resort. EB}2.9 Listen to agit talking about a trip to Spain. Complete the sentences with the corect form of the vero 1 MOI ‘to vst Juan for Tong tine 2 They FI ne (organise) the trip for August. 3 MOY Z (fee) especialy exited about viting connected with the Game of Thrones 4 Not many tourists (plan) (normally | Visit that piace since it was a desert area 5 However, there (be) abig increase in visitors since the films. 6 Molly was happy to See the sun after all the rain they. i i (have) back at home. EX complete the dialogue with a, an, the or -. {nist _.-n. amazing underground cave last Weekend, Ben! Ben: Coo). Did you go inside? Amys Wel yes There Was ke inside ave SO we went in by , easueens bright green colour nen DOL. _water Was a really Ben: Well, We WN OT nner VIE tO 8am ‘Tower of London, fe Was Sm-mn Fantastic place and I loved ®...... sense of * history! OF course, ®_.... London full of... tourists and there were Complete the text with one word In each gop. SHH train travel FEE Inmy opinion, the", _-»thing about going away isthe traveling especially by tran. You can just watch the world go by. Its great time for day-dreaming and leting your mind relax. Last weekend, I went by tain to stay with friend 19... bbeen studying hard at sch0ol ANG 1? nn ing really tied after my exams 4 just sat and stared ot ofthe ‘window. However, my mind kept working and, the time {arrived in Brighton, just about sorted out my ie = wel at Jeast my plans forthe next year or two. Train journeys are great for forward planning © .nnnnene avert quite decided what | Pe ving my rend for her birthday on Saturday! Oh dear ‘more decisions —but then short term decisions are sometimes difficult to make than long-term plans find. Rewrite the sentences using the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given. 41. Marcus started to travel abroad three years ago. BEEN Marcus — ‘three years. 2. My ther often told us fascinating stories about his travel adventures. used The travel adventures my father, stories about were fascinating 3 The storm suddenly started during our breakfast. WERE while. breakfast, the storm suddeniy started. 4. might possibly take part in an international summer camp next year. ‘THINKING 1 camp next year 5 got this tablet when | was twelve HAVE 1 parti an international summer was twelve years old |Write your own personal travel blog about a recent trip or holiday. Include some anecdotes and a variety of past tenses.GRAMMAR FILE UNIT 2 REFERENCE past fenses and fime expressions, used fo/would past simple We use past simple for single or repeated finished events in the past, We went to Paris two years ago. Note the difference between the present perfect and past simple: I've made four calls this morning, (=i is stil the morning). I made four phone calls this morning. it isnow later in the dy). past continuous ‘+ foractions in progress ‘AC 6 pam. lastnight, | was playing basketball with my friends + forinterrupted actions in the past | was having 3 cup of coffee when my friend rang, ‘+ with always to express irritation or criticism ‘Asa child, he was always getting into trouble at school, ‘+ for failed plans and unfulfilled expectations Clare was hoping to pass her driving test, bt she failed, ‘We can also use expressions such as be due to, be going to (future in the past), be thinking of (+-ing), be about to (+ infinitive). \We were going to watch the live show, but then it was cancelled, Tony was due to arrive around 6 p.m. | was thinking of planning a trip to the seaside for the weekend, Jake was about to leave when he bumped into an old friend. past perfect We use past perfect for actions, events and situations that happened before another past action, By the time we arrived, the plane had already taken off past perfect continuous \We use past perfect continuous for an action that was happening ‘over a period of time before another action in the past. ‘They had been walking for over an hour when they arrived, time expressions \We can use as soon as, when/before, by the time, after with the past simple past perfect and past perfect continuous [As soon as they had finished breakfast, they went tothe beach ‘After Sue had checked her phone, she switched i ff By the time they booked the tickets, the price had gone up a ot used tolwould For past habits or activities but only used to for past situations Her family used to live in 2 large house inthe country. They would gofused to ge horse-riding every day Note: get/be used to +-ing are different forms that refer to a present or past situation. Stella works from home so she tent used to getting up early Jon eventually got used to living ina diferent country, 14a articles: a, an, the, zero article gjan We use a/an: ‘+ to refer to things in general, as an example of atype of thing ‘Sarah likes to eat an apple 2 day. + with singular countable nouns mentioned for the fist time I've always wanted to go on a skiing holiday. + with jobs, some illnesses, some numbers She's a chef; I've got a sore throat; you've told mea million times! + Inset phrases or expressions a couple of twice a week, a few problems, once ina while the ‘We use the to refer to specific things or things that have already been mentioned. He goes to the gym twice a week That's the boy | was talking about ‘We also use it: + when there's only one. the sun, the moon, the Earth + forsuperlatives, You're the best! + forsome important buildings. the town hal, the theatre + for some countries, rivers, deserts, seas, oceans, the United Kingdom (the UK), the Netherlands, the United States, the Tharnes, the Sahara, the Pacific + for plural names of mountain ranges. the Alps, the Pyrenees + for newspapers, inventions, musical instruments. ‘The New York Times Who invented the computer? I play the guitar ‘+ with an adjective to mean a particular group of people, tthe rich, the poor, the unemployed, the young, the French, etc. zero article We use zero article: ‘+ for uncountable nouns or plural nouns, unless we are referring ‘toa specific case, Rob usually asks his best friend for advice. eur The advice you gave me was really helpful + for most continents, countries, cities lakes, streets, mountsins, shops, restaurants, individual people. Scotland, Paris, London, Oxford Street, Ben Nevis + for games, sports, languages and school subjects. We're learning Italian. | love football + forsome institutions, unless we are just visiting, We don’t have to go to school tomorrow, it's a holiday. My mother is coming to the schoo! to talk to the teacher, + forsome set expressions. ‘on foot. by train, on holiday, at noonPRACTICE past tenses and time expressions, used to/would Hi choose the correct answers 1 enorme WE got tothe hotel, the restaurant had closed. A Bythetime B After © Assoon as Rats we arrived at the beach, we ran into the sea. A Before —-B Bythetime © Assoonas 3. We had been chatting for tWO NOUS an WE suddenly realised what time it was, A after B until © when 4 Unfortunately, we hadn't finished cooking the meal svn tHE Quests aed. A until B bythetime — after 5 just managed to finish my project... the school broke up for the holidays, A before = B when € assoonas Ei complete the sentences withthe correct form of used to, be used to, get used to, nwhich sentence ean yu aso tse would 1 They... liven a small lat but now they live in ahouse by the ses 21 can't n-ne the silence in the countryside! | prefer the noise ofthe city. 3 My friend Tony is 2 foothaller and he. stil. He can’t even sit through a film at the cinema 4) enjoy walking but now I love it 5 When | Was YOUNGEE nnn BUY @ COMIC evErY Saturday, 6 After living in a caravan for a month, the family Ge living in a small space, T MY FONG ancenenethe het sun and got badly sunburnt on the first day of the heliday, sitting El complete te sentences with the correct form ofthe verb inbrachets 1. care 2 My younger othe nn (Nays tak) my DVDS $b started locing ay bedroom dent 3 we (walt) for half an hour before the bus nan (lt0ad Finish) eating when my sister ~fatrive) home. ve (f) you But Im Sorry | forgot! 8 The tain (orrive) at 7.02 but there were delays on the line 6 When we stepped outside, we saw that It (rain) heavily and 2 €Old WING nen ‘iow Complete the text with these verbs in the correct past tense, unce ask Follew happen nod rush think up watch By the time I was 15,17, Real Madeid for years. Every birthday, 1... ‘my parents for some club | memorabilia and ValWways my homework so | Teould watch the matches on TV My dad was a fan too and one evening, while we 2 film on television, ae nnn that he Was planning.a trip to Madeid to | ‘watch ‘is’ team, Did I want to go along? 14... keeping my eyes on the TV. ‘Great? Isaid. A few minutes Iatet, 7. ncn Af €3CUSC and left the room. I was ‘ecstatil This was the best thing that ® along while! T couldn't wait 1 go. tomein articles [El complete the sentences with 7, the or 200 (arte 4 mata person who general kes to take tstson ody 2 took. ong tie to packmy bag, but then I waniad tava 3 There are some specalactvtyholdays that are orgonited may for unemployed 4 Didyounave fun swing under water 5 overheard some tourists making about the nie fom the rad 6 The folowing day we allwenton tothe medieval walled town high oot ll ‘complaint excursion ‘Complete the text with the correct article or (-) for zero article \ have to say that 'm really worried now about our town, used to be *, lovely place to ive but now there are? serious problems for the residents. For one thing, there is? growing trend fort, remaining houses in the town to be tured into §nnenun..hotels for tourists who come int, _SUMME DUNG ees BOOK ‘tourist season, fs impossible to mave around normally since there are too many people in streets. Where, in sn Old days, visitors could narrow buy hand-made crafts, now all they can find are sum Cheap souvenirs. Not only that, ® ‘ov is wasting its resources on producing *..mu entertainment for the tourists when they should be improving ™. seme Quality Of life of those who live here!